Last night, the code code was more than one o'clock, and the 651st chapter was written, and it was really to sleep, almost three o'clock in the morning, and I woke up at eight o'clock in the morning, and I couldn't sleep, I sat up and listened to the song, and my brain was still rising, but there was also a sense of satisfaction in the exhaustion. It's been six years since I last felt like this, maybe six years ago, when I finished writing the August Fire of "Hidden Killing", chapter 409, I descended to the world like morning dew, and I wrote about 20,000 words a day, tired, but I felt satisfied and at peace in my heart.

It wasn't easy, but I knew I did something good.

It should be in 09, I finished writing "Hidden Killing" at the starting point, and I was troubled by the fact that the several climaxes of the story were not mellow enough, and the only August fire that was close to forming was still full of flaws. Now the outline of "Alienation" has been perfected, but at that time, the beginning of the book has undergone a lot of adjustments, although it has been fine in the small branches, but in terms of overall formation, the book is not done well, that is the process of my exploration, the first six episodes of "Alienation", in my opinion, are all failures, they have done almost the same in small details, in the middle clues, and in the self-consistency of the single episode, but in the harmony between the single episode and the outline, these episodes are like collage building blocks, I don't like it.

It was only after the seven, eight, and ninth episodes that I really saw the state of these episodes when the clues and outlines were agreed, and I felt the natural state when I read literature in elementary and junior high school, and it was only at this time that I, as an author, touched and experienced its outline.

In the writing of "Alienation", I experienced problems in my life and writing itself, and it is natural that there are problems with the book, but after experiencing that feeling, every time I look back, I can't bear the first six episodes of "Alienation" - maybe these six episodes are not a problem in the eyes of readers. But I've always been an author: it's not that if you receive the goods, I'll give you the work.

Because of this and that awkwardness, I stopped "Alienation" and opened the book "Son-in-law".

I wrote this book with trepidation, and I didn't want the same problems as before. That was the first half of 11 years.

At the beginning of the book "Son-in-law", there are several simple ideas. First of all, I naively thought that I was going to write a story like "Hidden Killing", but what is the similarity between the stories? I want to write about an invincible person, the protagonist of the hidden killing is the killer, with the strength of the skill, invincible, the son-in-law will write the scheming dog. Strategizing to figure out the big picture, and being smart to death others - this is a kind of alternative rudeness. I think I have a lot less to think about - when I was writing, I found myself in a pit.

The second idea is that I want to write that the protagonist is on the Jinluan Palace, in front of everyone, and blows the emperor's head with one shot. This is thought of as a cool point, and since the beginning of the book, I have told many people about this picture.

The third idea. I want to rewrite the modern history of China.

The third point is actually the core of the whole book.

But modern history cannot be written, not only because the starting point does not allow you to write about how many years you have. It is because with my accumulation of knowledge that I dare not really write about modern history—even if I feel the magnificence, thrilling, singing and crying, the deepest humiliation, the most generous death and the most tragic struggle, I still dare not write about it—that is not something I can "joke" about.

But I can dissolve this feeling into a "fable" of my own.

Overhead Song Dynasty. Separating the framework of the Wu Dynasty is not just for the sake of copying poetry, it has many benefits, but it is a necessary layer, which is that I want to dissolve into a part of modern history. Then I must not write about the Song Dynasty. Of course, the Song Dynasty has certain similarities with modern times, and until now, these things have been mixed together and cannot be separated. Because, since the Song Dynasty has been set up, the Song Dynasty might as well write about it.

Each of the seven episodes of the son-in-law has its own ups and downs, foreshadowing and explosions, and each of their episodes is progressive. The first episode is Ning Yi's gentle vision of entering this world, the second episode is the complexity of intrigue in the small environment of the family, the third episode is the peasant uprising, the fourth episode is reckless rebellion, the fifth episode, reviewing their rebellion, setting their sights on the family, seeking the cause, the sixth episode, is the tragic struggle between the border people and the court, the seventh episode is the struggle of the court and the beginning of the war, and by the end of the seventh episode, everything can be collected a little.

What is this country like, why is it weakened and broken? And the protagonist can go up to the Golden Luan Hall and blow the emperor's head - of course, the details have been modified.

Because of this reason, it is very difficult to write, and the retraction of each clue must be seen clearly, deep and shallow, long and short, many times I write a clear clue, in order to cover up a dark clue, I write a plot, often have to consider many aspects. For example, for disaster relief, I want to write literary dramas, I want to write about the big families, I want to show the core of their annexation of land, I want to die, the protagonist can't appear too much, I have to make the reader happy, and this part of the thing can't be too detailed, it must be just right.

During the writing period, many people said: "I don't see the need for this part of the plot to be brewing for so long, so the author must be lazy." "I didn't have anything to say, so how could I make it clear. Not to mention the readers, and the authors who think less, I can't understand it.

I once told someone that I want to make a breakthrough in online articles, what am I talking about? A traditional novel, 300,000 words, the end of a story, at most a million, is super long, online novel, "Son-in-law" has passed three million words, half of it is written, I want to tighten every clue in the space of six million words, I write down a thing casually, to consider whether it will appear after dozens of chapters or even millions of words, I write an idea, to consider whether it should have a second layer of sublimation after the first layer of explosion, and even whether to highlight the third layer of moral when the book is completed at the end, the human brain, Sometimes it's a bit unbearable.

I almost praise myself after the conclusion of each episode, this episode is successful, it is to urge, encourage and beat myself, I have succeeded in so many episodes, how can I be willing to let them go, how can I be willing to write casually. A few years ago, the starting point split, people said that you can't go away from bananas, buy them or not, I said I want to write "Son-in-law", and this year there is another big fluctuation. If you take the contract, you will renew it directly, why, I want to write "Son-in-law".

I'm glad that these three million words finally came together at the end of episode seven.

These things belong to the author's self, and they are my celebration of myself. Some pride and contentment and narcissism, and please bear with me.

Then, I have a harder road to go.

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Let's talk about killing the emperor, and let's talk about Ning Yi.

In recent days, many people have said from the perspective of interests and the overall situation that it is reasonable or unreasonable to kill the emperor. Reading novels to substitute for the protagonist is like a game, I have accumulated experience points, and I have accumulated equipment. I have a base, I want to expand, I am reluctant to throw it away, this is common sense, especially the common sense of reading online novels, but I want to talk about Ning Yi from the spiritual core.

In his dialogue with Lao Qin and Cheng Zhouhai, the spiritual core is actually there. Ning Yi said: "You do things for morality, and I do things for recognition." In fact, it is in the word "identity" in this sentence.

A person who does things for "identity". What the hell is his spirit? From the past to the present, from the modern era to the present. More than 95 percent of the people do not read, and those who read and understand reason become part of the ruling class, which is determined by facts, so Confucianism says: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth." Establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations. "This is a great idea, there are so many people in this world, I have to take this responsibility for you. Because I am a Confucian. They come out to do things for morality and save the world, and they have the responsibility to do things for the common people in the world. What is the common life in the world, fart people.

But what about "identity", I don't agree with you - to be precise, you don't reach a certain level - you deserve to die, I have no responsibility for you. What kernel is this? Is it cold-blooded, is it ruthless? Is it arrogance, is it capricious? Neither.

Actually, it's "democracy".

The so-called democracy means that the people can make decisions for themselves.

With "morality" or "identity" as the core, there are different historical backgrounds, before modern times, in a sense, can only take morality as the core, because the productive forces have not yet developed to the level where everyone can be educated, with this statement as the standard, under the framework of the Wu Dynasty, ordinary people, it is very impossible to ask them to awaken to the level of being "recognized". However, Ning Yi is just a person, to put it coldly, his spiritual core is like this, people who have never awakened, he has compassion, it is already very good, if the Wu Dynasty is really going to perish, will he really take it very seriously?

He experienced a failure in life, came to this world, he gradually saw the things he agreed with, dissolved into it, he even began to do things, began to do a "morality" for the world, but in the end, the good things he agreed with, Qin Siyuan had all the heart of the world, and the soldiers of Xia Village shouted in despair, if their value could at least be preserved, Ning Yi might continue to do things, but in the end, everything was shattered, and he was slapped a few times.

Looking back at the wedge of the whole book, he sat by the river, looking at the failed development case, he had succeeded all his life, forgetting his former friends and partners, the expectation of making the world a better place, and the path he had traveled with his wishes...... These things are very pretentious at the beginning, and they are very precious in the end, and in his heart after being reborn, they are very important lessons. He was born again, and life had to be worthwhile.

So does he care about imperial power? Does he care about profit? Does he care about human life? He doesn't even care about his own life!

He fights for the people and things he agrees with, and if he doesn't agree, he can go, but it's not good to go, that's the result. It's all dead, it's dead!

In some ideas, he wants to compromise for the sake of interests, and he should find a way to break the situation, because killing the emperor is too intense, and it must be a joint attack of the whole world - yes, this is all true, and that matter is very serious! Then Ning Yi united all parties, trained his soldiers to develop technology, and defeated the two enemies that the Banana Demon King had arranged for him—the Jurchens and the Mongols—and after defeat, he established a dynasty of 200 million people, of which 1999.9 million were still the kind of people who poured into the streets to throw dung when another Qin Siyuan appeared. Do you think that in Ning Yi's heart, can this country comfort his dreams?

I think he would prefer to listen to the cries of ordinary people finally rushing towards the enemy after the tragic death of his wife and children. His spirit has such a side.

And in another layer of spirituality, for the Wu Dynasty, the Jurchens are coming, and the Mongols may also be coming, facing these two forces. Especially in the face of Genghis Khan Temujin, in Ning Yi's heart, can Chang Gong Kaishen's road turn the tide? Breaking everything and without the direction of identity, what Ning Yi had to do next was very simple. Two words, but also the core of the entire second half.

- Revolution.

Reform the old destiny, and transform the people who cannot be self-determined into people who can be autonomous.

He originally identified with Confucianism and was unwilling to change, because it was difficult, he originally identified with Qin Siyuan, and he was unwilling to change, he just wanted to cooperate. Resisting the decline, in the end, all failed. He had to come by himself, he came by himself, and that was a completely different path from that era. If it is said that after Qin Siyuan's death, Ning Yi will pick up pots and pots and cans and fight again, and play innovation and interest exchange according to their rules and systems, then he really underestimates him.

Once the hero fights with the sword. It's another ten years of life.

As for the common people, let's talk about a fact that everyone doesn't like to hear. Except in fiction, where the common people have been respected, in any real history, they are pigs and sheep - well, we are like that.

Regarding the details of Ning Yi's killing of Zhou Zhe, some things were not written in detail. For example, Ning Yi put the knife on Zhou Zhe's head, so others didn't dare to come over, for example, some things happened when Ning Yi was delaying time, and in the end he killed Zhou Zhe...... These have been omitted, and I may come back to explain them later. As for the classmates who didn't know how Ning Yi brought the gun in, they had to look back again.

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In the process of writing this book, there are many plots, which do not conform to the aesthetics of "ordinary" people. For example, I have said more than once that after we read history, if we can't reflect on ourselves, then its truth is meaningless. For example, I did not portray Qin Hui as a big traitor and evil that he hated at first sight, but wrote about the process of his continuous retreat in the step-by-step "helplessness", some people feel that such Qin Hui is not evil enough, that is, he is overturning the case, but these are also justified.

In some places, I said, "There is always a very important question of historical concept that has been misunderstood by a bunch of people." Just like when some modern 'historical youths with conscience' overturned the case of a certain traitor, others saw that this person was so helpless, some people felt that he was a loyal minister, and some people scolded him for being a traitor. They have never been able to analyze whether they are innocent of doing bad things "as a last resort"? The reason why they think this way is because they also have a lot of "last resort" in life, everyone has a lot of "last resort", and when they are forced to do so, they forgive themselves.

They didn't think that the real problem was actually that the disappearance of the bottom line of the whole society led to the people of the whole society easily forgiving themselves. In fact, I would like to believe that all traitors in history became traitors and traitors after easily forgiving themselves.

In life, there are indeed many times when we are forced to retreat, but there is a vague line, and when it passes, it is over. That's what history really says. ”

I often give an example, which I have said many times: in 10 years, when the patriotic youth of Chengdu marched on the streets, they saw a girl wearing Hanfu upstairs, and thought it was a kimono, so the crowd was agitated, surrounded the place, and the leader went up and forced MM to take off her clothes on the spot and burn them. It's just a misunderstanding, it's nothing, the point is that after MM explained, the other party knew that he had made a mistake, but the leader insisted that this MM must take off his clothes and burn them to calm the anger below.

They eventually forced the girl to take off her clothes in the toilet, then burned it in public and celebrated the victory of the anti-Japanese demonstration. I want to ask you to imagine that such an organizer of a march of thousands of people, perhaps a college student, he has such organizational skills in college, and when he goes out of society, will he easily enter the political and legal institutions and become a civil servant on our heads, and his principles are so cheap, let's assume that he will one day reach Qin Hui's position, what can he insist on? And what about ourselves? And what can you insist on?

China's 5,000-year-old history - we always say this, sigh like this - he is so magnificent, in this land, there are so many heroes and daughters, once established such a brilliant culture, but at the same time, there are so many traitors and villains, are they not Han people? In fact, in each of our bodies, there are Qin Hui and Yue Fei at the same time, many times, you grit your teeth and become Yue Fei, take a step back, and become Qin Hui. If you don't pay attention to that. often become pigs and sheep. And when we feel honored and honored for the achievements of our ancestors, we can also look at ourselves, whether we have the qualifications to stand with them.

I recorded such an incident, shortly after my son-in-law opened the book, because of my admiration for revolutionary history. A young man came over and said that they had only relied on luck to get results, that they had gone the wrong way, that they had not left a good society for themselves, that their efforts were meaningless - now it can be said that in the dark environment of China's modern history, after generations of humiliation and bloodshed and sacrifice, countless people have searched and struggled, and finally. There is a group of people who build a future with hope and may have suffered detours and failures. They faced such a difficult situation, went through such hard work, and in the end, the children and grandchildren who stayed behind complained in front of the computer that what they left behind was not good enough, and then dismissed their efforts.

And many of them became pigs and sheep again.

There are allusions in this book. The main thing is only to insinuate humanity and kill people. Some people used to dislike me for doing this, why are you killing people? The people are innocent, the people are innocent, and even if you scold the people, you can't do anything about it, because the people are ignorant. This is the law of human nature. It may not be clear to those who kill people – that is, to say that people are "inferior". When I say this, I'm afraid it's not a dislike of one or two people.

I want to make it clear that the ignorance of the people is the law of human nature and the weakness of human nature. But in the beginning, that's not how people use human weakness. During the May Fourth Movement, when the nation was facing enlightenment, Lu Xun and other generations wrote about "human weakness" and "inferior roots", not to scold people, but to find out the limitations of people, hoping to arouse vigilance, revolution, innovation, reform, and enable the people to be independent.

And now, human weakness is used by people to forgive themselves, I am despicable, this is human nature, I am timid, this is human nature, I am sleek and not upright, this is also human nature. In fact, in the evil capitalist society, the only real human weakness that is admired is greed, "greed is good", no one says that it is good to be afraid of death, and it is not good to be afraid of death, but it is understandable.

So in the book, there are human insinuations, there are killings, there are deliberate, and more casual, because that is the norm of society. But what I don't mind about this is that the people who have gradually disliked Lu Xun over the years are probably because people have denied the need for self-innovation.

But I still hope that one day, we will become better people. Because a lot of what is written in the book is also my weakness.

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I've always wanted to avoid writing things that are too serious or too abstract, and I write so much here because the end of the seventh episode is really important, and if the above proposition is extended, there are still a lot of things, but let's stop it.

As usual, I can say that the next article of the son-in-law will not be so serious, but many cores will be mixed in, some people can see it, some people can't see it, then enjoy the plot. The son-in-law has written until now, and the updates are intermittent, and the results are good, but the reputation is different. This is an understandable thing, most of the online articles have one theme, and the son-in-law has transferred five or six themes in a row. Life Literature, Business War Literature, Martial Arts Literature, Officialdom Literature, War Literature...... And so on, in the future, it will become a farming article, a hegemony article, a reader has been tested by so many themes in a row, and it will be filtered down a lot, some people will say that the front is good-looking, some people say that the middle, some people like the later stage, each has its own preferences, it is normal.

Before this book, some people said that bananas weren't good at big scenes – but trying to write about a grand era was my big scene. There are comments on successes and failures, but I often don't like that. Banana hadn't written big scenes before – so bananas weren't good at big scenes – so bananas should avoid big scenes. This kind of logic is very unproductive, and it doesn't make sense, and it's not something that a real writer should accept, nor is it something that a real reviewer should give me.

For war - I have not written about it before. I know a lot of people's definition of war, how to swing the horse team, how to put the bow and arrow, how to use the spear, what tactics to what tactics...... I've read a lot of these books, but I'm not here to be a military scientist, and I don't want to get a sense of professional superiority from the virtual mouth cannons on the Internet. When I was a child, I read a set of enlightenment books on the history of China's modern Anti-Japanese War, a total of six books, all of which described wars, and there were also tunnel warfare and mine warfare. To this day, recalling the plot in the book, my blood is still boiling.

I can't find that set of books anymore, and now that I think about it, it's just a slightly more formal enlightenment book, and I may not be able to feel it when I read it now. But that kind of image of war, since I was in elementary school, can be kept in my heart, and until I am thirty years old, I can still reproduce it in my own way, in another content, which is the transmission of thoughts.

So when I write about the war, I write about Xue Changgong, Mao Yishan, Qu Qing, Yuwen Feidu, Chen Fan, Yue Fei...... Only when these people come alive in the hearts of readers, such as Genghis Khan, Zamuhe, Chilaowen, Zong Han, and Zong Wang, come alive in the hearts of readers. Only then can people really see their hedge in the wilderness, mountains and forests, and see the tenacity and shouting when every drop of blood is spilled.

Just as only when we are familiar with Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Peng Dehuai, Zhu De, and many large and small figures in the Red Army, will we finally see the vigorous million-strong army crossing the river.

These are the things to be written about in the second half of the book.

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During the writing of this book, I received a lot of support, and every editor of mine did their best for me. Changtian, starfish, black tea, green mountains, Sansheng ...... Some of them are still where they started, and some of them have already gone to new places. The book was a chopping and start-up source to all of them, but every time I updated it, they gave me recommendations, which I appreciated, and sometimes even talked about. It may be broken, don't push it again, so as not to deduct the bonus. The book is not finished yet, but I would like to say thank you for this memorable moment at the end of the first half. I'm sorry.

And even if it is not my editor, there are some editors who have given opinions and help to this book, such as Wudao often discusses the plot with me, and Zhou Dong's sentence when he died, "If there are heroes in the world, why not regret to see heroes here", from his handwriting, not long ago he also said: "The chapter where you kill the emperor can be called 'The dragons have no leader, Ji'." "I was struggling with how to name this chapter so that it could be used.

I used to want to finish the first half of my son-in-law before I was 30 years old, but the plan was delayed, and now I have been 30 years old for half a year. Looking back on this half of the book, it can be regarded as exhausting, some people say that bananas like to be lazy, in fact, on any occasion, I dare to say with confidence that I am one of the hardest people to write books at the beginning, and I am one of the people who spend the longest time on books at the starting point. Some people also wonder how bananas remember the plot if it is like this, if I do, I have to look back every time I start writing. In fact, the content of this book is constantly in my mind, bothering my spirit, consuming my mental energy, and making me unable to sleep, how can I forget a little bit?

I've spent almost my entire twenties writing books, and when I write here, looking back, I haven't been lazy and have done my best. Son-in-law is the pinnacle of my current abilities, and even the current half of the book is enough to comfort me for the entire twenties.

But many times, I can't make excuses for following this intermittent book, I know the hard work of all readers, whether it is until now, or not read it halfway, I think I have to thank you for your support.

We may have years to come. Come to think of it, I really want to wipe a sweat for you.

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One thing that needs to be said is that the online article has been undergoing a review recently, and the book has made some changes a few days earlier, and a few chapters have been deleted in the middle. Although it should not be affected. But there are still two platform accounts announced here.

WeChat public platform: xiangjiao1130.

Sina Weibo: Angry Banana - The Starting Point

I don't talk much on it, but when necessary, I may see some information, and I hope that friends on WeChat or Weibo will pay attention to and collect it.

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This is a very complacent, very narcissistic, and very messy summary, thank you all for reading here.

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In the last years of the Wu Dynasty, the years were eventful, the world was chaotic, Jin Liao resisted, the situation was turbulent, a hundred years of humiliation, and finally saw the first ray of light at the end, Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguta, Wu Qimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Zamuhe, Chilaowen, Mu Huali, Bolhu, Borshu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Seed Master Dao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, Zhang Bangchang, the contest between loyal ministers and traitors, the game between heroes and heroes, Hu Lu went south, millions of iron horses knocked on Yanmen, the country fell, and the lives were devastated, A hundred years of humiliation and struggle of a country and a nation, the weeping, shouting and pathos of the pioneers......

Back to the previous teaser. Well, I've written it here.

Also, happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone. (To be continued......)

PS: There will be a small chapter later, the finale of the entire first half.