Chapter 35

Ta Xue Forum.

Breaking news! The copyright for "The Great Tang Female Painter" has been sold! The official announcement is expected in a few days!

NO1: Did the poster eat mushrooms?

NO2: Hahahaha, so easy to scold.

NO3: Can the fans of this certain month please stop exaggerating so much? Otherwise, if the copyright doesn't sell, it will be really hard to clean up the mess. I can't even imagine how embarrassing it will be~

NO4: Can you please stop attributing everything to fans? We don't even know what the original poster's true nature is; they might just be a fake hater.

NO5: See? Even the fans themselves don't believe they can sell the copyright, hahaha!

NO6: "The Great Tang Female Painter" is very popular on the site. It wouldn't be surprising if the copyright was sold. Let's not be so absolute and wait for the official announcement.

NO7: My February is indeed a star on this site. Any post with her name can go viral in no time. I'm so sorry!

NO8: An objective analysis from a passerby: "The Great Tang Female Painter" is quite popular, but Eryuetian is still a new author. It has been less than half a year since she started writing the book. I personally think it is unlikely that the copyright will be sold. At the very least, we should wait until the book is finished before making any decisions.

NO9: I had almost forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. She started writing the book in February, and it's been less than half a year. She's become so popular in such a short time. She's really amazing!

NO. 10: Putting the author aside, the plot of this novel is simply unsuitable for adaptation into a TV series. Only a crazy entertainment company would buy it and let it gather dust...

NO11: Exactly. "The Great Tang Female Painter" is still not finished. Who knows if it will have a bad ending? It's not uncommon for novels to start strong but end weak.

NO12: A bad ending? That's hilarious. I've been predicting its failure ever since before the book even started in February. Now that it's halfway done, I'm still expecting it to crash and burn. Forget about it. February is destined for success. Just kidding! Aren't you angry?

NO13: Everyone says this book isn't suitable for a TV series adaptation, but I think the opposite is true. There are many characters in the book, and each one is very vividly portrayed. I feel that it would definitely be worth watching if it were adapted into a TV series.

NO14: You're still discussing baseless rumors in a serious manner? Is the cost of spreading rumors so low now? All you need to do is make a statement without any evidence.

NO15: Speechless.

NO16: It's obviously fake news; only fans of the Moon series would believe it.

NO17: Are all the fans of Yuefen a bunch of elementary school students who haven't graduated yet? It feels like they're just talking to themselves and don't understand what others are saying at all.

NO18: I'll just say this: if the copyright for "The Great Tang Female Painter" is sold, I'll eat shit on live stream!

NO19: Bookmark this, and wait to eat shit.

NO20: Code +1

NO21: Code +1

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The discussion on the forum was first seen by Ephemeral.

However, she was afraid that seeing the comments on the post in February would upset her, so she didn't forward the post to the group. She only sent a screenshot of the title to the group to ask about the situation.

Mayfly: Is it really February?

February Sky: It's true, it should be announced in a few days.

Mayfly: Wow, that's great, congratulations!

A gentle breeze began to stir at this moment.

Gentle Breeze: Congratulations! You sold the copyright so quickly, you're amazing!

February Sky: Thank you.

February Sky: By the way, are you guys in Shanghai?

Mayfly: Yes, Qingfeng and I are both in Shanghai.

Gentle Breeze: What's up? Do you have any plans to come to Shanghai recently?

Xu Ying does indeed have plans to go to Shanghai. To be precise, Zhou Xingyun is preparing to film at a film and television base near Shanghai, and she will definitely go with him.

She was wondering if she should take this opportunity to meet up with her two online best friends.

February Sky: Hmm, I might go there in a while.

She didn't rule out the possibility that these two people might not even want to see her.

Mayfly: Great! Come on, come on! Now that you're here, the three of us can meet!

Gentle Breeze: Hmm, let's meet up.

The two men expressed the same idea the moment they learned that she was coming.

Xu Ying was a little happy.

February Sky: The exact date is not yet confirmed. We will notify you in the group when it is.

A gentle breeze: Good.

Mayfly: You must tell us, don't sneak in and sneak away!

February Sky: No way.

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"The Great Tang Female Painter" is still being serialized. Xu Ying has now updated to the point where the female protagonist paints a portrait of the seventh meritorious official, who is also the Duke of E, Yuchi Jingde.

Yuchi Jingde was a famous military general during the Tang Dynasty.

In his youth, he was a blacksmith. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he joined the army and became famous in one battle. Later, he accepted the amnesty of Emperor Taizong of Tang and followed him. He saved Emperor Taizong's life in many dangerous situations.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, it was he who shot and killed Li Yuanji, and it was he who forced Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, who was then the emperor, to hand over military power.

It can be said that he played a crucial role in Emperor Taizong's political career.

But when Yan Huaijin saw him, the first thing that came to mind was the pair of New Year pictures that were pasted on the front door of his house during the Spring Festival.

That's right, it's a New Year picture.

Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao, both of whom were among the twenty-four meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion, were military generals, but they are more famous in later generations as door gods.

All of this originated with Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Legend has it that he was so frightened at night that he couldn't sleep. Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong volunteered to guard outside his palace. After working all night for a long time, Emperor Taizong, feeling sorry for their hard work, asked a painter to paint their portraits and paste them on the door. Later, the portraits spread to the common people, and the two gradually became recognized door gods.

In the door god New Year paintings that have been widely circulated in later generations, Yuchi Jingde is generally depicted as a black-faced figure holding a steel whip, while Qin Shubao is depicted as a white-faced figure holding double maces.

At this time, Yan Huaijin painted Yuchi Jingde, inevitably carrying some stereotypes.

"Why don't you include your own weapon in the painting, Duke? That would better showcase your talent."

That's not exactly a lie.

Yuchi Jingde had a dark complexion and was tall and imposing. Even as he aged, he still exuded a terrifying aura. Since that was the case, it would be better to amplify his masculine traits to the extreme.

Yuchi Jingde readily agreed and immediately took out his double whips.

Yan Huaijin's eyes lit up immediately. What a cool weapon!

"General, may I touch it?"

In her excitement, she started using all sorts of terms of address.

However, Yuchi Jingde had fought on the battlefield for many years and was very fond of the title of general. When someone called him that again after many years, he not only did not mind but was very happy.

He reached out and handed the weapon to her.

Yan Huaijin took one of the steel whips and realized that it was incredibly heavy; she felt herself sink a little.

"General, you are truly awe-inspiring! This steel whip is so heavy, yet you handle it with the ease of a bamboo joint..."

Hahahaha!

Yan Huaijin praised Yuchi Jingde so much that he felt completely at ease. Later, when they were painting, Yuchi Jingde cooperated fully and posed however Yan Huaijin asked.

......

Xu Ying spent the whole morning writing "The Female Painter of the Tang Dynasty".

At noon, she ate lunch, took a half-hour nap, and then got up to continue writing "Wu Zetian".

The original name "Empress Wu Zetian" was just a name she came up with randomly in order to finish writing the script as soon as possible. Later, after discussing it with Zhou Xingyun, the two decided to name it directly after the female lead.

Luo Ying did not raise any objections to this.

He doesn't care about anything, he only needs to invest money. He is simply the most worry-free and favorite type of investor that Xu Ying has ever met.

Xu Ying had already roughly written the script for "Wu Zetian" before, in order to show it to Zhou Xingyun. Now, all she had to do was expand the plot and amplify the importance of power.

In the script, all the conflicts between people ultimately boil down to a struggle for power.

Why did Empress Wang persuade Emperor Gaozong to bring Wu Zetian into the palace in the early stages?

Her original intention was to use Wu Zetian to deal with Consort Xiao, whose favor was growing. But why did she turn around and join forces with Consort Xiao to deal with Wu Zetian after Wu Zetian gave birth to six children in succession?

Ultimately, it all boils down to a desire for power and a fear of losing it. At the same time, it is also a power struggle between the Shandong commoners and the Guanzhong aristocratic group behind the two men.

In this game, the ultimate mastermind was actually Emperor Li Zhi.

Even though Empress Wang was a powerful empress and Wu Zetian was a favored concubine, they were merely pawns in this power game.

Wu Zetian was even luckier; because of her ambition and desires, she was chosen by the emperor to be the vanguard and became the apparent winner in the power grab.

The price she paid was the death of one of her daughters.

The cause of her daughter's death has been a subject of much debate throughout history. Some say that Wu Zetian deliberately strangled the infant to death in order to gain favor and frame Empress Wang, but Xu Ying disagrees.

This child's death may have been inevitable from the start.

She was born during the height of the palace intrigue, and from the moment she was born, she unknowingly became a pawn in it. Whether she died of natural causes or was deliberately killed, in order to bring down Empress Wang, she had to die.

She and her mother, Wu Zetian, were merely two pawns in different positions, each fulfilling their own role.

In reality, behind this palace struggle was a covert contest between Emperor Li Zhi and the entire Guanlong aristocratic group. Clearly, Li Zhi won this contest. He successfully deposed Empress Wang, eliminated the Guanlong aristocratic group headed by Changsun Wuji, and further strengthened and consolidated imperial rule.

Unfortunately, despite his meticulous planning, he couldn't have foreseen the hereditary disease in the Li family.

Li Zhi possessed intelligence, shrewdness, and political acumen; his only deficiency was poor health. He suffered a stroke in the later years of his reign, leaving him no choice but to relinquish power to Wu Zetian, thus giving her the opportunity to wield authority.

This was also a crucial step for Wu Zetian in stepping from behind the scenes to the forefront...

Xu Ying got carried away while writing.

As expected, this kind of setting where everyone is a villain is quite appealing; the more she wrote, the more ideas popped into her head.

She wrote until evening, and after saving the document, she casually sent a copy to Zhou Xingyun and Luo Ying, which had become her daily routine.

Zhou Xingyun has recently been following "The Great Tang Female Painter" and even the script of "Wu Zetian". In her words, a simple outline is not as interesting as a full plot. The intrigue and scheming between people is so exciting to read!

Her passionate dedication to following the updates every day got Luo Ying, who wasn't initially interested, to start reading too. He became addicted and even asked Xu Ying to send him a copy as well.

Xu Ying had never been urged to update her work so directly before. She was under a lot of pressure, but her writing progress was also very fast.

In less than a month, she finished writing the complete script for "Wu Zetian". There may still be some details in the script that need to be polished, but this version is enough to recruit actors.

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Author's Note: Just wanted to let you know in advance that tomorrow's update might be a little late.