Chapter 92: Chivalric Culture Research

  "This guy is shameless."

  A newcomer author looked at the click-through rate chart and pointed to a work called "The Legend of the Shooting Hero".

  For them, a good author should work hard and write books with effort, but this method of cheating by brushing data is simply shameful. However, in this world, no matter where you go, there are always some unfair events. For example, some people also take risks with this click-through approach.

  They have always been puzzled. They think that their work is good, written well, even better than some masters, so no one clicks on it, not because their work is bad, but because their work has not been promoted. At this time, the practice of brushing clicks also comes out.

  In fact, a good book doesn't need to be brushed, it will attract many people. On the other hand, a poorly written work, no matter how much it is brushed, is still useless. In the end, it will fail. There are many works that had millions of clicks when they were first put on shelves, but once they were officially published, readers didn't buy them. The seemingly impressive data ultimately ended in failure. If all authors knew this principle, no one would brush anymore.

  One of my new author friends just saw this "Shooting Eagle Hero" and was immediately furious.

  You'd better brush normally, this kind of brushing is simply an insult to others' intelligence.

  Some new author friends went to Tianya Forum to report it.

  "Hello, The Legend of Hero Shooting Brush points, please administrator deduct his clicks according to the rules."

  "Sorry, after checking, this work has no fake views."

  "What? Not brushed? How is it possible that it hasn't been brushed?"

  The author was furious, "Not a single word was sent out, only the title of the book and an introduction were written. This kind of book has gone to the click-through list. You still say there's no brushing, black curtain, absolutely black curtain. Is this written by one of your staff members' relatives?"

  However, no matter how he guessed, Tianya's answer was that there were no points brushed.

  This made the friend extremely depressed, and he also ran to the online literature PP group, telling about his depression.

  "Brothers, I just went to report a point-brushing incident, but the staff at Tianyi Sky Network are too shameless, they actually said there was no brushing."

  "Really? What book?"

  "The Legend of Heroic Archer"

  "You guys look at this, it actually rushed onto the click-through chart within just a few hours of its release, this is too disgusting."

  Along with this, the friend sent over the connection on one side.

  Everyone is an author, some brush points, some cheat, and the damaged are their own interests. After all, in this platform, who wants to stand out, who wants to be famous. Some people rely on brushing points or cheating to occupy positions, which is equivalent to occupying their interests. When it comes to their own interests, how can they not be anxious?

  But then some old authors took a look and suddenly said, "Brother, you're a newcomer, right?"

  "Newcomer?"

  "This is a newcomer, who has been writing for just a few months."

  "This friend answered truthfully, but he was still indignant and said, 'What's wrong with new people? Can't new people report this guy? Moreover, this not only harms my personal interests, but also harms your interests.'"

  This friend has just started writing, with a strong and upright tone, speaking with great justice. However, after saying this sentence, some friends said, "Alas, brother, I think you shouldn't say that so quickly, you should go take a look at the author."

  "Author?"

  As soon as he said that, his friend immediately woke up, "Yes, I heard that some big shots can open new books and squeeze into the homepage rankings on the same day. This guy is so popular, and the website says it's not brushed, could it be a big shot?"

  "Monday is ordinary."

  This name sounds familiar.

  Then, after clicking on Zhou Yi Fan's name again, a book suddenly appeared above it.

  "The Book and the Sword"

  At this glance, he finally understood.

  It turned out that Zhouyi Fan was actually the founder of the Wuxia genre.

  Is he still using a brush with such popularity?

  I'm afraid that once his fans find out about his new book release, they'll all rush over instantly.

  "How embarrassing! It's really too embarrassing. If I had known better, I would have been more careful."

  When he saw this place, his face suddenly turned red.

  No wonder this guy is so awesome.

  However, although this friend's face turned red with embarrassment, his determination in his heart became even stronger. From now on, he also wanted to become a top author like Zhou Yi Fan, a god-like figure in the Tian Kong Web world.

  Mizuki University

  After several months of discussion, Suiyue University finally officially confirmed the topic of martial arts research.

  At 8:30 that morning, Professor Kong Fang of the Chinese Department of Mizuki entered a multimedia classroom with a series of materials.

  "Everyone, today we are discussing the topic of chivalric culture."

  Kong Fang looked at the materials and continued to say, "In fact, when it came to opening this topic, I have always held an opposing attitude. Of course, this is not because I don't agree with setting up this topic. I just think that maybe such a topic is opened a bit too early. Because even I am not dare to easily define this topic. After all, what kind of culture is chivalrous culture?

  Everyone present is a graduate student of the Chinese Department at Suiyō University, and they have been looking forward to this topic for a long time.

  When they saw Kong Fang's serious expression, they listened even more carefully.

  "However, as the top institution of Chinese studies, for us to learn Chinese, it is reasonable to study contemporary Chinese culture. Especially this new concept of chivalrous culture."

  Huaxia was called China hundreds of years ago, referring purely to Han culture. As for the current Huaxia, it includes multiple ethnic groups and regional cultures. Although still dominated by Han people, other cultures are also mixed in. In particular, Western culture has been incorporated into Huaxia culture through centuries of fusion.

  "Alright, let's start class now."

  Having made a brief introduction, Kong Fang began his lecture.

  Men of ambition achieve their goals, the axe breaks and the boat sinks, but in the end, the 102 Qin passes will belong to Chu.

  Heaven will not disappoint those who work hard; lying on firewood and tasting gall, three thousand armored men can conquer Wu.

  Horizontal inscription: Red flowers gather together.

  Everyone come and take a look, this couplet is very interesting.

  Kong Fang recalled, "At that time, I was going to the Hai Da Book City to dig for books. Hehe, everyone should know this habit of mine. Just then, while digging for books, I coincidentally ran into Zhou Yi Fan. At that time, he had written this couplet. From this couplet, we can easily see that although it doesn't mention chivalry, our research started from here."

  While saying this, Kong Fang also told an interesting story.

  He said that when he saw this couplet at the time, he was full of praise. However, as for what the red flower group hero in the horizontal batch would be, at the time, he couldn't understand it for a while. Until, after finally reading the Book and Sword Enmity Record, he truly understood the meaning of the Red Flower Group Hero.

  "Haha......"

  Everyone burst out laughing.

  Yes, if you haven't read "The Book and the Sword", you absolutely won't know that this couplet has such a profound meaning.

  Not to mention that there is a couplet passed down from the people in the Hong Hua Yun Ying Hui, which can be called a divine brush.

  However, Kong Fang did not dwell on this too much, as today he was studying chivalrousness, and researching martial arts.

  How to understand the two words "martial arts"?

  Here, I have to admire Zhou Yifan, the author of The Legend of Book and Sword.

  This "xia" character has been around for a long time, and I think it shares some similarities with the chivalrous spirit of ancient times. Of course, there will be some differences. Moreover, each person has their own understanding of the word "xia", so it's not good to say what is or isn't "xia" from just one perspective. However, we can summarize it. I think that this kind of "xia", although changing and evolving in countless ways, cannot depart from the source of Chinese culture, nor can it leave behind China's orthodox culture.

  As someone said, loyalty is for chivalry, filial piety is for chivalry, propriety is for chivalry, righteousness is for chivalry, and faithfulness is also for chivalry.

  At this remark, many students applauded.

  After the popularity of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" ignited the enthusiasm for chivalric culture, many scholars have commented on what constitutes a true knight.

  Everyone has their own say, which seems to be right but not entirely complete. However, Professor Kong's proposal of loyalty, filial piety, propriety, and integrity seems to have summarized what chivalric culture is all about. After all, this kind of chivalry is actually the orthodox Chinese culture that we have been studying all along. Take a look at it, isn't each plot centered around these topics?

  "Some people even say that this chivalry is the essence of Chinese culture."

  Kong Fang spoke eloquently and at length, occasionally mentioning what constitutes chivalrous culture.

  "Of course, the chivalric culture I'm talking about here may also have its flaws, and it's not entirely definitive."

  Although Kong Fang thinks his summary is quite comprehensive, he still feels that something is missing from this kind of summary.

  "But our heroes seem like they can't be put together alone."

  Kong Fang added a martial arts character in front of Xia's face as he spoke.

  Don't underestimate the single word "wu", for thousands of years, our chivalrous heroes have always existed with martial arts. Only before this, the emphasis was on the chivalry rather than the martial arts. However, without martial arts, a hero would not have any means to resist or fight back. Without martial arts, he would also lack the ability to lend a helping hand by drawing his sword. Therefore, the culture of martial heroes is mainly about using martial arts as a way to practice chivalry.

  Of course, this is the mainstream in the market, represented by "The Book and the Sword". In it, Jin Yong divides the martial arts system very detailedly. At the same time, he closely connects with our real-life martial arts, so that we don't think it's fake or impossible... However, I think that purely martial-arts-based chivalric fiction is only a narrow definition of martial arts fiction.

  I even have such a hypothesis that the "wu" in wuxia may not necessarily refer to martial arts, but also a kind of spirit.

  Just as we can't just stand by and watch injustice happen on the road, even if we don't have martial arts skills, we can't just push away a knife, but we can change our approach.

  For example, when seeing injustice, one can shout out loud. Even if it's a weak scholar, when seeing an unjust event, they can stand up, shout loudly and lend a helping hand. From this perspective, being chivalrous doesn't necessarily require martial arts skills. Therefore, in a broad sense, a knight-errant should be anyone who can do chivalrous deeds.

  ……

  Erudite Kong Fang, garrulous and unrestrained, in the multimedia classroom, passionately discussed chivalrous matters.

  When it comes to sex, Kong Fang will even present various joys and sorrows like the characters in the book.

  Indeed, an old man's words bring back his youthful madness; how many heroes and great men are in the midst of laughter and conversation.

  Unconsciously, the two-semester chivalrous culture course has also come to an end.

  "Alright, time flies quickly, this lesson ends here. In the next lesson, we will study the influence of chivalrous culture on us."

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