清明上河图密码：隐藏在千古名画中的阴谋与杀局

清明上河图密码 #1

by 冶文彪

全图824位人物，每个人都有名有姓，佯装、埋伏在舟船车轿、酒肆楼阁中。看似太平盛世，其实杀机四伏。在小贩的叫卖声中，金、辽、西夏、高丽等国的间谍、刺客已经潜伏入画，824个人物逐一复活，只待客船穿过虹桥，就一起拉开北宋帝国覆灭的序幕。
这是北宋帝国的盛世绝影，死亡的气息弥漫在汴河的波光云影中：画面正中央，舟楫相连的汴河上，一艘看似普通的客船正要穿过虹桥，而由于来不及降下桅杆，船似乎就要撞上虹桥，船上手忙脚乱，岸边大呼小叫，一片混乱之中，贼影闪过，一阵烟雾袭来，待到烟雾散去，客船上竟出现了二十四具尸体，所有人都目瞪口呆……

Genres: China, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[YJ Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best mystery I have read in the past few years, set in the Song Dynasty and based on the expansive street scene depicted in one of the most famous paintings in China (Qingmingshanghetu).

What stands out for me:
- intricacy of the plot - 4 separate mysteries that all tie into the main mystery, the disappearance of a ship in broad daylight and the mysterious appearance of the corpses of its crew on another ship

- a large and rich cast of characters to rival war and peace, many of whom play a role in the mystery.

- The mystery is often not the result of one doer with a grudge but the result of a chain reaction (and sometimes chains that interact with one another) due less to chance and more to the personal history and personalities of the characters. The author is superb at writing these complex chains and webs that grows into tragedy from little seeds of suspicion, jealousy and other human vices.

- realistic historical backdrop - the text is interspersed with the politics and history of that specific period in Chinese history, not like the epic standalone chapters of macro history in the way of Tolstoy and Victor Hugo but rather woven into the life stories and motivations of the characters themselves. For example, a rift emerged between scholars after a debate on whether dramatic policy reforms are good for the country. It’s both relatable to the present day in a way that I have never found ancient Chinese history text to be (my friends I debate some of the very same questions! But on modern policies). I am shocked at the level of debate in the monarchy age on the best tax policies, assessment of policy success / failure, and effective policy enforcement from the central authority to each citizens through the massive bureaucracy. They even debated whether the bureaucracy itself was too large (apparently it was 10x the size in the previous dynasty)

- The writing style is classic and readable, interspersed with snippets of ancient texts that are relevant, some newly authored by the author (what deep knowledge and poetic talent!)

I am super excited to read the rest of the books. It seems that each book is focused on one of the five classes of people in ancient China - scholars/officials, traders, farmers, soldiers and craftsmen - and the largest issues for that class of people at that time (taxation, policy reforms, etc)

[Tualatin · Rating 5 out of 5]

好看 题材新颖 引人入胜 环环相扣

[Lilou · Rating 5 out of 5]

自打翻开『清明上河图密码1』，这两天基本上啥也没干，就看这本书了，写得太好了。

[Haiying · Rating 3 out of 5]

也许读之前听到盛赞太多，以至于期望过高。冶大的驾驭能力很厉害，这个很认同。是否能达到所有盛誉的高度，起码读完第一本我觉得还没有。如果6本是渐入佳境，我会很五体投地。因为铺这么大，能让读者一直被吸引，还合理收回来可不容易。所以hold on abit，等我有机会看完一套书的话，我会有个比较客观的结论。现在的难点是，至今这套书是否能吸引我读完。

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

冶老师文思敏捷，使人起来酣畅淋漓。这是看过的最好的悬疑推理小说。

[Icyfarrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

构思很有意思，除了幕后大黑手和简庄之外，几乎都是普通人起了恶心，这恶念杀心起得那么普通那么随机，反而让人感觉很可怕，然而最大的问题梅船案还是没解决，这个案子跟朝廷肯定有关，总共6本，不会要等最后一本才揭秘吧？莫非是海上之盟？

[Yi · Rating 3 out of 5]

人物和推理都太弱了，一堆纸片人和男凝下的女性角色，追不下去了

[Yola · Rating 4 out of 5]

人物出场虽多，但是灵动让人有印象的却不多。故事情节算是有趣，打发时间算是适合。

[冷面 · Rating 3 out of 5]

角色视角变化频繁，我不喜欢。人物刻画单薄，不够形象生动。几天看下来，悬疑氛围不错。一个庞大的迷局，出场人物极多，看到后面经常忘记这个人什么来头。赵不弃一家人调查背后的真相，最后发现了这是一场由幕后势力操纵的傀儡戏。这几十条人命的案子，只是一个开端。

[hl · Rating 2 out of 5]

故事会合集有点

[Yixuan Liu · Rating 5 out of 5]

最后的高潮真的好看【重读第一本，发现作者细节设计的真的蛮巧（2015-02-24）

[Reanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

文笔布局及悬念相当过硬，但人物构造扁平，最后的叙事和推理越来越依赖上帝视角和凶手自白，作者思绪明显勉强了（况且最后结尾根本不完全）。不过总体来说宋代的市井气息和社会点评还是蛮过瘾的。

[Miao · Rating 3 out of 5]

故事过于复杂了，人物线索太多

[Sophia · Rating 3 out of 5]

三星半吧，一个巨大的宋代背景脑洞，作为一名历史知识匮乏的读者，觉得细节上看起来还是挺可信的。至于推理本身，就中规中矩了些，这种打乱时间线，多线程解谜，看似各自为战实际有着千丝万缕联系的讲故事方法，跟一些日系作家的手法很相似（比如伊坂）。这系列据说要拉长战线，希望不会写崩。

[Ealvry · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Star

[Amy]

创意新颖，由名画出发构建人物及线索。文笔也很耐读，颇有古韵。看似分散的线索逐渐归为一处，虽然可能我并不是精心仔细读所以没有能完全体味其中妙处。