《说唐》是清初的长篇讲史小说,以瓦岗寨群雄的风云际会为中心,铺叙自隋文帝灭陈统一南北起,到唐李渊削平群雄、李世民登基称帝的一段故事。书中刻画了一批初唐英雄人物形象,秦琼卖马、程咬金劫王杠等故事妇孺皆知。这部书在民间流传很广、影响很大,清代以后门神画中秦琼和尉迟敬德的形象及兵器皆取自此书。某种程度上,该书在民间甚至超越了正史的影响。但是,《说唐》毕竟是一部脱略于民间传说及说唱形式的小说,虽有历史的大背景,终究是小说家言,与历史史实相去甚远。一些人不读正史,往往凭《说唐》 Talking about Tang is a long story about novels in the early Qing Dynasty. Focusing on the heroes of the Wadang Village, the story of Tang Dynasty is as follows. The book depicts a number of early Tang hero figures, Qin Qiong sell horses, Cheng burglary robbery wand and other stories are known. The book spread widely in the folk, a great influence, after the Qing dynasty, the works of Qin Qiong and Yuchi King Tak Tak’s image and weapons are taken from this book. To some extent, the book even goes beyond the influence of the official history among the people. However, “talking about the Tang” is, after all, a novel that takes the lead off from folklore and rap. Although the background of history is ultimately a novelist’s speech, it is far from the historical facts. Some people do not read the history, often with “talking about the Tang”