The Characteristic Comparison Between "Literacy First" and "History First" of the Historical Novel

love story of Li Longji,called Emperor Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty and His moble concubine Lady Yang,Yang Yuhuan,has been passed down for a thousand years,and has been found in every form of literature.In the historical novels there are some stories about this love story,the most famous ones are found in Chu Renhuo's The Romance of Sui-Tang Dynasties and Cai Dongfan's China's Popular Historical Novel.Romance of Tang Dynasty.From the comparison,we can find distinct differences in the two writers' attitude of writing,choices of writing materials,the arrangement of structure and the mold of character image.It is found that each novel has its own vivid and typical literacy first and history first.