The Dream of Red Mansions of the Post-80s

It is said that Jia Lian enshrined the spiritual seats of the Jia family's deceased, supported the coffin, served Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and took Ping'er and others back to their hometown in Jinling. It was very cold in winter and it was very hard.

One day, after the kettle had been chimed, Jia Lian wanted to go in to get some water as he passed a ruined temple.Walking into the temple gate, there is no one in the desolate and lonely courtyard.Jia Lian went to several meditation rooms and walked into a kitchen, where he saw an old monk wrapped in a ragged coat, cooking porridge with his body behind his back.

Jia Lian went forward to make an arch and explained his purpose.The old monk turned around. When Jia Lian saw it, he felt familiar. When he looked carefully, it was Jia Yucun. The time of □□ years has diluted the grievances and resentments of that day.What's more, they met unexpectedly in this ruined temple in the wilderness, and it was fate. Jia Lian cupped his hands and said, "Isn't this Brother Yucun!"

Jia Yucun also recognized Jia Lian. He was startled at first, then calmed down, made a bow, and said, "Amitabha, it's the second master Jia." Then he asked, "Why did the second master Jia come here?" Jia Lian didn't have time to elaborate. , just briefly talked about the past few years.Jia Yucun listened, his face turned red and purple, and he was speechless after listening.Knowing that Jia Lian's family was waiting outside the temple, he didn't leave Jia Lian to have tea, filled the kettle for Jia Lian, and sent Jia Lian out.

Jia Lian waited for two months before arriving in Jinling.After a little settlement, I will invite eminent monks and priests to prepare for the burial of the coffin.Seeing that the coffins were really shabby, he decided to buy wood to make coffins and re-encoffin them.

A few days later, the coffin was ready, and when the old coffins were opened, the others were all the same, but Lin Daiyu's coffin was empty.Everyone was very surprised and didn't know why.

It turned out that after Fairy Jing Huan took Fairy Crimson Pearl back to the Realm of Illusion, she hosted a banquet to cleanse the dust.After the banquet was over, Fairy Jing Huan suddenly remembered the body of Fairy Jiangzhu in the mortal world in the past, and said: "Sister Jiangzhu's incarnation in the world can be described as magnificent and beautiful, but now she is just living in the loess ridge with the years and years." Corruption, beauty is gradually destroyed, and the beauty changes color, we can't bear to watch it. Mo Ru also turned into green smoke and collected it." Fairy Jiangzhu said: "What my sister said is very true. I want to go away cleanly. There is no need to collect it now, let’s turn it into a flower and leave it in the world, it is also my first visit to the world.” Fairy Jing Huan and others all laughed when they heard this: “Sister Jiangzhu’s words are very true. Once my younger sister descends to the mortal world, I should leave some thoughts in the mortal world. But what kind of flower and plant does my younger sister want to turn her into?" Fairy Crimson Pearl said: "Since she is my incarnation, she should be turned into crimson bead grass." All the fairies nodded and said yes.

In the spring of next year, a kind of flowers and plants that have never been seen in the world grow in the mountains outside the capital.I saw that although she was born with a delicate plant, she was slim and tall, with the posture of a jade tree facing the wind, and she was outstanding.In autumn, there will be bright crimson red small round fruits on it, plump and plump, with a sweet and sour taste, very delicious.The world loves it, and brought her fruit to the north and south of the world. Later, she can be seen from Liaoshen in the northeast to Yunnan and Guizhou in the southwest.

It is said that Fairy Jiangzhu returned to Ziyun Palace in Lihentian and was depressed all day long.One day, Fairy Jing Huan and Master Zhong Qing came to visit Fairy Crimson Pearl.At that time, Fairy Crimson Pearl was playing the piano.The two heard the lingering sound of the piano from a distance in the air, like weeping and complaining, it was very sad, and they couldn't help feeling sad.

When they came to the palace, the three met.Immortal Jing Huan and Master Zhong Qing saw that Fairy Jiangzhu's eyebrows were tightly frowned and her mind was restless, and they knew what it meant, so they persuaded them politely: "My sister went down to earth before, and entered the world in a phantom, originally to repay his kindness of irrigation. Now the kindness I have reported it, why can't I let it go?!" Fairy Jiangzhu blushed, and sighed for a long time: "What the two sisters said is very true. I will go down to earth with him. I originally said that if I repay his kindness that day, I will be fine. , no more worries. But I never wanted to draw a knife to cut off the water, and it was hard to let go." The two couldn't help sighing after hearing this.

For half a day, Fairy Jing Huan said: "Sister Jing Huan's love can show the sun and the moon, but once two people miss it, it will be a lifetime, let alone you two!" It's deep, but the relationship between the two of you is over, and my sister should let go of it slowly, so as not to increase your troubles." Fairy Jiangzhu nodded, and the three of them were silent.

After a while, Fairy Jing Huan smiled and said: "Sister is really hard to let go, and there is still a chance to fulfill her wish in the future." Master Zhong Qing asked: "What do you say, sister?" Fairy Jing Huan said: "The stone will come down to earth in 500 years. After a long period of calamity, when the time comes, my sister will follow him to go down to earth again, won't there be a chance to fulfill my sister's wish?" Fairy Jiangzhu's heart moved when she heard this, but her face was flushed with embarrassment, and she hurriedly pushed Fairy Huan and said with a smile: "My sister is making fun of me again." Master Zhong Qing said with a smile: "Yes, what sister Jing Huan said is very true. The stone has not yet become a fairy, and it will go down to the earth to endure calamities. At that time, my sister will have her wish fulfilled. For the time being, my younger sister must devote herself to cultivation." Fairy Jing Huan also said: "This is very appropriate. During this period, my younger sister must put this feeling to dust, cultivate quietly, and must not be distracted, lest all previous efforts be wasted. Definitely! Definitely!" Fairy Crimson Pearl shyly bowed her head in silence.

Master Zhongqing said to Fairy Jinghuan: "I remember that stone came to Jinghuan Palace to register many years ago. I don't know if his fate has been broken now?" Fairy Jinghuan said: "In the past few years, the stone has died Chenyuan. The day before yesterday, Dashi Miaomiao and Daoist Miaomiao came back from Beimang Mountain, and they have canceled their numbers, and they took the stone back to Wuji Cliff of Qinggeng Peak." Fairy Jiangzhu knew the rules of the fairy world well, and it would be useless to ask, so she just asked Don't ask each other anymore, I secretly plan in my heart.

The stone mentioned by Fairy Jing Huan is Jia Baoyu's real body.In addition, Jia Baoyu was ordered to take the exam that day, but he didn't intend to enter the exam room.Seeing that Jia Lan had safely entered the examination room, Baoyu turned around and walked out the north gate towards the river.

When he and Jialan went out to relax that day, Baoyu had seen this river. Although it was not very big, the water was clear and swift.When Baoyu came to the river, he saw the willows on the bank, the grass luxuriant, the warblers singing softly in the forest, and the insects and butterflies dancing among the flowers.The continuous melting of the snow in winter made the river swell a lot and flowed into the distance in a whirl.In mid-spring, everything really looks new.

Jia Baoyu stood on the bank, staring at the river in a daze.After a long time, he slowly walked down the river bank and came to the water's edge.Just as Baoyu was about to step into the water, he suddenly heard someone shouting sharply behind him: "Young master, please stop!" Before Baoyu could react, a hand grabbed his sleeve.When I hurriedly looked back, I saw that it was a monk, especially panting anxiously.Before Baoyu could speak, the monk sighed, "Fortunately, I came in time, otherwise I would have missed a major event. How can you find this short-sighted son, the important thing is to turn around quickly."

Baoyu saw that the monk was dragging him and saying some crazy things. He was puzzled and asked, "I don't understand what the master said. Do you know the master?" The monk laughed and said, "You don't have to Ask, leave here for the time being so we can talk." Baoyu said: "I have my own thoughts, thank you for your kindness, master. Please do what you want, master."

The monk smiled and sighed: "It's really like weaving time. I left Qinggeng Peak and fell into the world that day, and I didn't realize it was twenty years ago!" Xiang Baoyu said: "My son's fate is not over yet, and today there must be no one who throws himself into the river." Reason. Let me explain in detail." When Baoyu was ill that day, he had heard that monks and Taoists had come to heal his illness, and he had some crazy words.Today, I suddenly saw a monk coming, talking some crazy words, and I couldn't help feeling suspicious, so I asked, "Who is the immortal master, and where did he come from? I don't understand what the immortal master just said, so please explain it clearly." The monk He laughed and said: "This matter is long if you say it is long, and short if you say it is short. Dare I ask if you have a bright and beautiful jade, which came with you?" Baoyu nodded unconsciously and said: "Yes, I did pick it up when the grass fell. Here comes a piece of jade." The monk said again: "It is an unprecedented anecdote to be born with a jade, but you are the only one to get it. Does your son know the mystery?" Seeing Baoyu's strange question, he could only shake his head.

The monk let out a long sigh, and then laughed.When Baoyu saw this shape, his heart was moved, and he arched and said: "My disciple is stupid. If the immortal master knows the ins and outs of it, he will beg for advice." The monk said: "I am also a great man. That day, I was with Master Miaomiao and my son. The phantom has been through the ages, but I didn't expect the young master to be so rough today. Anyway, I will tell the young master everything. The real body of the young master is not an extraordinary person, but a stone left by the Nuwa Empress at the foot of the Qinggeng Peak of Wuji Cliff in the Great Barren Mountain in ancient times. It is only because of a romantic relationship that I entrust myself to the son and descend to the world."

When Baoyu heard this, it was like hearing rumors from gods and demons. He was so shocked that he took a step back, tongue-tied, unable to speak for a long time.Seeing Baoyu's shape, the monk said with a smile, "Young master is surprised. It's common sense. When I explain it in detail, you can understand yourself. On that day, I traveled around with the real Miaomiao, and came to the foot of the Qinggeng peak on Wuji Cliff in the Great Barren Mountain. , I happened to meet you son. Because of a romantic relationship, the two of us took you down the mountain. Later, you were born in the Rongguo Mansion Wang's wife and became the grandson of the Rongguo Mansion. This is the origin of your past and present lives."

Although Jia Baoyu always felt that the piece of psychic jade was quite strange, but he never thought that he had such a background, and he was already stunned.Bowing his head and thinking about the history, and thinking about the monk's words, Fang Jue was enlightened, suddenly enlightened, and believed that what the monk said was true.But he fell down and worshiped: "The immortal master is here, please accept the disciple's worship!" The monk hurriedly got up with the precious jade, and said: "Although the front is over now, your world is not over, so you must not throw yourself into the river." Lift."

Baoyu walked forward slowly a few steps, looked into the distance, and said softly: "My heart has long been lost, and now I have nothing but a skin. I only hope to die soon." No. Forget it, you can go with me." After saying that, the two drifted away.

Jia Baoyu felt like a dream, and he didn't know how long it took to reach a high mountain.I saw green pines and cypresses, clouds and fog.Come up to the mountain, see a temple, and write to Rongfa Temple.The vast master talked with the monks in the temple every day.Baoyu either went to listen to the talk, or sat alone in the meditation room, but he didn't realize that it had been nearly a month.

On this day, the great man bid farewell to the monks, came down the mountain with Baoyu, and headed for Beimang mountain.One day, when he came to Beimang Mountain, he saw a man leaning on a big rock to catch lice.

Seeing the two of them coming up, the Taoist rushed forward to greet them, clapped his hands and laughed loudly, saying, "Laughing! I'm sure the master will come today, so I'm here to wait." The man also laughed and said, "Brother Dao has a clever plan! Let the road Brother, I've been waiting for a long time!" Then he laughed and said, "Brother Dao, let's see who I brought." Baoyu had already prostrated himself on the ground.The Taoist helped Baoyu and said with a smile, "It's wonderful! It matches the number of days, and it's exactly the same. Now that Sanjie has passed, and the fate of the world is over, we just go to the illusory realm together." The two laughed and brought together Baoyu waved his sleeves and flew away in the clouds and fog.

Came to too illusory realm for a while.When the psychic gem revisited the old place, he suddenly became enlightened. All the scenes when he was traveling in the illusory realm that day were vivid in his mind, and even the books he had read were all in his mind.Thinking back for a while, I suddenly realized that today I just solved the mystery in those books, and I couldn't help crying.

Master Boundless and Daoist Miaomiao saw Tongling Baoyu bursting into tears, crying very sadly, and hurriedly asked: "Why is Brother Shi crying so loudly all of a sudden? Could it be that the fate of grief has come to an end, and now he has no choice but to return to the truth?" Tongling Baoyu Weeping: "No. The two immortal masters don't know something. I used to visit this place that day. Thanks to the immortal aunt's love, not only treated me with good wine and food, but also let me read the book of "Jinling Twelve Beauties". I read the book, but I don’t understand the meaning. Today I revisited the old place, and suddenly remembered the words in the book, and I just realized the deep meaning in the book, so I cried bitterly.” After hearing this, the two also sighed, saying: “Dark clouds and fog, tigers and leopards Jackal. It's not accidental that all the scents are gone. Now it's gone, Brother Shi should let go of it gradually."

Dashi Mangmang and Daoist Miaomiao persuaded Tongling Baoyu before they came to the case of Jinghuan Xiangu.The two met Fairy Jing Huan, and they showed their love.Fairy Jing Huan said: "Thanks to the hard work of the two immortal masters, they took him through the illusion. Now that the former fate is over, it's time to return to the original." After finishing speaking, the fairy boy took the book and canceled his name. Number.

Fairy Jing Huan stayed for a drink, Master Mang Mang and Daoist Miao Miao thanked: "Thank you Fairy for your kindness! But now I want to send this stone back to the foot of Qinggeng Peak. We will come to disturb each other someday." After finishing speaking, the two thanked Fairy Jing Huan, He took the psychic gem and came straight to the Great Barren Mountain.

Besides, the psychic treasure jade was sad all the way, and he had no intention of caring about others.One day, when I came to the foot of Qinggeng Peak in Wuji Cliff, Dahuang Mountain, Master Mangmang took out the psychic gem and said with a smile: "Brother Shi, I left here that day, and after going there for more than 21 years, I finally came back. Cultivation. We two will go." The stone bowed again, and said: "Thank you two immortal masters for not being too stupid, and supporting you all the way, thank you for that!" Dashi Miaomiao and Daoist Miaomiao said goodbye to the psychic gem and went all the way .

Here, the psychic Baoyu lies alone under the Qinggeng Peak, weeping every day.One day, I had a sudden inspiration and thought: "I have lived through the illusion, although I have done nothing, but I have experienced some worldly experience and seen some worldly things. Moreover, the sisters I met are all beautiful, the essence of mountains, rivers, sun and moon. .Why don’t I describe what I saw and heard one by one, and this journey is not in vain.” After thinking about it, he immediately started to magnify his body, and then carved a seal on his body stroke by stroke.

The 21 years of rich and poor, love and hatred, can be described as unforgettable.When the stone wrote to the sad part, tears flowed like rain every time, and I couldn't help myself.

Time flies like an arrow, the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle, and I don't know how long it has passed, and the stone is finally carved, so it is called "The Story of the Stone".

Later, Taoist Kongkong brought this "Story of the Stone" into the world of mortals.Later, Cao Xueqin added, deleted, edited and worked hard for more than ten years, and changed the title of the book to "Dream of Red Mansions".

It's really "an inscribed inscription, everything is tears. It's hard to understand the flavor without going through life and death."

Postscript to "The Dream of Red Mansions Post-80s" ([-])

Eileen Chang said that there are three major regrets in life: the prickly shad, the unscented crabapple, and the unfinished "Red Mansion".Although it sounds a bit joking, it profoundly expresses the aspirations of literature lovers for hundreds of years.It’s no wonder that someone posted a post with emotion: The lack of original manuscripts after the 80th chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions" can be called a great regret for human civilization!

It is precisely because of the unshakable literary status and unparalleled influence of "Dream of Red Mansions" that a hot school of fame was born: Hong Xue. The research scope of "Redology" can be described as broad, among which three areas are particularly eye-catching.The first is the author of "Dream of Red Mansions"; the second is the writing theme; the third is the ending set by the original manuscript.

The research on these three parts can be called a hundred schools of thought, and even formed a school: Regarding the original author of "Dream of Red Mansions", there are Cao Xueqin School, Cao Fu School, Zhiyanzhai School, Wuming School, etc. Others such as Fushan, Wumei Village, Ming Dynasty The last three princes, Mao Pijiang, Hong Sheng, etc., are too numerous to count; as for the theme of writing, there are mainly "blood history of family death", "blood history of Ming Dynasty death" and "'Jinyu Liangyuan' and 'Wood and Stone Qianmeng'". As for the possible ending of the manuscript, there is no dispute about the decline of the four major families, but there are various endings for the main characters. For example, Lin Daiyu, the head of the twelve beauties in Jinling, some people think that Daiyu died of illness, while others think that Daiyu died of illness. Hanged himself, some people think that Daiyu jumped into the river, some even think that Daiyu went to enjoy the blessings with the King of Beijing, and so on.

On these issues, red scholars have discussed a lot, and I don't need to make a fuss about it.I just want to infer the writing theme of "A Dream of Red Mansions" based on the content of the first 80 chapters, and then speculate on the final outcome of the main characters.

First of all, let me talk about the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions".

Many people who read "Dream of Red Mansions" for the first time find it difficult to continue watching.It starts with a myth, which is quite novel and interesting; what follows is Zhen Shiyin, Jia Yucun, Leng Zixing and a group of "smelly men", and Bao Dai has not been seen for a long time, which is a bit dull; After the death of the daughter-in-law, a large chapter was written eloquently, and a large chapter was written by the concubine Yuan to visit her relatives; later, Jia Rui tried to seduce Sister Feng, Jia Lian had an affair with a married woman, Jia Yun bribed Sister Feng, the death of the two sisters of the You family, Fangguan fights with her godmother, Fangguan fights with Zhao Niangniang, Caixia steals rose dew, Si Qi makes a fuss in the kitchen, and many other things that seem to have nothing to do with the three protagonists.

When readers read these for the first time, they feel confused and don't know what the author is doing with them.Sometimes there is no trace of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in a whole chapter, and readers are so anxious that they want to skip it.Especially when watching TV, this feeling is more obvious. I haven't seen Sister Lin and Sister Bao for a long time, so I don't want to watch it, so hurry up and fast forward.

Why did the author write this way? "Dream of Red Mansions" is a huge work, with hundreds of incidents of all kinds.But if we analyze it carefully, we will find that these seemingly messy and loose incidents are actually set in an appropriate size, moderate in front and back, and the overall context is clear and well-organized. They all revolve around a fundamental theme, that is, "analysis and reflection". The reason for the destruction of the family".

Take a look in detail.Throughout "Dream of Red Mansions", the author capitalizes on weddings, funerals and festive events, only twice.One was Qin Keqing's funeral after his death, and the other was Jia Yuanchun's family visitation; the funeral was mainly undertaken by Ningguo Mansion, and the family visitation was mainly undertaken by Rongguo Mansion.These two major incidents are making money like dirt.Looking at a few details, the funeral supplies needed for Qin Keqing's death were already prepared, but after Jia Zhen bought Jia Rong the title of Dragon Guard, all the supplies were remade, not to mention just for the picture" Look better at the funeral." The 1000 taels of silver given to Dai Quan.Concubine Yuan spent about 3 taels of silver just to buy a small opera singer when she was visiting her relatives.As for the huge total cost of "funeral" and "visiting relatives", one can imagine.Why did the author spend a lot of space describing these two events shortly after the opening chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions"?In fact, through the two major events of "Qin Keqing's funeral" and "Jia Yuanchun's family visit", the author always wrote about the extreme extravagance and waste of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion.

Later, the author will write layer by layer.Let's first look at the main and sub-levels in combination with specific characters.

The description of Jiamu is mainly about pleasure.From Chapter 3 when Lin Daiyu entered Jia's mansion until she returned to Jia's mansion in 76 to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, it can be seen that Jia's mother really enjoyed all the glory and wealth.

Some people criticized Jia's mother for being a typical hedonist and neglecting the governance of Jia's mansion.That would be unfair.As an old man who is nearly eighty years old, it is understandable for Jia Mu to enjoy the family happiness of a full house of children and grandchildren.In addition, although Jia's mother is the supreme leader of the Jia family, she has already retired from the actual leadership position and handed over the actual power to the juniors, and she is just enjoying her old age.Therefore, it is biased to criticize Jia's mother for not having a sense of crisis and failing to manage Jia's mansion well.In fact, Jia's mother has a deep understanding of family crises. For example, Jia's mother is quite sensitive to the repertoire when performing plays in front of the gods;So I guess, even in the author's mind, Mother Jia is a positive image.

Regarding the description of Jia Zheng, I couldn't think of Jia Zheng's great achievements for a while. What impressed me most was whipping Jia Baoyu.As the head of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng really did nothing. As emphasized several times in the book, he "is not used to vulgar things" and "only reads books and plays chess with his ministers and guests every day".Therefore, even if Jia Zheng did not make any specific major mistakes, he still committed "dereliction of duty" and failed to fulfill his responsibility for managing family affairs.

Jia Amnesty, the main incidents are instigating his wife to beg his mother's maid to be his concubine;The other main achievement is that "it's not easy to be an official, and I only drink with my little wife at home every day."

Regardless of whether Jia Zhen has a destructive relationship with her daughter-in-law Qin Keqing or not, it is clearly written in the book that she "does everything" with her sister-in-law You Erjie.What's even more contemptible is that when she got tired of playing with Second Sister You, she was "happy to give up Second Sister to Jia Lian" and went to seduce Third Sister You by herself, which indirectly killed Third Sister You.It's really "defeat", with no bottom line.

Jia Lian, "Sneaking around all day long, dragging the dirty and smelly things into the house", the entire mature female accusation not only killed the second Bao's family, but also killed the second sister You.

Mrs. Xing only knows "follow Jia Amnesty to protect herself", "greed for money for self-satisfaction", and then she does such absurd things as begging for a concubine for her husband, or fights openly and secretly with Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang, the actual head of the Rongguo Mansion.There are many "deeds" worthy of special mention, the most important of which is the copying and inspection of the Grand View Garden.Others include the indirect killing of Jin Chuan'er and the direct killing of Qingwen.

Because of the deaths of Jin Chuan'er and Qingwen, and even more because of the sentence "the eyebrows and eyes are a bit like your sister Lin", Mrs. Wang is doomed.In fact, looking at the whole book, Mrs. Wang is not a bad person, but too stupid.Some people like to search between the lines for clues that "Ms. Wang doesn't like Lin Daiyu".In fact, as an aunt, Mrs. Wang was very kind to Lin Daiyu, for example, she asked "The eldest girl is better now", and she still remembered asking about Lin Daiyu's illness, and even asked about her medicine.There are other details, such as Xueyan also took ginseng from Mrs. Wang's room; she would rather use Xue Baochai's clothes than Lin Daiyu's when dressing Jin Chuan'er; she shed tears when she learned what happened to Yingchun; "Grandma Liu", who can't hit the pole, came to fight Qiufeng, and she also paid 100 taels of silver. These details make it hard to say that Mrs. Wang is a bad person.

But on the other hand, Mrs. Wang, this "mouthless gourd", is really stupid.The most obvious one is the iconic event of "Dream of Red Mansions" - copying and inspecting the Grand View Garden.Sending a group of servants to raid one's own home, what a stupid person to do such a thing!Another impressive place is that after the inspection of the Grand View Garden, after hearing that Xue Baochai had moved out of the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang actually asked Wang Xifeng, "Didn't Baoyu offend her?" Seeing this, I couldn't help laughing.Even Youshi, when he was talking to Li Wan and heard that Xue Baochai was going to move out, he only looked at each other, and then he and Li Wan understood each other, looked at each other and smiled.The night before, Xue Baochai moved out after "copying and inspecting the Grand View Garden" the next day. Mrs. Wang couldn't think of the reason.This IQ is almost indistinguishable from that of the silly elder sister.

In addition, as the leader of the powerful faction of Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang has serious problems in her ability to monitor and employ people.According to Wang Xifeng and Yuanyang's words, "The new housekeepers and grandmas who come here are easy to pester. They are either sowing discord or pointing at Sang and talking about Huai." .This can be seen from the women of Lin Zhixiao's family and Wu Xindeng's family.In addition, look at the eyeliner Xiren and Musk Moon that Mrs. Wang trusted and placed in Yihong Courtyard. "The only people around Baoyu I see are Xiren and Sheyue." These are the original words of Mrs. Wang, which shows that Xiren and Sheyue are the eyeliners that Mrs. Wang placed in Yihong Courtyard, there is no doubt about it.Let's take a look at the two people Mrs. Wang trusts the most.Xiren was the first to flirt with Jia Baoyu, and it must have been more than once.Jin Chuaner just made a joke with Jia Baoyu and touched the moral bottom line; Xiren had sex with Jia Baoyu when he was still very young, which must have broken the moral bottom line.The name Xiren is really vivid. "Attack" means sneak attack, that is, to attack secretly while others are not prepared.Look at Xiren's high-sounding words in front of Mrs. Wang, it couldn't be more appropriate.Looking at Musk Moon again, it's really "can't hold a needle but can't hold a thread". The only advantage is that she has a sharp mouth and is invincible in quarrels.To sum up, Mrs. Wang, as the actual leader of the Rongguo Mansion, is seriously lacking in ability.

Wang Xifeng, executive manager of Rongguo Mansion.There are many incidents involving Wang Xifeng, such as the death of Brother Jin and his wife by impersonating Jia Lian and using the situation to force a divorce, forcing the death of Second Sister You, threatening Caixia to marry Wang Er's son, and so on.

Postscript to "The Dream of Red Mansions Post-80s" ([-])

In the general impression of readers, Wang Xifeng is very talented in management.Many companies now have people like Wang Xifeng, who seem to be shrewd and able to manage.In fact, this kind of managers seem to be talented on the surface, but in fact they are small talents with little kindness and cleverness.Because this management method has high internal friction, high cost, and is easy to rebound, it cannot form a virtuous circle.Look at Wang Xifeng's management of Rongguo Mansion. Simply put, it is "prestige and order", first "only please old ladies and wives", and then use power to force the servants of the family to obey.Under this kind of management, the servants and the master, and the servants are full of intricate contradictions, and the internal consumption is very high.Moreover, once the power disappears, the behavior of the subordinates will immediately rebound. For example, as soon as Sister Feng fell ill, the servants of Jia's mansion immediately became "much more lazy".

Another fatal weakness of Wang Xifeng is that she is narrow-minded, has low vision, and can't tell the right from wrong.After Jia Lian secretly married Second Sister You, Wang Xifeng put on a show and asked her family to instigate Zhang Hua to sue her husband for marriage in "national filial piety and family filial piety", and even said "it's okay to sue my family for treason".A woman who can do everything for her own selfishness and momentary anger is really creepy.As a family member, I can't tell the priorities, and I can't tell the stakes.

In addition, Wang Xifeng also used his status to intervene in lawsuits, accept bribes, lend usury, embezzle money and pervert the law, and even embezzle Jia Mu's things (such as the wax oil jelly bergamot, that's just the tip of the iceberg).

Youshi, with few related incidents, is a talented and virtuous woman who hides her secrets, but it is a pity that she has no real power in the family.You's name is the head of the Ningguo Mansion, but firstly, she is the stepmother, and secondly, her natal family's status is not good, so in fact, she has no control over the Ningguo Mansion.Jia Zhen behaved wildly, she persuaded if she could, and obeyed if she couldn't.

The above briefly talked about the masters of the Jia family and some of the events involved.In general, as Leng Zixing said, "there are as many honorable people as there are rich people, but no planners."

Let's talk about some typical characters and their events at the non-master level.

Let's talk about Jia Rui and the "Seduce Sister Feng Incident" first.Jia Rui is a descendant of the Jia family, Wang Xifeng's nephew in terms of seniority.But he turned his brains on Wang Xifeng, the aunt.Jia Rui is not in love with Wang Xifeng, let alone love, but simply wants to have a sexual relationship, just like Zhang Mu said, "Seeing Xifeng and Jia Rui become lustful", just to satisfy his own lust.This kind of dirty idea of ​​"no ethics" can be born to Jia Rui!Did the author just write about it for fun?Certainly not.The main purpose of the author is to imply that not only the dandies in Ningrong and Rongfu have already lost their morality, but even the entire descendants of the Jia clan have lost their morality and are hopeless.

Let's talk about Aunt Zhao and the incident of "colluding with Ma Daopo to practice magic".Aunt Zhao is a person whose personality has been severely distorted under the pressure of Mrs. Wang.He colluded with Ma Daopo and almost put Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu to death with magic.Did the author write this just to show how bad Aunt Zhao is?Certainly not.Through this incident, the author reflects how sharp the contradictions between different factions in Rongguo Mansion are, and the secret struggle has reached the point of life and death.

Let's talk about Si Qi and the "kitchen incident".Si Qi is Jia Yingchun's eldest maid.The fundamental reason why Si Qi made such a fuss in the kitchen was that the Liu family, who was in charge of the kitchen, was unfair.Qingwen and others were maids in Jia Baoyu's house, and Jia Baoyu was the jewel in the palm of the establishment, so the Liu family treated them courteously;So servants like those from the Liu family also waited for Si Qi to order food, so Si Qi was furious.Why did the author spend so much time describing this matter?Through this incident, the author deeply reflects the chaotic management of Jia's subordinates.

Let's talk about the Liu family and the "Rose Dew and Poria Frost Incident".The Liu family is the kitchen steward of the Grand View Garden.He got some rose water and poria cocos cream, but by accident, he almost caused a catastrophe.Later, thanks to Ping'er, Baoyu and others who handled it properly, the danger was saved.In this incident, a group of subordinates who were at odds with the Liu family jumped up and down and moved around, with the purpose of driving her away.For example, Qin Xian's family finally took advantage of this opportunity, and went out of their way to treat guests and give gifts, and then had to "quit the flags and drums, and leave in packs" after a morning of excitement.Why did the author write about this at length?Through this incident, the author deeply reflects that the servants of Jia's family are also intriguing and full of sharp contradictions.

Others, such as "Fang Guan fights with Aunt Zhao", "Fang Guan fights with Mrs. Xia", etc., also reflect the sharp contradictions between various levels of the Jia family and various small interest groups from different aspects.

According to the above analysis, it can be seen that the author has written hundreds of things eloquently from the total to the points, from top to bottom, but they all revolve around one theme: to analyze and reflect on the cause of the family's downfall in an all-round way from all levels and angles. reason.

After mastering this theme, watching "Dream of Red Mansions" will not feel complicated and strenuous.

At the same time, according to this theme, it can also explain many mysteries very well.For example, Qin Keqing's funeral.

Regarding Qin Keqing's funeral, it was so grand, so there were various explanations, some said that Qin Keqing was a wandering princess, and some said that Qin Keqing was the daughter of the abolished prince.These claims are untenable.It is impossible not to say that the members of the royal family are hidden under the emperor's feet. Just from Jia Zheng's sentence "this thing may be enjoyed by very few people", we can know that Qin Keqing is just a woman with a very ordinary status.

In fact, Qin Keqing's funeral was so grand because, first, she was the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Jia family; second, her father-in-law Jia Zhen liked her very much; And most importantly, the author wants to write about the extravagance and waste of Ningguo Mansion through Qin Keqing's grand funeral.

Regarding the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions", there is also a common saying that it is to hide "the bloody history of the death of the Ming Dynasty".Those who hold this point of view align the characters and events in "A Dream of Red Mansions" with the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.I also read some related discussions. To be honest, it feels far-fetched and full of loopholes.It is said that Lin Daiyu is the Emperor Chongzhen and Xue Baochai is Huang Taiji. In fact, there are sister Lin who is clean and pure and sister Bao who is well-behaved and mellow.

In addition, if the "History of Blood at the End of the Ming Dynasty" is really hidden, can "Dream of Red Mansions" still be preserved and passed down to this day?Don't think that there were no smart people in the Qing Dynasty. There were many extremely smart people in the Qing Dynasty.For example, Liu Luoguo Liu Yong in the TV series "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" was an important helper in Qianlong's implementation of "literary prison".If "Dream of Red Mansions" really wrote "the blood history of the death of the Ming Dynasty", would people like Liu Yong not be able to see it? !

"Dream of Red Mansions" is a novel with hundreds of thousands of words, if you want to deduct individual words or even a few words in it, you can definitely pick it out.But to understand a novel is not to understand individual words, but to understand the novel as a whole.

Having said that, it is considered to be stealing the "Blood History of the Ming Dynasty", which just shows that "Dream of Red Mansions" is also extremely successful in expressing its theme.There are thousands of people in the east and west courtyards of Jia's mansion, and the affairs are complicated. It really looks like a country.Isn't the lesson of blood that the author draws from reflecting on the demise of the family also applicable to a country?No matter whether it is a family or a country, if they only know how to be rich and honorable, to be extravagant and extravagant, but not to be hard-working, enterprising, and thrifty, then failure is inevitable.It is precisely because "A Dream of Red Mansions" has such a high level of thought that it has become famous and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people since its birth.

Regarding the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions", there is another important common saying that it is about the struggle between "a good marriage of gold and jade" and "an alliance between wood and stone".The love and marriage entanglements among the three intelligent and beautiful protagonists Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai are indeed one of the clues in "A Dream of Red Mansions".But it is not the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions".

As I said before, there are hundreds of things in "A Dream of Red Mansions".But we can see that there are many incidents that have nothing to do with Bao Daichai's love and marriage entanglements.In many cases, the shadows of the three protagonists are not even seen in the large-scale descriptions.No novel about the struggles of love and marriage could be written like this.

Therefore, the statement that "the main purpose of "Dream of Red Mansions" is to write about the struggle between the 'Golden Marriage' and the 'Wood and Stone Alliance'" is also unfounded.The popular saying in the past, ""A Dream of Red Mansions" is to express the oppression and harm of feudal ethics to free love," is only a product of a specific era background, and it is not desirable.

"The struggle between 'Golden Jade Marriage' and 'Wood and Stone Alliance'" is not the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions", but it has a great connection with the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions".It can be said that it is the sublimation of the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions".It is the ending of "a good marriage of gold and jade" and "an alliance between wood and stone" that makes the writing theme of "Dream of Red Mansions" penetrating and tear-jerking.

The real relationship between "Golden and Jade Marriage", "Wood and Stone Alliance" and the theme of "A Dream of Red Mansions" will be analyzed in detail later.

The above discusses the main idea of ​​"Dream of Red Mansions".Let's analyze the possible fate of the main characters in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Jia's mansion was arrogant and extravagant, so the decline of Jia's mansion is certain.What will be the fate of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others after the Jia Mansion is defeated?

Although the first 80 chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions" came to an abrupt end when the mountains and rain were about to come and the wind filled the building, there are traces to follow about the fate of the main characters.The most direct and important evidence is the calligraphy, paintings, verdicts and songs in Chapter 5 "Jia Baoyu's Imaginary Journey into the Void Realm, Police and Fantasy Songs Performed in a Dream of Red Mansions".Based on these calligraphy and paintings, verdicts and songs, combined with hints from other poems, we will speculate on the ending of Lin Daiyu and other main characters.

Postscript of "The Dream of Red Mansions Post-80s" ([-])

Let me talk about Jia Baoyu's ending first.Before talking about this question, let's discuss the relationship between Tongling Baoyu, Shenying waiter and Jia Baoyu.There is a view that the three are one, that the waiter of Shenying is the human body cultivated by psychic Baoyu, and Jia Baoyu is the incarnation of the waiter of Shenying after he descended to earth; The psychic treasure jade just came down to earth with the waiter of Shenying, and it was hung around Jia Baoyu's neck.

Personally, I am more inclined to the first view, because according to the second view, there is no way to talk about the "Million of Wood and Stone". "Wood" obviously refers to Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass, and "Stone" obviously refers to the psychic gem. There is no such thing as Shenying's waiter, and it makes no sense that Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass returns tears to Shenying's waiter.So the three should be one.

After discussing this issue, it is easier to speculate on Jia Baoyu's ending.Since Jia Baoyu is a psychic gem, he should have returned to the Qinggeng Peak of Wuji Cliff in the Great Barren Mountain with Dashi Boundless and Daoist Miaomiao after the phantom.

According to the popular version, Jia Baoyu became a monk and became a monk. This ending is unlikely.

Then talk about Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai.The reason why the two sisters are put together is because the verdicts of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are together. "Baoyu was puzzled after reading it. When he went to fetch the "Regular Book" again, he saw two dead trees painted on the first page, with a jade belt hanging on the wood; Hairpin. There are also four poems saying: "It's a pity for the virtue of the machine, and it is pity for the talents. The jade belt is hung in the forest, and the gold hairpin is buried in the snow." In all the books, only the paintings and judgments of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are in the same group.This is very strange, and there have been various explanations for hundreds of years.The most popular saying is the so-called "the combination of hairpin and Dai".