Chapter 103 of "A Dream of Red Mansions"
Mrs. Wang said that Jia Zheng worked as an official outside, and the family lost money; while the servants worked outside, and the family benefited. Happy for Jia Zheng to return to Beijing. Jin Gui wanted to kill Xiang Ling with drugs, but instead drug herself to death. Yucun met Zhen Shiyin.
Jin Gui set himself on fire using a poison plan and met the old in the village.
Xiang Ling ruined Jin Gui's good deeds. Jin Gui hated her and wanted to poison Xiang to death with arsenic. Ling. Little did he know that if he misplaced it, he would poison himself to death. Xiang Ling is Jin Gui's love rival and ruins Jin Gui's pursuit of Xue Biao. It is inevitable for Jin Gui to kill Xiang Ling. According to Cao's original intention of "Since a lonely tree grows in two places, causing the soul to return to its hometown", Xiangling died at the hands of Jingui. But I don’t know why the sequel author wants to change the plot of Cao’s family and let Jin Gui burn himself first. This issue is left to be discussed later.
Jia Yucun was promoted to the governor of Jingzhao (mayor of the capital) and was on a business trip. He passed by Zhiji County and arrived at Jiliujin. When he was about to cross to the other side, he met an old Taoist priest in a ruined temple. Yucun asked him about the way of life, and he replied, "You come from a certain place, and you have a way to go." Yucun left in confusion. This old Taoist is Zhen Shiyin, an old friend. But we never recognized each other, it was an empty encounter. Ignorance of true Zen means that I have not understood the true meaning of the old Taoist sayings.
This section of text promotes the Buddhist and Taoist thoughts of transcendence. The so-called "Zhiji County" means that the Taoist priest here knows the "Heavenly Secret" of Buddhism. The so-called "Jiliujin" refers to the dangerous moment in the world of life. Jia Yucun was promoted to an official position. From a secular perspective, it was a rise in fame. From a Buddhist and Taoist perspective, it was a deeper involvement in the wave of crisis, and he was on the verge of destruction. If he had any enlightenment, he should "retreat bravely from the rapids." ". The so-called "come from a place, and go from there": "Buddhists believe that the world is nothingness and unreal. Only when you leave the world of mortals can it be real and eternal, so it is called 'you'. The meaning of this sentence is: from Buddhism Fairyland, go to the real and eternal place." ("Dream of Red Mansions Dictionary") This is the old Taoist priest's warning to Jia Yucun, that is, "the sea of ??suffering is boundless, but when you turn back, you will find shore."
This section of text must be related to the entire "Dream of Red Mansions" and has a very profound meaning when viewed in conjunction with Jia Yucun's life. It summarizes the history of Chinese despotism and the history of cannibalism in Chinese feudal officialdom.
According to Confucianism, intellectuals should "learn well and become officials" and should serve the country and the emperor as officials and serve the emperor loyally. But Lu Xun said it well, a Twenty-Four Histories is full of benevolence, justice and morality, but there is only the word "cannibalism" between the words. In the long history of despotism, those treacherous ministers, thieves and corrupt officials did not talk about him, but they talked about the group of loyal ministers and good generals who were diligent and dedicated to serving the king. How many of them started well and ended well? The recently screened TV series "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" uses bloody historical facts to share the same theme as "A Dream of Red Mansions": Luan Henghong, you just finished singing and I came on stage, thinking that a foreign country is my hometown, it is ridiculous, in the end it is all for him. Make wedding clothes. A "Dream of Red Mansions" tells people not to serve the feudal ruling class. If you are smart and have extra energy, you might as well go to the "daughter country" to fool around, eat the rouge on their lips, draw eyebrows and change skirts for them , it is a bit exciting and fun to fall in love with them; never do anything stupid like "learn well and then become an official", "lord, minister, minister, father, son".
Jia Yucun, if you say he is an outright treacherous minister and corrupt official, that is not entirely true; he has worked hard and conscientiously throughout his life to get promoted and make a fortune. Officials have done a lot of official career means of currying favor, currying favor, and building relationships; but in the end, they still end up ruined. At this moment, if he could listen to this old man's warning, retreat from the rapids, and go to a real and eternal place, he might still be able to settle down and live in peace. But in the officialdom, there is no one who wakes up in time and turns around. Let’s look at today’s group of big corrupt officials. As “public servants” of high-level officials, beautiful secretaries, cars and high salaries, they will not be satisfied. Nor will they be satisfied if they are greedy for one million or ten million and have a group of mistresses. ; I had to reach the shackles and jail before crying: "I regret it! I regret it!" But it was already too late!
Unfortunately, Gao E did not understand, or deliberately distorted Cao Xueqin’s theme of Shangshu. In the last forty chapters, he tampered with the rebellious characters of Jia Baoyu and Lin Dai and promoted Confucianism. "Those who excel in learning will become officials", advocating the supremacy of imperial power. In the above paragraph, Gao E's intention is not to express Cao Xueqin's idea of ??"not serving the ruling class", but only to write this article based on the technical effect of the whole work. .
Jin Gui died, and many people were happy. There is one person among them who deserves a big celebration. This is not mentioned in the book and it is not easy for readers to guess. This person is Xue Biao. Few men can withstand the temptation of women's love. If Jin Gui is not dead and Xue Biao is not Wu Song, he will fall into her trap sooner or later; the consequences will be terrible. Jin Gui is a devilish whore. For someone like Xue Biao, being her pornographic captive every day is no better than going to jail; if something doesn't go as she wants, the only way out is death. Now that this lustful whore is dead, Xue Biao’s pornographic disaster is averted. [2]
Reply/"Dream of Red Mansions" Chapter 103 Editor
Jia Zheng was involved, which was a sign of plagiarism. It was written that Jin Gui was poisoned to death, which is really the same fate for six relatives.
The Xue family's mother-in-law was so anxious that she couldn't speak clearly and was lost in the description.
Jia Lian said that he had to go through an officialdom before he could succeed, and what he saw was true. Baochai said that the soup was made by Bao Chan, so he should tie up Bao Chan and report to the official while communicating with the Xia family, which was more sophisticated and detailed. The knowledge of a talented woman is several times higher than that of Jia Lian. The adopted son of the Xia family is Xia San. The author did not mention his name, and said that Jin Gui had not yet entered Hong Kong. The vague words were meant to hide evil.
Baochai asked the woman to check and clean up the things she used, only to find an empty paper packet containing poison. Bao Chan said that he had asked for it from his uncle because of the rat making trouble, and then looked at the boxes and cabinets that were all empty. Baochai was able to question Bao Chan, and told Bao Chan that Jin Gui had brought it back privately, and quarreled with Bao Chan about Jin Gui's mother and confessed the truth. . From the shallow to the deep, chasing out layer by layer, neither loose nor sudden, with the talent of Baochai, it should be described as a talented person.
Baochai released Baochai first to enlighten the people to make true sacrifices. If people who hear lawsuits in the world can do this, why worry about not knowing the truth!
Jin Gui harmed herself, so she had no choice but to put an end to the matter. If you are interrogated by the criminal officials, it will be difficult.
Everyone knows the eight characters "Seize the opportunity and retreat bravely from the rapids", and there are very few people who can do it now and in the past. Therefore, the author named this place to serve as a warning for those who love wealth.
The two words "gourd" and the couplet "Chai Yu" directly pierce people's hearts. Even if Yucun is not a wise man, he should also be aware of it; the two words "truth is false, false is true" are the most meaningful for people with a wise heart. You should know that the two gems are one and two.
The ninety-ninth chapter to the one hundred and third chapters are one large section, and the ninety-nine and one hundred chapters are divided into three small sections, describing Jia Zhengshou. The domestic slaves teased her, causing her to be undetected. Jin Gui was discovered by Xiang Ling, so she became a grudge and plotted to kill her. Chapters 11 and 2 are divided into one section. It writes that the Grand View Garden is deserted, seeing ghosts and suspecting monsters, and that Sister Feng is about to die. , the omen of Rong's seizure. One hundred and thirty chapters are divided into one section, describing the poisoner's self-poisoning, the conclusion of the Jingui case, and the story of Jia Yucun's encounter with the past, in order to conclude the scene of "Dream of Red Mansions".
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