There is a question on the Internet:
Why do characters in Gu Long’s novels like to be named after numbers, especially odd numbers?
One of the funniest answers is:
Maybe I want to give people the feeling that it is difficult to get rid of.
When it comes to writing novels, it is very important to name the characters.
This name should be meaningful and profound, with an endless aftertaste.
Just like everyone has never heard of a hero named "Niu Er".
However, they are also writing martial arts novels. Gu Long’s name is very elegant, and Jin Yong’s name is very grand.
In Gu Long's writings, the rivers and lakes are strange and rich, so there are many elegant names:
Yes Lu Xiaofeng, who has "four eyebrows", has a special skill called "Lingxi Finger";
One of Lu Xiaofeng's best friends is the "Sword God" Ximen Chuixue, who is very cold when he hears it;
The other one is called Huamanlou. Although she cannot see with her eyes, her heart is very bright.
In "Little Li's Flying Knife", the most affectionate male protagonist is named "Li Xunhuan";
Li Xunhuan's best brother is called A Fei. This name sounds like a bird without feet, a born prodigal.
There is also "Xiangshuai" Chu Liuxiang. Actually, it was because his nose was not sensitive and he was worried that he would have a bad smell, so he sprinkled a lot of perfume to make his whole body smell good.
In Jin Yong's writings, the names of characters are more interesting.
In martial arts novels, Jin Yong has a "creative feat" - that is, he combines the character's personality with his martial arts skills.
Just like Chen Jialuo in "The Book of Swords and Enmities", he is indecisive by nature, so his best martial arts is "Hundred Flowers Fist". wrong.
There is also the fierce and powerful "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms". The best ones are Hong Qigong and Guo Jing. Both of them are resolute people by nature.
Yang Guo and his beloved wife Xiao Longnu were separated for sixteen years, and he missed him endlessly, so he created a set of "Sadly Ecstasy Palm"——
Those who are in ecstasy are just saying goodbye.
Speaking of character names, Jin Yong is indeed a master of naming. It is really interesting to see these 14 names he used in the novel.
Dugu Qiubai and Dongfang Bubai
Jin Yong once tried "dual protagonist" writing, and his most successful work is "Blue Blood Sword".
Among them, the "Golden Snake Man" Xia Xueyi is a hidden character. Although he has never appeared, this character's style can even surpass that of the protagonist Yuan Chengzhi on the bright line.
In Jin Yong's novels, another character who does not appear but makes people yearn for it is Dugu Qiubai.
Yang Guo followed the big eagle to find Dugu Qiubei's "Sword Tomb" and saw the sword buried by Dugu Qiubei, only then did he know the story of this senior.
Traveling all over the martial arts world, but hoping for a defeat is impossible.
So it was named: Dugu Qiubai.
"Dugu" is a compound surname, but in turn it means "solitude", which makes people feel lonely.
Begging for defeat, begging for defeat, how arrogant do you have to be to have such a mentality?
Interestingly, Dugu Qiufei’s swords resemble every stage of life:
From young to vigorous , unparalleled in strength, and in the end, the heavy sword has no edge and is ingenious but useless.
Isn’t this a life experience?
Somewhat similar to Dugu Qiubai is Dongfang Bubai.
Dugu is "seeking defeat", while Dongfang directly claims to be "invincible".
However, after watching "The Swordsman", you know that Dongfang Invincible does have this confidence.
If it were not for worrying about Yang Lianting in the end, caring would lead to chaos. I believe that Linghu Chong and Ren Woxing would not necessarily be the undefeated opponent of Dongfang.
But, does this also mean that human nature is the undefeated nemesis?
As long as there is love in your heart, you can never be invincible.
Fortunately, as long as you have feelings in your heart, you don’t have to be invincible.
Guo Jing and Yang Kang
Everyone knows the names of Guo Jing and Yang Kang, they come from Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong".
Among them is the sentence: Jingkang's shame is still not over. When will the hatred of the ministers be destroyed?
During the Jingkang period, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong were captured by the Jin people and escorted all the way north.
This became a humiliation in the hearts of Song people.
That year, Qiu Chuji, who loved to fight against injustice, passed by Niujia Village, and it happened that Guo Xiaotian and his adopted brother Yang Tiexin were about to have a baby.
So Qiu Chuji named the two unborn children.
The key point is, Qiu Chuji is a man who can stir up trouble but cannot make peace with it.
So after he came up with these two names, the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" began.
Guo Jing is dull, but he is resolute and unyielding. Because of this character, he gradually grew into the "Condor Heroes" Guo Jing.
Yang Kang was a flashy person. If the Wanyan family hadn't fallen into disgrace in the end, maybe he would still be a libertine and a young prince of the Kingdom of Jin.
We like Guo Jing, on the one hand, because he is honest and honest, just like an ordinary friend around us, rather than the protagonist of the novel who is often the "chosen son".
In the end, because Guo Jing said the words "He who serves the country and the people, he is a great hero" made people admire him.
However, doesn’t this mean that every ordinary person actually has the opportunity to become a hero in his mediocre life?
As long as the family, country and world are at heart, no matter how ordinary people are, they are heroes.
A'Zhu and A'Zi
A'Zhu and A'Zi are a pair of sisters. They are Duan Zhengchun, the king of Dali Zhennan. The descendants left behind during the "Yongqing Jianghu" period.
The author has clear preferences for these two characters.
Even when Jin Yong was going abroad, he asked Ni Kuang to ghostwrite before leaving: Just don’t “write to death” the characters.
As a result, Ni Kuang hated Azi so much that he finally "wrote her blind".
When Jin Yong came back, he found that Ni Kuang was really obedient and did not "write to death".
How to continue telling the story?
Jin Yong is indeed as powerful as a pen, and he continued to write the subsequent stories, with a sad and touching ending.
Why do we like A'Zhu but not A'Zi?
One reason for this is that the source of these two names is "The Analects of Confucius".
"The Analects of Confucius·Yang Huo" says: "The evil purple is the one who seizes the vermillion."
Vermillion is orthodox Color; purple is an overly intense color.
In the Qing Dynasty, some literati wrote poems under the pretext of "Ode to Peonies":
Seizing vermillion is not the right color, and it is called a different species. king.
Such a poem is too straightforward and explicit. After all, the Ming Dynasty's surname was "Zhu".
In addition, "I like Ah Zhu but hate Ah Zi" actually has deeper cultural reasons.
Chinese people tend to be reserved and do not like to show off too much.
So we like the "flying dragon in the sky" that is rising, but once it passes this level, it becomes "the dragon has regrets."
Zhu is that elegant color. Once it is overdone, it turns into purple.
This is the underlying reason why Azi is not liked.
Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying
In the first half of "The Swordsman", everyone is Linghu Chong and his junior sister Sighing with emotion.
Until Ren Yingying appeared on the stage, everyone knew that the rightful owner had arrived and that this was Linghu Chong's "right daughter".
Because the "Tao Te Ching" says:
If a great achievement is lacking, its use will not be harmful. If there is a big surplus, it will be of endless use. Great straightness is like bending, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like indifference.
From here, it can be seen that Linghu "Chong" will definitely be together with Ren "Yingying".
The inspiration here for us may be -
The rest of your life is long, and the one you think is most suitable may not have appeared yet.
Don’t get caught up in the situation, you know, the best is yet to come.
You deserve the best.
Su Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu
They are brothers.
Their master is called "Wu Yazi".
Wuyazi also has two junior sisters, Tianshan Tonglao and Li Qiushui.
Judging from the name, this is a proper "Taoist".
In Taoism, "Galaxy" refers to the infinite space, and "Spring and Autumn" refers to the infinite time.
Everyone says that "Tian Long Ba Bu" is Jin Yong's pinnacle work.
This statement is very reasonable. In addition to Jin Yong’s first attempt at "multi-protagonist narrative" in the novel, the content of "Dragon Babu" is also the most extensive. Big ones.
Its content even includes the three schools of "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism":
Needless to say the Buddhism school, everyone The entanglement ended in the Shaolin Temple, and "the emperor's hegemony was returned to dust."
Moreover, the best summary of "Dragon and the Eight Parts" is:
All sentient beings are sinful, and no one is unjust.
This is a very profound Buddhist thought.
As for Confucianism, "Beiqiao Fengnan Murong" is precisely the best representative.
They all used to be "people who benefited the world with their great ideas", actively used the world, and wanted to change the status quo through their own efforts.
But in the end, they all failed.
Qiao Feng and Murong Fu just seem to illustrate the two extremes of Confucianism:
Qiao Feng is a gentleman; A gentleman is poor. Even if he is in embarrassment, he never changes his integrity.
Murong Fu is a villain, and villains are extremely poor. In order to achieve his own goals, Murong Fu did not hesitate to abandon Wang Yuyan and kill four ministers.
As for Taoism, it is the "Xiaoyao Sect".
As can be seen from the names, Zhuangzi's famous poems: "Xiaoyaoyou" and "Autumn Waters".
Finally, the successor of Xiaoyao Sect is Xu Zhu, who was born in Shaolin Temple.
The key is not that Xu Zhu was born in Shaolin, but that he has a pure heart and has never changed himself.
Wu Yazi, who values ??"appearance", finally has no choice but to choose the "ugly" Xu Zhu as his successor.
Perhaps, this is also to illustrate that if you have obsessions, you will have regrets. If you let go of your obsessions, you can finally transcend the constraints.
Said Bu is different from Bao
In "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" there is a "Shu Bu" monk who has a magic weapon: "The universe is a bag of energy."
It was in this magic weapon that Zhang Wuji was able to open up the two channels of Ren and Du, and quickly reached the peak of his life.
However, this "unspeakable" monk is very interesting.
Every word he said must have the mantra of "can't say".
Similar to "can't say", it is "different" in "Dragon Babu".
He was Murong Fu's retainer, and he liked to use the phrase "No, no, no" when speaking.
When others praised him for his martial arts skills, he said: "No, no."
When someone complimented his daughter on her beauty, he said, "No, no," and then corrected his daughter's name as "Bao Bu Liang."
That must be very unattractive.
These two characters have very distinct personalities in the book, so they have such names.
But if you look closely, you will find that these two people seem to have been "arguing" with others.
Whatever someone says is "no or no".
Such people are actually very annoying.
Perhaps one sentence can best respond to them:
You must be very bitter in your heart when you have such a poisonous mouth.
He Zudao and Bai Zizai
These two names are very interesting.
He Zudao, he was very humble when he heard it: it is really not worth mentioning.
But this man is a very proud person.
Others call him the "Three Saints of Kunlun", but he thinks this is nothing to boast about.
Bai Zizai, who appeared in "Xia Ke Xing", is even more interesting.
This old man secluded himself in the vast snowy mountains, and then he actually felt that he must be so ancient and modern, he must be——
"The great hero, the great hero, the great chivalrous man, the great master who is the best in swordsmanship, boxing and kicking, internal strength, and hidden weapons throughout the ages."
A handful When you hear someone calling yourself that, you are probably a little out of your mind.
Just like the old man’s name, Zizi, which is quite good, but the bad thing is that his last name is “Bai”.
It’s free, it’s blind, what freedom is there?
Such a name is really interesting.
Perhaps, sometimes, the things we are proud of turn out to be our weaknesses.
Conclusion
People in the past praised Liu Yong, saying, "Anywhere with well water, Liu Yong can sing." word".
Looking at it now, wherever there are crowds of people, one can talk about Jin Yong.
Mr. Jin has left us too many stories.
In Jin Yong’s martial arts, what interesting names do you still remember? Welcome to discuss together.