Eighty Red Theory: Jia Yu Village on the Edge

For the figure who threads the needle, he can often be found in the edge or in the cracks, and such a figure may disappear in the work, or disappear without a trace. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info What is the purpose of the author's creation of such a character? If the isolation is only for Jia Yucun, he is an opening figure. In "Dream of Red Mansions", the first stone, Zhen Shiyin, Jia Yucun and the sixth grandma Liu are all the opening characters in the book. The stone incarnates the treasure jade and influences the whole book in the form of things, which is very much like the weight of sacrifice or the seal of the country; Zhen Shi is hidden from the head of the book, or the hidden author Cao Xueqin; Jia Yucun participated in the rise and fall of Jiafu; Grandma Liu looked up at Jiafu; These figures are like silk threads on the brocade, which loom against the "red flowers and green leaves" in the book, playing their unique three-dimensional role.

In the case of author Cao Xueqin, the creation of Jia Yucun began to explain why Baoyu did not like to study and it was difficult to pursue a career in the economy. Jia Yucun's life briefly describes the life trajectories of some scholars under the imperial examination system. In ancient times, it was also the norm for scholars to seek fame and fortune, and the Song Qi and Song Zhen brothers in the Song Dynasty gave different answers about the purpose of reading. Jia Yucun was substituted into "Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin as a representative of ancient scholars, and it is a general phenomenon that he is poor and hard-working, seeks fame, indulges in officialdom, and carries the flail beyond the law. From a historical point of view, since ancient times, the Yellow Emperor has always been a lineage of bloodline inheritance and leaders of the descendants of Huang Yan; The era of Yao Shunyu began to enter the period of power struggle, and finally Xia Yu won, and his son Xia Qi established the Xia Dynasty, although the dynasty rule began to be unstable and was usurped to seek government, but the inheritance was guaranteed; The Shang Dynasty was basically inherited until it was replaced by the Zhou Dynasty; The Zhou Dynasty was a period of great development of the Chinese nation, and the hereditary system of feudal feuds and the abundance of national classics ensured that the country gradually had a certain number of intellectuals, which enabled the formation of the last scholar class, and contributed to the cultural prosperity of "a hundred schools of thought contending" during its Warring States Period; The Qin Dynasty rewarded ploughing warfare, and although there were acts of "burning books and pit Confucianism" to destroy culture, the promotion of the county system prepared a basic framework for intellectuals to govern the country; The inspection system of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty basically ensured that social talents entered the social management in an orderly manner, but due to the development of the ruling class familialization of the scholar power, these drawbacks made Cao Cao issue the edict of "meritocracy" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty; The establishment of the Cao Wei regime was caused by the "Jiupin Zhongzheng System" in exchange for the support of the scholars, which continued to the Jin Dynasty; The imperial examination system that began in the Sui and Tang dynasties allowed the basic groups of people in society to have the opportunity to develop to the upper class, so that the collective way out of intellectuals was solved, because since the establishment of this social team by Taixue in the Han Dynasty, it has gradually become larger; The Song Dynasty was a period of prosperity for the bureaucratic class, which also created a further prosperity of culture, and the Tang and Song dynasties were another peak of ancient culture; Although the names of the official systems of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are different, the essence remains the same. The change in the way of selecting talents in ancient times was caused by the gradual popularization of culture and education, which led to the expansion of the ranks of intellectuals, from the children of the nobility to the children of the scholars to the children of the scholars, and the number of people participating in social management gradually expanded. The types of people involved in the management of the central government were varied, such as the nobles of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the hundred wanderers of the Warring States, the royal nobles and scholars and bureaucrats after the Han Dynasty, and the children of the poor families who came from the imperial examination. Before the Warring States period, intellectuals had a greater choice and could freely roam around various countries to offer ideas. After the Han Dynasty, Confucianism began to dominate, loyalty to the monarch and patriotism became the standard for measuring the character of intellectuals and the most effective standard. With the difference in the intellectuals' views on things in the imperial court, since the Tang and Song dynasties, the dispute between friends and parties appeared, and the "Theory of Friends and Parties", "Theory of Distinguishing Treachery", and "Party Monument" are representatives of such phenomena. The struggle for royal power and imperial power in the imperial court became increasingly fierce, and the royal family, princes, emperors, nobles, eunuchs, and courtiers performed a living drama of history in the division and integration of the struggle. If you are familiar with history and reflect on it, it is difficult for a character like Baoyu to participate in such complex social disputes as Jia Yucun did.

Jia Yucun is a master among scholars, but unfortunately he is not principled. Many people praised Jia Yucun after Zhen Shiyin gave him silver, thinking that his words "Scholars are not in the zodiac underworld, they always take things as the matter, and they don't have time to resign" are not concerned about the superstitious color of "the nineteenth day is the period of the zodiac", but in terms of human etiquette and then looking at the next "cunning and good at codifying etiquette" seems to be an appropriate evaluation; If according to Zhen Shiyin's words, if Yu Youquanyi is given a gift in the coming day, Yu Qing will hold the "two letters of recommendation" and "pay homage to the eunuch's house as a place to stay", and it will not be a lonely battle in the officialdom, and then he will not repent and gradually lose his conscience and morality in his heart; Therefore, Jia Yucun doesn't care about the "period of the zodiac", which is not a manifestation of unscrupulousness, and the consequences of people's lack of reverence and faith are terrifying. Jia Yucun and Jiao Xing's relationship is a copy of Tang Bohu's autumn fragrance, and Jiao Xing's three visits are "giant-eyed heroes, confidants in the dust" If compared to a red-haired woman, it is ironic; It is enough to "have something moving" between men and women, or if there is something touching in words or looks or good deeds, then getting along can naturally move the heart. However, Jia Yucun's "jade seeks a good price in the scarcity, and the hairpin flies when it is in the house" has this saying, which makes it possible for a continuation of the book to be associated with Baochai, which is also a fantasy, and there is no auction Daiyu is not confused to go home, but I don't know that Jia's mother later refuted the world with a book of talented and beautiful women. Jia Yucun cut officials for the people in the temple to see "behind him forgot to shrink his hand, there is no way in front of him to turn back" can not realize himself, but said "the old monk is deaf and faint, his teeth are dull, and the answer is not what he asked", it can be seen that he is not understanding the Zen Lin Blade, preparing a way to run to the dark.

Jia Yucun got along with Zhen Shiyin, Feng Su, Leng Zixing, Menzi, Lin Ruhai, Jia Zheng, and Jia Yu, and these people, whether good or evil, were consistent with his own theory of evaluating Baoyu. Some of these people do not have deep friendships, such as: Zhen Shiyin, Lin Ruhai; Some know what he looks like, such as: Leng Zixing, Menzi; Some are allies of officialdom, such as: Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen; Some are embarrassed, such as: Jia Yu. But there are always people who know the loyal and traitorous, such as: Baoyu respects and stays away; Jia Lian and Lin Zhixiao were open-minded: Jia Lian said in the seventy-second time: "It's really not true, and his official son may not be able to last long." If there is something in the future, I am afraid that it may not affect us, and it is better to alienate him. Lin Zhixiao said: "Why not, it's just that it's difficult to alienate for a while." Now Uncle Dongfu is better with him, and the lord likes him again, and he often comes and goes, I don't know. Jia Lian said: "Heng and Zhu don't have anything to do with him, and it has nothing to do with him." You go and ask the truth again, why. ”

In ancient times, the court was standardized with the improvement of the system, and the emperor had "Emperor Fan" and the ministers had laws. But if the Son of Heaven can't do his best, such as the Ming Dynasty, some emperors ignore the government for a long time, and the state power relies on the courtiers to run on their own, which will decline sooner or later; Like Li Chengliang in the late Ming Dynasty, it was not for nothing that Li Chengliang appeased Nurhachi and abandoned Liaozuo; In the Chongzhen period, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to accumulate people's power, but used the imperial power indiscriminately, so that the government was not in the country, and the vassal government did not act, and the country was not restored. In the era when Cao Xueqin wrote about characters like Jia Yucun, the Qing Dynasty was still prosperous, but later it was not immune to the inevitable decline, and the "guilty silver" that appeared soon after accelerated its corruption process. It was inevitable that such a cycle of prosperity and decline would exist before the emergence of a democratic system in which knowledge and experience were generally selected from the head of state down to the ordinary government offices. Therefore, "Dream of Red Mansions" has positive significance, not limited to literature, perhaps this is one of the revelations.

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