This paper is based on the "Three Kings Tomb" in Lu Xun's Biography, Search for Ji Shen and other ancient books. One of the series of novels "New Stories" tells the story of a foundry master who was killed while casting a sword for the king of Chu and his son took revenge. This series of novels is a legendary historical novel based on ancient materials, and it is Lu Xun's artistic interpretation of historical figures and events.
The king of Chu ordered a famous fencing master to cast a sword for him. The sword was successful, so instead of rewarding it, he cut it. How cruel it is! Can such a tyrant not retaliate and not punish? Red nose, the posthumous son of the general, really killed the king of Chu with his father's male sword and his own head with the help of the guests. This story of revenge is really righteous; In Lu Xun's pen, it is even more vivid and touching. In a new way, he added his own opinions and imagination to the original classical Chinese, making the article more vivid and appealing. We should also learn this writing technique and learn from Mr. Lu Xun.
Mr. Lu Xun said in the preface of "New Stories":
"As for historical novels, I think that what comes from extensive textual research is well-founded. Even if some people call it a' professor's novel', it is actually very difficult to sort it out. As for taking a little reason casually and dyeing it into an article casually, you don't need any skills ... "In other words, historical novels can be divided into two categories:" well-founded "and" casually dyed ".
What is the "random" dyeing of Casting Sword? This is mainly manifested in:
1. Change "red nose" to "eyebrow ruler" (according to the description of "wide eyebrow ruler" mentioned in ancient Chinese). He is an indecisive teenager who has just turned 16 years old. After his mother's education, he became strong and finally achieved the great cause of revenge, and his personality had a process of development and sublimation.
2. Change the "guest" to "the proud person of the banquet in black". He sacrificed himself for others, acted heroically, and was a glorious image of an ancient chivalrous man.
3. Changing "King of Chu" into "King" has stronger adaptability and more distinct personality: violent, dissolute and mean.
4. Added "dry-faced teenagers", many concubines, queens, eunuchs, veterans, warriors, dwarfs and other minor figures.
5. A vivid and complete plot is designed, especially the part where the three heads bite each other in the tripod, which is the climax of the full text, thrilling and the vividness of the ruler between the eyebrows is even more amazing.
6. Four paragraphs of "Ha ha Ai Xi Ge" were designed for the banquet guests, which further enhanced the artistic appeal of the novel.
In order to show the magic of the story, Lu Xun also wrote about the three heads fighting each other in Jinding. "Enemies and enemies alternate, which is particularly eye-catching and meets in a narrow way." The head of the eyebrow ruler kept biting the head of the king of Chu, and the king of Chu did not show weakness. "The king is very cunning and always tries to get around the enemy's back." Next, the description of princes and ministers is more subtle, the strange expression makes people laugh and cry, and the numb action makes people laugh and cry. The participation of the person in charge of the banquet made this climax sublimate again. The banquet head and the eyebrow ruler head are opposite to the head of the king of Chu. "So they bit the king's head and eyes like hungry chickens pecking at rice, and their faces were black and blue." In this golden tripod boiling water, such a scene is amazing!
Then it's up to the princes and ministers. Their foolish behavior is in sharp contrast to the banquet and the eyebrow ruler. In fact, it is because of the "light of the king of Chu" that the banquet host and the eyebrow ruler were buried with the king of Chu. At this time, the actions of ordinary people are even more ironic, and the "big funeral" has become the "carnival" that the whole people "expect". The full text ends with such an ironic ending.
At first, the eyebrow ruler in the article was afraid of mice, but later he became a warrior in Jinding. He became the true embodiment of the present situation of the people in China at that time, and The Warrior was Lu Xun's vision for the future of the people in China. Among them, the leader of the banquet is the image of a chivalrous man, with a strong revenge color in Lu Xun's heart. He is like a bright messenger, guiding the process of revolution. There is no doubt about the image of the king of Chu. He is violent and dissolute, representing the evil Kuomintang reactionaries. Today we don't need revenge, just stand on the side of truth and contribute to the construction of new China!