The Prototype of Shi Xiangyun —— The Famous Painter Shi Tao in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty Source: Hongxueguan
As we all know, Shi Xiangyun is the most strange girl with Wei and Jin demeanor in the whole Grand View Garden. In particular, Cao Xueqin's expression and portrait of Xiang Yun after drunkenness in the chapter "Sixty-second Han Xiangyun Drunk Peony, Leave Xiangling, Feel Pomegranate Skirt" left a deep impression on readers. Xiangyun not only has infinite talent and demeanor, but also countless mysteries. To solve these mysteries, we must find the prototype of Xiangyun. So who is the prototype of Xiangyun?
What is wealth? My parents violated me when I was a baby. Eyes closed oblique light, Xiangjiang River water died in Chu. ...
In fact, the prototype of Xiangyun is the famous painter Shi Tao in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Why do you say that? Please compare the life experiences of Xiangyun and Shi Tao with the author, so that the truth behind Xiangyun, an important figure, can be revealed to the world. Let me first introduce Shi Tao: Shi Tao (1641-1718), whose original surname is Zhu, whose name is Ruoji, whose fine print is Chang, whose name is Zi, Savage and Chen. His name is Xi Blind, and he calls himself Momordica Charantia Monk, Lushan Monk and Shi Tao. The ancestral home is Guilin, Guangxi, and the monk is from Quanzhou, Guangxi. His dharma names are Superpole and Yuanpole. Shi Tao is the tenth grandson of Zhu Zanyi, the second generation Jingjiang king descended from Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of Ming Dynasty.
What are the doubts about Xiangyun? Xiangyun's parents died when she was a child, but Cao Xueqin never explained the cause of death. If Xiangyun's parents died of natural causes, it should be easy for Qin Xue to explain. Is there something hidden in this? Isn't this a normal cause of death? More strangely, Xiangyun came to Jiafu after her uncle Shi Hou and his family moved. Why didn't she go back to her mother's house like Lin Daiyu, whose parents died? Xiangyun's mother died, and so did her mother's family? What is hidden behind these mysteries? In fact, behind all this, Qin Xueyin hid the most shocking coup in the late Ming Dynasty-the change of Zhu Heng Jia. It is also necessary to add here, do you remember the word "big" in the inexplicable "Miss Shi is coming" when Xiangyun appeared? Think about it carefully, if you sort by the whole Grand View Garden, then the word "big" is nothing, but it should be Yuan Chun. Then this "big girl" must be the internal ranking of historians. Coincidentally, Shi Tao is the eldest son of Zhu Hengjia, the last king of Jingjiang. Then according to normal logic, there must be two big ones, or there may be three or four, otherwise the word "big" will be abrupt. Then why don't you mention two stones and three harps? The answer to all the above questions lies in the change of Zhu Hengjia.
After Emperor Jiajing hanged himself, many people in the royal family of Zhu Ming secretly rejoiced and peeped at the mercy, and Zhu Hengjia, King of Jingjiang in Guilin, Guangxi, was one of them. In May of the first year of Hong Guang in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army captured Nanjing and the emperor Hong Guang was captured. Zhu Hengjia, King of Jingjiang, thinks the time is ripe. On the third day of August, Zhu Heng's family put on a yellow robe and sat facing south, claiming to supervise the country and changing Guilin, Guangxi to Xijing. In order to expand the influence and win support from many parties, Zhu Hengjia also sent Mitchell to Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and other places to send official letters. However, it was severely rejected by Qu Shizhen, governor of Guangxi. On August 12, Zhu Hengjia personally led troops to Wuzhou and arrested Qu Shizhen.
After Zhu Hengjia stood on his own feet, he felt that Guangxi was a small place, and it was difficult to keep money and food, so he wanted to win Guangdong. Unexpectedly, other local governments in Nanming (except King Lu of Zhejiang) expressed their support for Emperor Longwu. On the one hand, Ding Kuichu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, paralyzed Zhu Hengjia, on the other hand, he sent a strong soldier to Wuzhou, Guangxi. On the night of August 22nd, Ding Kuichu suddenly attacked Zhu Heng's family in Wuzhou and defeated Zhu Heng's family. Zhu Hengjia had to flee back to Guilin base camp. On the fifth day of September, Ding Kuichu launched a general attack on the puppet Xijing in Guilin. On the 25th, he occupied Jingjiang Wang Mansion and captured Zhu Hengjia alive. /kloc-in late October, Zhu Hengjia was escorted to Zhaoqing, Guangdong. In February of the second year of Longwu, Zhu Hengjia was escorted to Fuzhou, Fujian. Soon, Zhu Hengjia died of illness in Fuzhou. When Zhu Hengjia died, Shi Tao was less than 10. ①
Coincidentally, Xiang's parents died when he was a child, but the reason is unknown, while Shi Tao's parents died of tyranny. I would like to ask, in that era when the literary inquisition was rampant, did Qin Xue dare to tell the old story of the former royal family? Obviously, Qin Xue concealed the truth of this thrilling historical event. This should be the most reasonable explanation. But when Shi Tao fell in Guilin, he escaped under the escort of his cronies. I went to Quanzhou, Guangxi, and escaped into an empty net to avoid being pursued. Since then, he has traveled all over the world and started his brilliant artistic career. Shi Tao's artistic achievements are extremely high, and he is good at painting, calligraphy and poetry. The essence of Shi Tao's artistic creation and the core of his aesthetic thought are to draw from the heart, abandon the ancient method and pay attention to innovation. Isn't this the performance of Xiangyun Weijin gale?
So now, we can explain why Xiangyun didn't go back to her family like Lin Daiyu, whose parents died. The crime committed by Shi Tao's father, Jingjiang Wang Zhu Hengjia, belongs to the crime of rebellion. No matter which dynasty or generation, the principal offender should be put to death according to law. The wives and concubines around him are at least covered in people, and even involved nine families. Shi Tao's ability to pick up a life alone belongs to Duff. Accurately speaking, Shi Tao, the son of the king of sin, should have nowhere to go. Finally, in his later years, Shi Tao came to Nanjing, which is the portrayal of Xiangyun coming to Jiafu alone. At the same time, this also explains why there is only one stone big, but there are no two stones and three stones. It can be seen that except Shi Tao, the king of Jingjiang in the Ming Dynasty was fatal, all others died. Zhu Hengjia's actions are in line with the first half of Xiangyun's judgment, "What is wealth? The word "violation" in "violation of parents in infancy"
It is worth noting that in his later years, Shi Tao had close contacts with the upper class. In his later years, Shi Tao lived in Nanjing, while Cao Jia was weaving in Jiangning! Moreover, during his weaving in Jiangning, Cao Yin (Qin Xue's grandfather) kept close contact with celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River, and published "All Tang Poems" in the 44th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. The most direct evidence about the unusual relationship between Shi Tao and Cao Jia is Cao Yin's Zhu Chixia's Play the lute to a cow. Among them, Playing the lute to a cow was written by Shi Tao! However, Cao Yin said that Zhu Chixia wrote "Playing the lute to a cow", and Shi Tao was the real name of Ruoji, a descendant of the royal family in Zhu Ming. It can be seen that Chixia is Ruoji. Do you remember Xiangyun's nickname is the old master of pillow summer? Kangxi visited Jiangnan six times, among which Cao Yin presided over it four times. On Kangxi's first southern tour, Shi Tao, a descendant of Zhu Ming, took over the Chang Gan Temple in Nanjing! I also picked up the driver in Yangzhou twice. It can be seen that Shi Tao has the qualification of direct face saint. However, the relationship between Emperor Kangxi of Cao Jiahe has been tested by predecessors, which fully proves that Shi Tao should be Cao Jiake. The situation is very similar to Xiang Yun of Jia family.
Cao Xueqin is very particular about the use of names. How to interpret the word "Shi Xiangyun"? History is homophonic with stone, which is easy to understand. According to the second half of the judgment, "It's really an eye-opener, Xiangjiang died in Chu" and "Xiang" is Xiangjiang, not Hunan. Xiangyun is a floating cloud on the Xiangjiang River. Let's imagine that artistic conception again. The setting sun slanted on the Xiangjiang River. What is this? It's Chixia! Shi Tao's life can be divided into four stages-childhood Guilin, youth Wuchang, middle-aged Xuancheng (Huangshan) and old age Nanjing. Xiangjiang River originates from Lingchuan, near Guilin, Guangxi (where Shi Tao was born), flows through Quanzhou (where Shi Tao became a monk) at the border between Guangxi and Hunan, flows northward into Dongting Lake, and flows eastward with the Yangtze River to Wuchang (where Shi Tao lived in his youth), then to Anhui (where Shi Tao lived in his middle age) and finally to Nanjing (where Shi Tao lived in his later years). Isn't Shi Tao like a floating cloud on the Xiangjiang River, floating from Guilin to Nanjing all his life? This word "Xiangyun" is a portrayal of Shi Tao's life!
Let's look at the word "history" separately From the sound point of view, "history" is the top sound. We read another flat tile together with flat tile, and the result is "inaccurate". Compared with Ai Qing's new knight Roche, who is untrue? Nature is Zhujiajian Island in the Ming Dynasty; In a sense, "history" is history. Who is history compared with Ai Xinjue Roche in Qing Dynasty? Naturally, it is still the Zhujiajian of the Ming Dynasty. This is really great. The words used by Xueqin are really ingenious!
A long time ago, the author felt that the content described in the official residence, though luxurious, was quite strange. Now let's analyze this official protection office: Jia is not fake, but the golden horse in the hall. (There were 20 * * rooms in Ningguo Guo Rong, except for eight rooms sent by Rong Ning in Beijing, and now there are 12 rooms. ) Epang Palace, 300 Li, can't live in Jinling Yishi. (After bowling Hou Shangshu became a stone man, the room was divided into eighteen rooms. There are ten residents in Du Zhong now, and the original family now lives in eight rooms. ) The East China Sea is short of white jade beds, and the Dragon King came to invite King Jinling. (After all the county kings are under Qiu's rule, there are * * * 12 rooms, all of which are in the second room, and the rest are registered. In good years and heavy snow, pearls are as gold as iron. (Wei Zi Scheeren Gong Xue Later, he is now a banker in the government, and he is divided into eight rooms. )
Obviously, among the official protectors, the most prominent is the historian. It can even be said that the other three schools are not qualified to compare with historians at all. At best, the other three are rich, very rich and very rich, that's all. Historians stand out because of their prominent political position. Where is Epang Palace? First emperor's palace. What is the concept of three hundred Li? At least you can't see the edge. On this scale, there is still no room for a historian! This is so weird. It is said that Xiang Yu burned Epang Palace for three months. Of course, this may be exaggerated, but I think it will be at least a week. However, if the historian is the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty, we won't be surprised at all.
I wonder if you have noticed that there is a very striking message in this official protection symbol. This is Shi Gong's official position-Shangshuling.
Shang Shuling is the director of Shangshutai (Shangshu Province). If we want to talk about Shangshuling, we should start with Shangshu, the secretary organ around the Qin and Han emperors. During the Qin Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty, Shang Shu was an official of Shaofu. The main function is to send and receive documents and keep files in the temple. It is one of the six products and its status is not high. In order to strengthen the imperial power during the Liu Che period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, government affairs were no longer full-time prime ministers and censors. Because Shangshu was in charge of documents, saved reading the memorial and conveyed imperial edicts, his status gradually improved. Since the Western Han Dynasty, all ministers with real power (such as Huo Guang) have written orders. During the Three Kingdoms period, Shangshutai officially broke away from Shaofu and became a collection of state affairs. Shang Shuling and his deputy's left and right servants have a high status, which is the third product and the same level as Jiuqing.
In the Sui Dynasty, although the order of ministers was permanent, it was long and short. The ministers were represented by the left servant. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was a minister when he was the king of Qin. After the change of Xuanwumen, Tang Dezong Shili held this position again when he was Yongwang, and later he became a prince, and he ascended the throne in the 14th year of Dali. There is a cloud in Volume 223 of Zi and Jian: "December, its ugliness, plus Guo Ziyi's official order. Ziyi thought that' Taizong was an official and tired of winning, but he also tasted the crown prince (referring to Shi Li, the author's note).' He refused to accept and returned to the river. "In the Song Dynasty, as Shangshutai was gradually replaced by Zhongshutai, Shangshuling was gradually excluded from the power center. After Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was no order of ministers. ②
A Dream of Red Mansions is a work of Qing Dynasty. There was no official order in the Qing Dynasty, and neither did there in the Ming Dynasty. Isn't the minister's order of Shi Gong very tasty? And Guo Ziyi's words tell us a very important message, that is, the minister's order is the son of heaven! In other words, Qin Xue tells us that this historian's illusion from Zhujiajian Island has the meaning of ministerial orders in the Tang Dynasty as allusions! This is very important.
Let's look at a very important item on Xiangyun-Golden Kirin. Shi Tao's father, Zhu Hengjia, once called himself the supervisor of the country. Then, while Zhu Henggu was once known as the supervisor of the country, Shi Tao, the eldest son, should no longer be Wang Shizi of Jingjiang, but should be called Prince. Even if Zhu Hengjia only served as a supervisor for one day, the fact that Shi Tao is a prince (pseudo-prince) should be established. And Kirin means dragon! This also explains why Xiangyun has a golden unicorn symbolizing the dragon son. In A Dream of Red Mansions, Xiangyun should be recognized as the most predestined relationship with Red. Xiangyun's card is the only full red card in "The Fortieth Back to Shi Taijun's Grand View Garden for Two Banquets and Jin Yuanyang's Three Speeches"; Zhao Juntao, an eye-catching orangutan worn by Xiangyun in Forty-nine Back to the Glass World; And Xiangyun blushes when she drinks, and so on. For the younger generation, I won't go into details here. Zhou is an old-timer, and he elaborated this in detail and clearly in his works such as "The Red Chamber is Beautiful" and "Red". Red is Zhu, so there should be no problem here.
Let's correspond with Shi Tao and Xiangyun on another issue. This problem may be of great concern to everyone. This is how Shi Tao explained becoming a monk. Actually, it's not difficult To illustrate this problem, let's first solve the problem that Shi Tao is a man and Xiang Yun is a woman. In A Dream of Red Mansions, the truth is true and the sky is right, so I'm afraid there's nothing wrong with men and women. Moreover, Xiangyun's image is very neutral, and there are many men's shadows on her. So the artistic conception of Xueqin should not be difficult to understand. On this premise, it is not difficult to explain why Shi Tao became a monk. Xiangyun married Wei, but Wei died young. In other words, Xiangyun was widowed in her early years. I would like to add here that although A Dream of Red Mansions and Jin Ping Mei are very different, they are still extended to Jin Ping Mei after all. Then in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the erotic palace flooded, and flower boat brothels flourished in Nanjing and Yangzhou. But the feudal ethics is still there after all. Becoming a monk generally means that men give up their sexual life, which Jia Baoyu often mentioned in front of Lin Daiyu. And the behavior of women giving up sex life is widowhood. Widowhood is easy to understand about becoming a monk. Then there is the homonym of getting married and becoming a monk, which is also easy to understand.
Finally, it is necessary to explain why Qin Xue wrote Zhu Hengjia's major historical events and Shi Tao's art into his novels. The event of the change of Zhu Heng's family is very limited in history, and it is only slightly recorded in the biographies of some hostile figures of Zhu Heng's family (such as Qu Shizhen, etc. ). However, Qin Xue must know that history is written by winners, and it is hard to imagine how objective and fair the Qing literati were in evaluating the incident of Zhu Heng Jiazhi. As the son of the sinful king, Shi Tao cannot erect a monument for him. In addition, the information circulation at that time was far less developed than today, and even Shi Tao's identity as a descendant of artist Zhu Ming may be forgotten by later generations. On seniority, Shi Tao is the elder of Xueqin and is quite familiar with him. Then Qin Xue must be full of reverence for Shi Tao. Qin Xue truly showed this event and this character to later generations with novel brushwork, which should be one of the main purposes of Qin Xue's design of Shi Xiangyun.
There are still many unsolved mysteries about Xiangyun and the Shi family. Behind Shi Xiangyun, is it just a great event of Zhu Heng's family change in the late Ming Dynasty? I'm afraid it's more than that.