"The Tale of Genji"
Author: Murasaki Shikibu (Japanese)
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< p> "The Tale of Genji" is a classic Japanese literary masterpiece that has had a huge impact on the development of Japanese literature and is known as the pinnacle of Japanese literature. There is no exact date when the work was written, but it is generally believed to be between 1001 and 1008. Therefore, it can be said that "The Tale of Genji" is the world's earliest full-length realistic novel, and it also occupies a certain position in the history of world literature.This novel describes the struggle in the palace and reflects the powerless status and miserable life of women at that time. It is called Japan's "national treasure". "Genji" is the surname of the male protagonist in the first half of the novel. "Monogatari" means "telling" and is a genre in Japanese classical literature, similar to the "legends" of the Tang Dynasty in my country. The more famous ones include "The Tale of Bamboo", "The Tale of Rakubo", "The Tale of the Heike", "The Tale of Ise", etc. The story of Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of Bamboo" is well known to women and children in Japan.
"The Tale of Genji" opened the era of "mono-sorrow" in Japan. After that, Japanese novels obviously contained a touch of sadness. "Monogai" has also become a nationwide national consciousness in Japan, and has been passed down through generations of poets, essayists, and storytellers.
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The author of The Tale of Genji is Murasaki Shikibu (973-1015), a famous female writer in Japan’s Heian period (794-1192 AD). Murasaki Shikibu’s real surname is Fujiwara, and her last name is unknown. . According to the ancient Japanese practice of women not having names, Murasaki Shikibu was just the name added to the works written by her by later generations. Because her eldest brother served as Shikibu Cheng, and at that time, female officials in the palace often named themselves after their father and brother's official titles to show their identity, so they were called the Fuji clan; later, because the heroine Murasaki Hime in her "The Tale of Genji" was named People around the world recited it, and the name was changed to Murasaki Shikibu. The author's date of birth is unknown, but it is generally believed that he was born in 978 and died in 1015. Murasaki Shikibu was born in a middle-class aristocratic family full of books. She was a very talented woman. Her grandfather and elder brothers were all famous singers at that time. Her father was good at Chinese poetry and songs, and he had a good study of Chinese classical literature. Therefore, the author was able to study Chinese poetry with her father since she was a child, and was familiar with ancient Chinese classics. She not only had a deep knowledge of Bai Juyi's poems, but also had a good understanding of Buddhist scriptures and music. This is why when Chinese readers read "The Tale of Genji", One of the reasons why it is easy to feel like you are reading a Chinese classic. Murasaki Shikibu's family was in decline and she once worked as a concubine for an official. After the death of her husband, she relied on her father and brother for life and remained a widow for ten years. Later, she entered the palace and became a lady-in-waiting to Empress Akiko. This novel was written by her for the empress and for the emperor's entertainment. Because of his direct experience of palace life, he had a comprehensive understanding of the lewd life of the Japanese aristocracy and the love affairs between men and women at that time. Coupled with the author's delicate and sensitive heart, "The Tale of Genji" is touching to read, just like a classical, elegant and beautiful "romance novel".
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The book has fifty-four chapters and nearly one million words. The story involves three generations, lasts for more than 70 years, and involves more than 400 characters, including 20 or 30 who have vivid impressions. The characters are mainly from upper-class families, but there are also lower-class families, palaces, poetesses and common people. The whole book centers on the Genji family. The first half describes the various love lives of Prince Genji and his concubines and poetesses. The second half takes Mr. Genji's son Xunjun as the protagonist and lays out the complicated entanglements between men and women. From the perspective of genre, the book is quite similar to the legends of the Tang Dynasty and the storybooks of the Song Dynasty, but the writing is elegant and has the charm of prose. In addition, the book quotes more than 90 poems by Bai Juyi, as well as "Book of Rites", "Warring States Policy", The historical facts and allusions in ancient Chinese books such as "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" are cleverly hidden in the charming storyline, giving the book a rich atmosphere of Chinese classical literature. Chinese readers will read it as if they were reading domestic novels. A strong sense of closeness. Moreover, the book is the same as "Dream of Red Mansions" in that the characters involved are all members of the royal family. Although the scene shown is of the Japanese aristocracy, its emphasis on love life is similar to "Dream of Red Mansions", but it is earlier than "Dream of Red Mansions". For more than 700 years, it is considered Japan's "Dream of Red Mansions".
Table of Contents
The First Chapter of Tung Pot
The Second Chapter of Broomwood
The Third Chapter of Empty Cicada
Chapter Chapter 4: Evening Face
Chapter 5: Zi'er
Chapter 6: Picking Flowers at the End of the Day
Chapter 7: Congratulations on Red Leaves
Chapter 8 Flower Banquet
Chapter 9 Kui Ji
Chapter 10 Yang Tong
Chapter 11 Hua Sanli
Chapter 12 Back to Suma
Chapter 13 Akashi
Chapter 14 Navigation Mark
Chapter 15 Peng Sheng
Chapter 16 Sekiwu
Chapter 17 of the Competition
Chapter 18 of Songfeng
Chapter 19 of Bo Yun
Second Chapter 10: Jin Ji
Chapter 21: The Girl
Chapter 22: The Jade Hair
Chapter 23: Early Orioles
< p> Chapter 24 ButterflyChapter 25 Firefly
Chapter 26 Changxia
Chapter 27 Bonfire
The 28th Chapter of Shuofeng
The 29th Chapter of Xingxing
The 30th Chapter of Lancao
The 31st Chapter of True Wood Pillars< /p>
Chapter 32: Plum Branches
Chapter 33: Last Leaves of Vine Flowers
Chapter 34 (Part 1) New Dishes
Chapter 34 (Part 2) New dishes continued
Chapter 35 Kashiwagi
Chapter 36 Flute
Chapter 37 Ringing the Bell Insect
Chapter 38: Yugiri
Chapter 39: Ritual
Chapter 40: Magician
Fourth Chapter 11 Cloud Hidden
Chapter 42 Prince Zhuo
Chapter 43 Hongmei
Chapter 44 Zhuhe
Chapter 45: Hashihime
Chapter 46: Cogan
Chapter 47: General Character
Chapter 48 Early Fern
Chapter 49: Parasitism
Chapter 50: Dongting
Chapter 51: Floating Boat
Chapter 50 Chapter 2: Mayfly
Chapter 53: Calligraphy
Chapter 54: Dreaming on the Floating Bridge
The story begins during the reign of Emperor Tonghu. Changyi, who came from a humble background, was the only one favored by Emperor Tonghu. Later, she gave birth to a prince, and the other concubines, especially the empress of Honghui Palace, became increasingly jealous. Unable to bear the humiliation and torture when changing clothes, she died of depression less than three years after giving birth. It is difficult for the young prince to gain a foothold in the palace without the support of his powerful relatives. Emperor Tonghu had no choice but to reduce him to a ministerial status and gave him the surname Yuan. Genji is not only stunningly beautiful, but also talented. After the crowning ceremony at the age of 12, he married Aoihime, the daughter of the powerful left minister, but Aoihime failed to fulfill Genji's wishes. So Genji pursued the daughter of Emperor Kirintsubo's remarriage, Fujitsubo, who was said to be Yuanji's biological mother. Soon, the two had an incestuous relationship and gave birth to a son, who later ascended the throne and was called Emperor Lengquan. Genji went around stealing incense and jade, and forcibly took possession of Iyusuke's step-wife Kongchan. He also courted his aunt, Concubine Rokujo, who was 7 years older than him, and at the same time moved around among women such as Hana Sanri and Suzhihua. When he kidnapped an unidentified weak woman Xi Yan (actually the lover of Lieutenant General Aoihime's brother) to have a tryst in an abandoned house, the woman died suddenly. Genji fell seriously ill because of this. A girl, she resembled the Barnacle that she thought about day and night but could not see. When she learned that she was the niece of the Barnacle Queen, named Ziji, he took her home while Ziji was sleeping and adopted her as an adopted daughter. Accompanying each other to express my longing for Barnacles. A few years later, Zi Ji became tall and graceful, noble and elegant, with extraordinary talents and very pleasant. Genji took her as his own. When Aoihime gave birth to the young master Yugiri, she passed away due to the spirit of the six concubines possessing her. Afterwards, Zihime was promoted as the main wife.
After Emperor Tonghu abdicated, the son of the right minister Honghui Palace ascended the throne (Emperor Suzaku), and the faction of Genji and his father-in-law, the left minister, lost power. It happened that Genji's affair with the right minister's daughter Ouzuki Ye was exposed. Genji felt that bad luck was coming, so he stayed away from the capital and lived in seclusion in the desolate and sparsely populated places of Suma and Akashi. In order to relieve her loneliness, she married Akashi Hime, the daughter of Taoist Akashi, and gave birth to a daughter, who was elected to the palace and became the queen. Due to a strange sign from the sky, Emperor Suzaku was seriously ill again, and the government was unstable. Genji was recalled to Beijing to assist the imperial court. Soon, Emperor Suzaku gave way to Emperor Lengquan. Genji was promoted to Minister of Taizheng, and Genji and the left ministers restored their former prosperity. Genji built a spectacular Rokujo-in residence that integrated the scenery of the four seasons, and brought all his former lovers to live in the courtyard. When Genji was nearly 40 years old, he adopted the third princess, the daughter of the Suzaku Emperor, as his official wife. Eventually, Ziji was exhausted and bedridden. Kashiwagi, the top lieutenant general who has long coveted the beauty of the third princess, took advantage of Genji's visit to have a tryst with the third princess, but was discovered by Genji. Cypress was filled with fear and regret, fell ill and died young. After the third princess gave birth to an illegitimate son Xun who looked exactly the same as Kashiwagi, she became a nun.
Genji deeply felt that the retribution for the incest crime between himself and Barnacle was coming, and his heart was filled with despair. It happened that Ziji passed away soon, and Genji lost his spiritual support, cut off his worldly ties, and became a monk in seclusion. Died a few years later.
Yugiri, the son of Genji, is upright and strict, and is not as merciful as his father. Genji deliberately did not let Yugiri's official career go too smoothly, and intended to cultivate him. Xiwu and her cousin Yun Juyan were childhood sweethearts and loved each other since childhood. However, Yun Juyan's father Kui Ji's brother disliked Xiwu's low official position and wanted to send his daughter to the palace, so he refused to agree to Xiwu's proposal. Xiwu longed for Yun Juyan, but it happened that the daughter of Dr. Weiguang's family was sent to the palace to be a dancer, Xiao Yunjuyan, a servant of Tengdian, so he had an affair with her and later became Xiwu's side concubine. Later, Xiwu finally married Yun Juyan and gave birth to many children. After Kashiwagi's death, when Yugiri, his good friend during his lifetime, went to comfort his wife, he fell in love with Kashiwagi's widow, Princess Luoye. Princess Luoye felt her fate was bleak and refused to accept Xiwu's courtship. Finally, Yuwu got her wish with the help of the maids. After Genji passed away, Yugiri became the Minister of Taizheng, a high and powerful position.
Kaoru, the son of Genji, is strict by nature. At the age of 20, he came to Uji Villa and fell in love with the eldest daughter of the eighth prince, the owner of the village. Unexpectedly, he was rejected. After the eldest daughter died of illness, he found Fuzhou, the illegitimate daughter of the eighth prince, who looked exactly like the eldest daughter, to fill the void in his heart. However, Prince Zhao broke into Fuzhou's bedroom late at night, pretended to be Xun's voice, and took possession of Fuzhou. When Fuzhou realized that he had two masters, he jumped into the water and committed suicide. After being rescued, he became a wealthy man. Although Xun was deeply in love and sent many messages in order to meet him, his wish was never fulfilled.
Characters appearing in the book:
Tongtsubo Emperor: Genji’s father
Tongtsubo changing clothes: Genji’s mother
Barnacle Middle Palace: The late emperor’s daughter, the Middle Palace of Emperor Tonghu, looks similar to Tonghu Changyi.
Emperor Lengquan: Nominally the prince of Emperor Tongtsubo, he is actually the son of Genji and Takatsugu Nakamiya.
The king’s wife: the maid of Barnacle Palace’s confidant.
Military Minister of War: The elder brother of Barnacle Nakamiya and the father of Murasaki Shang.
Aoi Ue: Genji’s royal wife, passed away after giving birth to Yugiri.
Yugiri: The son of Genji and Aoi.
Minister Zuo: Aoi's father.
Omiya: The sister of Emperor Tonghu, the wife of Minister Zuo, and the mother of Lieutenant General Aoi Nogami and Tou.
Tou Lieutenant General: The son of the left minister and Omiya, the brother of Aoi Ue, and later became the internal minister.
Purple above: also called Ruozi. After Aoi's death, she was essentially Genji's main wife, and later the mistress of Haruno Town in Rokujoin.
Kitayama Nijun: Murasaki's grandmother.
Beishan Sengdu: The elder brother of Beishan Nijun.
Shaonayan: The Wet Nurse Above Purple.
Akashi-no-Kun: Genji’s side chamber, the two gave birth to Akashi Nakamiya, and is the mistress of Rokujoin Fuyunomachi.
Akashi Rindo: Akashi Nokata's father is Tongtsubo's cousin.
Akashi Nijun: Akashi’s mother, she became a nun after entering Taoism and passed away.
Akashi Nakamiya: The daughter of Hikaru Genji and Akashi Nokata, she is also the adopted daughter of Murasaki and the mother of Nakamiya.
The current emperor: the crown prince of Emperor Lengquan and the prince of Suzakuin, with Akashi Nakamiya as his queen.
Female Third Palace: The princess of Suzakuin, the second wife of the Kogen clan, and the mother of Kaoru.
Emperor Suzaku: The first prince of Emperor Tonghu, brother of the Guangyuan clan, he gave way to Emperor Lengquan and was known as the Suzaku Academy.
Hanasari: The mistress of Rokujoin Natsuno-machi, the adoptive mother of Yugiri and Yugiri
Reikingden Empress: Hanasari’s sister, a member of Emperor Kiritsubo’s harem concubine.
The Suzaku Emperor, the brother of the Guangyuan clan: the first prince of the Tonghu Emperor and the brother of the Guangyuan clan. His mother is the female imperial concubine of Honghui Palace.
Yingubou Qingiya: The prince of Emperor Tongtsubo, the younger brother of the Guanggen clan, is not the same person as the brother of Fujitsubo. She once had a crush on Genji's adopted daughter, Jade Wai.
Hachinomiya: The eighth prince of Emperor Tonghu. He was once involved in the conspiracy to depose the crown prince during the East Palace period of Emperor Lengquan and lived in seclusion. Later, he appeared in the Uji Jutie section.
The women around Hikari Genji:
Sora Chan: Iyosuke’s second wife.
Xuan Duandi: Kong Chan’s stepdaughter.
Xiyan: She is also the lover of Lieutenant General Tou, and the mother of Yuhuan.
The last flower: the princess of Hitachi Palace.
Yuan Dianshi: an elderly female official who served Emperor Tonghu, and also had a lover, a repairman.
Long Moon Night: The sixth daughter of the right minister, the sister of the empress of Honghui Palace, and later became the minister of the Suzaku Emperor.
Kinsaiin: The daughter of Taoyuan Shikibu Qingiya, there is no physical relationship between her and Genji.
Liujo Imperial Palace: The concubine of the former Crown Prince.
Akiko Nakagu: The daughter of the Rokujo Imperial House, she later became the adopted daughter of Genji. The Nakanomiya who was the Emperor of Cold Spring was the mistress of the Rokujoin Akino Town.
Others:
Fujiwara Yuimitsu: The son of Hikari Genji’s wet nurse.
Yuan Liangqing: A retainer of the Guangyuan clan, Shaonayan.
A junior of the Hikari Genji clan
The child of Lieutenant General Tou (Internal Minister)
Kashiwagi: The eldest son of Lieutenant General Tou (Internal Minister).
Jade Garland: The daughter of Xi Yan and Tou Lieutenant General (internal minister), the adopted daughter of Guangyuan clan.
The female imperial concubine of Honghui Palace: The daughter of the Tou Lieutenant General (internal minister) is not the same person as the mother of Emperor Suzaku. She is the harem concubine of Emperor Lengquan.
Lord of Omi: the daughter of the first lieutenant general (internal minister).
Yun Juyan: The daughter of the first lieutenant general (interior minister) and the wife of Xiwu.
Hongmei: The son of Lieutenant General Tou (internal minister) and the younger brother of Kashiwagi.
Others:
Fujinorishi: The daughter of Hikaru Genshi's breast brother, Yuguri's side chamber.
Princess Yu: The daughter of the Minister of War, the concubine of Emperor Lengquan, and the half-sister of Murasaki.
General with black moustache: The uncle of the current emperor, the brother of the female imperial concubine of Pixiang Palace, married with a jade garland and became his wife.
Mustachio Hei's first wife: the daughter of the Minister of War, the half-sister of Murasaki.
Zhenmuzhu: The daughter with a black mustache, married to the palace of Yingbingbu, and after her husband died, she remarried Hongmei Danyan.
Palace of Fallen Leaves: The second female palace of Suzakuin and Kashiwagi’s first wife. After Kashiwagi's death, she became Yugiri's second wife.
Characters of Uji Jutsu:
Koruno-kun: Nominally the son of Genji, he is actually the son of Kashiwagi and the female Sannomiya.
匂宫: The son of Akashi Nakamiya, the third prince of the present emperor.
Dajun: The eldest daughter of Emperor Tonghu’s eighth palace.
Zhongjun: The second daughter of Emperor Tonghu's eighth palace, and later became the concubine of the palace.
Floating Boat: The illegitimate daughter of Emperor Tonghu’s eighth palace.
Yokokawa Sengto: The person who rescued Ukifune who committed suicide by drowning and helped her.
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This book has 54 volumes. What is circulated today is no longer the original version. Among the many complicated ancient manuscripts, the credibility is relatively low. The higher ones are the so-called "Aobote paper version" and "Kawachi version". The former was compiled by the Fujiwara family in the early Kamakura period, and the latter was compiled by Genmitsu Ying. Compiled and compiled by Minamoto Oka and his son.
Chinese translation:
●Translated by Feng Zikai, first edition in December 1980 by People's Literature Publishing House [simplified Chinese version], first edition in 1986 by Yuanjing Publishing House, reprinted by Trojan Culture in 2000 [traditional Chinese version] Font version]. The electronic version currently has chapters 1-30, 33-43, and 54.
●Translated by Lin Wenyue, first published in 1978 by Chinese and Foreign Literature Monthly Press, reprinted in 1997 by Hongfan Publishing House
●Translated by Yin Zhijun, copyright unknown, appeared on the Internet around 2001
In addition to the first Chinese translation by Feng Zikai from December 1962 to October 1965, there are also English, German and French translations. The English version is the earliest and was published in 1921. In addition, annotated editions and Japanese translations are also released in Japan.
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"The Tale of Genji" is a work that has made the Japanese nation proud for ten centuries. Kawabata Yasunari also pointed out in his speech when accepting the Nobel Prize: "The Source" is the pinnacle of Japanese novel creation, and he himself cannot compare with it. Although this is somewhat self-effacing, "Source" has indeed influenced the development of Japanese literature over the past thousands of years. To this day, no one can surpass this work.
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Japan is a country full of contradictions. While the tradition of discriminating against women is prevalent, the world's earliest full-length realistic novel "The Tale of Genji" happened to be from a Written by a woman, it can probably be regarded as China's "Dream of Red Mansions" because the relationships between the characters are intricate and there are as many as 400 characters. "Gen" mainly tells the life of Japanese aristocrats during the Heian period. It takes the story of Hikaru Genji as the core and brings out many women who have ambiguous relationships with him. Aoihime was his first wife, with a noble birth and a cold temperament. The Light Genji ignored her, and he had many beloved women such as Barnacles, Murasakihime, and Akashihime. The women who got close to the Hikaru Genji successively included more than a dozen aristocratic women such as Yuzukiye, Yugao, and Rokujo Gojisho. Either due to an accidental encounter with someone in love, or a fate in the past life, the large number of realistic sketches in the book make the decadent but surprisingly elegant and beautiful life of the nobles unfold before the readers' eyes, and the charm remains unchanged even after thousands of years. For foreign readers, the first problem in understanding this work is to grasp the intertwined atmosphere of beauty and ambiguity in Japanese culture without being confused by a large number of names. There are many descriptions of sex in the book, so there is no need to be surprised that Japanese works such as "Paradise Lost" or "Kingdom of the Senses" will appear in the future. After all, in 1001, the Japanese were already enjoying this with their serious attitude. Life is a breakable embankment.
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It was lightly snowing, and the sky was extremely beautiful. Princes and ministers who are good at falconry have already prepared novel hunting clothing. The costumes of the officials who raised eagles in Liuwei Mansion are particularly rare: they come in different styles and are decorated with different dyeing patterns, which are bizarre and unique.
The women knew very little about falconry, so they rushed to watch it because it was rare and the scene was grand.
Those low-status people were in a very embarrassed state when the wheels of their inferior cars broke halfway. There are also many elegant women's cars beside the floating bridge on the Katsura River, and their owners are still wandering around looking for a place to park.
Yu Yong is also among the viewers. From her point of view, although the dignitaries competing to show off their attire were all radiant, none of them could match the noble posture of Emperor Lengquan, who was sitting upright in his red robe. She secretly looked at her father's minister, and found that he was indeed handsome, luxuriously dressed, and in his prime. As a minister, he was clearly superior to others. However, compared to Long Yan and the internal ministers in the wind chariot, they were ultimately inferior. As for those young maids who praised their "beauty" and "handsomeness" and fell in love with them enthusiastically, Lieutenant General Kashiwagi, Major General Fei, and a certain person from the palace, etc., they became increasingly worthless and not worth her glance. It can be seen that all this was only because of the cold spring. The emperor's beauty is indeed unparalleled. The Taizheng Minister of Genji looks exactly like the Emperor, and there seems to be no difference at all. However, perhaps because of his mood, Emperor Leng seemed to be more powerful. Thinking about it again, such a handsome man is indeed rare in the world. The Jade Emperor had always been accustomed to the handsomeness of Genji and Lieutenant General Yugiri, and believed that all noble people must have extraordinary looks. Little did he know that the many noble people I saw today, although they were decorated magnificently, actually looked like ugly ghosts in comparison, with strange eyes and noses, and they were all cruelly compared to each other.
Prince Yingbing, the minister of military affairs, is also accompanying the driver. The handsome black right general is dressed very majestic today, with a quiver on his back, and is waiting at the side of the driver in a high-spirited manner. His face was covered with beards, his skin was dark, and he looked very ugly. In fact, how can the appearance of a man compare with that of a woman wearing makeup? It is really unreasonable for Mahi to want a man to be beautiful. From the bottom of his heart, Yumao looked down on the black-bearded general and others. Genji had privately discussed with Wang Hui about sending her to the palace as a minister. She thought: "I'm afraid it will be very painful to enter the palace? What's going on with Shang Shi? I still don't know anything about it." She was hesitant in her heart. When I saw the extraordinary appearance of Emperor Lengquan today, I couldn't help but be moved: "There is no need to be favored, just being an ordinary palace servant, serving the emperor, is it full of fun?"
Emperor Lengquan's wind chariot stopped at Great wilderness. Princes and ministers are asked to take off their official uniforms, put on formal clothes and pig costumes, and enter the flat-top tent to have dinner. The master of Liujoyuan presented wine, food, preserved fruits and the like. Originally, the Minister of Taizheng of the Minamoto family should accompany the emperor today, and the emperor intended to do so. But during the fasting period, he failed to follow the order. Emperor Lengquan accepted the offered items and, as a token of his favor, gave a hunted wild pheasant, which he wore on a tree branch. He sent the Tibetan Zuowei Sixth Lieutenant as an imperial envoy to deliver it to the Minister of Taizheng, Genji, and gave him an imperial poem. One song: "Xiaoyan Mountain is covered with snow, and pheasants fly across the underworld. If you want to follow the ancient precedents, I hope you will watch the comic book together."
Perhaps, the minister of Taizheng will accompany you on your trip to the wild. An ancient custom! When Genji received the gift, he was very frightened and hurriedly entertained the imperial envoy.
He also replied in a poem: "The snow-capped Xiaoyan Mountains are covered with snow, and the beautiful scenery is in Songyuan. Since ancient times, I have been blessed countless times, and there is no reason to be happy this year. ."
The next day, Yuwang received a letter from Genji, which said: "I guess you met with the emperor yesterday? What do you think about entering the palace?" The wording was very sincere. , no words of cheating. Yuwang was very satisfied. She laughed and said: "Ah! It's so boring!" But she thought: "He really can guess my thoughts." The reply letter wrote: "Yesterday, the white snow was with me, the fog was thin, and the beauty was not as beautiful as the sky. Everything was there. I'm confused." Zi Ji also read this reply. Genji said to her: "I once wanted her to enter the palace, but Qiu Hao is also my daughter in name. If Yu is favored, it will be inconvenient for her. Kuang Honghui Palace's female concubine is also in the palace. If she tells the inner minister the truth , she entered the palace as the daughter of an internal minister, and it was very inconvenient for her sisters to compete for favor, so she hesitated in every way. After seeing Tianyan today, her heart has been moved, and entering the palace may be her wish. He said: "It's a wild guess! How can a woman just want to be favored by someone when she sees her beauty? Isn't that too rash?" He said and laughed. Genji also smiled and said: "What are you talking about? If it were you, I would be afraid that I would be too late to make this decision!" He wrote a reply to Yuwang: "The morning sun is not as bright as my husband's face, and it is difficult to detect the reality without distinguishing the eyes. I hope you can do it quickly." Decision."
Genji decided to hold a dressing ceremony for Yushi first. So he bought all kinds of exquisite supplies. Genji planned to tell the inner minister the truth at this ceremony, so he tried his best to make the ceremony grand and glorious. Therefore, the various items purchased are extremely rich and exquisite. He set the date for the dressing ceremony in February of the following year.
Even if a woman is very famous and her age makes it impossible for her to conceal her name, she still does not need to pay homage to the clan god or make her name public. Therefore, Yu Wang's past years were spent in confusion. Now Genji wants to send him to the palace. If Genji pretends to be Fujiwara as his surname, it will offend the God of Kasuga, so the matter can no longer be concealed. What is even more worrying is that uninformed people will ridicule him for pretending to have his daughter with ulterior motives, which will eventually lead to his notoriety. It is not difficult for a person of low status to change his name or surname, but the Minamoto family is not allowed to do this. He thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind: "How can the relationship between father and daughter be broken off so easily? In this case, it would be better for me to take the initiative to inform her father." So he wrote to the minister of the interior, imploring him to serve as the waist bearer during the dressing ceremony. job. However, because Taijun had not recovered from his illness last winter, the minister was very worried and had no intention of attending the ceremony, so he declined Genji's request. Lieutenant General Yugiri also served his grandmother day and night, not caring about other things. Seeing that the timing was not good, Genji felt troubled. He thought: "The world is unpredictable. If the Taijun dies of illness, the granddaughter should also wear mourning clothes. If she pretends not to know, she will be deeply guilty. It is better to clarify the matter while the Taijun is still alive!" He made up his mind and went there. Santiao is here to visit the patient.
The Taizheng Minister of Genji is now more prominent than before. Although he is a minor official, his pomp is no less grand than a lucky one. The prince secretly praised his extraordinary demeanor and felt that he was so extraordinary that he was an immortal Buddha. The pain immediately subsided, and he actually sat up and leaned on the low table. Although he was seriously ill, he was very talkative. Genji said: "Taijun's illness is not as serious as Yugiri said. It seems that Yugiri was overly worried, which made me not worried. Now that I see it in person, I am very happy. Recently, except for particularly important things, I , I don't go to the palace, I often stay at home, and I don't look like a person who serves the court. I don't care about everything, and I am lazy by nature. Although I am hunched over, I can still work around. I'm different. I'm probably born confused and lazy!" Taijun replied, "I suffer from a common aging disease, and I haven't gotten better since this spring. I thought I'd never see you again. For sadness. See you today, my life may be extended a little. Now I have reached the age where I don’t care about life and death. When I reach old age, I don’t even have anyone to comfort me. What’s the point of living on my last breath? So I was ready to leave as soon as possible. But Xiwu was so worried about my illness, and his kind attitude and thoughtful care made me feel so unbearable that I procrastinated until today." The voice was shaky and obviously weird. However, what he said was very emotional, and it was very pitiful to think about it. (Chapter 29)
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Comics:
Yamato Kazuki "The Tale of Genji" (あさきゆめみし), a total of thirteen episodes, published by Cutting Edge
TV series:
TBS TV station: "The Tale of Genji" written by Sugako Hashida, starring Noriyuki Higashiyama and Takao Kataoka
Movies:
< p> In 1951, "The Tale of Genji" was directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura, starring Kazuo HasegawaIn 1961, "The New Tale of Genji" was directed by Issey Mori, starring Raizo Ichikawa
In 2001, directed by Atsushi Horikawa "A Thousand Years of Love: The Tale of Hikaru Genji", starring Yuki Amami and Takako Tokiwa
Views on marriage in the Heian era:
Whether Murasaki is Genji's head wife is not a matter of fact in Japan or everywhere The jury is still out among those who like or study it.
Here I would like to remind everyone that the concubine system in ancient Japan and the concubine system in ancient China are completely different!
China's "Tang Lv Shu Yi" says, "Wives are Qi, and concubines can be bought and sold. The number of equals depends on each other." However, Japan's "Yorrow Order" clearly stipulates that wives and concubines are the same two. Waiting for marriage. It is recorded in the "Guji" annotation of "Dabao Ling" that "the concubines in this order (referring to the laws of the Tang Dynasty) are better than the humble ones... Here (referring to Japan) the concubines and wives are of the same body."
< p> In Heian literary works after the mid-10th century, due to the widespread use of pseudonyms, Chinese words such as "wife" and "concubine" gradually decreased and were replaced by words such as "Northern", "Dangfu", and "Waibel". The biggest feature of these words is that they are used to distinguish between wives who live together and those who live apart. Wives who live together are obviously better than wives who live apart. From this period on, the Japanese system of wives and concubines has transitioned from the previous order of marriage to the era of living together and living separately.The "polygamy" in ancient China should be accurately said as "one man and one wife with multiple concubines", and the marriage of the Ping'an nobles is a "polygamy" in terms of marriage concept and marriage form. The biggest characteristic of "polygamy" is that it is impossible to permanently fix the status of "wife" on one woman, and it is also impossible to clearly distinguish one woman from other women in the system. Of course this "polygamy" does not mean complete equality between wives. There is still a distinction in real life. In ancient Japan, there was even a custom of "beating the second wife", that is, the wife who married first has the right to express her jealousy and anger towards the wife who married later.
In the world of "The Tale of Genji" or in the polygamous society of the Heian dynasty aristocrats, a man's sincerity is not reflected in his loyalty to his wife, but in his honesty to his wife .
It is very important for wives, especially cohabiting wives, to disclose their relationships with other women to show that they have nothing to hide, while women are very important in their relationship with men and other women. It is necessary to express "jealousy" appropriately. This kind of "jealousy game" is often seen between Guang Genji and Murasaki Ji.
Going back to "The Tale of Genji", some people think that Murasaki lacked a formal "wedding" and that she did not live in the dormitory but lived in the "opposite room", so she was not the official wife; but Some people also think that from the fact that Murasaki is called "Hokuseiyuan", it can be determined that she should be Genji's head wife. Whether Murasaki is Genji's head wife has always been a controversial topic. After all, Japan at that time The marriage system is completely different from our Chinese marriage system.
Therefore, if you read more about other materials about ancient Japan when reading "The Tale of Genji", you can have a deeper understanding of the author's thoughts and enter the world of "The Tale of Genji" more deeply.
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