Tell the external cause of their final breakup. There are two internal reasons for the love affair between Chen and Liu: First, Chen is influenced by the increasingly conservative taxi style, and he is afraid to reciprocate; Secondly, Chen's attitude towards women is quite traditional, which is contrary to Liu's concept of pursuing equality and freedom.
After living in Songjiang, Liu was praised by many celebrities and had a brief love affair with Li and Song, but he didn't find the final destination, which was related to the relatively conservative folk customs in Songjiang at that time. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Qian held his first marriage ceremony with Liu before his wife Chen got married. This impolite behavior aroused the indignation of the gentry in Songjiang, throwing gravel at him and almost beating him, which shows the orthodox power in Songjiang's social customs. Therefore, although Chen is a romantic poet, he dare not destroy the purified family atmosphere. According to Wang? According to "Three Worlds of Bitterness", Zhang Ruren was "naturally sensitive and filial" and was regarded as a female teacher by the "three parties". With such a serious and shrewd wife at home, Chen Ziran can't have no scruples. Although Zhang Ruren did not object to Chen's concubinage, and even took the initiative to choose a concubine for her husband, she took "a good son" as the selection criterion. A prostitute like Liu is naturally unacceptable to her. What's more, Zhang Ru Ren and Chen's grandmother supported him. Chen Zilong was brought up by his grandmother and respected her very much. Although he is bold and open-minded, he is sincere to Liu Ye, but as a prostitute, he destroyed the peace of the family, shouldered the reputation of disobedience to his grandmother, and even was condemned by public opinion, which he did not want. Chen Chengyu grew up in the late Ming Dynasty, his personality liberation has passed, and the ideological circle has been bathed in the wind of learning. Coupled with Songjiang's conservative social atmosphere, Chen does not have the shocking courage like prodigal money when dealing with emotional problems. He can get rid of etiquette and give him due status and full respect. Chen is ten years older than Liu and has a wife and three concubines all his life. In the winter of the first year of Chongzhen, he married Zhang Ruren. In the sixth year of Chongzhen, he had a close relationship with Liu, but at the same time he took Chua's as his concubine. This winter, he went north to Yangzhou to play and wanted to choose a woman he liked better, which shows that Chen was romantic and affectionate when he was young. Therefore, although he appreciates and loves Liu, he will never have the feeling of taking a 60-year-old man with money and getting a beautiful, versatile and affectionate Liu.
In addition, Chen's traditional moral concept of treating women with courtesy conflicts with Liu's thought of pursuing free will. Judging from various biographical materials, Liu is a generous, intelligent and affectionate strange girl. She likes to dress up as a woman and associate with celebrities. Gu Ling's Biography of Hedong in Taying Garden records that when she first visited Qian, she was "wearing shawls and bow shoes, wearing men's clothes, giving a mouth, and her demeanor was scattered, which was harmful in the forest." According to legend, when she visited Chen in Songjiang, she also called herself "female brother" on her name tattoo. It can be seen that although Liu is a famous prostitute, he doesn't want to treat people with color, and wants to win the respect of celebrities with talent. Her behavior, which was named "birthday release" at that time, was actually just a woman with outstanding talent and pursuing independent personality in the dusty world, striving for gender equality in the patriarchal society at that time. Her attempts are also reflected in her masculine poetry creation, such as Song Zhengbi, a gifted scholar in Songjiang, who praised "passionate narration and never making boudoir remarks". For example, in the poem "To Song Mushang" written by her for Song Zhengbi, "The discipline is scattered, the discipline is generous" and the statement that what's going on in the world hurts me "is forceful and full of masculinity, which is really unlike what women do. Liu shows her masculine side in this way, just to show the men around her that she is of the same kind and has the same outstanding talent, so as to seek an equal relationship with them and an equal personality.
Therefore, in the process of choosing a spouse, Liu is particularly difficult and cautious, because outside two of a kind, she needs the other party to give her equality and respect, and give her room to play freely. However, Chen's attitude towards women can't meet her requirements. Chen has a poem "Fan" written by the new Yuefu, which describes that the women of Fan Shizhen's family collectively threw themselves into the well to protect their chastity in the war: "The man looks yellow and calls himself a woman: Qing is self-sufficient! A cloud is not worthy of you, no worries. " In the poem, those women who neither add the burden of escape to men, but also keep chastity and do not add moral insult to men are praised and praised by Chen, who only cares about their own lives and puts a selfish man who is the youngest in danger, but has not been criticized by him. It can be seen that Chen's moral requirements for women are completely in line with that era and even more conservative. If he really married a woman like Liu, I'm afraid it's hard to digest. Therefore, it is quite interesting to read a record in Gu Ling's Biography of Hedong County: "Lian Xiao is a concubine in the cloud, and Lian Xiao can write articles, master calligraphy and teach him to write poems. Charming, charming and curious, especially on birthdays. Lian Xiao thanked him that "filial piety is in the clouds", but Liu didn't marry him as a concubine. At best, she is just a "foreign daughter-in-law". From this passage, we can see that Liu Chen's fate finally broke down. Besides the family and economic reasons mentioned by Mr. Chen Yinque, Chen Wufu's "birthday" is also one of the important factors. If Chen had to give up Liu in Chongzhen for eight years because of poor economic conditions or his wife's opposition, then from the Jinshi in Chongzhen for ten years to Liu's marrying money in Chongzhen for fourteen years, during which he took Bo and Shen Shi as his concubines, he had every opportunity to renew his old love with Liu, and Chen's position and role have been greatly improved. However, the beauty of second time around didn't happen to them, which shows their different personalities and ideas, which is also an important reason why they didn't get together in the end.
After Qian married Liu, he loved and respected her. More importantly, he can give Liu full freedom. After Liu got married, she often went out to meet people in Confucian clothes, and Qian praised her as "Liu Rusheng". If I were Chen, I'm afraid I wouldn't allow my wife and concubine to do so. Facts have proved that Liu is indeed a respectable woman. Qian, a senior official of the court of Nanming Dynasty, took the lead in welcoming the surrender when the Qing army went south, but Liu wanted to die by diving. Liu's independent and self-reliant character and indomitable behavior are not only far superior to money who is afraid of death, but also not inferior to those who are determined to serve the country. Chen Youshi's "Jiangchengzi begins with illness and ends in spring";
A curtain of sick pillow was five minutes ago. Xiaoyun is empty and red. Ruthless spring scenery, when to go? There are thousands of tears in my eyes, but I can't stay and I am anxious.
The grass in Wuyuan of Chugong is tender and tender. I like fragrant bushes and swim around bees. It is expected that in the coming year, I will meet you in the picture. People laugh when they are sad, and swallows dance with the east wind.
Mr. Chen Yinque concluded that this word was written by Chen when Liu left in the early summer of Chongzhen eight years ago. In fact, this word was written by Chen He when he was singing in Shunzhi for four years. At this time, Liu returned to Qian in advance, and was soon arrested for resisting Qing Dynasty. The ambiguous relationship between them dates back to "ruthless spring scenery, when to go?" Only from colorful poems, especially poems about secrets, can we still feel the influence of emotional experiences in youth on their creation. After breaking up with Liu, Chen also wrote a preface for his "Wuyinsao", and still has contacts with money, so he is worthy of being a modest gentleman.