After all, Xinyi was once such a person worthy of our people's pride. We are the most reliable brothers in the eyes of our peers. Although he was never the kind of person who really made a fool of himself. He is not too tall, his eyebrows are just delicate, he doesn't like to talk, but he is not withdrawn and unreasonable. When people get together and talk about all kinds of men and women for a while, he will also grin quietly. Because his father died young and his mother was in poor health, he got engaged early. His daughter-in-law has been in the door for three years and has not heard of any disputes. He is so ordinary that he knows enough about the simplicity of the Yue people. If anything, the songs he sang on the ferry were always different. There are many lakes and rivers all over the country, and most civilians make a living by fishing, ferrying and trading. They have been drifting on water waves for many years, and when the rivers and lakes are lonely, they will inevitably shout a few songs. Harmony words are ready-made, handed down for generations, and both men and women can sing a few words. But Xinyi is different. He is always humming some strange tunes. Sometimes when you sing to an emotional place, your eyes will be red and feminine.
But this does not hinder our feelings for him. When we grow up, we know that he is an honest and frank person. His father died at the age of eight and came out to ferry at the age of fifteen. He is famous for his filial piety and hard work. Although his figure is not outstanding among his peers, ten years of wind and sun and endless idleness have made him as strong as others. More importantly, his ten-year ferry career made him know Zhu Jiang in New Taipei like the back of his hand. Therefore, when the official elected him as a boatman to meet the king of Hubei, no one felt inappropriate. I am glad that I can take part in this activity as his deputy. At that time, we were so happy After all, such glory is enough for us to be envied by our brothers for half a year, not to mention the expensive reward. Xinyi even mentioned to me that the first thing to do after getting the money is to buy a new dress for my mother and wife.
I think we can never blame Mr. E who is above us. After all, how did he know what brilliant expectations his appearance brought us and what profound doubts he left? On that day, when the handsome Chu aristocrat E Jun came to the ferry like a legendary god, he was surrounded by servants. The afterglow of the sunset just shone on the river bank. Plain Hanfu shines like ripples of spring water in the light. Light footsteps, like the cool breeze rolled up by Xu Feng on a boring summer night. Even the inaudible Chu language has become a musical instrument. Just as it took Xinyi a long time to complain that she was mentally abnormal, there is nothing wrong with Mr. E. Yes, what happened to e jun? What is wrong is that when our simplicity meets such perfection, failure is doomed. What is wrong is that we are greedy for beauty.
On that day, I woke up from the shock, looked up and saw Xinyi greet Mr. E with a dull face ... In the official profile, even our names were not mentioned, and only the best new wave boat people took their place. E jun, who was crowding round, didn't show anything special, just smiled politely, and then boarded the ship of Xinyi with the help of the servant. I stole a look at Xinyi when I was offshore. He just kept silent and didn't see any difference in peace. It seems that this is the most ordinary night in summer, and he only consumes any ordinary guest. Get up, push, steady left, oblique right, everything is as usual. I just don't know why, but I always feel something is wrong and vaguely uneasy. It's like a deep current will rise somewhere in this calm water and engulf us.
200 feet is not far, but it is not close. When bored, most guests are inevitably noisy. The more respected they are, the more unbearable they are, and the louder they are. But e jun is not noble. He just sat quietly in the bow without saying a word. It's like meditation or enjoying the scenery. I frown, as if full of stories, quietly disintegrating everything. When I arrived at the most dangerous Gulf Stream, I obviously saw Shinichi's nervousness, just as he was at a loss when he first set sail. Experience is easy to calculate and the weather is perfect. Although there were bumps, it passed smoothly. Maybe I knew the danger, even before I was calm and relieved. Just then, a beautiful song sounded:
"What is this evening? In the middle reaches of continental Europe,
What day is it today? Must be in the same boat as the prince.
I'm ashamed. I don't deserve my humble opinion.
Confused mood can not only satisfy the prince.
There are trees on the mountain and branches on the tree. My heart likes you. You don't know that. "
It turned out to be faithfulness! I think I was so scared that I completely forgot to stop his terrible behavior! Or absorbed by this strange and moving song, I lost my mind for a while. Just when I was dying, I was surprised to find that four or five people except Mr. E had no response to Xinyi's singing, just like Xinyi's usual passers-by, turning a deaf ear to his unintelligible humming. I can't help but be glad that they don't understand Vietnamese. Just when I just put down my heart and prepared to question Xinyi, the Hubei gentleman who had been silent suddenly stood up in the swaying. I said something to a servant, and then I saw the servant whisper to Mr. E reluctantly for a while. E jun listened and looked at Xinyi from time to time, but he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry from his expression. But what's even more disturbing is that. I can't help cursing Xinyi in my mind! What the hell is he doing? Doesn't he know what the consequences are if he violates Mr. E? ! Also, once this matter is made public, where will he leave his mother, wife, family, old and young? How could he be so stupid!
Time pours down like a torrent, but I feel uneasy every minute. But both E Jun and Xin Yi were silent at this time. The boat was near the shore, and I secretly prayed that E Jun would let Xinyi go and stop going crazy, and the matter was over. Maybe because of my prayers, I landed as usual. Xinyi remain silent. E jun is indifferent. I was relieved after watching Mr. E and his party get off the boat and leave. I was just about to have a good talk with Xinyi. But I saw a man running in the distance. A closer look shows that it is indeed the servant who picked up E Jun on the ship. He didn't say much, and ran straight to Xinyi, holding a piece of brocade. Then he said a seven-character message in Vietnamese with a strong Chu sound: "E Jun said he wanted you to wait for him." Then he ran back without looking back. I looked at the magnolia and suddenly realized that everything was irreversible. Perhaps, when E Jun intends to cross a new wave, Xinyi will be finished.
The ending of the story is actually easy to guess. I don't want to elaborate any more. I can't understand faith either. In the sixth year after E Jun left, he disappeared completely on a stormy night. Some people say that the affectionate E Jun finally came to pick him up, while others say that he woke up from madness and decided to leave his hometown and start over ... In short, kind people arranged the best ending for him. However, in the real six years, no one mentioned what happened to Xinyi and what she experienced ... I also forgot. However, I still can't help but talk about Xinyi, Erjun and this past. Because I can't forget the song called "Yue Man Ge" by later generations.
Story background
According to Chu Family History, in the twelfth year of Ling Wang (529 BC), Zi Bi killed the prince who was left behind by his younger brother Ling Wang when he was away, and he became the king himself, and his disciple Zhe became Ling Yin. But the coup failed in just over ten days. Therefore, it seems that Zi Zhe's new wave of boating (breaking the waves) is not at the time of Lingyin, but should be before this. Judging from Xiang's situation, Zi Zhe may have held a boat tour at the beginning of Hubei's fief. On the other hand, people with guns on the list are proud to know the new lords and serve them. At the grand event, Vietnamese singers sang for E Jun.. A Vietnamese who knows Chu translated for Xi: "What day is it today?" What day is it today? Must be in the same boat as the prince. I'm ashamed. I don't deserve my humble opinion. Confused mood can not only satisfy the prince. There are trees in the mountains and branches in the trees. I'm glad you don't know. " Zi Xi was moved by this sincere song. According to the etiquette of Chu people, she put her hands on Yue people's shoulders and solemnly covered him with a satin quilt embroidered with beautiful patterns. (Baidu Encyclopedia)
Do textual research
In ancient times, people thought that Song Yue was a homosexual text. There is a poem in section 17 of volume 33 of "Juvenile Fu", and the last four sentences say: "I don't know the difference of food, who can talk about grace?" May you hold the quilt, and the more you come, the more people you will stay. " This is a poem that praises men's sexuality. The sentence of "no way" uses the sentence of "shut up" in turn, which obviously shows the denial of heterosexuality. The last two sentences are the story of a gentleman in Hubei with a positive tone. What the poet means is that he hopes that beautiful teenagers can spend the night with men who love him with embroidered quilts, just as Zi Xi treats Yue people. It can be seen that there is no doubt that Yue people are men and Yue people's songs are gay texts.
Many scholars can forgive this sensitive love story between men and women, or avoid it in every way, or "purify" it knowing that it is wrong. After all, it is unkind to be too harsh in this situation. Overseas sinologists are less bound by taboos in this respect, so they made clear the gay love song nature of Yue Yue songs earlier. 1982, Penguin Publishing House published the English translation of Dr. Anne Burrell's New Song of Yutai by Ms. Bai, a sinologist at Cambridge University. New Songs of Yutai is a collection of poems from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Southern Dynasties in the Liang Dynasty, which has always been thought to be compiled by Xu Ling in the middle of the Liang Dynasty. * * * Ten volumes, including 769 poems. Except for one poem, the rest are all works from the Han Dynasty to the Liang Dynasty. This outstanding work is Song Yue, which is included in the ninth volume. According to Xu Ling's Preface to Ode to a New Yutai, the purpose of compiling this book is to "select and record colourful love songs", that is, to mainly collect love poems, rather than temple poems praising virtues. Dr. Bai pays special attention to the homosexual love poems in Ode to a New Yutai, such as Wen Di, Xiao Gang's Concubine and Song Dynasty. In the process of Chinese-English translation, Ms. Bai clearly put forward the judgment that Yue Yue Ge is a gay love poem. (network)