Eastern Jin Dynasty, but it is not certain which emperor it was.
Modern novel researcher Jiang Ruizao (1891-1929) first proposed that the legend of Liang Zhu first appeared in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. What he relied on was the "Temple Records of King Yizhong (Liang Shanbo)" written by Li Maocheng, the governor of Mingzhou during the Grand View of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. In fact, it is also a legend and not a strict historical material.
But by the 1930s, various scholars had generally gained a complete understanding of the Eastern Jin theory. Qian Nanyang said it most accurately and definitely: "This story originated in the late Jin Dynasty, about 400 years ago. Of course, the origin of the story will not be before 400 years ago. It was later adopted by Emperor Yuan of Liang Dynasty into " "Jinlouzi", about one hundred and fifty years apart, so this story happened in the middle of this one hundred and fifty years."
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There was a woman named Zhu Yingtai from Shangyu County in Yuezhou who liked to read poetry and books and wanted to study abroad. However, women at that time could not show their faces outside, so she and her girl Yinxin disguised themselves as men and went to Yuezhou. Study in the city. On the way, they met Liang Shanbo, a scholar in Yinxian County, and Shijiu, a scholar, who were also going to Yuezhou to study. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai hit it off, so they went to Yuezhou together.
During their three-year stay in Yuezhou, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were inseparable. They studied together during the day and shared the same bed and pillow at night. Zhu Yingtai secretly loved Liang Shanbo, but Liang Shanbo had a straightforward personality. I still don’t know that Zhu Yingtai is a woman, let alone her feelings.
When they went to Jinghu Lake during the Qingming Festival holiday, Zhu Yingtai repeatedly hinted to Liang Shanbo through the scenery, but Liang Shanbo couldn't understand it at all, and even made fun of Zhu Yingtai for comparing herself to a woman. , in the end Zhu Yingtai had to express it directly to Liang Shanbo, and Liang Shanbo suddenly realized it. But all this was discovered by Ma Wencai, who was watching from the sidelines. Ma Wencai also knew that Zhu Yingtai turned out to be a woman.
Later, his family wrote to urge Zhu Yingtai to return home. Before leaving, Zhu Yingtai left a letter telling Liang Shanbo, "28, 37, 46 will be fixed", which means that Liang Shanbo will be here ten years later. The Queen of Heaven went to Zhu Mansion to propose marriage.
But Liang Shanbo thought it was three ten days added up, so he went to propose marriage a month later. When Liang Shanbo happily rushed to Zhu's house, he realized that Ma Wencai had already proposed marriage first. After paying the betrothal gift, Liang Shanbo had no choice but to leave heartbroken, and Zhu Yingtai saw her off along the way, unable to part with her.
After Liang Shanbo returned home, he was seriously lovesick. He wrote to Zhu Yingtai asking for some prescriptions that he could not find or get. He expressed that his condition was desperate and he hoped that Zhu Yingtai could come to visit him. Later, Zhu Yingtai wrote back and told Liang Shanbo that he had no chance to meet him in this life. He only hoped that they could be buried together in Nanshan after death.
Later Liang Shanbo died of illness, Zhu Yingtai pretended to agree to the Ma family's marriage, but required that the wedding team must pass through Nanshan, and asked her to get off the sedan chair to worship Liang Shanbo.
When Zhu Yingtai got out of the sedan chair to pay homage to the tomb, there was a sudden heavy rain and miserable wind. Liang Shanbo's tomb actually split open. When Zhu Yingtai saw this, he jumped in desperately, and the tomb immediately closed again. , and soon, a pair of inseparable butterflies flew out of the grave...
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