History is nothing but the activity of those who pursue their own ends. Marx and Engels
I believe that everyone's impression of Ji Xiaolan is stuck in the drama of "Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaolan", and the image of his iron tooth copper tooth being able to speak the Tao has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But is this really the case with him in history? In fact, sometimes the history is not real history, like the earlier excavation of the "Bamboo Book Chronicle" will overturn the content of the "History", it can be seen that the history we deeply believe is not the real history, so it seems that the film and television drama changes are of course more, so it can not be used as the basis for us to measure a historical figure.
However, even if we know this truth, we still cannot understand some real history even if we want to know it. The best way is to truly restore history through the examination of some ancient tombs, or the cultural relics unearthed in them, or the excavated documents. Speaking of which, how exactly ji Xiaolan's image is, we still have to understand through his tomb, generally there will be an epitaph to explain his life, although it is not a book, but a few words are also visible.
However, The fact that Ji Xiaolan's tomb can be seen is not because of the epitaph, but because of its burial. The Ji Xiaolan we see in the film and television drama is very positive, but the present life of this ancient tomb really restores the image of Ji Xiaolan. We know that in the TV series, he fights with Hezhen all day long, and is a weak scholar, after all, Hanlin Daru is a master. And because some people went to rob the tomb, the true image of Ji Xiaolan was revealed.
After Ji Xiaolan's tomb was opened by the villagers, they were all startled. It turned out that there was no Ji Xiaolan in this tomb, but seven women, who also showed the same sitting posture, and according to later experts, these women were Ji Xiaolan's concubines. However, everyone did not understand why the young concubine was placed in this tomb in this position, and this tomb did not have the bodies of Ji Xiaolan himself and his wife. I just don't know whether to bury alive or dead. Even if it is a dead burial, then why use this strange posture?
An expert said that in the Qing Dynasty there was a book called "Xiaoting Miscellaneous Records", which recorded that when Ji Xiaolan was eighty years old, he still liked to be promiscuous, and it could be explained on this basis. This statement can indeed explain why there are concubines buried, but it is really disgraceful, why a literati is so happy.
In the "Miscellaneous Records of the Xiaoting Pavilion", it is also recorded that Ji Xiaolan "eats dozens of pounds of meat", and in the article, the author can't help but comment that Ji Xiaolan is "a real stranger". At the age of eighty, he still likes to be promiscuous, and he still eats ten pounds of meat every day, which is really "old and strong". Now we can eat two or three meals a pound of meat, right?
It seems that Ji Xiaolan himself should be no different from the recorded in the "Miscellaneous Records of the Pavilion", Ji Xiaolan is a person who can eat and fornicate, and the editor feels that the image of the TV series is very subversive, and the favorability rate has dropped dramatically.