The main theme of "Dream of the Red Chamber" is "death", but what is really expressed is "xing". Cao Xueqin laid out a large number of plots and clues about this in the original text. Borrowing the death of several people, it sets off the importance of "xing".
"Dream of the Red Chamber" begins by writing that Zhen Shiyin has no children and only one daughter. This represents death in the ancient concept of family inheritance.
Sure enough, with the loss of Zhen Yinglian, Zhen Shi's hermit family was affected by a fire in the Gourd Temple, and the family was destroyed.
However, at the same time as Zhen Shi's hermit family died, it led to the "xing" of Jia Yu Village. It is the essence of the world's rise and fall cycle.
At that time, Jia Yucun's family was in decline, and he was the only one left with two shoulders and one mouth. And he was determined to study and study, work hard, and rise to the top of the examination under the sponsorship of Zhen Shiyin.
The death of Zhen Shiyin, bringing out the heir problem and the disaster are the two basic elements of "death".
The xing of Jia Yu Village pointed out that it was broken and then stood up, striving to be strong was the essence of "xing", and the keju was regarded as a "prosperous" road in that era.
Then, the Lin Ruhai family introduced by Jia Yu Village is a complex that concentrates the rise and fall.
The Lin family had four generations of marquises, several generations of single transmission, and when They arrived at Lin Ruhai, they had no titles, and their heirs were difficult, and they saw that they were going to "die".
However, the Lin family's heritage created Lin Ruhai to win the Tanhualang and once again "rejuvenated" the Lin family. Therefore, he not only gave birth to a daughter, but also a son.
But "xing" is not easy, "death" is simple. Unexpectedly appeared after Lin Ruhai was hand-picked to patrol the salt imperial history, the son died, the wife died, and he finally died in office, fortunately, after sending his daughter to his mother-in-law's house, Dai Yu escaped the disaster. The Lin family "died".
From Lin Ruhai's "death", it also shows that the "disaster" of the officialdom is higher than the natural disaster and man-made disaster of Zhen Shiyin. And Lin Ruhai's "death" shows the cruelty of the "interest" struggle. The struggle for power and wealth is the essence of "death".
Therefore, Cao Xueqin only used it twice to explain "death and prosperity".
The dead, natural and man-made disasters, and conflicts of interest.
Risers, broken and then standing, comeback.
In the final analysis, the rise and fall of the Jia family is based on natural and man-made disasters and the struggle for interests. Of course, the final outcome is also to break and then stand, and make a comeback.
"Ji Qiu is obedient to decadence, and the family affairs are the first sin to die."
Qin Keqing's "Good Things End" song points out the reality that the Jia family's "good things" end.
Qin Keqing, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jia family, died without childbearing, indicating that the heir "died prematurely" in the Jia family. The inheritance situation is the same as that of Zhen Shiyin and Lin Ruhai.
Unfortunately, Wang Xifeng, the eldest daughter-in-law of Rong Guofu' concubine, was also "childless". The Jia family completely suffered the ruts of the Lin family and the Zhen family.
The severance of heirs is an aspect of "death", which is quite accidental. Moreover, there are branches in the long death of the Jia family, and what is really affected is the selection and cultivation of heirs.
"All from respect" and "the first sin of Ning" seem to say that the defeat of the Jia family stems from Jia Jing's inaction and failure to cultivate a good heir, and Ning Guofu is the culprit of the defeat. In fact, it is divided into several layers of meaning.
First of all, when Leng Zixing gave a speech on Rong Guofu, he said that other people were born with "birth", but Jia Jing used the word "yang", although raising also has the meaning of birth, but also has the meaning of "adoption".
From Jiao Da's complete contempt for Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong, it is speculated that Jia Jing, like the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was adopted by Emperor Xiaozong when he entered the throne.
The demise of the Ming Dynasty is believed to have begun with Jiajing's entry into the throne of Emperor Xiaozong, and the demise of the Jia family is also considered to be caused by the inappropriate choice of Jia Jing, the heir.
Secondly, Jia Jing is indeed not a good heir. Although he was talented and had won the rank of a jinshi, he was not interested in the housekeeper.
The hereditary title of Duke of Ningguo was given up by him to pass on to his son. The loss of hereditary second-class knighthood and corresponding knighthoods in Ningguo Province is equivalent to the loss of a generation and rapid decline.
He also let his son Jia Zhen go unchecked, and Jia Zhen's character was inferior and unqualified. Ning Guo Mansion fell into the hands of this kind of heir, how good!
Jia Jing's inaction harmed the Ningguo Mansion and also affected the Jia family.
Finally, reverence is "reverence", reverence for the king, reverence for heaven and earth, reverence for the benevolence of the king.
Governing the country and the family lies in respecting others and respecting oneself, so that it can flourish for a long time. Blindly "tranquility" will inevitably be "rich and adulterous", and eventually it will kill itself.
The "Ning" of the Ningguo Mansion and the "Jing" of Jia Jing highlight the end of the Jia family, a hereditary nobleman, who disrespected the emperor's grace and committed suicide. Echoing the ending of the later raid on the house.
In turn, "Xing", compared with Zhen Shiyin, Jia Yucun is not extremely Tailai, prosperous and rising, and his wife Jiaoxing is even more "lucky".
And Leng Zixing's speech on Rong Guofu and saying "death" from the mouth of "Xing" are also contrasts.
Jia Yu Village and Jia Jia Lianzong, he rose step by step, living in the "Xinglong Street" uncle. The Jia family was in decline.
Of course, "blessings and misfortunes depend on it." Jia Yucun personally also represents the rise and fall, he fell from decline to rise and fall. "Rise and fall" is the embodiment and result of his lifelong pursuit of fame and fortune and deep involvement in fame. The lame Taoist's "Good Song" is vividly interpreted.
It is said that the rise and fall of individuals is only a small influence. But the influence of the villains in Jia Yu Village is huge, and his "death" must pull others along. So behind the death of the Hu Jia family is the betrayal of the villain Jia Yucun [Jade asks for a good price in the tree, and the jade flies when it stays in the woods].
The betrayal of Jia Yu Village was framed, and only then did it have the end of Jia Zheng's second house in the Rongguo Mansion and Jia Baoyu's "wrongful treatment". Feng Yuan, who appeared in the fourth time, and the story of "Shi Du Zi" who was framed by Jia Yucun are all foreshadowing.
It can be seen that "prosperity" is also a curse, and death is also a "curse."
Jia Yucun interpreted that "if you are not worthy of the position, there will be disasters", which is human nature!
The Jia family interpreted "arrogance, arrogance, disloyalty and disobedience", speaking of benevolence!
Without humanity and benevolence, it must be "dead"!
Of course, breaking and then standing is the meaning of "death". After a raid on the family, the Jia family was completely uprooted. The era that belonged to the Second Duke of Ningrong ended. The Jia family, which was scattered by trees, finally broke out of the family's heritage.
Jia Lan, Jia Xi and Jia Yun, the fifth generation of Jia family, have worked hard to govern and have walked out of wonderful "Xing" in their respective fields. And Jia Tanchun even shined overseas. It's another "xing" story.
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