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introduction
Martial arts novels, with the themes of martial arts, chivalry, and rivers and lakes, are a unique genre in traditional Chinese literature.
In this genre, Jin Yong has a strong atmosphere of traditional literature in his works because of his profound knowledge of Chinese studies. and, injected new vitality into the novel.
Elements of reasoning in Jin Yong's novels
Jin Yong's martial arts novels are known for their grand world of rivers and lakes and rich character relationships, and there are many classic reasoning elements in them.
For example, Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a mature use of reasoning techniques, and in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", in this novel, Lin Yuantu, the founder of Fuwei Dart Bureau, has extremely powerful swordsmanship to ward off evil spirits, but his children and grandchildren are mediocre in martial arts. , the suspenseful reasoning designed all the way is throughout the story.
The combination of suspense and reasoning in Jin Yong's works not only enriches the storyline, but also makes the characters' stories more three-dimensional and concrete. This use of reasoning elements laid the foundation for later martial arts novels and provided inspiration for martial arts novelists such as Gu Long.
The representative of reasoning in Gu Long's novel - "Detective" Chu Liuxiang
Gu Long's martial arts novels are the culmination of suspense reasoning, and are loved for their gripping suspense plots and unique reasoning elements.
The story begins in "Throwing a Cup Villa", Zuo Mingzhu, the daughter of the owner of the village, Zuo Qinghou, "borrowed the corpse to return the soul", and suddenly became Shi Yin, the young lady of Shijiazhuang. This kind of absurd and bizarre incident involved the hero Chu Liuxiang. At the first reading, everyone will have such questions, wondering how Gu Long could believe in "borrowing corpses to return souls", not talking about asking, not reading martial arts, thinking that Gu Long wrote and wrote in the direction of strange forces and chaos.
But with the development of the plot and the promotion of the story, everyone slowly found that this did not make martial arts novels out of the norm, but skillfully used various suspenseful reasoning techniques.
After a series of investigations and reasoning, Chu Liuxiang finally uncovered the truth of the strange incident of "Throwing a Cup Villa". It turned out that although the Zuo and Shi families had a feud, Zuo Mingzhu fell in love with Shi Yin's fiancé Xue Bin, and Shi Yin fell in love with another man named Ye Shenglan. As a result, several young men and women who are in love with each other staged an absurd drama of "borrowing corpses to return souls", with the aim of pursuing free love and making the old feuds of the previous generation disappear.
In the use of reasoning techniques in "Ghost Lovers", we see the similarities of Sherlock Holmes from Chu Liuxiang. Chu Liuxiang does not easily believe in circumstantial evidence for any bizarre things, but through on-the-spot investigation, he does not let go of any detail in the development of things. He finds flaws and doubts from clues, and finally uncovers the true face of things through synthesis, analysis and speculation. For example, when he found pollen in a dresser in a stove, he used this as a starting point to find the contradictions of things through his sensitive insight into details, showing his attentiveness and discerning judgment.
The use of this reasoning technique not only makes "Ghost Love" not only have the traditional elements of martial arts novels, but also add a sense of hierarchy and attractiveness to the whole story, and readers are immersed in the blood of martial arts and experience the fun of reasoning.
The portrayal of villains
Gu Long portrayed the impressive villain Xue Yiren in "Ghost Love". On the surface, he is a righteous man and a gentleman, enjoying the reputation of the rivers and lakes, but behind the scenes he has a different face.
Of course, Gu Long doesn't simply portray the villain as a face-painted villain. On the contrary, he profoundly reveals the anguish and complexity of their hearts. For example, Xue Yiren, because he had to support a situation, had to spend a lot of money in order to maintain the mysterious assassin organization, so he fell into a situation of last resort. This contradiction and inner struggle causes the reader to have mixed emotions in judging them.
Through the in-depth portrayal of the villain, Gu Long not only gives the characters more complex and rich layers, but also adds a lot of color to the whole story.
epilogue
At. The novels involve cases such as "red shoes", "white socks", and "green belts", all of which present confusing plots and plunge readers into a deep atmosphere of suspense.
The use of these reasoning elements of Gu Long had a profound impact on later martial arts novels, which can be said to be groundbreaking in China at that time. Under his influence, many peers have introduced suspense and reasoning into martial arts novels, which has gradually transformed martial arts novels from traditional martial arts literature. Works such as Xiao Yat's "Gan Nineteen Sisters" and Wen Rui'an's "Four Famous Catches" can be regarded as products of this trend.