Unlike the "Three Precepts", which is also a fable sketch, it means that it is in fact, it is not sent, and the writing method of the aftertaste song bag is different, "The Legend of the Scorpion" takes the small worm as a metaphor, satirizing the "addict of this world", taking the verbosity and simplicity, directly stating its meaning, which is rare in the Liu Zongyuan collection. Liu Zongyuan wrote articles when he encountered the most depressed in his life, depression and resentment were also landscapes and rivers to masturbate, to express words in the Qingjing, to hide the front in one grass and one tree and one thing, why did "The Legend of the Cockroaches" suddenly change, and the words were straight to the point?
Kao Liu Zongyuan wrote this article during the period of depreciation of Yongzhou. In the first year of Emperor Shunzong of Tang (805 CE), Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Sima of Yongzhou because of his involvement in Wang Shu's copywriting, and in the tenth year of Yuan He (815), he recalled jingshi, and Liu Zongyuan remained in Yongzhou for ten years. The hardships of life and the depression of his spirit destroyed his body and dissolved his only expectations and political enthusiasm. The unforgettable circumstances of life, the tragic experience of the immersive scene, have long been polished by the gorgeous mirror image, "the day is high in its position, the great in its lu, and the greed is even worse, with near danger, and the death of the former does not know the precepts" people abound, impressively in the eyes, in terms of feelings, in their anger and in their mourning.
The nature of insects is human-like, described in the front and followed by the argument, which is a unique way of writing in "The Legend of the Scorpion". The characteristics of this small insect are two, one is to take things and take them repeatedly, although the servant cannot lift up and bear the weight (greedy); the other is that it is good and high, extremely powerful, until it falls to the ground, and there is no regret (self-imposed strength). The nature of greed is characterized by the heart of repeatedly seeking and never being satisfied, and never considering whether the degree of harmony between what is desired and what is needed is commensurate, thinking that the more things outside the body, the better, the sinking material desire is difficult to extricate, the so-called bird dies for wealth, and man eats death. Self-inadequacy is another characteristic of greedy nature. Whoever is greedy will ask for something, will take what he has, and will see profit and forget righteousness. All the eyes see is wealth and interests, and whether they have the right way and whether they can do what they can, they do not care. This kind of disposition can be described as extremely stubborn, and there is no regret until death.
The weight of the small insect of the scorpion does not go away, and the characteristics of the high are not high, and the author's exquisite writing jumps on the paper. At this point, the author has completed the crucial step of the fable essay, that is, "form". Since the characteristics of the "maggot" of the object have been clearly revealed, the meaning of its meaning should be self-evident. The subtlety of the "metaphor" omits the statement of the meaning of its metaphor, so the more the "metaphor" is, the clearer its meaning.
The mantis is a metaphor for the man, and the man is also. "The addicts of this world do not shy away from the goods, but thicken their rooms, and do not know that they are tired of themselves, lest they not accumulate." and its slackness, abandonment, and migration, and illness. Gou can rise, but not love, day by day to think of its high position, great qilu, and greed is even worse, to the point of danger, looking at the death of the front without warning. Although its shape is big, its celebrities are also, and the wisdom is a small worm, and it is also enough to mourn! ”
This sentiment is heartfelt and heartfelt: In today's world, people who are greedy and insufficient, seeing wealth and taking it, do not know that they are tired of wealth, blindly coveting so that they are ruined and disgraced, which is enough to be miserable and shameful. What is even more regrettable is that after the passage of time, not only has it not learned lessons and relented, but it has intensified, so it seems that the mind of the "taker" is no different from that of small insects such as cockroaches, which is really sad!
This kind of writing with small metaphors and large metaphors, using things to personify people, is close to the purpose, the meaning is long, the analysis of human nature is whipped into the inside, and the thorn is greedy and abusive into the wood, in this regard, "The Legend of the Cockroach" and Han Yu's "Miscellaneous Sayings" and "The Master's Sayings" can be called the same work.
Friday, July 26, 2019