Hello everyone, I am Old Zero, today I talk to you about Yuan Chengzhi in "Blue Blood Sword". This role would not have much to talk about, if you comment on a "male protagonist with the least sense of existence in Jin Yong's novel", Yuan Chengzhi will definitely be on the list. Neither his story nor his personality is too brilliant.
However, one day, I saw a post discussing Yuan Chengzhi, and there were two parties in the message area who were arguing happily. The title of that post was to the effect that Yuan Chengzhi was a scumbag?
At that time, Old Zero was shocked: Scumbag? Yuan Chengzhi? Where is this all about? Is there any protagonist in the world who is more sluggish and emotionally intelligent than Yuan Chengzhi? (Guo Jing quietly Mimi nodded) Is there a man who is more likely to seduce his sister and has a more tender and brittle face than him? Those who say that Yuan Chengzhi is a scumbag, won't your conscience hurt?
But when I carefully read the views of both sides, I finally understood why the two sides quarreled endlessly and thought they were reasonable. The reason is simple - the Yuan Chengzhi they are arguing about is not actually the same person.
After sealing the pen, Mr. Jin Yong revised his work several times, and "Blue Blood Sword" was the one with the greatest change each time. Why? Because the original work is indeed written badly, it belongs to the last stream in Jin Yong's works (after changing it, it is still general, the foundation is too poor, there is no way). We can simply divide the editions of Jin Yong's novels into the "serial editions" that were originally serialized in newspapers, the "triptych editions" with the greatest influence, and the "new revisions" that represent the author's final ideas. At present, it is difficult to see the original text of the "serial version", and there is no need to study it, so we only discuss the "triptych version" and the "new revision".
Yuan Chengzhi in the "Triptych Version" is a completely passive character in terms of love, and his emotional story is also quite boring. A Wen Qingqing came to hug his thigh, and he accepted it in a vacuum. Since then, the two of them have "you are the wind and I am the sand", and the end of the world is gone, but there are few moments of "entanglement". At first, Wen Qingqing dressed up as a man, and later resumed her daughter to come out to see him. And what did Yuan Chengzhi think? The original text was: "In my heart, I secretly scolded myself for being confused, such a beautiful person can see that she would be so honest and be hidden by her for many days." ”
You see, Qingqing dressed up for his sweetheart, and he just scolded himself for being blind, not even saying "You are so beautiful", and he didn't know how to please girls at all. In this regard, he is even inferior to Guo Jing, who is honest and honest. Let's take a look at Guo Jing's wonderful performance when Huang Rong changed back into women's clothing:
Huang Rong smiled, "I want to tell you, I am not Huang Xiandi, I am Rong'er, isn't this a matter of urgency?" Guo Jing also smiled slightly and said, "You are so good-looking, why did you pretend to be a little screamer before?" Huang Rong turned his head sideways and said, "Do you think I'm good-looking?" ”
Guo Jing sighed, "It's very good-looking, it's really like the fairies on the top of our snowy mountain." ”
To say that Guo Jing will "pamper his sister", it is too much to lift him. In fact, this is the true expression of a normal teenager. However, Yuan Chengzhi was also a teenager at this time, so why didn't he reveal it? Interestingly, the young Guo Jing is clumsy and clumsy. But Yuan Chengzhi is not. He is clever and clever, not only has a talent for martial arts, but is also particularly good at things. Master Mu Renqing and Mu Sang Daochang, belong to the strange personalities of the jianghu celebrities, but they are all coaxed by him to be happy. Cui Qiushan, Dumb, An Da Niang, An Xiaohui, and Jiao Wan'er were all happy at first sight.
However, as soon as it came to talking about love, Yuan Chengzhi immediately went offline. Whether Qingqing is explicitly hinting or jealous, he is either "stunned" or indifferent, and at most lukewarmly coaxes two sentences, similar to "drinking more boiled water". The emotional drama of the whole book is basically watching Qingqing's fancy confession and Yuan Chengzhi's dullness and numbness. In fact, Qingqing is a demon, but what he wants is his promise of "this affection is unswerving", but he grinds and chirps is not to give.
Of course, there is a possibility that Yuan Chengzhi only regards Qingqing as a partner, not the person who can pin his feelings. When they first met, he called her "Qingdi", and later learned that she was a daughter and did not change her mouth. He said to Qingqing, "I will never leave you in the future. "Is this out of affection, or is it out of righteousness?" I'm afraid only he knows.
In any case, at least Yuan Chengzhi has done this, he has always been with Qingqing and has never "betrayed his faith". Even if a more brilliant Ah Jiu appeared around him, he never changed his heart (if he had a heart for Qingqing).
Ah Jiu is a key element in judging whether Yuan Chengzhi is a "scum" and is the focus of this article. In the "triptych version", Yuan Chengzhi may have some hazy feelings for Ah Jiu, but the point is reached. Ah Jiu debuted, brilliant, and even Qingqing, who had always been conceited, was ashamed of himself, but Yuan Chengzhi did not show anything. In the later journey of breaking into the rivers and lakes, he rarely took the initiative to think of Ah Jiu.
Later, when he said goodbye at the Great Inner Palace, Yuan Chengzhi knew Ah Jiu's intentions for him, but still did not show any expression, and even took the initiative to alienate. When the two had to sit in different beds to avoid trouble, Yuan Chengzhi also put a sword between the two of them, afraid of something "uncertain". In the end, Ah Jiu became a nun, and Yuan Chengzhi saw that he was only "confused, I don't know how to be good, I want to say a few words of comfort, but what is there to say?" ”
It can be seen that Yuan Chengzhi in the "triptych version" is a piece of wood in the love between men and women, follows the rules in behavior, and lacks psychological activities. Whether readers like this Yuan Chengzhi I don't know, but it certainly has nothing to do with "scum".
When it came to the "new revision", Yuan Chengzhi was much more active about Ah Jiuke. At the first meeting, the group of thieves robbed treasures on the avenue, and Yuan Chengzhi performed high-level martial arts to "flirt" with the bandit leader Chu Hongliu. You say you win the war, you have to tease people about what to do? In the "new revision", he gave a reason, saying that he saw Chu Hongliu give Ah Jiu a heavy hand, and he was not angry in his heart, teasing Chu Hongliu to find the heart for Ah Jiu to find the field. If you want to say that at this time, Yuan Chengzhi did not deliberately show off his martial arts in front of Ah Jiu, I do not believe it.
Immediately after the Taishan Conference, the crowd of heroes arrived, and Ah Jiu's master Cheng Qingzhu also came, but Ah Jiu did not come. The "new revised version" clearly states: "Yuan Chengzhi did not see the arrival of the beautiful little girl Ah Jiu of the Qingzhu Gang, and he felt slightly disappointed and quite confused." In the "triptych version", Yuan Chengzhi could never move this idea. Later, Yuan Chengzhi saw Ah Jiu with a large number of court guards, speculating that she was probably a relative of the emperor and the state, "I can't help but feel sorry for myself, and I am vaguely sad in my heart." ”
All these careful thoughts, too many to mention. Until the seventeenth time, that is, the time when Yuan Chengzhi broke into ah jiu's palace, Yuan Chengzhi in the "new revision" completely released himself. The "triptych version" Yuan Chengzhi thought, "She painted my portrait, and it seems that she has a sense of admiration for me... This can be scored to make it clear. The newly revised version of Yuan Chengzhi is: "At this moment, I only feel ecstatic, my whole body is hot, and I can't say a word." ”
As mentioned earlier, when the two were in the same bed, Yuan Chengzhi in the "triptych version" put a sword between the two, worthy of a sincere gentleman. The "new revised version" also put a sword, but it was obviously a look, a personal setting, a bit of "just rubbing Oh" that smell. Ah Jiu said to take the sword away, and Yuan Chengzhi immediately threw the sword aside. The two were hugging and kissing, up and down their hands, almost staged inappropriate for children. When Ah Jiu asked him to get up and sabotage the treacherous schemes of Cao Huachun and others, he even thought, "Actually, I really don't want to get up..."
It can be said that until this moment, Yuan Chengzhi's "empathy and farewell" is definitely a real hammer. You must know that Qingqing and Yuan Chengzhi have been together for so long, and the most intimate action of the two is just holding hands.
In the "triptych version" of Ah Jiu's hair cut as a nun, Yuan Chengzhi only felt sorry and ashamed, because he really did not have too deep feelings for Ah Jiu. Ah Jiu of the "new revision" did not become a monk, but only worshiped Mu Sang as a teacher, saying that he would wait for Yuan Chengzhi for ten years and eight years. Yuan Chengzhi promised to see her within a year, and said from the bottom of his heart: "I can't see you, I will die." ”
However, Yuan Chengzhi did not go to see Ah Jiu after all, because he felt that he was really sorry for Qingqing, and he was more afraid that Qingqing would commit suicide for the second time (Qingqing had already jumped over the cliff once before, but fortunately did not die). In the end, he chose to move overseas, in addition to his disappointment in the current situation, afraid that he could not help but secretly elope with Ah Jiu, which was also one of the reasons.
Infuriatingly, not only did he not go to see Ah Jiu himself, but he also did not allow He Tishou to pass on a word. Poor Ah Jiu waited for him for decades, from a lively and clever little girl to a nine-difficult master with a dead heart. If she hadn't met Pistachio Wei Xiaobao later, she might not have had a smile in her life.
So is Qingqing happy? How clever Qingqing was, she could see from Yuan Chengzhi's eyes that he was thinking of Ah Jiu. For the rest of her life, could she really accept the look in the man around her all the time? Even if she is obsessed with regrets and willing to accept, what a grievance and repressive life is it?
Yuan Chengzhi chose Qingqing, is he happy? Is it okay to be in good conscience? He lived a life of leisure overseas, but he would definitely remember that on the other side of the world, there was a lonely little girl (Mu Sang Dao was not young for a long time, and could not accompany Ah Jiu for more than a few years), carrying the bloody hatred of the country and the death of the family, and was displaced on the rivers and lakes, and she missed him again. I can even imagine such a picture, Yuan Chengzhi must often dream of Ah Jiu, and it must be a nightmare. He woke up in the middle of the night, sweating profusely, looking at the sleeping Qingqing beside him and the moonlight outside the window, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Okay, now we can draw conclusions. Yuan Chengzhi in the "triptych version" is consistent with Qingqing and is not scum; Yuan Chengzhi in the "new revised version" empathizes with Qingqing, slag, and "always chaos and abandonment" (to put it more seriously), scum slag. Therefore, many readers scorn the "new revision" and resolutely stop looking at it. Some people even wonder if Jin Yong is getting older and more "three views are not correct"?
It is normal not to accept the "new revision" as a personal choice. However, those who say that Jin Yong's "three views are not correct" probably do not understand what literature is. When a writer creates a character, does it have to make everyone follow him? Jin Yong wrote Wei Xiaobao, Lu Xun wrote A Q, and Qian Zhong wrote Fang Hongwei, is it to let everyone learn from these people? Great works of art show the diversity of the world, some carry forward, some criticize, or neither promote nor criticize, just show. Everyone can find their own answers in the process of reading.
Therefore, from an artistic point of view, the "new revision" of "Blue Blood Sword" is much better than the "triptych version", because it shows a broader, more real, and more helpless life. The development of several emotional lines in the original version is somewhat blunt and far-fetched, and it feels like "the author forced this arrangement". The "new revision" has a much smoother plot and is more worthy of people's consideration.
In the "new revision", Yuan Chengzhi took such care of Qingqing, largely because of Wen Yi's dying orphan (in the original version, Wen Yi's orphan died before he could finish speaking). Qingqing's jealous kung fu intensified in the "new revision", almost to the point where he had to pull everyone to accompany the funeral when he died, which caused Yuan Chengzhi a lot of headaches. To put it mildly, Qingqing's love is more like a moral kidnapping. The "new revision" also pointed out many times that Yuan Chengzhi was "righteous" to Qingqing and "love" to Ah Jiu. Therefore, when Yuan Chengzhi met his "true love" Ah Jiu, he would be so wavering and suffering. You can despise Yuan Chengzhi, but you must also admit that there are many, many Yuan Chengzhi in this world. You can't look at him anymore, he still exists, always exists.
According to the development of the plot, perhaps it is more reasonable for Yuan Chengzhi and Ah Jiu to sneak away. But Jin Yong did not change so much, it may be a compromise, or it may be deliberately retaining the helplessness of life. The world is not the way you want to be.
The people who love me are unrepentant, and the people I love are sad all their lives. And myself, my heart is exhausted.
This is true of all sentient beings.
Qingqing, Ah Jiu, Chengzhi, you and me are just sentient beings.
For why I say that Qingqing's love is a moral kidnapping, please see the article written by Lao Zero before:
Xia Qingqing of "Blue Blood Sword": Can love stolen by moral kidnapping last forever?
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