(Recently, when I was watching "The Order of Mountains and Rivers", the setting of Wen Kexing, the lord of the Ghost Valley, reminded me of one of Foucault's books, "Madness and Civilization.") In this book, Foucault explains the encounters of irrationality, attacking rational arrogance and arrogance. I borrowed the titles of the first two verses of the book and the setting of Wen Tuesday to create this novel for my own amusement. ）
Wen Kexing (Wen Crazy)
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > fool's ship</h1>
1 (Wen Ke Xing)
After losing everything, I wanted to find a place to live in seclusion. But a large area of loneliness, like snowflakes falling. At first I admired this beauty, but slowly I felt more and more difficult to breathe. My body was getting colder. I wanted to go to sleep like this, but there was a force in my sleep. I guess I should have something that wasn't done yet. Although I couldn't remember for a moment what it was.
I wandered from town to town, unable to see the direction or the way forward. There is no way back, and there is no hometown.
Where am I? Who am I? Where am I going?
I saw a large crowd of people huddled aboard an eerie and gorgeous ship. I inquired curiously, only to learn that this ship was called the Ship of Fools, and that it was specially designed to drive away madmen. I watched as men who thought they were rational and upright would catch a bunch of crazy people on board. Suddenly, I couldn't tell who was crazy. But I knew that the ship belonged to me, and I saw them as if I saw myself, and I knew that they were my kind.
I naturally walked into the crowd, and no one felt abrupt, as if I belonged here, and as if this was a crazy parade in itself, and anyone had the right to participate.
2 (Zhou Zishu)
I am a servant of the Yamen, and today my errand is to escort the Ship of Fools. Crazy people are not welcome in our towns. But I feel that with their existence, the world is beautiful.
I envy their madness, but I am the one who banished them. Every few months we send out such a fool's ship, and these crazy people can disembark along the way, and there will be other crazy people who will get on the boat on the way. Among those who were sent away, some were my friends, and some were elders I respected. Although they are crazy representatives in the eyes of most people, it is strange to say that I get along with them very harmoniously. I didn't need to disguise or wear any masks in front of them, they made me feel free and comfortable.
Among the people who were sent away this time, there was actually a crazy cat. The cat was originally shy and cautious, and had been raised by a crazy woman. I passed by their yard several times and saw the cat obediently crouched at the feet of the woman, quiet and harmonious. The sun was shining on them, and I couldn't find any trace of madness. But the woman was taken away, and I heard that the next day she was on the boat, she was thrown into the sea. No one knows why, maybe that's where the madman comes from. Some people who are determined to expel these madmen may most desire such an ending.
The cat had been howling day and night since the mad woman had gone, and even began to hurt people. But now it was quietly snuggled at the feet of a man. I knew at a glance that this man was not from our town, but I didn't want to poke him.
I have to admit a few times I also wanted to step on this ship. I wanted to see a landscape that belonged to another world. I always wonder if these crazy people will find a place where they can live in peace.
I couldn't take my eyes off the man when I looked at him, and I saw an unconcealable loneliness in his face, as if the whole world had nothing to do with me, and as if it could destroy the whole world for something. I felt a force that brought me closer to him. For the first time, I decided to become a ship keeper.
3 (Wen Ke Xing)
To be honest, the ship is not so unbearable, and there is a hint of cheerfulness in the sea breeze. At sea, everyone let go of the shackles of life, they sang and danced, and they smirked. There was only one servant on board, and he was different from any servant I had imagined. There was no disgust or boredom on his face, no anger or disgust, and his face was full of sympathy, even with a little empathetic sadness.
He was not like a prisoner, but like a guardian. He stood by the side of the boat, as if afraid that someone would jump from here. He would serve everyone three meals a day, eating almost the same amount of food as everyone else. I knew he was looking at me sometimes, but he didn't seem to be looking at me.
In addition to the albatross that kept soaring in the sky, I had a kitten at my feet. It was extra kind to me, and everyone else might have felt the momentum on me and didn't dare to get close. Crazy people can feel the power of other crazy people the most, which may be the intuition between the same kind. But this cat is not afraid of me at all, I think he may have lived at the feet of a more crazy person, I would be happy to have his company, this warm feeling makes me feel familiar.
At this moment, an albatross in the sky fell on the ship, and its wings seemed to be injured. I looked around, and in the distance there was a luxurious ship. There were a few young men at the bow of the ship, richly dressed, either rich or expensive, who seemed to take pleasure in laying down the birds.
I watched the bird crawl awkwardly on the boat, and the wide wings that were once conducive to flight were now the most obstructive stumbling blocks. Interestingly enough, everyone on board became quiet. No one laughed or tried to hurt the bird, and their eyes seemed to shift from madness to a poignant sadness. This flying king of the sea stood alone in the middle of the ship, waiting for the judgment of fate.
The distant ship slowly approached, and the young man on the boat shouted, "Throw that bird over, you lunatics." "There is no one who does not recognize the ship of fools whom we are in, whose shape is built according to the regulations, and which has an iconic flag on the bow and stern. This represents an official recognition and a brand that is difficult to remove.
4 (Zhou Zishu)
I stood by the boat, sometimes looking out to the sea, sometimes to the crowd. I couldn't help but wonder what the crazy woman had seen and jumped off the ship, whether there was a deceptive monster at sea. I also watched the crowd warily, not wanting anyone to jump down from here. I hope to be able to bring them to a place of light. Although I know that no one has ever arrived, not even a decent legend. The mythical Xianshan Cave Mansion was never the place for these people. The so-called immortality, seeking immortals and asking for medicines, is not the pursuit of these people. What do they crave? Madness is a release or a pathology. They need to be healed or accepted.
In the crowd, the cat I watched most often, and of course the man next to him was also carried. I always felt that there was a faint connection between us, maybe it was a cat, maybe something else. I regularly arrange meals for them. The captain reminded me that the food was not for them. However, there is no clear rule that these people must be treated harshly. It's just that most of the servants don't like them, and taking a boat is indeed a painful thing for some people, but fortunately I have no uncomfortable reaction at all.
I looked at the ship in the distance and couldn't help but frown. If this ship of fools represents madmen, then the other ship symbolizes the nobleman. It's the ones these crazy people who can never violate. They happily drank and had fun on the boat, shooting some birds from the sky from time to time. Two very different ships, but the same smell. But when a bird falls on a fool's boat, I know that they have something essentially different. If the people on the Fool's ship are driven crazy, then I think the people on the other ship should be really crazy, and the madness is reasonable and reasonable.
On land, they can cover up their madness with obedience, but when they reach the surface of the sea, they cannot be restrained. But I know that they hate these crazy people very much, and those who dare not speak out hate those blatant madmen, which is a commonality throughout the ages.
Watching them shouting on their toes opposite, I wanted to throw the bird over, but looking at the other people on the boat, I hesitated. They all seemed to be quiet, and a man threw a little rice past, carefully tentatively, and the look in his eyes was like a child's first sight of sugar, full of curiosity and longing. On the opposite side of the boat, I saw a little scarlet. I frowned and looked at it all, unconsciously looking at the man. His eyes were still indifferent, occasionally looking up at the opposite ship, his eyes half-squinted, and his slightly picked eyebrows made me feel that trouble was about to begin.
5 (Wen Ke Xing)
If you ask me if I'm going to kill a bird, I'm going to roll my eyes and say you're an idiot. But I did, and it's funny to think about it myself.
My hands were already stained bright red, and the cat was drinking blood. I looked at the cat and suddenly wondered, could my previous fever be related to it? It seemed to hate one of them so much that it had begun to tear his fingers.
I actually killed a boat of people for a bird. The bodies were piled up in the cabin, layered on top of each other, like fish caught in a net, squeezed out of shape. The blood from the deck flowed into the sea and was soon diluted by the blue.
6 (Zhou Zishu)
I guessed the beginning, but I didn't guess the result. The two ships moved closer, and the cascading corpses made my feet tingle a little, but the madmen seemed to be ignited. They danced as if they were celebrating a festival.
And I finally saw the ship. It was the ship of the Emperor of the Dynasty, and at this moment I knew I had nowhere to go. I stood on the edge of the boat and looked at the man who was washing his hands with the seawater, and then at the crazy people on the boat. As a servant, I should bring him to justice. Yet I knew I couldn't do anything. Now I am like this bird, ready to be slaughtered.
7 (Wen Ke Xing)
I looked at the madman in front of me and the servant who was already dazed. An interesting idea suddenly arose, what would it be like if we all formed a family? I made up my mind that I wanted to play a game and put an end to my lonely life.
8 (Zhou Zishu)
The man suddenly leaned close to me, his lips right next to mine. He said, "Come with me?" "It was the first time I'd heard him speak. His voice was warm and soft, as if carrying magic. My whole body stiffened, his hand was actually on my waist, and I knew I had no choice. If I didn't say yes, I would be cut off, like the people in the cabin, in a different place.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > great confinement</h1>
On this day, the last fool ship in the world disappeared. There is one more place in this world called Ghost Valley. No one knows where it is, yet it is a holy place for all madmen.
And the entire country has abolished the fool's ship system.
Madness became synonymous with sin.
The ships of fools who represented free exile became towering prisons.
Ship of Fools (Bosch)