#大话明清 #
Among the intellectuals who spanned two generations, it seemed that the group of intellectuals in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was particularly distressed in spirit. However, I personally do not take special care of them because of this. Whether it is the literary leader Qian Qianyi, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi's level of Confucianism, or the "sketch saint" Zhang Dai, they are difficult to enter my heart, but it is said that Wei Xi, who is one of the three great prose masters of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, because a legendary biography of a figure captured my heart and became the beginning of my attention to the literati of that era.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > today I will talk about the charm of "The Legend of the Great Iron Vertebrae" and hammer out my other eyes on Wei Xi. </h1>
My love for chivalrous novels comes from Lu Xun's "Casting Swords", but I have not been able to get the reading in the world of popular martial arts novels of Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng like my peers. I think that maybe it was because my efficiency was too low when I was a student, buried in the mountains of the sea scrolls and could not get out, until I finally had freedom, but I lost the opportunity to indulge in their reading.
When I was in high school, "The Legend of the Great Iron Vertebra" left a very deep impression on me, and the author's questionable writing style played a very obvious role in attracting me, but at that time, I only did a simple study and passed. After working, I read it further, and did a deeper study and analysis, and by this time, the "Legend of the Great Iron Vertebra" stood more realistically in front of me.
Portrait of Wei Xi
Wei Xi (1624-1680), author of the Tale of the Great Iron Vertebrae:
First of all: he, together with Hou Fangyu and Wang Wan, became the three great essayists of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
Secondly: he and his brother Wei Xiang and brother Wei Li were called "Ning Du Sanwei".
Again: The "Three Wei" brothers, Together with Peng Shiwang, Lin Shiyi, and others, they were collectively known as the "Nine Sons of Yitang" (named after his father's hermitized Yitang lectures).
Influenced by his time, Wei Xi also advocated the application of the world, and like many intellectuals of his contemporaries, he also actively participated in the "patriotic" activities of "anti-Qing and restoration". He has written more than a million words, and "The Legend of the Great Iron Vertebra" is a biography of his prose culture. Let's talk about this "Legend of the Great Iron Vertebra" in detail.
In 1670, Wei Xi taught Chen Zican the art of war on a boat, during which Chen Zican told Wei Xi the story of a strange man "big iron vertebrae", according to Zican's description, Wei Xi wrote this "Biography of the Great Iron Vertebrae".
Polysyllabic vertebrae are pronounced correctly in this document
Details of the story of "The Legend of the Great Iron Vertebrae":
When Zican went to Henan to visit his brother, he met a strange man "Big Iron Vertebrae" at the place of a well-known martial arts master in the local area, "General Song". This man is ugly and can eat and drink. In his right arm was a large iron vertebra weighing forty or fifty pounds, and he would not leave his body under any circumstances. The handle of this large iron vertebrae is also wrapped with iron chains, which are a mile long when unfolded. The accent is like chudi's side, does not like to talk, and does not answer when asked for his name and hometown.
At night, Zi Can shared a house with him. In the middle of the night, after saying "I'm gone", it was gone. Shockingly, the doors and windows are closed nicely (are you curious?). ）。 He went to inquire about this person's situation from Gao Xinzhi (a classmate of Zi Can), a student of the martial arts master General Song, and the answer he got surprised Zi Can even more. Gao Xinzhi said: When this strange man first came, he did not wear a hat or shoes, wrapped a blue hand towel on his head, wrapped a white cloth around his feet, and had a lot of silver wrapped around his waist except for the weapon of the large iron vertebrae, and there was nothing else. No one dares to ask the truth, of course, asking him will not necessarily answer. When Zi can woke up, he found that the big iron vertebrae had already come back and lay down and fell asleep.
One day, The Great Iron Vertebra bid farewell to General Song. Resign from it, and squeeze out the "General Song". Say, "I thought you were a hero Haojie, but I didn't expect that to happen, I'm leaving." General Song was not angry either (it seemed that he still had some anger) and repeatedly kept him. So the big iron vertebra explained his current situation to General Song and Pan (perhaps a little moved): it turned out that this big iron vertebra had robbed the robbers many times (the reason for the silver wrapped around his waist came out), afraid that he would live for a long time and affect the master. And, that night, he made an appointment with the robbers to duel. General Song enthusiastically offered to help, but Da Tieshi, worried that General Song would not be able to protect him, refused. General Song was very uncountable about himself, and he also wanted to see what was going on, insisting on following. When they arrived at the place of the duel, the great iron vertebra asked General Song to find a place to hide, and instructed him: only look, don't make a sound!
So a thrilling martial arts duel unfolded under the stars and bright moon to General Song. The description of this paragraph is the most romantic and the most exhilarating. The height of the martial arts of the great iron vertebrae was unpredictable, and he also romantically blew a few stalks before the war, and then entered the enemy's vertebrae to kill more than thirty people, frightening a Song general into two legs and scattering his soul. When the big iron vertebra said "I'm gone" again, he rolled up a puff of smoke to the east and never came back.
That's the end of the martial arts story.
Usually, people think that this article is the author's dissatisfaction with the ming dynasty's ruling class widows, regret for the uselessness of heroes, and yearning for the cause of "anti-Qing and restoration". I thought so at first. However, let's take a closer look...
Wei Xi's works on the market today
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the emotional sustenance behind "The Legend of the Great Iron Vertebrae". </h1>
Weapon big iron vertebrae: This strange man's weapon is the "big iron vertebrae", there is a story about the history of the "vertebrae", understand this story, you may be able to understand the author's good intentions. It is said that Zhang Liang wanted to avenge his country and sent assassins to kill Qin Wang Yingzheng in Bolangsha. Zhang Liang and the King of Qin had a hatred for "destroying the country and destroying the clan", and Wei Xi, as a remnant of the Ming Dynasty, naturally also had a hatred for the Qing Dynasty. By analogy with the two, the author's bold loyalty to the nation-state is revealed. However, didn't Zhang Liang's action to kill the King of Qin ultimately fail?
General Song: The evaluation of General Song by the legendary Lord Da Tie is "insufficient", and the author is secretive here and does not point out anything. Combined with Wei Xi's participation in anti-Qing and restoration activities at that time, it can be inferred that his sustenance for this character should be an allusion to the disappointment of some "comrades" in his camp.
The end of the finishing touch: In the textbook, the duel ends abruptly, and I know from further reading that there is actually a paragraph behind it. Ten years after Zican and the Big Iron Vertebra met, he saw the Big Iron Vertebra again. What do you mean? --------------------------------------- What a big gap! How can the reader not be full of emotions, how can he sigh? Why! Why would a person whose martial arts have reached the realm of divine enlightenment have such a "soft" ending?
Because history has turned the page of the Ming Dynasty, there is no point in fighting. No matter whether you are loyal to the country and the nation, you can't stop the Qing Dynasty from slowly entering the track of history, and the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty also slowly and calmly blend into the tide of history and move forward...
Wei Xi was a sober literati in the cracks of Ming and Qing history, and many years later, I seemed to understand him a little behind the "Legend of the Great Iron Vertebrae".