Chapter 2 Preface (opening remarks)
(The matter is in Chapter 82)
In Chinese classical literature, it is one of the three great books along with Ji.It is a work signed by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng in the Ming Dynasty, and there are many versions.During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the engraved version of Gaohetang was approved by Zhang Zhupo, and it was even called "the most wonderful book in the world". Where is the "strange"? Let me borrow a comment from the famous literary historian Wu Han to explain: "It is a realistic work, which focuses on describing the extravagant and lustful life of the market society in the author's era. Its meticulous The vivid line-drawing technique and the unrestrained atmosphere were admired and amazed by the literati at that time before there was a printed version. However, because the author dared to make bold and unscrupulous narrations about sex life, the general hypocrites in the society felt Threatening to reject it, even fearing that it would be in danger of falling into hell if it is engraved into the world, but in the end we must admire its artistic achievements." (Quoted from the article "The Age of Works and Its Social Background".) By Of course, there are more than one strangeness that can be known, but the most "strange", or the most "strange" in the minds of ordinary people, is the bold description of "sex".
How bold is it?for example.Chapter 82 writes that Pan Jinlian and her nominal son-in-law Chen Jingji had a tryst, "embracing each other, and the two of them were sitting on the bench in the courtyard, naked, having sex on mats and pillows, very lingering. But see—" But see what?
(The matter is in Chapter 82)
There are many editions, and the one I am going to extract here is the Wanli Dingsi edition ("Wanli" is the reign title of Ming Shenzong, and the Wanli Dingsi year is 1617 A.D.). It is an ancient book that has been regarded as a "banned book".It is based on the original work, without deleting a single word.Wanli Dingsi's original name is "Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua", which contains a lot of Xiaoling (a genre of music).In the above passage, after "but seeing", a piece of music is used to describe the scene of Pan Jinlian and Chen Jingji's secret love.as follows:
Although there are descriptions of "sex" in previous literary works, for example, the description of Zhang Sheng and Yingying's tryst: "The fish and water are in harmony" and "Dipping some hemp" are examples; but in terms of "action" , never written so boldly.However, "Come up with some hemp" writes about "feeling", which is more subtle. In terms of artistic conception, it seems to be more resistant to "line drawing" than the explicit "line drawing" such as "twisting fragrant milk with hands" and "sending cloves with tongue". chew".
(Quoted from "Jin Ping Mei Preface")
It has been regarded as a "pornographic book" for a long time, which is naturally related to its too delicate description of "sexual movements".The author himself may have already seen this, so in "Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua Preface", it is stated that the intention of this novel is to warn the world and punish adultery: "The wife of an adulterer, the wife of an adulterer, the cause of misfortunes is evil, and the blessings are good. There is no chance of reincarnation.” (Note: The “Preface” was signed by Xin Xinzi, and Wu Han believed that Xin Xinzi might be the author of the book, Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.) Some critics think this is hypocrisy, but "The Art of Jin Ping Mei" Sun Shuyu, the author of one book, believes that "after we read it carefully, we will believe that the author is not hypocritical at all. If he is not sincere, he cannot write such a book." Whether it is "hypocrisy" or not, I don't intend to discuss it. Here I just want to introduce a paragraph of text in the "Preface":
"Everyone likes the things in the house" is nature, and "everyone hates them" is hypocrisy.The following descriptions of the events in the room can be used as a generalization of Huan's writing about sex.
(Quoted from Preface to the Golden Lotus)
Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, the author of the book, is considered by many to be Wang Shizhen, a famous writer in the Ming Dynasty, but Wu Han, in his article "Time of Writing and Its Social Background", proves that it was not written by Wang Shizhen.But no matter whether Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng is Wang Shizhen or not, his literary accomplishment is also top-notch.He has "Four Greedy Poetry", which is to prevent people from being greedy for wine, sex, wealth, and anger. It is attached to "Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua", which shows his purpose of writing this book.Now let me introduce his song about quitting lust.Words: