Chapter 1 Jiangnan boy
It has a long history, splendid culture, rich land and charming scenery.And the vicissitudes of personnel are changing like rain and smoke. The word "Jiangnan" contains so many poetic and picturesque flavors, so many stories and legends, and so many melancholy and melancholy.
Jin Yong is an authentic Jiangnan native, whose real name is Cha Liangyong.The pen name "Jin Yong" was obtained by dividing the character "Yong" into two.
Born in 1924, he spent his childhood in his hometown and completed his primary education.He has camped at the tide watching place on the Qiantang River, and he has even heard stories about old Chen Ge in Haining told by the old people.Facing the exquisite and deep courtyard of the Chen family, with overgrown weeds and broken bricks and tiles, what did the young Jin Yong think of?The majestic tide, the rich cultural environment, the land of fish and rice, and the natural landscape of the Silk House may have given birth to Jin Yong's temperament of combining strength and softness.It's no wonder that he can write about the heroic heroism of the Saibei desert, as well as the tenderness and delicacy of Yiyi Yangliu;
"If you have been to the south of the Yangtze River, you will think of those swallows, those willows and apricot blossoms, and those boats in the light rain." These are the words in an essay by Jin Yong in the 1950s, and it is impossible to guess his mood when he wrote it.In his martial arts novels, he often writes about Jiangnan—Suzhou, Taihu Lake, Hangzhou, West Lake, Haining, Huzhou, etc., which are picturesque, fascinating to read, and somewhat poignant.In the postscript of the 1975 edition, Jin Yong wrote:
"I am from Haining, Zhejiang Province.... Haining belonged to Hangzhou Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty. It was a small coastal county and was only famous for its tides. Famous figures in modern times include Wang Guowei, Jiang Baili, Xu Zhimo, etc., and their personalities have some melancholic tones. Tragic, but also with a bit of untimely stubbornness... Haining does not produce warriors, even Jiang Baili, a military strategist, can only talk about martial arts, but not use martial arts."
In the fourth chapter of this book, there is a paragraph describing Chen Jialuo's feelings when he returned to Haining, which seems to embody the author's own feelings.
Haining City is also known as Yanguan Town. After liberation, Haining County moved to Xiashi, and now Shanshi is changed to Haining City.From the map, Yanguan is located just at the exit of Qiantang River, where the sea meets the river, where the vast expanse stretches as far as the eye can see.To the south and west of her are the beautiful scenery of Hangjia Lake Plain, with ponds hidden by mulberry forests, green bricks and green tiles, places of interest and historical sites can be seen everywhere.A small town in the south of the Yangtze River with infinite scenery.
Haining is most famous for its "Haining Tide", also known as "Qianjiang Tide" and "Zhejiang Tide".Every year in August, due to the flood season, the river and sea water turbulently form a spectacular tide, which attracts a large number of tourists to watch.
Emperor Qianlong once watched the tide there and built a seawall.Mr. Sun Yat-sen also watched the tide there and left ink marks.Kang Youwei said in a poem: "Who will appreciate the excellent mountains and rivers? The sound of the waves breaks the tide in Zhejiang!"
In Jin Yong's works, there are more magnificent scenes of ocean tide wonders:
The Cha family in Haining is not an ordinary family.
At the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the famous figure in the Cha family was Cha Yihuang.There is a story about Zhai Yihuang recorded in "Gu Sheng Xuelian", which is roughly his friendship with General Wu Liuqi.In the novel, it was developed into a vivid and interesting plot by Jin Yong.Pu Liuxian said that Mr. Yihuang "gives generously without asking his name, he is a real hero and strong husband!" "Gui Sheng" called him "talented and gorgeous, but chic. It is often said that he is full of eyes and can't be paid for; Qijie, you can’t get it unless you look for it from the dust.” From these descriptions, one can imagine the demeanor of Mr. Zha Yihuang.
Jin Yong mentioned exactly that his ancestor was Cha Shenxing.Zha Shenxing was a famous poet in the Qing Dynasty. "Qing History Biography" records: "Zha Shenxing, the character is Chubai, Haining. He is less educated by Huang Zongxi. He is familiar with "Yi" in the classics. He likes to write poems. He travels wherever he goes. There are always chanting, and his reputation is forbidden." He His poems were very appreciated by Emperor Kangxi, so he was able to go to Beijing to work in the South Study Room.Once Kangxi visited "Nanyuan", fishing by the lake, and ordered the giants around him to write poems. There is a line in Zha Shenxing's poem: "Life is a dream, and the subject is a fisherman."Therefore, people in the palace called him "Yanbo fisherman Cha Hanlin".Zha Shenxing's second brother, Sikou, and third brother, Siting, are both Hanlin. His cousin Sihan is second in the list, and his nephew Zha Sheng is a minister, both of whom are Hanlin.Zha Shenxing's eldest son Kejian and his cousin Sikou are both Jinshi.At that time, it was called "one school with seven Jinshi, uncles and nephews with five Hanlin", and the school was very prosperous.
During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, Zha Shenxing's younger brother, Zha Siting, went to Jiangxi to be an examiner. He wrote a composition title "What the Weimin Stops", which originated from "The Book of Songs·Shang Qing·Xuanniao".The general idea is that the vast land of the country is inhabited and lived by the people, and it means loving the people.This topic is completely in line with Confucian norms, and there is nothing wrong with it.However, at that time, literary inquisition was prevalent, and some people sued the imperial court, saying that the word "Weizhi" was the word "Yongzheng" with the head removed, intending to kill the emperor's head.This was a disaster, and Yongzheng ordered that Zha Siting's family be arrested and dealt with severely.Zha Siting was brutally tortured and died in prison unjustly. Not to mention, even the corpse was not at peace, and was humiliated by slaughtering it.Si Ting's son also died tragically in prison, and his clan was exiled. Scholars in Zhejiang Province were not allowed to take the exams for juren and Jinshi for six years.Cha Shenxing was also implicated and ordered to lead the whole family to Beijing to be imprisoned.He wrote this sentence on the way: "It's so frosty and so roady, two years away from seventy." Later, he was released to his hometown and died soon after.
Cha Shenxing left fifty volumes of "Jingyetang Poetry Collection", which enjoyed a high reputation in the Qing Dynasty.Zhao Yi and Ji Xiaolan even thought that his poems were on a par with Lu You's, with each other's strengths and weaknesses.Zha Shenxing's poems are based on Song poetry, and the content is mostly about travel experiences, as well as folk sufferings, and natural scenery. (Lin Geng, Feng Yuanjun's words) Two poems are recorded below for a glimpse:
What is the matter of time and decline, a few red flags are reported to sell fresh,