Chapter 18 What is the meaning of "three springs"?

In the fifth round of the verdict on Yuanchun, there is a sentence "Three Springs Contest and Early Spring Scenery". Generally speaking, "Three Springs" are interpreted as Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun. The meaning of "Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun" is said to be "implying that the fate of the three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun is not as honorable as Yuanchun's glory."However, in the verdict on Xichun, there is a sentence "exploring the three springs will not last long" (the first sentence of her song "Xu Hua Mi" is also "see through the three springs"), and the above-mentioned dictionary interprets it as "Xichun from three In the misfortune of the two elder sisters—Yuanchun, Yingchun, and Tanchun, I can see through the world of mortals.”According to this explanation, it seems that as long as three characters are randomly selected from Yuan, Ying, Tan, and Xili and arranged and combined, they can be called "three springs", while Yuan, Ying, Tan, and Xili can be said to be "three springs".

The names of Ying, Tan, and Xi are originally designed to be homonyms of "should sigh", and it seems that they cannot be separated at will.In the thirteenth chapter, Qin Keqing entrusted Wang Xifeng with a dream, and there was a prophecy that "after the three springs go, all the fragrances will be exhausted, and each of them must find their own door". If the "three springs" in this sentence still refers to three of the four sisters, then, Which three are they?It takes a lot of thought to explain!However, the above-mentioned dictionaries still interpret it as Yuan, Ying, and Tan spring for granted. Thinking about it, it is really hard to make sense of this explanation. If "Quhou" means "after death", then only Yuan and Ying two springs; "Hou" means "going away (married)", then there is only one Tanchun; if "Quhou" means "after becoming a monk", then there is only one Xichun, and no matter how similar items are merged, there will be no "three springs".The above-mentioned dictionary grouped the death of Yuan and Yingzhi and Tan's distant marriage into the tragic fate of "being destroyed", so there are three, but isn't it tragic that Xichun escaped into Buddhism?Moreover, according to Cao Xueqin's conception, in the lost chapters after eighty chapters, Xichun probably buried her youth tragically before Tanchun's distant marriage. But this also weakens the tragic degree of Yuan, Ying, and Xi's fate, and it is not "suffering destruction".The "three springs" in Qin Keqing's sentence "After the three springs go, Zhu Fang will be exhausted" is unlikely to choose Yuan, Ying, Tan as the coordinates and exclude Xichun. The logic of taking people as coordinates; if you think about it further, Lin Daiyu in "Zhufang" may not be "exhausted" after the "three springs" in Yuan, Ying, Tan, and Xizhong. She is likely to be in Yuan and Ying. After Chun died, he was "exhausted" before exploring and cherishing.

In fact, literally, the meaning of "three springs" is very clear, that is, "three times every spring", which means "three years of good days". "Three springs strive for the first spring scenery", that is to say, in the three years of good days, only the first year is the best, and the later years are not as good as the last year. "Three springs are not long after exploration", it means that the good days are only three short years after seeing through. "After the three springs are gone, all the fragrances will be exhausted", which clearly points out that after three years of good life, there will be disasters. Not only will all the beautiful women lose their happiness and fall into misery, but all the creatures in Jia's mansion will also "dead at home". Scattering and galloping", "It's like throwing a bird into the forest after eating all the birds, leaving a piece of white and the vast land is so clean"!

In the book, Zhiyanzhai's comments are very clear: "The author's intention is to write only about the end of the world." "The Rongfu in the book is already the end of the world." After three years of good days, the Grand View Garden appeared in the book. Cao Xueqin wrote about the life of these three years in great detail, from the eighteenth to the first Chapter 53 used 35 chapters to write "Early Spring", from Chapter 54 to Chapter 70 wrote "Second Spring", and Chapter 70 to Chapter 80 wrote "Three Spring". ", one spring is not as good as one spring, and the rhythm has become quicker. What about after eighty chapters?I will definitely write about the sudden change after "the end of three springs", "suddenly, it seems like a building collapses, and it is as miserable as a lamp is about to end", "the tree falls and the monkeys scatter", it must be full of desolation, bitterness and tears, how could it be possible in August? What do you write when you go back on the 11th, "Zhan Wangxiang Simei fishes for swimming, and Fengyan Ci twice enters the family school"?

It is not an autobiography or a family history, but it has a huge and vivid projection of the true situation of the Cao family in the Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties of the Qing Dynasty.Mr. Zhou Ruchang published in 1999 the book "The First Person of Literary Talent - The Biography of Cao Xueqin", based on detailed historical materials and careful analysis, he proved that although the Cao family was confiscated and punished in the Yongzheng Dynasty, they were the first ones after Qianlong ascended the throne. In three years, there was a period of Xiaoyangchun that turned from yellow to green. This is also the most memorable "spring dream" of the young Cao Xueqin, and it is the source of the material.Three years later, the "spring dream dissipated with the clouds" was because the Cao family was involved in a political whirlpool of rebellion against Qianlong's royal family. , but did not leave any traces, so the archives of the Cao family after that were suddenly interrupted, and it can be inferred that even though Cao Xueqin had roughly completed the whole book, and indeed "did not dare to interfere with the court", but after the eighty chapters on " The descriptions of "End of Spring" and "Scattering Clouds" will be included in the literary prison at any time anyway. "The wind, knife, frost, and sword force each other hard", which is difficult to spread, and it is not difficult to imagine that it has become a great pity.

What's more worth noting is that the term "three springs" has appeared again and again in Chinese literature, except for the above-mentioned exceptions. Chanting of catkins: "The career of three springs pays for the wind, and the moon and plum blossoms dream." Zhi Yanzhai, who has a close relationship with Cao Xueqin and can even be said to be a collaborator to a certain extent, criticizes "showing extreme ", "After the three springs, all the fragrances are exhausted, and each has to find his own door." The side comment "This sentence made the critics cry to death", and there is an eyebrow comment signed "Meixi": "You don't have to read it, see these two sentences I want to cry." It all shows that they have a special sensitivity to the word "three springs". When they mention the three short and dream-like disappearing years, they can't help but feel heartbroken and liver pain. This also shows that "three springs" are not What can be interpreted by choosing three sisters from the book must be extended from the book to the outside, from the social and political environment that shrouds Cao Xueqin's family and their in-laws in prosperity and prosperity, as well as the blows of fate they have suffered. Only by comprehensively analyzing the aspects of creative psychology and aesthetic emotions can we understand clearly.

[attached] Zhou Ruchang What is the solution to reading "Three Springs"? " Xinwu writers study "Red Mansions" out of temperament, with deep and careful intentions, and they come up with new ideas from time to time, which can't be said by others.I have recently seen his analysis of the article "Three Springs", which can be said to be good at observation and understanding-my comment seems to be true.Xinwu said: If "three springs" are used to refer to Jia's Any three of the four springs of the sisters can't communicate with each other; therefore, it is difficult to know that such claims in the past are tenable.This is good.It can break the illusion of general continuity.And he formally proposed: "Three springs" in Xueqin's works should refer to three years of "good days".According to the book Zhang, if it conforms to the contract.This is a new contribution.Inspiring mind.Xinwu gave many examples of "three springs".One is "soft lining three spring grass" (Title Hengwu Courtyard).By the way, the "three springs" here are secretly used by Meng Jiao's famous article "... whoever says that the heart of an inch of grass will repay the three springs" is also used to transform it.This "three springs" actually means that each spring is divided into three sections: Meng, Zhong, and Ji, so three springs are "ninety springs"-three months and ninety days are one spring.This meaning is often seen in poetry (it is also known as "Yang Sanchun" in Beijing opera).From this point of view, ninety years of age, three years of good days, can be combined with re-interpretation, touch and learn from each other, Xueqin's spirituality and wisdom, every time there is such a witty remark.Therefore, I feel that it may be mentioned, but it is more comprehensive, and it may be able to win the hearts of Qin, it is unknown.

It is my humble opinion that the first half of the red building writes "three springs" (good days, good conditions), and the second half writes "three autumns".Therefore, its time layout is three times of Yuanxi and three times of Mid-Autumn Festival.Just as you said: every year is not as good as one year, and the past is desolate and sad.Spring is based on the big scene of the Lantern Festival, and autumn is based on the big scene of the Mid-Autumn Festival. "Three and five Mid-autumn evenings, travel in the Qing Dynasty to plan to go to the Yuan Dynasty", the meaning is clear. (There is a Mid-Autumn Festival that is a "dark scene", when Grandma Liu entered the Rong Dynasty for the second time)

Xin Si Xin Zheng Cao careless 〓 Zhou Ruchang 〓 (Note by Liu Xinwu: This is an article written by Mr. Zhou Ruchang with a magnifying glass after reading the Type 3 typescript of my essay "What's the Explanation of "Three Springs"?" , each character is larger than the No. 3 print, and the strokes often overlap and omit, so it is difficult for me to identify the print. But Mr. Zhou's enthusiasm for encouraging the backward, and the academic spirit of discussing issues on an equal footing are really touching. My about The analysis of "Three Springs", of course, welcomes negative criticism. The further development of "Red Studies" should focus on serious research and discussion of its text. Diary on February 15, 2001)