Chapter 26 Four Immortals in the Illusory Realm

On November 5, 1999, at the invitation of Peking University Dream of the Red Chamber Research Association, I gave a lecture in their series of lectures.The research association is a student association, and the lectures are arranged at seven o'clock on weekends. I thought that during that time period, all the students should devote themselves to relaxing and cheerful entertainment after studying hard for a week. A lecture on a classic?Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the scene, it was a full-occupancy situation. The 500 stepped seats were full beyond my expectation. What surprised me even more was that as long as there was room in the aisle, in front of the stage, and even on the stage, They were also full of enthusiastic audiences standing or sitting on the ground.As soon as I sat down in front of the microphone, I hastened to declare that I am a person who has never had formal academic training in the college

"I am an amateur at best, and it is really not worth your time to listen to me. I talked for more than an hour, and then I made a discussion speech on the slips I handed in. There are many slips, and time is limited, so I only answered A small part was handed in by the moderator on the spot, and the rest was brought home to see. Personally, just reading these slips, I felt that the harvest that night was really too great. I used to I once attended a literature lecture at a university, and received a lot of notes, but there were always quite a few questions that had nothing to do with the subject of the lecture. It is difficult for me to judge right from wrong. This time I read the returned notes carefully one by one, and there are almost no inappropriate content in the text. Regarding the questions raised, I am not only expert, but also think deeply and carefully. For example, some asked: "'Hongxue' now gives people the impression of 'Caoxue'. The study of texts seems to be replaced by the tracing of family history. What do you think of this? This shows that no matter the "regular army" of "Hongxue", "fanciers", or ordinary fans, they should pay more attention to the research of the text itself. Even if they study Cao Xueqin's family background, they should pay close attention to the topics related to the text itself. One note raised a specific question in the text: "Jia Baoyu saw four celestial aunts in the illusory realm, one celestial nymph, one sage in love, one golden girl who caused sorrow, one who saved Bodhi, Refers to the four women who had a great influence on Baoyu?Or the four stages of his life? "This question is worthy of serious investigation.

In the first round of Shenyou Taixujing, Cao Xueqin creatively laid out his abundant imagination with the special charm of Chinese characters, such as: Lihentian, Guanchouhai, Fangchun Mountain, Qianxiang Cave and other space names, Qianhong The naming of drinks such as Yiku (crying) tea and Wanyan Tongbei (sorrowful) wine are all unique words that make people think about it and smack their mouths.In that "delicate land, helpless sky", Jing Huan Fairy led him to meet four Fairy Girls. I thought the names of the four Fairy Girls were indeed a metaphor for Jia Baoyu—not just Jia Baoyu—in fact, the author I'm afraid it's a summary of the four emotional stages in life that almost all boys and girls will inevitably go through: at the beginning, they will inevitably fall into dreams and indulge in the innocent joy of adolescence; Knowing that reality has its own hardships and treacherous side, it is often the case that young people are tender and not firm, and although first love is sweet and melts quickly, it almost attracts melancholy, and the sense of loss becomes more and more intense, and if not, it will sink in great depression; In the tempering of life, he finally wakes up, overcomes the psychological crisis of carelessness and hatred, and ushers in the clarity and firmness of maturity.

So, do these four fairies of Crazy Dream, Love, Sorrow, and Hate allude to the four women who had the greatest influence on Jia Baoyu in his life?If you think about it carefully, it's possible.After reading the first eighty chapters, most readers will get the following impression: In Jia Baoyu's life, three women, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Shi Xiangyun, were very important to him, and Lin made him fall in love like a dream. The fate of "Golden and Jade Love" only abides by the vow of "Wood and Stone Marriage". The fairy girl in the fantasy world may be an allusion to Lin Daiyu.Who is the master of love alluding to? The title of "big man" eliminates the sense of gender, and makes people have associations such as "heroes are generous and magnanimous, and they never care about their children's personal feelings, just like the moonlight shines on the jade hall"; but " Dashi" is preceded by "Love", does it imply that Shi Xiangyun is in love with Jia Baoyu?Isn't it contradictory?Otherwise, love has children's personal love and brilliant youthful friendship. Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu's youthful romantic feelings are vividly expressed in the scene of grilling venison together in Luxue Pavilion, "Stay here, stay here, don't let the spring shine Don't go!" In such a school examination, Master Zhong Qing is alluding to Shi Xiangyun, and the difference can be established.The golden girl who attracts sorrow is naturally alluding to Xue Baochai, she is a woman wearing a golden lock, and her emotional entanglement with Jia Baoyu has brought to the latter the sorrow of "this hatred will last forever", although there is also a cold fragrance in the bitterness, Even later, there was the enjoyment of "raising the case with the eyebrows", but "it's hard to understand in the end".

Who is the fourth important woman in Jia Baoyu's life?Although this has first appeared in the first eighty chapters, it will not be until the eighty chapters that readers can see clearly, that is Miaoyu.Chapters 17 to 18 clearly stated that one of the purposes of Miaoyu’s coming to the capital from the Xuantou Panxiang Temple in Suzhou was to pay homage to the relics of Avalokitesvara in the capital and to learn the inscriptions on the shell leaves, the Beido tree, the pibala tree, and the bodhi tree. Trees, even if they are not named after one tree, are similar trees, all of which bear Miaoyu's status as a "living Bodhisattva".According to my research, and it has been revealed through the novel "The Death of Miaoyu", after eighty chapters, Miaoyu not only played a key role in saving Jia Baoyu's life, but also enabled Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun to meet each other and stay together forever. He is an envoy of destiny who finally makes Jia Baoyu realize the frontier, transcend love and hatred, and integrate into the universe in the midst of sorrow and joy——The insinuation of the Bodhi of Hate is extremely appropriate!

[Attachment] Letter from Mr. Zhou Ruchang on December 12, 1999 Xinwu Xueyou: Your "Four Fairies" have attracted my great attention!This may be another good example of "being good at observing and being able to understand".But I can no longer "see" the small print of "Tonight" (Liu's Note: Refers to Tianjin "Tonight News"). Can you try to give me a printed and enlarged copy?After reading it carefully, I plan to write an article to echo it. "Millennium" is a foreign concept, which has nothing to do with Chinese culture, but it is very interesting for us to discuss the Four Fairies at this time!

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