Chapter 63 Comments on Suoyin and Autobiography

Bing Shenying shed tears of lovesickness There is a vast amount of knowledge, but it is difficult to see its career. The two schools are different, and each has its own gains and losses. It turns out that the second theory has its own unshakable roots at the beginning of the book, the so-called "Zhen Shiyin has dreams and psychics, and Jia Yucun is a prostitute."One is like two peaks standing side by side, and the two are separated, looking forward to the future, and thinking of change when poor.If you can't observe it and understand it, the understanding in the book may not be of much benefit.Let's compare them first.

(1) The direction of the research is opposite. ——Suo Yin goes against the tide, and his autobiography goes downstream.In the first chapter of the book, the author Ziyun "hidden the real thing" wanted to find out, and did the opposite, which is also a reverse entry.If you want to "compile an episode to tell the people of the world" about the past, you will refer to the Cao family to confirm it, which is also going along with the flow.It seems to be right and wrong, but not necessarily so.For the so-called rebels, there are smooth ones; the so-called smooth ones, there are also rebellious ones.Why do you say that?Since it is said that there is "hiddenness", why not "request"?Fortunately, there is something, but it is not useless.After a detailed examination of his family history, the determination of the author's family is consistent with the articles "seen and heard" and "true stories", but the author pointed out that it is "false words", but it is "full of absurd words". what.The records are inconsistent, the words are haphazard, and the boats are carved on glue sticks to seek it.

(2) The method used is different. ——The Suoyin school seeks work in guessing riddles based on fiction; its own legends are pragmatic and effective in textual research.Its right and wrong seem not to be a problem. I used to be a stickler for textual research.Some people say that he "guesses stupid riddles", although Dr. Hu's relationship with Mr. Cai was not pretense at first, and there are gains and losses in the process. Textual research has a wide range of meanings and many functions, and it is not limited to auto legends, which is just one of them.That is to say, the theory of autobiography is abandoned, and the function of textual research is so comfortable.Separating the last forty chapters from the 120 chapters as the results of textual research, and at the same time claiming that there is no necessary connection with autobiography, should not be confused. The contribution of textual research does not conceal the burden of autobiography.Even if its own legend is not established, the distinction between the remnant compilation and the continuation of the jade is still clear to the eyes and ears.The New Suoyin School should also apply this achievement, and must not pursue it together in one hundred and twenty chapters. There should be a difference, the so-called bridge is a bridge, and a road is a road.

In the past, the Twelve Beauties of Jinling alluded to scholar-bureaucrats. Although there were ingenious ideas, they were never realistic.It alludes to the fact that personnel affairs are always intentional or unintentional, "if they are far away, they are understated", such as the name Wang Xifeng is occasionally mentioned in the fifty-fourth chapter of this book. , that is, a fool. (3) Different views on the author's question. ——The origin of this book is also a point of contention between the two factions.To put it simply, Suoyin's riddle guessing is just fantasy; it is not rigorous in flaunting science.Cao Xueqin did not say that he wrote it himself, but this issue has a lot to do with it. It has been passed down from word to mouth, and there are different opinions. Some people even say that it is another Cao Xueqin!If it is verified, the theory of autobiography is completely attributed to the Cao family, and almost everyone agrees.According to the earliest Jiaxu version, there are various names: Taoist Youkongkong, Qingseng, Wu Yufeng inscribed, Kong Meixi inscribed "Fengyue Baojian", Cao Xueqin inscribed "Jinling Twelve Hairpins".Xueqin is certainly her real name, but it is not necessarily meaningless to assume various names, because it was not a one-person effort, and it took a long time to achieve it. In the end, it was specially marked Zhiyanzhai, and the different names were grouped into one, "still using stones to remember" It is strange that there are people who compete with Cao Xueqin for copyright.Set up more smoke screens, like snake feet.The commentary is complicated, and the divergence in the divergence may not come from it. If you don't recognize the topic clearly and distinguish the branches, you will have the old skill of searching for concealment, and it may be difficult to display it.

Although there are common points in discussing the gains and losses of the two, it is not without common confusion.Its confusion has a long history. It has been two hundred years. It is not accidental. It is related to the historical relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Other novels are not called "xue". Learning, but what is called a red scholar alone?Does "Red Mansion" surpass other novels alone, and it may not be so. When I was a child, I only read it as a joke, but after thinking about it, it is not always the case. "Hongxue" is a nickname with a real meaning, which is related to the understanding of the nature of this book.It was popular in the early years, but it was just talked about, that is to say, there is no such thing as "learning" in all kinds of pens and inks.At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Wang, Cai, and Hu Sanjun, all as teachers of Confucianism, talked a lot about it, and the novels that had always been regarded as trivial or impressive novels became elegant.Wang Jing'an's words contain philosophy, but it is a pity that there is no sound.The two sons Cai and Hu were equally divided, and each had his own family. According to textual research, he was regarded as a hermit.Later, a book in the "Review" was originally only for the needs of work, but it also had a role in fueling the flames, and I felt quite ashamed.It is not impossible to use the fat batch, but you can't believe it.Suoyin and autobiography are different ways, but they regard this book as historical data, which is exactly the same. Only Cai regards it as an unofficial history of politics, and Hu regards it as a family name.Since it is related to historical relics, it is appropriate to explore and examine it, even if it is called "learning", there is no shame in it.The so-called contain the real meaning.The two schools are very different, and their arguments are inconsistent, but the starting point is the same at first, and there is a misunderstanding of the same.

Although everyone does not doubt that it is a novel, it is not always true in fact.I always want to study it as a kind of historical material, and it seems that it is not enough to be addicted to it, and I want to derogate the sound value of "Red Mansion". In fact, it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding.It cannot be denied that this book has a very complicated situation and a diverse nature, which can be different from various angles, but it is a novel after all, and this does not change or shake because of it.Husband's novels are not him, but fiction is also.Fiction does not have to exclude reality, as in the so-called "seeing and hearing".But these materials have been unified under the author's intention and turned into fiction.Therefore, the virtual is the main thing, and the real is followed; the real is the guest, and the virtual is used.This kind of measure must be mastered. If the false and the real are reversed, the guest takes the lead, turns the flexible into rigid, and changes the subtlety to straightness, it will not be like a black lacquer with broken patterns.The former is said to be intentional.With understanding, all kinds of sayings have to be understood and smiled, otherwise the movement will become a hindrance, cause disputes and lose both, and it is a red building, so it is calm.

People say that if you ask the right question, you have to think more than half of the solution to the problem, and this is true.In terms of this book, what is its origin and what are its gains and losses are all questions.If who is Yun Baoyu, and where is the Grand View Garden, that is not the right question.why?Baoyu, the protagonist in the novel, does not have to be a real person; the Grand View Garden, the garden in the novel, does not need to have a real place.Even if the idea is conceived and how much it depends on, it is also a matter of the past, and the author is in Jiuyuan, so I am afraid that it cannot be right.It is completely realistic and does not exceed the size, so why is it more valuable than a novel?

Selfishly judge it with stupidity.The study of textual research is common, and it is prudent, not overspread, and not useless.Guessing riddles is okay even if you don't understand them, it's just a chat and a laugh.It is only a pity that the autobiographical theory, citing books and texts clearly, may miss the purpose of the title, and the achievement is limited to the materials, so it may be false. Diary of October 17, 1978, Reprinted on August 26, 1986. (Originally contained in "Yu Pingbo's Comments on the Dream of Red Mansions", Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, March 1988 edition)