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The third story in "The Journey to the West" is quite surprising. It is full of cultural elements. Let me take stock of what I noticed:
1 Strange novel "Yang" "Scholar Envy"
At the beginning of the third story, the protagonist group arrived at an inn, and the landlady asked everyone to show special skills before they could enter. In fact, she was trying to prevent everyone from entering.
After a scholar-like person arrived, he showed an illusion. Some people in the protagonist group said he was the "Yangxian Scholar".
So, what the hell is Scholar Yangxian?
"Yangxian Scholar" is not a ghost, it is a strange novel written by Wu Jun, a writer of the Southern Dynasties.
What are the strange novels? As the name suggests,
is one of the classical novels in my country that describes stories and legends of supernatural ghosts. Popular in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
"Scholar of Yangxian" is such a magical story. It is very short. Here is an excerpt for you to read:
Xu Yan of Yangxian was traveling in the mountains of Sui'an when he met a scholar who was seventeen or eighteen years old. He was lying on the side of the road with pain in his feet. Please send it to the goose cage. Yan thought it was a joke. The scholar then entered the cage. The cage was no wider, and the scholar was no smaller. It was as if he were sitting with two geese, and the geese were not frightened. Yan carried the cage away without feeling the weight.
Going forward Under the tree, the scholar came out of the cage and said to Yan: "I want to serve you lightly." Yan said: "Good." Then he spit out a copper box from his mouth. The utensils are all made of copper and have a fragrant smell, which is rare in the world. After drinking for a while, he said to Yan, "I'm going to bring a woman with you. I would like to invite her temporarily." Yan said, "Good." Then he spat out a woman in his mouth. She was fifteen or sixteen years old. She was dressed in beautiful clothes and had a unique appearance. , sitting together for a banquet. When the scholar was drunk and lying down, the woman said to Yan: "Although she married the scholar, she actually harbored a grudge. Xiang also stole a man to go with her. The scholar was sleeping, so I called him for a while. Please don't say anything." Yan said: "Good." "The woman spit out a man in her mouth. He was about twenty-three or four years old. He was also cute and cute, so he talked about the cold and warmth with Yan. The scholar was lying down and wanted to sleep. The woman vomited a piece of brocade to cover the scholar, but the scholar left the woman to lie down with him. The man said to Yan, "Although this woman has a heart, she doesn't have much affection. Xiangfu stole a woman to accompany her. Now I want to see her for a while. I hope you won't let her know." Yan said, "Good." The man vomited a woman in his mouth. We are about twenty years old, and we have been drinking and talking for a long time. Hearing the sound of books and moving, the man said: "The two of them have fallen asleep." He took the vomited woman and returned it to his mouth. After a while, the scholar's virgin came out and said to Yan, "The scholar wants to get up." Then she swallowed the man and sat alone facing Yan. Then the scholar came up and said to Yan: "I have been sleeping for a long time, and you are sitting alone. How can I feel sad? It is getting late, so I should say goodbye to you." Then he swallowed the woman, put all the utensils in his mouth, and left a big copper plate, which can be Two feet wide, he said goodbye to Yan: "I can't borrow from you, so I can remember you." After reading the inscription, it is said that it was written in the third year of Yongping.
This strange novel is very easy to understand. The simple summary is that someone met a man, and the man chatted very well with him, so he took out the food from his mouth, and took out his best friend to chat with him, and he was happy. As he fell asleep, his sweetheart took out another male sweetheart from his mouth, which was an eye-opener for the protagonist.
As a result, the first man was about to wake up, and the woman hurried over to accompany him. Then the male sweetheart took out another sweetheart of his from his mouth. It was like a Chinese version of a Russian matryoshka doll.
were finally put back together peacefully. Everyone went back to their homes to look for their mothers.
This story was also made into a cartoon and became a short story in "Chinese Tales". I don't know if you have any impression.
Therefore, Chinese traditional culture is profound and profound, and this adaptation means that traditional culture shines through inheritance. I want to give the screenwriter a thumbs up.
After the protagonist group checked into the inn, Su Wuming saw the old man in the inn walking out while everyone was eating. He felt something strange, so he pretended to get some air and walked out. When he walked into the yard, he He recited a poem, which was "One of the Eighty-two Songs of Huai" written by Ruan Ji.
I couldn't sleep at night, so I sat up and played the harp.
The thin curtain reflects the bright moon, and the breeze blows my lapel.
The solitary Hong number is in the outfield, and the flying birds are singing in the northern forest.
What will happen if you wander around? Worry makes me sad.
Ruan Ji was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
What the hell are the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest?
They are not ghosts, but cultural people. However, due to the high pressure of those in power, they cannot express their dissatisfaction with society, so they use some obscure techniques to express what they want to say in their works.
Sometimes when I feel depressed, I will do some behaviors that the world cannot understand. On the one hand, I want to vent, on the other hand, I don’t want to be an official, I don’t want to be complicit, so that the officials will feel that they are crazy, and they will no longer think about appointing themselves and letting themselves go. Do something against your will.
In short, it is a fancy way of escaping from the world for educated people.
Ruan Ji wrote his depression into "Eighty-two Songs of Huai", which is one of the poems he wrote.
Think of Su Wuming. Is
very similar?
In the first case, they were involved between the princess, the prince, and the emperor. In order to protect himself, he would not be involved in the court dispute. At the beginning of the second case, he pretended to be a whistleblower and was then sent away.
He wanted to stop the disputes between the courts but was unable to do so. The disputes between the courts led to frequent civil chaos in the world, and he was unable to eliminate them one by one. He was even more unwilling to become the sword of either the new emperor or the princess. Therefore, he Isn't it appropriate to express Ruan Ji's emotion?
The screenwriter chose this poem to be particularly suitable for the character’s heart and deserves praise.
3 What Lu Lingfeng said comes from "Shishuoxinyu"
After Su Wuming finished reciting Ruan Ji's poem, he asked Lu Lingfeng what poem he wanted to say. He thought for a while and said:
The country is in a state of decline, but it actually has the potential to be thousands of miles away! ”
This sentence comes from the notebook novel "Shishuoxinyu-Words No. 1" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The original text is as follows:
Yuan Yanbo was Xie Annan Sima, and everyone sent them to Laixiang.After parting, I felt sad and sighed: "The vastness of the country is actually thousands of miles away!"
The meaning of this sentence is not to lament the vastness of the country. The focus is on the word "surprisingly". In fact, it means, I I know that the country is very vast, very vast, but now I use my own steps to measure it, I didn't expect it to be so big.
Yuan Yanbo was going to take office. He lamented that he had to measure thousands of miles of rivers and mountains with his own steps. Lu Lingfeng was also on his way to his appointment at this time. He traveled thousands of miles and encountered wind and snow, so he had to stay in an inn. He also had thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that were so vast, not just one. A sigh that can be surpassed in a day. Is it appropriate to borrow
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This screenwriter is really interesting. I have just read the third story here. From the small details of these cultural allusions, it can be seen that this drama is worthy of further study. It is better than other iQiyi dramas in the first half of the year. Much stronger! ! ! recommend.
