On the Relationship between Beauty and Politics in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

abstract

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the vassals fought for hegemony year after year, and in order to achieve political and military goals, they did everything they could. Beauty has become the meat of the ruler's attack and defense. While the beauty changed history, it also caused the unfortunate experience of a peerless beauty. Starting with the "beauty" that people are interested in today, the author studies the interactive relationship between beauty and politics in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and exposes the low status of women in feudal society from both macro and micro aspects.

Keywords "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"; Beauty; study

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a long historical novel mainly about men. According to the Dictionary of Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Bashu Bookstore, June Edition, 1989), there are more than 200 characters in the novel, of which about 1000 characters' names need to be verified, but only 50 women appear. This paper intends to analyze the life situation of the beautiful women in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms from both macro and micro perspectives. On the macro aspect, on the one hand, it studies the influence of beautiful women in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on politics, military affairs and diplomacy; On the other hand, it studies the influence of the changes in political, military and diplomatic relations in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on beautiful women. From the microscopic point of view, from the essence of feudal marriage, the personal quality of beautiful women and the comparison with the images of beautiful women in other literary works, it shows the uniqueness of describing beautiful women in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

First of all, look at beauty from a macro perspective.

1, the political and military influence of beauty on the romance of the Three Kingdoms

During the Three Kingdoms period, people were involved in wars to varying degrees, and almost everything was related to politics. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the political situation for nearly a century, from the Yellow Scarf Uprising in the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 184) to the Wu death in the first year of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty (AD 280). Among them, several beautiful women "take sewing mat as the battlefield, powder as the armor, hope as the spear, smile as the bow and arrow, and flattery as the ambush", which has made great contributions to the political goals of the rulers. The political situation has changed because of the intervention of beautiful women.

First, The Story Of Diu Sim. Before The Story Of Diu Sim came out of the mountain, Dong Zhuo was very powerful. He drowned his sorrows by drinking, killed the little emperor, twisted Tang Fei in vain, raped the maid-in-waiting, and spent the night in the dragon bed. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty has completely become his puppet, claiming to be "father-respecting". All brothers and clans are vassals, so don't build a lintel pier to collect money. Cruel rule is exercised internally. "One day, Zhuo went out of the city gate, all the officials were sent, Zhuo stayed for a banquet, and hundreds of people were recruited to the north. Zhuo was ordered before the table, or his hands and feet were broken, or his eyes were gouged out, or his tongue was cut off, or he was cooked in a big pot. The sound of wailing was deafening, and the officials trembled and lost their souls. "Ministers all dare not speak out, dare to speak out Ding Yuan, Wu Fu, Zhou Bi, Ren Qiong, Guan Ding and others were killed. Dong Zhuo held the military and political power, and with the help of Lu Bu, a generation of fierce Cao Cao stabbed him and the seventeen-route princes cut him, all of which failed. Situ Wang Yun has the heart to serve the country, and sees through the lewdness of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, alienating each other with the color of The Story Of Diu Sim. The Story Of Diu Sim lived up to expectations, and his father and son turned against each other. Lu Bu shot Dong Zhuo in the throat, ending his rule. It was the scholar who said: Stuart is smart and wants a red dress, so don't fight, don't fight. It's hard to go to jail in three wars, but Feng Yiting played the song of victory.

Let's talk about Sun Shangxiang. Among Liu Bei's many wives, the contribution to Shu is the highest. Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and didn't return it, so Guan Yu, who was both wise and brave, stayed. Sun Quan tried every means to beg, but nothing came of it. Finally, he used a "honey trap"-let his sister Sun Shangxiang be the bait to lure Liu Bei into adoption. Seeing Da Er intoxicated in his gentle hometown, Zhao Yun used the three tricks that Zhuge Liang had given him before, and Liu Bei was ready to go home. Sun Quan knew that letting Liu Bei go home was tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, so he resolutely awarded the sword to Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, and said, "You two take this sword to take the heads of my sister and Liu Bei! People who violate the order will stand up. " It was the loyalty to love that repelled Wu's pursuers three times and enabled Liu Bei to return safely. Without her effective help, how can there be the ending of "Zhou Lang seeks the world, loses his wife and loses his soldiers"? At that time, Cao Cao was so powerful that he destroyed all the princes. In the end, only Wu Shu took the United route, and it was deadlocked with him for many years (from Battle of Red Cliffs to Wu Shu, although there were contradictions between the two countries, there was no war), but why did the two countries unite for so many years? In addition to strategic needs, another important reason lies in Sun Shangxiang's contribution. We can give an example to illustrate this: In Chapter 61, Gu Yong entered the plan and took advantage of Liu Bei's long trip, but it was not easy to return. He sent his troops to cut off Kawaguchi, cut off the back road, and then mobilized Wu Dong's troops to beat the drums and beat Jingxiang. Just as Sun Quan was about to take advantage of this opportunity, Sun Shangxiang's biological mother, Wu Guotai, flashed out from behind the screen and shouted, "Anyone who enters this scheme can be beheaded! Want to kill my daughter? " He cursed Sun Quan's ambition and ignored his blood relationship. Sun Quan is the most filial person, so he has to rely on the country. When he returned to China, Sun Quan fought against Shu without scruple. Xiao Zhoushan's murder became an excuse for war. As Sun Quan said, "Now that my sister is back, I'm not kissing her. How can I not avenge Yu Zhoushan! " From the comparison of these two events, we can see the importance of Sun Shangxiang to the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Finally, talk about the real stone. After Cao Cao killed Yuan Shao, Cao Pi found that two women in Yuan Shao's family were crying, so he drew his sword and cut it. Suddenly, I saw a red face and found Zhen Shi. Liu, the wife of Yuan Shao beside me, gave her daughter-in-law to others without saying anything: "My family can't keep it, and I am willing to give Zhen Shiyin a broom for my son." After seeing Zhen Shi, my late father Cao Cao was very satisfied and said, "My daughter-in-law is real, too!" Feeling, and make 18-year-old Cao Pina as his wife. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhen Shi said nothing, but changed the fate of the whole family and even Hebei, which shows how charming she is. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have been at war for many years, and naturally there is a great hatred. After Yuan Shao's defeat, according to the tradition of "the winner is king and the loser is kou", Yuan Jia's youngest son was either killed, rushed to the army or stuffed into the kitchen as a maid. Cao Cao did not move the Yuan family, but controlled the Huairou policy. Later, xelloss carried it, and Zhen Shiyin became the queen. Cao Cao is not a broad-minded person. He hasn't left a child in Dong Fei's stomach for six months, which shows that he is narrow-minded. If it weren't for Zhen Shiyin, Cao Cao would regard the life of the defeated army as dirt.

2. The political and military influence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on beautiful women.

First of all, political marriage leads to the lack of personal love. In the eyes of rulers, political interests are what they really want, and beauty is only their powerful weapon: in times of political crisis, beauty is the shield of defense; When in political advantage, beauty is the spear of attack. All marriages around political interests lead to the loss of true love.

She is a rare spoony woman of the monarch of Wu, living a luxurious life. His concept of mate selection is "not a hero in the world". When he married Liu Bei, he was faithful to Liu Bei: "I served the king, let him do it, and I will follow him." I fled back to Jingzhou with Liu Bei and struggled for many years. When she heard that Liu Bei died in the army, she cried in Jiangxi and died in the river. He gave his life for the love he was loyal to, and he had no regrets. In the eyes of future generations, Sun Shangxiang became a tragic figure. He is just a tool of political struggle. The hero he painstakingly followed also gave up the opportunity to unify Wu and Shu, * * * destroyed Cao Wei, saying that "brothers are like brothers, wives are like clothes" and gave up kindness.

The Story Of Diu Sim and Lyu3 bu4, beautiful women with heroes, the so-called "red rabbit in the horse, Lyu3 bu4 in the male, The Story Of Diu Sim in the female" just match. When Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, the hero and the beautiful woman came together, and the ending was enough to comfort people. In fact, The Story Of Diu Sim is just a concubine of Lu Bu, and her family status is very low. Cao Cao surrounded Lu Bu, who sued The Story Of Diu Sim. The Story Of Diu Sim was afraid that Lyu3 bu4 would be helpless after his death, and advised Lyu3 bu4 that "the general's concubines are in charge and don't go out on their own". As a result, Lu Bu ordered the execution of the White Gate Tower, and The Story Of Diu Sim became a widow. According to legend, Cao Cao named Dong Zhuo as a "saint to protect the country" to commemorate his meritorious service in killing Dong Zhuo, and built a temple to support him all day long. It is also said that The Story Of Diu Sim was later acquired by Guan Yu, but Guan Yu was not close to women, so he cut off her head for fear that she might cause trouble among adults.

Zhao Fanzhi's sister-in-law Fan Shi is one of the most affectionate people-she would rather be a widow than marry someone she doesn't like. Fan Shi fell in love with Zhao Zilong at first sight and entrusted his brother-in-law Zhao Fan to convey his mate selection criteria: 1, both civil and military, world-famous; 2. Good looks and outstanding dignity; 3. Have the same surname as Zhao Fan-this is obviously necessary for Zhao Yun. This Fan Shi is also an unusual figure. The book records that he is "in love with the color of the country" and "the sister-in-law of Zhao Fan, the magistrate of Danyang". However, even Zhuge Liang called it a wonderful thing! Zhao Zilong refused his marriage: "There are many women in the world, but I'm afraid my reputation will be unbearable. Why not marry? " He added, "Since Zhao Fan is his brother, if he marries his sister-in-law, he will be reviled. If his wife remarries, she will lose a big section, and the second is also; Zhao Fanchu surrendered, his heart is unpredictable. Your master has newly appointed Jianghan, and his pillow is not firm. How dare Yunan ruin your master's event with a woman? " Liu Bei said, "Zilong is really a husband!" Feelings. We can see that it is not that Zhao Yun doesn't like Fan Shi, a beautiful woman, nor that she is a widow, but that our great hero sacrificed his love in order to serve you.

The purpose of human marriage, originally for the beauty of sex, should be based on people's emotional desires and love requirements. However, the marriages of the beauties of the Three Kingdoms are all representatives of the feudal ruling group, and at the mercy of political interests, their personal wishes are completely stifled and become victims of political struggles. Such a tragedy is complete.

Secondly, the intrigue of political relations determines the tragic fate of beauty. In his book The Origin of Family, Private Ownership and State, Engels made an incisive exposition on this kind of political marriage: "In feudal society, for knights and barons, and for princes themselves, marriage is a political act and an opportunity to expand their power through new marriage; It is family interests, not personal wishes, that play a decisive role. " It's okay to get married against one's will, and it's a pity to cause misfortune.

According to legend, the fate stories of Diusim are different. Some people say that he committed suicide. Others said that Cao Cao gave her to Guan Yu in order to win Guan Yu with Red Rabbit. Guan Yu left his war horse, but let The Story Of Diu Sim go. There are many folk dramas, storytelling and legends about The Story Of Diu Sim's fate and ending, all of which are unsatisfactory. However, the ending of The Story Of Diu Sim in the CCTV version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the best: the world of mortals, the ancient west wind road, an affair, an old horse and an old car. The Story Of Diu Sim, dressed in red, took one last look at Chang 'an, once a powerful city, and then lowered the curtain.

Those who have been hurt, after the succession, also sealed several wives of the late Lord: Empress Wu Zetian, Empress Gan, Empress Zhao Lie, and Lady Mi, but they stayed. As far as credit is concerned, Sun Shangxiang is far above the three ladies. Without her, Liu Bei died by the sword early that year, and Ann could later carry the king of Hanzhong. Without her, there might be a war between Wu and Shu, and the people would live in dire straits. A close reading of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms shows that Adou ascended the throne in Zhangwu for three years, when Lu Xun of the State of Wu burned 700 Li, and Bai Di, the late emperor, entrusted the orphans, which was the time when the relationship between Wu and Shu reached its lowest point-in this case, it was inevitable not to be banned.

Because Zhen Shi was married by xelloss, he was deeply loved by xelloss, and even gave birth to Cao Rui. He was clever since he was a child, and both husband and wife liked him very much. This result is very gratifying. However, after Guo Yongzhi's daughter appeared, she competed with Zhen Shi, and Guo Guifei bribed her recent minister Jangdo. "When Pi was ill, Tao lied that the puppet was dug in Mrs. Zhen's palace and wrote that the year of the emperor was a matter of Yan Town." Pi was furious, sentenced Mrs. Zhen to death and made Guo Guifei the queen. What a cruel thing it is to put two beautiful women in the harem to fight. Luo Shen disappeared, sad and pitiful.

Lu Bu's daughter, in order to save Xuzhou, Lu Bu wanted to send her daughter to Yuan Shu to get married, but later Cao Cao got in the way and Yuan Shu and his son died. She has never even met her husband's face and has become a widow. In order to seize the land of Hebei, Cao Cao betrothed his daughter to Yuan Tan regardless of the important principle of "enemies don't marry". Later, Yuan Tan was killed by Cao Hong and became a widow. The daughter of provincial officials in feudal society is far less spoiled than the children of contemporary social dignitaries. They are just gifts from my father. My father is useful and can give them to others at any time.

We used to cry bitterly that our mother-in-law forcibly deprived us of love, that Zhao Wuniang was abandoned by her husband, that Sister Lin did not marry Jia Baoyu, and that neither Zhuo Wenjun nor Tang, as emperor or Yang Guifei, had a good end, but ignored the more tragic fate of women in the Three Kingdoms. They are even strangled in basic emotional desires and love needs. They have no right to choose the object they yearn for, let alone get married. They can't even get married, and they can't have a peaceful marriage life under the turbulent political struggle of the ruling group of the Three Kingdoms.

Second, analyze beauty from a micro perspective

1, the beauty of the whole country.

Beauty is liked by people because of its high aesthetic value. All the beautiful women in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms were released by Luo Guanzhong.

The aesthetic orientation of heroes and heroes is particularly prominent in the political struggle against each other. Beauty is pleasing to the eye in different forms. Luo Guanzhong's portrayal of beauty is incisive, and the image is vividly portrayed in a few strokes.

The Story Of Diu Sim. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is no better description of beauty than The Story Of Diu Sim. The word "closing the moon and pruning flowers" is used to describe a woman's appearance, and the allusion of "closing the moon" comes from The Story Of Diu Sim. There is a compliment: "I was originally from Zhaoyang Palace and was shocked by it. I only doubt flying over Dongting Spring. According to Liangzhou, the lotus steps are steady, the fancy is new, and the painting hall is warm. " When Wang Yun saw The Story Of Diu Sim hitting the ground with a stick, he said, "Who thought the world was in your hands?" ; When Lu Bu saw The Story Of Diu Sim, he was "overjoyed and looked at him frequently". When Dong Zhuo saw The Story Of Diu Sim, he smiled and said, "What a fairy!" After that, The Story Of Diu Sim "fell in love with color and couldn't be a director for more than a month". No wonder she is one of the "four beauties in China".

Da Qiao and Joe. It is said that the two sisters are beautiful, but there is no specific description in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. What is the basis of their amazing? There is a saying in the biography of the Three Kingdoms and Zhou Yu in Wu Shu that "the two women in Gong Qiao are both national colors." Policy from Da Qiao, Yu Na Xiao Qiao "; Pei Songzhi took notes, and there was only one sentence related to Er Qiao: "Although Gong Qiao and his two women were displaced (understood as radiant), it was enough for us to get married"; Cao Zijian's Ode to a Bronze Quetai expresses Cao Cao's idea: "Take Er Qiao to the southeast and have fun with * * * *. "As can be seen from the above literature: 1, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are satisfied with the sister flowers of Daxiaoqiao; 2. Cao Cao also has a lot of ideas about sister flowers. Some people even say that Cao Cao's attack on the south of the Yangtze River is only to win the sisters' flowers-why should heroes like Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu worry about the world? But I have a soft spot for the two sisters, which shows the charm of big and small Joe.

Zhen Shi. Zhen Shi is absolutely a stunning woman, as can be seen from the coveted Zhen Shi of Cao Shi and his son. After Yuan's defeat, Cao Pi saw the two women crying and wanted to kill them, but seeing Zhen Shiyin's face, he decided to do something to save the United States. Cao Cao looked at it and said, "It's really my son and wife!" So xelloss accepted. If it weren't for Zhen Shiyin's beauty, Cao Cao would let xelloss marry a widow without a backer. At that time, Xelloss was only eighteen years old, and ordinary parents refused, let alone Cao Cao, who had a wide network of contacts! Cao Zhi's worship of Zhen Shi is entirely his brother's worship of the immortal sister. The well-known Ode to Luoshen directly writes Zhen Shi as the goddess of Luoshui. The whole story is full of Cao Zhi's yearning and admiration for Luo Shen, and it is the best love letter in the world.

Sun Shangxiang. In contrast, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms did not mention Sun Shangxiang's appearance at all, but Zhou Yu had previously said that she used a "honey trap", which shows that Mrs. Sun's beauty should not be too bad. There are also two beauties in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms: First, Sun Shangxiang's family background is good, and Sun Shi's family owns one third of the world. There were not many ancient female characters, but they left their full names in history, which shows their value; Secondly, Sun Shangxiang is very martial, and her boudoir is "full of swords and spears, and ladies-in-waiting stand side by side with swords", which shows that she is full of personality. There is a saying in chapter 55: "Liu Bei is really fascinated by the sound and melody, and he doesn't want to go back to Jingzhou at all." However, Liu Bei is a man who dreams of restoring the Han Dynasty. This time, relying on Sun Shangxiang's beauty, he made an amazing move of "not loving mountains and loving people".

Mrs. step. "The History of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of Wu" records: "Wu sovereign step husband, facing Huaiyin people also. With the prime minister's family. At the end of Han Dynasty, his mother moved to Lujiang, which was broken by Sun Ce. Both crossed the river to the east, but fortunately for their beauty, they tended to the backyard. " Mrs. Bu is the most beautiful of Sun Quan's many wives, and her greatest advantage is that she doesn't like to be jealous ("The History of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu" records that "the wife is not jealous and is close to others, so she loves to stay for a long time." ), often introduce girls to Sun Quan, who dotes on her most and later named her queen.

Mrs. Gump. Liu Bei's first wife. The Biography of the Empress Wu Shu Gump of the Three Kingdoms records: "(the first year of Xingping 194), my ancestors came to Yuzhou and lived in Xiaopei, where they were regarded as concubines. At that time, if you were a concubine, there should be a wife in the first room. The first master counted the funeral homes and often took photos of the interior. With Jingzhou's first master, postpartum master. " It is said that Mrs. Gan has very good skin, and Liu Bei likes to compare her with the portrait made of suet jade at night. The poor generation of beauties fled around with Liu Bei, and did not enjoy the blessing. Liu Bei did it, and his wife was almost thrown away, and was taken away by Lu Bu and Cao Cao. She died as soon as Liu Beigang settled down.

Zou. Zhang Ji's wife was attracted by Cao Cao in Wan Cheng Raiders. As a result, Dian Wei was killed, which shows that beauty is a disaster and does great harm. The book says: "Last night, my nephew caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman by the building and asked her, that is, the wife of Uncle Zhang Ji." Forget it, that Cao Cao is also a womanizer. All the beauties in the world are free to choose, and they must have good taste. But this Shang and Zhou Dynasty, from the age of at least 30 years old, can still fascinate Cao Cao. It can be seen that one is well maintained at ordinary times and the other is really beautiful. This is a mature model.

Hu. Hu is the wife of the post-Shu minister. She is a very colorful figure. I went to the palace to see the queen, and then stayed in the palace until January. Yan suspected that his wife was having an affair with the late ruler and bound her, which made the army lose face and revived several times. The emperor flew into a rage when he heard this, which led to the condemnation of Ada. There is a discussion: "A person who dies is not a wife, but a place with impunity: he should abandon the market." And then cut down Ada. This is the first person in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who was killed for beating his wife, all because her wife was so beautiful.

Two beautiful women from ethnic minorities: Mrs. Zhu Rong and Ma Yunlu. One is the wife of Meng Huo, the king of the South, and the other is the wife of general Zhao Yun. According to legend, Mrs. Zhu Rong is a descendant of Zhu Rong, the Vulcan. She lives in Nanman, is good at flying knives and is a wild beauty. Ma Yunlu is Ma Chao's sister, a mixed-race bodybuilder of Han and Hu. She should be a tall model. Prince Charming Zhao Yun gave up the truly beautiful Fan Shi and married her. It is difficult to describe her in words.

Other Fan Shi, such as the delicate and charming lotus flower, Xiahou's family that Zhang Fei likes, the daughter of Guo Yongzhi, the "king of women" in Zhen Shi, and Cai Wenji, the first talented woman, have so many beauties in the Three Kingdoms.

2. The product of the patriarchal world.

In the feudal society of China, women obviously had no status. Male writers in feudal society are used to describing female images and naming female cultural symbols-the great Luo Guanzhong is no exception. His works are full of discrimination against women: the first chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms blames all kinds of ominous phenomena on "the phenomenon of chicken love is caused by the intervention of the goddess temple"; Chapter 19 Hunter Liu An killed his wife and ate Liu Bei; And in chapter 130, Zhuge Liang humiliated Sima Yi with women's clothes, which all reflected the discrimination against women. Although not much ink is used, the appearance of women in Romance of the Three Kingdoms plays an important role in enhancing the authenticity and integrity of the novel and promoting the development of the plot. The value of beautiful women in the novel is mainly reflected in two aspects: one is to use their beauty and body to destroy political enemies for men; The second is the touchstone of becoming a hero.

Before writing, the author tried to find some information about The Story Of Diu Sim in the official history of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty to prove his point of view, but he didn't find a word about The Story Of Diu Sim. Only the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Shu Wei and Biography of Lu Bu mentioned that "Bu had an affair with Zhuo's maid-in-waiting", but The Story Of Diu Sim was not specified. Luo Guanzhong boldly adopted the writing method of "history without warning, using legend", and abandoned The Story Of Diu Sim, who was originally Lu Bu's wife, according to the needs of the plot. The Story Of Diu Sim lost in the war and was taken in by Wang Yun. The reason why she accepted Wang Yun's series of tricks was because of the artistic truth of reuniting with Lu Bu in Chang 'an. In order to repay the kindness of Wang Yun's upbringing, the 28-year-old young woman with superb sexual skills resolutely stepped out of her own way, risked the infidelity of two men, skillfully dealt with two womanizers, and successfully completed the task of "making cloth kill Zhuo, with the greatest evil". Why is a young girl who was locked up in the shogunate so sophisticated that Du Shiniang, Song, Zhao and others can't reach her? Its irrationality is obvious. In fact, Luo Guanzhong's artistic treatment fundamentally stems from the misunderstanding of women in the patriarchal society. In men's eyes, a natural beauty has a disastrous side, which will disintegrate men's rights and careers, and it can also have instrumental value at any time. "Stuart coup red dress, need not fight without soldiers. It is difficult to be a tiger in three wars, but Feng Yiting played the song of victory. "This hymn clearly shows Luo Guanzhong's position that men can and should use women's beauty and body to safeguard their rights and interests.

In the twenty-fifth chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao wanted to mess up the ceremony of the monarch and his subjects and let Guan Yu and his second sister-in-law share the same room. Guan Yu stood outside holding a candle. He has never been tired since night. After Guan Yu arrived in Xuchang, he was treated very well: a small banquet lasted for three days, a big banquet lasted for five days, and ten beautiful women were sent to wait on Guan Yu. Guan Yu sent him to the inner gate and ordered him to serve his second sister-in-law. But every three days, he bowed down at the door and asked Ersao how he was. Here, ten beautiful women were sent as gifts, as a tool for Cao Cao to woo Guan Yu, on the one hand, to show Guan Yu that I am a hero that women can't conquer. Another example is that Fan Shi, who is patriotic, pursues Prince Charming Zhao Zilong, but Zhao Zilong refuses, showing Zhao Zilong's "true husband" spirit. Huang, the wife of Kong Ming, is ugly, but she has wizards: from astronomy to geography; All the books are famous. My wife sponsored Wu Hou's research in many ways. Marrying an ugly wife does not show Zhuge Liang's low taste, on the contrary, it shows his wisdom to readers. Luo Guanzhong's original Romance of the Three Kingdoms has a strong idea of "respecting Liu and belittling Cao". After the revision of Mao Lun and Mao Zonggang, the idea of "respecting Liu and belittling Cao" became more prominent. People like Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Kong Ming have no personality defects.

Compared with these positive figures, Dong Zhuo is the rebellious face of the villain: cruel, greedy, autocratic, fat in appearance, not as imposing as Guan Yu and Zhao Yun (The Romance of the Three Kingdoms records that "Zhuo's corpse is fat, and the sergeant sees the navel of the corpse as a light, and the ointment flows all over the place"). In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is written in the eighth time that Dong Zhuo is 250 miles away from Chang 'an, and there is no need to build a pier, but two hundred thousand civilian workers will build it. Its battlements are as thick as Chang 'an, with palaces and warehouses for 20 years' grain. Eight hundred folk beauties were selected, and countless treasures, colorful silks and pearls were piled up. Similarly, writing about beautiful women shows Dong Zhuo's lewdness and extortion. Treating such a figure, the author also gave him a very bad ending: the property was confiscated, all the beautiful women were released and the whole family was killed. After his death, "passers-by threw their heads at them and couldn't even bury them." When buried, the sky thundered and the ground was several feet deep. The coffin was opened by a thunderbolt and the body was released from the coffin. Three reburied, unable to be buried, broken skin, the so-called thunder fire. "

As far as portraying characters is concerned, lewdness has actually become an important means for Luo Guanzhong to portray images and an important standard for hiding characters.

The types of characters depicted in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms have a deep height: writing heroes includes Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei and others with the heart of the universe, expressing the ambition of heaven and earth; The people who write generals are Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and others who are brave and skilled in the three armed forces. There are people who write about the good looks of good ministers, such as Kong Ming, Jiang Wei and Sima Yi, who are resourceful. The Story Of Diu Sim, Zhen Shi, Xiao Qiao and other peerless beauties write beautiful wives. They are at their peak, perfect, and future generations can only watch, and there is no possibility of surpassing them.

References:

(1) Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, published by Yuelu Bookstore in Hunan Province, September 5438+0, 2006.

(2) Chen shou's reflection.

(3) Luo Zongqiang and Chen Hong, History of Ancient Chinese Literature (II), Shanghai, East China Normal University Press, 10, 2000.

④ Dictionary of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Bashu Bookstore, June 1989 edition.

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