The other side of The Story Of Diu Sim
-thoughts on reading the romance of the three kingdoms
Speaking of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, while guiding Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao and Sun Quan, I think there is another person that we will never forget, and that is The Story Of Diu Sim. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a book that excludes women asynchronously. I think she is the only woman who can still leave a deep impression on our minds after reading the whole novel. Without her, the "four beauties" will lack a perfect corner; Without her, the images of Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo would not be full; Without her, we couldn't have imagined that there were so many beautiful things during the "Three Kingdoms" melee. Although her appearance in the male-dominated Romance of the Three Kingdoms is definitely a flash in the pan, it is this appearance that makes people feel that she should also be the most memorable miracle in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
More and more people like to borrow her as a story. She has more or less entanglements with Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Lu Bu, Guan Yu and even Liu Bei, and all kinds of jokes, novels, movies, TV and plays take her as their point of view. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a play "Chop the Sable", which was about Guan Gong's thought of "usurpers, that is, Dong Zhuo and his son; The witch lost her husband, that is, The Story Of Diu Sim, so she decided to kill The Story Of Diu Sim, because she was a "disaster". She destroyed human relations and disturbed Chaogang. These are all displayed to her from the emotional aspect, that is, to show her "soft" side. But after reading the novel, I feel that the "softness" behind the "rigidity" in her character is more important.
In the eighth time of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Situ skillfully used a series of tricks to make Dong Taishi's teachers make a scene in Fengge. He wrote that The Story Of Diu Sim was "28 years old and a famous prostitute was excellent" and volunteered. "I was influenced by adults since I was a child, being trained to sing and dance, and being treated with courtesy. Although I was beaten to pieces, I don't want to report it, just in case. When adults care about each other, there must be state affairs, but they dare not ask. I feel uneasy again tonight, so I sigh. Don't want to peep for adults. If you are useful to me, you can go to hell! " On the one hand, we can see that she is an understanding woman, kind-hearted and kind-hearted, but on the other hand, these touching words secretly imply The Story Of Diu Sim's fierce ambition of hating evil and making achievements as a weak woman. She was born in troubled times. Although she was elected to Situfu since she was a child, she was well-fed and used to singing and dancing, but she did not lose her attention to state affairs and was always ready to be loyal and dedicated to the country.
Mao Zonggang commented on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: "The 18-route warlord can't kill Dong Zhuo, but a clever Zen is enough to kill him;" Liu can't beat Lu Bu, but The Story Of Diu Sim can win ... The female general is really awesome! " High and precise evaluation shows The Story Of Diu Sim's ambition. What can reveal The Story Of Diu Sim's ambition most is a song he sang for Dong Zhuo: "Little cherry blushes, and two lines of broken jade spray" Yangchun ". Lilacs drink and spit steel swords in anger, trying to break evil and confuse the minister of state. " Obviously, it is a song to express one's heart, without any flattery. I sang this song when I first met Dong Zhuo. This song shows The Story Of Diu Sim's fortitude, frankness and courage. "Killing treacherous court officials and disorderly ministers" has stated that Dong Zhuo will be destroyed. At that time, only The Story Of Diu Sim could say such a thing. It was really courageous.
28 years old is the most beautiful and imaginative time. In our opinion, it is cruel and unimaginable for The Story Of Diu Sim to engage in the sinister and complicated political rights dispute, but The Story Of Diu Sim can calmly deal with Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, which also shows the courage and strategy that the 28-year-old ordinary woman can never reach. She is cautious. No wonder many critics have praised her as a "fairy" throughout the ages.
"Beauty is easy, but it is difficult for The Story Of Diu Sim. As long as the stone coaxes the prince of Wu and The Story Of Diu Sim coaxes Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu at the same time, it is not easy to use two faces. In front of Dong Zhuo, he is gentle and virtuous, and in front of Lu Bu, he is wronged and strong; In front of Dong Zhuo, he was extremely loyal, and in front of Lu Bu, he was extremely angry. On the one hand, sow discord between them, on the other hand, arouse their anger with provocation, but at the same time feel that they are more important. This is The Story Of Diu Sim's plot, which seems vicious and terrible, but the harsh environment can't tolerate simple willfulness. Those who achieve great things must learn to hide first. Aren't Liu Bei and Cao Cao the same? There is inevitably a person's ambition hidden in kindness, but we can't hate The Story Of Diu Sim anyway, and there are only sympathy, understanding and admiration. " The most dangerous thing is the smoothest, and the most just thing is the softest. " Beneath the weak appearance, there is a strong heart. Her persistence in her ambition and her grasp of the situation are her outstanding points. Her ambition is to contribute to the country and take it as her duty. Although in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this appeared as gratitude, personally, the more important and core behind this gratitude is actually to make contributions to the country and publicize the world in ancient times. This is discrimination, oppression and exclusion against women. Although The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the same, The Story Of Diu Sim's actions have obviously gone beyond this scope and become a spontaneous and conscious state of meritorious service, which is the awakening of women's independent consciousness.
So I think the appearance of The Story Of Diu Sim is definitely an accident for The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but it is a beautiful miracle for history.
Let me talk about Lu Bu.
Whether it is the history of the Three Kingdoms or the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Bu can only be regarded as a villain who forgets righteousness for profit. But I don't think so, and I think that if there is no scene of the White Gate Tower in China, the possibility of the tripartite confrontation between the three countries will be greatly reduced or even impossible.
First of all, let me talk about my hypothesis. Because Lu Bu's martial arts are unparalleled, without the scene of the White Gate Tower, Lu Bu would probably become a new scholar with the help of Chen Gong, and it is not impossible to pacify the troubled times with General Zhang Liao. However, Lu Bu must also be gentle with ordinary people in order to win the hearts of the people. However, it is still very difficult for Lyu3 bu4 to do this. Secondly, take 10,000 steps back, even if the scene of the White Gate Tower happened. As long as Cao Cao did not listen to Liu Bei and accepted Lu Bu and Zhang Liao as generals, Cao Cao could pacify troubled times with the advantages of Guo and Lu Bu. However, there is another possibility, that is, judging from Lu Bu's cynical attitude and Cao Cao's cautious and suspicious personality, Lu Bu is likely to be unfavorable to Cao Cao. So I think the former possibility is good for Lu Bu's character. It is also very beneficial to Lu Bu.
Now, I think everyone is accusing and insulting Lu Bu, so I will talk about the advantages of Lu Bu. At first glance, the advantages of Lu Bu are not available, because history books have written Lu Bu as a villain. But if you read the Three Kingdoms carefully, you can still find the advantages of Lu Bu (of course, his advantages are not many. )。
(1). Lu Bu's martial arts can be said to belong to a Chinese odyssey. With Lu Bu here, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu can't do anything about you. To say that Lu Bu lost the war, he only lost twice. The first time was the famous "Three British Wars against Lu Bu" in history. Liu, Guan and Zhang fought Lu Bu alone. Of course, those three people won this kind of thing. But in my opinion, winning by three to one is disgraceful. The second time, Cao Cao's six generals (Xia Houdun, Xia, Dian Wei, Yue Jin and Li Dian) joined forces to fight Lu Bu. Needless to say this time, Cao Cao's six men must have won, but I still think it's disgraceful to win this game!
(2). Lyu3 bu4 at least once as a loyal minister, made a great contribution (although it is in a series of stratagems of Wang Yun and The Story Of Diu Sim). That is to kill Dong Zhuo, the notorious national thief. Imagine that without Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo might still play with state affairs for many years. Although Wang Yun designed the serial stratagem, Lu Bu and The Story Of Diu Sim also made great contributions to it.
Lu Bu died unjustly, and his life could have been very long. However, the pain is Big Ear Thief Liu Bei. Although I admire Liu Bei very much, I am still indignant at the death of Lu Bu in this matter. It can also be said that Lu Bu was killed by Liu Bei. However, the death of Lu Bu gave Cao Cao a big bargain: he not only suffered from worries, but also got a general-Zhang Liao.
To put it simply, although Lu Bu has many bad habits in his life, he is a hero who is not a thing in this matter.