Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 111 Miscellaneous Talk: Lin Ruhai
[Text: This Lin Ruhai's surname is Lin and his name is Hai, and his name is Ruhai. 】

[Jiaxu Side Criticism: Gai Yun "learned from Haiwenlin".Daiyu is always written secretly. 】

The reviewer said that the author named Lin Ruhai, which means "Xue Hai Wen Lin", in order to foreshadow that Daiyu came from a scholarly family and had an extraordinary foundation.

[Text: It’s about a prostitute with a criminal record.] The imperial examination system was discussed in episode No. 13. No. 3 in the imperial examination was a first-class Jinshi. It is impossible that Lin Ruhai was not as good as in the examination with real talent.

[Text: Now he has been promoted to the rank of doctor of Lantai Temple,]

[Jia Xu Mei Pi: It would be better if the official system half follows the ancient name.What I like the most is this kind of half existence and half nothingness, half ancient and half modern, where there is nothing, but there must be a reason, it is extremely mysterious, extremely illusory, and absurd and unreasonable. 】

Doctor of Lantai Temple was an official name in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is what the critics said half followed the ancient name.The archives and classics library of the Han Dynasty was called Lantai, and it was also the place where historians compiled history. The doctor of Lantai Temple was responsible for editing the texts. The author once again emphasized that Lin Ruhai was a learned man.Lantai no longer existed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the government agency corresponding to Lantai was the Hanlin Academy.

There are a total of three first-class Jinshi in the palace examination, the champion, the second place, and Tanhua. If they pass the exam, they are eligible to enter the Imperial Academy.Because the emperor personally set the questions, presided over the examination, and checked the test papers in person, all those who participated in the palace examination were "students of the emperor", and the top three with excellent scores were called "hand-picked Hanlin".For those who have entered the Hanlin Academy, they usually have exams, supervise and encourage them.

According to the imperial examination system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, those who were born as Jinshi and stayed as officials in the capital were of the eighth rank, and those who were sent to other places had the highest rank of seven.The author said that "Lin Ruhai has now been promoted to the official position of Lantai Temple", which means that an eighth-rank official was promoted to a seventh-rank official, and the Hanlin Academy reviewed it.

I would like to add that the continuation of the imperial examination system became an important means for the Qing rulers to win over Han intellectuals. If they did not have enough to eat, they would not have the opportunity to study away from production. The source of intellectuals was the small and medium-sized landlord class.Therefore, most of the people who participated in the imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty were folk Han people, and the higher-status Manchu nobles and the children of the Eight Banners were not keen to participate in the imperial examinations.Longkodo, Ma Qi, Fu Heng, and He Shen had never participated in the imperial examination. They entered the Imperial Academy with the special permission of the emperor, and they started with their connections.Han intellectuals studied hard and took part in the imperial examinations, and only a handful of them were able to become high-ranking officials. The vast majority of Jinshi reached the top when they reached the fifth rank. They were not originally from that circle. It was too difficult to get in. The little widow was sleeping - ——No one is up there!
It is also said that Lin Ruhai, [Text: Ben Guan is a native of Gusu,] [Jiaxu Side Comment: The place where the Twelve Hairpins came out, so it is true. 】The reviewer said that the doctor of Lantai Temple was fake, but Lin Ruhai’s birthplace in Gusu was true. It was the birthplace of several people in the official book of the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling.

[Text: I have been appointed as the censor of salt inspection, and it will be more than a month after I take office. 】Hand-picked official position does not mean that the official position is very high. The emperor will hand-pick the official position when sending Jinshi to other places.The salt patrol censor is also a seventh-grade official. He is the supervisory censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who is ordered to patrol the salt affairs. The salt patrol censor is equivalent to the modern leader of the discipline inspection team of the local salt administration bureau. Because it involves taxation and smuggling, although the official is junior , but there is a lot of gray income.

Daiyu’s mother died and Lin Ruhai no longer married, which shows her status as the head wife
[Text: Hai is now forty years old, and has only one three-year-old son, who died last year.Although there are several concubines, he is destined to have no children, so there is nothing he can do. 】【Jiaxu side comment: write about a good wife. 】

In ancient times, there was a system of monogamy and multiple concubines, and unqualified men could not marry a single girl. If they were well-off and could afford it, they could have more. Nowadays, some girls follow married men for emotional or material reasons.But we must understand that in ancient times, no matter how capable a man was, no matter how many women he could support, he would only have one wife, and the status of his wife in the family was much higher than that of other women.

Because, in a large family with many wives and concubines, men pay more attention to being well-matched when getting married. Marriage is not the result of the development of love between two people, but the alliance of the political, economic and other interests of the two families. If it is not clear that a female host will exercise maternal power, then It's all chaos. There are too many women and their descendants fighting for power and killing each other.Nowadays, everyone is equal and men and women are equal, but if you want to maintain a stable family life, you must either make your other half afraid of you, or make your other half love you. If he (she) loves you or is afraid of you, you need to be self-disciplined.

It is also said that in ancient times, under normal circumstances, after a man and a woman got married, with the development of time and changes in the environment, the two people did not develop true love. If the status of the main wife's natal family has become insignificant and has lost the influence that makes men afraid, then the man will take a concubine. There is no need to ask for the opinion of the wife, and even if the wife is abused, she can find reasons to divorce her.Just like Jia Yingchun met the Zhongshan Wolf.

If the status of the main wife's natal family remains the same and is equal to the in-law's family, then a man needs to seek the opinion of the main wife and notify the main wife's natal family when taking a concubine.In this case, generally speaking, the head wife will agree to upgrade the maidservant who has served the man since childhood to a concubine, just like Hua Xiren may become Jia Baoyu's concubine.At the same time, the main wife will also upgrade the dowry maid to a concubine. The dowry is her own person who has served the main wife since she was a child. Ping'er has a great chance of being promoted to concubine.

If the status of the main wife's natal family is higher than that of the in-law's family, then a man must obtain the consent of the main wife and seek the opinion of the main wife's natal family when taking a concubine.Unless this man is dizzy and doesn't want to live a good life.We read the text, and we can know that Lin Ruhai's family is a grade lower than Jia's.As far as Lin Ruhai was born in the imperial examination, Jia Min's brother Jia She was the heir to the title. Lin Ruhai's ability to marry Jia Min, the great lady, is considered a high priority.

Jia Min grew up under the influence of Jia's scholarly family, and she had a spiritual life after marrying Lin Ruhai, who was a scholar. Unfortunately, "Lin Ruhai was forty years old and only had a three-year-old son who died last year." In the family, The population is not prosperous, the family business has no heirs, and Jia Min is not young anymore. If she cannot give birth to a son, she should agree to a man taking a concubine. Jia Min, who is knowledgeable and sensible, must understand this truth. This is also the duty of a wife.Lin Ruhai obviously agreed to take the concubine, and Jia Min had several concubines. Two rooms meant two rooms, and three rooms meant three rooms. These concubines had at least four little wives!Jia Min disagreed that Lin Ruhai should not be so indulgent. If her husband took a concubine, her first wife would have to notify her natal family. In order to leave a bloodline to the Lin family, Jia Min encouraged Lin Ruhai to take a concubine, so she informed her natal family several times, "My husband married again." He is very kind to me. Don’t worry, I asked him to marry her.” Therefore, the comment said that the phrase “a few concubines” refers to a good wife.The author introduced Lin Ruhai and also wrote about Jia Min, highlighting Lin Daiyu's extraordinary foundation.Lin Ruhai was afraid and loved at the same time. It seems that Jia Min did it. After Jia Min died, Lin Ruhai did not remarry the wife. This included awe of the good wife's family and love for the good wife herself.

Lin Daiyu's "talent in chanting catkins" is very similar to her in "The Three Character Classic"
Xie Daoyun is the eldest daughter of Xie Yi, the general of Anxi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Her uncle is the prime minister Xie An. Xie Daoyun received a good education since she was a child.One year it snowed heavily, and Prime Minister Xie An happened to be resting at home that day. On a whim, he wanted to test the talents of the children of the clan.So Xie An asked: "How should we describe the heavy snow in the sky?" His nephew Xie Lang reacted the fastest and immediately said: "Sprinkling salt in the air can make a difference." He thought that spreading salt in the air can be used to describe the heavy snow. Don't say thank you. Come on, it sounds vulgar to me!His niece Xie Daoyun then said: "It's not like catkins blowing due to the wind." She compared the heavy snow to catkins flying in the sky. Xie An's eyes lit up after hearing this, and so did my eyes.Xie Daoyun also became famous by virtue of this poem duel, and was called "the talent of chanting xu" by later generations. "A Dream of Red Mansions" also has "the virtue of stopping is lamentable, but the talent of chanting is worthy of pity." Even the "Three Character Classic" also praised: Cai Wenji can distinguish the piano.Xie Daoyun can chant.

As the eldest daughter in the family, Xie Daoyun has always been the apple of the eyes of the elders and is highly favored. Most of the brothers in the family are dignitaries in the court. One of the most important things for a woman in ancient times is to have a good marriage. For this reason, the elders have done a lot for her. Xie Daoyun is worried about her marriage.After examining many young people of suitable age, Wang Ningzhi, the second son of Wang Xizhi, was finally selected for Xie Daoyun. "In the old days, the swallows in front of Wang Xie's hall flew into the homes of ordinary people." Liu Yuxi was talking about the two wealthy and prestigious families of Wang Xie in those days.

However, when I say but, this wealthy marriage is not beautiful. Although Wang Ningzhi has an extraordinary background, he is very mediocre, and his official position relies on family power.Xie Daoyun's love tragedy began here.Since marrying Wang Ning, Xie Daoyun often has no smile on her face. Once Xie An asked her: "After Wang Ningzhi is a famous family, why are you unhappy marrying him?" Xie Daoyun replied: "Everyone in our Xie family They are all outstanding. Who would have known that there is a king in the world?" How could there be such a man in the world?Since then, the idiom "Wanglang of Heaven and Earth" has been left, in which a woman looks down on her husband.

The largest and longest peasant uprising in the Eastern Jin Dynasty led by Sun En and Lu Xun broke out, and the troops were directed at Kuaiji.At this time, the internal history of Kuaiji was none other than Xie Daoyun's husband, Wang Ningzhi.It stands to reason that when the enemy invades, Wang Ningzhi, as the local governor, should organize troops to defend against the enemy. However, Wang Ningzhi neither sends troops nor sets up defenses, but instead places his hope on the Five Pecks of Rice Cult that he deeply believes in.

It happened that Sun En was also a believer in the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, so Wang Ningzhi became even more convinced that Sun En would not really attack Kuaiji.When the national crisis hit, Xie Daoyun tried hard to persuade her husband to organize troops and build fortifications to be ready, but Wang Ning prayed to God and ignored Xie Daoyun's suggestions.Xie Daoyun had no choice but to choose her own servants and train day and night, hoping to help her husband at the last moment.The enemy troops soon approached the city. Only then did Wang Ningzhi believe that Sun En really wanted to attack Kuaiji.

The government office reported three times a day, requesting troops to fight against the enemy, but Wang Ningzhi said: "I have invited ghost soldiers to guard the key roads. Sun En's rebels cannot attack at all, so don't worry." As a result, Sun En's rebels can't attack at all. En easily captured Kuaiji City. After the enemy troops entered the city, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes. Kuaiji City suddenly became a hell on earth.

Wang Ningzhi and all his children died in the hands of the enemy. Xie Daoyun couldn't care less about her grief. She organized her servants and the female relatives at home to fight together.After the enemy troops arrived at the house, Xie Daoyun took the lead with a long sword in his hand, killing several enemy soldiers one after another, and together with the female relatives at home, he protected his three-year-old grandson to break out of the siege.

After all, the disparity in strength was too great, and he was caught before he could run very far. Although Xie Daoyun was defeated, he said proudly: "The matter is with the king's clan, not other clans! If it must be like this, I would rather kill him first." This passage says Neither humble nor overbearing, if you must kill this child, just step over my corpse, Xie Daoyun.

Sun En had heard that Xie Daoyun was a talented woman before, and today he saw how fearless she was. He immediately felt admiration for her. Instead of killing her grandson Liu Tao, he sent someone to send them back to Kuaiji.From then on, Xie Daoyun lived as a widow in Kuaiji, only taking care of the house's internal affairs without leaving home, and lived a peaceful hermit life.Xie Daoyun wrote poems and essays in his spare time. In the second half of his life, Xie Daoyun wrote many poems and essays, which were passed down to future generations.

The marriage between Xie Daoyun and Wang Ningzhi was just like the later marriage between Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng. If Zhao Mingcheng had not been weak and incompetent, abandoning the city and running away when the army was approaching, Li Qingzhao would not have written "A hero in life, a hero in death." I still think about Xiang Yu and refuse to Crossing Jiangdong."

The female in "Animal World" protects her cubs and the nest, even if she doesn't hesitate to do it, even though she knows she can't do it, it's shocking to watch.Wonderful women in ancient times, such as Xie Daoyun and Li Qingzhao, had delicate and boneless hands and delicate and weak bodies, but they had a tenacious spirit, a majestic momentum, the courage to protect the family, and a patriotic passion that would make all the great men in the world ashamed. ! The author of "Dream of Red Mansions" is a giant-eyed hero and a great observer. He has a deeper understanding than me. From this, he can infer that when the Jia family was ruined and committed suicide, a strange woman would fight to the death to protect the family.

Good and evil?What is right?What is evil?

[Text: Yucun Dao: "Except for the great benevolence and the great evil, there is no big difference between the two types of people born in heaven and earth. If a person is great benevolence, he will be born in response to the situation, and if he is great evil, he will be born in response to the calamity. The world will be governed by calamity. In times of crisis, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, Wu, Zhou, Zhao, Confucius, Mencius, Dong, Han, Zhou, Cheng, Zhang and Zhu all came into being.] Introducing the historical celebrities Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang. Tang Yao, Yu Shun, and Xia Yu were saints in ancient China and the three wisest kings of the ancient Chinese people. Tang of Shang overthrew the tyranny of Xia Jie and created the 600-year foundation of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. He was also a wise king.

Wenwu Zhouzhao, "Wenwu" refers to King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou.King Wen of Zhou was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty and left behind a copy of the Book of Changes.King Wu defeated Zhou in the "Battle of Muye" and determined the world. King Wu of Zhou was the direct founder of the Zhou Dynasty.Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao were both younger brothers of King Wu of Zhou, and they and Jiang Ziya were the troika who assisted King Wu in defeating Zhou.After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, they all participated in the governance of the country. Jiang Ziya's fiefdom was in Qi, Zhou Gong's fiefdom was in Lu, and Zhao Gong's fiefdom was in Yan.The ritual system of China's past dynasties was formed in the Zhou Dynasty. The Duke of Zhou established rituals and music and became the recognized ancestor of Confucianism.

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