Peach Blossom Fan at the Bottom of Rain-Falling Stone Town —— Li on Qinhuai River

It's raining in Stone Town, and the peach blossom fan has the bottom wind.

-Li Qinhuai river.

Zhang xiaoben

Li, also known as Li Xiang, is a famous geisha in Moling. Since Kong's Peach Blossom Fan was published in 1699, Li has become famous all over the world. Li associates with the leader of the Fu Society and marries Hou as a concubine. Hou had promised Ruan Dacheng, the eunuch, to solve this problem. Ruan Dacheng was embarrassed by the exposure and attack of celebrities in Fushe, and flatly refused. Ruan also forced Tian Yang to be his concubine, and fought him to death. At this time, Ma and Ruan arrested party member, Hou and others were arrested and imprisoned, and were also selected by Ruan and sent to the palace. After the Qing army went south, Hou Fangyu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and there were different opinions about the whereabouts of Xiang Jun. ..

Dance low, sing the bottom wind of peach blossom fan. In those warm and soft fragrance winds, some hard bones are still smoking. Li is a famous geisha beside Qinhuai River, and also a master of poetry, calligraphy, piano, painting, song and dance. Because foster mother Li is generous and elegant, the guests of Meixianglou are mostly literati and honest officials. When I first met and fell in love at first sight, Li was just sixteen years old.

Together with Fang Yizhi, Chen Zhenhui and Xinjiang, the pioneers, they are called the four sons of Ming Society, and together with Wei and Wang Wan, they are called the three great writers in the early Qing Dynasty. He is really talented. He was originally the son of Hou Yao, the minister of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty. At the age of fifteen, he won the first place in the boy test. However, hours are not necessarily good. These sons gather in Qinhuai Louguan all day, talking about poetry, having fun and laughing wildly. One is a charming young man, and the other is a charming and affectionate prostitute, two of a kind. It is crazy bees who fall in love with fragrant flowers.

Poets like Li must invite a large number of noble and elegant ladies to tidy up and give them a generous gift. Unfortunately, Hou Fangyu can't do anything without money. My friend Yang Longyou gave him great financial support. However, the money was not Yang Longyou's, but Ruan Dacheng gave it to Hou Fangyu, who wanted to win over Hou Fangyu. Ruan Dacheng was a great dramatist and writer in the late Ming Dynasty, but his character was very low. Hesitant, but Li was angry, so he made a sudden snatch, took off his hair and scolded. After selling jewelry and borrowing money, I finally got enough money and threw it back to Ruan Dacheng.

Ruan Beard was so angry that Hou Fangyu had to run away. In fact, many times, people like Li are just literary and art workers, and others can be wives. The ruthlessness of prostitutes is a professional requirement. "The shamelessness of scholar-officials is called national humiliation." It is impossible to expect a scholar. Hou Fangyu failed, so did Ruan Dacheng. After Houlang left, Li ended his revolutionary career. Wash away the lead, close the door, and wait for the son to return. Encouraged by Ruan Dacheng, the celebrity Tian Yang came to see Li as a concubine. Li refused, but Tian Yang insisted. She simply bumped into the railing and blood spattered on the peach blossom fan. The married man saw a murder case and had to sneak back in a sedan chair.

Ruan Dacheng is a famous wrist in the literary world. He didn't want Li to go, but wrote a lyric poem for Emperor Nanming himself. After Li recovered from her injury, Ruan Dacheng immediately recruited her into the palace as a singer in the name of the Oracle. Soon after, the Qing soldiers captured Yangzhou and forced Nanjing. Emperor Hong Guang fled when he heard the news, and was finally hijacked by the Ministry and dedicated to the Qing army. Then Nanjing was broken. Li escaped in the dark with some imperial secretaries.

Brothels are loyal geisha, and heroes are dog butchers. Geisha defend their chastity and morality with their lives, while literati give up their principles and are ready to change dynasties at any time. After entering the Qing Dynasty, he could not live in seclusion and ventured across the border to release his mind. Fang Yizhi became a monk, Yang Kangqing was martyred, and he was self-indulgent, but he could not bear loneliness. He took part in the provincial examination in Shunzhi for eight years and only entered the vice list, which caused many people's criticisms.

Li, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai River, carries a silk fan with her. The fan is white plain silk with a colorful peach blossom picture painted on it, so it is called "Peach Blossom Fan". This fan was not painted by a famous artist, but why did Li regard it as a treasure? It turns out that the peach blossom on this fan is not painted with dye, but written with Li's blood, which embodies her touching love story with her lover and is all her hopes in this life.

Li is the red girl in the building beside Qinhuai River. This Xiangmei building is beautifully built and located by the water. Standing on the railing upstairs, you can see the Qinhuai River with clear smoke and water and colorful paintings. The owner of Meixianglou is Aunt Li. When she was young, she was also a barefoot prostitute by the Qinhuai River. When she was old, she used her savings to build this Meixiang Building, adopted several dry daughters, and entertained guests with poetry and wine. She is quite famous in Nanjing. Li is the most face-saving person. The girl grew up beside Aunt Li. She wrote poems, played the piano and painted songs and dances. She is proficient in everything, and she has learned Li Aunt's generous chivalry in temperament, which is really lovely. If you want to talk about Li's appearance, don't have her own characteristics. She is petite and exquisite, with pretty and bright eyebrows and slightly upturned lips. She looks like a lovely person. Because she is petite and fragrant, with a fragrant word in her name, all the guests call her "Xiangfan Pendant", which really suits her charm.

Xiangmei Building is one of the more advanced geisha buildings along Qinhuai River. Most of the girls in this geisha building are street performers and don't sell themselves. Li is such a typical example. Because Aunt Li is generous and elegant, the guests in Meixiang Building are mostly literati and loyal ministers. Influenced by Li Gan's work, he was quite good at distinguishing good from bad from loyal subjects and traitors since he was a child. Li was only sixteen when he first met and fell in love at first sight.

Hou Fangyu was born in Shangqiu, Henan. His grandfather, Hou Zhipu, was Tai Changqing of the Ming Dynasty, and his father, Hou Yao, was a senior minister of the household department. They are all honest and loyal ministers. I studied poetry with Ni, a famous scholar in my hometown since childhood. Min Hui is versatile and has made rapid progress. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, 22-year-old Hou Fangyu came to Nanjing to attend the ceremony. Self-reliant, talented and handsome, Hou Fangyu, a young man, didn't take exams seriously. When he came to the flashy place of the Six Dynasties, he had to set foot in a romantic place. This day. Introduced by his friend Yang Longyou, he came to the building to see the elegant demeanor of "Xiang Fan Falling" Li. As soon as I entered Li's room, I saw that the indoor paintings, calligraphy and antiques were fully furnished and had a fresh breath, which was very different from ordinary brothels. Li smiled and asked the guests to sit down. Immediately, a poem maid brought green tea and fruit. At this moment, Yu Fang was attracted by a big banner hanging on the front wall. This is a picture of Pan Xiao in the Cold River. On the Qingjiang River full of cold and snow, a solitary boat swings in the middle of the river. The sky is gray, the water is boundless, and there are few people. What a distant and indifferent artistic conception, there is a poem on the painting:

The west wind is quiet and clear, and the mountains and rivers are picturesque, hanging in the mirror.

I don't know where the waves dry and the fishing boats drown at sunrise.

There is no inscription on the painting, which is not expected to come from a famous artist. Hou Fangyu asked, "Who painted this picture?" Seeing that he was so concerned about painting, Li said shyly, "This is a little girl's graffiti, not enough." "Did you do it?" Hou Fangyu couldn't believe it. It's really impressive that such a young and beautiful brothel woman should make such verve poems and paintings. From this painting on, they chatted more and more, and became bosom friends with each other. Before leaving, I asked for a pen and wrote a poem as a gift for our first meeting.

Graceful little fairy, born sixteen years;

Snow at half peak in Yushan, a lotus in Yaochi.

In the evening, the fragrance stays in the hospital, and the morning window sleeps on the moon;

When he left, he could not speak, and his mother was beside him.

This poem reveals a feeling of appreciation and admiration. One is a charming little boy, and the other is a gentle and affectionate, considerate and blue-hearted brothel girl. After several contacts, they both fell in love and were inseparable.

According to the fashion at that time, if a guest fell in love with a geisha, as long as a grand ceremony was held and a large sum of money was given to the geisha hospital, the geisha could serve the guest exclusively. This process is called "combing". The funds needed for carding vary with the location of the carding object. A famous geisha like Li must hire a large number of distinguished and elegant people to cultivate. The level of the banquet is naturally higher, and a generous gift will be given to the wife to avoid losing face. Now Hou Fangyu has gone out for the exam. Of course, he didn't bring much money. He wants to clean up Li, but he can't do anything.

Just when he was in trouble, his friend Yang Longyou gave him great financial support. At that time, he was in a hurry and didn't carefully consider why Yang Longyou sent him money. He only said that he would definitely pay him back later. With the capital, the carding ceremony was successfully completed. That night, a first-class ivory white silk gongshan was given to Li Ding as a token of affection, with an amber fan pendant handed down from Hou Jiazu hanging on his shoulder. Li was deeply moved by Houlang's sincerity and has lived in the building ever since.

One day, Hou Fangyu happened to think that Yang Longyou's family was not rich. Where did he get such a large sum of money to support himself? He talked to Li about it and felt something was wrong, so he asked him to inquire. After some questioning, I finally found the reason. It turned out that the money was not taken out by Yang Longyou, but was given to Hou Fangyu by Ruan Dayue through Yang Longyou. What kind of person is Ruan Dazhao? Why did he send money to Hou Fangyu? Everything happens for a reason. Ruan Dayou was a scholar of Ming Shenzong Wanli for forty-four years. He served in North Korea for many years. He is insidious and treacherous, and he is in cahoots with eunuch Wei Zhongxian. Provoke North Korea's foul smoke. In the first year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, eunuch Wei Zhongxian was killed. Ruan Dayou, as a thief, was dismissed by the court and retired to Nanjing. Ruan Dacheng, who lost his position, is not willing to bury himself. He made friends with Jianghu people in Nanjing and secretly planned to make a comeback. Righteous people in the south of the Yangtze River and Wu realized Ruan Dahuan's bad intentions and made a "stay in Beijing to prevent chaos" to expose his conspiracy. Ruan Dayue was angry and afraid, but at this time he had no right. There was nothing he could do, so he had to close the door and live in seclusion, only secretly associating with Ma Shiying.

With,, Wu, and others, they became close friends because of their similar interests. Ruan Dazhao learned that Hou Fangyu was short of money in Nanjing, and immediately got through the joints and managed to get Yang Longyou to give the money to Hou Fangyu. In order to prevent him from refusing, he began to let Yang Longyou temporarily hide the truth. The purpose of doing this is nothing more than trying to ease the relationship with Chen Zhenhui and others by wooing Hou Fangyu, so that they will not kill each other and do whatever they want.

Hou Fangyu was very angry when he learned that. He has always hated Ruan Dayue's character and treachery. He once praised the criticism of Chen Zhenhui and others. Now he unconsciously used Ruan Dayue's money. How could he not be disgusted? He is determined to return the money to Ruan Dayue immediately to cut off the traitor's bad intentions, but where can he raise the money at once? Li soon sensed his heart. Of course, I strongly support his idea to help him tide over the difficulties. Li sold some beloved jewelry and borrowed some money from his sisters. Finally, he scraped together enough money and gave it to Houlang. Xiang Jun's understanding deeply touched Hou Fangyu. He clung to her petite body and was too grateful to speak.

The money was returned to Ruan Dazhao through the hand of Yang Longyou. Seeing this, Ruan Dacheng was greatly humiliated and gnashed his teeth and said to himself, [I am interested in climbing friends with them. These boys are too arrogant. I think one day I will give them some color to see see! "

As expected, the situation changes quickly. Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself. With the support of old ministers, Axe King and Zhu Yousong established a new dynasty in Hong Guang, and Ma Shiying became the ruling minister. Later, Ruan Dacheng was appointed as assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and later promoted to minister of the Ministry of War.

Ruan Dacheng was in power and triumphant, and immediately set out to eliminate dissidents, and Wu was arrested and imprisoned in an instant. When Hou Fangyu learned the news, he knew that the black hand would reach out to him soon. Only by running away can he escape from this difficulty.

This is a night without the moon and stars. The dim candlelight of Xiangmei Building reflects two inseparable people, and time goes by little by little. I tried to move a few times, but I stopped, held Li in my arms, and my eyes were full of sadness. He sighed and said, "It is rare to have a bosom friend in life. It is very sad to leave this world. Why can't we leave! "

With tears in her eyes, Li comforted her lover and said, "Only through the pain of parting can we have the joy of reunion. A good man is rewarded, how can he stifle his lofty aspirations in the Mei Building? Besides, the clutch of life depends on the heart, not the shape. If we can't be each other's soul mates, even if we share the same bed every day, it's like thousands of miles apart. As long as you and I are together forever, we can still dream of each other! "

Li's words gave a kind of fortitude and strength. He finally left Nanjing with tears in his eyes, crossed the river to the north and defected to Shi Kefa, an official of Yangzhou. Shi Kefa, a proté gé of Hou Fangyu's father, is honest. He stepped up training in Yangzhou, ready to resist the southward movement of the Qing army. Hou Fangyu was assigned to do clerical work beside Shi Kefa, to serve the country against the Qing Dynasty, and to reward Hou Fangyu's ambition. He and Li often write to each other, pouring out the pain of lovesickness and talking about debt. Their hearts are closely linked.

Since Houlang went, Li got the consent of Aunt Li, washed away the lead skin, closed the door and stared at the silk fan every day. Make it clear that you must wait for the son to come back. Many curious and gorgeous senior officials refused to give up and came to her door one after another. However, this woman insisted on paying attention and refused resolutely, so the guest had to look at the floor and sigh.

However, it didn't take long for a difficult person to appear, that is, Tian Yang, who was responsible for supervising the grain transportation from Yangzhou to Nanjing. He was a great help to the Hong Guang Dynasty and became a favorite of Emperor Hong Guang. Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng held a grand banquet in Hong Guang to welcome Tian Yang. During the dinner, Tian Yang said that he had heard of Li, a famous poet of Qinhuai River, and wanted to accept her as his concubine. This will allow Ruan Daguo to seize the opportunity. He had long wanted to get back at Li, but he was about to leave, and he couldn't start. Now, if you give Li to Tian Yang as a concubine, on the one hand, you will please Tian Yang, on the other hand, you will tear up their mandarin ducks and vent your anger. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone!

The next day, Ruan Dazhao sent someone to Meixianglou with a large sum of money, but Li refused without consulting. She said: "Although Hou Gongzi is drifting away, he will come back one day. I have refused many people's hospitality before, and it is certainly impossible to accept Tian's dowry today. "

Who knows that there is still persuasion, and the sedan chair that got married there has come to Xiangmei downstairs. This is a strong marriage plan ordered by Ruan Daguo. The wedding team was outnumbered, and Aunt Li couldn't stop it. She has rushed into the building, and she didn't have the strength to stop until people were carried away. Li was cornered and had to pretend to agree. It is said that you should go back to your house to dress up and get on the sedan chair at once. The married man sat in the living room downstairs for quite a while when he suddenly heard a muffled sound outside the building, and then the maid-in-waiting exclaimed, "No, miss jumped off the building!

Seeing the murder, the married man was too scared to pester again and slipped back silently with a sedan chair.

Aunt Li and the sisters of Meixianglou carried Li back to the house and called for a doctor at once. Yang Longyou, who lives nearby, heard the news and rushed over. The yard was empty, only the bloody silk fan fell to the ground alone. Yang Longyou picked up the silk fan and looked at it for a long time. Li's heroic deeds left a deep impression on him, and a wonderful idea formed in his mind. After visiting Li, who was unconscious, Yang Longyou left the building with a silk fan, returned home, immediately sat down in the study, took out an unused sheepfold, stained some blood on the fan, and the blood turned into a bright peach blossom. Then he used ink to make a little contrast on the branches and leaves, and a burning peach blossom picture was completed. Yang Longyou pondered for a long time, and wrote three small characters on the fan-Peach Blossom Fan, ready to return it after Li recovered from illness.

Fortunately, Xiangmei's building is not high. After a period of careful treatment, Li finally recovered from the injury. At this time, Tian Yang has left Nanking, and the matter of taking a concubine will go away.

However, the sinister Ruan Dayue is unwilling to let her go. Emperor Hong Guang was a completely incompetent man. He doesn't want to run the army and the country, but he indulges in debauchery day and night. He disliked the monotonous songs sung by courtiers in the palace, so Ruan Dazhao made great efforts to write his own lyrics and scripts, and then went to Gelou Gejiyuan on the Qinhuai River to select outstanding Geji and sent them to the palace to entertain Emperor Hong Guang. After Li recovered from her illness, Ruan Dayue immediately recruited her into the palace as a singer under the pretext of imperial edict.

You can't resist this move of Li. She is a brothel woman, so how dare she disobey the Holy Family! Once the palace gate was as deep as the sea, when can I see Houlang who misses him day and night again? She really wants to borrow the fish and goose to write a letter to a distant lover, so that he can come back and meet himself. But at this time, the war was tight, the traffic was cut off, and the letter could not be sent at all. With infinite thoughts and feelings, Li walked into the palace, clutching the peach blossom fan written in blood.

Soon after, the Qing soldiers captured Yangzhou and forced Nanjing. Emperor Hong Guang fled when he heard the news, and was finally hijacked by the Ministry and dedicated to the Qing army. Then Nanjing was broken.

When Nanjing City was broken, Li escaped from the "cage" with some imperial secretaries at night. The streets in the city were in chaos, soldiers burned and looted, and refugees fled everywhere. Li Gao tiptoed to Qinhuai River and saw flames everywhere and the night sky was red. I finally came to Changbanqiao, stood at the bridge head and looked in the direction of Xiangmei Building, only to find that Xiangmei Building was also hidden in a sea of fire. Li's heart sank, his feet went limp, and he suddenly sat down on the bridge deck, leaving his mind blank.

As luck would have it, Su Kun, the master of Li Qujiao, passed by Longbanqiao and met Li who was sitting on the ground in a daze. She hurried to help her up, only to know that she had nowhere to go, so she ran to Suzhou with her and the refugees. In fact, Hou Fangyu was in Nanking that night. After Yangzhou was defeated, he escaped and returned to Nanjing. When he arrived, the Qing soldiers were massacring. Worried about Li's safety, he rushed to Qinhuai River in a low-paying job, only to see the building burn into a sea of fire and all the familiar people disappeared. He wandered around the building looking for a whole night, but failed to see Li's shadow; In fact, Li was sitting on a long slab bridge just a stone's throw from the building, but God played a trick on people and didn't let them meet.

Li came to Suzhou under the care of Su Kunsheng, and was extremely sad and seriously ill because of overwork. The situation in Suzhou is relatively calm. After many twists and turns, Li found his old friend Bian Yujing. Bian Yujing was also a famous poet in Qinhuai, and he made good friends with Li. Two years ago, she moved to Suzhou and built an elegant yard in the mountain pond of Tiger Hill. Seeing friends fleeing, Bian Yujing warmly accepted Li to stay in the small courtyard and invited famous doctors to treat her. After several examinations, Li realized that he was suffering from tuberculosis. At that time, there was no cure for the disease, so he could only nourish and recuperate, which barely prolonged his life.

Ill Li misses Houlang very much. She held the bloody peach blossom fan day and night, remembering Hou Lang's voice and smile, and tears soaked her skirt.

Su Kunsheng is a warm-hearted person. Seeing that Li was in pain, he returned to Nanjing to inquire after the situation was settled. After many inquiries, I confirmed that I had looked for Li in Nanjing, but after no results, I returned to my hometown Shangqiu in disappointment.

Su Kunsheng rushed to Suzhou to tell Li as soon as he got the news. Li was lying in the hospital bed, looking haggard and weak. Seeing this scene, Su Kunsheng deeply regretted it and offered to go north to Shangqiu to send a message to a couple.

Soon after Su Kunsheng went north, Li began to cough up blood, and his condition became worse every day. Finally, even his breathing became unbearable. Before she died, she struggled to get Bian Yujing to cut off a lock of hair for herself, carefully wrapped it, tied a peach blossom fan that was more precious than life, and then gave it to Bian Yujing to give it to her, leaving her last words: "Childe should keep a festival for Daming, and don't be a dissident. I will remember the love of the son under the grave. "

Hou Fangyu got the news from Su Kunsheng and immediately set off for Suzhou. Unfortunately, when he came to the courtyard of Bianyujing, Li had swallowed his last breath the night before, leaving him with only a piece of affection, which made him heartbroken.

Three endings

There are three endings about Li: one is that he finally reunited with him in Suzhou and was beaten by an old man. The two of them, I pulled out my dagger, I peeped in four directions in vain, broke through the dust and had to become a monk. One is that Li Chenggong married as a concubine and fled to the south. Li was driven out of Hou Fu and died alone. The third is that they didn't even see each other for the last time, and Li He left a peach blossom fan to die. Before leaving, I left a message: "Your son should keep a festival for Daming, not be a foreigner. I will remember your son's love under the grave. " Unfortunately, her son Hou could not even become a cynical cynic, which tarnished her reputation in vain.