The Historical Position of A Dream of Red Mansions

First of all, according to the feudal ethical code, the Jia family showed an orderly order of respecting the elderly. From Jia She and Jia Zheng to Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan, from Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang to Feng and Li Wan, we should serve Jia wholeheartedly and accompany Jia when necessary. Of course, they should say hello to Jia, and those junior players in Ningguo House are no exception. Lin Daiyu entered Jia's house and was the first to meet Jia's mother. At this time, people from top to bottom are all around to accompany and serve, and they are all "silent, respectful and strict." Lin Daiyu met with the old lady, in order of seniority, Jia She, Mrs. Xing, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan and Feng. As for the relationship between father and son, husband and wife, and brothers, the same is true. According to feudal ethics, the father is the son, the husband is the woman, and the brother is the respect.

Secondly, Jia Fu (especially Rong Guo Fu) depicted in the works of A Dream of Red Mansions at that time also had a prominent feature, that is, Jia Zheng was the master and master of Rong Guo Fu. Rong Guo Fu's affairs can only be implemented after Jia Zheng's approval, and those public servants are just revolving around political masters. Although Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are Jia She's sons and daughters-in-law, they only help with housework in Zheng Shu's house, that is, they help Jia Zheng, not their father. All these show that the power of Rong Guo Fu is in Jia Zheng's hands. The housekeeper problem of Fu's second residence has aroused the general concern of readers. Originally, Jia Zheng was the second son and had no hereditary official title. Jia Zheng became an official only because the emperor was merciful and "gave him an extra job as a master" out of compassion. Later, he was appointed minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Jia Zheng was only a very small official. After examination, the Foreign Minister of the Ministry of Industry is a follower of Wupin. As the eldest son, Jia Duande inherited his father's official position. According to the outline of feudal ethics, his brother is respected, and Jia Zheng should obey Jia Duan. Besides, Jia Duan himself was not seriously ill, and there were descendants, namely Jia Lian. From this point of view, Jia Duan should be the reasonable and legal owner of Fu. The political pattern of Jia's "two rooms" is quite intriguing.

Mr. Wang further pointed out in his book A Dream of Red Mansions: In fact, Jia Zheng does not have the power of the Jia family. Jiafu, especially Guo Rong, is a feminist kingdom. In this feminist kingdom. Jia Zheng's wife, Mrs. Wang, holds the actual power. She is the "female emperor" of the Jia family.

Wang Xifeng is the niece of Mrs. Wang, the wife of Jia Lian, and the "Prime Minister" and "Minister of Finance" of the Jia family. And Jia Mu is just a "emperor's father" in name only. Indeed, for me, although there were glorious days, in the heyday of the government, she was a housewife and housekeeper, and Beavon was also "smart" in housekeeping, but now she is old and not "smart", and many things have emerged. She lost her former glory, gradually lost her real power, and became an out-and-out "emperor's father", with only a clear position and no real decision-making power. However, Jia Mu has her own advantages: she is open-minded and very wise. When she is not in power or at home, she can eat, drink and enjoy her old age in time, so as not to let herself fall into a lonely and painful situation. Jia Mu has a good physique. Although he is old, he is not that kind of morbid senile. She is very playful, lively, always happy and active, and in good health. There are few things she can't get over. In the last forty years, at the critical moment when her house was raided and Jiafu Mansion was about to collapse, she still "dispersed her remaining resources to understand the righteousness" and publicly expressed that she was not afraid of hardship and being hit. She also advised her children and grandchildren to cheer up, not to be too pessimistic, to recover, to "reduce what should be reduced", "close this door" and "don't make people laugh", and behave unusually calmly. Therefore, Grandfather Jia was very successful.

From the outside world, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang's husband and the second master of the Jia family seem to be the current masters of the Jia family. He has certain husband rights to Mrs. Wang. For example, in the 34th episode of the novel, Jia Zheng brutally beat Jia Baoyu, but Mrs. Wang couldn't order her husband to stop it, so she had to beg for it. However, according to the description in the novel, Jia Zheng has one characteristic-also his fatal weakness, that is, "henpecked", and Jia Zheng is afraid of his wife, Mrs. Wang. When Jia Zheng hit Jia Baoyu, Mrs. Wang begged to persuade him to move out of Jia's house, but failed to stop her husband from hitting him. But Mrs. Wang finally moved out of the house, told her own worries, and started from her own interests, let Jia Zheng stop beating. For example, the 70th time in the novel tells a joke, which is essentially an expression of one's heart. Because when Jia She told a joke, she told a strange joke about her mother, pointing the contradiction directly at his mother, the old lady Jia Mu. The reason was that the old lady was partial to their second brother Jia Zheng, who told a joke that a husband was afraid of his wife. Besides, once the Lady Dowager said that Mrs. Wang,