Talk about the Red Chamber: A Textual Research on the Image of Aunt Zhao

It has been proved in the last part that the role of Aunt Zhao is not a reactionary face deliberately painted by Cao Xueqin, but a vivid image of resistance of the middle class and commoners aunt groups.

This article continues to reverse the case for Aunt Zhao and her son. Although Aunt Zhao and her son are unpopular, the original sin of their evil thoughts and deeds is not on them.

First, Aunt Zhao's stupidity

Aunt Zhao's rebellious words and deeds had a great influence on her son, which led to Jia Huan's discord with others and frequent quarrels over trifles. When an illegitimate child is treated unfairly and temporarily unable to understand the essential problems of society, he will be angry with his first brother and then become enemies.

The most typical time, Jia Huan became angry "out of emotion" and deliberately overturned the candlestick and burned it, hurting Baoyu's face and eyes.

the most poisonous one is to take it by surprise; Jia Huan took the opportunity to hit a person when he was down, falsely accused Baoyu of his father, forced Jin Chuaner to rape him, and beat Jin Chuaner, causing him to jump into a well and commit suicide. Jia Huan's visit this time was quite powerful, and with other complicated incentives, his father Jia Zheng almost killed Baoyu.

Cao Xueqin never designs scenes for a single person or event. He always grasps the details of life, and with his shrewd and original eyes and meticulous brushwork, he calls the big and small people associated with the incident to perform at the same time. Let readers board the social life stage of the Grand View Garden, as if they were there.

Aunt Zhao's rebellious spirit will also produce reaction force on her two children, which may cause conflicts between herself and her two children Tan Chun and Jia Huan from time to time. Due to social status, Aunt Zhao's rebellious spirit will even lead to her rudeness and irrationality in life.

Rites are social laws and regulations and moral norms, and their functions are similar to laws. Note: this moral theory is not a simple preaching of Confucianism; It is a system of laws and regulations, a code of conduct and a criterion for rewards and punishments. Reason; In short, reason is the inherent laws and rules of things, including natural laws and social laws.

artificial social laws must be based on a fair social system in order to be widely recognized by the society and ensure their effectiveness. Otherwise, it is not only meaningless, but will also destroy the natural laws that society originally had; Before the empty moral preaching of Confucianism, a false word was always vaguely prefixed, which was a sad example of the emperor's rule for thousands of years.

don't talk nonsense. The maintenance of a normal society requires people to be respectful and reasonable, otherwise it will be chaotic. But under the emperor's powerful rule, courtesy and reason will become tools to bully and fool the people.

What is even more abhorrent is that in the long river of human civilization, especially when the flag of the King is changing in the capital, propriety and reason are always confused and used by the powerful, which makes the ignorant people more ignorant, thus causing countless tragedies, big and small. The root of the chaos in China society is the social hierarchy theory arranged and invented by Confucian dog ministers for the emperor system.

The reason why Aunt Zhao's image is so vivid is that Cao Xueqin sees all the above issues clearly. He summed up his sympathy and hatred for Aunt Zhao in one word: stupidity.

Aunt Zhao's social level often confuses propriety with reason. Therefore, it also makes one's identity and foolish words and deeds often used by people with ulterior motives, thus making one's situation more difficult and unpopular. Stupid people end up like this: pitiful and hateful.

Second, Aunt Zhao fought for leisure

55 times, which was the watershed of A Dream of Red Mansions. In fact, since the 195s, when Xue Baoqin and others came to Rongfu to take refuge to visit relatives, Cao Xueqin's writing style has changed a lot, and the poetic implications all contain tragic tones. For example, Hongmei Fu, Lu Xue 'an's couplet of chanting snow, nostalgic poems and so on; Unfortunately, it is just not concerned by readers of distant poems.

fifty-four times, the Jia family spent the New Year. From the fifty-fifth session, Xifeng suddenly miscarried, and she suffered from severe reddish symptoms due to overwork and took a rest. Because Mrs. Wang couldn't support the heavy housework, Li Wan, the eldest sister of Rongfu, came out to help Third Girl with the housework. Later, Xue Baochai was added to supervise * * *.

The servant of Rongfu played a joke: A sea patrol hag just fell down, which added three towns and mountains to the old age. Li Wan is a Namifo-type woman, and she will never do anything if it's none of her business. Sister Bao is a relative and young, so it is even more inconvenient to make orders directly. Therefore, the housework burden of Rongfu naturally falls on the shoulders of Third Girl Tanchun.

In reality, once a new official takes office, talented people with ulterior motives always try their best to try the new official's knife edge, or always find some trouble or look at their jokes.

As soon as Tan Chun, the new head of Rongfu, took office, the first person to try the knife edge was the wife of Wu Xindeng, the maid captain of Rongfu and the head of the treasury. Wu Xindeng's wife came to Tanchun to report that Zhao Guoji, Aunt Zhao's brother, had died, and asked Tanchun how much silver should be given to Aunt Zhao's family.

Rongfu has many etiquette rules since its inception, which are called old rules in the book. Old rules are equivalent to family laws and cannot be changed at will. Wu Xindeng's wife asked for instructions to reward the silver, which was a funeral gift from Rongfu to the lower relatives and servants. This gift is like the funeral expenses today, and there are strict grade differences: according to the distance between master and servant, official and seniority, each family enjoys different rewards.

Take the slave and aunt level as an example, there is a distinction between the inside and the outside. The so-called inside is a domestic slave; Such as Aunt Zhao's family, Lin Zhixiao's family, Lai Dajia's family, Yuanyang's family and so on. The so-called outsiders are slaves bought from outside like xiren and qingwen.

Take Rongfu as an example: On the premise that Xiren is regarded as Baoyu's aunt; Then, Xiren is at the same level as Aunt Zhao. Therefore, the loss of silver awarded by Aunt Zhao's brother should be different from the loss of silver awarded by xiren's mother. Why? Because aunt Zhao died of her younger brother, while xiren died of her mother; The recipients are different in seniority: Xiren's mother gave 42 taels of mourning silver, and Aunt Zhao's brother gave 22 taels of mourning silver.

Aunt Zhao quarreled with her daughter Tanchun because Xiren was not Baoyu's official aunt. Although it is true, it has no name. Strictly speaking, xiren can only be regarded as a servant, not a half master. Aunt Zhao, on the other hand, is the half master of Rongfu's real rice and real music. The evidence and qualifications are Tanchun and Jia Huan.

Therefore, in terms of patriarchal manners, it is not wrong for Aunt Zhao to have a quarrel. That is to say: if xiren is a maid's mother, she can be rewarded with 42 taels of silver; Then, Aunt Zhao, the half-master's younger brother, should also be rewarded with forty taels of silver. The focus of this case: Aunt Zhao is half the master of Rongfu, while Xiren is just a servant; She has not yet become Baoyu's official aunt.

So Tanchun was wrong? In fact, tanchun is even more correct.

If there is a mistake, it lies with the former heads of household, Xifeng and Mrs. Wang. Because when Xiren's mother died, Xifeng was still in charge. However, the extra reward for the 4 taels of silver lost in the bride's family is not bending the law of Xi 'an, but should be directed by Mrs. Wang.

Needless to say, Mrs. Wang's life and Xifeng's generous reward for attacking people; When I talked about the Jin Chuaner incident earlier, I already made it clear: because Xiren is the default candidate of my younger son, Aunt Jia Baoyu. Besides, xiren is covered by the grandmother. In a word, Aunt Zhao had a quarrel with her daughter Tanchun this time, and the fundamental problem was the struggle between office and fame.

So, Aunt Zhao is actually wrong again.

when she makes a mistake, she shouldn't embarrass her daughter. My daughter Tanchun took office at the beginning of the year, only acting as the head of the household, and there were three levels of real power leaders in front of her: Xifeng, Lady Wang and Lady Jia. Tanchun has no power and no ability to change the unfair system. Second mistake, Aunt Zhao shouldn't take other people's mistakes as a reason for continuing to make mistakes.

Let's put it more clearly: in the old Rongfu case, even if Xi-feng gave xiren extra money, it was wrong; But this mistake of Xifeng is not the reason why Tanchun continues to reward Zhao Guoji by mistake. Tanchun's position is only a temporary housework agent of Rongfu. She can't change the old rules, and she has no extra privilege to reward the servants. Although Zhao Guoji, the younger brother of Aunt Zhao, is Tanchun's blood uncle.

distinguish right from wrong, and then look at Tanchun's countermeasures.

When Li Wan wants to be a good man and reward Aunt Zhao's family according to the funeral standard of Xiren's family, Tan Chun immediately corrects it. And with the help of Xifeng's usual power, she severely reprimanded Wu Xindeng's wife and other maids for their wrong understanding and contemptuous attitude. Obviously, Wu Xindeng's wife and others just want to use this matter to embarrass Tan Chun and want the new official Tan Chun to look good.

In other words, they want to get closer to Tanchun through the mother-daughter relationship between Aunt Zhao and Tanchun, and to re-form a new interest circle. But as soon as they played, they were seen through by the shrewd Tanchun. As a result, these gossips are impressed by Tanchun.

and just then-someone may have arranged in advance, and Aunt Zhao appeared in time. First, she made a family cry to her daughter Tanchun; Then, the special case of the silver reward of xiren's family was pointed out in public.

At this time, I'm afraid even readers will be moved by Aunt Zhao's true feelings. But no matter how emotional Aunt Zhao was, Tanchun was always sober and didn't waste the public for personal reasons. While comforting her mother, she publicly stated the harm of breaking the family law.

Tan Chun's words made her mother, Aunt Zhao, feel bored. However, Aunt Zhao was in a fog, criticizing her daughter's ruthlessness in public. Tanchun was finally angered by her mother's ignorance, so she led to the most classic "heartless" language in A Dream of Red Mansions: < P > Who is my uncle?

My uncle has just been promoted to a checkpoint in nine provinces, and

left Beijing for his post.

In this episode, almost all the red commentary articles that I read at school early are disloyal and ruthless moral criticisms of Tanchun's six parents. Tanchun's ruthless words have become the main evidence for moralists to make a sensational argument.

indeed, the checkpoint in the nine provinces is not Tanchun's blood uncle, but Jia Baoyu's blood uncle. Tanchun's uncle is Zhao Guoji, the brother of Aunt Zhao.

However, in terms of Confucian etiquette, Tanchun is correct: Mrs. Wang is the first mother of Tanchun and Jia Huan; Naturally, the checkpoints in the nine provinces are Tanchun and Jia Huan's uncle.

Under the emperor's Confucianism, Aunt Zhao was a reproductive machine in Rongfu. Her children are actually Mrs. Wang's legal children. In such a cultural atmosphere and social background, Aunt Zhao wants to strive for equality in all matters under the name of Mrs. Wang, so she can only be idle in vain.

III. The story of Aunt Zhao's 6-time dispute over rose nitrate and jasmine powder is as follows:

As early as the eve of Yuan Fei's mother's visit, Fang Guan was originally one of the singing girls that Jia Qiang bought from Jiangnan. Recently, due to the death of an old lady, the court will hold a national sacrifice and prohibit large-scale entertainment.

Therefore, the Jia family dissolved pear fragrance court's theatrical troupe, and Fang Guan was assigned to Yi Hong Yuan as a cop. Because of its cleverness, familiarity with drama words and writing style, it is very popular with Baoyu in Yi Hong Yuan. Therefore, Fang Guan was also secretly jealous of Qingwen.

rosaniline, originally a high-grade cosmetic used by girls, has the effect of removing tinea. In the first half of the sixty chapters, the packet of rose nitrate that caused trouble was a gift from Rui Guan to Fang Guan. Fang Guan took the rose nitrate and went back to his room. Unexpectedly, Jia Huan and Jia Cong were present, and Jia Huan saw it.

Jia Huan is just a teenager, seed of love; He often wants to give his girl Caiyun some gadgets to express his love. This is the normal feeling of people. When he saw the rose nitrate handed by Fang Guan in Baoyu's hand, he also wanted some for Caiyun.

Baoyu has been calculated by Jia Huan several times before, and he is not very interested in Jia Huan. But at least they are brothers and brothers, and they also have fraternity and are willing to fulfill Jia Huan's good pleasure. But Fang Guan was not happy to give it to Jia Huan because it was a gift from Rui Guan. Besides, they are usually bored with Aunt Zhao's mother and son.

Therefore, Fang Guan and Baoyu exchanged glances and happened to coincide, so they wanted to send Jia Huan away with some old rose nitrate that they used at ordinary times. It's really appropriate to have an accident, but Fang Guan's original remaining rose nitrate has disappeared; She just wrapped some jasmine powder to coax Jia Huan.

Jia Huan believed it and left happily.

Jia Huan took the jasmine powder that Fang Guan gave him and gave it to Caiyun as rose nitrate. Caiyun knew the goods, of course, so she casually told the truth. Aunt Zhao asked about the cause and effect, and Jia Huan answered truthfully. I didn't want Aunt Zhao to be angry at that time. At the same time, she cursed Jia Huan for not being bloody and close to Baoyu, and at the same time urged Jia Huan to seek revenge from Fangguan.

Jia Huan, for fear of Xifeng and Tanchun's power, did not dare to go to Yihong Courtyard to make trouble with Baoyu Fangguan. Aunt Zhao saw that her son couldn't teach the Tao, so she had to go into battle in person and make a scene with Fang Guan at Yee Hong Court.

The Rose Nitrate incident caused Aunt Zhao to make a scene in Yee Hong Court. If the matter is concerned, it should be said that both sides have problems. The matter should be on the side of Baoyu Fangguan of Yihong Hospital.

After the incident, Baoyu seems to understand that his collusion with Fangguan and cajoling Jia Huan are improper. I hid in Baochai's place in Heng Wu Yuan and refused to come back until it was over.

Let's talk about Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan. Since it is a trivial matter for children, Aunt Zhao really shouldn't continue to expand the situation. Caiyun is a sensible woman. When she saw that persuasion was ineffective and Aunt Zhao was determined and the war was coming, she also hid elsewhere as an excuse.

After the incident, Aunt Zhao came to Yihong Hospital to find something; If someone persuaded, it wouldn't be a mess. On the one hand, Aunt Zhao is usually unpopular; On the other hand, Fang Guan's favor makes Qingwen and others jealous. Qingwen, Qiuwen, Sheyue and others are hoping that no one will teach Fang Guan a lesson.

After the battle started, Qingwen stopped Xiren from taking charge and just watched the fun. But secretly made a little girl tell Tanchun. Qingwen understands that as long as Aunt Zhao's right and wrong are involved, the servants really can't make a judgment.

stupid aunt Zhao, this time, she harbored evil intentions. First, her daughter Tanchun was in power. Second, while Mrs. Wang was out and Xifeng was ill, neither of her rivals was there. Her purpose was to stand up for herself, but it was even more embarrassing for her daughter to explore the spring. Plus, before the war, there was a shrewd gossip named Xia Pozi; She saw the doorway, fanned the flames again and again, and finally contributed to the battle.

to be fair, aunt Zhao was reasonable this time. And once you start work, the reason becomes unreasonable and you lose half your master's identity. How can Fang Guan serve you?

As Tanchun angrily concluded afterwards:

You are at least half a master, even if you have a grievance; To deal with a player girl, finding a servant captain will solve the problem. Why don't you respect yourself and do it yourself?

Tanchun is right. Aunt Zhao is really confused about etiquette.

IV. Textual research on the image of Aunt Zhao

If the middle class of society, such as Aunt Zhao, suddenly gains power, it seems as if the mind of the nouveau riche is not very clear, it will always make a big mistake. First, because the world is unfair, second, because of the expansion of desire, and third, because of the lack of propriety. In addition, people with ulterior motives will play tricks on it, which will definitely bring disaster to the world.

In fact, Tanchun's mind has always been clear, and she finally wanted to investigate the person who fanned the flames, but because everyone kept their wits about them and got what they wanted, they still dropped it. The people in the Grand View Garden were in chaos, and Aunt Zhao finally lost an opportunity to sign a gatehouse for commoners.

in combination with the previous discussion, the image of Aunt Zhao