Sha Zilong-A Sober in the Times

The Broken Soul Gun, as a classic of Lao She, depicts the image of Sha Zilong. With the escort agency changed into an inn, Sha Zilong's identity completed a very natural transformation. He put down the gun in his hand and watched the list of gods, and gradually put meat on his body. However, after Shazilong's extremely indifferent and comfortable day, there are sad nights. He lived in the majestic momentum of the past and the ease and indifference of today. Even though he put meat on his body and got the copper smell of businessmen, his chivalrous spirit still remained.

Sha Zilong's own contradiction is also a prominent contradiction in the article. And through this heavy contradiction, the image of a brave and resourceful Sha Zilong jumps to the page-he is a sober person in this era.

"Sha Zilong's escort agency has been changed into an inn."

Lao She opened the whole story with a declarative sentence, and he began to explain the social background and the changes of the times in no hurry. Western gadgets entered China, and the familiar society changed dramatically overnight. Once the mysterious veil of China in Longqi was unveiled, the inner decay and backwardness were also exposed. The new western guns can easily disintegrate the attack of the spear poison crossbow from China and the defense of the colorful thick shield. "The bordeaux-red spiked dart riding, the steel knife with green sharkskin sheath, the mouth horse ringing with bells, the wisdom and slang in the Jianghu, friendship and reputation, even Sha Zilong, his martial arts and career, all became like dreams last night. Today is the train, fast gun, trade and terror. I heard that someone will kill the emperor's head! " The change of the times seems to have happened overnight, but its power cannot be underestimated. When the western culture and power entered China, even the ancestors and the gods they believed in could not shelter the people of China. Shazilong's Five Tiger Broken Soul Gun naturally lost its original deterrent. In such an era that "darting has no food to eat, and martial arts has not been advocated by revolutionary parties and educators", Sha Zilong, who is "neat, short and thin, hard-stick, and his eyes are as bright as a big star on a frosty night", chose to close the escort agency very soberly and started the inn business. Sha Zilong is a legend of the times. He is capable and famous. He should have been the one who was most addicted to the pride and power of the past, but in fact, he was the first one to get out, which proves his extraordinary sobriety and reason. When the gods that mortals rely on can't work, how can a martial artist fight against western culture and power? It is not necessarily unwise for Sha Zilong to choose to conform to the current situation.

Most of the teenagers who used to practice under Sha Zilong were at a loss in the face of a new life and made a living by their original martial arts and strength. "Some go to the temple fair to perform arts, kick two legs, practice a set of guys, turn over a few somersaults, and sell some powerful pills, mixing three and two." This passer-by chose to busk, relying on the previous martial arts to eat, but also relying on that group of people with old ideas and conservative attitudes to join in. "Some people really can't afford to be idle. Go and get a basket of fruit, or pick some hairy beans and shout them out in the street as soon as possible." And this passer-by chose to work hard to eat, which is also the choice of most of the bottom people in the old days.

Whether they sell martial arts or work hard, they still live in the old times. This is also reflected in the fact that they want to get a chance to show their faces. "They often go for walks, and the five tigers stick out the way. Grandmaster Shao Shi ... Although it's nothing-compared with darting, there is a chance to move around and show his face." Although things like lion dancing can't make them famous, at least they can stop being unknown. And through the behavior that they often flatter Master Sha Zilong outside, aren't they raising their social status? They are used to the pride and decency of the past, so they will dress up like a child when they meet such things as "going to pay tribute". This boasting also hides their dissatisfaction with Sha Zilong's retirement and their desire to return to the glorious old days, so they are extremely eager for Sha Zilong to debut again.

Wang Sansheng is the representative of this kind of people. He was a busker in front of the temple, but he said something first: "Folks, Wang Sansheng is not a busker; I know a few sets of tricks. I walked past darts on the northwest road and met friends in the greenwood. I'm idle now, so I'll pull a venue to play with you. Come down if you like to practice. Wang Sansheng will make friends with martial arts, and I will accompany you if you have the honor. Shazilong is my master; The stuff is authentic! Ladies and gentlemen, is there anyone who wants to come down? " These short sentences contain rich information. First, Wang Sansheng cherishes his face and refuses to admit that he is a busker, but he actually makes money by busking. Second, Wang Sansheng's seemingly modest words are full of pride and conceit. Thirdly, the hypocrisy in his character is also reflected in the invitation shown externally and the fact that no one will accept the invitation in his heart.

The old man Sun, who easily defeated Wang Sansheng, is another kind of people who lived in the old times. They worship martial arts very much, completely live in the past, and live in the rivers and lakes created by themselves. Unlike Wang Sansheng's hypocrisy and snobbery, they only have martial arts in their hearts. The old man Sun in Lao She's works is more like an image of a hermit, but he stubbornly lives in his ideal old times, unable to make progress.

Lao She's great intention in shaping Wang Sansheng and the old man Sun is to show the image of Sha Zilong from the side. Sha Zilong does not appear directly in the first half of the article, but his breath is everywhere. Through the eyes and mouths of the public, his image as a master of martial arts is vividly on the paper. He is willing to give his own money to help those who have difficulties in life, which shows his chivalry, and his firm refusal of other people's requests for art is also a manifestation of his sobriety and reason.

he is the forerunner of this era. His martial arts dream woke up with the big dream of the East, and he was undoubtedly awake. At this time, "darting has no food to eat, and martial arts has not been advocated by revolutionary parties and educators." He closed the escort agency and opened an inn. So he gradually put meat on his body, and he began to watch the list of gods. Does Sha Zilong regret his choice? He doesn't regret it. He made the right choice. He let go of martial arts and enjoyed a leisurely life. Isn't this a relief after experiencing vicissitudes? After understanding that life is a joke, what is unacceptable?

The escort agency changed the inn. Sha Zilong put down his gun and watched the Book of Gods. He gradually put meat on his body. He refused everything related to Wushu, and the teenagers who had been trained under Sha Zilong "asked for advice on a trick for fighting or offering skills, or please give a pair-what is the empty-handed knife, or the tiger's head hooked into the gun?" Teacher Sha sometimes said a joke and casually said,' Teach what? Water it with boiling water!' Sometimes just kick them out. "He refused the disciple's request to ask him to come out of the mountain, and refused the request of Sun Laozi to learn ... Behind this decisiveness, there is a whipping of the self and a warning to the' disciple'. At the same time, his rejection of Wushu is not blind and ridiculous. On the contrary, he adhered to the spirit of martial arts-attaching importance to feelings and righteousness. This solar term is manifested in the fact that whenever "disciples" come to ask for money, Sha Zilong is not stingy, nor does he care much, and he will never let them go empty-handed. After putting down martial arts, what does the sand dragon use to make itself stronger? Maybe it is knowledge. Although The List of Gods can't be compared with orthodox academic works, isn't it a reflection of learning and progress for a warrior?

But in the night after the extremely determined day, Sha Zilong couldn't let go of his gun. "The night was quiet and sparsely populated. Sha Zilong closed the small door and stabbed sixty-four guns in one breath. Then, leaning on his gun, he looked at the stars in the sky and remembered the prestige of the wilderness in the wild shop." However, his determination did not change. He "slowly touched the cool and slippery gun body with his fingers and smiled,' Don't pass it on! Don't preach!' "Through the word" don't preach ",he kept this skill, and behind this superficial non-biography is the spiritual inheritance, and his non-biography is more to awaken more people who are not awake in the times. There is another detail in the article. After Shazilong sent the old man Sun away, he "went back to the house and nodded at the big gun standing in the corner." It can be seen that Sha Zilong thinks that "no biography" is the right choice. What is the reason? The chapter of the Jianghu situation has been lifted, and the era of martial arts supremacy is no longer there. If the power of fist can't change this era, then we should start from other aspects, such as knowledge. Compared with other people in the same era, Sha Zilong is undoubtedly sober. When fists can't speak for people, people should learn to be flexible. Fists can't be a symbol of eternal power, and only flexibility can achieve a salvation for themselves and others.

Sha Zilong complied with the times, so he put down martial arts and picked up books, and got indifferent and comfortable. Even though the legend of the past was gone, he kept the spirit of chivalry and the set of five tigers' soul-killing guns. What he did not pass on was skill, but chivalry. His purpose of not passing on and passing on was to awaken more people, not only martial arts represented strength, but also knowledge.