Is red inkstone a man or a woman in A Dream of Red Mansions?

There are four main theories about the identity of Red Circle Zhiyanzhai: (1) The author says; (2) the wife said; 3 uncle said; 4 cousin said. These are all about the relationship between Zhi Yanzhai and Cao Xueqin.

The author said

This theory was first put forward by Hu Shi, the originator of New Redology. According to the comment on writing of the 22nd edition of Chen Geng Book, Hu Shi thinks that "Feng pointed out a play and wrote a book, but only a few people know it today, and they don't blame their husbands". He thinks that because Feng can't read, someone else has to write a play, and Baoyu is the most qualified, so Zhiyanzhai is Baoyu. "Now reading this book, I believe that red inkstone is Baoyu who loves rouge, and it is Cao Xueqin himself. ...

The wife said

Mr. Zhou picked out some comments similar to women's tone from Zhi Pi, so he decided that Zhi Yanzhai was a woman. For example, in "Twenty-six Lines of Geng", he criticized: "If Brother Yu sees this batch, he will say,' Old goods, they refuse to relax me everywhere. How hateful!" "Looking back, I compare Yu to a hairpin, and they are bosom friends. Why am I lucky? Smile. " Back to Baoyu, saying that "a sentimental girl accompanied her on her honeymoon" annoyed Daiyu, and he criticized Yun sideways: "I will be annoyed, too. Teacher Zhou thinks that "it is definitely not a woman" and "it is a female voice". I know a lot about the author, but I can't find the source of this person in history. What's the explanation besides my wife?

Uncle said

There are two main reasons for this statement. 1. Yu Rui, a man of A Qing Dynasty, wrote in the book "Idle Pen at Jujube Window": "I have heard about the old book" A Treasure Mirror of Yue Feng "for a long time, also known as" The Story of the Stone ".I don't know why someone wrote it. Cao Xueqin got it, because the story told in the book is similar to that of his family. Because of the use of the title, he revised the book five times ... I have read the manuscript, and this book has comments on what happened in that year, which is very true. It is easy for people to call it A Dream of Red Mansions and "Baoyu" refers to his uncle, not his own portrayal.

Secondly, Geng Chenben said for the eighteenth time: "Before Baoyu entered the school, Jia Fei introduced him when he was three or four years old." Fat criticism: "The critic brought this religion, so he criticized it and burst into tears. My elder sister died too early, otherwise, why should I become a cripple? " Accordingly, Zhi Yanzhai called Yuan Chun one of her elder sisters, while Yuan Chun's image was based on Cao Xueqin's aunt as a princess. Therefore, it is estimated that Zhi Yanzhai should be Cao Xueqin's uncle.

As for who Cao Xueqin's uncle is, there is no conclusion in the red circle. Researchers who are good at Cao Xue think it is Cao Fu, the heir of Cao Yin. Because Cao Fu's parents died early, he grew up in Cao Yin's home, so after Cao Yong's death, Kangxi ordered Cao Fu to adopt and inherit the inheritance for Cao Yin. Cao Yin only has his parents, Cao Qing, who died young, and his successor, Cao Fu. As the grandson of Cao Yin, Cao Xueqin's uncle can only be Cao Fu. Cao Xueqin's good friend Dunmin also recorded it in the Record of Living in a Bottle Lake. Cao Xueqin told Dunmin: "Borrow my uncle's temple house ..." This shows that Cao Xueqin's uncle exists in reality.

Cousin said

In chapter 22 of Jing Ben, there is a grotesque comment: "Let's talk to someone we have known before. After several years, all the scholars of the Western Qin Dynasty, Zhiyan and Xingzhai have not left one after another. Now there is only a mess left in Dinghai Summer, and I would rather not kill them! " In the comment on writing, Cao Xueqin and Zhi Yanzhai are called "philosophers", while Cao Zhi seems to be the same generation in the tone of claiming "corruption", and the abnormal generation is longer than the two.

Jia Shuben said for the third time, "Master said,' I am in poor health these days, but I feel sad when I meet the girl, so I can't bear to meet her for the time being. "The pervert criticized:" I haven't made a statement for a long time, and I may wake up when I see this statement. "There is more than one grotesque self here, which can prove that he is the elder of Zhiyanzhai who is smarter than Jia Baoyu.

Jia Xuben said for the second time, "In the garden in the back area." Direct approval: Why not use the word "West" for the word "Hou"? I'm afraid my husband will cry, so I dare not use the word' west'. "According to Zhi Yanzhai's respect for" Sir ","Sir "should be an elder, or a pervert. Cao Yin calls himself "Xitang Flower Sweeper", and his branch is extremely sensitive to the word "West". When future generations write books, they naturally avoid them. At this time, the earliest approval time was Xu Jianian (1754).

In the above three comment on writing, neither "Mr" nor "tales of mystery" will be Cao Yin himself or his brother, but only Cao Yinzi's nephew. Red inkstone is naturally the grandson of Cao Yin, so he is equal to Cao Xueqin. In addition, it seems more reasonable that Zhi Yanzhai and Cao Xueqin are brothers of the same age. However, according to the above-mentioned printed copy, there is a fat batch for the first time: "I only hope that the creator will give me a Qin and a fat from time to time, so the book is lucky." "One Qin and one Fat" also said that it is conceivable that the relationship between them should be suitable for being brothers.