Why did Jin Yong write the character Dong Fangbubai?

Postscript of the legendary swordsman

Jin Yong

Most intelligent and resourceful people, as well as those who use force, are aggressive. Moral standards divide them into two categories: the goal of hard work is to benefit most people and be good people; It is the bad guys who only care about their rights, status and material desires, which harms the workers. The size of a good person or a bad person depends on the number and degree of their interests or damage. In most political periods, bad people are in power, so people constantly want to take their place; Some people want to reform; There is another kind of people who have no hope for reform and don't want to go along with the organizational system. Their choice is to launch a vortex of struggle and be immune to it. So there have always been establishment, rebels, reformers and hermits.

China's traditional idea is to encourage people to "be an official if they are eager to learn" and "know what they can't do" like Confucius, but he also has a high opinion of hermits and thinks they are lofty. Hermits have no positive contribution to society, but their behavior is completely different from those who struggle for power and profit, which provides another example. China people are crazy about people's morality, and they are good people if they don't harm others. There are many hermits in The Analects of Confucius, such as Chenmen, Boyi, Yuzhong, Yiyi, Zhang Zhu, Liu Xiahui and Shao Lian. Confucius respects all of them, although he disagrees with their style.

Confucius divided hermits into three categories: like Boyi, he did not give up his will and paid attention to his dignity, "not lowering his ambition and humiliating his body"; Like Liu Xiahui and Shao Lian, their will and dignity were sacrificed, but their words and deeds were reasonable. "This is just a shameful thing, and it is just a matter of concern." Like Yuzhong and Yi Yin, they fled the world and lived in seclusion, spoke frankly, did not do bad things, and did not participate in politics. Confucius spoke highly of them and obviously thought that hermits also had a positive side.

I have to give up my dignity to participate in political activities, which is helpless. Judge Liu Xiahui was dismissed three times and was advised to go abroad. Liu Xiahui insisted on justice and replied, "What's wrong with doing things in an upright way? Doyle is working for others, why go to his parents' country? " It's about people. Going into politics for the benefit of the public must be for the people; Adhering to principles and serving the public is not suitable for fame and fortune. Although he has to obey the orders of his superiors, he can also be said to be a "hermit"-a general hermit. The basic requirement is to seek the liberation and freedom of personality without dealing with people.

I write martial arts novels to write about human nature, just like most novels. At the time of writing the legendary swordsman, the power struggle during the Cultural Revolution was in full swing. The establishment and the rebel side fought for power and profit by all means, and the meanness of human nature was concentrated. I write a social commentary for Ming Pao every day, and my strong aversion to political dirty behavior is naturally reflected in writing a martial arts novel every day. This novel does not intentionally map the Cultural Revolution, but attempts to describe some common phenomena in China's political life for more than 3,000 years through some tasks in the book. Surveying and mapping novels are of little significance, and the political situation will change soon. Only by depicting human nature can they have long-term value. Desperately seizing power is a basic assessment of political life at home and abroad. It has been like this for thousands of years, and I am afraid it will be like this for thousands of years to come. Ren Woxing, Dong Fangbubai, Yue Buqun, Zuo Lengchan, these people, in my imagination, are mainly not martial arts experts, but political figures. Lin Pingzhi, Xiang Wentian, Founder Master, Taoist Xu Chong, Teacher Ding Xian, Mr. Mo Da and others are also political figures. This kind of all kinds of figures, every dynasty, probably also in other countries.

The slogan "Millennium, Millennium, unify the rivers and lakes" was written in the book in the 1960s. Ren Woxing is corrupt because he holds power, which is a universal human phenomenon. These are not supplements or adaptations after writing.

Ling Huchong was a born hermit who was not interested in power. Yingying is also a hermit. She has the power to kill Jianghu heroes, but she prefers to live in a secluded alley in Luoyang and entertain herself with harps. In her life, she only pays attention to personal freedom and the expansion of personality. The only important knowledge is love. This girl is shy, but in love, she is active. When friendship is tightly wrapped around Yue Lingshan, Ling Huchong cannot be free. Only when he was on the road outside the green tent, he was in a carriage with Yingying, and his infatuation with Yue Lingshan finally vanished, did he get spiritual relief. At the end of the book, Yingying reached out and buckled Ling Huchong's wrist and sighed, "I never thought that Ren Yingying would be locked up with a big monkey for life and never be separated again." Yingying's love is complete, she is satisfied, but Ling Huchong's freedom is locked. Later, only in the unrequited love of Yilin, the character was rarely constrained.

In this world, complete freedom is impossible. Getting rid of all desires and gaining a thorough understanding is beyond the reach of ordinary people. People who are keen on politics and power, driven by their inner desire for power, can't help doing many things against their conscience. In fact, they are very poor.

In China's traditional art, the pursuit of individuality liberation has always been the most prominent theme, regardless of poetry, prose, opera and painting. The more turbulent times, the more miserable people's lives, the more prominent this theme is.

"People can't help themselves in the Jianghu", and retirement is not easy. Liu Zhengfeng pursues artistic freedom, attaches importance to friendship that never goes against his will, and wants to wash his hands of it. The four friends of Meizhuang hope to remain anonymous in Gushan and enjoy the fun of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. No one can do it, because the power struggle is not allowed to die.

Guo Jing, a great soldier who gave his life for the disaster and knew what he could not do, should have greater moral affirmation. Ling Huchong is not a great warrior, but a hermit who pursues freedom and personality liberation like Tao Qian. He retired because he felt depressed and ashamed. Ling Huchong was born free. On the Blackwood Cliff, no matter whether Yang Lianting or Ren Woxing is in power, anyone who smiles casually will be killed, and arrogance is even more important. The freedom of "the legendary swordsman" is the goal pursued by Ling Huchong and others.

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In this world, complete freedom is impossible. Getting rid of all desires and realizing them completely is the highest realm pursued by Buddhists, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. People who are keen on power, driven by their inner desire for power, can't help doing many things against their conscience. In fact, they are very poor.

In China's traditional art, the pursuit of individuality liberation has always been the most prominent theme, regardless of poetry, prose, opera and painting. The more turbulent times, the more miserable people's lives, the more prominent this theme is.

"People can't help themselves in the Jianghu", and retirement is not easy. Liu Zhengfeng pursues artistic freedom, attaches importance to friendship that never goes against his will, and wants to wash his hands of it. The four friends of Meizhuang hope to remain anonymous in Gushan and enjoy the fun of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. None of them can do it because the power struggle (politics) is not allowed to die.

Guo Jing, a great soldier who gave his life for the disaster and knew what he could not do, should have greater moral affirmation. Ling Huchong is not a great warrior, but a hermit who pursues freedom and personality liberation like Tao Qian. The wind is clear and the gas is positive, and you are disheartened and feel ashamed and depressed. Ling Huchong was born free. On the Blackwood Cliff, no matter whether Yang Lianting or Ren Woxing is in power, anyone who smiles casually will be killed, and arrogance is even more important. The freedom of "the legendary swordsman" is the goal pursued by Ling Huchong and others.

Because I want to write about some common characters and common phenomena in life, this book has no historical background, which means that similar scenes may happen in any dynasty.

Many literary critics in the mainland commented that it was inhuman for Mrs. Zhong to learn that her husband was despicable and disheartened and committed suicide. She didn't have to kill herself. Others think that it is unreasonable for Xiao Feng to commit suicide, and it is also unreasonable for him to hit Aru. Of course, Anna karenin written by Russian Tolstoy doesn't have to commit suicide. Everyone has different values about life. Some people use modern people's utilitarian mind to replace martial arts figures, while others criticize Xiao Feng and Ning Zhongze with "Wei Xiaobao values". That is to say, some people think that it is "stupid" for Shi Kefa and Wen Tianxiang not to surrender and Yue Fei not to obey. Some people in Hong Kong commented that more than a dozen descendants of the She family in Beijing guarded Yuan Chonghuan's tomb as "foolish loyalty", while others thought that Dong Cunrui and Lei Feng were "unreasonable". It is reasonable to treat historical figures, such as bad emperors, treacherous court officials, corrupt officials and despicable people, with "bourgeois motives".

Some commentators asked: Is it possible for Dong Fangbubai to engage in homosexuality since the palace? Since the palace is not a necessary condition and inevitable development of homosexuality. Male homosexuality is a historical fact. It is common in the armies of Greece, Rome and India, and there are also many cultural relics excavated under them. Today, if you visit the historical site of Pompeii, Italy, you can see it. There are also many ancient pagodas in eastern India. British historian Gibbon said in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire that all but one of the original 14 emperors in the Roman Empire were masculine or both men and women were very happy. China is more common. The story of Longyang, the brokeback of peaches and plums, Dong Xian and Deng Dou are historical facts, and it is inevitable that Emperor Wendi of China is a wise monarch. Sexual habits have always been obscure, and whether homosexuality is legal is not stipulated by general law. Today, some countries even stipulate that two men can get married formally. Homosexuals who pretend to be women often like to dress up as women, which is a sexual addiction. Whether in the palace or not, some people are gay first and then have sex-change surgery. There have been eunuchs in Egyptian and China palaces for thousands of years. They have no male sexual characteristics, but they may not necessarily become female roles.

The book has been revised several times, but the plot has not changed much.