Then how did the story of Tang Bohu lighting Chou-heung spread? Professor Sun delivered a speech in Lecture Room:
The embryonic form of the story "Tong Pak Hu Dian Qiu Xiang" first appeared in the note novels of the Ming Dynasty, among which the story described by Wang Tonggui, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty, in My Ear is basically consistent with what we now know as "Tong Pak Hu Dian Qiu Xiang". It is generally believed that Chen, a gifted scholar in Suzhou, is bohemian. Once, he and his friends went to Tiger Hill to play and met Chou-heung unexpectedly. Chou-heung smiled brightly at Chen Gongzi. In fact, he just smiled, and Chen Gongzi couldn't stand it. He sent someone to make an unannounced visit to Chou-heung. So, Chen Gongzi disguised himself and went to the official's son to be a childe's companion. Soon, Chen felt that the time had come, because he found that his two sons could not live without him and lied about going home to get married. The second son said, there are so many handmaids in your house, you can pick them at will. Chen Gongzi said, in this case, respect is better than obedience, so I'll order Chou-heung. Chen Gongzi got his wish and got married. This is caused by a love story, a joke and a complex. In the hands of Feng Menglong, a novelist in the late Ming Dynasty, it became a smiling marriage of Tang Jieyuan. One of the oldest and simplest stories developed from "a smile" to "San Xiao", and the plot became more complicated.
Originally "Chen Gongzi lit Chou-heung", how did it become "Tang Bohu lit Chou-heung"?
There are social reasons, times factors and Tang Bohu's personal reasons. As we know, Tang Bohu lived in a very developed period of economy in Ming Dynasty, and Suzhou was the central city of economic and cultural development at that time. Economic activities will inevitably lead to ideological activities. Especially the middle and lower intellectuals at that time, their thoughts were very active. They urgently need to emancipate their minds and realize their personal ideals. In this case, middle and lower intellectuals urgently need to find spokespersons for their spirit, ideals, emotions and will. It is urgent to find a rebellious image who is unrestrained in life, dares to take the lead and dares to challenge. This found Tang Bohu, because Tang Bohu has his own informal personality characteristics. In various forms of literary and artistic works, the literati deliberately let Tang Bohu be informal and unrestrained. Deliberately let Tang Bohu dare to break into Zhumen Mansion, and let him dare to gag with dignitaries. Deliberately let Tang dare to marry the woman he loves and let him fight for his ideals and freedom. This is why, in the end, the important task of lighting Chou-heung fell on Tang Bohu.
So, does Chou-heung have this person in history? Yes Chou-heung, whose real name is Lin Nuer and whose real name is Jin Lan, is Chou-heung. She is a famous prostitute in Jinling brothel. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has indeed made some achievements in history. Tang Bohu made a reservation? Definitely not. Because according to research, Chou-heung is 20 years older than Tang Bohu. She had an unfortunate family experience and had no choice but to be reduced to a brothel. Because of his good personality, he changed his job and became a good man. After Chou-heung got married, some regular customers and repeat customers sometimes came to see her. All of them were rejected by her, and she drew a picture on her fan called "New Willow Map". Then I wrote an inscription on the painting and wrote a poem for myself: "In the past, Zhang Taiwu danced with a thin waist and let you climb branches." Now write Danqing, the east wind can no longer shake. "Very clearly expressed his determination to be a good person." "Zhangtai" used to refer to brothels. Dongfeng "refers to those customers here. In this poem, Chou-heung describes herself as a "new willow". In the past, she was a "climber", but now she is a new willow in the painting. No one can touch her, and no wind can shake her.
Chou-heung was called "a talented woman in middle school" at that time, and her painting of Danqing was even more famous. According to the History of Painting in Ming Dynasty, "Chou-heung studied painting in Shi Tingzhi, and Wang Yuan and his son were the clearest."
Flowers of war also records that Chou-heung studied painting with painter Shen Zhou. Shen Zhou was a famous painter in Ming Dynasty. He once painted a picture of Danqing for Chou-heung and wrote a sentence. Linjiang immortals inscribed Lin Nuer's (that is, Chou-heung) landscape painting: "Dancing songs and folding, Danqing leaves his name." The past is the past. Brothel can't find you. I'll find you in the painting world later.
Did Tang Bohu really order Chou-heung? Professor Sun replied: Impossible.
Tang Bohu devoted himself to painting. Tang Bohu was a famous painter and writer in Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he showed superhuman talent in painting. As a disciple of the great painter Shen Zhou, Tang Bohu naturally studied harder, quickly mastered the painting skills, and was highly praised by Shen Zhou. Unexpectedly, due to Shen Zhou's praise, Tang Bohu, who has always been modest, gradually became complacent. Shen Zhou see in the eye, in mind. During a meal, Shen Zhou asked Tang Bohu to open the window. Tang Bohu found that his window was actually a painting by Teacher Shen Zhou. Tang Bohu felt very ashamed and devoted himself to painting.