Begonia is known as "Sleeping Beauty". This allusion from the Song Dynasty Shi Hui Hong "Leng Zhai Poetry" records: Tang Xuanzong climbed Shenxiang Pavilion, called Yang Guifei, coincidentally, Yang Fei drunken, Gao Li Si to make the children support out, Guifei is still drunk, sideburns messy make-up. Tang Minghuang saw the situation and laughed, "is not a concubine drunk, straight begonias spring sleep ear! This section of interesting metaphors led to many writers and writers songs and songs, Song Dynasty Su Shi wrote a "Begonia" poem based on this: the east wind curls Pan Chong light, fragrant mist misty moon to the corridor. I am afraid that the night is deep and the flowers are sleeping, so I burn high candles to light the red makeup. Once again, the begonias are artfully compared to sleeping beauties. Coupled with Shi Xiangyun's brash nature, it has become a unique style.
In "Dream of the Red Chamber", the author Cao Xueqin has repeatedly used this allusion to apply, rendering, such as the 18th, Jia Baoyu "Yihong quick green" poem in the sentence "the red make-up night sleepless" is also a metaphor of begonias as a sleeping beauty, in the 62nd, "Bean Xiangyun drunkenly lying in the smoke of peonies," there are some wonderful descriptions "I saw Xiangyun lying on a stone bench in a secluded area of the mountain rocks, the industry by the fragrant dream sound, four peony flowers flew all over the head and face on the lapel are red incense scattered, the hands of the fan in the ground, but also half buried by the fallen flowers, a group of bees and butterflies clamor around her, and with a shark's handkerchief wrapped in a bag of medicinal petals on the pillow. The people saw, and is love, and is laughing, busy up to push the call to help. Xiangyun's mouth is still making sleepy language to say wine order, chi chi toot said: 'spring fragrance and wine is cold, jade marigold to amber light, straight to drink to the plum top of the moon, drunkenness to help return, but for the appropriate meeting of friends and relatives.' Xiang Yun slowly opened the autumn wave, saw the crowd, looked down at himself, and realized that he was drunk." On the surface, it is written about peony, but in fact, it refers to the "Begonia Spring Sleep". Therefore, in the 63rd time, Xiangyun drew another begonia sign, titled "spring dream sound", poem "fear that the night is deep flower sleep to go", Daiyu laughs: "the night is deep" two words, read "stone cool", "the night is deep". The two words "night deep" were changed to "stone cool", which means that the author is referring Xiang Yun to begonias. Jia Yucun, name is Hua, word is Fei, alias Yucun. He was born with a round waist and thick back, broad face and square mouth, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, straight nose and square cheeks. The original lineage of Huzhou people, born in the family of officials and eunuchs. But by the time he was born, his ancestor's foundation had been exhausted, the population was in decline, and he was the only one left. He wanted to go to Beijing to seek fame, but the bag was empty, so he had to temporarily sent to Gusu City, Gourd Temple to settle down, and sell writing every day to make a living. Later, because of the help of Zhen Shiyin, he had the money to go on the road, passed the entrance examination, and became a governor. Soon because of corruption and favoritism was dismissed, to Lin Ruhai family as a tutor. In Jia Zheng's great help, he was reinstated, the beginning of the office, will be ignoring his conscience, completely disregarded their own had promised to "be sure" will be "looking back" the promise of the Yinglian, allowing the daughter of the teacher Zhen Shiyin fell into the fire. Jia Pian wanted to buy the ancient fan of Shi Duzi's family, Shi Duzi refused, Jia Yucun then blackmailed Shi Duzi for defaulting on the official silver, and took him to the court for questioning, copied the fan and gave it to Jia Pian. Jia Yucun was a typical representative of feudal bureaucracy. Later, he was tried and convicted for the crime of greed and solicitation of subordinates. He was released when he met the Emperor's amnesty and handed over his citizenship to the people.
Jia mother
Chinese classical novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" in the character. She is the wife of Jia Dai Shan, and before she married, she was the young lady of the Jinling family Shi Hou. She started out in the Jia family as the daughter-in-law of a great-grandson. It was only through her shrewdness and competence that she was able to secure her position as the supreme ruler of the Jia family. Although she was old and did not manage the house, her residual power was still there. When she found out that some subordinates were gambling in the garden, she immediately investigated and punished them severely. She was a typical hedonist, her children and grandchildren became lecherous, gamblers, as long as they do not come to disturb her enjoyment, she does not interfere. She did not like her eldest son Jia Pian and her eldest daughter-in-law Madam Xing very much, and favored her youngest son Jia Zheng and her youngest daughter-in-law Madam Wang. She likes all her granddaughters and dotes on her grandson, Baoyu. From the text of the first 80 times, we can see that Jia mother supports the love of Baodai, but the Gao Osprey sequel says that Jia mother does not support the love between Baoyu and Daiyu. And write her approval of Wang Xifeng's "drop plan", so that the treasure is forced to marry Xue Baochai. She died at the age of 83 in the sequel.
Jia mother in the book in addition to high osprey renewed opposition to the love of Bao Dai thing and did not overly radical performance. She liked her children and grandchildren to recite poems and even started a poetry club, and the book does not show her thinking that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue," but it still does not change her superstitious and blind adherence to the feudal system.
Jia mother is not overly dramatic, but she has a keen eye for the smallest things, a viewpoint that is closer to reality, and a sense of humanity and beauty, but she is not a revolutionary. This is fully reflected in Jia's admiration for Qingwen and Cui Yan. These two do not have an advantageous position; the only thing they have is the beauty of their personalities, and Jia mother can appreciate that. She doesn't show her purity to Liu Lou Lou, but appropriately expresses the worldly side of human feelings. She knows the world but doesn't make a fuss about it. This is the demeanor of a great lady. It is different from Phoenix's rigidity and Mrs. Wang's feudalism, even though they are both from the family. The insight of the world is learned, and the practice of human feelings is the article. But, the result of each person's insight and practice is different.
Jia mother is the senior ruler of the feudal society, although she did not hold the power in her hands on the surface, but she is very clever to rule the big steward Wang Xifeng. Her thoughts were also influenced by Baoyu and Daiyu with some avant-garde ideas. In short, Jia mother can be respected by everyone, indicating that her status is also not negligible, her ability is also there, to not be able to maintain a long position in feudal society?