When I first saw "Jade Mansion Spring", many netizens commented that this might be a mismatched version of "Dream of Red Mansions" and "The Family of Gold Powder".
The overall style of this drama is similar to that of the main drama, and its plot is also quite routine.
Soon after the show aired, there was a serious polarization in the public's evaluation. The first half has a tight rhythm and a light-hearted comedy style, and despite many illogical plot errors, there are still a large number of netizens who are willing to laugh at the plot and express their appreciation for the service.
As the storyline unfolds, family battles and power struggles between the courts seem to emerge.
At that moment, the Sun family, as described in "Dream of Red Mansions" and "The Family of Gold Powder", everything was like a short-lived epiphany, experiencing highs and lows with the appearance of Sun Guifei.
However, the fundamental reason for the collapse of the Sun family was not Sun Guifei, but the influence of Sun Xun, the head of the Sun family.
01, Sun Xun is likely to be a military general, responsible for commanding the army.
When "Yulou Chun" was first broadcast, it adopted the narrative of flashbacks, and through Sun Yulou's narration, it showed the journey of the Sun family from glory to rapid decline.
In the process of introducing the second brother and second sister-in-law to people, Yu Louchun actually leaked two crucial pieces of information about Sun Xun.
The second grandmother, Su Yingxue, is known as the most talented woman in the capital. Soon after marrying her second brother, Sun Junhao, her father handed over the command of the army to him. Due to her second brother's busy life, she rarely had the opportunity to return home, which led to relatively few reunions and separations between her and her husband. The second grandmother would play the piano every day and convey her heart to everyone in the Sun family, which was well known in the Sun family. ”
What information does these words reveal about Sun Xun?
First of all, he is a military general.
As a military general, his days at home are definitely not long, and every detail of the family, including the education of children, is decided by the old lady of the Sun family, the Shen family.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the children of the Sun family have differences in upbringing, interests and knowledge.
In addition, in his interaction with Sun Yulou, Lin Shaochun once mentioned: Everything the Sun family said actually relied on women to accumulate wealth.
The "woman" she mentioned actually refers to Sun Guifei.
Judging from the current plot, although on the surface the Sun family is famous because of Sun Guifei, in fact, without the support of the Sun family, how could Sun Guifei become a concubine?
The emperor's love for Sun Guifei is sincere, but according to the current plot progress, Sun Guifei actually has no heirs, how did she get named a concubine from the beginning?And how can she gain a foothold in the harem?Relying only on the pampering of one emperor?
Not really, but relying on the historical background of the Sun family.
The second point of information about Sun Xun revealed by Sun Yulou in his introduction was undoubtedly the reason why he was so convinced.
Secondly, considering Sun Xun's influence in the imperial court, the emperor had to put up with it.
Sun Yulou revealed that since the second brother got married, his father handed over the command of the army to him. The second brother's position in the army was very important, so his father gave him power and put him in charge of the army. This is crucial, as as a military general, it is not surprising that he has military power, but he does not have command authority.
In other words, military power is not hereditary, and he has no right to grant it to others.
Why, then, did he hand over the command of the army to his second son?
Either it was the emperor's initiative to instruct, or the emperor's forced instructions, but Xiaoxi believes that the latter is more likely.
I don't know if you have noticed that when the emperor agreed to a certain request, Lu Ming suggested that Lin Yuandao overturn the case. At that time, the emperor appeared very impatient and unconcerned, while Sun Xun skimmed the emperor from time to time, and his expression appeared very subtle.
This shows that in Lin Yuandao's case, the masterminds behind it are likely to be the emperor and Sun Xun, even if they are not the real masterminds, they may be accomplices.
Lin Yuandao was a courtier in the era of the previous emperor, and in the current era, he is still a prince. Sun Xun is a military general. However, Lin Yuandao was charged with the crime of "deducting 50,000 stone of grain and salary, and 10,000 taels of silver".
Rations refer to the food and money that is distributed to soldiers in the army. According to Lu Ming's investigation, Lin Yuandao's family property was seized that year, but he did not find the grain and silver he left behind due to "greed for ink".
In the absence of physical evidence and human testimony, Lin Yuandao was found guilty, although he was indeed wronged, why was the emperor able to end the case so easily?
This matter involves disputes between princes, collusion between princes and generals, and it is even possible to overthrow the status of the former emperor, but if this is really the case, what role will Sun Xun play in this?
He is now a member of the emperor's think tank, holds the weaknesses of the current emperor, and has enough power to restrain him. Even when Imakami first ascended the throne, he may still hold the power of the imperial court, so Imakami must also be cautious in front of him.
Thus, although Sun Xun did not have direct authority to deal with the transfer of military power, he had enough power to make the emperor agree to it.
02, Sun Xun misbehaved and attracted outstanding students through the imperial examination.
As mentioned earlier, there are actually many bugs in this TV series, especially about the character of Sun Xun.
According to Sun Yulou's reminiscences, Sun Xun preferred a military general, but this speculation seems to have been overturned when he discussed the chief examiner of the imperial examination in the court.
Before the start of the court meeting, all the ** paid tribute to Sun Xun in the court, and they were all talking about Sun Xun's knowledge and wealth in private, and he was the best examiner in this imperial examination.
Sun Xun looked a little proud, although his attitude was correct, the smugness between his eyebrows was difficult to hide.
But in the blink of an eye, when the emperor entered the court, he first sang about his merits, sighed deeply about the value of the imperial examination system, and implicitly mentioned in his words the possible favoritism and cheating in the imperial examination system in the past.
When it comes to national affairs, it is necessary to be fair and strict, and if there is favoritism or cheating, nine families will be involved.
The prelude was ready, and then his long-tangled decision was announced: this year's chief examiner of the imperial examination will be the honest and upright Lord Wu.
At this time, not only Lord Wu, but also others seemed a little confused. After the emperor announced his will, he put a high hat on Sun Xun again, the meaning of which was: If both of your sons are taking the exam, then you should not meddle in this exam, otherwise your reputation will not be preserved.
What a beautiful and flashy rhetoric, which really no one can refute?
But if Sun Xun is really a fair and selfless person, how can he cheat for personal gain?To a large extent, his behavior reflects the imperial power's preference for and reuse of talents. From the implicit hints of the emperor, we can speculate that Sun Xun in the past was not directly involved, but he did indirectly attract many students to serve him?
The emperor first mentioned this idea and then placed a lofty hat on Sun Xun, the core of which was to pave the way for the Lord Wu in an attempt to diminish Sun Xun's prestige in the literati and to deprive him of his power in this regard at the court.
From this it is evident that the emperor had a disgruntled attitude towards Sun Xun, or more accurately, out of jealousy. Therefore, the emperor needed to begin to strengthen his power in order to consolidate and consolidate his imperial position.
With the loss of the position of chief examiner, Sun Xun's opportunities to attract scholars and students from all over the world were greatly reduced, which also prevented Sun Xun from further arranging his own personnel to official positions, which was the emperor's first step in weakening the influence of the Sun family.
At this moment, Sun Xun may or may not be aware of it, but the emperor's intentions towards him have been clearly demonstrated.
After the imperial examination was announced, the eldest son of the Sun family became the champion and was assigned to work in the Hanlin Academy, while the fourth child received the title of Jinshi and was assigned to Dali Temple, which opened up two new paths for the Sun family in the officialdom.
At this critical moment, Sun Xun should keep a low profile, but he doesn't seem to be aware of the problem. When Jia Fengyuan visited, he did not hesitate to agree to accept the student.
Regardless of how well he knew Jia Fengyuan for the time being, isn't it a fact that he was so rashly incorporated the list of imperial examinations into his own door and settled in his own home?
03, the Sun family's relationship network is too strong, which is not good news.
According to the existing network of connections, the strength of the Sun family has reached an alarming level.
The main branch of the Sun family, the Sun Xun family, had a total of 4 sons and 4 daughters. The eldest son is the champion and works in the Hanlin Academy, the second son is a military general, he commands the army in the field and has military power, the third son has no official position for the time being, and the fourth son is a jinshi, he works in Dali Temple.
Sun Xun is the fourth daughter of Shoufu, while Sun Youzhen is a concubine, and there are still three daughters who have not yet been determined.
Sun Xun's wife, Shen, is obviously also from a famous family, otherwise she would not think highly of herself.
In addition, when it comes to the daughters-in-law of the Sun family, the eldest daughter-in-law Wu Yuehong is the daughter of the hussar general Wu Da. When she was younger, she was arranged to marry. The second daughter-in-law is known as the most talented woman in the capital, although she did not introduce her maiden family to the Shen family, but because of the low family background, the Shen family did not like her.
The third daughter-in-law is the daughter of Xu Yunhe, a cabinet university scholar, who has been raised as a boy since she was a child and has been greatly loved. The fourth daughter-in-law is Lin Shaochun, the emperor's favorite show girl, and her father was also posthumously awarded and promoted to the rank of knight. Even though she has passed away, her connections and reputation are very important, otherwise she would not have been that many years old. Lu Ming and others are willing to overturn the case for her.
In addition, Yao Dizhu, the daughter of a scholar, is also the official spouse of the second son of the Sun family, and Sun Yulou's godmother family also enjoys a high reputation, not to mention that Sun Xun has other **, including Jia Fengyuan and others who have just moved into the Sun family in the name of apprenticeship.
Judging from these networks that have been revealed, Sun Xun's influence has extended to the entire group of civil officials and generals in the imperial court
Even the emperor is afraid that he will be like a fish bone stuck in his throat, and it will be difficult to sleep every night
Logically speaking, Sun Xun has been working in a high position for so many years, he should understand how to become a **, and more importantly, he must know how to act in a low-key manner, act in a low-key manner, act in a low-key manner, and protect his family to avoid being noticed by the emperor.
But he didn't have it.
Not only did he not, but he also indulged his children to toss around indiscriminately many times.
In fact, judging from the whole drama, the Sun family does not show much brightness in their behavior and way of handling affairs.
Take Xu Fengqiao as an example, in order to maintain the power of her family, she laid traps many times. First of all, she destroyed the reputation of the daughter of the Li family, which was equivalent to ruining her entire life, and then sent people to destroy Lin Shaochun's reputation and used many malicious means against her.
Taking Sun Yulou as an example, when Yu Niangzi and Lin Shaochun had an argument, Sun Yulou persuaded Yu Niangzi behind his back, and on the other hand, sent people to spread rumors about Yu Niangzi's poor skills, which damaged the reputation that Yu Niangzi had worked so hard to build.
When the personal interests of the Sun family conflict with the interests of others, they are more inclined to use power and means to oppress others
He understood this, but he chose to turn a blind eye.
The embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed in the anthill, and the Sun family inadvertently offended many people during that time, and many people had ill intentions and wanted to destroy the Sun family for revenge, among which Jia Fengyuan is a typical example.
The last part of the article.
Sun Xun is known as the god of stability of the Sun family, and the Sun family has attracted the attention of many people with its strong influence, and they always act cautiously, which is the Sun family's philosophy of life. Although many problems can be fundamentally solved, Sun Xun chose to let them go.
How likely is it that a woman staying at home will be able to manage all the members of the Sun family properly?
Sun Guifei was canonized as a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, which made Sun Xun obtain the position of first assistant and have a high status. But in reality, this is only scratching the surface. Sun Guifei was able to be named a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, largely thanks to the influence of the Sun family.
The Sun family was able to reach its heyday, partly because the emperor was in awe of power, and partly because of the emperor's thirst for power. Although Sun Guifei's offline had an impact on the future of the Sun family, what really led to the failure of the Sun family was the actions of the members of the Sun family and the disintegration and severance of the emperor's relationship network with the Sun family.
It was the emperor who really led to the demise of the Sun family, and it was Sun Xun who made the Sun family fall into the predicament in the eyes of the emperor. In front of the imperial power, he did not have any right to speak. In this power competition, Sun Guifei has always been just a tool to be used.