What secret did Jia Yuanchun witness, and what was the truth about being given death by the emperor?
What unknown secret did Jia Yuanchun see in "Dream of Red Mansions" that led to his assassination by the emperor?
As we enter the mighty river of Chinese literature, we must stop and listen to the story of Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber, a literary masterpiece known for its rich plot, profound characterization and profound ideological connotation.
Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of Jiafu, the head of the four springs of Jiafu, Cao Xueqin sketches her image in a short space, but outlines infinite imagination space in the reader's heart.
Jia Yuanchun is the concubine of a virtuous person, and it is said that she has gained fame and fortune. However, a shocking secret reversed his fate, and he was eventually executed by the emperor.
What does he know?
Jia Yuanchun's fate is the epitome of the tragedy of "Dream of Red Mansions". As the eldest daughter, she should have lived a comfortable life of glory and wealth. However, with the gradual decline of the Jia family's status, Jia Yuanchun also became a victim of the family's decline.
Jia Yuanchun has been well-dressed since he was a child, and he could have lived a carefree life. But with the fall of the family, Jia Yuanchun became part of the life-saving straw and was sent to the palace and became a chess piece in the political chess game. For a nobleman who can be indifferent to fame and fortune, what a desperate game of fate this is.
As soon as Jia Yuanchun entered the palace, her every step was under the surveillance of others, and her fate gradually lost its independence. She could have lived a peaceful life as a minister in the Fengzao Palace, but her tragic fate brought her even greater challenges. Being canonized as a concubine by the emperor was a good omen, but it became a turning point in her fate.
The people of Jiafu rejoiced, but they did not know the hidden political conspiracy behind it. Because of the emperor's order, Jiafu was on the verge of destruction. Jia Yuanchun ascended the throne, and the people of Jiafu rejoiced, but they didn't know the deep meaning. Jiafu was already suffering from internal and external troubles, and this prosperity was just a dream, which accelerated the decline of Jiafu.
During this period, the people in Jia's mansion did not understand Jia Yuanchun's situation in the palace and turned a blind eye to her situation. They were indifferent to the honorific title of the noble concubine, but ignored the actual status of the Jia family. This ignorance led to Jia Yuanchun's isolation in the palace.
Jia Yuanchun, as a concubine, seems to have gained fame and fortune, but in fact has become a tool for the emperor to attack the Jia family. Her tragedy began at Qin Keqing's funeral, when some princes and nobles expressed their dissatisfaction with the emperor and tried to unite the families of the four kings and eight princes against the emperor's **. The Jia family was also involved in this political storm.
In order to consolidate his power, the emperor decided to canonize the hated Yuan Chun as a concubine in order to appease the Jia family. Yuanchun seems to have infinite scenery, but in fact, he has already felt the shock wave of fate.
In the Hall of Eternal Life in the Grand View Garden, the Emperor expressed his closeness to the Emperor, and this contradictory behavior made the Emperor feel very unhappy. In the contradictions of the power struggle, Jia Yuanchun was under tremendous pressure. The Emperor Taishang became suspicious of him and soon ordered him to be executed, plunging the entire Jia family into irreparable disaster.
Yuan Chun's entry into the palace seems decent, but it is actually the ultimate test of the fate of Jiafu.
In the eyes of outsiders, the country house is a rare encounter, but the Jia family is immersed in their own fantasies, completely unaware of the imminent tragedy. They indulged in frenzied pleasures and completely ignored the luxurious construction of country houses and Grand View Gardens, which exhausted the Jia family's financial resources and made the Jia family's already troubled problems even worse.
In particular, the extraordinary luxury of the pleasant scenery in the garden is the last guarantee of the decay of Jiafu. In the description of Yuan Chun's situation, his crying becomes a symbol of the misery of his court life. It would have been a happy thing to come home, but his tears revealed the pain in his heart.
During Yuan Chun's visit to the provincial capital, he reminded his family many times and informed the Jia family of the crisis they were facing, but then there was no electricity and no gas. The family ignored Yuan Chun's reminder and did not understand the deep meaning. This meeting was the last meeting between Yuan Chun and the Jia family. Shortly after returning to the palace, Yuan Chun died. With Yuan Chun's death, Jiafu was also sentenced to exile for various crimes, and his family was ruined.
Cao Xueqin used"The soul is gone"'s poems describe Jia Yuanchun's deep and cruel fate, which seems to foreshadow Jia Yuanchun's painful death.
These verses are filled with deep sorrow and seem to reveal the difficult journey of his life. There are also various possibilities as to the cause of his death, whether he hanged himself with a three-meter-long white silk or simply drowned, all of which are reminiscent of a gloomy and unpleasant scene.
Jia Yuanchun is one of the thirteen golden hairpins, and is portrayed as a miserable, unfortunate, and sinking woman in "Dream of Red Mansions". She has struggled in the maelstrom of politics all her life, and many things seem powerless to her. Although she is the daughter of a large family, she cannot get rid of the shackles of feudal society and political strife.
All this highlights the powerlessness and misery of women in feudal society. Jia Yuanchun's life is full of struggles, and she seems to deeply feel the pressure of the times. Her tragedy is not only a personal grief, but also a metaphor for the entire feudal social system, revealing the injustice and cruelty of the feudal social system.
As the eldest daughter of Jiafu, she was supposed to live a comfortable life, but the fall of her family made her a victim of political struggle. Her departure from the palace and going abroad eventually became the fuse for the fall of the Jia family, highlighting the fragility and powerlessness of women in the power struggle.
In Dream of Red Mansions, women's fate is often determined by their origins, families, and political power, and they are often unable to choose their own path in life, living like duckweed, unable to find a stable home. This sad sense of fate profoundly reflects the limitations and hardships of women in feudal society.
When later generations read "Dream of Red Mansions", they all lamented the helplessness and suffering of women at that time. Although the women depicted in ** are intelligent and beautiful, they are often helpless and have no choice. Their fate depends on their families, society, and feudal rituals, and they end up falling victim to an unjust fate.