Author of this article Huang Qiang
According to the saying of the Jinxue community, "Jin Ping Mei" is divided into "Bin Neixue" - author, critic, book written, version research, etc. Saying in the bottle - theme, art, characters, language, etc. The former is a controversy among a hundred schools of thought, while the latter is a blooming of flowers.
What theme does "Jin Ping Mei" reflect? Traditional statements are different from current statements. The main themes of traditional sayings include the meaning theory (Xinxinzi), the Shijie theory (Dongwu Nongzhuke), the satirical persuasion ( Yuan Hongdao ), the teaching of obscene theory ( Yuan Zhongdao ), the revenge theory (Shen Defu, Tu Benzhen, Song Qifeng), the bitter filial piety theory ( Zhang Zhupo ), and the wealth and sex theory (Zhang Zhupo).
[Figure 19, Shen Defu's "Wanli Yehuo"]
Since the 20th century, he has reviewed traditional statements and put forward some new statements, such as the theory of worldly love (Lu Xun, Bu Jian), the theory of reality ( Zheng Zhenduo , Li Chendong), the theory of admonition (Feng Hanyong, Zheng Peikai, Tian Binge, Wei Chongxin, Zhang Jinde), the theory of propaganda of Confucianism (Ading, Li Zhihong), the theory of feudalism (Bao Zunxin, Song Mouyang, Zhou Zhongming), the theory of exposure (Wu Han, Huang Lin, Sun Xun, Ning Zongyi , Yuan Shishuo, Guo Yushi), erotic theory (Gao Luopei, Liu Dalin), allusional satirical theory (Wei Ziyun, Huang Lin, Huo Xianjun, Xu Zhiqiang), sexual evil theory (Rui Xiaowei), emerging businessmen tragedy theory (Wu Han, Lu Xingji, Yuejin, Li Shiren, Wang Rumei, He Xiangjiu, Chu Aihua), political history novels (Wu Shueng), naturalism theory (Liu Dajie, Wu Xiaoru, Dai Hongsen), sarcastic theory (Li Fuqing, Hu Yannan), exploratory life theory (Xu Jianping, Zeng Qingyu), money criticism theory (Song Peixian), sex novels ( Zhou Juntao , Sang Zhe), etc.
From my own humble opinion, "Jin Ping Mei" is a metaphorical political novel and an anti-corruption novel. Allusion Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao , I have published a series of articles such as "Looking at the background of the times reflected by Jin Ping Mei from the costumes", "On the allusion to Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty", "Honor of Ximen Qing in the imperial examination", "Looking at the historical facts of Zhengde dynasty reflected by Jin Ping Mei from the epitaph of Wang Dongzhou".
Regarding the era expressed in "Jin Ping Mei", it is generally believed that it was the middle or late Ming Dynasty (late Ming Dynasty), and the middle Ming Dynasty is closer.
There are three main views in terms of the context of the times: Wu Han, Wanli, Zhou Juntao, Jiajing, and Huang Qiang, Zhengde.
[Figure 20, historian Wu Han]
Ming history expert Wu Han "The Era of Jin Ping Mei's Works and Social Background" Through the research on the horse prices in Taipu Temple, the rise and fall of Buddhism, the eunuchs and Huangzhuang , it believes that "Jin Ping Mei" reflects the events of the Wanli Dynasty.
I put forward the views of Zhengde Dynasty, and "Jin Ping Mei" is an allusion to the Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao. Ximen Qing looks like an emperor in the book, and his prototype is the academic views of Ming Wuzong and other Ming Wuzong. I argue from the perspectives of the characteristics of the times reflected by clothing, the absurdity, licentiousness, joy, love of merchants, and belief in Buddhism by Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the power of eunuchs and embezzlement.
[Figure 21, Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty]
When these views were first proposed, they were relatively isolated and belonged to the one-man theory, but I firmly believe it. Now this view has been echoed by some scholars. Through the verification of classics and the analysis of historical materials, they prove from different angles that "Jin Ping Mei" reflects the historical facts of the Zhengde Dynasty. Linqing Museum Ye Guisheng verified the inscriptions of the epitaphs of Wang Dongzhou, as well as the poems and prose of the Ming Dynasty literati Xie Zhen; Professor Huo Xianjun of Hebei Normal University published the monographs "New Interpretation of Jin Ping Mei", "Faiwei of Jin Ping Mei", and "Explanation of the Names of Jin Ping Mei". Through the comparison of historical materials, as well as the exploration from multiple aspects and angles such as the spirit of the times, geographical location, and the meaning of people's names, it was concluded that the background of the times reflected by "Jin Ping Mei" was Zhengde Dynasty, and Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty was the prototype of Ximen Qing; Gao Gong of Shaoxing Water Resources Bureau published the book "Xiao Mingfeng and Jin Ping Mei", believing that "Jin Ping Mei" is a political novel that directly points to the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties. The protagonist of the novel Ximen Qing is the Zhengde Emperor living in the leopard room.
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Huang Qiang, the words are endless. A well-known Jin scholar has been committed to the research of Jin Ping Mei culture and Chinese clothing history for many years. He has published 15 books, including "Looking at Jin Ping Mei with Another Eye", "Clothing in Nanjing throughout the ages", "The Lost Old Scenery of Nanjing", and "Interesting in the Republic of China". His works have been selected as the "13th Five-Year Plan" National Key Publications Publishing Planning Project. The new book "Jin Ping Mei Fengwu Zhi" ( China Social Sciences Press ) is about to be launched.
