Dialogue between ancient and modern: I create programs, national treasures have spirits

Chapter 227

The audience was arguing like hell.

Many people have heard the saying that flies do not bite seamless eggs, and at first they thought it made sense.

But with the increase of knowledge and the gradual broadening of vision, I gradually realized that this is pure nonsense.

A fly bites everything it sees.

It doesn't matter whether you sew or not.

It is not a good thing in the first place. Evil is a natural attribute, and it will not change because of the other party's flaws.

In fact, this sentence corresponds to the hated theory of victim guilt.

There is one-sided truth, but it is too generalized.

And such unrestrained use can easily lead to misunderstanding.

Yi Ze has come to an end on this topic.

On the big screen, eight characters of spirituality appeared.

Before and after, there are legends.

This is indeed quite acceptable to describe Ji Xiaolan.

"Throughout Ji Xiaolan's life, it is not as described in the TV series that she was able to fight wits and courage with Manchu aristocrats like He Shen, nor is she as humorous as the world has said.

Ji Xiaolan's style of acting is unrestrained, a bit frivolous and unrestrained, and Ji Xiaolan is not good at dealing with complex interpersonal relationships. Apart from being more reliable when flattering Emperor Qianlong, she is also more reliable when interacting with other people. In the process of communication, they often talk endlessly without surprises, commonly known as bad mouth.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Ji Xiaolan is highly topical and is the protagonist of the jokes that the general public loves to hear.

I mentioned earlier the comparison between "Notes of Yuewei Thatched Cottage" and "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio". In fact, Ji Xiaolan looked down on Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", which reflected Ji Xiaolan's aversion to purely fictional ghost stories. It is believed that it cannot truly reflect the social status quo and expose the dark side of society.

Of course, this may also be due to the early death of Ji Xiaolan's eldest son.

"Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" is a novel of ghosts and spirits, with wonderful descriptions, and it was also popular among scholars at the time. Because Ji Xiaolan's eldest son was addicted to "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", he kept his head down while walking and read books, so that he fell into the gutter , directly died.

Ji Xiaolan's life experience, in the eyes of people at that time and even later, was very interesting, and it was simply a large-scale joke. Therefore, Ji Xiaolan's story became more and more exaggerated after it was passed on by word of mouth.

And the image of Ji Xiaolan in the TV series "Iron Teeth Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" that we are familiar with now is a character created by combining historical and folk Ji Xiaolan's character image.

Rather than saying that Ji Xiaolan in the TV series is the real Ji Xiaolan in history, it is better to say that he is just a man-made creature that synthesizes multiple personalities. After satisfying the general public's curiosity about historical figures, at the same time, some of the real stories of this character are reproduced. A certain amount of publicity.

As for the good and bad among them, it needs to be judged by the audience themselves.

And the story we mentioned before that Ji Xiaolan was not close to women for many days and became irritable was a story made up by the general public after multiple exaggerations.

These eye-catching stories come from the basic folk notes of the Qing Dynasty.

Among them, the three most important ones are "Congming Manlu", "Qixia Pavilion Wilderness", and "Xiaoting Miscellaneous Records".

Among the three folk notes, the records in the first two are particularly exaggerated.

In "Congming Manlu", it is said that Ji Xiaolan is the reincarnation of a wild monster, so she loves to eat meat and does not like to eat, and she is very energetic, and she has to do double sports every day.

And in "Qixia Pavilion Wild Rides", it is recorded that Ji Xiaolan will be torn apart and have cramps in his hands if he doesn't sleep with the girl for a day. The story I said before comes from it.

What is the credibility of these two books?

I believe that everyone has now judged that these two books have basically no credibility.

As a folk note, how credible it is is debatable.

Of course, the most important reason is that "Congming Manlu" is a Sanwu product. The author and the time when the book was written, the source of the information is not clear, and the author of "Qixia Pavilion Yecheng" is a drama writer in the Republic of China. Speaking of this, I think everyone There will be something in mind.

Among these three books, the most reliable one is the last "Xiaoting Miscellaneous Records". The author of this book is Aixinjueluo-Zhaolian, a Manchurian nobleman, one of the Qing emperors, More importantly, he and Ji Xiaolan belonged to the same era.

In this book, Ji Xiaolan's records are much more normal than those in the other two books, and there are no overly exaggerated descriptions.

All in all, Ji Xiaolan in history was not as powerful and powerful as He Shen, so naturally he would not have any chance to fight He Shen.

However, as an official, living in the Manchu Qing period when the status of Han people was generally low, Ji Xiaolan was able to be an official to Shangshu and presided over the compilation of "Siku Quanshu", which was definitely one of the best existences among Han people at that time. rare.

As a literati, Ji Xiaolan has made considerable contributions in the field of poetry criticism and novels, and has had a profound impact on the later research on the history of poetry and the development of novels. He can definitely be called a literary master.

In terms of the private life that is talked about by the public, Ji Xiaolan had six concubines in her life. At first glance, it may seem like a lot, but under the circumstances at that time, with Ji Xiaolan's status, she could have done more , let alone six, even sixty is easy and normal.

But according to historical records, Ji Xiaolan’s six concubines continued to take in new concubines only when the previous one had passed away. This was just a normal behavior of rich people in feudal society, and it was nothing Better place to blame.

In terms of life experience, Ji Xiaolan has a bit of the appearance in "Iron Mouth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan", but it is the opposite. As a literati, Ji Xiaolan's typical mouth is faster than her brain, so she is often reprimanded by Emperor Qianlong when it comes to speaking. Because of this, he offended many people, which caused his life's tortuous experience, and it is also a topic that is most talked about by the general public.

It is precisely because of such a topic that Ji Xiaolan's life experience will be widely circulated among the people, and it will continue to amplify with the development of time. As for some seemingly curious and heavy-tongued stories, it was also later literati who wanted to win Eyeballs, and imposed on Ji Xiaolan.

Therefore, true and false, false and true, Ji Xiaolan has gradually become a severely polarized person.

It is only a superficial understanding to regard the witty, witty, and embarrassing romantic talent in the TV series as the real Ji Xiaolan;

However, if one regards Ji Xiaolan's stories in folk notes and a few unofficial histories as true, one will think that Ji Xiaolan is just a mediocre pervert, which is undoubtedly even more sad.

From the perspective of communication studies, it is obviously far inferior to directly saying that Ji Xiaolan is a romantic talent who can fight wits and embarrassingly, to seriously discuss the life story of a historical figure, and to evaluate the lifelong achievements of a historical figure in combination with the works and the background of the times. Or the super abnormality of the Japanese Royal Number Girl, which can attract the attention of the general public.

Among them is the conflict between fun and history, and it is also the source of the general public's one-sided perception of historical figures.

Therefore, when looking at a historical figure, too one-sided and arbitrary views are actually not credible. It is certainly not advisable to praise and praise, but it is undoubtedly the same if you just listen to the conclusions that attract people's attention. wrong approach.

Just like today's historical dramas, whether there are some or not, there will always be a certain degree of integration of official history and unofficial history, so as to improve the viewing level and fun of watching film and television dramas.

All in all, what kind of person Ji Xiaolan is depends on your views and attitudes towards him. A person's thought itself is something that seems to exist independently but is easily disturbed by the outside world. For historical figures, we need more It is a relatively objective view combined with the background of the times and correct historical facts.

Of course, it is very difficult to do this. "

After Yi Ze finished speaking, the audience was stunned for a few breaths.

Then, violent applause broke out.

Although the audience was small, the applause was still warm.

Affected by this, many viewers in front of the TV also gave their own applause.

"Yize's words are really good. Indeed, Ji Xiaolan should not be viewed too one-sidedly."

"Not only Ji Xiaolan, in fact, no matter which historical figure, it is not black and white, and has its own emotions."

"That's true. Of course, I still prefer to read some unofficial history notes. After all, these things are more interesting, and official history is too boring."

"This is why "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has received wide attention, while "Records of the Three Kingdoms" has been relatively unknown."

"If "Three Kingdoms" disappears one day, I guess "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will become official history, and the impact will be too far-reaching."

"This is the conflict between fun and history. Serious works may not bring the audience a good experience, but they are indispensable. Otherwise, the whole nation will fall into the entertainment to death. Although there is this trend now, but at least , can still hold steady."

"So it doesn't matter what kind of person Ji Xiaolan is. What matters is what kind of person Ji Xiaolan is in our eyes."

"People's thoughts are hard to change. Controversial historical figures, even after hundreds of thousands of years, are still controversial."

"If you want me to say that as long as you live your own life well, as for the good or bad of historical figures, it is already a certainty. As an ordinary person, I don't care whether this person is good or bad, because no matter he is good Whether it's bad or not, it won't affect me too much, what I care more about is whether he can bring me happiness."

"It's true, there is some truth to what you said. After all, the emperor and the prime minister are all a thousand miles away from us. In this sad world, work is already very hard. Why don't you watch something interesting and adjust your life."

"Think of historical figures as the happy spices of life, aren't you afraid that people in the future will also treat you as spices?"

"What? Will anyone know about me in the future?"

"Laughing to death, no one will remember me at all!"

"If you really leave your name, and you say I'm a perverted pervert, then I'll admit it too!"

"Indeed, it's mainly for the general public like us. The history books of the future have only mentioned one sentence. There is a high probability that they will be Chinese in the 21st century. They will be famous in history? What does that have to do with us?"

"It's hard to be old, although it's true."

The audience was a little happy, but also a little emotional.

It is true that Ji Xiaolan has left quite a lot of legends and stories in the hundreds of years after his death.

If Ji Xiaolan is still alive, seeing her own image, I don't know if she will be out of breath, or just smile indifferently.

As a historical figure, what Ji Xiaolan leaves to the public is not his hard-working power position, nor the "Notes of Yuewei Thatched Cottage" written by him in his later years, but his life experience.

And it is a life experience that has been continuously enlarged and enriched.

Perhaps, Ji Xiaolan's life of more than 80 years is not as thrilling as the TV dramas, nor is it as glamorous as the TV shows.

Perhaps, Ji Xiaolan is an ordinary imperial court official, doing what she wants to do in her own time, just like us now, living the same life in a different time.

Perhaps, Ji Xiaolan did not expect that after her death, the topic would still be so high, and even her life experience was made into a TV series and recognized by many people.

Compared with ordinary people, Ji Xiaolan is undoubtedly lucky, because he has left his own name and his own story in the history. The highest pursuit - leaving a name in history.

However, Ji Xiaolan is also sad. For hundreds of years after his death, his reputation and his story have been continuously interpreted and filled with new content, so that the Ji Xiaolan we know now is no longer history. To the real Ji Xiaolan.

In today's era with a large number of video records, people's experience can be falsified and distorted, not to mention that in that era where people's lives can only be recorded with pen and paper, the face of a historical figure is even more blurred and difficult to understand. It is easier to be tampered with later.

Words on paper, regardless of black and white, good or bad, will not guarantee that they will not be tampered with.

Therefore, people will always be confused about what the recorded historical figures look like and whether there are such stories.

What Yi Ze can do is to restore a real historical figure as much as possible through correct, or at least considered correct, historical data when the audience asks questions.

And with the passage of time, after Ji Xiaolan's chapter ended, Yi Ze opened a new chapter.

Of course, it is also the last topic of this program.

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(End of this chapter)