Anonymous [Tang]
In Zhenyuan, there are Chu Shi Zhou Han (1) and a literary hero. Because foreigners buy slaves (2), 14 or 15 years old, there is no other way. I am kind to you, and my words are like water. Make it dive, although it is moved by the sky, it will never suffer. There are no streams, valleys, ponds and caves in yunshu. Because Han bought it, he saw its name, which is different ability. Han took a boat down the gorge from Shu to Jiangling (5) and crossed Qutang, which made the water sink and regarded it as far away. Water goes in, water comes out and more gold and silver objects are explored. Han is very happy. Every boat in Jiangjin 6 makes the water sink and rise. Follow the stream to Jiangdu, pass Niuzhuyan ⑦, and the deepest part of the ancient cloud is the bank of Wenqiao. When I moved in, I recovered Baoyu. There are water monsters in the clouds, which are indescribable. They all glared at their hands to avoid disaster. Because of this, I am also rich.
A few years later, Han had a friend named Wang Zemu in Xiangzhou (1 1). When Han visited Hebei, Ze was very happy. He accompanied him to a banquet and could not relax every day. It is carved into an octagon (12) by natural rocks because it enters the corner well in the northern corner of the state. It can be three feet wide. At dusk, smoke clouds are lingering, and the night is like a rainbow, and it shoots out of thousands of feet, like Xi Zhi in the daytime. According to an old legend, "there is a golden dragon diving to its bottom." Or Yang Kang (13), prayer is also very responsive. Ze said: "This well should be a treasure. If there is no plan, investigate its right and wrong. " Han smiled and said, "It's easy." Then he ordered Moist to say, "You can throw yourself into the well with me and see what's strange? Ze should also be rewarded. " The water essence has been out of the water for a long time, so I'm happy to take off my clothes and sink. When he came out for a long time, he said, "There is a big yellow dragon with a golden scale. It is ripe, and there are several pearls. Moist wants to grab them, but her hands are bladeless and she dare not touch them. The sword is like a dragon's sleep. When you chop it, you have nothing to fear. " Han Heze is very happy. Ze said: "I have a sword, an extraordinary sword." You can grab it with it. " Water ghosts drink and come in with swords. All viewers are blocked when moving (14). Suddenly, I saw Shuijing leaping hundreds of steps from the well surface, followed by a hundred-foot-long golden hand and a claw nail (15) grabbing Shuijing from the air but drilling into the well. Don't dare to look around, Han Ai its watery, hate its sword. Wandering around, an old man dressed in brown fur (16), with a simple appearance, said, "God of a certain place (17). How easy is it for your monarch to despise his people (18)? The golden dragon in this cave is the messenger of Shang Xuan, who slaughtered its gem (19) and stood on Zerun's side. Do you believe that a tiny object (20) robbed it with an inch blade? Suddenly, the dragon was furious and deified, and the sky shook (2 1), the earth axis swung, and the mountains broke through, making a hundred miles into rivers and lakes, and thousands of people fled because of fish and turtles. Yesterday's clock is not treasured (22); Meng Chang returns to his beads (23); Children are not greedy (24); Old stone hanging ring (25). Although you have 2,000 stones (26), forging your pearls is better than a fisherman by the sea. " Yun Ze hate no words, is correct (27). He said, "You must be anxious and respect the dragon. I am very angry if I don't make trouble. " The old man is gone. Zesui has a drink from the prison (28).
Note ① Zhenyuan: the year number of Tang Dezong Shili (Guo Tuo) (785-805). Chu Shi: Old name for a talented person who is not an official. (2) Because of a foreigner's remark: Zhou Han bought a slave from a foreigner. Alien: A general term for ethnic minorities in ancient China. (3) Xia Hui: Smart and clever. ④ Shu State: Today, western Sichuan is an ancient Shu State. ⑤ Under the gorge: Down the Three Gorges downstream. Jiangling: Jiangling in Hubei Province today. ⑥ Easy ants: Stop the boat and dock. ⑦ Downstream: the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Jiangdu: Jiangdu County, Jiangsu Province today. Niu Zhu Ji: namely "Quarrying". At the foot of Niuzhu Mountain in the northwest of dangtu county, Anhui. ⑧ Wen Qiao: A native of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was once the secretariat of Jiangzhou. There is a legend in the Book of Jin: "When we arrived at the Niuzhu Collection, the water was unfathomable and there were many strange things under the clouds, so we destroyed the rhinoceros horn and took it. After a while, I saw that the aquarium was covered with fire and it was bizarre. " If (if): ignite. Pet-name ruby can't be described: the shape is strange and indescribable. Jishou: Bending your elbow like a halberd with your bare hands is a gesture of swearing. Attending Shanshan: rich. (1 1) Muxiangzhou: the secretariat of Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou: Now Linzhang, Hebei Province. (12) Guangxi (Zhou Zhou): shaft wall. (13) Yang Kang: This means that the sun will last for a long time and it won't rain early. (14) If it is blocked, it looks like a wall. Describe a large number of people. Feng Ying: Sharp. (16) Brown fur coat: A rough short fur coat. (17) God of a certain territory: I am the land god of this township. (18) envoy: the name of the secretariat of the Han Dynasty. Easy: Allowing reckless behavior. (19) Shang Xuan: Heaven. Jay: Yes. (20) trivial things: insignificant people. The essence of water. (2 1) Tiangong: Tianmen. (22) Li Zhong didn't receive his treasure: during the reign of Emperor Han Ming, it meant that Zhang Hui, the ruler of Shijiaojiao, took bribes. The court recovered the crime, confiscated the stolen goods and gave them to his ministers. Zhong abandoned the jewelry and did not receive the reward. (23) Meng Chang returned his pearls: "The Biography of Meng Chang in the Later Han Dynasty" said that Meng Chang was the prefect of Hepu (now Hepu, Guangxi), and no grain was produced in the territory, but jewelry was produced in the sea, and merchants often exchanged grain. The former satrap was insatiable and forced the people to pick pearls indiscriminately. The pearls in the sea gradually moved to Jiaotoe County, and Hepu people starved to death. (24) Zi Chan was not greedy: According to Zuo Zhuan, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Jian Zheng was recognized as having captured the State of Chen, and both Zi Zhan and Zi Chan had made meritorious deeds. Reward children and produce six cities. Zi chan thinks this is mainly Zi Zhan's job and doesn't want to get paid back (finally accepted Sanyi). Zi chan: that is, Gongsun Qiao, the word. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the nobles of the State of Zheng. (25) Laozi's warning: It refers to the words in the book "Laozi" that "the disaster is greater than dissatisfaction, and the blame is greater than desire". (26) Two thousand stones: The salary of the county magistrate in the Han Dynasty is two thousand stones, which is generally called two thousand stones. Tang Zhou secretariat is equivalent to the chief of Han county, so it has this customary name. (27) (Nan Nan Yin): Red. This refers to blushing with shame. (28) Sacrifice supervisor: cattle, sheep and pigs used for sacrifice.
This paper appreciates the legends quoted in the Classic of Yongle Dadian (Volume 8527). Due to the lack of literature, we are not sure whether this "legend" is the same as that of Pei Yi in the late Tang Dynasty.
In the novels of the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Wang Bijiang once commented on Pei's existing legendary works: "The strangeness of writing, the strangeness of flowers, the strangeness of cotton, and the solidity of time." It is natural that this wine tasting will be used to criticize the water mirror. His colorful writing can not only outline vivid characters, but also depict breathtaking scenes, which not only paints his works with rich legend, but also makes them flash with sharp ideological edge. Perhaps this is the fascinating mystery of Shui Jing.
Being good at description is a very remarkable feature of this paper. While telling the story, the author always pays close attention to the central link of depicting characters. This is a sketch of the characters. For example, after buying a water essence with special skills, I took a boat from Shu to the east and directed a series of actions such as diving. From the initial temptation to the insatiable greed after fishing for gold and silver treasures, although there are only a few strokes, they are almost freehand brushwork, but they can show Zhou Han's greedy character. The description of characters is also more detailed, such as the psychological changes of Wang Ze in Xiangzhou before and after the war with Jinlong. As soon as Wang Ze and Zhou Han came to the ancient well, they said, "This well should be a treasure, and its right and wrong cannot be verified." The first sign of coveting treasure. When it hit it off, it was ordered to sink into the water, and after finding out the truth that Huanglong was sleeping with a pearl in his arms, Wang and Zhou were even more "overjoyed". Wang Ze even gave the sword, and his covetousness for the treasure was almost fainted by the heat. However, when Shuijing and Jinlong were engaged in a life-and-death struggle, Wang Ze felt remorse, annoyed at "losing his sword" and felt a great sense of loss. After being scolded by the old man Brown Qiu, Wang Ze was "so angry that he had nothing to answer", showing a look of embarrassment, in sharp contrast to his previous complacency. The portrayal of this character in the work is almost meticulous. It can be seen that the author has a few strokes and inks when portraying characters.
The description of events and scenes in the works is particularly wonderful. The water spirit fights the golden dragon, which is the central event of the whole article. When explaining the story, the author described all kinds of strange signs of the ancient well, which not only laid the groundwork for the magical power of the golden dragon below, but also made a powerful rendering for the powerful opponent that the water mirror is about to face. In the cutting-edge part of the incident, the author's greatest effort is naturally the scene where the water mirror confronts Jinlong. The spotlight of the author's art is constantly changing angles: one is aimed at the water mirror to show his fearless character and heroism, and the other is aimed at the broad audience; From the perspective of the audience, I wrote a thrilling scene of fighting with Jinlong, and at the same time described the audience's "left and right" emotions, revealing the psychology of the perpetrator Wang and Tuesday. There are colorful frontal descriptions and brilliant side descriptions, which vividly show the thrilling battle scenes.
However, the moving part of this legendary novel does not stop there. The author does not simply look for strange things and remember strange things, but wants to express a rather profound social theme, although this performance is tortuous and appears in the form of fantasy. If the long narrative in front of the work only reveals the author's tendency from the scenes and details, then the appearance of the old man Brown Qiu in the story makes irony come out. It is only natural that the old man Brownhill strongly condemned Wang Ze for being selfish and ignoring the people's life and death. It can really be said that it is a whipping and a blood stain. Although the author clothed him as a man of God, there were still angry voices from the broad masses of the people. This is closely related to the social reality of political corruption, corrupt officials, exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous fees, and sorrow everywhere in the late Tang Dynasty.
There is no doubt that the conception of this work is influenced by Wen Qiao Burning Rhino and Nightwalking Dream recorded in Biography of Wen Qiao in the Book of Jin, and also influenced by Li Dezhu's fable in Li Jie's Miscellaneous Travel and even Zhuangzi Lieyukou. , but it should be more beautiful than the author's artistic creation. Because the latter can't compare with the former whether the image is vivid or not and the thought is profound or not.