The Ming dynasty is an era of talented people, and it is inevitable that talents will become more and more romantic. For example, Li Zhuowu frequented the widow's bedroom and bathed with prostitutes in broad daylight; Yuan Hongdao believes that there are five great pleasures in life, except eating, drinking, whoring and gambling; Qian Muzhai's love with Liu, Li, Chuanjiang, Dong Xiaowan and other literati was legendary at that time. Even Chen Zilong, an anti-Qing hero, married three prostitutes as concubines when his family was not rich. Compared with them, dragon slayers have unique advantages in creative ability, literary fame and superior family circumstances. So his romance is quite out of line.
Tu Long, a native of Yinxian County, Zhejiang Province, was a scholar in five years of Wanli, an official of the Ministry of Rites and a doctor. Tu Changqing appeared in the history of China literature as a playwright. It is recorded that he was born with different talents, bold and unrestrained, addicted to poetry and alcohol, and liked to make friends with world celebrities. It is listed as "the fifth son of ZTE". He insisted on the idea of "needle and thread are connected by blood", and his "poetry is a match made in heaven, and literary friends are magnificent". His Ming History, Epiphyllum and Season are all "popular all over the world" and shine brilliantly in Beijing. Their popularity and influence even surpassed that of Tang Xianzu.
Tu Changqing's romantic life is mainly manifested in two aspects. First of all, in the form of creation, he likes to write legendary love stories. A man gave up his career and finally married a wife and concubine. Especially after he had sex with a marquis, he began to further describe some lewd works of men and women, which was controversial for hundreds of years; Secondly, in his personal life, he not only likes homosexuality, but also hides prostitutes widely, hanging out with prostitutes all day, and often "men and women * * * sit in literati's homes, extinguish candles and pass greetings". From Tang Xianzu's poem "Evergreen Living Next Door to Song Dong by mistake" and "Is there a lovely girl who can explain Chunzi's enchantress and reconcile poems", it is not difficult to imagine his extreme indulgence in sexual life.
Being addicted to the relationship between men and women for a long time and indulging in lewdness all day long not only brought inspiration to Tu Changqing, but also brought him a heavy blow. In the twelfth year of Wanli, Tu Changqing, then the minister of rites, was humiliated by court officials and sent back to China by the emperor himself for soliciting prostitutes during Zhang Da's funeral. Tu Changqing, who was deprived of his official position, thought more freely and acted more dissolutely in later days. He surpassed the frivolity of ordinary people. He was troubled by fireworks and willows all day and played among prostitutes. At that time, in the absence of health concepts and preventive measures, Tu Changqing pinned his feelings on prostitutes, who also infected him with Treponema pallidum.
One year before Tu Changqing's death, Tang Xianzu defined this topic as "Changqing's suffering, poor bones and muscles, and unbearable pain." A group of seven orders of "don't read Guanyin, give ten" were given to Tu Changqing, who was sick at that time. The so-called "choice of love" was another name for "syphilis" at that time. In the past, this venereal disease was called "Myrica rubra sore". In modern medicine, "syphilis" is called "systemic disease caused by Treponema pallidum". If it reaches the third stage of the attack, it may be saved under today's medical conditions. However, in the Ming Dynasty, there was nothing he could do. From the necrosis and erosion of facial organs to the exhaustion of lamp oil, he suffered from severe pain and dose imbalance. A romantic genius who died of sexually transmitted diseases, you said that his extraordinary romantic level can't make people sit up and take notice?
The middle and late Ming Dynasty was an evil era with a high degree of fornication, and it was a period of fornication in which the people indulged in fornication in times of peace and prosperity. From the emperor to the civil and military officials, from the literati to the vendors, from the secret recipe of Maifanshi in the shop to the erotic palace album in the street stall, from the songs in the deep courtyard of the hall to the brothels in the bustling area, coupled with the vigorous rise of commercial consumption, the romantic feelings of the literati have been achieved. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the nationwide prostitution trend had penetrated into all classes and fields. According to "messy, messy, messy, messy, messy, messy, messy, messy, messy, messy.
The people transferred to the counties are musicians, and they only obey orders. There are also people who live at home and are not dependent on officials. They are called local prostitutes. As the saying goes, they are private scorpions with countless lids. '
Living in such a society and environment, can Tu Changqing be born romantic and more romantic? As long as there are prostitutes who make a living by prostitution, as long as there are transactions and occasions for sex trade, sexually transmitted diseases will inevitably become public hazards. Changing sexual partners frequently can easily lead to deep cross-infection. Without any STD prevention measures, it is only a matter of time before Tu Changqing dies of syphilis. The word "drama" in the novel means that Tu Changqing suffers from "Myrica rubra sore", which is very similar to a commendable love; Judging from the slightly sarcastic tone in the poem, at least from the perspective of Tu Changqing's good friend Tang Xianzu, sexually transmitted diseases were an extremely common disease at that time, just like a cold, fever and runny nose. However, Tu Changqing is not only very ill, but also extremely dangerous. A year later, Tu Changqing finally died of illness.