The Three Old Men and Pang Qingyun's Political Faction

Alysa 2022-01-28 08:25:15

A really good movie should be like the second episode of "The Matrix". Everyone came out of the cinema in a fog. No one dared to say that they fully understood the philosophical and logical relationship between Matrix, the one, and Zion. It's unclear why Neo could block the electric octopus in the "real world", but everyone thought the movie was a good one.

This is called sharing the taste between the refined and the popular. I really can't understand the plot and it's fun to watch the scene of fighting and car chase. Then in order to fully understand it, serious viewers have to buy tickets and DVDs to watch it a few more times, and then earn your money again. Then I really thought I understood it, and then I went to the forum to discuss it and do word-of-mouth advertising for free.

Call of Duty is such a good movie.

Through repeated research on the plot and dialogue of "Putting the Name", I believe that Pang Qingyun was the victim of the political struggle at the top of the Qing court.

As for why Pang Qingyun was killed, many people hold a line in the film, "How can the court trust an outsider". This is the first time I saw this movie. But as someone has analyzed, the court wants to remove an official by many means, and assassinating its own official is a bit out of the question. An official like Pang Qingyun, who has ideals and abilities, is loyal to the country, and even takes the initiative to cut the army, even killing his right-hand man Zhao Erhu, is the court still afraid that he will not rebel? If he really "doesn't belong to any faction in the imperial court" (in the words of Chen Daren), no matter how confused Cixi is, he should like such an official. Isn't the one who hates the most to form a faction under his own hands?

Pang Qingyun has factions. And there is a serious political struggle between the three old men who almost always appear at the same time in the movies.

Three old men:
"
Master Di" played by Gu Baoming, " Master Chen"
played by Wei Zongwan, " Master Jiang" played by Wang Kuirong

Every time these three old men appear at the same time, their seating order must be that Mr. Di is in the middle. From the perspective of the audience, Mr. Chen is on the right, and Mr. Jiang is on the left. In Chinese political culture, seating is a big deal. When we look at the news photos, every time the Political Bureau, the Standing Committee and the Standing Committee make a collective appearance, President Hu will always be in the center, President Wu on the right, President Wen on the left, and so on. The seating order tells us that Mr. Di has the highest status among the three, and Mr. Chen's "ranking in military aircraft" is higher than that of Mr. Jiang.

However, history has proven time and again that a person with a high ranking is not equal to a strong person. The strength of Master Jiang is far higher than that of Master Chen. He Kui's Kuizi Battalion was the direct line of Lord Jiang's troops. When Pang Qingyun persuaded the bandits to join the army, he said, "The Kuizi camp is arrogant and powerful. People like us, they don't care at all. On the other hand, Duke Chen of the Military Aircraft Department was short of manpower. His green battalion soldiers are often bullied by the Kuizi battalion, and they always want to strengthen their power. If we vote for him, it will be a timely help. ] This passage also seems to imply that the Kuizi battalion under our Lord Jiang may be the Eight Banners soldiers, it is possible that Lord Chen is a Han minister with status but no strength, and Lord Jiang is a Manchu minister with a slightly lower superficial status but actually holds real power, but Not enough evidence to say much.

How miserable is Lord Chen's strength? His direct descendant Lu Dashan told Pang Qingyun, "I don't bet. These 1,500 soldiers belong to Duke Chen's family. If the fight is gone, Duke Chen will have no confidence to speak in the imperial court. 】Only 1500 people's wealth. Using this man for Pang Qingyun would not be able to pay the army. Under such difficult circumstances as Pang Qingyun's siege of Suzhou, he would rather go to He Kui to borrow food than to recall Lord Chen. It can be seen that Duke Chen wants people and no one wants money or money, which is indeed miserable. No wonder Mr. Jiang refused to accept that such a person was ranked above him and wanted to attack him.

In this way, we fully understand Mr. Chen's full support for Pang Qingyun. First, 1,500 people poured out, and when Pang Qingyun Shucheng won, he simply gave his confidant Lu Dashan directly to Pang's command. The implication is that you, Pang Qingyun, will replace Lu Dashan in my mind. Mrs. Chen needs people like Pang to strengthen her strength.

At this time, even if Pang Qingyun himself thinks that he does not belong to any faction, everyone else will agree that Pang is Chen's person. Once political struggles reach the top, they generally don't turn their backs on their faces, but strike at the opponent's wings. So to beat Chen is to beat Pang.

In the Chen-Jiang struggle, the higher-ranking Master Di originally took a neutral attitude. After Shucheng's victory in the movie, Chen Daxi and Master Di immediately added five battalions to Pang Qingyun. At this time, Mr. Jiang suddenly asked He Kui to take charge of the defense. Mr. Chen was first surprised, then a little dissatisfied, and a little helpless, with a very interesting expression. At this time, Jiang said [Master Di, Master Chen, don't you have any opinions? ], after Di and then Chen, further point out the status relationship between the three people for us. It stands to reason that the arrangement of He Kui's defense should be played behind the scenes, but the characteristics of the film must show all plot conflicts in a time and place.

Pang Qingyun wanted a quick battle, and even Master Di, who was supposed to represent the interests of the Qing court (to see Pang Neng fight, gave him five battalions) was not satisfied. When the war is over, how can the old men take credit and reward from the Queen Mother? This is like participating in a professional football league, where each team hopes to win the championship, but if the league runs too fast and the league enters garbage time too soon, it will damage the overall interests of the league. But the attitudes of the three old men were different. Master Chen had nothing to gain from this war, but now that he has Pang Qingyun, he can still score points. Master Jiang is obviously firmly opposed to Pang Suzhan. And Master Di had to consider the overall interests of the "alliance", and he was also opposed to the quick battle. The mentality of the three people was vividly displayed in the scene where Chen Jiang played Go. For Pang Qingyun, for the interests of the people of the country and to break the monopoly of vested interest groups, he must fight quickly.

When Pang Qingyun really took down Nanjing, Jiang was furious and said to He Kui, "If you hit Nanjing, you will give him food, and when you enter Nanjing, you will be a beggar." At this time, He Kui proposed an eye-catching plan: [As long as we pull Zhao Erhu over. The Governor of Jiangsu will definitely not be able to do it for long]. This incident tells us how important Zhao Erhu is to Pang Qingyun. If Pang Qingyun is a bandit, or an old-fashioned warlord, he should never kill Zhao Erhu. It's a pity that Pang Qingyun in this film is like a modern man with the best education. He does not have a mountaintopism. He not only believes that the national interest is the first, but even plays a little love.

It was Mr. Chen, his "protector", who accompanied Pang Qingyun to the court to meet Cixi. It can be seen that Pang was Chen's person, and even Cixi knew it. For young talents like Pang, he is also very young and needs to cultivate "one's own people" among ministers. The Empress Dowager wanted to win over, so Li Lianying said [the queen mother said, you are still young, and the monarch and ministers will be with you for a long time]. However, Pang Qingyun, who was completely ignorant of politics at this time, made a huge mistake.

He actually asked for [exemption from the three-year tax in the Suzhou area, cultivation of students and people]. The Suzhou area has always been a big taxpayer, and now it is hard to get it back. The imperial court needs this money. But this is not the main error. Pang's biggest mistake was that, as a subordinate, he should not make demands on his superiors on behalf of the common people. Just imagine that if Cixi played it accurately, the people of Suzhou would definitely say that it was Pang Qingyun's credit. If Cixi is not allowed, the people will also say that Pang is a good official and Cixi is a bad person. No matter what Cixi does, she can't be a good person. Let the leader pay for the money, and you will be a good person. Are there any subordinates who do this? This principle was originally common sense in the officialdom, and the civil and military people of the whole dynasty were stunned when they heard it, but only Pang did not understand it. Cixi weighed the pros and cons, and after a while, she was ready to play.

But at this time, in Cixi's heart, Pang had become an "outsider".

The scene where Master Di and Master Chen spoke with Pang Qingyun on behalf of the organization was very interesting. Di Xiankua [Suzhou kills people, Nanjing lives people, Huge people is a gentleman and a leopard, and he really is a good minister of the country]. Chen immediately said, [That's because the huge people and the imperial court do not belong to any faction. This sentence is a bit of a pun. First of all, Chen spoke Mandarin to his superior Di, saying that Pang was not my faction, and of course there should be no factions in the court in Mandarin. Secondly, Chen also told Pang to listen, and complained that Pang never consulted with himself when he encountered things, and he really did not look like one of his own. At this time, Mr. Di said [Nanjing is for you, but Mr. Jiang is so popular that he is sick in the south. He Kui hesitated again. Can you stand it? 】A bit to let Pang express his position. Now that Mr. Jiang is not here, would you like to be one of us? But this is an opportunity that only lasts for less than a second, because Di had long expected that Pang would not join the team. At the same time, this sentence revealed a key message: Jiang has gone to the south to prepare to attack Pang.

Pang didn't answer this question, and Di immediately said: "Pangdaren, I have turned over the almanac, I will take office at noon on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. At this time, everyone noticed that Chen's face moved! It means that Chen realizes that Di has decided to acquiesce to Jiang's attack on Pang at that time. So Chen gave Pang the last hint! [To make a difference, Huge man, you have to live well, live well]. I think Master Chen is a very conscientious person. This sentence is a bit bookish. In front of Di, it's too much.

Pang still didn't understand the wickedness of the situation: [I have official business, I'm leaving], and actually left the table. At this time, Di hurts the killer! [Your surname is Zhao? ! 】 In the case of Zhao Erhu's refusal to betray Pang Qingyun, except for Pang to go to Zhao first, it is in line with Jiang and He's strategy.

In this scene, Pang Qingyun's image is very tall, a gentleman is not a party, and he completely disdains these dirty struggles. Imagine being a layman. Maybe Di Yi said that Mr. Jiang He Kui was about to move, and he had already knelt on the ground and asked for help.

As a person who doesn't understand political struggle, Pang Qingyun's strategy choice in the face of struggle is blind compromise. Di asked to kill Zhao, and Pang killed Zhao. As long as you let me achieve my ideals, can I listen to you in everything? As a result, Zhao died and Pang died.

Basically, it can be concluded that Mr. Jiang personally organized the assassination of Pang. Di acquiesced, Chen couldn't help it. Jiang attacked Chen, but Chen could only suffer the loss of being dumb, not to mention that Pang was not very close to him.

One of the evidence that Jiang killed Pang is that Jiang was "sick" in the south, but he was actually not sick. Another evidence is that in the last scene, three people are drinking tea together. Di said [there are three stakes for a fence, and Mr. Jiang is not there, it is really not lively]. The "three stakes for one fence" here is thought to mean that Pang Qingyun does not have the help of his two brothers, but in fact, the context of the investigation means that the three of us are lively together, and it will not be lively without one Mr. Jiang.

But there is a doubt here, that when Pang was killed, was Jiang drinking tea with the other two, or was he alone in the south to organize the assassination? The line "Mr. Jiang is not there" does not use the past tense in the English subtitles of the DVD. My guess is that ginger should be in the South at the time. Because in the close-up shot of Jiang himself, there is a plate of dim sum in front of him; in the shot of three people drinking tea at a table, the "third person" other than Mr. Di and Mr. Chen has only tea and no snacks in front of him. One may be that the tea-drinking montage actually takes place after Ting Pang, and the other may be that the "third person" is not Jiang, which is not clearly explained here.

All in all, when everyone regards Pang Qingyun as the direct descendant of Lord Chen, Pang Qingyun maintains the style of "a gentleman without a party" and does not rely on any court ministers. From beginning to end, the only person who really had to kill Pang Qingyun was Master Jiang. His purpose was to fight Master Chen, who was ranked higher than himself. Chen has always tried his best to win over and support Pang, always saying good things for him, maybe he really regarded him as his own. Originally, the Queen Mother and Lord Di were neutral in this struggle, but Pang Qingyun's unwise behavior made them change their neutral position and acquiesced in the assassination of Pang Qingyun by Lord Jiang's organization.

If there were no high-level political struggle, Pang wouldn't have to die at all. If Pang gets it right even once in a political fight, he doesn't have to die. From the purely self-interest consideration, he should not ask for tax exemption for the people, should not remain unmoved in the face of courtship, nor should he kill Zhao Erhu and break his arm.

Country, court, brothers. Like all good officials we expect, Pang Qingyun put the country first, followed by the court, even at the expense of his good brother. Corrupt officials always put their brothers first and the country last. But what happened to Pang Qingyun?

If you're going to hit a big guy, a good way to do that is to hit his minions. Jiang did this to Chen, and to Pang as well. Pang wants to "not party", but who believes? The officialdom of the Qing Dynasty was full of filth, and it was not worthy of a character like Pang Qingyun at all.

All the lines in this article are copied and pasted from this article ( http://www.mtime.com/my/953729/blog/897659/ ), thanks here.

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The Warlords quotes

  • General Pang Qingyun: Remember my face, so you can seek vengeance in the next life.

  • General Pang Qingyun: to Zhang Wen-Xiang: Let them eat. It's their last meal

    Zhao Er-Hu: But I promised to spare their lives!

    General Pang Qingyun: Winning is all that matters in war!

    Zhao Er-Hu: A man who breaks his word is a beast!