Without peace, we all lose

Adelbert 2022-03-27 08:01:01

Thinking back to Gongjin's time,
Xiao Qiao went out for a bird and
crossed the river to find a fuck.

Fuck, read Yin Ping here, don't read it as a go sound.

In other words, Xiao Qiao didn't want to let Cao Cao's Shui Dayin stir in her body. (See: Dialogue between Yu Dan and Tan Dun: http://book.hexun.com/2008-12-31/112975076.html ) She crossed the river in a small boat and entered Cao’s camp alone. The monologue on the river revealed that Her voice has become one of the three most moving scenes in this film (the other two are listed later).
I didn't memorize the lines, I just remembered the general idea: "I am the daughter of the Soochow people, and I love my motherland and people deeply... A Yangtze River has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers... Friends are here. Tangyuan, if the jackal comes, there will be someone to greet him...a cup of tea!" (If the place name in the lines is replaced by the word "Taiwan", it would not be Miss Lin Chiling's wish.)

She was going to empty it . Cao Cao's teacup is full and heart is full.

Woo could have dragged out the tea show for longer.
Because at that time people cooked tea for soup.
According to the "Guang Ya" written by Zhang Ji of the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, "the leaves are collected from Jingba to make cakes, and the old leaves are made into cakes with rice paste. If you want to cook the tea, you should first scorch it to make it red, pound it and put it in the porcelain, and pour it with soup. Use green onions, ginger, and oranges."
Imagine Xiao Qiao calling out while brewing tea, "Fuck, some onions...Fuck, some ginger...Fuck, and some orange peels." On the other side of Jiang The east wind is blowing even more?

But some people were dissatisfied with this paragraph, saying, how could there not be Huang Gai's bitter plan? In fact, according to the "Three Kingdoms", Huang Gai really only swindled to surrender without bitterness (Note 1); Cao Cao did not follow Huarong Road, and was not intimidated by Guan Gong, "Come, come, come and try a certain Qinglong sword" . (Peking Opera "Hua Rong Dao", lyrics by Guan Gong) These are all "jokes" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

According to White, "History can be said to be a linguistic fiction, a discourse in narrative prose . (that is, historians and those who act like historians), operating at various levels of reflexivity." (Jenkins, On "What Is History?", p214)

Then, " Mr. Luo Guanzhong, who acts like a historian", what kind of historical view is he "constructing"?

Undoubtedly, his view of history is based on a kind of "contextual determinism": "Speaking of the general trend of the world, if it is divided for a long time, it must be united, and if it is united for a long time, it must be divided." system. In this closed system, "unification" and "Zhengshuo" occupy political correctness and discourse advantages. Therefore, Cao Wei (and his successor Jin) representing the "unification" impulse and Shu Han representing "Zhengshuo" have become the middle of the three parts of the world. The main confrontation relationship, and Sun Wu, who is located in the east corner of the Jiang An, is only a secondary foil in this narrative mode. Sun Wu's overall words are still like this, let alone Zhou Lang?

As a result, the movie "Red Cliff", which highlights Zhou Lang (and Xiao Qiao), seems a bit deviant. Although, before "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhou Lang was the best male pig's foot in the story of Chibi:
the two dragons fought against each other, and the ships of Chibi were swept away. The raging fire Zhang Tian illuminated the sea of ​​​​clouds, and Zhou Yu defeated Duke Cao here. (Tang Li Bai) The
halberd and the iron were not sold, and he will be washed and recognized by the previous dynasty. Dongfeng does not agree with Zhou Lang, Tongquechun locks Erqiao deeply. (Tang Du Mu)
The big river goes east, the waves are exhausted, and the romantic people through the ages. To the west of the fortress, humane is, the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang Chibi. (Northern Song Dynasty · Su Shi)
Chibi Jitou, a passing and nostalgic. At that time, Zhou Lang was young, and he swallowed Qu Yu with anger. (Southern Song Dynasty · Dai retro)

The reason why Zhou Lang's status is high and low is the reflection of the evolution of historical view. With the rise of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties, the "world" that was originally a vague geographical concept and the "unity" of "the world" were highly politically ethicized and widely recognized. Cao Wei, who tried to "return the world to the heart", and Shu Han, who never gave up the struggle for Zhengshuo, had their own fans in later generations; the Sun Wu system, which sought to be partial and sometimes united with Shu and Wei, could only be marginalized in historical narratives. Regardless of his strength, Zhuge Liang, who is "six out of Qishan", is increasingly respected for his "old minister's heart" of "knowing it can't be done". The novelist Yan replaced Shi Chuan, Kong Ming replaced Zhou Lang, and became the protagonist of the Chibi story, which is determined by its own "context".
But this kind of "wishful thinking about the world" (Ge Jianxiong's words) is not suitable for today's era after all, "historians have constructed a flashy continuity between the present and the past world, which is not to anyone. It will be useful" (Wright), in Guan Yu's words:
"You are out of date".
"China has stepped out of tradition and entered a world of modern multi-system competition. The three-fold (political system, economic system, and cultural system) situation in the past can no longer continue for a long time. It is not easy to assert whether China is divided or combined. (Xu Zhuoyun, "The Change of the World: The Division and Integration of System Networks and Chinese History", P111)
Under such circumstances, the director Wu Yusen (or John Woo), who has an international vision, adopted a kind of style in "Red Cliff". The value beyond "the world" and "unity", if one had to give it a name, it would be
"peace".

If it is agreed to regard "peace" as the value of "divide-combination" higher than "the world", then I will take Zhou Lang's final summary statement "We all lost" as one of the three most moving scenes in this film. Second, readers may feel the same way.

Yes, "we all lost".
In the Battle of Chibi in 208 AD, epidemics and wars caused countless casualties among soldiers and civilians, leaving a spectacular historical theme for the screen in AD 2008. The extras who received the lunch just lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. In Chibi in AD 208, there were real corpses lying down. White also sarcastically pointed out that "history 'in itself' may be meaningless, as theorists who regard history as a sublime thing believe." As for the real corpse left at Chibi in AD 208, that In the First World War, who was unable to "one world in one world" (Note 2), why is there any regret? What's the point of "making three points" with whom?
In 2008, we also all lost - although "the success of the Olympic Games is a great victory for the Chinese people", the earthquake relief also "achieved a major stage victory".
Those who suffered the earthquake lost; those who bought the wrong milk powder lost; those who speculated in stocks lost; those who bought a house lost, and even the developers lost;
Ge Jianxiong said in "Unity and Divide: The Enlightenment of Chinese History": "The history of the world in the past has fully proved that the source of negative factors and social ills in the unified regime is not the unification itself, nor the peace brought about by the unification. Peace and economic prosperity are the political system, or what system is used to achieve unity, how and to what extent. Likewise, the positive factors that exist in a divided society are not brought about by the division itself, let alone war and destruction. What can be caused is the result of impacting and weakening the old system, and is the by-product of external forces forcing the temporary or partial disintegration of the centralized system.” He pays more attention to the system and its consequences (“governance-chaos”), rather than "Divided - combined".
Therefore, if we rely on institutions and "peace", we all lose.
It was true in 208, and it was true in 2008.

Not as good as Bu-zheteng.

When I watched "Red Cliff (Part 2)" at the beginning of 2009, what I saw was not only Zhou Lang and Xiao Qiao, not only the film's "setting things right" for Zhou Yu's historical status, but also the subversion and compassion of the historical view contained in the film. of feelings. These are unprecedented in domestic blockbusters.
Therefore, I do not hesitate to give this film five stars.

Also, I almost forgot to mention the third of the three most moving scenes in this film (I believe readers must feel the same way):
Zhao Wei called herself a "fat pig", and Tong Dawei replied, "My mother calls me a rice bucket."
Naming is a mysterious art. (Wei Guo) The captain of the national football team and the national football team he represents were properly named after a shocking dialogue.
The female fans, the friends and the enemy, the group fights, and the arrows in the last three minutes died inexplicably - yes, the national football team is an authentic "rice bucket"!



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Note 1: See "Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lu Meng's Biography" for the case of Huang Gai's fraudulent surrender. "At that time, Liu Bei was defeated by Duke Cao and wanted to lead south across the river and meet Lu Su in Dangyang, so they made plans together. Because they entered Xiakou, they sent Zhuge Liang to go to Quan, and Quan sent Yu and Cheng Pu together with Bei to fight against Cao. Duke, met in Chibi. At that time, Duke Cao's army was already sick, and the army was defeated on the first day of the new year. The army was defeated and led to the north of the Yangtze River. Yu was waiting on the south bank. However, Guancao's warships are connected end to end, and they can burn and walk away. "He took dozens of Mengchong battleships, filled them with straw, ointment oil, wrapped a curtain, built a tooth flag on it, and reported it to Duke Cao first, deceiving him and wanting to surrender. (Jiang Biao said: "Gai has received the great kindness of the Sun clan, is often a general, and has met a lot of things. However, considering the general trend of the world, using people from the six provinces of Jiangdong, Shanyue, and China, to be one million people in China, they are outnumbered. All the generals in the east are ignorant and wise, and they all know that it is impossible, but Zhou Yu and Lu Su are stubborn, and they are not clear. , Gai is the front, and it should be changed due to events, and the service is near." Cao Gong specially saw the passers-by, asked them secretly, and said: "But I am afraid that you will cheat. .") He was also preparing to leave the boats. After the large ships, they all came forward. Cao Gong's army officers and men all waited and watched, pointing to the capitulation. The capes were released, and they caught fire at the same time. After a while, the smoke and flames spread to Zhang Tian, ​​and many people were burned and drowned. The army was defeated and retreated, and the Nan County was returned. (Jiang Biao said: On the day of the war, Gai Xian took ten boats of light and sharp ships, and filled them with dry and dry wood. , poured fish paste, covered it with red mantle, built flags, flags and dragon flags on the ship. At that time, the southeast wind was strong, because the ten ships were most in front, the sails were raised in the middle of the river, and the fire and white schools were covered, so that all the soldiers shouted in unison. "Journey!" Cao soldiers all went out of the camp to stand and watch. When they went to the north army for two miles, they caught fire at the same time. Yu and others led Qing Ruixun to follow him, thunder and drums advanced, the northern army was severely damaged, and Duke Cao retreated.) Be prepared to chase after Yu and others. Duke Cao left Cao Ren and others to guard Jiangling City, and returned directly from the north.”

Note 2: Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing, Part 2" sentence, "Nine united feudal lords, one united the world. Receive it."

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  • Kacie 2022-04-05 09:01:07

    Reluctantly watching the gossip scene between Classmate Zhao and Lin mm, and then the foreshadowing of Dongfengqi before the war was shocked (especially the painting scene of Kongming Lantern crossing the river), although the series of action scenes starting with Cao Ying, I felt that some parts were cut abruptly. , the battle also lacks the main camera's explanation, but it's refreshing enough; then Cuju Nan and Lin mm are stirring shit again, screaming in their stomachs, Xiahou brother, give Lin mm a good death; Finally, change his face + the true character of the hero comes out to let

  • Audreanne 2022-04-06 09:01:06

    There is no more joy than the top. The lines are still bad