It is said that this screenwriter is really a bit level, especially the character Ouyang Xu in the play, which is really a bit like love rat in the Song Dynasty!
At the beginning of the story, Zhao, played by Liu Yifei, waits day and night for her fiance Ouyang Xu, who is in Bianjing, to become famous, and then receives herself from Bianjing, and Minmei is getting married.
Speaking of which, Zhao Zhen likes Ouyang Xu very much. When Ouyang Xu was in trouble, it was Zhao who bought Ouyang Xu's real estate, which made Ouyang Xu gain citizenship and participate in scientific research.
In more than three years, Zhao opened a tea shop for Ouyang Xu to take the imperial examination. Ouyang Xu was very moved and promised Zhao to marry her as long as she passed the imperial examination.
Zhao missed the news day and night. Finally, Uncle De, the servant of Ouyang Xu, returned to Hangzhou with the good news that Ouyang Xu was exploring flowers in high school. The scene was really pleasant and exciting. His beloved man explored flowers in high school and wanted to marry himself. All the happy events came together. ...
Who knows, after De Shu finished the news of Ouyang Xu and his family, he told Zhao that Ouyang Xu was elected as a son-in-law by senior officials and was personally married by the princess favored by the emperor. He sent a letter to help Zhao dissolve the engagement.
It's a limit reversal. A moment ago, the comedy of to beno. 1 was still being rendered, but in a flash, the tragedy of marriage changed. In order to make up for the kindness with Zhao, Ouyang Xu asked Uncle De to send 80 taels of gold, and asked Zhao to dissolve his engagement with Ouyang Xu.
Many netizens saw it and shouted, Is this Ouyang Xu really a bit like Chen Shimei?
Here, it is necessary to tell you a simple story about Chen Shimei, which is synonymous with heartbreaker. Chen Shimei was born in poverty, and his wife, Qin Xianglian, was in love and harmony. After studying hard for ten years, I finally took the imperial examination in Beijing and won the first place in high school. I didn't expect Chen Shimei to be named Xu after winning the top prize.
Qin Xianglian waited for a long time without hearing from Chen Shimei, and went to Beijing to find her husband. But Chen Shimei, who has become the Xu, refused to give up his wealth, so he didn't make friends with Qin Xianglian and sent someone to assassinate Qin Xianglian. Fortunately, he was saved by Zhan Zhao, and later Bao Gong sent Chen Shimei to fetch the dragon head.
Of course, Chen Shimei is not a real figure in history, but a fictional figure in traditional Chinese opera literature. However, because the negative image of Chen Shimei's ingratitude and abandonment of his wife and children is so classic, it has become synonymous with love rat for a time.
Art comes from life. Is it a coincidence that Chen Shimei and Ouyang Xu are both figures in the background of the Song Dynasty? Not really!
Speaking of it, it's really hard for people who took the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty not to become love rat!
What's going on here? Today, I will tell you a strange phenomenon popular in the imperial examination field in the Song Dynasty, which is called "catching a husband under the list".
"Catch the son-in-law under the list" means that after the imperial examination, as soon as the list comes out, the rich gentry who have daughters to get married will go out and choose Deng Di's son-in-law. Because there are too few people on the list and too many people want to recruit a son-in-law, the son-in-law becomes a son-in-law, so it is ironic to call it "catching a son-in-law". This is of course because grapes are sour!
Just for this matter, there were many jokes in the Song Dynasty. Some people don't even ask to get married in order to rob their son-in-law in high school.
Once upon a time, there was a young man who was new here. He is not only a winner, but also a handsome man. He wanted to have a look, but he was taken away by a powerful family. The family immediately sent a dozen able-bodied men to surround the little juren back to the house.
The young man is no match for these able-bodied men, and he was taken to the powerful family twice. Soon a big official came out and said, "I only have one daughter who is not ugly and would like to marry my son." I wonder if it is possible? "
This prospective father-in-law is naturally full of confidence, and the subtext is that I only have this daughter, and the property at home will be yours in the future.
The young man bowed deeply and said, "I was born in poverty." If I can climb high, it will be a blessing. Why don't you wait for me to go home and discuss it with my wife? "
When this statement came out, the onlookers burst into laughter. It turns out that the young man is married!
This is more reliable. At least the prospective son-in-law chooses the young, and unscrupulous bureaucrats don't even ask the age of the prospective son-in-law.
Because when the list is released, only the name is written, not the age. After an old pedant was admitted to Jinshi, someone soon proposed to him.
When the matchmaker asked him his age, he implicitly wrote a poem: "After reading all the documents, you will get a blue shirt when you are old." The matchmaker asked Yu Lao, thirty-three years ago. "
Boy, I feel that this uncle is 73 years old! Of course, this is not surprising. The ancient imperial examination was very difficult. "Scholars in their fifties" don't come casually, but scholars in their sixties and seventies are very common.
Even the 73-year-old grandfather can find a wife after the imperial examination. What are the reasons why students don't study hard? Therefore, the fighting spirit of students in the Song Dynasty was even higher. Many students set up flags for themselves and shouted the slogan "Not a family". I was afraid that in case of the imperial examination, any prince and nobleman wanted to be recruited as a son-in-law, only to find that he had married a dross wife. Do you say you are resting or not?
From this point of view, it is normal for Ouyang Xu to marry into the Song Dynasty after studying in Lu, and there was a brother in the Song Dynasty who had similar experience to Ouyang Xu, but now he is much more promising than Ouyang Xu.
This senior brother is Feng Jing. During the reign of Injong, he won three yuan in the provincial examination, the pilot examination and the palace examination, which is rare in the whole imperial examination history. At that time, Feng Jing was only 29 years old and was a handsome man. Because I didn't get married, it directly caused a sensation in Bianjing. After winning the first prize in Feng Jing High School, he attracted the favor of many senior officials of the dynasty and prepared to stage a "catch the husband under the list".
At that time, there was a very powerful man named Zhang Yaozuo. Zhang Yaozuo's niece is Song Renzong's favorite concubine. As a relative, the strength is naturally famous. Feng Jinggang learned that he had won the top prize in palace examination, so he was sent home by Yao Zhang to "catch" himself.
At this time, Zhang Yaozuo stepped forward and took out a gold belt, asking Feng Jing to marry his daughter. Feng Jing always knew that Yao Zhang had a bad reputation, so he didn't agree. Zhang Yaozuo also moved out of the name of the emperor to find Feng Jing, but Feng Jing was supercilious and determined to refuse this marriage.
However, Feng Jing later married the daughter of Fu Bi, the prime minister of the dynasty, and went directly to the peak of his life.
Judging from the strange phenomenon of "catching a son-in-law under the list", once students in the Song Dynasty passed the imperial examination, they were bound to be tempted. For example, powerful officials will force you to be a son-in-law Who can refuse such a prospective father-in-law?
People like Feng Jing are a little better. They were unmarried, so they were more selective. But ancient people got married early, and China's imperial examination was relatively late. Nearly 30 unmarried students are hard to find, and the demand for son-in-law by the government is so great that it is inevitable that love rat will not break off her marriage like Ouyang Xu.
Then, why did the wonderful phenomenon of "catching a husband under the list" prevail in the Song Dynasty?
The main reason is that since the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the rulers have adopted the basic national policy of valuing literature over martial arts, and constantly improved the treatment of scholars. In the officialdom of Song Dynasty, as long as they got the fifth grade or above in the imperial examination, they could be directly awarded officials, and the promotion speed and rank of officials who got the imperial examination were higher than those who entered the official position through other channels.
Among the senior officials in the Song Dynasty, those who were born in the imperial examination almost occupied an overwhelming advantage. Take the position of prime minister as an example. In the Northern Song Dynasty, more than 90% of them had the imperial examination, while in the Southern Song Dynasty, those who did not have the imperial examination could hardly exchange visits.
This political culture also has a great influence on marriage culture. It can be said that the marriage culture in Song Dynasty was an important historical turning point in ancient China.
Marriage customs before the Song Dynasty paid more attention to each other's family background, but the Song Dynasty paid more attention to fame and talent, because fame and talent meant family background.
In ancient society, women not only married from one family to another, but also served as a link between the two families. Therefore, in order to have a good marriage partner, some families try their best to marry their daughters to imperial examinations and students.
Because it was so sweet to be an official in the Song Dynasty, all the ladies competed to be "official wives", while Ouyang was exploring flowers, and senior officials wanted to recruit her as a husband.
Of course, Ouyang Xu's slag is far more than that. After Zhao came to Beijing to look for her, he managed to drive her out of Bianjing. Fortunately, our Zhao didn't lose heart, but after experiencing hardships, he finally broke out in Bianjing.
After chasing the episode of 10 all night, I feel that this drama is quite interesting. Not only the protagonist's face value is high, the background of the times is well chosen, but the story logic can also stand up, which is very good.