Wei Xiaobao

(Character in the martial arts novel "The Deer and the Cauldron")

Editor

Wei Xiaobao, the male protagonist in Jin Yong's martial arts novel "The Deer and the Cauldron" . Originally from Yangzhou, his mother Wei Chunhua was a prostitute. By chance, Wei Xiaobao was brought to Beijing by the notorious thief Mao Shiba. He accidentally entered the palace, met Emperor Kangxi, captured Oboi, joined the Tiandihui, and became his disciple, Chen Jinnan, the chief helmsman of the Tiandihui. He went to Mount Wutai to visit Emperor Shunzhi, became a monk in Shaolin Temple, and rescued Emperor Shunzhi. Later, he was sent to Yunnan as a marriage envoy. Ping Shenlong Island and help Princess Sophia seize power. Later, because of his identity as the owner of Tiandihuixiang, he was discovered by Emperor Kangxi and fled, spending several years on Tongchi Island. Later, he won a great victory in the Battle of Yaksa, signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, and finally retired to seclusion with his seven wives.

Character Relationship

Correction

Chinese Name

Wei Xiaobao

Alias

Xiaoguizi

Nationality

Qing Dynasty

Birthplace

Yangzhou

Date of Birth

Around 1655 (Yiwei year)

Occupation

General Fuyuan of the Qing Dynasty, incense master of Qingmu Hall of Tiandihui, White Dragon Envoy of Shenlong Sect

Main achievements

Captured Oboi and cut off the three reinforcements of Wu Sangui's rebellion

Been awarded the title of First-class Duke of Deer and Ding

I was given the honorary title of Batulu Yong and wore a yellow mantle

Help Princess Sophia of Tsarist Russia seize the throne

The victory of Yaksa and the signing of the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" began

Source

"The Deer and the Cauldron"

Gender

Male

Contents

1 Character's Life Transformed into a White Dragon Envoy when he was young, was ordered to become a monk, became a disciple of the Nine Difficulties Envoy, and was in danger in Yunnan One night's heroic rescue in Yangzhou on Shenlong Island, a successful attack on the Rakshasa Kingdom and a life of seclusion in the Tongchi Island

2 Characters with superior spirituality, love, vanity, officialdom, thick black knowledge and glorious human nature

3 Character relationships

4 Character evaluation

5 Film and television image

Character life

Editing

Boyhood

Wei Xiaobao (played by Zhang Weijian) (4 photos)

Wei Xiaobao, the son of Yangzhou prostitute Wei Chunhua, has been listening to books and operas since he was a child. He is very envious of the heroes in the operas. In order to be a hero, he rescued a man with a moment of courage. Mao Shiba, a hero in trouble. Mao Shiba was grateful for Xiaobao's help, and because he was pestering him endlessly, he took him to the capital Beijing. In the capital, Wei Xiaobao was kidnapped by two eunuchs, an old one and a young one, and entered the palace. He used a trick to blind the old eunuch Hai Dafu and killed the young eunuch named Xiao Guizi. From then on, he pretended to be Xiao Guizi in the palace. eunuch.

One day, when Wei Xiaobao returned from gambling, he met a young man in colorful clothes who called himself Xiao Xuanzi and was practicing martial arts, so he got in touch with him. This young man was none other than Kangxi Emperor Xuan Ye. The Minister of Gu Ming, Ao Bai, was a prodigy in martial arts and had great achievements, so he was tabooed by the young Kangxi. In order to get rid of Ao Bai, Kangxi cleverly devised a plan and asked Wei Xiaobao to lead a group of young eunuchs to capture and kill Ao Bai in the name of wrestling. Wei Xiaobao cleverly killed his traitor and defeated him. Although the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was very pleased with his appearance, the anti-Qing gang organization Tiandihui also favored him. Thirteen-year-old Wei Xiaobao suddenly became a close disciple of Chen Jinnan, the chief helm of the Tiandihui. And the very high-status incense master of Qingmu Hall of Tiandihui. Wei Xiaobao was ordered by Chen Jinnan to return to the palace and go undercover. [1]

Transform into the White Dragon Envoy

Wei Xiaobao (Jordan Chan) (7 photos)

Once he broke through a gang that colluded with the evil gang Shenlong Cult He also learned from her the news that Kangxi's father Shunzhi had become a monk in Mount Wutai. In order to prevent the Queen Mother from harming Xiao Xuanzi, he told Kangxi about this and the fact that he was a fake eunuch. Kangxi was surprised and happy to hear that his father was still alive, and immediately sent Wei Xiaobao to Mount Wutai to look for him.

Wei Xiaobao met his wife Shuang'er by chance at a banker's house. After that, the two went to Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain to find the old prince Shunzhi. However, on their way back, they were robbed by the Dragon Cult and taken to Liaodong Snake Island. When Wei Xiaobao took advantage of the internal strife in the Shenlong Sect on Snake Island, he used his flattering skills to deceive the leader Hong Antong into trusting him, and became the White Dragon Envoy with a high position in the sect. [2]

Ordered to become a monk

Wang Yu version of Wei Xiaobao

Wei Xiaobao returned to Beijing and reported to Kangxi about Shunzhi becoming a monk. He expected the emperor to reward him heavily, but Kangxi unexpectedly After praising him, he was ordered to go to the Shaolin Temple to become a monk. Suddenly, the teenage Wei Xiaobao became the "Huiming Zen Master" of the same generation as the abbot of the Shaolin Temple who was over eighty years old. The "eminent monk" was very bored in the temple, so he wanted to cause trouble. He indulged in drinking and sex with prostitutes, repeatedly violated the precepts, and made a thousand-year-old temple and Buddhist temple a mess.

One day, Wei Xiaobao was wandering out of the temple and met the beauties A Ke and A Qi playing in the water. Wei Xiaobao was confused by A Ke's beauty and vowed to marry her. Wei Xiaobao learned from their conversation They were looking for their master, pretending to be little gods to divine fortune for the Ake sisters. Wei Xiaobao told them where they were going. Ake and Aqi believed that they were really coming to the Shaolin Temple to find their master, but they got into a fight with the young monk Jingji of the Shaolin Temple. Wei Xiaobao He also joined the battle group and accidentally grabbed A Ke's chest. A Ke was humiliated and cut his neck to kill himself. Later, Wei Xiaobao took A Ke back to the temple and cured her injury. Later, Wei Xiaobao untied A Ke's acupuncture point but was stabbed by A Ke. A Ke escaped from the temple, and Wei Xiaobao was heartbroken.

Aqi, the senior sister of Ake, brought the Mongolian prince Geerdan and his entourage to the Shaolin Temple to provoke, asking the Shaolin Temple to hand over Ake. Yang Yizhi, under Wu Sangui, recognized Wei Xiaobao as Eunuch Gui and helped him resolve the conflict. . Wei Xiaobao used his intelligence and wisdom to make Galdan and others retreat and had no choice but to leave.

Later, Wei Xiaobao picked up Shuang'er at the foot of the mountain and went to Qingliang Temple in Mount Wutai. Qingliang Temple in Mount Wutai was surrounded by thousands of Taoist priests, with the purpose of capturing Master Xingchi (Emperor Shunzhi) alive, so Xiaobao had no choice but to use the golden cicada to escape his shell. He pretended to be a Taoist priest and led Xing Chi and others to escape from Qingliang Temple. On the way, they met Kangxi who had come to travel incognito. Shunzhi couldn't stand Kangxi's pleading, and father and son finally recognized each other. [3]

Nine Difficulties in Becoming a Disciple

Wei Xiaobao (played by Huang Xiaoming) 1 (20 photos)

When Kangxi paid homage in the palace, Nine Difficulties assassinated him Fortunately, Xiaobao risked his life to save him and was robbed by Nine Difficulties. In order to escape, Xiaobao once again used the assassination of Obai to persuade Jiu Di. JiuNan takes Xiaobao to the capital, and the two enter the palace. JiuNan unexpectedly runs into Tao Hongying, the former palace maid. It turns out that JiuNan's master wife is the ninth princess of Changping. Later, the two got a forty-two chapter sutra in Cining Palace.

Later Jiu Nan brought Xiaobao to the Chongzhen Mausoleum. Wei Xiaobao did not expect to meet A Ke here again. He was still Jiu Nan’s disciple. Wei Xiaobao deliberately pretended to be innocent and pitiful so that A Ke would scold him. , Jiugang saw that A Ke was taking advantage of her, and stopped A Ke from protecting Xiaobao, which made A Ke very angry. However, Jiu Nan was chased by lamas because of the scriptures. Xiao Bao used a little trick to stab three lamas to death, but Jiu Nan was seriously injured. Wei Xiaobao takes A Ke and Jiu Nan to escape. On the way, he meets A Ke's friend Zheng Keshuang. Zheng Keshuang says that he is the second son of the Zheng family in Taiwan, and invites Jiu Nan's daughter to go to Hejian Mansion to attend the "Killing Gui" meeting. Agree to go with him all the way.

Lama Tou Bayan chased her to the tavern and found that Jiu Nan was still injured and asked her to hand over the forty-two chapter sutra. Xiaobao sprinkled the Mongolian sweat medicine in the wine and took the opportunity to escape. Hiding in the haystack, Wei Xiaobao played a trick on Zheng Keshuang but was caught by Bayan who came over. A Ke came out to rescue Zheng Keshuang. Wei Xiaobao had no choice but to come forward and play a battle of wits with the group of lamas for A Ke. The group of lamas were defeated. Under Xiaobao's men, Xiaobao teased the lama and sprinkled the forty-two chapters of the empty sutra with corpse powder and threw it to the lama. The lama fell into the trap and was turned into a corpse. Bayan left holding the empty sutra. Jiu Nan was grateful to Xiaobao for letting her escape. After this calamity, Xiaobao gets close to Ake and takes the opportunity to ask Jiunan to accept him as his disciple, and Jiunan happily agrees. Zheng Keshuang took A Ke to participate in the "Killing Gui" conference, but Wei Xiaobao was unhappy. Master Jiu Nan saw Wei Xiaobao's concerns and took him to the woods to teach him the martial arts "Divine Movements".

Wei Xiaobao followed Zheng Keshuang and A Ke, but was scolded by A Ke. Wei Xiaobao beat Zheng Keshuang extremely hard, but could do nothing. He happened to meet Duolong and a group of guards who came to him. Wei Xiaobao borrowed Duolong's hand to beat Zheng Keshuang. He also took the opportunity to show off his hero's ability to save beauties. Then he staged a "Gao Laozhuang Marriage", bringing together an ugly girl from the countryside to get married to Zheng Keshuang, and then he got married to A Ke. Later, Wei Xiaobao returned to Beijing after being entrusted by Nine Difficulties. [4]

Envoy to Yunnan

Wei Xiaobao (played by Huang Xiaoming) 2 (20 photos)

Pingxi King Wu Sangui worked hard in Yunnan, and his power grew. Kangxi Before deciding to withdraw from the vassal by force, Kangxi decided to marry his sister Princess Jianning to Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong in order to paralyze Wu Sangui before raising the army. Just as Wei Xiaobao's "monastic" period expired, Kangxi commissioned him to be the "marriage envoy". Wei Xiaobao led people to escort Princess Jianning to Yunnan. The two knew each other before they arrived in Yunnan, but they had an affair before they arrived in Yunnan, and the marriage envoy became the consort. In Kunming, Princess Jianning, who was having a fierce fight with Wei Xiaobao, refused to marry Wu Yingxiong. When the barbaric attack broke out, Wu Yingxiong was castrated. He was also ordered to attack the Shenlong Cult who colluded with Wu Sangui and the Rakshasa Kingdom. [5]

Dragon Island in Distress

Wei Xiaobao (played by Stephen Chow) (10 photos)

Wei Xiaobao led the land and sea army to kill Liaodong in a mighty manner, but failed to When he arrived at Snake Island, he, the general in charge of the army, became Hong Antong's prisoner. Wei Xiaobao was in danger and had no choice but to repeat his old trick. He tried to flatter Hong Antong, but was imprisoned. Fortunately, his two sons rescued him and took the opportunity to escape from the Shenlong Cult. When Hong Antong found out, he immediately led people to hunt down Wei Xiaobao.

Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er panicked and went all the way north to Luding Mountain, and accidentally entered the Rakshasa Army camp. Wei Xiaobao was afraid of the Dragon Cult lurking outside the camp, so he used his sharp teeth to kill the Rakshasa who was patrolling here. He was deceived by Princess Sophia and went to the Rakshasa Kingdom with her. Sophia returned to Moscow just as the Rakshasa Tsar died of illness. Wei Xiaobao was the best at fishing in troubled waters, so he helped Sophia launch a successful coup by relying on the "pacification and stability" strategy he learned from the drama. Sophia became the queen regent. Wei Xiaobao He was named Earl of the Far East for his meritorious service in planning. He was thinking about his homeland, and soon returned to Beijing with the Rakshasa envoy for an excuse. The Qing Dynasty signed a peace treaty with the Rakshasa envoy and eliminated the trouble of the Rakshasa Kingdom. First-class loyal and brave uncle. [6]

A Night in Yangzhou

Wei Xiaobao (played by Han Dong) (7 photos)

Wu Sangui’s rebellion was imminent. In order to stabilize the world and appease the people, Kangxi ordered Wei Xiaobao to Went to Yangzhou to build the Martyrs' Shrine for Shi Kefa. Wei Xiaobao returned home in fine clothes, read out the imperial edict at the Yangzhou government office, and then quietly sneaked to Lichun Courtyard to visit his mother. Unexpectedly, he was surrounded by Jianghu people in the brothel. He used a little trick to charm a group of people with drugs. He also captured six beautiful women - Su Quan, the wife of Master Hong, Mu Jianping and Fang Yi from Prince Mu's Mansion, Chen Yuanyuan's daughter A Ke, Zeng Rou from the Wangwu Sect and his own two sons - and took them all as his own, making A Ke Pregnant with Su Quan. When Wei Xiaobao was too beautiful to leave, Wu Sangui had rebelled in Yunnan, and Xiaobao was forced to return to the capital from Yangzhou. [7]

Heroic rescue

Wei Xiaobao (played by Tony Leung) (6 photos)

The invincible martial artist Gui Xin Shu and his wife were convicted of accidentally killing the leader of the Tiandihui. Wu Liuqi was filled with regrets. For this reason, they discussed with the heroes of the Tiandihui and decided to sacrifice their lives and enter the palace to assassinate Kangxi. Wei Xiaobao couldn't bear to see Xiao Xuanzi killed, so he designed a cover-up. Gui Xinshu's assassination attempt failed, but the location of the Tiandihui and Wei Xiaobao's identity were exposed. Kangxi surrounded Wei Xiaobao's mansion where the leaders of the Tiandihui were gathered with heavy troops, and ordered Wei Xiaobao to take the blame and perform meritorious service, and return to his mansion to capture the heroes of the Tiandihui in person. Wei Xiaobao could not bear to harm his master Chen Jinnan and The brothers of the Heaven and Earth Society rescued them all, and fled out of Beijing in fear of crime. [8]

Living on Tongchi Island

While escaping, Wei Xiaobao was chased by the leader of the Shenlong Cult and brought back to Shenlong Island. Leader Hong's subordinates were unwilling to accept the poison given by Leader Hong, which angered Leader Hong. Lu Gaoxuan accidentally revealed the secret of Su Quan's pregnancy. Leader Hong asked who the child in Su Quan's belly was.

Leader Hong went on a killing spree because of Su Quan's betrayal. The internal strife in Shenlong Sect attacked Leader Hong, but he was killed by Leader Hong. Master Hong killed Su Quan to satisfy his hatred. When Wei Xiaobao saw that Su Quan's life was in danger, he lifted a stone and threw it at Hong Antong. He killed Hong Antong using the moves that Hong Antong had taught him. Hong Antong didn't know about Su Quan until he died. Because she was pregnant with Wei Xiaobao's flesh and blood, Su Quan became Wei Xiaobao's eldest wife.

Wei Xiaobao left Shenlong Island with Su Quan, Jianning, Zeng Rou, Fang Yi and Mu Jianping and fled to Tongchi Island for refuge.

Shi Lang led the Qing troops to catch up with Tongchi Island. Chen Jinnan and others defeated the Qing troops and fled. Chen Jinnan persuaded Shi Lang to return to Taiwan, which aroused Zheng Keshuang's dissatisfaction and was killed by Zheng Keshuang in a surprise attack. Wei Xiaobao promised his master Chen Jinnan not to kill Zheng Keshuang, but forced Zheng Keshuang to write a huge IOU. In order to save his life, Zheng Keshuang had to use A Ke as a pledge to Wei Xiaobao, and told Wei Xiaobao that A Ke was carrying his child. Wei Xiaobao had to let Zheng Keshuang and Feng Xifan go, but was stopped by Feng Jizhong. Feng Jizhong explained his identity to Wei Xiaobao. Wei Xiaobao never expected that Feng Jizhong was actually a spy sent by the emperor to the Tiandihui. Feng Jizhong threatened Wei Xiaobao but was shot to death by Shuang'er. Wei Xiaobao buried his master Chen Jinnan and took his seven wives to live in a cave on Tongchi Island. Kangxi considered the youthful friendship between Wei Xiaobao and not only did not send troops to pursue them, but instead gave them preferential treatment. [9]

Military Attack on the Rakshasa Kingdom

The Rakshasa Kingdom’s invasion and penetration into the east had already attracted Kangxi’s attention. The victory of pacifying the southwest and regaining Taiwan made him determined to fight against the Rakshasa Kingdom. Determined to use troops to regain lost territory, Wei Xiaobao had been to Moscow, was proficient in Rakshasa language, and had a romantic relationship with Rakshasa Regent Queen. Kangxi recalled him to the capital, named him Duke Lu Ding, General of Fuyuan, and ordered him to lead his troops to the Rakshasa people fight. Wei Xiaobao saw that "Little Xuanzi" was no longer embarrassing himself about the Tiandihui issue, so he happily accepted the order, took his two sons to Luding Mountain, and followed Kangxi's established strategy to kill them all the way. He defeated the Rakshasa army and forced the Rakshasa envoys to sit at the negotiating table and sign a peace treaty. [10]

Hermit life

Wei Xiaobao achieved both military and diplomatic victories and returned triumphantly. He was granted the title of wife and son, and his power and glory reached its peak. Soon trouble arose again, and Kangxi ordered him to leave. After wiping out the anti-Qing Tiandi Hui, the Tiandi Hui brothers asked him to inherit the legacy of his master Chen Jinnan, serve as the chief helmsman, and continue to fight against the Manchus. Wei Xiaobao saw that it was difficult to have both loyalty and justice, so he had to abandon his official position and run away. In the name of returning to his hometown to visit his mother, he took his seven wives back to Yangzhou, met his mother Wei Chunhua, and lived incognito in a place of his choice. [11]

Various editions of Wei Xiaobao

Character

Editor

Winning Spiritual Method

Lu Xun’s Ah Q is famous for his spiritual victory method. Ah Q is also called "A Gui" and Wei Xiaobao is also called "Xiao Guizi". Although one is a commoner during the Republic of China and the other is a prince and minister during the Kangxi period, 250 years apart, they* Different self-pleasure psychology is the method of spiritual victory.

Spiritual victory method is a social psychological phenomenon unique to all classes of traditional Chinese society. As for the poor peasants at the lower level, they are exploited, oppressed and humiliated. If they do not have the spiritual victory and spiritual comfort to support themselves, it will be difficult for them to live peacefully. After being beaten by Mr. Zhao, Ah Q returned to Tugu Temple and lay down angrily. Later, he thought: "The world today is too ridiculous. A son beats me..." Then he suddenly thought of Mr. Zhao's majesty, and now it was him I was dead, so I gradually became proud, got up, and sang "The Little Son-in-law Goes to the Grave". The same is true for Wei Xiaobao. He secretly sat on a dragon chair and sighed, "Being an emperor is no big deal." But he finally didn't dare to sit for a long time. When he heard someone coming in, he was so frightened that he hid behind a row of bookshelves and broke out in a cold sweat.

If this cold sweat could wake him up, it would be fine, but he still wanted to get some benefits. Seeing Obei kneeling and kowtowing to Kangxi, he leaned out slightly and faced Obei, thinking to himself: "Are you asking for help again?" The emperor kowtows, and then kowtows to Lao Tzu. What's so great about being the first warrior in Manchuria and the second warrior in Manchuria? Why don't you kowtow to me, Wei Xiaobao?" He used this method of spiritual victory to put himself in a "superior" state. Self-esteem is actually the numb masturbation and self-absorption of the weak.

Wei Xiaobao is proud of himself as "the most cunning person in the world", just like Ah Q's "the first person who can be humble and humble". This method of spiritual victory is almost always present for him. When he was hosting at Mount Wutai, and when Mao Shiba was captured by Eunuch Hai and thrown into the sedan chair, it can be said that he can see it everywhere. Only in this way can Wei Xiaobao become Wei Xiaobao. In Wei Xiaobao, we can read another Ah Q, an Ah Q who has achieved great success. [12]

The Deer and the Cauldron (Huang Xiaoming Edition)

Love of Vanity

Huang Xiaoming Edition of Wei Xiaobao

Most Chinese people love vanity, and vanity is huge Among those who prefer "returning home in glory", which is the so-called "returning home in fine clothes". Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, left a famous saying when he returned from the east of Qin Dynasty after destroying Qin Dynasty: "If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and noble, you will be like walking at night in brocade clothes". "Returning home with honor" is a very enviable way for Chinese people to visit relatives. When Wei Xiaobao took his seven beautiful wives and headed south to Yangzhou, loaded with money collected over the years, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and couldn't help but declare to everyone: There are only two richest people in the world. One is the current emperor, who is blessed with great blessings; the other is my fake eunuch, Eunuch Gui, who is blessed with great fortune. Jin Yong has many wonderful descriptions of Wei Xiaobao's "vanity syndrome" in his book. Here is an example:

"Wei Xiaobao suddenly thought:...In the past, the drifters of Lichun Court were serving flowers and wine, and my mother was sitting on the bench of the drifters. Behind his back, he handed me a few cakes, and the bastards often drove me away. At that time, I just thought, when I get rich, I will also come to Lichun Court to set up a flower wine table, and invite the madam, bastard, and young ladies to come. Come and have a drink with me. I didn’t know that princes, princes, ministers, and generals would come to accompany me today. It’s a pity that the madams and bastards of Lichun Court can’t see me looking so impressive.”[12]

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