Mr Jin Yong made a comprehensive analysis of Wei Xiaobao.

What does Jin Yong think of Wei Xiaobao [Beijing Daily]

Duke Lushan's life is a complete stranger to me. Brothels, palaces, courts, desert islands ... people are completely strangers to me. I've never seen a street hooligan like Wei Xiaobao in my life. I have never been to Yangzhou.

I have observed and experienced many people's personalities, mainly those of China people, and have integrated them into Wei Xiaobao. The main characteristics of his personality are adaptability and loyalty to the environment.

Wei Xiaobao grew up in a brothel, which is the most immoral place; Then I entered the palace, which was the most immoral place. Educationally, he is a savage in civilized society. In order to survive and win, there is nothing he can't do, such as stealing, kidnapping, bragging and flattering. Do these bad things, and feel at ease when you do them.

Wei Xiaobao lives in China society. Even barbarians in the streets and palaces will make friends and will naturally accept the morality recognized by China society. Especially after he joined the Heaven and Earth Society, he accepted the moral concept of China Jianghu people. However, these moral norms are different from those believed by scholars and scholars.

Scholar-officials know a lot of morality and do little. Jianghu people believe in few morals, but as long as they believe in them, they generally dare not violate them. The only morality in Jianghu is loyalty. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, no one dares to ignore the word "loyalty". Another issue of general concern in China society is affection and human feelings.

Being good at adapting to the environment is an advantage in survival and competition, which can be good or evil morally. As far as Wei Xiaobao is concerned, most of his behaviors are by no means commendable, but in a society like the early Qing Dynasty, such behaviors are very beneficial to him.

China's social atmosphere has not been very satisfactory, which is directly related to China people's heavy feelings. Joining a party for selfish ends, cronyism, valuing hometown friendship over talents, going through the back door, ignoring public morality, cheating in the law, concealing the faults of relatives and friends ... Of course, we should talk about reasonable human relations, as well as unreasonable human relations that harm public welfare, and the result is a cloud of smoke. In this environment, it is best to be less "Wei Xiaobao style".

Wei Xiaobao is not a person with deep feelings. Duke of Lushan is not a sentimental book. Among them, the special feeling is the friendship between Kangxi and Wei Xiaobao, which contains not only contradictions and conflicts, but also complex feelings of friendship and fraternity. No one seems to have written this in other novels.

Wei Xiaobao has many advantages and disadvantages shared by China people, but Wei Xiaobao is definitely not a typical China person. Nation is a broad concept, and Wei Xiaobao is a unique person with personality.

In fact, I wrote one fifth of Duke of Lushan, and I have regarded Wei Xiaobao as a good friend, indulged him more and protected him quite. The bad habit of valuing emotion over reason broke out in China.