This part analyzes three ideal characters: Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou and Ximen Chuixue. They respectively represent three different ideal symbols of Gu Long. Lu Xiaofeng represents the highest ideal of secular life, Huamanlou represents the perfect state of personality and morality, and Ximen Chuixue represents the highest pinnacle of art. Gu Long used these three characters to place his ideals pursued throughout his life, and at the same time he enthusiastically praised the sublimity of art and the lovely side of human nature.
(1) Lu Xiaofeng
1. Childlike temperament
He is a man, but he has a woman’s name; he is about thirty years old and two years old. Dao's beard looks exactly like his eyebrows, so people call him "Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows." People in the world also believed that he had two pairs of eyes, two pairs of ears and three hands. He encountered countless strange people and strange things in his life, and his methods of dealing with things were also strange, preferring to meddle in things that had nothing to do with him. He is a prodigy who not only possesses the peerless martial arts skills of "One Finger of Lingxi" and "Double Flying Wings of Colorful Phoenix", but he is also extremely witty. He has repeatedly solved strange cases and saved many people's lives, and eventually became a world-famous hero. Won the reputation of "Martial Arts Sherlock Holmes" among readers2. Starting from Shen Lang in "The History of Martial Arts", the knights written by Gu Long are all romantic knights and "real people". But Lu Xiaofeng is obviously different from other "real heroes" written by Gu Long, such as Chu Liuxiang. He is more relaxed and free than Chu Liuxiang, because he has an innocent heart that most adults don't have. Everyone also has a "child's heart", which refers to the original heart of a person, just as Li Zhi (1527-1602) said (child's heart theory): A child is the beginning of a person; a child's heart is the beginning of a heart. Husband's heart The beginning can be lost! 3
But most people will be affected by the environment when they grow up or force themselves to mature. Therefore, people are affected by social morality, religious scale and other factors during their growth stage. If the "childlike innocence" is "repressed" 4, people's behavior will change from the "pleasure principle" (pleasure principle) 5 to the "reality principle" (reality principle) 6. But Xiaofeng's life is complete. Maintaining the "Pleasure Principle", the child's heart dominates his adult body, and his behavior is based on happiness and fun. He lives a relaxed and happy life, and always does things out of child-like curiosity and pursuit of fun, so he loves to take care of himself. He has a peaceful mind, and his childish nature prevents him from being regulated by social morality, but he is also rational, has a clear sense of good and evil, and is always optimistic because of his innocence and cuteness. Even in bad situations, he can use his "childlike innocence" to comfort himself, and his childlike innocence often saves him from danger. His flexible character and free and easy life make him a "real person" as Li Zhi said:
The childlike heart is absolutely pure and pure. If you lose your childlike heart, you will lose your true heart. If you lose your true heart, you will lose your true nature. 7
Lu Xiaofeng is full of true nature, acts spontaneously, and loves to show his true self. He hates hypocritical people the most. Therefore, when he first met his wife Ouyang Qing, Ouyang Qing thought Lu Xiaofeng was a high-roller. , Flattered him in every possible way. Xiaofeng knew her hypocrisy, so he deliberately exposed her to embarrass her. His "childlike behavior" could be seen everywhere. Once he sacrificed his life to save others from a fire, leaving a little girl unkempt. Putting a piece of rock candy in his mouth, he was so moved that he almost shed tears. He often bought candies for some unknown children on the streets of Beijing. When he saw the children jumping with joy, he felt as if he had eaten three hundred and sixty kilograms of candy. It's sweet. Another time he played a children's somersault game with Sikong Zhaixing, and he actually kept his promise and caught 680 earthworms when he lost!
In addition, Lu Xiaofeng also became innocent because of it! He made friends with all his heart and made friends all over the world, and he was sincere in helping others. In "Before and After the Decisive Battle", Bu Ju was rude to Lu Xiaofeng, but he was embarrassed when he could not reach the top of the Palace of Supreme Harmony due to his poor Qinggong. In an emergency, Lu Xiaofeng not only helped him climb to the top of the palace, but also built steps for him to avoid discomfort. The two suddenly became good friends, and he was absolutely frank, trusting and kind to each other with his two greatest friends in life and death, Hua Manlou and Ximen Chuixue. Respect each other. Gu Long writes that their friendship is not only very conscious, but also very genuine.
Their friendship, which has no barriers, is very valuable among the always suspicious Chinese people. The Chinese often say, "It is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, but you cannot know the heart if you know the face. No one talks behind someone's back, and no one talks in front of someone." "You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others." The Chinese do not trust people, as Hu Bo and Chen Hui said:
The Chinese are too suspicious... Making a friend always requires some testing and observation. ...This is how the Chinese slowly open their arms to their friends. 8
Hua Manlou and Ximen Chuixue have extreme personalities and are not friendly. However, they are able to establish close friendships with Lu Xiaofeng. It is precisely because Lu Xiaofeng talks to them sincerely and honestly. Hua Manlou is open-minded, kind and kind, and has many friends. But his thoughtfulness was well known to everyone in the world. If Lu Xiaofeng hadn't treated her with sincerity, he wouldn't have had a heart-to-heart relationship with Xiaofeng so easily. As for Ximen Chuixue, he was as cold as iron, aloof and arrogant as the "Sword God". He was not afraid of anyone in the world, but was indispensable. Lu Xiaofeng is a little afraid of him, but respects him more and wants to be friends with him. Lu Xiaofeng showed his childlike innocence in front of him more than in front of other friends. Xiaofeng knew Ximen very well, and Lu Xiaofeng was extremely concerned about the happiness of this close friend, because he knew that it was very rare to become the Sword God's close friend. He knew that Ximen was extremely happy when he got married, but when he saw Ximen and Ye Gucheng reach the "swordless state" after the decisive battle and return to their previous ruthlessness, he couldn't help but feel sad. The song Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen sang when they said goodbye showed the profound friendship between them, and more clearly demonstrated Lu Xiaofeng’s sincerity and open-mindedness: