A completely free woman: assassin Nie Yinniang

If you learn, your sword will shine and your blade will hide your elements.

You don't need to be a husband if you have fame and merit.

A completely free woman: assassin Nie Yinniang

If you learn, your sword will shine and your blade will hide your elements.

You don't need to be a husband if you have fame and merit.

One character that can be easily extracted from the recently popular game "Hundred Scenes of Jiangnan" is Nie Yinniang. Many people may not be familiar with this character, such as Wu Zetian, Li Shishi, White Snake and so on. Who's Nie Yinniang? Mr Ma Weidou also mentioned this role in the program. Nie Yinniang is a fictional character in the legend of Pei Yi in Tang Dynasty. He experienced legendary fantasy and enjoyed it after reading it.

The following is Pei Yi's vernacular translation of Nie Yinniang:

Nie Yinniang was the beloved daughter of the subordinates of Ambassador Tian Ji 'an in Zhenyuan period. At the age of ten, he was kidnapped by a bhikshuni, who taught him strange martial arts such as lightness skill, swordsmanship and backstabbing, and ordered him to assassinate unjust people. It is said that he can stab people during the day, and no one can see him. It was five years before he was sent back to Wei.

Nie Feng was frightened when he learned about his daughter's experience. Since then, Yinniang often went out at night and didn't come back until dawn, and her father didn't dare to ask. One day, a teenager grinding a mirror passed by Nie's house. Yin Niang told her father that she wanted to marry him, and his father immediately agreed, so she got married. After Nie Feng's death, Tian Ji 'an, the messenger of our times, learned about Yin Niang's deeds and hired her as his right-hand man. During the first year of Xianzong, Tian Ji 'an and Chen Xu made bad friends with Liu Changyi and sent Yin Niang to Xuzhou to assassinate Liu Changyi. Liu Changyi was proficient in divination and possessed power. I thought it was Tibetan mother, so I sent someone to wait outside the city in advance. Yin Niang appreciated it, so she and her husband turned to Liu Changyi for help. Tian Ji 'an was unwilling, so he sent "Jingjing Er" to assassinate Yin Niang and Liu Changyi, but was killed by Yin Niang. Later, he sent an expert "empty". Yinniang knew she was defeated, but she wanted Liu Changyi to put the jade around her neck, so she turned into a mosquito and hid. The "empty child" thinks highly of himself. When the blow to Liu Changyi's neck failed, he drifted away. From then on, Liu Changyi showed unusual courtesy to the couple.

In the eighth year of Yuanhe (8 13), Liu Changyi left the buffer region to serve in the imperial court. Yin Niang asked Liu to give her husband a place to travel around the world by herself. After Liu Changyi's death, Yinniang rode a donkey to Beijing, cried in front of Liu Shiling and left. When Tang Wenzong came of age, Liu Zong, the son of Liu Changyi, was appointed as the secretariat of Lingzhou. When he took office, he met Yin Niang on the plank road in Sichuan, and his appearance was still the same as before. She told manager Liu, "You will be in great trouble, so it is not appropriate to come here." I took out a pill and handed it to Mr. Liu, saying, "Give up your official position next year and move back to Luoyang as soon as possible to avoid misfortune. My medicine can only ensure that you have no worries within one year. " Liu Zongwang didn't quite believe it. He gave Yin Niang some silks and satins, but Yin Niang didn't accept them, so she walked away on cloud nine, like a fairy. A year later, Liu Zong did not resign, so he died in Lingzhou. No one has seen Yinniang since.

-"The Legend of Pei Yi" The Legend of the Tang Dynasty-

The Legend of Pei Yi is a collection of short stories in classical Chinese written by Pei Yi in the late Tang Dynasty. Its original name is Legend, and later generations often call it Legend of Pei Yi. Among them, Nie Yinniang, Kunlun Slave and other famous novels have many literary styles, such as supernatural, chivalrous and romantic.

"Legend" means a strange story, and the strangeness of legend lies in the plot, characters, emotions or styles. After the Song Dynasty, these short stories in classical Chinese were all called "legends", and later they were called "Tang legends" to distinguish them from the "legends" in drama. The Tang Dynasty is a legendary era, with women like Wuhou. It has its objective environmental impact. There has always been a strong nomadic flavor in the north of Tang Dynasty. The bravery of women can be seen everywhere among nomadic people in the north and in the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was also an aristocratic era. Compared with Confucian ethics, literary accomplishment is more valued, so the Tang Dynasty is also an era with relatively weak ideological constraints. This era provides an environment in which women can move freely. Wuhou was able to use this environment and conditions to reach the peak of power, while Nie Yinniang was assassinated among the people and faced Wuhou in pairs.

So in "One Hundred Scenes in the South of the Yangtze River", the introduction of Nie Yinniang's characters is like this:

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Pier, with cargo ships and passenger ships coming in and out, is very lively.

As soon as Nie Yinniang appeared, the boatman greeted him with a smile: "Yin Niang has come to pick up your sister again? 」

Nie Yinniang also smiled and replied, "Yes, maybe it was delayed by land. My sister is too delicate to travel long distances. 」

I heard that there will be a passenger ship from Lu Canal later today, and your sister may be in it.

Nie Yinniang nodded and stood in the most conspicuous position on the dock, looking ahead.

Suddenly, there was a roar in the sky, and then the rain poured down, and people fled in all directions, vying for shelter from the rain.

Only Nie Yinniang did not move, letting the rain drench the whole body, looking like a statue from a distance.

Everyone sighed: "Nie Yatou is beautiful, but she is a fool. 」

The boatman said softly, "Sisters are very affectionate. Who knows if she made that sister up? It's been a year. She comes every day and doesn't pick up her sister. 」

Just then, a ship appeared on the horizon, which was from the Lu Canal.

Nie Yinniang clenched his fist nervously, his lips closed, and watched the passengers disembark.

The first one didn't come out, and the second one didn't come out … until the last passenger came out.

The light in Nie Yinniang's eyes is fading away, and the person she wants to see didn't come today.

She took a deep breath, didn't let her tears fall, and slowly turned around to leave.

People who saw this scene in the distance could not bear to speak ill of her.

Suddenly a clear voice sounded: "Yinniang. 」

Nie Yinniang just smiled. She opened her arms and threw herself into the speaker's arms: "Sister! What took you so long? 」

"It was too late to inspect the folk customs and appease the people all the way. 」

People listening to the dialogue stared at each other with small eyes: "Her elder sister … is she from the imperial court?" ? 」

In a short time, Nie Yinniang has pulled the woman to the front of everyone: "This is my righteous sister Wu Zetian. 」

"Wu Zetian? Is that female emperor Wu Zetian? 」

Nie Yinniang nodded: "Exactly. 」

"What is she doing in jiangnan? 」

"Come and be the emperor."

Disobedient, completely free women—

The legendary Nie Yinniang reveals a kind of complete freedom, and the oppression and restriction of women cannot be found in Nie Yinniang. The ancients paid attention to women's three obedience and four virtues, while Nie Yinniang, the heroine, was a completely free woman who did not obey her father, husband and son. Although women in the Tang Dynasty were relatively free, her portrayal in novels was unique. When Nie Yinniang was sent home by her master, her father was terrified of what had happened to her. She didn't come home all night, and her father was afraid to ask.

At the age of marriage, Nie Yinniang's husband is a mirror-grinding teenager of her own choice, and her ability is definitely not as good as her. But Nie Yinniang chose such an ordinary person, because she was strong enough and didn't have to rely on her husband. She is the queen of marriage and her husband is her lover. It is good enough to be with her when she needs marriage.

Nie Yinniang is a professional woman, both of whom are legends of the Tang Dynasty. In Ren Zhuan, the glamorous fox demon is willing to be a concubine; In Liu Yi's biography, the dragon girl who was born in a famous family endured humiliation and remained anonymous; In the red line, the chivalrous women with extraordinary skills run around and work, all in order to repay men. Only Nie Yinniang is completely free, and the secular concept of men, women and children is useless to her. Good birds choose wood and live. She thinks that Weibo's leadership is incompetent and leaves decisively; She thought that Liu Changyi would be grateful to her, so she went to Liu Changyi with gratitude. You trust me, provide me with a suitable post, let me give full play to my talents, and I will serve you wholeheartedly. This is the relationship between employers and employees, not between benefactors and customers. She can come whenever she wants and leave whenever she wants. She owes no one, nor will she be coerced and ruled by anyone. Free as the wind.

20 15 "Nie Yinniang the Assassin" is directed by Hou Xiaoxian, starring Shu Qi, Zhang zhen, Chun Mucong, Ehan Juan, etc. It is a literary martial arts film with a costume theme, which tells the story that Nie Yinniang was abducted by her aunt when she was young, and was sent back to become a legendary woman with superb skills after 13, vividly showing Nie Yinniang's wonderful life.