Comments on the Works of Madman, Tianjiao and Witch

One of the Wind and Cloud in Song Dynasty: Tianshan Youlong

Madman, Tianjiao and Witch should be the representative works of Mr. Yusheng in the middle period, and his works were written between 1964 and 1968. This novel is the first in Mr. Yu Sheng's Song Dynasty series. As a famous novel in Mr. Yusheng's middle period, this book is still of high level, but it also has some obvious defects in Mr. Yusheng's middle period, such as characters, plots and so on.

The madman and the dragon

I personally noticed that Mr. Jin Yong's Eight Dragons was also written at the same time, from 1963 to 1966. The two novels were written in the same period, both of which are long martial arts masterpieces with the historical background of Song Dynasty. "Dragon's Eight Branches" selected the foreign threats faced by the Northern Song Dynasty, such as Qidan and Xixia, and touched on Dasong, Qidan, Xixia, Tubo, Dali and the emerging Jurchen. The book Madman was selected in the turbulent Southern Song Dynasty. The weak Southern Song Dynasty, the perishing Liao Xia, the abolished Jin State and the prosperous Mongolia are intertwined on the historical stage in this turbulent period. Xiao Feng is the leading role in Dragon, and Liu Qingyao is the leading role in Mad Men. It can be seen that Mr. Yu Sheng's works still have a preference for the creation of female Xia, but the best writing style of Mad Men is enough to have Tan, a more beautiful Wulin tianjiao. Both novels describe historical dramas and martial arts dramas that took place in that historical period, showing the history in the creation of martial arts novels and the author's understanding and interpretation of history and nation.

Mad man, tianjiao witch

Tan Tianjiao in Wulin is another fascinating figure after that. The same free and easy, the same brilliant, the same romantic celebrities, a little more than the noble that is difficult to choose, in a dilemma. Although Andy is in Mongolia, deep down, he thinks he is from China and Han nationality. Although Andy was in a difficult situation, he lacked choice and anxiety, but he sought inner peace and made efforts to move forward. Tan was born in a noble family, but he will never wash it off. Although he longs for peace between the two countries, they are enemies for generations after all. His every move will definitely hurt the other side, and it is undoubtedly extremely painful to be misunderstood and unable to explain by both sides. What's more, every choice in his heart embarrassed him. Although he opposed Yan Hongliang, as a subject of Jin, he didn't want to see him killed by foreigners. On the surface, it seems that teenagers are successful and fighting for hegemony, but who can understand their inner pain? He loves the witch of Penglai deeply, but facing the same excellent Hua, he has a sense of inferiority and self-pity that is difficult to be recognized because of different nationalities. Even in the battle of Xiaogushan, he had to give up because he was a foreigner. Before the game started, he had already lost at the starting line. In the face of love, he can only quit silently. Sailing on the Mountain can be said to be a portrayal of his state of mind, hoping to secretly see his lover and bless him. This chapter and the first world war of Xiao Gushan all show the author's talent. Hesitation, helplessness, loneliness and reluctance are all revealed in these two chapters. Every time we see this place, we can't help but admire the author's exquisite writing and touching writing. The Wulin Tianjiao is really a great man in Mr. Yu Sheng's works. As far as characters are concerned, it can be compared with Xiao Feng's beauty. If Xiao Feng gives people rough waves, then Tan Yu gives people a unique peak landscape. Only the achievement of "Dragon" pushed Xiao Feng to a higher influence, and Xiao Feng's final suicide also gave people a tragic feeling, giving readers a deeper impression. In contrast, madmen and witches are naturally dwarfed.

Many people don't like Mad Men very much. The reason may be that they like Wulin Tianjiao too much and are too aggressive, which makes people feel uncomfortable. In fact, as far as the image of a single character is concerned, it is quite individual. As a chivalrous man in the Song Dynasty, he stood on the position of the Song people and did what he understood as chivalrous behavior. There are many highlights in the book, such as the denunciation of Jin Chaoyue by former Liu Zhuang and Liu Yuanjia by Longfei Island.

"Master Liu, now you should understand what I mean by" dare not "and" disdain ". I am a civilian, and I dare not sit with Buddhism. But I am also a native of the Great Song Dynasty, and I don't care about dealing with enemy teachers! " These words are so eloquent that many people can't help applauding.

The clear voice came, and a smiling Gankun Hua Guhan said, "This is not to protect the environment and people, but to bring disaster to the country and people! You are all big shots. Jinkou invaded south to destroy our country, our homeland and enslave our elders and brothers! People with flesh and blood can stay out of it? If you talk to Jin Kou about non-aggression, it's not just a trick, it's an accomplice. Besides, you have to protect the environment and protect the people, but can you still live in the corner after the golden mouth is destroyed? At that time, were you also planning to be a slave to this Liu Zhuang Lord? "

Two bold and upright words show this kind of bold and aggressive heroism. They are worthy of being called "lunatics" who broke into the former Liu Zhuang alone, fought fiercely on the island, quelled the Gai rebellion, fought against Sangjiabao, rescued Tianjiao in Wulin, defeated the French king, went deep into Mobei and so on. They are all protagonists, and fully demonstrated Hua's courage and martial arts. Only by the above actions, "madman" can keep pace with "Tianjiao".

Readers are more dissatisfied than Xiao Gushan's fighting against Tianjiao and Wulin's hurting Tianjiao. Personally, I think this is also the contradictory psychology of a knight in conflict between state affairs and love, the other side of his heart. Because he stands in his position, there are also reasons for misunderstanding. After all, there are all kinds of coincidences, and he and Tan were not close friends at that time. And deeper in his heart, he may also have a hope that Tianjiao will be the enemy and clear the obstacles between him and Lu Qingyao. Later, the negative remarks made to Liu Qingyao and Tan made the readers feel uncomfortable and gave people a feeling of excessive self, which was worse than Tan's consideration for others everywhere. However, there is only one tianjiao. After all, the author wrote a madman different from Tianjiao in the novel, thus avoiding the defect of "a thousand faces and one hole" in the character. Personally, I can't help thinking that not many people criticized Mr. Yu's characters for being too idealistic and lacking real humanity, but after Mr. Yu added more humanity to the chivalrous people in his works, he was criticized again. There are not many people who criticize Mr. Yusheng's love for being too modest, so when crazy men go all out for love, there are also many people who think that crazy men should not compete for love that should belong to Tianjiao. Ideal, life, humanity, love, how many people really understand the true meaning of these simple eight words?

Although Liu Qingyao is called Penglai Witch, the real protagonist of this book is actually Liu Qingyao, a Penglai Witch. The plot and characters in the book are centered on her. However, although she is called a "witch", her character is not magical at all, and her kind character is quite similar to that of Lei Yun, except that she has a little more determination of British capital and greenwood champions, and a little more rationality and responsibility. Finally, I made a personal choice between Mad Man and Tianjiao. Many people may accuse her, especially the author. But in real life, because the choice she made is responsible for her and Tan's life, it is a responsibility to grasp life more rationally. Because the origin of Wulin Tianjiao cannot be changed, he loves Song people and Jin people, and the two countries are at war again. If they are together, unless they live in seclusion in the mountains and quit the dispute, she will kill his people in front of him, so how can the Wulin Tianjiao be embarrassed? From then on, their lives will have endless pain. It is better to be rational than to be apart. Many people exaggerate Lu Qingyu and Tan Yuchong. But personally, Tan is just one of her choices. In her heart, she really felt difficult to decide, but she never gave up on China. In real life, we often have this choice. Many readers don't like Mr. Yu Sheng's sobriety from Mr. Yu Sheng, but I personally like Mr. Yu Sheng because of this sobriety. This is not rigid, but a choice made after a clear grasp of real life.

Sadness and hurt of love

Love and hate are the two major themes of martial arts novels, and this book also explains the classic love and cruel hate. Although many people object to the love between Liu Qingyao and Hua, we have to admit that it is a good destination for both sides. In the hope of beautiful scenery on earth, the author found Lian Qingyun for Tan. Geng Zhao and Qin finally came together through robbery, and Coral finally found the harbor of the soul. A beautiful love represents the author's kind heart and his good wishes to all lovers in the world. However, there are tragedies in love. Sang Qinghong was sad and disappointed all his life. Nie Jinling has the same fate as Ying Shi, which adds a bit of lament to the whole novel. However, the love story in this book gives people the feeling that it is a little less wonderful and a little more rational. Although it lacks the shocking power of novels such as White-haired, Sea of Clouds and Pingji, the cautious concept still brings some thoughts. However, the love description in this book is also unsatisfactory. The highlight of the book is the life-and-death love between madman, tianjiao and witch, which ended early with Tan pushing Tianping to admit defeat. The author seems to underestimate Liu Qingyao's inner feelings. As can be seen from the novel, Tan's position in her mind should be slightly heavier than that of Hua before she went to the island. However, after the World War I, Lu Qingyao's heart has completely turned to China. Although there are various reasons, the author seems to have dealt with this point too hastily. Tan's acceptance of Lian Qingyun seems too natural, as if Tan had withdrawn from the love dispute. This is neither natural nor respectful to Lian Qingyun. If the author can focus on shaping Lian Qingyun's soothing effect on Tan's injured heart, the effect may be better if the last two hearts come together. Although HeLianQingBo is a villain, personally, she is not very disgusted. After all, she was raised by Yan Changzhi. Just like Yang Kang in The Condor Heroes, it is too idealistic to ask her to be as determined as her two sisters. She still has a vague feeling about GengZhao. If not, her ending is a little pity.

The cruelest revenge

Love is beautiful, hate is terrible. The cruelest revenge story written by Mr. Yu Sheng is not Li Shengnan's revenge on Meng Shentong, but Sang Qinghong's revenge. After all, Li Shengnan loves Jin Shiyi deeply, so she must choose between revenge and Jin Shiyi's love. She will probably choose the latter, and she has been making unremitting efforts. Although she used many disgraceful means in this process, she was not completely occupied by hatred in her heart. Sang Qinghong was cheated by Gong He. Geng Zhao, whom she loves, has long had a heart, and all that remains in her heart is the sadness and humiliation of being cheated, so her revenge is even more cruel. When I saw Sang Qinghong marry the palace for revenge, I committed myself to marry him without hesitation, leading the palace to be possessed. I just appreciate the horror of hatred and the damage it brings. Sang Qinghong certainly succeeded, but is such revenge necessary and the price paid is too high? The only advantage of this is that there will be a GongSunPu in twenty years. But the more terrible revenge is that after finding out the truth, Gong actually poisoned the newborn baby. Sang Qinghong will give his son drugs for the next 20 years, and after 20 years, he will be possessed. There is such hatred between heaven and earth, and it is not creepy to read it carefully to complete revenge with the help of his son's life. Sang Qinghong's revenge story is no less than Li Shengnan's. However, Li's story is the main line of this book, and this book is only a part of this book, so many people may not leave a deep impression after reading it.

The structure and layout of this book

The whole novel "Madman" has a wonderful plot. The whole novel is fascinating from the beginning of Geng's return to meet the changes, and it goes deeper and deeper step by step, attracting readers to catch up. Geng Zhao was killed and captured, the jade fox and Penglai witch appeared one after another, and the Sangjiabao madman met the Gongsunqi couple. On the top of Mount Tai, the witch met Tianjiao, and Sangjiabao changed. The witch fought the Jin Dynasty, and the witch went down to the south of the Yangtze River. The madman and Tianjiao turned against each other, and the battle of Longfei Island and the battle of picking rocky mountains were all written wonderfully and vividly, attracting attention. However, there was a feeling of being clumsy afterwards. The story about the change of the Beggars' Sect is so-so, and the Sangjiabao War is disappointing. The whole war was not creative, and most of them copied some chapters from the previous period or the same period. In this part of this chapter, Gong is obviously another one, but the battle of Sangjiabao was anticlimactic, and Gong was possessed too early. Later, it became more and more dull, and there seemed to be more and more masters, but fewer and fewer with distinctive personalities.

In my opinion, if the author writes this novel and stops writing it after the war, then the novel is completely excellent. The back part can follow the structure of sword net and magic sword. The second part mainly focuses on the destruction of Sangjiabao, because the first world war of Sangjiabao can actually be an attempt to give up the previous challenge mode, describe the attack and defense of both the good and the evil, and plan in many ways to attack the city and break the array, because Penglai Witch, Hua and Gong are all excellent experts, and Sangjiabao provides a good creative space. At the same time, taking Sang Qinghong's revenge as the main line of the second part, then the whole revenge story will be as shocking as the jade bow in the sea of clouds. The third part can be written about the war between Xia, Tianjiao, Witch and the emerging Mongolian Empire, which pushed Xia Jin to another climax. At the same time, you can also write the contradiction between Jin and Meng, so the story will be more exciting.

However, this work seems clumsy. Many friends say that this work is half a masterpiece, and I feel the same way. I feel that I wasted an era and an idea to a certain extent, which also made Mr. Yu Sheng unable to reach another climax after "Datang Ranger", which is quite regrettable. The reason may be the creative structure of the novel. Let's compare the structure of Dragon with that of this work. In the structure of the novel, Tianlong tells the stories of three different protagonists, and then summarizes them in the fifth part. I remember that Mr. Yu Sheng once criticized that the dragon structure in Jin Yong's works was the loosest, which is naturally a matter of different opinions. And Mr. Yu Sheng's Mad Men is that the three protagonists go hand in hand, which is a main line from beginning to end. Both Dragon and Madman have three protagonists, and Mr. Yu Sheng seems to disagree with the structure of Dragon. Therefore, in the creation of Mad Men, Mr. Yu Sheng insisted on a main line of creative structure.

Personally, I think that the structure of creating novels really fully shows the skill of an author, and the creation of novels is more difficult than short stories. If the series structure is adopted, it will inevitably show the characteristics of loose structure, which can be used as a novel, but it seems indispensable as a four-series novel. The metropolis with the main line structure is clumsy, or tiled. After reading the whole novel, it didn't leave much deep impression on the previous content, or the first half was wonderful and the second half was dull. "Madman" and "Witch" may belong to the latter phenomenon, and if the above phenomenon can be overcome, the novel is undoubtedly a masterpiece, but unfortunately, Mr. Yu Sheng still can't do this, which may be because he has created too many. And many novels go hand in hand, not only do not allow more exploration and attempts, but the longer the novel, the more it will become a fixed creative mode, thus giving people a sense of deja vu. However, in the martial arts novels, many writers can't overcome or completely overcome the above defects, resulting in a higher level of novels. For example, Mr. Huang Yi's masterpiece "The Legend of the Dragon in the Tang Dynasty" has almost the weight of several "Eight Dragons" or "Mad Men", but after seeing the plots behind and in front, you will really forget a lot, which makes people feel beautiful but not ugly. For example, Jin Yong's sealed work Duke of Lushan also has this problem more or less. The author let Wei Xiaobao play all over China and even Russia. The whole process can be said to be wonderful, but it is good for the novel to read the whole novel. Personally, I think the best way to deal with the novel structure is the legendary swordsman. The whole structure is seamless, with many highlights, which makes people feel memorable after reading it. These are my immature ideas about the structure of martial arts novels, which are beside the point.

The books Madman and Dragon were written at the same time, but the influence is far less than that of Dragon, and the level of novel creation is not as good as that of Dragon, which deeply regrets readers who like Mr. Yu Sheng's novels. It is not difficult to create a martial arts masterpiece comparable to that of the United States with the talent of Mr. Yu Sheng, but the author failed to do it, which can not help but make people sigh.