Qin Zhong is a fleeting character in "Dream of the Red Chamber", who is well known by many readers because he is a good friend of Jia Baoyu. It seems that he and Jia Baoyu are the same people, know each other, so they become close friends, but in fact, the character of Qin Zhong has a certain complexity, he and Baoyu seem to be the same kind of people, but in fact, they are far apart.
Although Jia Baoyu is a rich and idle person, but he has a good character, respects the elders, cares about his sisters, and even takes good care of the servants in the Jia Mansion, and even in the 25th "tear down the lamp oil storm", Jia Baoyu voluntarily took all the responsibility on himself in order to protect Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan, preferring to be wronged himself, rather than complaining to Jia Mu, disturbing the harmony of the family, this act alone shows that the mind of The treasure brother is not comparable to ordinary people.
On the other hand, Qin Zhong's character is inferior to Baoyu Yuanyi's, and one example I often give is the 10th "Qin Zhong Complaint".
At that time, "suspected naughty children were making trouble in the school", and Qin Zhong, Bao Yu and Jin Rong had a conflict in the Jia family academy, causing chaos in the school. In the end, Jia Baoyu, relying on his honorable status, forcibly suppressed Jin Rong's head and made him kneel down to apologize to Qin Zhong, and the storm ended.
But although Qin Zhong had the upper hand, he did not let it go, but informed his sister Qin Keqing, who was seriously ill in bed, so that Ke Qing, who was already seriously ill, had a sullen atmosphere, and even You Shi could not see it, and blamed Qin Zhong for not understanding things, the original record:
You Shi said: "She (Qin Keqing) doesn't know what is going on these days, but in the second half of the day, she is lazy to move, she is lazy to talk, and her eyes are dizzy... But this morning his brother came to see her, who knew that the little child's family did not know what to do, seeing that his sister was not very happy, there was something to tell her, don't say it is such a small thing, that is, you have suffered ten thousand points of commission, and you should not say it to her. Who knew that they had a fight in the school room yesterday, and I don't know where a person from the school had bullied him. There were still some unclean words in it, and they all told his sister. --10th
If you change to Jia Baoyu, you will definitely prefer to bear it yourself, and you will not let the girls worry about being affected, this alone shows that Qin Zhong's character is poor.
And then, to the 15th time Wang Xifeng lane power iron sill temple, Qin Whale Qing got fun steamed bun temple, Qin Keqing died of illness, on the way to the funeral, passing by a farm, Jia Baoyu, Qin Zhong, because he saw hoes, iron ploughs, spinning wheels and other labor tools, the noble prince did not see these things, he could not help but play with their hands, during which there appeared a village maid to stop the two, and Bao and Qin's attitude towards this, there is a subtle difference, the original record:
When Bao Yu heard this, he came up and twisted it, making himself amused. I saw a village girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old running and shouting, "Don't move!" "The crowd was busy drinking and blocking. Bao Yu hurriedly threw away his hand and said with a smile, "I haven't seen this before, so I tried it." The girl said, "You guys will get this there, stand up, and I'll spin it with you." Qin Zhong secretly pulled Baoyu and smiled, "This Qing qing has a lot of interest." Bao Yu pushed it away and smiled, "Damn, talk nonsense, I'll fight." - 15th
Cao Xueqin cherishes ink like gold, uses the pen economy, and really portrays the state of the character in a few strokes. In the face of this village maid, the people under Jia Fu were worried that they would suddenly arrive at Baoyu, so they blocked one after another, but Jia Baoyu did not blame him, but also felt that he was wrong, and he moved other people's things without authorization, which was the respect for the girl in Baoyu's bones.
But Qin Zhong, the point he cared about was completely different from Jia Baoyu, he pulled Jia Baoyu while secretly laughing, and said that "this Qing qing has a lot of interest", Qin Zhong's joke is very vulgar, and it seems that he does not respect this village girl.
Just as Li Lingyuan's article "On the Description of The Cutscenes in the Dream of the Red Chamber" (published in the "Dream of the Red Chamber Journal", No. 2, 1982), this plot is excerpted and explained in detail:
Baoyu's heartfelt love and pleasure is pure, there is no evil thought of taking it for himself or trying to flirt with it, but it only shows Baoyu's true appreciation and admiration for all his children, which can be seen from his and Qin Zhong's different attitudes towards Erzhu, qin Zhong saw Erzhu to spin thread, and he "secretly pulled Baoyu and laughed: 'This Qing has great interest'. Baoyu pushed it away and smiled, "Damn! Any more nonsense, and I'll fight. This was Qin Zhong's motive for guessing erzhu's behavior according to his not-so-clean mind, and he decided that erzhu was showing off his style. Bao Yu disagreed with him, which really showed the difference in thinking between the two friends. ——" On the Depiction of The Cutscene Characters in the Dream of the Red Chamber"
Mr. Li's comment sounds a bit arbitrary, but if you have read the following article of the Red Chamber, you know that this analysis is completely correct. Because it was followed by Qin Whale Qing De Fun Steamed Bun Nunnery, it was obviously the funeral of his own sister, but Qin Zhong took advantage of the fact that there was no one at night, secretly mixed with the nun Zhi'er, and even the overlord was the bow, without the slightest regard for the mood of intelligence, which showed the difference in Qin Zhong's character.
Of course, Qin Zhong's decadence is not achieved overnight, the image of Qin Zhong when he first appeared in "Dream of the Red Chamber" is "timid and shy, with the attitude of a daughter", also known as a Confucian prince, but since entering the Jia Fu Academy, he has long been mixed between the two houses of Ningrong, and has been accustomed to the material enjoyment of the high society, gradually polluting Qin Zhong's character, and finally becoming the above-mentioned appearance, which can also be seen that "near Zhu is red, near ink is black", and I and other readers should be a precept.
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