Peacock Flying Southeast is a masterpiece in the history of literature. Why did you drop it from the Chinese textbook?

"Peacock flies to the southeast, drifting in five miles" I believe all the students who have studied ancient poetry know that this is one of the peaks of Yuefu poetry and the first narrative poem in the history of China literature. He stood out from many literary works and was selected as a Chinese textbook for junior and senior high schools.

The pinnacle of literary history

The long narrative Peacock Flying Southeast can be said to be a masterpiece of Yuefu poetry, which is as famous as Mulan Poetry, which has been made into movies and TV series for many times. These two articles, also known as "Yuefu Double Wall", have influenced China people from generation to generation and are the crystallization of China traditional culture.

The story of the peacock flying southeast took place during the reign of Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The love between the protagonists Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi ended in the tragedy of double suicide, which can be said to be a classic tragic love story bound by feudal ethics. But in fact, it was deleted from the newly compiled Chinese textbook for middle schools. What is the reason?

Speaking of the Eastern Han Dynasty, we have to talk about the cultural and educational policies adopted by Emperor Wu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to restore the country's development and make the country prosperous, Emperor Wudi of the Eastern Han Dynasty recruited wise men from the society and sought the policy of governing the country. However, because the culture at that time was influenced by the theory of Huang Lao in the early Han Dynasty, it paid attention to inaction and let nature take its course, which was obviously inconsistent with the positive political system of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.

However, when Taoism shone brilliantly in the society, the positive political system of Confucianism was deeply loved by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, so the suggestions of governing the country put forward by Dong Zhongshu in "Good Policy is Virtue" were adopted by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, which laid the foundation for Confucianism to rule China's ideological circle for thousands of years.

Feudal ethics kills people.

Among them, Dong Zhongshu's thought of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was promoted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As we all know, Confucianism in China places great emphasis on the "three cardinal guides and five permanents". The so-called "three cardinal guides" means that the monarch is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife.

The idea of respecting the inferior and not overstepping the rules is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everything should be based on Confucian ethics. In the aspect of children's marriage system, the requirements of "parents are appointed as matchmakers" and "inherit the wind" are stipulated.

The so-called "parents' orders and matchmakers' words" is a requirement. If you want to get married, your children's marriage must be decided by your parents, who will allocate marriage for your children. After the two families reach an understanding, the man's family will find a matchmaker to make a dowry. Only in this way can you get married. As for the newlyweds, they don't have to meet before marriage, they can't argue, and they can't make their own decisions. They have no autonomy in marriage at all.

In addition, the "inherit the wind", that is to say, there is nothing wrong with what parents do. Even if the result is not good, it can only be because the children did something wrong. The whole world should do things according to their parents' orders and dare not resist at all. A little resistance will make you disloyal and unfilial.

The tragic love story between Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi happened in this social background. At that time, Liu Lanzhi was also a beautiful married lady of the Jiao Zhongqing family. From "weaving at the age of thirteen, learning to make clothes at the age of fourteen ... reciting poems at the age of sixteen", it can be seen that Liu Lanzhi received a good family education, but after marrying into Jiao Zhongqing, "* * * happened for two or three years" but had no children, which was deeply influenced by the "three unfilial, none" at that time.

However, after returning to China, he was influenced by the idea of "marrying a woman and splashing water". After returning home, Liu Lanzhi was not treated well, and her mother's brother was rude, which directly led to their tragedy.

At the end of the article, the two families regretted it, so they made friends. People's yearning for freedom and their resistance to feudalism and secularism are pinned on it. Classic works like this should be praised, so why is such a classic Peacock Flying Southeast ruthlessly deleted from Chinese textbooks?

The real reason for deletion

Some people speculate that the story of Peacock Flying Southeast describes a love tragedy, which will have a negative impact on students, but this statement is not true. Su Shi wrote "Ten years of life and death, I will never forget it" and Gui Youguang's "Tale of Mountain Residence" described that "there was a loquat tree in the court, which was planted by my wife when she died, and now it is as graceful as a building"

In fact, the reason why Peacock flies southeast was deleted was mainly because the feudal atmosphere in the poem was too strong, such as "parents' orders and matchmakers' words", which would have an important impact on the thoughts of middle school students today. In addition, some people think that Jiao Zhongqing's behavior today is actually irresponsible, but more like "Ma Baonan". When his mother dislikes his wife in every way, he can only let her go home first. In fact, when he knows what his wife will face when she comes home this time, he can only listen to his mother's decision. When the persuasion to his mother was fruitless, it was very important to know that Liu Lanzhi was about to remarry, and he could only think of such a way of losing both sides.

In addition, junior high school students have many contradictions with their parents when they are rebellious in adolescence, but in fact they can actively find ways to solve them. However, in the article Peacock Flying Southeast, there will be a wrong view that when parents don't understand and encounter irreconcilable contradictions, they will commit suicide if they can't beat them.

According to the suicide cases of teenagers in recent years, we found that many teenagers will commit suicide without hesitation when they encounter a little problem. It seems that they haven't realized the preciousness of life, and life is only once, which shows that life education in China is still very lacking.

Peacock flies southeast is a successful work that praises young people for giving their lives to resist feudal ethics. However, when his audience is underage middle school students whose minds are not fully mature, it is easy for teenagers to have a wrong understanding that it is wrong to listen to their parents and only to resist, which undoubtedly plays a role in fueling the situation for those teenagers who are in the rebellious period of youth.

Unfortunately, a classic "Peacock Flying Southeast" which has been circulated for thousands of years was forced to be deleted because it was suspected of "feudal ethical confrontation", but as long as more guidance is given, this article is still readable.