Lu Xun was most opposed to two things in his life, one was the reactionary ruler who was arrogant and extravagant, ruining the people, and the other was the servility of groveling and supercilious. Even in his will, he taught his family this way: "People who hurt others' teeth but oppose revenge and advocate tolerance should never approach him." "(The end of J.J. Pavilion's sketch?" Death ") Lu Xun looked down on that set of compromises and compromises. It is not enough for Lu Xun not to see this; If you can't see this, it's not enough to say casting swords.
As we all know, Casting Sword is based on the story of "Three Kings' Tomb" in ancient books such as Biography and Search for Ji Shen. This story is full of the spirit of revenge on the reactionary ruler. Imagine: the king of Chu named Master Lu Xiaofeng to cast a sword for him. When the sword was successful, he not only did not reward it, but killed it. How cruel it is! Can such a tyrant not retaliate and not punish? Red nose, the posthumous son of the general, really killed the king of Chu with his father's male sword and his own head with the help of the guests, and got revenge. This story of revenge is really righteous; In Lu Xun's pen, it is even more vivid and touching.
Why is Casting Sword written so heartily? As mentioned above, this depends on Lu Xun's familiarity with the subject matter and his half-life struggle experience. Looking back on his half-life experience, he once said: "I have seen the Revolution of 1911, the Second Revolution, Yuan Shikai and zhang xun restoration, and it seems that I am suspicious." ("Selected Works"? What do you doubt? It is the counter-revolutionaries of the fake revolution who wonder how many innocent and naive revolutionaries they have killed in the name of revolution. He deeply felt: "It's a pity that China is too difficult to change. Even if you move a table and refit a stove, you almost need blood. " And even if there is blood, it may not be able to move and modify it. "("the grave? What happened after Nora left? ) The actual failure of the Revolution of 1911, Qiu Jin's murder, Yuan Shikai's massacre of "revolutionaries", "May 30th Massacre" and "Women's Normal University Incident" until 1926 "March 18th Massacre", the Beiyang warlord headed by Duan brutally slaughtered unarmed petitioners, and Lu Xun's students fell in a pool of blood. "Casting Sword" was written in this mood and is the artistic crystallization of Lu Xun's revolutionary revenge. It is worth noting that the first draft of 1926 10 was not published immediately after it was written in 10. 1927 was originally brought to Guangzhou, but it is still being considered and polished. It was not until April 3rd 1927 that he formally finalized, mailed and published it. Naturally, this novel also shows his new observations and experiences after he arrived in Guangzhou. At that time, in Guangzhou, the struggle between * * * producers and the Kuomintang Rightists became increasingly superficial. "Rain is coming, and the" 412 "and" 415 "massacres that brutally slaughtered the producers and revolutionary masses are already in the pipeline. The "Zhongshan Ship Incident" in Guangzhou on March 20th, in which the captain and producer Li Yunlong was killed, was the signal and prologue of the massacre. Lu Xun revised and finalized his "Casting Sword" with a high degree of revolutionary vigilance and greater confidence, and an excellent historical novel was born.