Mountains and Rivers Ashes

In the thirty-seventh year of Taiping, it was the Lantern Festival. Princess Xiao Mingxi of Changning came out of the palace incognito and met Pei Changge, the third son of the Duke of Zhenguo, on the banks of the Qinhuai River. A lantern, a lantern riddle, and a riverside murder tied two people who had no intersection together. They found more than one murderer - the powerful prime minister who stole the country, the traitor who collaborated with the enemy, the Beilin cavalry who was eyeing him outside the city, and the rotten bones beneath this prosperous age. When the war broke out, everyone died for the country. The scholar who didn't even dare to look at the corpse put on armor and walked from Yanmen Pass to Jiankang City, step by step towards his own end. On the day the city was destroyed, he knelt on the gravel ground of the Royal Street and was shot three times, but his back never bent. The hosta in my arms was broken into two pieces, and there was only one sentence in the blood letter—— "Mingxi, I am so lucky to meet you in this life. Don't miss me." Many years later, in front of the wordless monument outside Yanmen Pass, she put down the broken hairpin wrapped in gold wire. The mountains and rivers are still there, but the old friends will not return. Purpose: Based on the ups and downs of the princess and the son in the troubled times, he writes about the individual persistence and the tragedy of the times under the moral principles of the family and the country, interprets the loyal character of "when the mountains and rivers are broken, all those with flesh and blood will go to the national disaster", and also reflects the value of the peaceful and prosperous age. Layered interpretation 1. The core of growth: from comfort to responsibility Xiao Mingxi walked out of the palace to face the people's livelihood and the war, while Pei Changge abandoned literature and turned to martial arts to inherit the lintel of Zhonglie. Both of them completed the transformation from "protected people" to "land defenders" in the turbulent times, showing the spiritual awakening of individuals under the pressure of the times. 2. The core of character: Loyalty is not exclusive to generals It is the fate of a general to have his entire family die in battle, while the scholar who picks up his pen and joins the army, and the princess who observes the festival and goes to the disaster, are the instinctive choices made by ordinary nobles in the peaceful era before the national disaster - the responsibility for the family and the country is engraved in the bones and blood, and has never been an accessory of status. 3. The core of tragedy: a wake-up call for peace The story starts from the daily investigation of fireworks in the city and gradually leads to the end of the country and the family. The triple destruction of individuals, families, and dynasties shows the complete destruction of civilization, life, and emotions caused by war, implying compassion for the people in troubled times and cherishing the peaceful years. 4. Emotional core: confidants are of the same mind, home and country are the home The relationship between the male and female protagonists begins with getting to know each other while investigating the case, and finally they go to the national disaster together. Personal love has always given way to righteousness, but it has become more and more serious as the mountains and rivers are broken - they are not desperate mandarin ducks in troubled times, but kindred spirits with the same ideals and compatible character, guarding the mountains and rivers in their hearts in their own ways.