| A gang called Shenlong Jiao,
living on the Shenlong island joined by the Russians invaded China. Wei destroyed it and
built a close relationship with the Russians. He was then given the rank of Count. In his
private life he used tricks to marry seven wives. Because he refused to demolish the rebel
group, Tiandihui, he fled to an island. After a few years, the Rebellion of Wu Sangui was
defeated and Taiwan was taken over by the Cing, Wei being recommended by the right persons
to the emperor was given the rank of Duke Luding and took the assignment to fight the
Russians on the Northern border. He won the war. Once he arrived
in Beijing, his fellows in the Tiandihui asked him to assassinate Emperor Kangsi, and
Kangsi on the other hand ordered him to destroy Tiandihui. In this dilemma he carried his
seven wives and fetched his mother in Yangjhou, and together they moved to Yunnan and
spent the rest of their lives comfortably.
This novel combines histories, folk tales, and the author's imagination. The protagonist
Wei Siaobao, who had no extraordinary fighting skills, but was greedy, libidinous,
illiterate and gang-like in behavior, is different from the standard hero of wusia novels.
This novel, the final story of Jin Yong, is written in an ironic way with brilliant
writing skill, and is regarded as Jin Yong's best novel. |
