![]() Once there is a price attached, the sense of chivalry diminishes. Chivalrous persons usually take action for others. The highest principle of wuxia novels is to preach the spirit of chivalry. The Chinese perspective is to act according to their conscience, not in hope that they would have a better after life, nor is to avoid the sufferings in Hell. Westerners would often do as God (or the Church) orders. There is less of such concept of values in the western society. He felt that if he accepted, his virtuous act would come with a price and would be considered a noble act of chivalry. Zhao Kuangyin escorted Jingniang for a thousand miles, but persistently refused when the beautiful lady offered herself to him. A chivalrous person has no regards (not for their own life, interests, or reputation), and does not accept any form of repayment in pursuit of justice. Chivalry is not to serve justice in pursuit of self interest (including for one’s own country, organisation, friends and relatives).Īs the saying goes, “If you encounter injustice, draw your sword to help”. Zhang Wuji seemed to be lacking the bearing of a hero in his personality, but he displayed an abundance of chivalry. However, the book was superficial in depicting Zhang Sanfeng’s grief upon witnessed Zhang Cuishan slitting his throat, and Xie Xun’s heartbreak when he heard about Zhang Wuji’s death. The deep father and son love between Xie Xun and Zhang Wuji. The teacher and student love between Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Cuishan. The brotherly love between the Seven Heroes of Wudang. In fact, this novel’s theme of love is not centred around that romance between man and woman, but the friendship between men. Zhang Wuji is not a good leader, but he can be our good friend. Therefore, the love stories in this novel is not very beautiful, though this perhaps makes them more realistic. The thought of this often makes me melancholic. Regrettably, I could not let her be with Zhang Wuji. ![]() Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min both had the leadership abilities, but a lady with such strong leadership talent were often not very adorable. The third criteria was a strong desire for authority. The second criteria was to be swift and decisive. The first criteria for a successful leaders in China was tolerance, including self-restraint, tolerance towards others, and ruthlessness when dealing with enemies. Three thousand years of political history in China has long since laid out the outcome clearly. Even if he reluctantly agreed to, he would undoubtedly fail in the end. Of course, he has no wish to take up the responsibility. For someone like Zhang Wuji, no matter how great his martial arts abilities were, he is not cut out to be a good leader. Zhang Wuji only valued the good in others all his life, choosing to forgive (and even forget) their shortcomings. Since his personality has already been written as such, everything that happened was determined by his character, and the author is unable to interfere. Even the author does not know whether this is true. However, deep down in his heart, which girl did he love the most? I fear he had no idea himself. Among Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min, Yin Li, Xiaozhao, it appeared that his love for Zhao Min was the deepest, and he said so to Zhou Zhiruo at the end of the novel as well. He did not hesitate when it came to love. Guo Jing’s wavering between Huang Rong and Princess Huazheng purely stemmed from moral values. On the matters of the heart, Yang Guo was devoted to Xiaolongnü till death, and had no regard for societal norms. He was bound by circumstances with no escape. However, Zhang Wuji’s whole life had been influenced by others. Guo Jing dominated during pivotal moments, but required Huang Rong to spur him on for small matters. Yang Guo was definitely one to the initiative. Hence, he would leap to the aid of others without regards of his own safety.) However, he inevitably had some flaws that, perhaps, made him more similar to ordinary people like us. As he had lived in the Ice Fire Island since young, he was unaware of the dangers in society and did not value his own interests. He was magnanimous, benevolent, and chivalrous (His chivalry was actually the most important trait. However, Zhang Wuji’s personality was more complex and he was also weaker. The male protagonists of this trilogy are completely different in nature. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre is the third part of the Condor Trilogy.
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