《金瓶梅》“独罪财色”新解

A New Interpretation of the View of "Only Considering Pelf and Lechery as Evil" in Jin Ping Mei

《金瓶梅》"独罪财色"是张竹坡明确提出来的,这一命题经历了一个演变过程,词话本的写定者和崇祯本的修订者认为财色本身存在罪恶,人是财色的牺牲品,对贪财好色的人缺乏应有的谴责与批判。张竹坡将财色的罪恶最终归结到贪财好色的人身上,他注意到贪财与好色之间的联系,将财色作为整体进行谴责,他认为财比色更厉害,《金瓶梅》罪财重于罪色。《金瓶梅》写定者与修订者"独罪财色"的创作动机,在小说中基本得以实现,但小说的意义,绝不仅仅局限于此,《金瓶梅》客观上暴露了人在追逐财色的过程中各种令人发指的罪恶行径。

The view of ＂only considering pelf and lechery as evil＂ in Jin Ping Mei, which was clearly proposed by Zhang Zhupo, has experienced a process of change and development. The author of the Cihua Edition and the reviser of the Chongzhen Edition claim that pelf and lechery are evil, of which people are the victims and that those who are addicted to pelf and lechery should be criticized and censured. Zhang Zhupo attributed the evil of pelf and lechery to the people who pursue them. He noticed the relationship between being greedy after pelf and being greedy after lechery. That explains why he censured them as a whole. Yet, he claimed that pelf is more harmful than lechery, which was also embodied in Jin Ping Mei. The creating motivation of Jin Ping Mei＇s author and reviser was represented in this novel. But most importantly, the novel also uncovers all kinds of evil actions in the process of people＇s pursuing pelf and lechery.