解读王熙凤命运的密码——“一从二令三人木”探析

A Cipher Code in the Computension of the Fate of Hsi-feng--Ana Alysis to "First complies, then commands, then is discarded

脂批所谓运用了“拆字法”的“一从二令三人木”句,历来是学界争论的焦点。但直至今日,有关王熙凤评语和结局的这七个字仍是聚讼纷纭的疑案。其实,这句话概括了凤姐在贾府中境遇不同的三个阶段:顺从人心、奠定基础的第一阶段,大权在握、威重令行的第二阶段,时非势败、终被休弃的第三阶段。

The sentence 'First complies, then commands, then is discarded' denoting Wang Hsi-feng's fate, which was noted as a code to Wang's fate by using 'splitting Chinese character into parts', has long been the focus drawing intense attention from scholars both home and abroad. So is the present situation, the sentence remains a puzzle with various explanations. Essentially, this sentence summaries Hsi-feng's three different stages concerning her status in Chia Mansion: the first stage of her compliance by keeping a low profile in order to gain a solid foundation for future, the second stage of her exercising power and giving commands, and the third stage of the collapse of power and being finally discarded.