陳情令 令人折服的命名12 - 薛洋與魏嬰(Xue Yang & Wei Ying)
薛洋,字成美,是陳情令枱面上的反派中,少數向觀眾完整交待名和字的角色之一。劇中並未交待他的祖上為何,但從姓薛及只有他知道如何使陰鐵之間沒感應,加上只有他知道「四方之氣,盡歸玄武」這件事,合理推測他是薛重亥的後人。
Xue Yang, courtesy name Chengmei, is one of the few villains on the The Untamed stage who can fully show his name and courtesy name to the audience. The play does not explain who his ancestors are, but from the surname Xue, only he knows how to make the Yin Iron shard not feel the other shards, and only he knows the sentence: "All the energy of the four directions belong to Xuanwu", it is reasonable to speculate that he is Xue Chonghai's descendant.
Xue Yang, courtesy name Chengmei, is one of the few villains on the The Untamed stage who can fully show his name and courtesy name to the audience. The play does not explain who his ancestors are, but from the surname Xue, only he knows how to make the Yin Iron shard not feel the other shards, and only he knows the sentence: "All the energy of the four directions belong to Xuanwu", it is reasonable to speculate that he is Xue Chonghai's descendant.
這個和魏嬰一樣曾流落街頭的薛洋,也有著燦爛迷人笑容,也可以和含光君對戰得不相上下;但魏嬰一生除奸扶弱,薛洋卻四處降災(他的配劍叫降災);魏嬰練了詭道術法後,看到被虐打的溫氏餘眾,會自然而然的心痛與不快;反觀薛洋卻是以虐殺得罪過他的人為樂,別人的命再多都抵不過他的一根手指頭。
This Xue Yang, who used to live on the streets like Wei Ying, also has a bright and charming smile, and can also compete with Lan Zhan; Wei Ying eliminated the traitors and helped the weak all his life, and Xue Yang sent disasters everywhere. (his sword is also called The Looming Disaster.)
This Xue Yang, who used to live on the streets like Wei Ying, also has a bright and charming smile, and can also compete with Lan Zhan; Wei Ying eliminated the traitors and helped the weak all his life, and Xue Yang sent disasters everywhere. (his sword is also called The Looming Disaster.)
做為反襯魏嬰的角色之一,名字也取得相當有反襯效果;魏嬰的「嬰」發音接近「陰」,而薛洋的「洋」,發音和「陽」是一樣的。不但名字上有陰陽對照,魏嬰自亂葬崗歸來後,便自帶陰邪之氣,與外表陽光的薛洋,成了太極圖的活版,這其實也是在讓觀眾去思考一件事,我們是不是常常被外觀所矇騙了,而不去觀察人的「心之所向」。
(in Chinese philosophy, medicine, etc.) yin and yang, the two opposing principles in nature, the former feminine and negative, the latter masculine and positive.
百年前的仙門大家,為何不知陰鐵其實有五塊,可見當年將陰鐵分裂,並將最重要的中心部份藏於劍中,將屠戮玄武鎮壓在寒潭洞中的人,並非當年參與圍剿的仙門百家們,那還有誰可以做到呢?推測應該是薛重亥本人或是與其極要好的伙伴或助手。
之前提過我認為:陳情令是以男主魏嬰的現世遭遇,陳述著百年冤案的前世實情。而魏嬰墜崖前拋出陰虎符並毀去一半,不就在告訴我們薛重亥生前是有交出陰鐵的?薛重亥可能以為犠牲自己並交出陰鐵,可以換來夷陵仙山的平安。沒想到小人們卻不放過夷陵的老弱婦孺而大肆屠殺,使得夷陵因冤死者眾多而怨氣衝天,一般認為冤死者的戾氣最重。夷陵仙山終因太多冤死者而煞氣過重無法消解。
何謂冤死?不是老死或自然死亡,而是自殺、天災、戰亂、意外、遇害等,含冤身亡的稱為冤死。從溫氏覆滅後,一批批和溫氏有關的人被無良的金氏及其他小門派圍剿、虐打、屠殺,可以推測品行家教也不好的溫家,當時應該也伙同了一些小門派對夷陵餘眾進行了類似的行為。這些小門派中,應該就有會欺負孤兒的常氏、白雪閣及其他被薛洋清空的小門派。
前世之鑑訴說了犠牲自己並繳械後,換來的是一場無差別屠殺。後世的魏嬰不再重蹈覆轍的將自己獻出以求保任何人平安,所以他年幼失去父母,為保護溫情一脈對外宣佈脫離雲夢江氏,跳崖前和藍湛也只是「曾經的畢生知己」。這一切命運的安排,不就是為了讓他了無牽掛,不必再為任何人妥協嗎?最重要的是他不再姓薛,除了「魏」這個姓的特殊意涵外(請參閱魏嬰篇章),還因為「薛」和「獻」都有一個如上的異體字。
若說魏嬰出世的意義,是使薜重亥在天道輪迴中得以重新走過那失敗的道路,不再犠牲自己以求他人平安,那其他被屠的生靈難道就白白犠牲嗎?該如何討要他們的血債呢?只能是自家薛姓子弟出馬了,於是向天獻祭出自己誠心準備並清洗乾淨的小羊羔,祈求一切可以回歸於美好,這個小羊羔,便叫薛洋,字成美了。(洋這個字左邊的三點代表水)
小羊羔何其無奈的成為祭品,只好帶著怨氣,成為真正的「青羊」(傳說中的煞神),又或者說成為真正的「擎羊」(命理學的四煞星之一)(劇中另一位正派人物叫羅青羊,有另文討論),去討要應還給眾冤魂的血債,所以先後到了溫家及金家,順道滅了常氏、白雪閣及一些小門派。任務完成後,老天賞給小羊一段幸福有愛的日子(義城生活),並且完成小羊的心願 - 有人天天給他糖,而且是一天二顆。如此豐厚的獎勵,是對他的垂愛;安排他被追殺得奄奄一息,是和魏嬰跳崖一樣給予重生的機會。
可惜的是重生後的小羊羔沒有學會珍惜,待在義城內也沒學會「義」字的真諦,依然故我的虐殺得罪過他的人,還天真的以為將眼盲的曉星塵變得和自己一樣時,他就會和自己待在心盲的暗黑世界。沒想到的是,居然有寧願自己消逝,也不願墜落暗黑的靈魂。於是小羊羔終究還是為當世的罪孽付出代價,親手將幸福的小日子弄得曲終人散。
做為稱職的對照組,還被安排了一段對話吹捧一下主角:
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魏嬰:閣下還真是厲害。能將陰鐵藏匿這麼多年不露一點風聲。所有人都以為是我拿走了你的陰鐵,煉就了陰虎符。自嘆不如。
Ying: You are so good. You could have hidden Yin Iron for so many years without leaking out any info. Hence everyone thinks that I took away your Yin Iron and made the Amulet. I feel I'm not your equal.
薛洋:不不不。還是你比我厲害,我只是偶然間,發現了一些陰鐵的秘密,而你卻能無師自通,做出陰虎符。
Yang: No, no, no. You are better than me. I just happened to discover some secrets of Yin Iron, but you'er self-taught when making the Amulet.
薛洋辛苦了,在賣力的做好一個完美的綠葉之後,終於可以下線了。
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