Zhuang Mohan was portrayed as a complicated character in " Celebrating Years." He displayed some negative actions, such as framing Fan Xian and colluding with the Eldest Princess. However, he also showed that he cherished talents and gave everything for his family. He was willing to admit his mistake and apologize to Fan Xian at the last moment of his life. Therefore, Zhuang Mohan was a magnanimous old man. His actions transcended personal grudges and national boundaries. However, whether or not he was considered a good person still needed to be determined by his personal values and judgment of his actions.
The relationship between Fan Xian and Zhuang Mohan was complicated. At first, Zhuang Mohan had been used by the Eldest Princess to frame Fan Xian, attempting to frame him for plagiarizing his famous poem. However, Fan Xian had become famous at the banquet by reciting ancient poems, causing Zhuang Mohan's plan to fail. When Zhuang Mohan was meeting the Eldest Princess in private, Fan Xian overheard their conversation. The reason Zhuang Mohan thought Fan Xian's poem was plagiarized was because Fan Xian's " Ascending the Mountain " had a deep artistic conception. With his qualifications and experience, he could not have written it. Zhuang Mohan believed that Fan Xian was young and had a stable life. He had not experienced life and death and the ups and downs of the official sea. It was impossible for him to have such a state of mind and emotion to write this poem. The conflict and misunderstanding between Fan Xian and Zhuang Mohan eventually led to a complicated relationship between them.
Fan Xian had a very high evaluation and admiration for Zhuang Mohan. He believed that Zhuang Mohan was a great grandmaster of Northern Qi's literary world, his teacher, and the Northern Qi Emperor's teacher. Fan Xian was deeply attracted by Zhuang Mohan's poem and admired him. Zhuang Mohan had once cherished Fan Xian's talent and intended to pass on the literary world to him. However, Zhuang Mohan believed Fan Xian's poem was plagiarized. He believed that Fan Xian was young and had a stable life. He had not experienced life and death and the ups and downs of the official sea. It was impossible for him to have such a state of mind and emotion to write that poem. Fan Xian retorted.
Fan Xian had attacked Zhuang Mohan in the 27th episode of " Celebrating Years." Zhuang Mohan questioned Fan Xian for plagiarizing his master's poems. Fan Xian casually recited hundreds of poems, shocking everyone. Zhuang Mohan was a great literary master of Northern Qi. His literary attainments were almost unparalleled at that time. After Fan Xian was suspected of plagiarism by Zhuang Mohan, he became famous by reciting ancient poems, causing Zhuang Mohan's plan to fail. Zhuang Mohan later apologized to Fan Xian, saying that he would rather have his reputation ruined than have Fan Xian misunderstood.
Zhuang Mohan was a famous ancient Chinese philosopher and one of the representatives of Taoism. He was born in the 3rd century B.C., during the Warring States period in China, and died in the early 2nd century B.C. In the name of Zhuang Mohan,"Lao" meant that he was old,"Zhuang" meant that he was cheerful, and "Mo" meant that he admired Mozi's thoughts. His ideology was called "Mohism", which mainly advocated universal love, non-aggression, thrift, and respect for the virtuous. The thoughts of Lao Zi, Zhuang Zi, Mo Han and others had a profound influence on the Chinese cultural tradition, and at the same time, they had an important influence on the development of philosophy and thought in the world. His theory had a wide impact on ancient Chinese politics, philosophy, literature, art and other fields, and also had a profound impact on Western philosophy, religion, science and other fields.
In " Celebrating Years," the Second Prince and Zhuang Mohan were related to Fan Xian in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest. After the Qing Emperor praised Fan Xian, the Second Prince suggested that Fan Xian preside over next year's spring examinations, attracting everyone's attention. This made people think that the Second Prince wanted to rope Fan Xian in, hoping to make him his right-hand man. Zhuang Mohan had accused Fan Xian of plagiarizing his master's work, Ascending the Mountain, which had sparked a debate. However, Fan Xian used the wine to pretend to be crazy. He recited 300 poems in one night and was called the " Poet Immortal." He successfully slapped Zhuang Mohan's accusation in the face. Thus, the relationship between the Second Prince and Zhuang Mohan and Fan Xian in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest was complicated and eye-catching.
Zhuang Mohan said to Fan Xian," I don't mistreat myself, nor do I lie to myself. Master Fan, I hope you can do the same. You must live happily."
The Zhuang Mohan in Celebration of the Year was played by Xu Huanshan.
The relationship between Zhuang Mohan and the Eldest Princess was because the Eldest Princess had used Zhuang Mohan to frame Fan Xian. The Eldest Princess had colluded with Zhuang Mohan in an attempt to frame Fan Xian at the banquet for plagiarizing a famous poem. However, Fan Xian had become famous by reciting ancient poems, causing Zhuang Mohan's plan to fail. When the Eldest Princess met Zhuang Mohan in private, Fan Xian overheard their conversation and learned that Zhuang Mohan was only following the Eldest Princess 'orders. After Zhuang Mohan's reputation was destroyed by Fan Xian, he let out a sigh of relief. Thus, the relationship between Zhuang Mohan and the Eldest Princess was one where the Eldest Princess had used Zhuang Mohan to frame Fan Xian.
Zhuang Mohan said to Fan Xian," I live happily. I don't mistreat myself, nor do I lie to myself. Master Fan, I hope you can do the same. You must live happily."