In the Water Margin, find the most disliked character of the group, it is estimated that nine times out of ten will choose Song Jiang. Many people think that this is because of Zhao'an, in fact, this is not the root cause of his scorn by everyone, according to the situation of the good man in Liangshan at that time, in fact, Zhao'an is not unacceptable. Although he was the one who provoked the lead, if everyone opposed it, he would not be able to turn to the imperial court.
Many people only saw how loud the good men of Liangshan were, but they did not see that their biggest problem at that time was not from the imperial court, but from the internal survival pressure. To put it bluntly, although the Shuipo Liangshan Mountain they occupied was a dangerous place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it did not have the capital to let the good men stay here for a long time. Good men are actually ordinary people, and they are also confused by food, clothing, shelter and transportation.
For this reason, it is not difficult to understand why those brothers who carry their family wealth up the mountain will be particularly favored by Song Jiang, after all, this is the most scarce thing in the cottage. In addition, Liangshan also faced a greater threat, that is, naturally, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. If you are familiar with the history of the Song Dynasty, you know that the army they stationed at the border pass has no combat effectiveness, but the elite in the hands of the emperor - 800,000 forbidden troops!
In fact, the imperial court did not pay attention to Song Jiang at all, and in the eyes of the emperor, Fang La, who was more powerful, was the primary goal that the imperial court wanted to get rid of at that time. At that time, the main reason why the officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court were repeatedly planted in the hands of Liangshan was not how strong Liangshan's strength was, but that the imperial court did not pay attention to it at all, and the strength of the officers and soldiers sent could be imagined.
Because the main energy of the imperial court at that time, in addition to the imperial Liao, was to use the conquest of Fang La. Song Jiang also saw this very clearly, and he also knew at that time that his strength was only about 10,000 troops, and he was not an opponent of the imperial court at all. If you do not take the initiative to choose to surrender, wait until the imperial court soldiers suppress the territory, then there will be no bargaining chips. To this end, he summed up the matter with Wu Yong and asked what would happen if he did not recruit An.
Of course, Wu Yong also knew what kind of fate would be if he confronted the imperial court, and the answer was only two words: annihilation. In fact, unlike Fang La, Liangshan had no intention of tearing his face with the imperial court, because they were just "for the Heavenly Path", and did not establish themselves as emperors like Fang La. If they do not agree to Zhao'an, they will naturally sit in the name of the thief, which is also what they are not willing to accept.
In fact, Liangshan did not have the strength to defeat the officers and soldiers of the imperial court at all, and if the confrontation continued, it was only a matter of how long it would last. For this reason, it is fundamentally correct to recruit security, as long as it can find a good future for the brothers, certainly no one has said bad things about Song Jiang. The reason why Song Jiang was scolded by people was because he was selfish and only cared for himself, and even sacrificed the lives of his brothers for this!