During the period of ancient Chinese feudal society, the rulers frantically squeezed the ordinary people, the long years of war and chaos displaced countless people, the famine made people hungry, and the rulers would still wantonly loot the people's fat and people's ointment, which eventually led to the intensification of contradictions and the rebellion of officers and soldiers. There have been many peasant uprisings in Chinese history, but they have largely failed. If there is a peasant uprising in the dynasty, it means that its development has also come to an end, such as the Chen Sheng Wuguang uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Green Forest Peasant Uprising of the New Dynasty, the Sun En Uprising of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wagang Peasant Uprising of the Sui Dynasty, and the Fang La Uprising of the Song Dynasty.
If a dynasty is in a situation where officials force the people to rebel, then it means that it is not long from extinction, the most important basis of feudal rule is the people, and the ruler has never been able to understand this, and eventually ignited self-immolation, leading to the demise of the dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, shandong province, which had been revered for generations, also began to rebel, such as the story of Bo Juyi in Liangshan, Shandong, told in Shi Nai'an's "Water Margin". There is an old Chinese saying called "Shandong is not reversed, the Central Plains are not destroyed", because Shandong Province is one of the origins of Confucianism, and all Confucians in the world are respected, which is also the vane of dynastic development. If the Confucians of Shandong, who have respected the monarch and loved the country for generations, have begun to rebel, it means that the dynasty has really come to an end, and this is the case with Liangshan Bojuyi.
In the famous book "Water Margin", there are many scenes that people yearn for, such as brotherly love, and the good man of Liangshan can give up his life to accompany his brother. Then there are the good men of Liangshan punishing adultery and eliminating evil, drinking wine in large bowls and eating meat, such a day is definitely enviable. In fact, Liangshan Bojuyi is not a complete brotherly heart, and some people also have selfish intentions, ruining the fate of the entire cottage for personal development, this person is Song Jiang, who sits on the top seat of Liangshan Po.
Song Jiang was originally the abbot of Junyuncheng County, Shandong, but later he was discovered to communicate with Chao Gai, a major criminal wanted by the imperial court, so he killed people and fled home to hide. After the incident, Song Jiang defected to Xiao Li Guanghuarong in Qingfeng Village, but was framed and imprisoned. After that, Song Jiang was sentenced to death for writing anti-poems in Xunyang Lou, and was rescued by the good han of Liangshan at the execution site, and then defected to Liangshan. Song Jiang was known for his loyalty in the jianghu, and many people respected him very much, so his status after he went to Liangshan has always been very high.
Chao Gai was later killed by an arrow in The City of Dazengtou, and Song Jiang was pushed to the top position and became the supreme leader of Liangshan Po. Although Song Jiang chose to fall into the grass as a coward, in fact, his heart has always wanted to be loyal to the country, he is in Liangshan, but his heart is in the court. So much so that later the imperial court sent people to recruit security, and Song Jiang finally agreed to defect to the imperial court despite the persuasion of the people. In the face of Lin Chong's enemies, Song Jiang, for his own future, actually prevented Lin Chong from taking revenge, which was enough to see his character. The so-called brotherhood is only a superficial appearance, and everything is not important in the face of personal future.
The banner of "For the Heavenly Path" hanging by Liangshan Po Zhongyi Hall was also changed by Song Jiang to "ShunTian Protector of the Country", which is enough to see his ambition, and Liang Shan Po is just a "springboard" for Song Jiang, which is a stage for him to show himself to the imperial court. After the good han of Liangshan followed Song Jiang to accept the offer, he was used as cannon fodder by the imperial court, allowing them to compete with the Fang La rebel army, the sandpiper clams, so that the imperial court, the "fisherman", benefited from it. In the end, most of the good men of Liangshan were killed on the battlefield, the Fang La rebellion was also quelled, and the imperial court reaped the benefits of the fishermen. When Song Jiang's class returned to the dynasty, there were only 27 leaders left, and soon after he and Li Kui drank poisonous wine and committed suicide, and the military masters Wu Yong and Hua Rong also hanged themselves next to Song Jiang's tomb.
Many people think that Song Jiang's acceptance of the imperial court's offer is the wrong choice, but in fact, this is not the case, Liangshan Bojuyi itself never jumped out of the limitations of the ancient peasant revolt. There are many cases of peasant uprisings in ancient China, but basically they all eventually fail, and the reasons need to be analyzed from within. The same is true of Liangshan Bojuyi, especially after Chao Gai's death, the first to see Song Jiang's thoughts was to enter the Yunlong Gongsun Sheng, and then Song Jiang accepted the invitation to return to the dynasty, and many people also chose to leave, such as the Mixed River Dragon Li Jun and the Tong brothers, they all saw the true face of Song Jiang.
If Song Jiang does not accept zhao'an, in fact, the end will be similar, Song Jiang's ambition has never been to fall into the grass in the mountains, but to be loyal to the country. After Song Jiang sat in the top seat of Liangshan, the cottage continued to grow, and the personnel became more and more complicated, including many well-known chicken and dog thieves. At that time, in order to let Zhu Tong, the duke of beautiful hair, go up the mountain, Li Kui directly killed the child of Zhu Tong's benefactor and forced him to go to Liangshan.
Lin Chong, Wu Song, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and others were originally imperial court officials, and they chose to fall into the grass for various reasons. Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and others even did not hesitate to give up their reputation and fell into the grass (Hu Yanzhuo was the founding general of the Song Dynasty), they had no way to retreat, but Song Jiang never considered them, even if they made meritorious contributions in the future, Hu Yanzhuo and others would be difficult to be reused by the imperial court, and their families would be suppressed. There are many internal contradictions, even if Song Jiang did not choose Zhao'an at that time, the end could only be two words - scattered gangs.
Chao Gai sat in the top seat, maybe Liang Shanbo could go a long way, and everyone was wearing Chao Gai at that time. On the other hand, Song Jiang sat in the top seat, and different factions appeared inside, he was ostensibly the big brother of everyone, but many brothers were actually not in harmony with each other, and the eventual dissolution was also the trend. What are your thoughts on this?