Who are the worst endings among the good men of Liangshan? The first must be Song Jiang, who suffered the consequences of self-inflicted evil, and he fantasized about surrendering to the imperial court in exchange for glory and wealth, but he did not expect that the imperial court played a drama with him to unload and kill donkeys. The second was Wu Yong, who changed the court to Song Jiang, fantasizing about following Song Jiang to fight a "wife and shadow", but in the end it was still an empty, and finally a rope was hanged in front of Song Jiang's grave.
The tragic end of the good man of Liangshan was already doomed as early as when Song Jiang decided to recruit security to the imperial court. And those good men of Liangshan who died in the battle against Fang La, they were just chips for Song Jiangbo to gain a meritorious name. As for their fate, it was already doomed as early as when they chose to defect to Song Jiang. Looking at the ending of the good men of Liangshan, in addition to Gongsun Sheng, who left halfway, only a few good men like Xiao Rang, Jin Dajian, Li Ying's master and servant who had remained neutral were able to die well in the end.
If it is said that which good man on Liangshan has the best ending, it must be Li Jun, who is known as the "Mixed River Dragon". He was the only one who saw through the end of Liangshan, voluntarily gave up the glory and wealth in front of him, left Song Jiang on the pretext of pretending to be ill, and finally established a state overseas and became king. Moreover, he also completed a feat, that is, from the original supporting role identity to the protagonist identity, in the "Water Margin Sequel" successful counterattack.
The good men of Liangshan paid a huge price, and lost more than half of the good men before they could pacify Fang La. On the day when the class teachers returned to the dynasty, even a little more normal people could imagine how glorious and rich they would be. Song Jiang painstakingly plotted for so long, for what? Isn't it for this day? However, seeing that the glory and wealth were about to arrive, two people chose to leave Liangshan at this time.
One of them is Yan Qing, and the other is Li Jun. The reason why Yan Qing left Liangshan was actually very simple, not that he had many thoughts about the future, but that he might be tired of the days of giving Lu Junyi a small house, and there was still a Li Shishi waiting for him on the jianghu. Under such circumstances, how could he follow Song Jiang back to receive the reward? So he simply took advantage of the darkness and left with a load of treasure.
Some people may feel that Yan Qing is too unrighteous, you slip away, why do you have to sneak away a load of treasure? In fact, these treasures are also deserved by Yan Qing, and they are exchanged for their lives. Since Liangshan had fulfilled his mission and pacified Fang La, who had brought calamity to Jiangnan for the imperial court, Yan Qing naturally had the right to choose his own life. Instead of continuing to follow Lu Junyi as a small squatter, it is better to take the treasure and go to find Master Li, a confidant with a red face.
Yan Qing left, that's because there was still a confidant on the jianghu waiting for him, so he chose to leave. The reason why Li Jun left Liangshan is not so simple, because he may be the only one who can see through the end of Liangshan. On the way back to the dynasty, Li Jun not only pretended to be ill and left Liangshan, but also tried to take the Tong brothers with him. And what is even more rare is that Li Jun even arranged his own retreat, and after meeting with the Tong brothers, he immediately went to find the Four Jies of Taihu Lake and went overseas.
Judging from Li Jun's series of actions, he is afraid that he has been planning for a long time and has planned his fate long ago. And the premise of his decision is that he may have already seen through the end of the good man of Liangshan. Otherwise, who would be willing to give up the glory and wealth at their fingertips and choose to go to a wild overseas country? You know, even Yan Qing, who has always been free, picked up the treasure when he left, but Li Jun didn't bring anything when he left.
And more importantly, Li Jun's relationship with Song Jiang is extraordinary, and he has saved Song Jiang's life three times. In other words, as long as Liangshan has always existed, with the relationship between Li Jun and Song Jiang, Li Jun can always sit back and relax. But Li Jun finally took the initiative to leave Liangshan, why? The reason is that he saw through the end of the good man of Liangshan. Otherwise, why would he give up such a big patron as Song Jiang, but instead try his best to pretend to be ill and leave Liangshan?
Speaking of which, Li Jun is one of the few smart people on Liangshan. Moreover, Li Jun's cleverness is very different from Wu Yong's small cleverness. Li Jun started out as a smuggler in his early years, and only later did he follow Li Li, Zhang Heng and others to the grass in Jieyang Ridge. Compared with those reckless heroes in Liangshan, Li Jun, a businessman who started on the black market, belongs to the kind of very brainy, and will not give his life to Song Jiang because of some empty promises from Song Jiang.
While the other good men were still indulging in Song Jiang's promise to "seal his wife and shadow", Li Jun saw the hidden crisis behind it. Imagine, with the festival between Liangshan and the imperial court, how could the imperial court easily let Liangshan go? You must know that most of the good men on Liangshan, except for those few imperial court generals, were wanted criminals of the imperial court. Moreover, these good men still had more or less the lives of the officials and soldiers of the imperial court on their hands, and it was even more impossible to lightly expose them because of Song Jiang's words.
As the saying goes, the birds do their best to hide their bows, and the cunning rabbits cook by dead dogs. Although Li Jun was mixed up in the city, he still understood this truth. Therefore, after pacifying Fang La, he pretended to be ill and left Liangshan, and went overseas with several close friends to build a country and become a king, creating a foundation. Judging from the ending of the characters, Li Jun is the real smart person, far from being comparable to Wu Yong's small intelligence.