At the beginning of "Water Margin", the 108 general of Liangshan was set, that is, 108 magic stars. From this point of view, the good man of Liangshan became a god after his death, which seems to mean that he will change from evil to righteousness and be able to upgrade away. After all, magic is not a good word, God is tall, but is this the case?
For example, Gongsun Sheng, he can be said to be the closest good man to becoming a god in the Hujiang Lake. The profession is a Taoist, with high-end spells of "cattle to explosion, dazzling to cool", and the teacher is responsible for guiding and guiding, and He is the number one seed player, why didn't he become a god?
No battle kills! This is probably the answer for the vast majority of people. However, the author believes that whether or not to die in battle is not the focus, the real focus is at the end. The original work of "Water Margin" makes it very clear that after Gongsun Sheng left the liangshan army, he "immersed himself in cultivation". In other words, he could not reach the realm of becoming a god, and could only continue to work hard.
Chai Jin eventually died without illness, why didn't he become a god? Combined with another good man of Liangshan, Li Ying, it was clear. Chai Jin's star name is TianguiXing, Li Ying is TianfuXing, and the so-called Liangshan 108 will be rich and noble. Natural people live a very moist life, to have an identity, to have silver and silver, and the red dust in the world is so beautiful, can they support themselves to become gods? Readers won't believe and agree to it either.
As for Lin Chong, although Yang Zhi is also dead, he must not become a god, why? Quite simply, the brothers are both angry, hateful, and angry, how do you make these two brothers become gods? After being promoted to the Immortal Class, he yelled at the Jade Emperor: Brother Jade Emperor, I ask the Nether realm for revenge, and the hand blade is high and that is the end, where is the god, it is clear that it is to change the rhythm of the "powerful ghost".
Therefore, if you want to become a god in the Water Margin, you must meet three conditions.
One: those who are close to the path have no chance. All the mages in the Water Margin, including Gongsun Sheng's master Luo Zhenren, did not become gods, and this was the reason. This indicates a realm or pursuit that has no upper limits. It can only be kept getting closer, and it cannot be said that it has been fulfilled.
Second: the insulation of the rich. The biggest rich and noble people in the Water Margin River and Lake, other than the emperor's eldest brother, all called themselves "Daojun Emperor". But have people become gods? Instead of that, he went to Master Li to discuss life. Therefore, other rich and noble people, such as Chai Jin and Li Ying, must be insulated!
Third: the wrongdoers perish. This is the embarrassment and helplessness of Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Chao Gai and other wronged people. Because there is a Liangshan scoop that puts the son Song Jiang across there, it will be directly destroyed for you. Gao Li was captured alive on Liangshan, Lin Chong or Yang Zhi, he could only look at him angrily, and if he did not dare to go up, he would be stabbed. Chao Gai died in a daze, and could only play in Song Jiang's dream: Don't fight the Daimyo To save Lu Junyi, your back sores can only be saved by the Earth Spirit Star, go you——
Why did Chao Gai go into a dream to save Song Jiang? Chao Gai has what to do: My enemy is in Zengtou City, but you Song Heizi is holding down the Daimyo Mansion tossing, what does it mean? If once Song Jiang really died, Liangshan would collapse, who could avenge him?
Therefore, although there are 108 generals in Liangshan, there are few who really meet the criteria for becoming a god. In the original work of "Water Margin", there are three who have clearly become gods, and there are also three who have been "become gods" in the folk, a total of six. If you analyze it carefully, it is 2 people who are very unexpected, and 4 people who make people cry and laugh.
First, the accident tragic and happy duo
The first person to explicitly become a god after death was Zhang Shun. During the attack on Yongjinmen, he was killed by random arrows. Later, his brother Zhang Heng captured Fang Tianding alive in the flesh and was able to take revenge. And said these words: "Because I was outside the Yongjin Gate, I was killed by guns and arrows, a little ghost, not drifting away from the water, I felt the West Lake shock the Dragon Jun, took the Jinhua Taibao, and stayed in the Water Palace Dragon Palace as a god." ”
Zhang Shun's death became a god very unexpected. Because after his death, he once entered Song Jiang's dream to bid farewell: "The younger brother has followed his brother for many years, and his love is very thick." Now that he was killed in return for his death, he died under the guns and arrows under the Yongjin Gate, and now he came to bid farewell to his brother. ”
After Liangshan conquered Fang La, the good han died one after the other, why was only Zhang Shun so special? And the other good men, all dead and dead, at most Song Jiang cried a few times. It can be seen that after Zhang Shun's death, not only did he bid farewell to his dreams, but Song Jiang also held a large-scale memorial activity, and with the help of paying tribute to Zhang Shun, he killed Fang Tianding with his backhand and returned with a big defeat.
Afterwards, Song Jiang also said to Wu Yong: "If I do this, I will also have to capture Mao Di alive, the head of the four generals, and in the future, I will go to Zhang Zhao to discuss the army, and temporarily carry it out." Without mentioning a word, he avenged Zhang Shun.
Now the clue is very clear, in order to destroy Fang La, show loyalty, Song Jiang even used his dead brothers, has reached the point of not being facetious, Zhang Shuncheng is just a cover to cover people's ears, which is why he was so unexpected.
The second person who explicitly became a god after death was Song Jiang. After Song Jiang was poisoned, the emperor's eldest brother went to Li Shishi to relieve his boredom and fell asleep. Then he was taken to Liangshan in a dream. Song Jiang clearly informed: "The Heavenly Emperor mourned and pitied his ministers and other loyal righteousness, and the Mengyu Emperor was ordered to be crowned as the land of Liangshan Podu. ”
In other words, Song Jiang became the land lord. However, the problem is that when Song Jiang dreamed of meeting the Immortal Sister, it was another set of words: "Because the Star Lord's demonic heart is not broken, the Dao is not finished, and he will be punished temporarily, and soon he will re-ascend to the Purple Mansion, and he must not slacken off in the slightest." ”
The "re-ascending to the Purple Mansion" that was said to be good eventually became the "Land Lord", falling straight from the Heavenly Palace Wonderland to the ground - not unexpected, not surprised.
This seems to explain: even the immortals are annoyed with Song Jiang, where to go back and forth, go back to Liangshan as the land lord. Of course, this is the author's own understanding, who let him pit Liangshan 108 general, give him an unacceptable unexpected surprise, how?
Third, crying and laughing can not be four good men
The first is Dai Zong, who is also a good man who became a god after death in the original work. After destroying Fang La and returning to Beijing to be enthroned, when Emperor Daizong resigned his official post, he found Song Jiang and said: "It was his brother Ye Meng Cui Fujun who summoned him, so he sent this piece of kindness. Then Daizong returned to the Yue Temple in Tai'an Prefecture, and after his death, "repeated apparitions, the temple blessings of the people of the prefecture."
The reason why it is said that DaiZong became a god after his death made people cry and laugh, because he had obviously become a god in the "Tai'an Zhou Yue Temple", but he got a part-time job.
Emperor Daizong entered the dream of the emperor's eldest brother and said, "Brother Song Jiang, only around, ask Your Majesty to drive with him." After saying this, "Please go to the emperor and ride on horseback." But see like clouds and fog, hear the sound of wind and rain, and go to a place (Liangshan)." Then here, the emperor's eldest brother met Song Jiang, who had become the land lord.
It is equal that DaiZong has become a god, but he still can't get rid of Song Jiang, one will go to Liangshan to worship Song Jiang, and the other will go to the Tai'an Prefecture Yue Temple to manifest the collar, it is two ends to run. How does this style of painting not make people cry and laugh? It seems that the gods and immortals are not allowed to be free, and this can only be said.
The second is Shi Qian, who was later made a god in the folk. So who exalted him as a god? Of course, it is the same kind of people who have moved from time to time. Not only did he worship Shi Qian as his grandfather, but he also honored him as a "thief god bodhisattva" and built a temple to worship! It's really laughable.
But in any case, the so-called thief also has a way, I am afraid that it is Shi Qian's outstanding performance in the Water Margin River that has won him such respect, even ordinary readers are very fond of him.
First, Shi Qian was positive and upward, realizing that when the little cockroach thief was looked down upon, he took the initiative to follow Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu to Liangshan to "further study", no matter what, this all represented that Shi Qian had a self-motivated heart and a sense of shame.
Second, Shi Qian has a big picture view and has made a very great contribution to Liangshan, but it has been marginalized and ranked second from the bottom. However, Shi Qian still worked hard and complained, did not care about personal gains and losses, and understood that Liangshan was a whole.
Therefore, although it is difficult for people to cry and laugh after becoming a god after shi qian's death, I have to say that there are valuable points in him, especially a positive attitude towards life, which should be most affirmed.
The third and fourth places are Lü Fang and Guo Sheng. The two brothers were unexpectedly assigned to the new post of "Door God".
But the problem was that the competitors Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong were too powerful. Therefore, instead of saying that lü Fang and Guo Sheng were "made into gods" after their deaths, people could not cry and laugh, but rather the attitude of the people made people cry and laugh.
But no matter what, it can only illustrate one thing: as the representatives of the small and medium-sized people of the Water Margin 108 generals, Lü Fang and Guo Sheng still have a lot of room for growth. As a result, Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Archery Hero" suddenly became a descendant of Guo Sheng, and his reputation is now no less than that of Song Jiang and Wu Song.
Therefore, small people will also have spring, do not underestimate those "dead running dragon sets", who can predict how big the "growth space" of small people is.