As one of the four famous works in China, "Water Margin" describes the difficulties of the people at the bottom in the chaotic world, the story of water margin reflects more of the darker side of reality, the story of Liangshan is not known to many people is that the timely rain Song Jiang is loved by the people of Liangshan, and has made a lot of efforts to strengthen the power of Liangshan, but the real readers' comments on Song Jiang can be said to be more demeaning than praised, and there are many reasons for this.
One of the most criticized points is that in order to expand the power of Liangshan, some of his methods are disgraceful, and after bringing people into Liangshan, they do not pay attention to it and bury it. Today, I will take you to understand the three "good men" who have never performed stunts after going to Liangshan.
Tianfu Star - Fluttering Eagle Li Ying
Among the one hundred and eight generals of Liangshan, Li Ying ranked eleventh, and the corresponding asterisk was Tianfu Star. His job in Liangshan was to co-manage money and grain with Chai Jin, the so-called behind-the-scenes steward.
Li Ying was originally the owner of Li Jiazhuang, it can be said that he thought he was a landlord, and his own martial arts were also extraordinary, he was good at making a steel gun, and the book described his unique skills as follows: "Carrying five flying knives, being able to take people in a hundred steps, and being haunted." ”
It can be seen that he is undoubtedly not a generalist, so why is such a person willing to be only a housekeeper after going to Liangshan? Such an approach should also be regarded as a kind of "passive sabotage", but it is also a manifestation of wisdom at a deeper level.
After Li Ying succeeded in attacking Zhujiazhuang at Liangshan, the official government that Wu sent someone to impersonate Li Ying to arrest Li Ying on the grounds that Li Ying colluded with Liangshan, and then Song Jiang pretended to send someone to hijack the prison car halfway to save Li Ying and burn Li Jiazhuang. After going to Liangshan, Li Ying became the "housekeeper of Liangshan".
Such a position made it impossible for his martial arts to show, but such a result was not forced, but a choice of Li Ying's own, he was not forced by the imperial court to Liangshan, but under the strategy used by Song Jiang Wu, he was homeless, and could only choose Liangshan, so he did not have the ambition to crusade against the imperial court and conquer the battlefield.
Li Ying can be said to be a person who is very knowledgeable about current affairs, and after Chai Jin entered Liangshan, Li Ying was Clearly Chai Jin's deputy, but the real power was still in his hands. To grasp real power without having to be born into death, we can see his wisdom. His wisdom was also reflected in the fact that after Liangshan finally accepted Zhao'an, Li Ying was later made a general of Wujie and also received a practical position under the command of The Capital of Yun Prefecture in Zhongshan Province.
After half a year in office, Li Yingsuo said that he was infected with wind paralysis, resigned and returned to Dulonggang, and together with Du Xing, returned to Lin Quan and recuperated in the heavens. The fate of the people of Liangshan is obvious to all, as one of the very few people who have been able to die well, Li Ying's wisdom can be seen.
If the most important reason for Li Yingwu's special skill display is his own choice, then there is also a reason that Song Jiang does not pay attention to it. Although Li Ying's skills are good, but before he went to Liangshan, there were already people with strong martial arts following Song Jiang, and Wu Yong's strategy, it can be said that Li Ying's skills are not enough to replace the people close to Song Jiang, so Song Jiang also let him do "the country of Liangshan".
Although he did not show his skills after going to Liangshan, the ending was good in the end.
Water and fire generals - Wei Dingguo, Shan Tingjue
Wei Dingguo was originally a lingzhou regimental instructor, he was proficient in the art of fire attack, liked to use firearms in battle, and was known as the Divine Fire General. Shan Tingjue and Wei Dingguo were both lingzhou regimental trainers, but he was good at water attack and was known as a holy water general. Because of Cai Jing's recommendation, the two of them were sent to destroy Liangshan.
When fighting with Guan Sheng alone, Shan Tingjue was surrendered by Guan Sheng, and there was nothing he could do but submit to Liangshan. Later, Wei Dingguo was forced to flee to Zhongling County, where he was already surrounded by Liangshan's men, and the situation was irreversible, and finally he led 500 musketeers to liangshan under the advice of Guan Sheng.
Although the two of them joined Liangshan together, they did not have any merit in the subsequent battles. However, when the two of them won the first battle, they defeated it one after another, and the capital of the five tigers of the Ma army could win two battles and two victories, and after going to Liangshan, their skills should not be so unremarkable.
Shan Tingjue's "flooded soldiers" had high geographical requirements and were rarely achieved in battles after Liangshan. Wei Dingguo's fire attack could be said to be a very advanced and lethal weapon in the era of cold weapons at that time, but he did not have any bright performance in the subsequent battles.
The reason is only that the beliefs are different, most of the people on Liangshan are persecuted by the imperial court and have a bloody vendetta with the imperial court, and there are also wulin people who are persecuted under the corrupt imperial court, what they do is to resist, to avenge, but Wei Dingguo and the two were originally generals of the imperial court, and did not have any hatred with the imperial court, so they did not have the same faith as the people of Liangshan.
Although Song Jiang used a strategy to make them go to Liangshan, they had no feelings for the people of Liangshan, let alone fight for their lives, nor did they do their best to do things for them. This is also the most important reason, they are not loyal to Liangshan.
Another point is that both of them are "brave men" and have no wisdom to plan, and in the final battle of Shezhou, the defender Wang Yin set up an empty city plan to lure the Song army into the city. They rushed in unsuspectingly and were stabbed to death by the ambushers, which was a tragic ending.
After Li Ying, Wei Dingguo, and Shan Tingjue went to Liangshan, they were almost all in a state of "paddling", and the reason why they were not taken seriously was that song Jiang did not know how to make good use of people, the most important thing was his own choice, and he had no fighting spirit and did not have the determination to make a contribution on Liangshan.
epilogue
These three people were forced to go to Liangshan, but they were not persecuted by the imperial court, but Liangshan used scheming and planning, and they had no loyalty to Liangshan. From this point of view, in fact, there were not many people on Liangshan who were truly loyal to Song Jiang, and it was not without reason that such a peasant uprising would fail.
People often say that if you don't read Water Margin, some things will be understood when you grow up. When I was a child, I only knew Song Jiang's benevolent and benevolent deeds, as well as the bloody and courageous posture of the people of Liangshan who rebelled against the imperial court.
Some people are not as they seem, some seem to be mediocre behind the great wisdom, in such a turbulent and chaotic situation, there are not many people who can find a party to live and live a peaceful life.
Some people may say that that life is too monotonous, not as vigorous. But in the chaotic world, everyone asks for different things, has different ways of living, and understands that what they really want is the smartest person.