According to the official history, "the Song River ran rampant in Heshuo with thirty-six people." The stories about the good men of Liangshan that circulated in the early days were also thirty-six people, and at the end of the Song Dynasty, the names and nicknames of thirty-six people appeared in some historical materials, (see Humble Work" on December 27, 2015, "The Song River Uprising Is Really Not So Moving, the Truth Is Short of Breath, and the Juyi Song is Full of Anger.") It wasn't until "Water Margin" that there were really thirty-six heavenly gangs and seventy-two earth fires, synthesizing this hundred single and eight generals. Speaking of which, this is all the author's legendary story and the novelist's clever writing skills.
In the yuan miscellaneous drama "Double Dedication", Song Jiang said: "Famous up to the heavenly court, gather thirty-six heroic generals." In "Yanqing Boyu", Song Jiang also said: "Thirty-six brave and bright stars, one by one upright and fair." In "Fighting for Retribution", Song Jiang also said: "Of the thirty-six heroes of Juyi, which one should not be the Demon Star in the sky." “
It seems that, at least in the Yuan miscellaneous drama, the heroes and good men on the Shui Po Liang Mountain are still thirty-six, but in "Water Margin", Shi Nai'an expanded them into one hundred singles and eight generals, and the extra seventy-two people should not be made up out of thin air, he should have some reference.
According to Mr. Naiyan's research, he believes that Shi Nai'an should refer to the "Urn Tianyu Language", the author of this book is unknown, the book was written in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, and there is a "Song Jiang" article, which talks about Song Jiang's inscription on the wall of Master Li's house, and there is a sentence in the word: "Six six geese are even eight or nine, only waiting for the news of the golden rooster", these six six plus eight nine, is not it one hundred single eight generals?
This little song is called "Nian Nu Jiao": "Heaven and earth, ask Qiankun, where can you tolerate crazy guests?" Borrow Shandong Yanshui Village to buy Fengcheng spring colors. Cui sleeves around the incense, silk cage snow, a smile of a thousand gold value. Immortal posture, how Bo Xing is consumed! Think back to the reed leaf beachhead, the tateshina flower ting, the moon sky condensed blue. Six or six geese rowed eight or nine, just waiting for the news of the golden rooster. Righteousness encompasses the heavens, loyal liver covers the ground, and no one knows the whole world. Idle, drunk all night white. ”
This poem is still very well written, the front is written about the scenery of Shui po Liang Mountain, and the back is the mood of eagerly looking forward to accepting Zhao An.
In the seventy-two times of "Water Margin", the author moved this paragraph in, of course, he added his own imagination and play.
At this point, it can be imagined that the main characters described in "Water Margin" are the thirty-six good men, plus the later seventy-two good men, the story is richer and fuller, the ups and downs, it seems that the storm is agitated, and it is more enjoyable.
At this point, there is a question: Who wrote this "Nian Nu Jiao"? Is the author really the grassy hero Song Jiang?
To be honest, there is no answer yet.
Song Jiang is A, Shi Nai'an is B, and there is also a saying that the story of going to the pillow of Master Li's house in Tokyo to do public relations was fabricated, of course, this little word is also done by good people, this is C. I don't know what you think?