Unlike foreign countries, China is a country that is keen to sing the praises of struggle, and even an American expert has concluded after research that the fundamental reason why China is developing so fast and why Chinese is so smart and hardworking is that Chinese is keen on singing the praises of struggle and is also keen on struggle.
In the face of the great flood, the foreigner chose to escape by boat, while the Chinese Dayu chose to lead everyone to fight the flood and finally cured the flood; a small bird (Jingwei) was drowned by the sea, she chose to fight with the sea, so there was the story of Jingwei reclamation; the head of the torturer was cut off, but he used his nipples as his eyes, with the navel eye as his mouth, and took the axe to continue to fight the enemy; there were ten suns in the sky, and the descendants chose to shoot down nine of them directly.
In Chinese culture, but all those who have the courage to struggle are often praised, and such a book as "Water Margin" records the struggle of the low-level people and low-level officers against the decadent rule of the Song Dynasty, and it is full of various trampling on feudal etiquette, such as Li Kui wants Song Jiang to be the emperor if he has nothing to do, and the third lady can actually fight wars than men. It can be said that in the feudal era, "Water Margin" was a book that was quite dangerous to the rulers, so why did Zhu Yuanzhang not ban it? Read the names of the 4 good men surnamed Zhu in "Water Margin" together, and you will discover the biggest secret of Shi Nai'an.
Moreover, the author of "Water Margin", Shi Nai'an, is also a "dangerous person", why is he a "dangerous person"? Because he was also a member of the peasant rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he personally participated in the war to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, he had been on the battlefield, killed people, and was quite famous for his wisdom at that time, but after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty in 1368, Shi Nai'an did not enter the dynasty as an official, and Zhu Yuanzhang also sent someone to invite him to join his team, and Shi Nai'an rejected him.
In fact, if we carefully look at the original text of "Water Margin", we will find that the scenes of fighting, fighting, and fighting in the text are written very really and vividly, there is a sentence called "less do not read the Water Margin, the old does not read the Three Kingdoms", there is an important reason is that I am afraid that the teenager reads the Water Margin and learns the scene of the fight inside, and when the flesh and blood are just in place, it is very easy to be infected by the "revenge" and "fighting" scenes in the Water Margin.
Even in the Water Margin, the martial arts tricks are partially revealed to everyone, such as the section where Wu Song drunkenly beats Jiang Menshen, and the "Jade Ring Step, Mandarin Duck Legs" made by Wu Song roughly introduces the use of this routine, first shaking in front of the enemy with his hand to stimulate the enemy, then pretending to escape, and when the enemy comes to chase, a swirling kick kicks in the face of the enemy - can we think about what will happen if a child fights if this trick is used?
So why was such a "dangerous" novel not banned for the vast majority of the Ming Dynasty? Only during the Chongzhen period when the peasant revolt was raging, it was banned, afraid that the common people would get "spiritual food" in it, but in fact, at that time, the ban was useless, and many uncultured rebels were studying the "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a martial art, where can they be banned?
In the "Water Margin", there are 4 good men with the surname Zhu, namely Zhu Wu, the duke of the Divine Machine, Zhu Tong, the Duke of Mei, zhu Fu, the smiling tiger, and his brother Zhu Gui in the dry land, of which Zhu Wu is the military master of Liangshan second only to Wu Yong, and has the right to participate in the decision-making of Liangshan with Lu Junyi; Zhu Tong ranks 12th in Liangshan, higher than Wu Song and Lu Zhishen, and can also be said to be in a very high position in Liangshan; and Zhu Gui is a figure of the elder level of Liangshan, who has already lived in Liangshan during the Wang Lun period, but his skills are low, and Zhu Fu's ability is average. But it's quite scheming.
The names of these 4 good men with the surname Zhu are connected to "Zhu Wutong (Tong) Rich", which means that the old Zhu family raised an army by force and led the people of the whole world to achieve a rich and noble life, which shows that although Shi Nai'an did not join Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army, but by comparing the strategies and discipline of the various rebel armies at that time, only Zhu Yuanzhang's team was the most disciplined and the most long-term planning.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the troops could not rob the people's property, otherwise they would be severely punished, while the other rebel armies were basically indulgent and robbed, and at the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also formulated a long-term strategy of "building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly claiming the title of king", unlike other rebel armies who panicked and called the king emperor, "building a high wall" ensured the stability of the base area, the broad accumulation of grain was the foundation for developing the population and war potential, and the slow claim that the king reduced political pressure for himself.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang really led everyone to achieve "the same rich", he specially built free houses for the people who did not live in the house, and reduced the income of officials to reduce the tax burden of the people, and at the same time severely suppressed corrupt officials, which can be said to achieve the purpose of "the same rich and noble" to a certain extent.
Therefore, although Shi Nai'an did not join Zhu Yuanzhang's ranks or go to the Ming Dynasty as an official, he wrote down his support for Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ming Dynasty through the names of 4 good men. Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was as delicate as his hair, and he must have discovered the secret inside. Moreover, "Water Margin" advocates that anti-corrupt officials are not anti-emperors, which is actually very appetizing to Zhu Yuanzhang, who hates corrupt officials even more than Lin Chong and Li Kui! Without these corrupt officials, his parents would not have died so early, and he would not have become a beggar, so he firmly supported the idea of anti-corruption officials in "Water Margin".
At the same time, in "Water Margin", anti-corruption officials support the emperor, which is not more loved by Zhu Yuanzhang? As a lonely man, if the emperor can get the support of the people, it is perfect. Song Jiang and his gang, in the end, also recruited An to be a soldier and horse of the imperial court, and went on an expedition to suppress the rebellion for the imperial court, and in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the values of "Water Margin" were very positive, of course, there was no need to block it. Although he is not reclusive, he secretly supports Zhu Yuanzhang, which is the biggest secret in Shi Nai'an's "Water Margin".