Lu Zhishen is an important character in "Water Margin", and the character image created is very full. But all along, there has always been a doubt, Lu Zhishen was originally a public servant of the Song Dynasty, known as "Lu Tizhi", but Lu Zhishen later killed the town of Guanxi with three fists, and later had to flee to Mount Wutai as a monk. Thus began the heroic story of his heroic deeds and righteousness.
So the question is, Lu Zhishen has a lawsuit for his life, why didn't any officers and soldiers arrest him after he became a monk? If being a monk could escape punishment, it was too simple in ancient times.
In fact, it is true that ancient monks could avoid punishment, but such an opportunity is very rare, and ordinary people do not have this opportunity. In ancient times, monks and Taoists were monks, and the so-called monks basically had nothing to do with society, and the government would not easily go to the temple to arrest people. Therefore, ancient temples are indeed a good way to avoid the arrest of the government. In Japan, especially, temples even have their own political power.
So what if the ancient murderers hid in the temple? In ancient China, temples were actually subject to the jurisdiction of the government, especially when the temples were recruiting people, they needed to accept the management and registration of the official government. If you want to enter the temple as a monk, you must first get a document issued by the ancient government, that is, "Degree", and if you want to get a degree, in addition to proving your identity, you must also hand over a certain degree of silver. Later, duyi silver has become one of the important sources of financial revenue for ancient governments. The system of collecting dumu silver continued from the Tang Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang period was abolished, after which du mu became a free certification material. It was not until the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty that Du Mu was completely abolished.
Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, it was simply not possible to want to become a monk without a degree, and once discovered by the government, it would be severely punished. Ancient monks also carried the dudushi with them when they traveled in all directions, which was equivalent to the ID card of ancient monks.
In the story of "Water Margin", Lu Zhishen's being a monk is not something that can be done simply. It was Zhao Yuanwai who spent a lot of money and entrusted the relationship to let Lu Zhishen take the degree and successfully blend into the Wutai Mountain as a monk. As for Wu Song as a monk, it was even more coincidental, it was Sun Erniang who had killed a touto before and handed over to Wu Song the clothes and degree of tou tuo.
I don't know if you understand?