In Jin Yong's classic martial arts novel "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", Liu Zhengfeng is the second person of the Hengshan Sect, who loves music rhythm and is good at blowing pipes, and has the same musical meaning as Qu Yang, the elder of the Sun Moon Divine Sword, and is a friend of Mo Rebellion.
Later, when Liu Zhengfeng planned to withdraw from the jianghu through the way of "washing his hands in the golden basin" and no longer asked about the affairs of the jianghu, he was interfered with and stopped by Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Wuyue Sect and the leader of the Songshan Sect, and the whole family was killed, and his children were also killed, causing a bloody rain.
Someone asked: Zuo Lengchan was ambitious, plotting to unify the Five Peaks Sword Sect, eliminate the Sun and Moon God Sect, and become the overlord of the martial forest. For Zuo Lengchan, the strength of the Hengshan Sect was not a small obstacle. Then Liu Zhengfeng's "golden basin washing" withdrew from the jianghu, which just weakened the strength of the Hengshan Sect, and was it not exactly in line with Zuo Lengchan's intentions? Why did Zuo Lengchan forcibly prevent Liu Zhengfeng from "washing his hands in the golden basin"?
Zuo Lengchan wanted to become the overlord of the martial arts, and first of all, he had to truly conquer the Five Peaks Sword Sect. There is no doubt about this.
And in order to conquer the Five Peaks Sword Sect, it is necessary to find a breakthrough to "kill chickens and scare monkeys" and establish their own prestige. Liu Zhengfeng became good friends with Qu Yang, the Sun Moon Excalibur Elder, and just gave Zuo Lengchan a chance to make a big fuss. Because upright people in the jianghu have always regarded the Sun and Moon God Sect as a demon religion, colluding with the demon cult is a very great crime. Zuo Lengchan used this to attack Liu Zhengfeng, occupying the moral high ground and having a great advantage.
Although Liu Zhengfeng was only the second person in the Hengshan Sect, because mr. Mo Da, the leader of the Hengshan Sect, was haunted and almost did not ask about the world, he became the de facto leader. When Liu Zhengfeng was attacked, the strength of the Hengshan Sect was naturally greatly weakened. In the future, with the strength of Mr. Mo Da alone, he could not turn over the waves, and he could no longer threaten zuo Lengchan's position.
However, if Liu Zhengfeng's "golden basin washing" successfully withdrew from the jianghu, he would only leave alone. His disciples were still active in the Hengshan Sect and were still no small force. Moreover, in the future, when the Hengshan Sect encountered dangers—for example, Zuo Lengchan merged with the Hengshan Sect—Liu Zhengfeng might come back at any time to help the Hengshan Sect, and it would be no small trouble at that time.
In order to avoid these troubles, Zuo Lengchan must find ways to prevent Liu Zhengfeng from "washing his hands in the golden basin".
Because after Liu Zhengfeng "washed his hands of the golden basin", he was no longer a member of the Hengshan Sect, but when asked about things in the martial forest, there was no such thing as collusion with the Demon Sect, and it was no longer under the control of Zuo Leng. Therefore, Liu Zhengfeng's "Golden Basin Handwashing" is a key node, which is related to whether Zuo Lengchan can conquer the Five Peaks Sword Sect and achieve the goal of the first stage. This is why Zuo Lengchan wanted to mobilize the masses and make a big fuss about Liu Zhengfeng's "Golden Basin Handwashing" conference.
Of course, Zuo Lengchan is also an old and spicy master of power. After he appeared at Liu Zhengfeng's "Golden Basin Handwashing" conference, he "reasonably" gave Liu Zhengfeng a choice to kill Qu Yang as a way to declare a severance with the Demon Sect. If Liu Zhengfeng did not move, then the relationship between them would be completely unclear, and the other sects that wanted to help Liu Zhengfeng speak would have no reason, and Liu Zhengfeng became a "lonely man".
Therefore, there is only one ending: either Qu Yang dies or Liu Zhengfeng dies.
In fact, Zuo Lengchan was very aware of Liu Zhengfeng's personality, knowing that he was not a greedy person who was afraid of death, let alone a person who sold his friends to survive, and he would rather die himself than betray his friends. With this kind of personality, Liu Zhengfeng will undoubtedly die.
Why doesn't Liu Zhengfeng understand the seriousness of the situation? The reason why he wanted to "wash his hands in the golden basin" was that he did not want to bring misfortune to his family, disciples, and the entire Hengshan Sect because of his friendship with Qu Yang. But he was still too naïve. He never imagined that Zuo Lengchan would do such a desperate job, blocking all his retreats and eventually killing his entire family and all his disciples.
People in the rivers and lakes, involuntarily. This is not a joke, but a tragicomedy constructed of many blood and tears.