As we all know, in ancient society, cold weapons were the mainstream, such as swords, guns, swords, axes, hooks and forks, etc., that is, the ancients often said "eighteen weapons". During the Song Dynasty, there was a master of using an axe in the folk - Li Kui, and people have been discussing Li Kui's descendants, but historians say that "fake Li Kui" has no descendants, and "real Li Kui" does not know whether there are descendants. What's going on here? Let's let Xiaobian reveal the secret to you.
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Before revealing the secret, it is necessary to tell you about the axe as one of the cold weapons, because it is closely related to his master. In daily life, the axe is also omnipresent as a tool of labor, but the axe as a cold weapon also has great lethality. Archaeological studies have shown that the origin of the axe can be traced back to the Stone Age, that is, the stone axe made by primitive humans, which was usually used to hunt prey; later, the ancients began to make axes from jade, that is, jade, but at this time it was also given a symbolic meaning, that is, representing power and status. Finally, in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, a variety of axes began to appear, which led to the actual role of axes began to diversify, but mainly as a labor tool and a class of cold weapons.
In history, there are many people who use axes as weapons, such as Xu Huang, Cheng Yaojin, Suo Chao and Li Kui. However, to sum up, you will also find an interesting common point, that is, people who use axes as weapons usually grow five big and three thick, because only people who are big and burly have strength, after all, an axe is hundreds of pounds, so the manpower with axes is large, but if it is really better than kung fu, it is definitely not good, and it is completely won by strength, such as Li Kui.
In the historical novel "Water Margin", Li Kui's image can be described as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Li Kui's original name was Li Tieniu, he was short-tempered, his voice was particularly loud when he spoke, and he did not trim his edges in life, and his beard on his face was never shaved, so that many people were afraid to see him. One year, Li Kui had a dispute with someone else and caused a murder, so he hurried away. Later, Li Kui met Emperor Daizong of the Shenxing Taibao in Jiangzhou, and the two saw each other as they were. Under the recommendation of Emperor Daizong of the Divine Taibao, Li Kui finally met Song Jiang, who had long admired him, and in this way Li Kui also became a good man on Liang. Soon after Li Kui went to Liangshan, he also found a handy weapon, the double axe, because Li Kui was originally brute force, so he played with two hundred pounds of double axes as if he were playing, and he also got a nickname - black whirlwind.
Li Kui also made great contributions after he ascended to Liang, and was later made the capital after Song Jiang zhao'an, but Li Kui did not know that Song Jiang wanted to kill him. At that time, the traitorous minister Gao Qi arranged poisonous wine for Song Jiang, so Song Jiang could not escape death, but Song Jiang knew that after his death, Li Kui would definitely avenge him and cause trouble, so Song Jiang first let Li Kui drink poisonous wine, and then he drank poisoned wine after Li Kui died... After Li Kui's death, many people also had a question, that is, wouldn't Li Kui's descendants avenge Li Kui? In this regard, some historians have also conducted research, and they say that Li Kui actually has no descendants.
We all know that "Water Margin" is a historical novel, although it is also based on a certain real history, but there are also authors' artistic processing, such as the Liangshan Uprising is real history, Song Jiang is also a real historical figure, but Li Kui and other good men are the characters created by the author. Nowadays, in Dongping Lake near Liangshan Po in Tai'an, Shandong, in ancient times, it was also called Tateshina, although there are Song Jiang tombs, Li Kui tombs, Wu Yong tombs and Hua Rong tombs, etc., but in fact, these tombs were spontaneously built by the people in the past, they are not real ancient tombs. Therefore, archaeologists also said that the Li Kui in the novel is a "fake Li Kui", but there are also "real Li Kui".
According to the Records of Yuncheng County, during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty and the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Yuncheng (present-day Yuncheng County, Shanxi) did have people named Li Kui, and they were all great filial pieties, similar to the description of Li Kui in the Water Margin. It is worth mentioning that in Yuncheng's "Monument to the Rebuilding of Guanyin Temple", there is also a record of Li Kui, which shows that he has a certain influence in the local area. However, historians said that because shi Nai'an, the author of "Water Margin", was a person from the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, he could not have known about Li Kui in Yuncheng, which also showed that Li Kui of Yuncheng was not the prototype of Li Kui in "Water Margin", so Li Kui of Yuncheng was considered to be the real Li Kui.
Although the experts found the real Li Kui, it is a pity that the historical records about him are not very detailed, so the experts do not know his descendants. However, some historians have studied and said that the "Water Margin" was revised when it was circulated in the Qing Dynasty, so it is not excluded that Li Kui was modified at that time, and it may even be modified according to Li Kui of Yuncheng.
Whether it is the real Li Kui or the fake Li Kui, their filial piety is worth learning. In addition, in the process of studying history, we must also understand and grasp some historical backgrounds, and know how to distinguish between historical facts and historical novels, otherwise we will make jokes of "true and false Li Kui".
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"Water Margin" author: (Ming) Shi Nai'an, publisher: Anhui Education Publishing House
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Liu Lijiang's