Was Chao Gai murdered by Song Jiang? Jin Shengsi believed that this was a well-documented crime, and he listed ten pieces of evidence for Song Jiang's murder of Chao Gai: first, the wind blew the flag and Wu used his own advice; second, Dai Zong's private detectives hid their returns; third, fifth, they would die and save them, and Yu took care of each other; fourth, the lord would die, and the people would not return; fifth, shouding and crying, and not discussing the cure; sixth, Chao Gai's last oath, Xianyun "Mo Wei"; seventh, suddenly taking the throne, the order was detailed; eighth, the detention and mourning system, not immediately revenge; ninth, the great grievances were not repaired, and every hateful gossip; 10, the death of the heavenly king, the urgent birth of the Qilin .
After reading the ten points of evidence put forward by Jin Shengsi, some readers may question: the gale blew the newly made military flag of Chao Gai half-waist, and Song Jiang also persuaded it.
It is no wonder that readers question it, because there are different versions of "Water Margin", Li Zhen (Li Zhuowu, Ming Wanli, Dr. Guozijian during the Jiajing Period, Yao An Zhifu, Wang Yang Mingxinxue Taizhou School Grandmaster, Thinker, Literary Scholar), Wang Wangru (Wang Shiyun, Qing Shunzhi Nine Years Jinshi, Guangdong Chengxiang Zhixian, Historian, Critic), Yu Xiangdou (Ming Dynasty famous book shop owner, engraving and printing publisher, popular novelist, critic), Jin Shengsi (late Ming and early Qing dynasty writers, critics) and other people read the "Water Margin", It's different from what we looked at.
The version that Li Zhuowu and Jin Shengsi and others saw was indeed only one in which Wu yong lightly exhorted: "The elder brother only went out of the army, and the wind blew and folded the flag, which was unfavorable to the army." If you don't stop for a few days, go and talk to him. ”
Wu Yong did not oppose Chao Gai's troops, he only advised Chao Gai to leave a few days later, and the result was that "Wu used one (which) to stop, chao gai led the troops to cross the water." ”
Later, for some reason, many versions erased the first evidence presented by Jin Shengsi, and the way to erase it was to turn Wu Yong's words of persuasion into song Jiang's words.
In addition to the first "Song Jiang does not prevent Chao Gai from sending troops", the sixth article "Chao Gai asked Song Jiang not to be strange" was also simply erased, and many versions of "Water Margin" directly changed Chao Gai's last words from "Xiandi Mo Blame Me" into "Xiandi Take Care", and wiped Out Chao Gai's suspicions and alienation from Song Jiang.
Why later versions want to beautify Song Jiang and erase the text that will be used by readers as evidence of Song Jiang's murder of Chao Gai, of course, there are the considerations of the imperial generals: Song Jiang of Zhao'an is "loyal", and it is not good to behave too darkly.
These two powerful pieces of evidence were erased by later booksellers (and not necessarily the original intention of the bookseller), and several others also had traces of knife slashing and axe cutting, such as who saved Chao Gai who fell from the horse with the middle arrow, and different versions also have different accounts, some saying that Ruan Sanxiong, Liu Tang, and Bai Sheng (that is, the five generals mentioned by Jin Shengsi), some versions said that Chao Gai was in the middle of the arrow, Hu Yanzhuo and Yan Shun blocked the pursuing soldiers, Liu Tang and Bai Sheng saved people, ruan three Xiong and Du Qian Song Wan all escaped with their heads.
Which version of the description is more reasonable, the readers have their own public opinions, let's first erase a few pieces of murder evidence for Song Jiang according to the emperor's old son's meaning--the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth articles found by Jin Shengsi can also be sophistry, plus the second article that has been modified, and there are five articles that can be erased.
The third piece of evidence of Jin Shengsi is that "ten people went in, but five righteous people who had just gathered were rescued by death, and when they were in trouble, it showed that the people of Manshan were all in Song Jiang, and they regarded Chao Gai as if they were nothing." ”
The third point can be done as follows: At that time, the soldiers were defeated like mountains, everyone was a father and a dead mother who married everyone and took care of each other, and it would be good to have one or two good men to rescue Chao Gai, and it cannot be said that everyone did not take Chao Gai to heart. The good men of Liangshan were not Taoyuan brothers, and it was precisely the nature of mountain thieves and water bandits and renegade officers to save their lives in times of danger—if they had the backbone and courage, how could they surrender after being captured?
Song Jiang acted as the lord of Liangshan, immediately made some personnel changes, appeared confident, this seventh point can also be said: the second elder who does not want to be the boss is not a good second, Song Jiang, as the second in command of Liangshan, should be more familiar with Liangshan, and he is not completely in favor of Chao Gai's original layout, and it is also a natural thing to make some adjustments at this time.
Article 890 can only be regarded as circumstantial evidence, and they can barely find an explanation: Guan Yu Zhang Fei Liu Bei, one of the three brothers in Taoyuan, did not "die on the same day of the same month in the same year", Liu Bei did not first go to avenge Guan Yu's death, but instead built the title of emperor in a noisy way, and Zhang Fei and others also followed Jia Guan into the knighthood - Chao Gai died, Song Jiang could not follow, nor could he leave the liangshan events aside.
After this revision and justification, the "Ten Pieces of Evidence of Song Jiang's Murder of Chao Gai" have been destroyed: two of them have been erased, five of which can be justified, and Hei Sanlang Song Jiang has basically become as white as Cao Cao and Sima Yi, and his suspicion of murdering Chao Gai seems to be cleared.
Seven of the ten pieces of evidence were lost, can it prove Song Jiang's innocence? Song Jiang and Mo were too happy too early, and there were three more, which were found in all versions of the Water Margin, which could not be washed away.
As soon as Chao Gai came down, Song Jiang secretly sent The Divine Taibao Daizong down the mountain, but it was not until the Liangshan army was defeated for the second time by Zengtou City, and on the halfway of the run back, he saw Dai Zong, who conveyed Song Jiang's retreat order, and recalled that the double whip Hu Yanzhuo opposed Lin Chong's withdrawal after being hit by an arrow in Chao Gai, and these two suspicions combined, how can it be explained: Chao Gai has been seriously injured and dying, and Hu Yanzhuo still wants to leave the demoralized Liangshan army in Zengtou City, is this not waiting to be beaten? Dai Zong left Liangshan with the front and back feet of the cavalry infantry Chao Gai, what was he doing all this time?
Dai Zong's nickname is Shenxing Taibao, Chao Gai with infantry can walk thirty or fifty miles a day, we all learned such arithmetic problem when we were in elementary school: two people walking in opposite directions, one of them with a dog, this dog runs between two people, when the two meet, how much does this dog run?
That question was difficult for many students, Dai Zong mysteriously descended the mountain and suddenly appeared, of course, the good man of Liangshan would be confused, perhaps only the wise readers Zhu Jun could see the mystery.
Dai Zong and Hu Yanzhuo's actions were incomprehensible, and Song Jiang and Wu Yong's approach was even more beyond common sense: "Song Jiang and others (Li Zhuowu JinSheng's version does not have the word 'wait', only Song Jiang is alone) stood in front of the bed and cried, personally applied medicinal bait, and poured soup and scattering. ”
Song Jiang is the abbot not Lang Zhong, he did not visit the famous doctor to cure the poison for Chao Gai, but personally shot, that one "irrigation" word, reminds us of Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing poisoned wu Dalang: "Brother Chao Gai, get up and drink medicine!" ”
Chao Gai died, Song Jiang ascended to the throne, the tragic end of the good man of Liangshan was already doomed, Song Jiang zheng Fang La triumphant, by the Feng Wu De Doctor, Chu Zhou pacification envoy and the commander of the Terracotta Army, if he is willing to give Zhao Qinqin's 100,000 yuan reward and 1,000 taels of gold and silver to Cai Jing Gao Tong Guan, it is very likely that he will save his life, then it is called God does not open his eyes.
Jin Shengsi's "Ten Pieces of Evidence for Song Jiang's Murder of Chao Gai" was erased by the adapted novel, and there were five articles that could be suspected of being guilty, but the author could not find a reasonable explanation for Dai Zong's whereabouts and Hu Yanzhuo's practice, and Song Jiang Wu's use of not finding a professional doctor to heal Chao Gai's injuries was even more puzzling, and finally had to ask readers Zhu Jun: Which of the ten pieces of evidence found by Jin Shengsi can stand? Comprehensive analysis, did Song Jiang have a motive and actual action to murder Chao Gai? If Song Jiang really wanted to murder Chao Gai, what kind of means would he use and who would he send to snipe?