First, who is Chao Gai's nemesis
In "Water Margin", Chao Gai, the King of Tota, is a character who can neither be bypassed nor is easily overlooked because he is excluded from the 108 Generals of Liangshan. Why? We can make a hypothesis and understand!
If "Water Margin" removes Chao Gai, can Water Margin still be called "Jianghu"? Obviously not. Because Chao Gai's death and his last words before his death were one of the biggest storm points in the Shuihu River. If the Water Margin loses this storm point, it is estimated that it will be difficult to become a masterpiece.
One: the loss of Qifeng
When commenting on Chao Gai's death and his last words, Jin Shengsi once said, "Chao Gai will die, but suddenly there is a difficulty, and the pen power is dangerous and strange." No wonder I said, wonderful." This means that everyone thinks that before Chao Gai dies, he will pass the position of lord of Liangshan to Song Jiang. But Chao Gai "suddenly had a difficulty", saying: If the one who catches and shoots me will teach him to be the lord of Liangshan. Suddenly, the Water Margin River and Lake suddenly burst out.
Second: around Chao Gai, it constitutes one "serial robbery" after another, which is the most important, because all of this is hidden under the water, and the "Strange Peak" when Chao Gai died, which constitutes a three-dimensional dynamic that echoes and opposes, one link and one link.
For example, what is chao gai's nickname? King Tota. So before Chao Gai died, who suddenly surfaced? A good man named "Chaos Demon King" called Fan Rui had two helpers, one called The Flying Saint Li Gong and the other called Eight-Armed Nezha Xiangchong, and he also inexplicably shouted "Annex Liangshan".
Do you find that there is an inexplicable connection between these nicknames? One is the most obvious: the Demon King is out, the Heavenly King goes (dies), echoing the Water Margin's opening chapter 108 Demon Star. Second, the eight-armed Nezha confessed to being the thief as his father (the Chaos Demon King) and wanted to kill the "Tota Heavenly King" (at that time, Chao Gai was the lord of Liangshan Village). This is called a metaphor, indicating that there is going to be a "fratricidal conspiracy".
For example, when Chao Gai went down the mountain to conquer Zengtou City, who was the first general to be the one to point out? Not his seven-star team member, but the first to point out Lin Chong! Jin Sheng sighed and criticized: the characteristics of Lin Chong first, Zhang Faqi is amazing. What does it mean? It was unexpected!
Because the Battle of Zengtou City was a battle in which Chao Gai was angry and raised his troops, he did not want to die to win the battle, hoping to save the defeat. Logically, you must be the first to order your trusted seven-star team members. But Chao Gai ordered Lin Chong first! What does this mean? At one point, the Seven Stars team is already dead in name only.
Go back to see "Water Margin", and sure enough, Wu used anti-water, and Gongsun Sheng fled... Therefore, Lin Chong became Chao Gai's most trusted person. In other words, Lin Chong is chao gai's real henchman. Facts have also proved this, Lin Chong went out with Chao Gai as a deputy, and did his best throughout the whole process.
Several times at the critical moment to dissuade Chao Gai, but unfortunately Chao Gai has lost his mind, it is because he did not listen to Lin Chong's repeated advice, which was poisoned by the arrow! As a result, the death of Chao Gai and the last words of Qifeng were triggered!
Look at the "Water Margin", this three-dimensional setting of light and darkness, depth and strangeness, is completed by relying on Chao Gai. Therefore, The Water Margin is not a fight, killing, and the rivers and lakes are not happy to take revenge, but have always changed with the external situation and are also changing accordingly. Therefore, after reading "Water Margin", I basically understood the jianghu routine. I know why Shi Nai'an wrote this.
Second, Lin Chong's sadness and embarrassment
There are two real founders of Liangshan, one is Chao Gai, and the other is actually Lin Chong. After being forced to destroy his family by Gao Li's father and son, he went to Liangshan, but he was once again harassed and ostracized by Wang Lun. As Chao Gai led the Seven Stars team up the mountain, Lin Chong finally had foreign aid, so there was a scene of "Fire and Wang Lun", and chao Gai was elected as the owner of the village.
This time the fire and Wang Lun can be described as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it has laid the status of Lin Chong Liangshan gangster, the so-called no Lin Chong, where is Chao Gai (Liangshan)? Even Song Jiang had to show respect for Lin Chong.
On the other hand, Lin Chong's killing of Wang Lun was a taboo, and he was tied to Liangshan from then on. With this kind of stain, who would dare to take Lin Chong in?
Therefore, Lin Chong is the best man in the Water Margin Rivers and Lakes who has no way to go. Any good man can "disagree with a word and leave when he says", but Lin Chong can only hide in Liangshan. As for Zhao'an, Lin Chong was also sent to death, and who let him offend Gao Li.
People say that Lin Chong died before dawn and was about to return to Beijing to be sealed, but he fell ill and died. But in fact, it shows the despair in Lin Chong's heart. This is not only Lin Chong's sadness, but also the general tone of Water Margin. And all of this, almost all from Chao Gai's death.
Now, naturally, we have to return to the question of the starting point, so how did Chao Gai die? After understanding Lin Chong's two anomalies, I also understood. To sum up: after Lu Junyi captured Shi Wengong alive, Lin Chong actually understood that Chao Gai's death was a conspiracy of Song Jiang and Wu Yong.
Third, Lin Chong's first anomaly
Let's first look at Lin Chong's first anomaly, after Chao Gai's death, Song Jiang turned on the crying mode, and the things on Liangshan did not matter at all. The original text is: Song Jiang leads the people to mourn every day, and has no intention of managing the affairs of the cottage.
I really don't know if Song Jiang is crying at this moment, or whether he did it deliberately. Chao Gai's last words before his death suddenly pushed Song Jiang to an embarrassing point. Therefore, he can only cry and release the "sheep of Liangshan", in fact, he uses this kind of action to reflect his importance.
Sure enough, Song Jiang didn't care about anything, let Liangshan add fuel to the fire, the eldest brother died, but the second in command only knew how to cry, what about Liangshan? Wu Yong was a chicken thief and understood Song Jiang's deep meaning, so Wu Yong was also invisible. But Liangshan was the only place where Lin Chong could settle down, and no one else could be in a hurry, he was bound to be in a hurry.
Therefore, Lin Chong consulted with Gongsun Sheng, Wu Yong, and the leaders to make Song Gongming the lord of Liangshan, and everyone obeyed the order. (From "Water Margin")
That is to say, Lin Chong, who ranked fifth, found Gongsun Sheng, who was ranked fourth, and Wu Yong, who was ranked third, said that he could not go on like this, and quickly gathered all the brothers to persuade the second-in-command Song Jiang to be the owner of the village and survive this Liangshan crisis, otherwise he would scatter!
Apparently, Both Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng agreed, and as a result, the next day, Lin Chong, led by Lin Chong, invited Song Gongming and sat down in the Juyi Hall. Wu Yong and Lin Chong opened their mouths and said, "Brother Listen: You can't rule the country for a day without a king, and you can't rule the country without a master for a day." Today, the leader of the cottage chao has returned to heaven, and the cause in the cottage can not be masterless. Within the boundaries of the world, everyone heard of his brother's name, and when the day came to be auspicious, he asked his brother to be the lord of the cottage, and everyone obeyed the order. (From "Water Margin")
Strangely, it is reasonable to say that this kind of "great achievement of supporting the Lord" will be robbed of its head. Moreover, in terms of status, it should also be Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng, these two brothers are out of the organization, but it is all Lin Chong who is working. What does this mean? It can only be explained that Song Jiang and Wu deliberately created chaos in Liangshan today.
Lin Chong had no choice but to force his way out and push Song Jiang to be the owner of the village and stabilize the situation in Liangshan. More importantly, hurry up and avenge Chao Gai! As a result, Lin Chong was "secretly calculated", and Song Jiang clung to the "last words of Chao Gai", saying that he did not agree to anything, and continued to cry——
Until Wu Yong said: You should first temporarily do the village lord, and wait until you finish Chao Gai's last words. Song Jiang agreed. What happened to the two of them, in the Chao Gai Spirit Hall, began to discuss how to trick Lu Junyi into going up the mountain, as for revenge on Chao Gai? Totally!
If you were Lin Chong at this moment, how would you feel? Angry and helpless, it's still strange. This is all so perverse! It is inevitable to reflect: did Chao Gai really die in the conquest of Zengtou City?
Fourth, Lin Chong's second anomaly
As Lu Junyi was tricked into going up the mountain and becoming a promising good man, Song Jiang opened the Battle of Zengtou City and excluded Lin Chong from the list of expeditions.
This is even more strange, such a crucial battle, Liangshan's first general Lin Chong was excluded. Moreover, if we are familiar with Zengtou City, no one on Liangshan can compare with Lin Chong. Because he was Chao Gai's deputy in the Battle of Zengtou City. What does this mean? In Yuanfang's words, there must be something wrong with this!
Therefore, after Lu Junyi captured Shi Wengong alive and returned to Liangshan, Lin Chong did the second abnormal thing, let's look at the original text: back to the Cottage Zhongyi Hall, all come to see the spirit of Chao Gai. Lin Chong asked Song Jiang to pass on the order and teach Xiao Rang, a holy hand scholar, to make a sacrifice text. Let everyone, big and small, hang up filial piety and mourn one by one. (From "Water Margin" 67 times)
Song Jiang or Wu Yong did not trust Chao Gai's death at all, but Lin Chong still remembered and bluntly reminded Song Jiang: What are you still making trouble, hurry up and make a sacrifice text, and inform Chao Gai's spirit in heaven. It's Lin Chong again— an untimely appearance.
Nowadays, we put lin chong's two abnormal things together and analyze them together, when Song Jiang and Wu use repeated abnormalities as demons, Lin Chong is out of place again and again. If the first time, Lin Chong was to stabilize the situation in order to avenge Chao Gai as soon as possible, then what about the second time?
After such a thing, it can only prove that Lin Chong has understood: Chao Gai's death is just a conspiracy of Song Jiang and Wu Yong, otherwise why do these two people completely ignore it? Do you have to remind Lin Chong? Only the heart is weak, do not dare to face, this kind of explanation.