First, the role of the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan
In "Water Margin", when the "Heavenly Stone Jie" occurred, it meant that Liangshan entered the Zhao'an mode. The original text is also very clear, after Song Jiang became the owner of the village, he came to a large "inaugural speech".
In my heart, I want to build a great treasure of heaven and earth, and repay the blessings of the gods of heaven and earth. One is to pray for the physical and mental well-being of the brothers; the other is to wish that the imperial court will soon send down the light of grace and forgive the great sins against heaven, and that the people should do their best to sacrifice their lives and serve the country loyally, and then die; the third recommends that the Chao Heavenly King be born in the Immortal Realm early, and that the world be born again.
The stone that descended from heaven is the result of the "Luo Tian Da Ji". It is clear who sets the rules of the game and who benefits. The ranking of the 108 generals of Liangshan naturally follows this logic. Such as Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, why are they ranked 13th and 14th?
Even if there are a thousand explanations, there is no way to avoid the ultimate reason for "serving the recruitment security". But only by ranking, it is not possible to completely control Liangshan. Therefore, the division of labor and fine-tuning on the basis of ranking has become Song Jiang's second means.
The fine-tuning is most clearly reflected in Zhu Wu. He was originally a hellfire, and from the rank of rank, he was the leader, but he entered the core circle of Liangshan, and together with Song Jiang, Lu Junyi, Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng, he "joined the counselor in military affairs" and became Lu Junyi's military division. Why?
A Gongsun Sheng is not good at playing with Song Jiang, he knows that "descending demons and fighting monsters", nothing else, this must select another one, to take over gongsun Sheng's military functions, and Zhu Wu just happens to be a military master, a professional counterpart.
Second, Zhu Wu agreed with Zhao'an. When Song Jiang was big for Zhao'an, Zhu Wu reminded Song Jiang that the Nine Heavenly Xuannu had given you a sentence, called "When you meet a lot of joy, Feng Gao is not fierce." This stay is Su Tai Wei, go to you, give a gift to Su Tai Wei, but also give a big gift, smash this door.
Division of labor, learning is greater. Infantry is the least noticed, why? In that battle between Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, Li Kui had to shrink his neck. The water army is the darkest, and Li Jun of the Jiangzhou faction is the boss of the water army, and the elder ruan of Liangshan is suppressed.
Ma Jun's deepest water. For example, the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan, why did Guan Shengli suppress Lin Chong and become the head of the Five Tiger Generals? And Dong Ping went up the mountain so late, and the people were so scummy, why did he kick Yang Zhi away, and he entered the Five Tiger Generals?
After stripping away the cocoon, it is still the four words "Song Jiang Zhao'an" at work. Lin Chong and Yang Zhi both have deep contradictions with Gao Li, but Zhao An can't get around Gao Li. Let Lin Chong be the head of the Five Tigers, can he still reflect the "intention of recruiting security"? If you were Gao Li and glanced at the list of the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan, would you hate Liangshan or Song Jiang even more?
Of course, there are still many people who use martial arts as a standard to evaluate the five tiger generals of Liangshan, and finally conclude that although these five are not perfect, they do represent the highest level of martial arts in Liangshan, but is this really the case? In fact, among the five tiger generals of Liangshan, there was a parallel cargo, and this person was The Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming!
Second, Qin Ming has "three monsters"
Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming has always been a strange existence in the Water Margin Rivers and Lakes. In a nutshell, there are three monsters.
The first monster, the identity change monster. Qin Ming's identity was "Qingzhou Terracotta Commander" (Qingzhou Command Division). How high is this official position? After Guan Sheng's conquest of Fang La, the official position he was given was "Commander of soldiers and horses in Daming Province".
This shows that Qin Ming's appearance was the peak, and the Five Tigers struggled for the first guan sheng for a lifetime before reaching his initial height. But Qin Ming, who had such a high status, surrendered to Song Jiang. The reason was that Song Jiang sent people to impersonate Qin Ming and massacre the people, causing a misunderstanding in Murong Prefect's house, thinking that he had fallen into the grass, so he angrily killed his entire family.
Qin Ming was very annoyed, Song Jiang atonement, and finally Song Jiang let Hua Rong's sister marry Qin Ming, so Qin Ming surrendered - from the tangtang soldier and horse chief, to Caokou!
It has always been said that Qin Ming was cornered and had to surrender to Song Jiang. But the problem was that when Qin Ming was captured alive by Song Jiang, after hearing Song Jiang's name, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Famous for a long time, I don't want to meet the righteous soldiers today!" (From "Water Margin")
This worship did not take place in the "Taoyuan" of Zhuozhou, but in Qingfeng Mountain. That is to say, Qin Ming's worship means submission, and it must be known that even if he is captured, he is also the "chief of soldiers and horses", and anyone can say that Qin Ming's ability is poor, but they cannot doubt his status and identity. As a result, it was all lost in this worship, which gave Song Jiang the opportunity to send someone to impersonate him. This is called, Ben is a general of one side, but he worships the big brother of the jianghu, do you say it is strange?
The second wonder is whether he is true love with Hua Rong's sister? As mentioned in the first monster before, after Qin Ming's wife was killed, Song Jiang gave Hua Rong's sister to Qin Ming as his wife, and Qin Ming actually surrendered!
Naturally people wonder, is Qin Ming's relationship with the original match very bad? Is he in true love with Hua Rong's sister?
This is difficult to say clearly, after all, "Water Margin" is written about the jianghu, and it is always how rough and rough it is to emotional things. For example, Song Jiang did two matchmakers, one was to marry Hua Rong's sister to Qin Ming, and the other was the most famous, to marry The Third Lady to Wang Ying.
In short, through Song Jiang's two matchmakers, we can find some unexpected things, that is, the good men that Song Jiang admires are mostly murderous and brainless images! Wang Ying is this image, and Li Kui, Qin Ming is not it? At the very least, it meets the criteria for the anencephaly. In fact, this also explains why he is the commander-in-chief of the warriors and horses, but he worships the big brother of the jianghu.
There is no way, if people have no brains, they can do anything strange, Qin Ming seems to be this kind of person!
The third monster is Qin Ming's martial arts monster, which is also the main problem discussed in this article. Although he entered the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan, among the Five Tiger Generals, Qin Ming undertook almost all the spit points.
For example, he followed Song Jiang to attack Zhujiazhuang, and Qin Ming was captured alive. Of course, it can be understood that Qin Ming was anxious (brainless) and was ambushed. But the Battle of Zengtou City could not wash the ground, and was defeated by Shi Wengong for twenty rounds and captured alive! This fiasco was the only one among the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan.
At the same time, there was also a victory in battle, and Ming Lin Chong rushed to the battle first, and was shouted down because Song Jiang wanted to persuade Guan Sheng to surrender. When Song Jiang failed to persuade him to surrender, it should be Lin Chong who continued to fight against Guan Sheng, but Qin Ming grabbed the camera and went out, making Lin Chong take this breath and had to win the double battle, but Song Jiang detained a "two hit one, not a hero and a good man."
So what is the matter with Qin Ming's martial arts, and is he worthy of being selected as the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan? From the analysis of the previous record, it is obviously not worthy. One of the most convincing pieces of evidence is Hu Yanzhuo's comments.
Third, Hu Yanzhuo's comments
Among the five tiger generals of Liangshan, Hu Yanzhuo fought with Lin Chong, Qin Ming, Lu Zhishen, and Yang Zhi, all four masters. Let's first look at the battle between Hu Yanzhuo and Lin Chong.
Here Hu Yan burned from the battle forest chong. The two are exactly the opponents, the gun comes and goes to the flower, and the whip goes to the gun to blossom. Two fights above fifty, regardless of whether they win or lose.
Obviously, Lin Chong and Hu Yanzhuo are opponents, no one can beat anyone, and the characteristics of the two can also be analyzed. But on the scene, I am afraid that Lin Chong still has the upper hand, Lin Chong attacks strong and defends weakly, it is a sharp spear, and Hu Yanzhuo defends strong and weak, like a thick shield.
Looking at Hu Yanzhuo's battle with Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, he praised Lu Zhishen: "This monk has fallen to the ground!" The evaluation of Yang Zhi was: "How did you get out of these two?" Good to be born, not a means in the green forest. ”
After Hu Yanzhuo returned, he also complained to Murong Zhifu: "I was supposed to catch a turtle in an urn, but I brought it with my hand, but for no reason I was rescued by a group of strongmen." Within the number of a monk, a green-faced man, the second confrontation, each without victory or defeat. These two martial arts were unusual, not means in the green forest, so they had never been mastered. (From "Water Margin")
As soon as the so-called connoisseur reaches out, he knows whether there is one or not. Hu Yanzhuo believed that Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi were both strong opponents of his own, and were at the same level as Lin Chong.
Hu Yanzhuo had also fought with Qin Ming, so how did he comment? Because Murong Zhifu Mingjin collected troops, Hu Yanzhuo was very annoyed, and when he returned, he said the following words: "When he fought with him in a suitable time, the stick method was already in disarray. Come to Japan to teach Grace to see me kill this thief. ”
Comparing Hu Yanzhan Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, is it possible to see the gap? For Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, Hu Yanzhuo praised all the way to the end, but to Qin Ming, he told him bluntly: He can't do it, he can't beat me, and the wolf's tooth stick is already messed up.
Therefore, judging from Hu Yanzhuo's comments, Qin Ming's martial arts were inferior to Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi.'s. However, the more tragic one is still behind, because Hu Yanzhuo has also fought the Third Lady and commented on it. Let's still read the original text.
Hu Yan was eager to swallow that one mouthful of water. The two fought to the top of the ten, eager to win a zhangqing, Hu Yanzhuo thought in his heart, "This splash woman has fought a lot in my hands, and she has fallen to the ground!" ”
Obviously, in Hu Yanzhuo's evaluation system of the good man of Liangshan, Qin Ming's martial arts, in his eyes, although higher than that of The Third Lady, were generally in the same grade as the Third Lady.
In any case, from Hu Yanzhuo's comments on the good men of Liangshan, it may be unfair to Qin Ming. However, no matter how unfair it is, it is also based on his own strength, compared to the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan, his strength is the weakest and his martial arts are the lowest. Although Hu Sanniang was suspected of being exaggerated, Yang Zhi's martial arts were stronger than Qin Ming's, and this should not be wrong.
Therefore, Qin Ming's entry into the Liangshan Five Tiger Generals was a "parallel cargo" forcibly stuffed in order to cooperate with Song Jiang in controlling Liangshan in order to achieve the goal of Zhao'an.