#Water Margin#Dragon Tiger Mountain's tigers and poisonous snakes do not eat Hong Taiwei, revealing two messages.
First message: Tigers and poisonous snakes may have been provided by Taoists and did not hurt people
Dragon Tiger Mountain is a place of cultivation, and the fact that tigers and poisonous snakes can exist for a long time only shows that Daoists may often feed these beasts. Gradually, the beast became acquainted with man, and did not harm man's life. Otherwise, the government will send someone to eliminate the tiger and the poisonous snake.
There are 4 tigers in the "Water Margin", in addition to the time that Hong Taiwei met, the other 3 times are: Wu Song beat the tiger, Li Kui killed 4 tigers, Xie Zhen and Xie Bao destroyed 1 tiger, only the tiger encountered by Hong Taiwei did not eat people.
Second message: Lieutenant Hong is a symbol of power and harsh government
Lieutenant Hong was a special commissioner of the imperial court, and he came with a holy will to invite Zhang Zhenren to pray for rain. Lieutenant Hong was high up in the air, and the Daoist people on the mountain were somewhat disgusted when they saw this honorable countenance. Just let him go up the mountain alone to invite Zhang Zhenren, let the tiger and the poisonous snake scare and frighten him, and kill his pride.
Of course, Lieutenant Hong was reluctant, but the Daoist people believed that only by personally inviting Zhang Zhenren would they show sincerity. Therefore, this high-ranking government official, who was accustomed to pampering and superiority, had to put on a pair of hemp shoes, roll up his sleeves, and go up the mountain.
The tiger saw Lieutenant Hong, circled around him, roared once, and walked down the hillside. Lieutenant Hong was half scared to death, and it was estimated that he had suffered a heart attack.
Next, he encountered a large python, spit poisonous gas into Hong Taiwei's face, and then flew away.
Perhaps, this is a moral: in the eyes of the people, the imperial court is more vicious than the tiger, leopard, worm and wolf. Harsh government is fiercer than tiger also!
For these two reasons, Lieutenant Hong became a survivor of the tiger encountered in "Water Margin". #国学 #
