Culture Weekly | the mother figure in "Water Margin"

The Four Masterpieces are the imperial masterpieces that integrate the traditional Chinese culture, and have become the best matrix for people today to absorb the nutrition of classical culture. For the shaping of the mother's image, the four famous works are also involved, among them, the mother image in "Dream of the Red Chamber" is written the most, the "Journey to the West" is written the least, and the mother image in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is mostly linked to politics, only the mother in "Water Margin" is the most real, the most ordinary and the most life-like.

Through various historical texts, we already have a certain understanding of the mothers of the Song Dynasty: Su Shi's mother, who understands the great righteousness, Ouyang Xiu's mother, who has a good god son, and the mother-in-law who inspires her son to be loyal to the country, etc., all of which shock and admire us. In the specific historical background of that time, the mothers of the Song Dynasty not only had the characteristics of ordinary mothers who were kind, loving, and hard-working, but also had corresponding knowledge and wisdom, as well as the concept of the overall situation and patriotic feelings. Therefore, they are more comfortable in handling various daily affairs.

The image of the mother created by "Water Margin" is not very much, although they are not as tall as Su Shi's mother and others, but after reading, we still feel the warmth and strength, because several mothers here not only have the nature of mother kindness and calf protection, but also in the face of various injustices and emergencies in society, they have made resistance and efforts, which is indeed valuable and unforgettable.

Wang Jin's mother

In the first time, the mother image of Wang Jin, the leader of the 800,000 Forbidden Army, was very clear, and she used her own opinion and courage to resolve the crisis that had to be faced. According to historical records, Wang Jin's father was once an official, and Wang Jin can also be regarded as a second generation official. Unfortunately, Wang Jin's father died young, leaving their mother and son to live together. After his own struggle, Wang Jin finally became the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, and his position was not low, and he also made a home for his mother in the capital. Finally, just when the mother and son were full of confidence and ready to live a good life, something suddenly changed, and the rogue Gao Qi, who had been beaten by Wang Jin's father, leaned against the side door and was actually promoted to Wang Jin's top boss, the lieutenant of the Palace Shuai Mansion, and as soon as he took office, he began to look for Wang Jin's stubble.

In the society at that time, this was undoubtedly a disaster for Wang Jin. The queen mother was worried about the future and fate of her son, and crying with her son was a manifestation of motherhood and instinct; however, Wang Jin's mother, after all, was a person who had seen the world and experienced wind and rain, and after crying, she immediately realized that her son's situation was dangerous and she had to take a claim immediately. So she said to Wang Jin, "My son, thirty-six, walk up." I'm just afraid there's nowhere to go. Wang Jin said, "What the mother said is that the son also thinks like this." Many of his officers have been to the Beijing Division, and they all don't like my guns, so why not go to them? It's a place to employ people, enough to settle down. The Queen Mother then said, "Just take the Yan'an Mansion privately, but I am afraid that the two pai soldiers who serve you in front of the door will know that if they sue the Palace Marshal's Mansion, our mother and son will not be able to leave." The Queen Mother decided to go to Yan'an Province privately, and she was also very scheming, lest the two card armies leak the wind and ask Wang Jin to deal with it well.

At his mother's suggestion, Wang Jin skillfully threw off two of his pai troops, and took his mother to the side court guarded by The Old Breeding Jingluo Xianggong Town in Yan'an Province overnight, completely getting rid of Gao Li's control and harm. The son is safe and the mother is able to enjoy her old age in peace.

Yan Po cherished her mother

As a mother, the greatest misfortune is not the difficulty of life, but the indisputable anger of the children. In the nineteenth and twenty-first times, there is a mother named Yan Po, who has repeatedly suffered from the difficulties of life, not only that, but her only daughter Yan Po has also caused trouble and lost her life, which makes this mother sad and confused.

Yan Po asked the princess to make peace, and gave her daughter Yan Po a concubine to Song Jiang. In order to let her daughter live a better life, Yan Po also worked hard. However, Yan Poxi not only did not abide by the way of women, but also threatened Song Jiang with the handle he had pinched, and as a result, he was killed by Song Jiang.

The daughter is her own flesh and blood, and she was killed, as a mother, can Yan Po not be distressed? But she was alone, there was no one around to help her, there was no one she knew in Yamen, and Song Jiang, who killed her daughter, was also a person in Yamen, what could she do? After all, she was a scheming mother. Yan Po suddenly had a plan, first stabilizing Song Jiang, and then on the pretext of dealing with Yan Po's regrets, let Song Jiang pass by the county gate with her, just at this moment, Yan Po suddenly twisted Song Jiang and shouted to catch the murderer. However, they were scattered by Song Jiang's acquaintances, and Song Jiang took the opportunity to escape and escape.

The county official had a good relationship with Song Jiang and refused to arrest him, and Yan Po was not willing to cry in the county hall and threatened to file a complaint in the prefecture. The county magistrate then sent Zhu Tong to arrest Song Jiang, but Song Jiang was still released. In order to deal with this matter, Zhu Tong collected some money and goods for Yan Po and taught her not to go to the state to file a complaint. At this time, Yan Po felt that every day should not be called, the earth was not smart, and he saw that he had some money and things, but he had no choice but to comply with it. Zhu Tong did a lot of work from it, and finally only designated Tang Niu'er as "therefore a murderer on the run", with a scepter of twenty and a thorn five hundred miles away.

Li Kui's mother

In "Water Margin", The Black Whirlwind Li Kui is a rather comedic character, who makes a lot of jokes and enlivens the serious war atmosphere. It is such a living treasure, but behind it is a bitter mother. The mother of Li Kui, written in the forty-second time, is a hard-working and kind mountain village woman who raised two sons, the eldest son is a farmer at home; the younger son, Li Kui, is restless, wanders outside, causes a lot of trouble, and finally falls into the grass and does not see any shadows. Mother Li missed this son day and night, washed her face with tears all day, and cried and blinded her eyes.

One day, his son Li Kui suddenly returned, and he concealed his identity and told his mother that he had become an official outside and wanted to take his mother to enjoy his happiness. The eldest son, Li Da, pierced his younger brother Li Kui and quarreled with him. Mother Li was very affectionate and stood on Li Kui's side, saying, "Iron Bull is now an official, and he has come to take me from home." Therefore, Li Kui carried his blind mother to Liangshan, on the way, Li Kui went to get water to drink for his thirsty mother, but his mother was eaten by a tiger, this ending is really lamentable and regrettable, the author may want to use the tragedy of Li Mother to reflect the dark reality of society at that time!

Lei Heng mother

In Yuncheng County, there is a well-known capital named Lei Heng, who is also dependent on his old mother. The mother has always been proud of her son, and even if she lives a simple and frugal life, she will not complain. I was afraid that the days of being afraid of good ends suddenly changed.

In the fiftieth time, Lei Heng clashed with the drama bai xiuying, injured Bai Xiuying's father, and was punished by Bai Xiuying's good county official, Lei Heng's old mother heard about this, distressed her son, and was very anxious. Lei Mu came to theorize and scolded Bai Xiuying, but was beaten by Bai Xiuying. Seeing his mother being beaten, can Lei Heng not be anxious? He raised the wooden shackle and killed Bai Xiuying with his bare hands. Lei Heng was sent to the big prison to await sentencing.

At this time, all the rescue work fell on the lonely old mother. For the sake of her son, the weak mother shouldered the "heavy burden of a thousand pounds". She not only had to send food to her son in prison, but also had to entrust someone to rescue him. When Lei Mu came to deliver food in prison, there was a conversation with Zhu Tong, which was impressive. She cried and lamented to Zhu Tong: "The old man is above the age of sixty, and he only looks at this child, and he looks at the brother of the annoyance level to see the face of the brother in the daily life, and the poor sees me as a child, and looks at me." Zhu Tong said, "The old lady asked herself to go home with confidence, and in the future, there is no need to send food, and the villain will take care of himself." If there is a convenient place, it can be saved. Lei Hengniang said, "My brother saved the child, but he was a reborn parent." If the child is a little mischievous, the old man's life will be over. Zhu Tong said, "The little man keeps it in mind, and the old lady doesn't have to worry about it." In the end, on the way to escort, Zhu Tong released Lei Heng. Lei Heng took the old mother, and the starry night defected to Liangshan Po. Happily, my mother's hard work and dedication have finally paid off.

In the huge work of more than one million words in "Water Margin", these mothers occupy a small space and the weight is not very heavy, but the maternal light that flashes on them also makes the reader shine! As the saying goes, to be a mother is to be rigid. For the sake of her children, mothers can give everything and sacrifice everything! However, how many people can understand the pain in their hearts? Poor parents in the world, from ancient times to the present day!

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