Whether it can end well is not conclusive. After all, the one hundred and eight good men who Liangshan participated in the ranking, there were also those who died in battle, some died of illness, some went overseas, some became monks, and some went into seclusion to become rich men. In addition to Song Jiang, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Li Kui, who have particularly distinct personalities, the ending has a certain inevitability; Whether others end well or not, the chance is still very large.
Where to rank it, you can refer to several of his former partners. The first mention of Wang Lun in "Water Margin" was Chai Jin's introduction in the eleventh time: "(Liangshanbo) Now there are three good men camped there. For the head call to be the white-clothed Xiushi Wang Lun, the second call is to touch Tiandu Qian, and the third is called to be Yunli King Kong Song Wan." In addition, there is Zhu Gui who is in charge of reception, and all four of them are the elders of Liangshan.
In the seventy-first round of the big ranking, Du Qian and Song Wan ranked forty-six and forty-seventh in the "seventy-two hells", and Zhu Gui was a little further back, ranking fifty-seven. If Wang Lun also lived until this time—at this time, Liangshan had not yet gone through any major battles, and had not yet lost his personnel except for Sun Sheng, the Duke of the Yunlong and the Tota Heavenly King Chao Gai—his ranking would not be lower than Du Qian and Song Wan.
Someone must have said: "Although there is no large-scale battle yet, how can Wang Lun live to seventy-one times?" Song Jiang is an old traitor, how can he let him go? ”
Alas, you are wrong. Song Jiang is indeed treacherous, but he will definitely not kill Wang Lun. This truth, just like Lin Pingzhi in "Smiling Rivers and Lakes", was afraid of being chased and killed by Yue Buqun, so he planned to deliberately publicize Yue Buqun's self-palace: "Whether your father is from the palace or not, you can't see at a glance." His beard fell, and he could glue it to the clouds with paint, and others could not help but be suspicious. But if I suddenly die without knowing anything, everyone will say that Yue Buqun killed me, which is called wanting to cover up. ”
Yue Buqun has the nickname "Gentleman's Sword" and pays special attention to reputation. Song Jiang is even more, he is talented and martial, both are average, family status, no strengths, the biggest advantage is the kung fu of uniting talents. A "former leader" like Wang Lun, who lacks talent, would suspect Song Jiang if he "died in vain". And once doubted, Song Jiang wants to recruit talents in the future, which adds a great disadvantage.
Wang Lun is a backward talent, "not very capable", he and others are very clear. When he was furiously merged by Lin Chong, even the "confidants around him" were frightened by Lin Chong's might, "who dares to move forward". Such a person is simply not enough to shake Song Jiang's leadership position and pose a threat to Song Jiang.
If he couldn't even tolerate such a product, how could Song Jiang recruit so many good men with skills and personalities?