The feudal imperial system was deeply flawed, which meant that no matter how ferocious and vigorous the dynasty looked, it would come to an end.
In the process of dynastic change, the first to stand up and resist is often the peasants, after all, in the pyramid of feudalism, the peasants are at the bottom, they are the most oppressed, and naturally the easiest to rise.
It is only the limitations of class ideology that after achieving certain results, the peasant leaders will move towards a road of no return of arrogance and luxury, and their uprisings will eventually become a tool for the big landlord class to gain power.
After these people took the throne, the peasant class began to resign itself to the oppression of the new dynasty, and continued to struggle until life was unsustainable, and stood up again to resist.
And so on and on and on until the collapse of the feudal empire.
Throughout Chinese history, peasant uprisings seem to have only three endings.
First, the vigorous uprising was successful and became a tool for changing dynasties, as exemplified by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty; Second, the thunder is loud and the rain is small, and it is brutally suppressed by the rulers, Li Zicheng and Hong Xiuquan are examples; The third was to accept the offer of the ruler at that time, transform himself, and become an official of the dynasty.
Among these three roads, the first and second seem to be able to be merged, after all, the truth of becoming a king or defeating a collapse has remained unchanged for eternity, if you succeed you can become an emperor, if you are not successful, you can only raise your head to see the emperor, but the third one is full of many variables compared to the first two.
And known as one of the four famous works "Water Margin", in which the black boss Song Jiang with a group of brothers is the third way, but unfortunately the scenery is temporary, but in the end it can only end bleakly.
Reading through "Water Margin" makes readers most impressed naturally is the nickname of the good men, but the real strength of some good men is not proportional to the nickname at all.
For example, the jumping tiger Chen Da, his nickname can be described as extremely crazy, but his strength is very weak, he is very arrogant before fighting with his opponent, but he admits defeat when he encounters the enemy.
Liangshan Eight Tigers
The nickname of the good man is a major feature in "Water Margin", and if you want to figure out all these nicknames, it is not something that can be done by reading it again or twice.
Among these nicknames, some are based on physiognomic characteristics, such as the black whirlwind Li Kui and the leopard head Lin Chong; Some are based on life deeds, such as Song Jiang in Time Rain, Flower Monk Lu Zhishen; Some are based on the weapons used, such as the big knife Guan Sheng, the double gun general Xu Ning...
Of course, these people's nicknames are very recognized by readers, but the names of some good men can only make people can't help but sneer, such as the eight-armed Nezha Xiangchong and the flying saint Li Gon, these two people's nicknames are very loud, but they have no ability to Nezha and the Great Sage.
In addition, the nicknames of the eight tigers of Liangshan are almost all untrue, they are the winged tiger Lei Heng, the jumping tiger Chen Da, the golden retriever tiger Yanshun, the short-footed tiger Wang Ying, the flower neck tiger Gong Wang, the middle arrow tiger Ding Desun, the green-eyed tiger Li Yun and the smiling tiger Zhu Fu.
Among these eight tigers, Lei Heng is still okay, he ranks among the top Tiangang, but compared with other Tiangang good men, he is mediocre in ability after all.
As for whether they have the courage of a tiger, it depends on personal understanding.
On the contrary, there are some real tiger generals, their nicknames are not eye-catching, such as Wu Song, who is a fierce man who has really killed tigers with his bare hands.
Speaking of this, it reminds me of another good man on Liangshan, Li Zhong, his nickname is "Fighting Tiger General", but in fact, not only has he not fought a tiger, his real strength cannot even beat the last of the eight tigers.
It's just that I don't know that every time he faces these eight tigers, he is embarrassed to call himself a tiger fighter.
However, the most unsightly of the eight tigers is the jumping tiger Chen Da, who is not only weak, but also very intimidating.
Not worthy of the name
Jumping Tiger Chen Da's weapon is a steel gun, because of the excessive strength, jumping up may be like a tiger, only to have the reputation of Jumping Tiger.
Later, because of the crime, he got into a lawsuit, and when he was cornered, he and Zhu Wu and Yang Chun fell into the grass in Shaohua Mountain in Huazhou, and gathered hundreds of small minions to do the business of robbing homes and houses.
It's just that they are unlucky enough to even guarantee a basic livelihood, so they can only go down the mountain and rob, and Chen Da feels that if he wants to do it, he has to do a big job, so he suggests attacking the wealthy Huayin County.
But if you want to fight Huayin County, you must pass through Shijiazhuang, Yang Chun and Zhu Wu are very worried about Shijiazhuang's boss, Shi Jin, so they suggest changing the target, but Chen Da does not listen.
Chen Da also released words, first hit Shijiazhuang, then take Huayin County, and the arrogance before the fight can be described as clear.
Chen Da really took people to attack Shijiazhuang, but after seeing the nine-striped dragon Shi Jin, he directly admitted defeat and was captured alive.
Fortunately, Zhu Wu and Chen Da were very moral, they did not abandon Chen Da, and personally went to Shijiazhuang to kneel in front of Shi Jin to intercede, Shi Jin was infected by the righteousness of these two people, and finally released Chen Da.
It can be said that they don't fight or know each other, the three of them have gradually become closer to Shi Jin, and this move also caused Shi Jin to get into a lawsuit, after all, the three of them are the people named by the government to arrest.
Desperate, Shi Jin abandoned Shijiazhuang, killed the official and arrested him with the three, and burned Shijiazhuang to Shaohua Mountain, and he was also respected by Chen Da and the three as the lord of the village.
Tragic ending
After the gathering of the three mountains, Shi Jin, Chen Da and other four people were invited by Lu Zhishen to join the gang in Liangshan, and also cooperated with Song Jiang to make trouble in Huazhou.
Since the grass fell into Liangshan, it was natural to show two brushes, and Chen Da also followed Shi Jin to conquer Mangtang Mountain.
Chen Da felt that it was time to show his true strength, so he clamored for the vanguard, and led his men to attack Mangdang Mountain, which was led by the Mixed World Demon King Fan Rui, the eight-armed Nezha Xiangchong and the Flying Great Saint Li Gon.
It's just sad that Chen Da said loudly, but when he really started fighting, he admitted defeat again, and was killed by these three people, completely losing face.
After Song Jiang was in charge of Liangshan, Chen Da was arranged to guard the right dry village of Houshan, and after the Liangshan Good Han Seat was released, Chen Da ranked 72nd among the 108 generals, completely becoming a small role that did not enter the stream.
After Liang Shan accepted the imperial court's recruitment, Chen Da also followed Song Jiangnan in the Northern War, during which he performed mediocre, following Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, and others.
During the conquest of Fang La, Chen Da was arranged to give Lu Junyi to follow Huyanzhuo to guard Huzhou.
It's just that the battle of Fang La is a tragic battle in which the good men of Liangshan fell one after another, and Chen Da also ended up tragically.
In the Battle of Yuling Pass, Chen Da, together with Shi Jin, Shi Xiu, Yang Chun, Li Zhong, Xue Yong and others, led an army patrol, but was ambushed by the defenders Pang Wanchun and Lei Jiong, unable to escape, and was killed by random arrows.
Of course, many people may think that Xu Da is not a good man, but in fact, although he is known as Liangshan's first bag, he is worthy of the word "loyalty" in terms of people.
It can be seen that although Chen Da is not a "tiger", he is also a flesh-and-blood character in Water Margin, and he is also worth reading by readers.
Reference: Water Margin.
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