Preface
In "Water Margin", Liangshanbo is a place where many heroes gathered, and each hero is known for his martial arts and bravery. However, there is a good man who went to Liangshan, he was famous for his martial arts before going up the mountain, but he never fought in battle after going up the mountain, which is a remarkable story of Song Jiang.
This article will delve into the life of this hero, revealing his martial arts brilliance before he ascended Liangshan, and why he avoided fighting after ascending the mountain. Through the story in "Water Margin", we will restore the heroic group portraits of Liangshanbo, and deeply analyze the stormy life experienced by Song Jiang in this place where heroes gather.
Together, we will experience the unique experience of this heroic man and his special status in Liangshanbo, and explore the unique legends left by his choices in ancient legends. Through in-depth interpretation, we may be able to more fully understand Song Jiang's way of dealing with the world, as well as how he coped with the bumpy life in Liangshanbo.
1. The intersection of fates: the encounter of characters in the rivers and lakes
At the beginning, the time dates back to Yang Xiong's escape after killing his wife. It was an ordinary night with a cold wind and a bleak wind, and the fates of the three of them converged in this wilderness.
Yang Xiong was once the warden of Jizhou Prison and was well versed in the sinister world, Shi Xiu was a brutal murderer with blood on his hands, and Shi Qian, a brilliant thief, had been in prison for many years. The three of them were originally incompatible, but they were forced to come together because of the crime of murder and went to the thief's paradise - Liangshanbo.
When they passed by the Zhujiazhuang Thatched Cottage Hotel, Shi Qian's index finger moved, he couldn't help the tempting fragrance, and stole a chicken that had just come out of the cage, but was caught by Zhujiazhuang's running hall junior.
I wish the third child a person who loves to calculate, and will set up a net of heaven and earth, and soon Shi Qian will fall into a cage, and his fate is worrying. Although Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu did not know Shi Qian, out of righteousness in the rivers and lakes, the two decided to try to rescue them. When I stopped at a roadside tavern, I met Yang Xiong's life-saving benefactor, Du Xing.
Years ago, Duchenne killed his partner for a business feud and was imprisoned on death row. As the prison warden, Yang Xiong would not have let him go, but Du Xing's clever words and various token bribes finally moved Yang Xiong and made him take the risk of releasing people from prison without permission.
Since then, Duchenne has been grateful to Yang Xiong, and the two have become a community of destiny. Now that they met again, Duchenne naturally greeted him with anticipation, and the two hugged repeatedly before they dared to believe that it was true. After Yang Xiong told about Shi Qian's trapping, Du Xing confidently promised that he would rescue Shi Qian through his relationship with his current owner, Li Ying.
As soon as Du Xing escaped from death row and went to the nearby Dulonggang, he was reused by Li Ying, the owner of Lijiazhuang, and immediately assumed the position of chief manager. Li Yingnai is a well-known local ruffian hooligan, relying on some money and power in his family, he has always done his own thing and dominated him.
Such a person values talents from unknown origins but can give them ideas, and Du Xing is ugly, Li Ying doesn't take him seriously, so he makes him a housekeeper. Du Xing was well versed in power and strategy, and immediately grasped Li Ying's psychology, making him his most solid backer.
Second, the struggle to the death: the owner of the village fights with arms
Du Xing knows Li Ying's character very well, and this owner who is used to bullying people is the last thing he can't see without giving him face. Du Xing swore that he would come forward to save people, and Li Ying readily agreed, and immediately sent someone to hand over two letters of plea.
However, the three brothers of the Zhu family did not take Li Ying in their eyes and brutally tore up the letter, which was undoubtedly a blow to Li Ying. Li Ying prides himself on being a "sky-fighting eagle", and everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that he is strong in martial arts and bloodthirsty, and this kind of humiliation simply makes him red-faced and embarrassed. Immediately jumped like thunder, leading hundreds of villagers in the village to smash Huanglong, vowing to find the field.
The two are at war head-on, and it is bound to be inseparable. It is said that Zhu Biao is the most ancestral among the three brothers, and his martial arts are strong, "only he is the first to win"; and Li Ying is also worthy of his reputation, and he is ruthless, and he has won the reputation of "Fighting the Eagle".
Sure enough, the two fought for more than ten times, and Li Ying had a slight upper hand and pursued Zhu Biao, who was already seriously injured. Who knew that Li Ying was careless halfway to the enemy, and was attacked by the treacherous Zhu Biao's secret arrow, and the arrow feathers went deep into his shoulder. Li Ying was in pain and despair, so he had to retreat to Zhuang in defeat, and he no longer had the heart to care about the affairs of the times, and since then the two families have formed a bitter blood feud.
3. Forcible seizure: Thieves do not tolerate mercy
At the same time, the robbers in Liangshan had long had ambitions to annex Li Zhuang. Among them, the mastermind is Wu Yong, one of the members of Liang Shanbo's think tank, and this naturally anti-bone, shrewd and capable person has long been eyeing Li Ying. First, Li Ying was a rare backer because of his huge power and strength; second, Wu Yong and others also took a fancy to his family's money and materials. Liang Shan tried to win Li Ying into the gang, but the other party was active and had no intention of being fooled.
Wu Yong is a scheming person, and when he sees that the soft one doesn't work, he will come to the hard one. He secretly set up a net, and under the pretense of the imperial court, a sky-shattering thunderbolt suddenly came, and Li Ying was captured and detained in Liangshan. Not only that, Wu Yong and others quietly copied Lijiazhuang's family and property, and the manor was also burned to the ground.
The series of actions was fast, unusual, efficient, and chilling. Only then did Li Ying understand that he couldn't stand alone in front of Liang Shan, and his martial arts and power over the years were a joke. For a time, he became a prisoner and became a prisoner.
However, the thieves also needed his financial management talents, so Li Ying, a mortal enemy who terrified the martial arts people, turned around and became the head of Liangshan, managing tens of thousands of thieves every day. Li Zhuang was looted, and his family had no choice but to follow him to Liangshan, where he lived in fear like other wealthy people who had been taken captive.
Fourth, the short bloom: martial arts are a flash of surprise
After entering the mountain, Li Ying almost never used force again, he was bitter in his heart, and he was helpless about such an arrangement. Li Ying's martial arts have won the name of "Fighting the Sky Eagle", and the five-mouth chain flying knife is a peerless skill, but at this moment, he can only watch the young and strong martial arts masters go to fight the rivers and lakes, and he is sitting at the desk day and night calculating the gold and silver wealth. The only time Hengkong was born was the battle against Fang La.
Liangshan was deeply threatened in this battle, and all the masters had to go out to fight. The long-lost rivers and lakes ignited the enthusiasm for battle in Li Ying's heart, and finally he couldn't bear it and rushed up in front of the princes of the 36th Road, only to see an angry light in his eyes, and five flying knives shot out in a row, instantly piercing the throat of the fierce general Wu Yingxing.
The exquisite knife technique and the amazing explosive power instantly reminded people of his former fame. This knife killed the enemy of Liangshan, and it was also a unique bloom in Li Ying's career as a thief.
It's a pity that he is unwilling after all. After Fang La was pacified, Li Ying retired from illness, returned to his hometown with the accumulated wealth, and after some management, he finally rebuilt the manor and lived a rotten life as a rich landlord again. No one would have thought that this middle-aged man, who had re-played the benevolent appearance of the house, had the powerful strength to make the martial arts world palpitate. The legend of the strongest force was silently buried by himself.
epilogue
Life is unpredictable, and it is difficult to predict destiny. Li Ying's life was full of ups and downs, and he experienced all the vicissitudes of life, but he finally retired peacefully. And his peerless martial arts, which are enough to be called the second, and the legend of the strongest master in Liangshanbo, also disappeared silently. Of course, for the few people who have witnessed his stunts, Li Ying will always be the first-class master who hides behind the crowd.