Heroes and traitors often compete on the same stage. Song Jiang in the Water Margin was originally a hero of Liangshanbo, and was later recruited by the imperial court and became an official. However, he ended up being poisoned by a traitor, which made people sigh. These traitors include Gao Yu, Tong Guan, Cai Jing, etc., and their cunning and cruelty are outrageous.
Song Jiang, the leader of Liang Shanbo, was originally a grass robber in the mountains, and later, because of his bravery and benevolence, he gathered a group of like-minded heroes to jointly resist the corrupt government. However, the good times did not last long, and Song Jiang after Zhao'an did not get the respect and tranquility he deserved in the imperial court. He led the heroes of Liangshan to conquer the east and west, and made great achievements, but he was jealous and had a bad fate.
In Song Jiang's later years, he was named the pacification envoy of Chu Jiang, and he originally thought that he could enjoy the joy of family, but unexpectedly became a nail in the eyes of Gao Yu and Tong Guan, who were powerful people in the DPRK and China. In order to eradicate the potential threat, these powerful ministers did not hesitate to resort to the most vicious method - poisoning Song Jiang's wine. Song Jiang was poisoned and died, the year was the summer of 1124 AD, and Song Jiang died with unwillingness and anger in his heart.
Song Jiang's death did not quell his resentment, and his soul was entrusted with his loyal brothers Wu Yong and Hua Rong. These two brothers were powerless to investigate the truth, so they could only commit suicide in grief and indignation, accompanying Song Jiang in another world. But Song Jiang's resentment did not disappear, and he even appeared in a dream to tell Song Huizong his grievances at that time. Although Song Huizong was deeply dissatisfied with this, he only reprimanded Gao Yu and others severely, and did not actually take more practical punishment measures.
What is the end of these traitors who killed Song Jiang? First of all, Gao Yu, this eunuch who covered the sky with one hand, did not escape the arrangement of fate later. In the first year of Jingkang, that is, in 1126, the Jin army pressed the border, and Song Huizong and his son Song Qinzong fled Kaifeng one after another. Gao Yu was depressed because he lost the favor of Song Huizong, and finally died of illness in Bianliang, Tokyo, at the age of 55.
Then there is Tong Guan, a traitor who has been plotting in the center of power, and his end is even more miserable. Tong Guan showed cowardice in the Jingkang Rebellion, fled without a fight, and turned his back on the court and the people. In the end, he lost all his political status and influence in the chaos, and was abandoned by the great wheel of history, and almost no one remembered his final fate, leaving only a despicable memory.
Let's take a look at Cai Jing, the reformer who single-handedly pushed for the new law, although talented, but also full of controversy. Soon after Song Jiang's death, Cai Jing's power also began to decline. His political enemies emerged one after another, and he was finally defeated in the political struggle, demoted to the rank of commoner, and left for the rest of his life. Cai Jing's later years were full of loneliness and bitterness, and although his life was once in power, he was ultimately notorious, and almost no one cared about him when he died.
These powerful ministers who once called for wind and rain in the court all ended in tragedy. Although they gained momentum for a while, they did not end well. This can't help but make people sigh, history is always strikingly similar, no matter which dynasty it is, those villains who use power for personal gain and betray virtue and power will not end well in the end.
Although Song Jiang was heroic, he could not escape death in the end, which was also the tragedy of his life. He originally thought that he would be able to ask for the people's lives in the court, but unexpectedly he became a victim of political struggle. And those traitors who do anything for their own selfish interests, although they are prominent for a while, they can't escape the fate of evil and evil retribution in the end.
The lessons of this history are profound. It doesn't just tell us that justice may be late, but it will never be absent. More importantly, it makes us understand that in the game of power, those who lose their conscience and morality will only end up with the spurning of people and the judgment of history. The lives of these historical figures are like a mirror that reflects the greedy and selfish side of human nature, and also reminds us that no matter what position we are in, we should maintain a fair and sober heart.
Looking back at the fate of Song Jiang and his enemies and traitors, it is not difficult to find that history has always made the most fair evaluation of everyone in its unique way. Whether it is Gao Yu, Tong Guan or Cai Jing, although they once had power, they did not escape the consequences of their bad behavior in the end. And Song Jiang, despite his bravery, failed to rewrite his tragic fate after all. These stories are not only a retrospective of the past, but also a warning to today's society that both good and evil will eventually pay off.