The most famous character in "Water Margin" is undoubtedly Wu Song, and that is also because the author has indeed put the most effort into this role, in a total of only one hundred and twenty stories, there are as many as ten chapters with Wu Song as the main perspective, and in these ten episodes, he has also contributed many famous scenes.
In addition to "Jingyanggang Fighting Tigers", the most talked-about is the bridge section of "Wu Song Killing Sister-in-law".
In most people's impressions, Wu Dalang is an honest man and a general existence who is wronged, while Pan Jinlian is a romantic person and a person who should be killed.
(Pan Jinlian, Wu Dalang stills)
However, if you take a closer look at the original work, you will find that Pan Jinlian deserves to die, and Wu Dalang is also innocent of death, even if Wu Song goes home earlier, he will not be able to save him.
First, the honest man Wu Dalang
When the character of Wu Dalang first appeared, Shi Nai'an did not intend to make a good impression on readers.
Only said: "This Wu Dalang is less than five feet tall, his face is hideous, his mind is ridiculous, and the people of Qinghe County saw that he was born short, so they gave him a nickname, called 'three-inch Dinggu bark.'" ’”
He is short in stature, and even hideous, ironically the author gave his younger brother Wu Song an evaluation that can be called a celestial one.
Said yes: "The body is dignified and the appearance is dignified." A pair of eyes shot cold stars, and the two curved eyebrows were like paint. The chest is broad, and there is the majesty of ten thousand invincibles; The words are high-spirited, and the ambition of Lingyun is spitting out thousands of feet. The heart is bold and bold, like a lion descending from the clouds; The bones are strong and the muscles are strong, such as shaking the ground and Pixiu coming to the seat. is like a demon lord in the sky, he is really a god of Tai Sui in the world. ”
You see, in comparison with this younger brother, Wu Dalang is even more unbearable, at least Pan Jinlian thinks so.
Since Wu Song returned to Wu Dalang's house, Pan Jinlian felt more and more that Wu Dalang was not worthy of herself, so she teased Wu Song, Wu Song was unwilling to deal with her, and later at the instigation of Wang Po, she came together with Ximenqing, and then there was Pan Jinlian murdering her husband.
(Pan Jinlian stills)
This woman's methods are really ruthless, Wu Dalang was first beaten to death by her lover Ximenqing, and then fed poison by her, so he died.
In fact, Wu Dalang has also resisted, and even from some angles, he has a kind of than Lin Chong, he at least dares to face Ximen Qing, but his strength is not good, so he can only admit it.
Isn't there a way to crack it?
Maybe you think that his younger brother Wu Song is his magic weapon to break the game.
Second, Wu Song killed his sister-in-law
Wu Song's martial arts are strong, this is true, when others see Wu Song, they will indeed be afraid of three points.
For example, Ximenqing was worried about being retaliated against by Wu Song, and he had such a conversation with Wang Po: "When this woman heard this, she didn't reply, but she came over and told Wang Po and Ximen Qing 1510. When Ximenqing heard this, he seemed to be in the ice hole and said, "Bitter! I need to know that the head of Wudu, who fought tigers on Jingyang Gang, was the first hero in Qinghe County. Now I have been in love with you for a long time, and I am in love, but I don't want to meet you. What is the time to say this? But it's bitter! The princess sneered, "I have never seen you, you are a master, and I am on a boat." I'm not panicking, you're panicking. ’”
Wang Po obviously felt that Wu Song was a person with errands, and even if she wanted to deal with her, she would use the means of high-ranking officials, but she didn't expect that Wu Song would directly "flip the table" later and choose to do it herself.
(Wu Song's stills of killing his sister-in-law)
But that's not the point, the point is that Wu Song does have a deterrent effect, then Pan Jinlian was killed without any chance to fight back in front of him, as for Ximen Qing, although he kicked Wu Song's knife off, it was not like the TV series that fought back and forth with Wu Song, in the original book, he was almost killed by Wu Song in seconds, and after being kicked off the Lion Tower, he basically lost his combat effectiveness.
But what's the use of that?
Wu Song killed the traitors and could not get his brother's life back.
Obviously, Wu Song's identity as a "tiger hero" can't help Wu Dalang, because the root of this tragedy lies in Wu Dalang himself.
You only need to know whose woman Pan Jinlian used to be, and you will know that Wu Dalang died unjustly.
3. Pan Jinlian's past
What kind of person was Pan Jinlian before marrying Wu Dalang?
In most people's impressions, it seems that she is a woman who was born with a romantic nature, but in fact, she used to be even a fierce woman.
This point, when she first appeared, was clearly explained in the book.
(Ximen Qing, Pan Jinlian stills)
The only way is: "There is a big family in Qinghe County, there is a handmaiden, whose nickname is Pan Jinlian, who is more than 20 years old and has some color. Because the big man wanted to pester him, the envoy just went to sue the master's wife, and refused to obey. The big man hated it in his heart, but he paid some money for the house, and he didn't want a penny from Wuda to marry him for nothing. Since Wu Da married that woman, there are several ...... in Qinghe County But the children came to his house to be troubled. ”
You see, Pan Jinlian used to be the maid of a big family in Qinghe County, and the big family plotted against her, but she swore to resist stubbornly, if she was really born a bad seed, how could she refuse the love of that big family? Even if it's just a small one, it's far better than marrying Wu Dalang later, at least you don't have to worry about food and clothing, isn't it?
Obviously, the former Pan Jinlian was not bad.
And what do you see to her? He deliberately gave Pan Jinlian to the ugly and short Wu Dalang, and even pasted the dowry upside down, purely to make Pan Jinlian unhappy, how do you say Pan Jinlian would look at Wu Dalang squarely?
In fact, if Wu Dalang is self-aware, he should take the initiative to let go.
Because after Pan Jinlian married him, he began to have scandals with other men in Qinghe County, and he also knew it.
After all, it is written in the book: "But it is said that after Pan Jinlian passed the door, Wuda was a cowardly person who followed his duty, and was shouted by this group of people in front of the door from time to time: 'A good piece of mutton fell into the dog's mouth.'" Therefore, Wuda couldn't live firmly in Qinghe County, so he moved to live in a rented house on Zishi Street in Yanggu County, and still sold cooking cakes every day. ”
Everyone else thinks that he is a toad who wants to eat swan meat, and the things about Pan Jinlian and other men have long reached his ears, but his approach is not to divorce his wife, but to choose to live in a different place.
(Wu Dalang, Pan Jinlian stills)
In fact, after Pan Jinlian provoked Wu Song to be scolded, she took the initiative to ask Wu Dalang to divorce her, but said: "That woman said: 'Chaos Dragon! He came to tease me, but I don't eat others laugh! If you want to talk to him, I can't be such a person. You returned my letter of resignation, and you just kept him for yourself. Wu Da dared to speak again. ”
You see, where is Wu Dalang willing? He simply responded with silence.
It's like an attitude of "I'm a toad, I'm going to eat this piece of swan meat".
So he already knew what kind of person Pan Jinlian was, and he also knew that this woman didn't love herself, but she just didn't want to let go, even if Wu Songqian told her everything, what was the use? Can he guard this incompetent big brother all the time?
Wu Dalang's death was purely self-inflicted.