There are more than 700 characters appearing in "Water Margin", obviously, this is a group drama, but the light of some characters is too dazzling, and there is a sense of standing out from the crowd, Wu Song is such a character.
In fact, from the evaluation given to him by the author, it is not difficult to see that Wu Song is indeed the dragon and phoenix among people.
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. ”
(Water Margin stills)
If you haven't read the original book, after reading this description, most of you will think that Wu Song is the protagonist, in any case, his feat of fighting the tiger in Jingyanggang is really amazing.
However, you may not know that there are actually six heroes on Liangshan who are as famous as Wu Song, but they may not all be as brave as Wu Song, at least five of them can be said to be deceiving the world and stealing fame.
First, the three major heads
How to be considered "as famous as Wu Song", the author has three explanations here, the first of which is that he had the same position as Wu Song before going to Liangshan, and Wu Song was the head of the infantry in Nayanggu County, so the people called him "Wudu Head".
In addition to Wu Song, there are three other capitals on Liangshan, they are the head of the infantry in Yuncheng County, "Mei Bearded Gong" Zhu Tong, the "winged tiger" Lei Heng, and the head of Yishui County, "blue-eyed tiger" Li Yun.
(Zhu Tong, Lei Heng stills)
Among them, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng are relatively famous, after all, they are among the thirty-six Tiangang after they go to Liangshan, especially that Zhu Tong, his ranking is even higher than Wu Song, and he is the twelfth in Liangshan.
But does Zhu Tong really have the martial arts of Wu Song?
At least it is not reflected in the book, his performance has always been high or low, in the follow-up expedition, although he has also made some achievements, but basically did not defeat the first-class masters, this twelfth ranking is obviously slightly higher.
As for why he can be ranked in this position, it is somewhat because he has a good relationship with Song Jiang, and at the same time, Song Jiang also owes him a favor, after all, it was Li Kui who killed Xiao Yanei that caused him to fall into the grass.
And Lei Heng's performance is even inferior to Zhu Tong, after all, Zhu Tong still survived to the end, but Lei Heng died in the battle of Deqing County during the expedition to Fangla, and he was killed after thirty rounds of fighting with Nasi Xingfang.
(Li Yun stills)
Looking at the "blue-eyed tiger" Li Yun again, it is really not enough to see, and I don't know why he is so much weaker than the other people, what is his strength, in fact, it can be seen from the position given to him by Song Jiang that after he went to Liangshan, he was only responsible for building and repairing houses, and he was a coolie.
When he conquered Fangla, he was directly killed by Wang Yin, the secretary of the military department of Fangla.
2. Two bales of straw
In addition to the people with the same position as Wu Song, they are considered to be as famous as him, and the second category is people with the same nickname as Wu Song.
Although Wu Song's nickname is "Walker", others prefer to call him "Tiger Fighting Hero", in fact, the most significant label on Wu Song's character is "Tiger Fighting Hero", and there are two heroes on Liangshan who boast of themselves with "Tiger Fighting".
One is the "Tiger General" Li Zhong, and the other is the "Sick Worm" Xue Yong.
(Li Zhong stills)
The "tiger general" Li Zhong has never fought tigers at all, and he is not a general, he is just an artist in the rivers and lakes, and his martial arts are also true, Lu Zhishen feels that this guy is not a cool person.
The author also complained in the book, bluntly saying that this guy robbed Wu Song's name, saying: "There has always been Li Zhong in fighting tigers, and Wu Song's nickname is still in the air." Fortunately, there was a Yaksha to say the Dharma, and the Don Sect Walker showed his powers. ”
After he went to Liangshan, he almost did not make any contributions, and when he arrived at the expedition to Fangla, he was killed by random arrows in the battle of Yuling Pass, like a miscellaneous soldier.
Let's look at the "sick big bug" Xue Yong.
How can this buddy be as famous as Wu Song?
(Xue Yong stills)
It depends on how you understand this nickname, first of all, the word "sick" here is by no means the meaning of illness, but it should be used more often, that is, "to make so-and-so sick", and then extended, it is "to make so-and-so look afraid", so the meaning of this "sick big worm" is not to say that Xue Yong is a sick tiger, but to "the tiger is afraid when he sees him".
Obviously, only Wu Song can make the tigers afraid of three points, Xue Yong, like Li Zhong, is just an artist in the rivers and lakes, and later died in Yuling Pass during the expedition to Fangla, which is also cannon fodder.
Three, a big brother
The five people mentioned above all belong to the world and steal their fame, and they are not worthy of being on the same level as Wu Song, but this sixth hero is admired by even Wu Song himself, this person is the "flower monk" Lu Zhishen.
said that Lu Zhishen and Wu Song are equally famous, which can be interpreted from two perspectives, one is the role given to them by the author, from the reader's point of view, they are the only two heroes who each occupy ten times, respectively, "Wu Shihui" and "Lu Shihui", and their fame is comparable.
And from the point of view of the book, they are also the same name, although Wu Song's nickname is "Walker", in fact, the word "fake" should be added, although he did become a monk in Liuhe Temple later, but in the course of the story, he is actually not a monk, just a worldly person, so he is a "fake Walker", just corresponding to Lu Zhishen's "flower monk", they are all people who have stepped into Buddhism with half a foot, but they have not broken off with this world.
So whether it is fame or fame, Lu Zhishen can be called as famous as Wu Song, and Lu Zhishen is much more powerful than the five people mentioned above.
When Wu Song defected to Erlong Mountain, he did not challenge him as the owner of the village like Lu Zhishen grabbed the position of Deng Long's village master, but was willing to be Lu Zhishen's little brother, even if he later went to Liangshan, Wu Song was always inseparable from Lu Zhishen, and it was a friend of life and death, just because Wu Song recognized this big brother in his heart.
In terms of strength, Lu Zhishen is not under Wu Song, for example, when he conquered Fangla, Wu Song was cut off by Bao Daoyi, and it was Lu Zhishen who helped him avenge him.
(Wu Song, Lu Zhishen stills)
The book only said: "The Heavenly Master was on the horse, and when he saw Wu Song making two swords, he walked straight to Zheng Biao." Bao Daoyi took out the Xuantian Mixed Yuan Sword into the sheath, flew down from the air, and slashed Wu Song's left arm, fainting with blood. But Lu Zhishen had a Zen staff, and he punched it in angrily. When he rescued Wu Song, he had already cut off his left arm, but he grabbed his mixed yuan sword. ”
Wu Song couldn't dodge the flying sword, but Lu Zhishen could easily shoot it down, which shows that Lu Zhishen is really powerful.
and "Wu Song's one-armed capture of Fang La" is not the setting in the original book, and the person who captured Xia La in the original book is precisely his eldest brother Lu Zhishen.
Therefore, Lu Zhishen is the only man worthy of the name and the same name as Wu Song.