First, what kind of jianghu is Water Margin?
Why can Song Jiang set off such a big storm in the Water Margin River?
To borrow the words of Gongsun Sheng's master Luo Zhenren in "Water Margin", he has already said the reason: there are few loyal people, and there are few righteous people. In other words, Shui hu jianghu belongs to vanity fair for "unfaithful and unjust"!
As we all know, Chao Gai was very righteous, but he was squeezed by Song Jiang to "anger and raise troops", and as a result, in Zengtou City, he was shot by a poisonous arrow of unknown origin, leaving a water margin with the biggest mystery of "who killed Chao Tianwang in the end".
Li Kui was loyal to Song Jiang, and even song Jiang would die, but he did not deceive Li Kui into drinking poisoned wine, and afterwards he licked his face and said: I did this for your own good!
This is what kind of "jianghu" there is, and what kind of jianghu big guy there is. It's not that Song Jiang is a cow, but he is more suitable for this jianghu than Chao Gai and other big guys.
Isn't Wu Yong also Song Jiang's face? Throwing chao gai away the moist little days, carrying his head to hijack the birthday gang, running to Liangshan to become a good man. As a result, when he found that Song Jiang had more prospects, he threw himself into Song Jiang's arms without hesitation.
It's just that compared to Song Jiang, Wu Yong lacks a trace of realistic rationality. For example, during the conquest of the Liao State, Wu Yong persuaded Song Jiang to abandon the Great Song and surrender to the Liao State. As for the reason, it is: I waited for three times to recruit security, and my brother was respected, so I had to take the vanguard and assume a false position. If my boy is foolish and abandons Song and Liao, will he not win? (From the 85th time of "Water Margin")
Song Jiang vetoed it after hearing it, why? This is Song Jiang's realistic and rational reaction. Wu Yong thought too simply, thinking that if he switched to the Liao Kingdom, he would immediately enjoy wealth? Is this possible!
So-called: from ancient times to the rich and noble in the risk of seeking. Song Jiang knew very well that once he took the good man of Liangshan to the Liao Kingdom, it would be the same result - he would be used as a gun and turn the muzzle of the gun to beat the Great Song! At that time, not only could the rich and noble not see it, but even his own scare "loyalty and righteousness fig leaf" (Song Jiang changed the Juyi Hall to Zhongyi Hall), it would be torn down.
Therefore, as long as you understand what kind of jianghu this piece of water margin is, know Song Jiang, nothing more than playing "loyalty and righteousness trick", you can also understand why there are so many abnormal events in "Water Margin", not that Old Master Shi is making things up, but not understanding the Water Margin.
Just like the problem to be solved in this article: In order to recruit security, Song Jiang, Chai Jin and Yan Qing met Li Shishi privately, why did Li Shishi only look at Yan Qing? It is divided into two sessions.
Second, obviously there is a su tai lieutenant, why do you privately meet Master Li?
Those who have read the original work of "Water Margin" are clear that there are many gods who have "peeked at the script of Water Margin". Such as Lu Zhishen's master, Zhizhen Elder is one. Gongsun Sheng's master, Luo Zhenren, was also one. But the most cattle were the Nine Heavenly Divine Daughters in Song Jiang's dream.
She used four sentences to advance the drama through: encountering a lot of joy, fenggao is not fierce. North and south to mu, two places to see Qigong.
We only say the first two sentences in this article: Encountering Su Chongxi refers to Su Taiwei, and Feng Gao is not fierce, but gao li. Despite the objections of Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, Song Jiang sneaked to Bieliang to find Anmen Road, and it was obvious that the person he should be looking for most at the moment was Su Taiwei - he was very happy when he met Su, and Su Taiwei lived in Bieliang City, and he had also intersected or made friends with Song Jiang before.
As a result, Song Jiang left Su Taiwei and found Master Li. Why? This is an anomaly in the Water Margin! So-called: abnormal must have demons!
Jokedly, this is song Jiang to become a jing, no longer under the control of the Nine Heavenly Geniuses!
Seriously speaking, considering that the Nine Heavenly Genie has always appeared in Song Jiang's dreams, he has seen it alone, so the Nine Heavenly Genie represents Song Jiang's original heart or original heart. Therefore, this is equivalent to Song Jiang's crooked mind -- not to take the right path, but to take the evil road.
Because Master Li is so unique in the Water Margin River, she is not only the emperor's eldest brother "outer house", that is, a good match, but also the top card of the Qinglou! In short, he is not a righteous person.
That is to say, when Song Jiang explained why Zhao'an was recruited, his mouth kept shouting: Zhao'an is not only to serve the country, but also for the future of the brothers. There is no doubt that this is all the right way! But the path to achieve this right path is to rely on a figure like Li Shishi, the "top card of the Qinglou Building", is this joke a little too big? It's black anyway!
In fact, this is why the author said at the beginning that Song Jiang is an important reason for taking Zhongyi as a signboard (fig leaf). Now, since we understand why Song Jiang abandoned Su Taiwei and had to find Master Li, let's move on to the second link: Why did Master Li only take a fancy to Yan Qing?
Third, why did Master Li only take a fancy to Yan Qing?
Yan Qing used "a thousand taels of gold and silver, want to send it to the house" as bait, and finally made Master Li agree to meet with Song Jiang - in fact, it was a private meeting. Because no one can be sure when Emperor Huizong of Song will come. For example, this time, the emperor's eldest brother suddenly arrived, frightening Master Li and saying, "In fact, I don't dare to stay together!" (From the 72nd episode of Water Margin)
It was not until after the emperor's eldest brother left, Song Jiang, Chai Jin and Yan Qing, that this was the second private meeting with Master Li. The subsequent events do not need to be described too much by the author, we all know that first Li Kui saw Song Jiang privately meeting Master Li, thinking that Song Jiang had a colored heart and made a big fuss about the Tokyo lanterns. This made Emperor Huizong of Song furious, and it was only then that Tong Guan and Gao Li (高俅) were able to conquer Liangshan separately.
It wasn't until Liangshan defeated Tong Guan and Gao Li that Song Jiang asked Yan Qing to go to Master Li again. But it happened that "Master Li and Yan Qing then put the cup on the cup, and then put the words to tune him." Yan Qing was afraid that he would be unable to avoid it, and he had a plan in mind", and he settled with Master Li to worship his brother and sister. (From the 81st episode of Water Margin)
That is to say, Master Li actually took a fancy to it - in fact, it was to seduce Yan Qing. Although Song Jiang is very ugly, he is a well-known big brother. Chai Jin is known as the first nobleman, and his appearance is even more of a "dragon and phoenix posture". But why did Master Li only have feelings for Yan Qing and attack? In my opinion, there are two reasons.
First: from the perspective of Master Li, the problem is very simple. The emperor's eldest brother is her patron, and "Water Margin" makes it very clear that if you want to see Master Li, you must take real money and silver. Therefore, whether song jiang or Chai Jin is a "customer", that is, someone who asks for her, and has entanglements with this kind of person, but abandons the emperor, which is completely unwise.
Yan Qing is different, it is a small dress, low status, plus handsome, amazing talent, so Li Shishi is not so much interested in Yan Qing, but rather to use Yan Qing as a "vase". That is, Master Li thought that her status was nothing, completely crushing Yan Qing, not losing money, and the risk factor was extremely low.
Second: from Song Jiang's point of view, the problem is complicated! For example, Li Kui believes that Song Jiang is a good woman, not an empty wind. Because when Song Jiang met Master Li privately, he seemed very humiliated, the original text is as follows:
The wine line was patrolled several times, Song Jiangkou slipped, put his fist naked sleeves, nodded his fingers, and put out the Liangshan Po means. Chai Jin smiled and said, "My cousin has never been like this after drinking, so don't laugh at your mother." Master Li said, "What a wound to each person's temperament!" ”
Why is Song Jiang so humiliated? It's just that I want to show that I'm very good. As a result, he found that his cattle fork means could not come to the table at all, to paraphrase a phrase called "poverty limits Song Jiang's imagination"! Chai Jin had seen the world and naturally understood all this. Therefore, Song Jiang lost his son and face in front of Master Li!
Song Jiang originally came to recruit An, but it turned out that the game was smashed, so what to do? Since it is an evil road, and you have committed stupidity, then "stupid out of an evil road" and take Yan Qing as a gift! That is, don't care about what humiliating means, what can't come to the table, as long as you Yanqing can do zhaoan.
Third: Combining the above two points, in the eyes of Master Li, your eldest brother Yanqing can't get on the table, what else do you want? Probe the bag to get things! Yan Qing was obviously also aware of his embarrassment, so when Dai Zong questioned him, he once said: "If the eldest husband is in the world, if he forgets his roots for the sake of wine, how different is this from a beast!" (From the 81st episode of Water Margin)
Why did Yan Qing have to say goodbye at the end after successfully recruiting for Song Jiang, and did not enjoy his "fruits of success"?
Now it's time to understand. His sentence "If the great husband is in the world, if he forgets his roots for the sake of wine, what is the difference between this and the beast", is he confessing to himself, or is he angrily rebuking Song Jiang who has taken the evil road in disguise? The author thinks, there are all!
Therefore, why is it said that the water margin is a piece of the river and lake, "there are few loyal people, and the righteous people are rare", because many loyal and righteous good men have been eliminated - this is the real content revealed in the full book of "Water Margin"!