The idiom story of this issue of "Water Margin" is found in the fourth episode of the novel, which takes place on Lu Zhishen's way out of Mount Wutai for Tokyo, and the relevant characters are Lu Zhishen and Liu Taigong. The original story is as follows:
Tai Gong said, "Master heard that my family often fasts monks and gives alms, so I fight for one master." It's just that my little girl recruits a husband tonight to annoy her. Lu Zhi laughed deeply and said, "'Men must marry, women must marry'." This is a major event of human morality, the five permanences, why bother? Tai Gong said, "Master doesn't know that this family affair is not willing to do so." Zhi Shen laughed and said, "TaiGong, you are also an idiot, since you are not willing to be two, how can you recruit a son-in-law?" ”
Tai Gong said, "The old man only has this little girl, and now fang is nineteen years old." There is a mountain here, called Peach Blossom Mountain, and recently there are two kings on the mountain, who have built a fence, gathered five or seven hundred people, and robbed their homes. During this period, the Qingzhou officials and soldiers arrested thieves and forbade him. Because he came to the old Hanzhuang to ask for a tribute, he met the old man's daughter, left twenty-two gold and a red brocade as a gift, and chose a good day tonight, and came to the old Hanzhuang at night. He had no choice but to argue with him, so he was troubled, and he was not alone in the struggle for Master. ”
According to the plot development of the novel, Lu Zhishen made a big fuss about Mount Wutai, which made the monks of Wenshu Monastery very dissatisfied. Elder Zhizhen, the abbot of Wenshu Monastery who had the heart to protect Lu Zhishen, had no choice but to let Lu Zhishen leave Mount Wutai and go to Tokyo to join his disciple Zhiqing Zen Master.
After Lu Zhishen and his master shed tears, they set off for Tokyo, passing through the peach blossom village under the Peach Blossom Mountain in Qingzhou. Lu Zhi saw that it was late, so he came to the village to stay, but was rejected by the owner. Fortunately, Liu Taigong in the village came forward in time and promised to let Lu Zhishen stay overnight and provide food for him. During this period, Lu Zhishen heard that the strongman of the nearby Peach Blossom Mountain wanted to forcibly take Liu Taigong's daughter, although Liu Taigong was reluctant, but he was afraid of retaliation by the strongman, and he was embarrassed, Lu Zhishen proposed to take the lead for Liu Taigong, so that the strongman changed his mind, and then there was the story of Lu Zhishen making a big fuss in Peach Blossom Village and drunkenly beating the little bully Zhou Tong.
The idiom to be introduced in this article is the "two-phase love" mentioned above. This idiom is exactly the same as "wishful thinking", which means willingness on both sides, mostly referring to marriage or transaction. This is also an idiom pioneered by the author of "Water Margin".
Lu Zhishen helped Liu Taigong, was it because of his personality? Indeed it is. In "Water Margin", Lu Zhishen can be described as a unique and real hero, jealous and evil like a vendetta, clear in grace and resentment, helping the poor and the poor, thick and thin, sentient and righteous, and his realm is far beyond Song Jiang, Wu Song and others. Seeing uneven things, Lu Zhishen would never stand idly by. This was true of Jin Cuilian in Weizhou, and now it is also true of Liu Taigong in Taohua Village.
However, is the solution that Lu Zhishen came up with a good idea? Judging from the description in the book, the method used by Lu Zhishen was actually to beat Zhou Tong up, and Zhou Tong even escaped from Lu Zhishen's hands. Therefore, Lu Zhishen's plan is incomplete. And when Li Zhong, the great master of Peach Blossom Mountain, took Li Zhong down the mountain with hundreds of minions to take revenge, Lu Zhishen"Lu Zhishen took off his straight shirt, dragged up his clothes underneath, stepped on the sword, and took a big stride to lift his Zen staff and went out to the wheat field", which was obviously a desperate posture.
The so-called "two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, and the evil tiger is still afraid of wolves", this practice is actually a reckless move, which will not only solve the problem, but also put the people of Taohua Village in danger. So, what is the correct approach of Lu Zhishen? It should be to capture Zhou Tong alive, and then take him out of Peach Blossom Village to go to Peach Blossom Mountain, and then fight with Li Zhong and others. In this way, the battlefield is far away from Taohua Village, which can avoid innocent people being implicated. It can be seen from this that although Lu Zhi is deeply heroic and righteous, he is a brave man with more than enough courage and insufficient wisdom. If it weren't for the original acquaintance between Li Zhong and Lu Zhishen, whether Lu Zhishen could break out of the siege was still unknown, and how could he save Liu Taigong's daughter?
Reference book: Water Margin