First, the topic of "Water Margin" is too strong
The reason why "Water Margin" is repeatedly written exquisitely is because it is too comparable (topical). For example, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, one is the eldest brother of Liangshan, the other is the second brother of Liangshan, and there are two experiences together.
One: the head is green. Song Jiang is Yan Boxi and Lu Junyi is Jia. Yan PoXi was very clear, that is, he hated Song Jiang's appearance was too ugly and unworthy of himself.
Jia Shi is very obscure, it should be that Lu Junyi is too serious in his career, either "boiling his bones" or "going out to do business" and not having time to accompany her. Eventually, both men fell from the clouds due to a fire in their backyard.
Second: they all have experience in the legal field. In order to save Song Jiang, Chao Gai personally led the team to leave the old nest Liangshan and rushed to Jiangzhou, thousands of miles away, a blood-washed Jiangzhou, and the Song River went up to Liangshan.
Saving Lu Junyi in the legal field was even more thrilling, and Shi Xiu's amazing jump occurred, and he shouted "Liangshan is all here", which was considered to have allowed Lu Junyi to escape this disaster. Later, the good man of Liangshan rescued Lu Junyi again, and came to a scene of bloodbathing the Daimyo Mansion, and Lu Junyi went to Liangshan.
Therefore, some people once joked: Why Chao Gai will die, because there is less "one green and one red". Of course, this is nothing more than a joke. However, from this, we can see how topical "Water Margin" is. Because in addition to Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, other heavyweight Liangshan good men also have this kind of comparability.
The most eye-catching of these are Lin Chong and Wu Song!
Second, Lin Chong and Wu Song who are the heroes?
So-called: Immediately Lin Chong, step down Wu Song! This is the positioning of the martial arts of these two people. But to be honest, the degree of comparability is very poor, but it still can't stop all kinds of discussions, why is this so? It's about the experience of the two of them.
Lin Chong was basically equivalent to a nest of waste before going up to Liangshan, and it seemed that anyone could pinch him twice. So much so that in the Cangzhou prison, he was also sent to scold a "Buddha born", while Lin Chong had to accompany the smiling face to offer silver. Lin Chong's real outburst was after he killed Wang Lun.
After that, look at Lin Chong again, where is the nest of qi? In the Liangshan conquest, any Lin Chong meant a surprise. What to catch the three women alive, the great war Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng and so on. So that after Chao Gai's death, Lin Chong almost became the second in command, summoned Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, and others to a small meeting, and then the next day he spoke on behalf of Liangshan: Let Song Jiang be the eldest brother!
Therefore, there is a saying called: Song Jiang is jealous of Lin Chong. The reason is very simple, Lin Chong has a high status, great contribution, fine martial arts, can endure as a person, and has no mercy. Song Jiang wanted to recruit An, and Lin Chong obviously became a barrier.
Therefore, Lin Chong in "Water Margin" is the curve of life that first suppresses and then rises. The reason why the nest was initially nested was because there was still hope that he wanted to return to Tokyo to continue the life of "two cows in one acre, wife and children hot kiln". Later, he stopped hiding, because his wife was killed and lost hope.
Wu Song was obviously the opposite of Lin Chong. Wu Song before going to Liangshan Mountain was a person who blocked the killing of people, and the Buddha blocked the killing of the Buddha, so he was not subject to the "bird qi" of others. Mengzhou prison was hard and hard, and he almost had to beat people's homes. In the face of the killing stick is also shouting, and the beating is uncomfortable. How arrogant! No matter what kind of desperate situation it is, it is difficult to defeat Wu Song.
However, since Wu Song took the headband to pretend to be a walker, first went to Erlong Mountain, and then returned to Liangshan, Wu Song was obviously silent. So many people say that this is because of the influence of Lu Zhishen, who has Buddha-nature.
But in fact, Wu Song's situation was very consistent with Lin Chong's, and it was also because all hopes were shattered. His outburst was due to the constant resistance – the greater the external force, the stronger Wu Song's rebound. He is the complete opposite of Lin Chong, and he can take revenge today and never leave it to tomorrow!
Referring to the experience of Lin Chong and Wu Song's Water Margin, it is obviously like two sides of a coin.
Lin Chong was "extreme patience", until Lin Niangzi died and lost hope in life, Lin Chong rebounded in a high profile, leaving only hatred. Therefore, only Lin Chong shouted out "blood washing". (Sooner or later, I will kill the Jingshi and crush the corpse of your bully and thief Gao Qi, fang is willing to be enough - from the 50th time of "Water Margin")
Wu Song is the "ultimate challenge", no matter who the enmity is, can not stay overnight, until he loses the hope of life, he is silent, but inadvertently opened the "ascetic" of the soul, which is why Wu Song has to pretend to be a walker.
These are the comparisons between the two in general. Of course, there are also many comparable events in the details, such as the comparison of experiences on the way to distribution, etc., let's grasp the big and let go of the small, I will not elaborate. In short, it is precisely because the contrast is too high that the topic of lin chong and Wu Song who is the real hero has always existed and been debated.
Those who support Lin Chong believe that Lin Chong has three major characteristics, which are enough to be called a hero. First, being able to tolerate what others cannot tolerate. Second, if it doesn't sound, it will be a blockbuster (the characteristics of a poisonous person defined by Jin Shengsi). Third, sober and sensible (did not openly oppose Zhao'an).
Those who support Wu Song believe that Wu Song also has three major characteristics, which are enough to crush Lin Chong! One: there is a clear distinction between grievances. The second is that the knife is stronger (focusing on fighting tough guys in the world, not bullying the weak), and the third is shrewd and disciplined (openly opposing Song Jiang Zhao'an).
III. Chairman Mao's Views
So Lin Chong and Wu Song, who are the real heroes? Inconclusive! But what is unexpected is that this issue has even attracted chairman Mao's attention. Let's take a look at his old man's point of view.
According to Sun Yong's book "Twenty Years by Chairman Mao's Side," it was in March 1954. When the old man walked, he asked the guards around him about their study status, what books were they reading? He also stressed: "I told you that you should seize the time to read the four major Chinese literary masterpieces "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West". ”
The guards all answered, or were watching. Among them, Wang Zhenhai had the loudest voice and said that he had seen it again. At this moment, the old man's interest was even higher and said, "You can't look at it again." Hurry up and read it. I ask you, who is Lin Chong? Is he a hero? ”
Wang Zhenhai's answer was very simple, saying: Lin Chong is the leader of the 800,000 Forbidden Army, a governor, and his martial skills are extremely high, of course, he is a hero!
The old man smiled and corrected that the head of the eight hundred thousand forbidden army was not a high-ranking official like the governor, but a high-level martial arts instructor. Then he talked about his views on Lin Chong. The original text is as follows:
Lin Chong was timid and afraid of things, wronged and sought perfection, afraid of the power of Gao Qi and Gao Ya, and Gao Yan Nei twice insulted and preempted his beloved wife, but he did not dare to resist. He was caught in Gao Li's knife selling scheme, mistakenly entered the White Tiger Hall, was framed by Gao Li, and was beaten and tortured by the messenger on the way to Cangzhou, and did not dare to resist. He put it all down to his bad fate. If lu zhishen had not been rescued in the wild boar forest, he would definitely have been killed. Lu Qian designed to burn the hay field, and he escaped a difficulty. Lu Qian murdered him many times, causing his family to be destroyed, and he was forced to kill Lu Qian. Lin Chong does not have the heroism of a big husband, blindly aggrieved and seeking perfection, not a hero.
After lin chong said that, the old man looked at Sun Yong and asked, "How is Wu Song, is he a hero?" ”
Sun Yong replied in a loud voice: "Wu Song is a man who stands tall in the sky, strong in martial arts and blood, and is a great hero. ”
Obviously, such an answer made the old man very dissatisfied, and let Sun Yong say something specific. So Sun Yong repeated Wu Song's fight against the tiger and killed Ximen Qing, and concluded: "Wu Song is a person who is as vicious as a vendetta and dares to be bold... Therefore, Wu Song is a real hero. ”
The old man was very happy and gave Sun Yong's answer this time, hitting "ninety points".
From the details disclosed by Sun Yong in this book, the attitude of the old man is very clear: he believes that Wu Song is the hero! But the most important thing is not this, but the attitude of the elderly to reading and learning. For example, several times the defender was asked to make it clear, not to shout conclusions, to have examples, and so on.
He did the same himself, such as the old man's denial that Lin Chong was a hero, and the most critical reason was that Lin Chong "attributed all this to his own bad fate." The author who prides himself on reading "Water Margin" no less than ten times also hurried to turn the book, is there such a thing?
Sure enough, I saw this sentence: It was Lin Chongnian who suffered from this calamity and misfortune. (From the 7th episode of Water Margin)
The author has nothing to say, only admiration! Although it was a discussion of Lin Chong and Wu Song, who are the real heroes, they accidentally taught me a "profound lesson".