Modern man's view of history
As we all know, the "Four Masterpieces" play an important position not only in the history of Chinese literature, but also in the history of world literature. The circulation of his books is very high, and it is generally believed that every Chinese knows the story synopsis of any of the "Four Masterpieces". And there are often spin-offs, which are well-known TV dramas in each era.
The "Water Margin", one of the "Four Famous Works", was once used as a compulsory content for the college entrance examination in some provinces, and its importance can be seen. Whether you have seen the original work or seen the remake of the film and television works, everyone can understand the readability, story and importance of "Water Margin". Among them, 108 good men of Liangshan have their own exclusive chapter stories, and each character image is extremely vivid, giving readers and audiences a very strong memory point.
Each character has their own different personalities and life experiences, and such different personalities also determine their ending to a certain extent. In addition, there are the background of the times, the reasons for the turmoil of the situation, and the reasons why Song Jiang, the head of the good Han of Liangshan, accepted the invitation. In total, few of the 108 good men of Liangshan had a good ending, and more than half of the total number of people died.
The reasons for these good people of Liangshan to go up the mountain were different, but in the end, they all stayed on the mountain to expose the uprising in order to punish evil and promote good, eliminate violence and peace, and not let more ordinary people suffer the same tragic experience as themselves. It is a pity that such a group of people who have eliminated harm for the people, because of the incompetence of those in power, the treacherousness of the courtiers, and also because of Song Jiang's wrong choice, have buried the cause of the uprising.
Song Jiangqi's ability to become the head of Liangshan shows that he is a very talented and skillful person, and it is generally believed that Song Jiang is one of the most sinister and cunning of the 108 good men. For Song Jiang, his development in the four aspects of filial piety, righteousness, loyalty, and wisdom not only controlled his own ending, but also bound the tragic end of the good men of Liangshan.
First of all, Song Jiang, as the leader, should distinguish between public and private, rather than imposing his will on everyone. Although Song Jiang had experienced many unfair things before going to Liangshan, his loyalty was difficult to consume, and Song Jiang's loyalty to the imperial court had not changed from beginning to end. This kind of thinking of his was actually the mainstream thinking of the time, but he ignored the influence of the rebel army on the emperor and the traitors, which directly led to the collapse of the uprising and the heavy casualties of the rebel army.
Therefore, it can be said that the purpose of the Song Jiang uprising was not pure enough, and he also hoped to get the attention of the imperial court while representing The Heavenly Path. When the imperial court's notice of recruitment came, Song Jiang's wish could finally be fulfilled. Although the other good men of Liangshan had been persuading Song Jiang not to trust the imperial court, song Jiang was already confused by the joy of his wish to be fulfilled. Song Jiang knew exactly what he wanted, but he ignored the other brothers' thoughts.
The imperial court did not sincerely want to recruit good men of Liangshan, and as a result, the good men of Liangshan suffered a series of unequal treatment after being recruited by the imperial court. Ignoring the lives of the good men of Liangshan, the imperial court deliberately let them sweep away the other rebellious forces of the imperial court. The good men of Liangshan fought many battles, resulting in the death of many people.
Those who return alive will not be able to die well, and what will be ushered in is the emperor's distrust from beginning to end and the malicious framing and provocation of the traitors, and death is ushered in. The good men of Liangshan, who suffered heavy casualties, were vulnerable and easily crushed by the imperial court, and even Song Jiang, who was most willing to recruit security and eager to repay the imperial court, also died under a cup of poisonous wine given by the imperial court. However, Song Jiang was too obsessed with filial piety and loyalty, and let his brother Li Kui die with him.
The purpose of this move was only to prevent Li Kui from continuing to rebel against the imperial court, because Li Kui was one of the good men of Liangshan who hated the imperial court the most. Just in case, Song Jiang "tarnished" the reputation of the loyal Liangshan rebels, and it was also Song Jiang's own reputation, that he killed his brother.
Since this is the case, it seems that all tragedies have evolved from Song Jiang's acceptance of Zhao'an. So if Song Jiang did not accept the court's offer, would the end of the good man of Liangshan change? Will the good man of Liangshan still die? Let's start with the context of the situation at that time.
At that time, it was the last year of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Huizong fainted, the imperial court did nothing, the traitors were in charge, and the truly talented people were squeezed and killed. As a result, there were constant uprisings in various places, and along with the jin and Liao's eyes on the Great Song Dynasty, the whole country was in chaos. The imperial court was anxious in the face of internal and external troubles, so when the good man of Liangshan was recruited, he naturally became a sharp blade in the hands of the imperial court.
However, the strength of this sharp blade itself is actually not strong, and most of the good men of Liangshan are composed of strangers from all over the world, and there is no orthodox training. Compared with the soldier army, the good men of Liangshan did not lack blood, but lacked tactics and mutual cooperation. Therefore, it can be seen from this that if Song Jiang refused to recruit security, and the imperial court sent soldiers and horses to fight, the good han of Liangshan was most likely not an opponent of the imperial court.
In this case, the good man of Liangshan will still face the threat of death. We can also see from this that Song Jiang was bent on recruiting security, in addition to the reason of loyalty to the national court, but also because he wanted to protect everyone's lives. And after accepting the recruitment, the Liangshan rebel army is no longer an unorganized bandit, and can win a good reputation.
Unfortunately, whether he accepts Zhao An or not, the end of a good man in Liangshan is a dead end that is difficult to break free. If Song Jiang did not accept the imperial court's offer, the good man of Liangshan would still die at the hands of the imperial court as he did in accepting the invitation.
summary:
The rebellion established by the good han of Liangshan to eliminate violence and anliang was destroyed by the imperial court's trick of recruiting security. Song Jiang's selfishness as the leader also killed his brothers. If Song Jiang had not accepted the court's offer, then in fact, in the end, the good man of Liangshan would still die under the sword of the imperial court.