For those who have not read the original book, they must have watched film and television dramas, such as the CCTV version of "Water Margin", and Zhang Hanyu's version of "Water Margin" in 2011.
In 1998, the CCTV version of "Water Margin" was released, when I was still young and only a teenager, watching "Water Margin" can be said to see seven tricks of smoke, it is really embarrassing. scolded Li Xuejian, how could he play the great hero Song Jiang into such a virtue...When I grew up and read the original book, I found out that Song Jiang was actually this virtue, and then I began to admire Mr. Li Xuejian, and grasped the main essence of Song Jiang to death, such as the kind of nest in the face of imperial power, the kind of groveling, vividly portrayed, do you remember the shot of him pouting his ass when he knelt for the emperor, and the loud voice of shouting long live.
Up to now, I have also seen a lot of interpretations of "Water Margin", including the academic works of various experts, the realistic interpretation of Internet experts, the general essentials, that is, "power scheme", "politics", "loyalty", "conscience", etc., so these interpretations, there is no right or wrong, everyone's growth experience is different, social status and experience are different, and the angle of looking at the problem is naturally different.
As a person, I am about to reach the age of not being confused, and I feel that the reason why the book "Water Margin" is a "masterpiece" must contain a more profound message. In order to find the answer, I re-read the original book in the past two years, and sure enough, I read new gains and insights, from the previous worship of heroism, fighting and killing, happy enmity and hatred, to now thinking deeply, reading a different taste.
Shi Nai'an, the author of "Water Margin", used the Spring and Autumn period to outline the operation mechanism of a shocking rebellion at the bottom of the dynasty, the formation, development and growth of a powerful bandit group, and the peak until its collapse...The happiness and enmity that comes through the paper, but behind it is endless tragedy and desolation, and it makes people feel infinite compassion.
First of all, the personnel composition of Liangshan is very complex, let's take a look at who they are:
There are Song Jiang (the director of Yuncheng County, Shandong, who is a small official who engages in clerical work), Dai Zong (the section level of the two courts in Jiangzhou, equivalent to the prison director of Jiujiang, Jiangxi), Hua Rong (the governor of Qingfeng Zhai, Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong, equivalent to the local inspector), Lei Heng (the head of the infantry in Yuncheng County, Shandong, equivalent to the criminal police captain of the county public security bureau), these people are actually black and white Northern Song Dynasty state public officials;
There are Chao Gai (Chao Baozheng of Dongxi Village, Baozheng, equivalent to the village head, village security director, he is also the local rich man), Liu Tang (unemployed vagrant), Wu Yong (village teacher), Ruan's three brothers (fishermen), Shi Xiu (lost money in trading and lived in the rivers and lakes, selling firewood to live), but these people with different backgrounds, different backgrounds, and different occupations have a common characteristic: worship *** yearn for the rivers and lakes, lawlessness;
For example, Song Jiang, our Song Abbot, his way of survival in the workplace can be described as a knife cutting tofu on both sides, his good brother Chao Gai and a group of people "outwitted the birth gang" and committed a robbery, Shandong Jeju Mansion (Jining City) sent He Tao to Yuncheng County to arrest people, what about Song Jiang, on the one hand, the imperial court order, on the other hand, his own Jianghu brothers, what to do?Song Jiang faced He Tao's "wanted warrant", and Song Zhusi first scolded Chao Gai in front of He Tao, what did he say?He was very flustered in his heart, but said calmly: "Chao Gai is a traitorous and stubborn household, and no one in the county does not blame him." I made it this time, so I can teach him to accept it!”
Meaning: Chao Gai, this Diao Min, no one in Yanggu County likes him, this time something happened, make him feel good!
He Tao said: "Annoying the Detention Division will do this." "(Then please hold on).
Song Jiang said: "Okay, it's easy." "Catch a turtle in an urn, and catch it with your hand. (Very confident, assured, hand to hand).
But Song Jiang used the excuse of reporting to the magistrate, so he stabilized He Tao, and then immediately went to send a letter to Chao Gai, which is the attitude of the grassroots officials towards Wang Fa. Moreover, Song Jiang is actually Chao Gai's umbrella. Chao Gai, there is someone up there!
Many people will ask, why are these people like this?
The answer is very simple, because the credibility of the legal system of the Great Song Dynasty is gone, the system and legal system of the imperial court have collapsed, and they are not binding at all, so everyone is desperate to take the law seriously at all, and even take pride in trampling on the law, which is the background of the whole book!
Besides, Chao Gai, this person has a great reputation in the rivers and lakes, so what kind of ability does he have?As we said just now, he is the security director of Dongxi Village, or the local rich man, is the rich man, that is, he is rich, and "he is righteous and squandered money in his life, and loves to get acquainted with the world's heroes", whether it is a brother in the rivers and lakes, or a court with a good relationship with him, he is "righteous and squandering money", willing to make money, no matter who goes, he is entertained with wine and meat, and he has to give silver before leaving, to put it bluntly, it is "even eating and taking", it is because he "fights righteousness and squanders money" , This small village cadre, just because he robbed the bluestone tower of the neighboring village, became famous in the rivers and lakes, in fact, Chao Gai did not have much ability, but someone sought after him;
For example, the red-haired ghost Liu Tang, he didn't know Chao Gai at all, and he came here specially in order to grab the birthday gang, and confirmed that his eyes were on the same boat.
Wu Yong, a rural teacher, known as "Professor Wu, Wu Scholar", his profession is to teach and educate people, but he has a good relationship with Chao Gai, and has a good relationship with the three Ruan brothers who fish, these three brothers are gamblers in addition to fishing, Ruan Xiaowu, and even took his mother's hairpin to gamble and lose, so this gentleman who teaches and educates people actively envelops the gangsters in the rivers and lakes, and carefully plans to rob the big case. "Outwitting the Birth Gang" He is the mastermind, and with his three-inch tongue, he successfully persuaded the three Ruan brothers to join the gang to participate in the robbery. When he first arrived in Liangshan, he used the agitation method to let Lin Chonghuo and Wang Lun;But since Song Jiang went up the mountain, he was a little bit alienated from Chao Gai, turned to Song Jiang, and leaned on the big tree, this person is indeed very smart, under his command, Liangshan has been advancing all the way, rarely defeating battles. But he is resourceful and at the same time very obscene, even vicious, and the means of making people to go up the mountain are very despicable, such as Lu Junyi, a good rich man, who was trampled by him to the point of ruining his family, and had to go up the mountain to be a puppet for Song Jiang, Lu Junyi also has to be grateful to Liangshan, and the southern expedition to Fang La, every time a brother dies, Song Jiang cries, Wu Yong will say, "....Life and death are determined, this is the number of each person's life, why is it troublesome, there is a wound to the jade body, and please theorize national events....In the face of the death of his brothers, one tragic death after another, he had almost no compassion.
This is the use of teaching and educating people, so we can't just look at the surface when we read, but think about it, why is he like this?As I said just now, the legal system of the Great Song Dynasty has collapsed, and everyone is lawless.
Let's talk about the other members:
There are Lin Chong and Wu Song who were ** up the mountain;
There is a lawsuit like Lu Zhishen who suffers from justice because of justice;
Qin Ming, a military general of the imperial court, was killed by Liangshan and had to go up the mountain;
Hu Sanniang, the yellow flower girl of the big landlord's family, the proper Bai Fumei, or the heroine among the women, Liangshan Sanda Zhujiazhuang killed Hu Sanniang's whole family, was taken captive to the mountain, Song Jiang also said that Hu Sanniang was not ashamed to "be a matchmaker", Hu Sanniang was helpless to marry the dwarf ugly Wang Ying...
Xu Ning, who is also a general of the imperial court, originally lived a very happy life, but in order to break the chain of horses in Liangshan, he was deceived by his relative Tang Long all the way up the mountain;
Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, Hao Siwen and other generals who have not been reused by the imperial court for a long time have to fall into the grass after being defeated
There are ** demons like Wang Ying;
There are Li Kui, Zhang Qing, and Sun Erniang, who stress "loyalty" rather than "righteousness" and indiscriminately kill innocent murderers
There are mature organizations and local bullies such as Zhang Shun, Li Jun, and the Mu brothers;
There are descendants of nobles like Chai Jin;
There is Shi Jin who kills Matt teenagers, and it is not appropriate for a good landlord to be a good landlord, so he has to be a troubled boy, and he is angry with his wife because of this;
This is the appearance of sentient beings under the collapse of the legal system.