When Wu Dalang's tomb was unearthed, he opened the coffin and took a look, revealing the ** that lasted for more than 600 years
Life is like a play, and drama is like life. In this world, the real and the unreal are intertwined, love and hatred are staged in people's fate, and the stories are endless. The traces of history are gradually buried under the loess with the passage of time, and can no longer stir up ripples. Standing on a high place, looking at thousands of mountains and rivers, I can't help but feel a lot of emotion.
Ancient plays and books are often derived from reality, but as the years go by, those ancient footprints have long been lost to the dust, and many stories are only empty shells.
Short in stature, ordinary in appearance, and often selling cooking cakes on the street, the image of Wu Dalang is a household name. However, is his tragic story true?More than thirty years ago, a tomb was discovered in Hebei, which is said to belong to Wu Dalang. When the coffin was opened, the legend of more than 600 years turned into a huge lie.
In Shi Nai'an's "Water Margin", the image of Wu Dalang is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He lost his father and mother since he was a child, and he and his younger brother Wu Song depended on each other, and as the eldest brother, he shouldered the responsibility of taking care of his younger brother.
Suffering from dwarfism, Wu Dalang was short in stature and had a cowardly personality, which put him at a disadvantage when it came to manual labor. He could only make a living by selling cooking cakes, and although he was ridiculed by the people around him, he relied on this meager income to support his younger brother and saved some money, and finally bought a small attic, giving the brothers a warm home.
Pan Jinlian was originally a maidservant of a large family with a beautiful appearance, but because of this, she was thought of by her master. In the end, she was forced to marry the unattractive Wu Dalang.
Wu Dalang knew that he was not worthy of Pan Jinlian, and Pan Jinlian was also dissatisfied with this marriage. Despite this, Wu Dalang still diligently sells cooking cakes, while Pan Jinlian's dissatisfaction is accumulating. One day, she accidentally knocked on Ximenqing's head with a window pole, and this accident attracted Ximenqing's attention. From that moment on, Pan Jinlian became the concern of Ximenqing, and this accident also became the beginning of the staggered fates of the two.
In the end, Wu Dalang died because he was poisoned by Ximenqing, and Wu Song was determined to avenge his brother after learning of this.
And today, 600 years later, in the area of Qinghe County, Hebei Province, an archaeological team discovered an ancient tomb, which is said to be the tomb of Wu Dalang. The inscription on the tombstone records the life of Wu Dalang and tells the legendary story of him and the Pan family.
Wu Dalang, formerly known as Wu Zhi, was a county magistrate in Qinghe County. He was tall, talented, and erudite. He lost his father and mother when he was a child, and his family was poor, but he was ambitious and diligent and studious. With the financial support of a nobleman, he was able to continue his studies, and finally became famous and became the commander of Qinghe County, which was highly respected.
And that's when a catastrophe changed everything. A fire took away his home and all his possessions, leaving him in a difficult situation. Just as he was wandering in frustration, Huang Tang, who had been kind to him, came to ask for help, hoping that he could use his official position to seek benefits for himself.
However, Wu Zhi was upright and rejected Huang Tang's **. Huang Tang was furious and began to slander Wu Zhi, spreading rumors to slander his reputation, making Wu Zhi the object of discussion.
And these rumors spread more and more widely, forming a situation of "everyone is gold". Eventually, these stories were collected by later literati and adapted into the story of Wu Dalang in "Water Margin".
In reality, Wu Dalang is not a real character, but a fictional image adapted from the historical character Wu Zhi. Although Wu Dalang himself does not exist, the ill-fated and bumpy life he represents exists in real life.
This kind of interweaving of fates and emotional entanglements often makes people feel emotional. It also makes us understand the horror of rumors. Because in this world, there are too many true stories and too many moving plots, which may be obscure, but they profoundly affect everyone's fate.
Everyone has their own story, and each story deserves to be heard and understood. In this world full of suffering and hope, we should learn to understand and tolerate, and cherish every story, because every story is a journey of life, and everyone is performing their own life on their own theater stage. May we be able to appreciate the meaning behind each story with our hearts, feel the true meaning of life, and make the world a better place because of understanding.
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