Absolutely not.
Song Jiang is a person who can't write or write, and his family background and talents are all ordinary, but he just wants to be the boss, and he has also become the boss of Liangshan, on what basis?
It is based on the ability to unite talents.
It's like Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms, Wu is not as good as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Wen is not as good as Zhuge Liang, but he just became their leader, why? You don't really think it's a false name of "Uncle Huang", right? In fact, before Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty recognized him as "Uncle Huang", Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already given up on him; And among the warlords of all walks of life, he is not the only clan, but Zhuge Liang is loyal to him. Why? It is with his ability to unite and attract talents.
It seems that Li Shimin, of course, is the son of Tang Gong and a young man from a family, but there is an elder brother Li Jiancheng in front and a brother Li Yuanji in the back, why is the "Eighteen Bachelors" loyal to this second son? It also relies on his ability to unite talents.
To unite talents, first of all, we must be able to identify talents, just like Wu Song, who has been neglected by Chai Jin for a long time and can only roast under the porch with malaria, as soon as he enters Song Jiang's eyes, he is immediately identified as a "good man" - no wonder Chai Jin is only a middle-level after entering Liangshan, and he can't be the leader, his vision is indeed far worse than Song Jiang.
After identifying talents, it is necessary to show appreciation for talents. Let's talk about Wu Song, pull it out of the snow, immediately invite the banquet, push the cup and change the lamp, and in two days I will pay for making new clothes, accompany him every day, and send it away when we are separated, and give silver. This time, Wu Song, who had never met a talent and borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, immediately felt the warmth of being cared for, "the previous illness is gone".
If at this time, Song Jiang said to Wu Song, "I have an enemy, who is in a high position and cannot be approached easily." I'm so good to you, you gave up your life to kill him for me", Wu Song may not refuse. But in the eyes of others, Song Jiang's image immediately became short. Because "this is called Shien, the worst guy is like this" (from Jin Yong's "Flying Fox Gaiden"). Prince Yan Dan is also good to Jing Ke, and he treats him well in every way, but everyone knows that this is a use.
If you want talents to be single-minded about themselves, you must have full trust. Song Jiang never let Wu Song risk his life for himself, even if he was recruiting An, he also wanted to take his brothers to "seal his wife and son", not to dye his red crown with his brother's neck blood - at least on the surface. This is the only way to win the loyal support of one hundred and seven generals.
Therefore, if Song Jiang launches a fire against Chao Gai, no matter what excuse he makes, no matter what the final victory or defeat is, what do you let the heroes think of him? How could Song Jiang give people a handle and make people doubt his "benevolence and righteousness" to his brothers?
Chao Gai wanted to kill Wang Lun, but he didn't dare to do it directly, and he wanted to provoke Lin Chong to make trouble and pretend to persuade peace. Lin Chong merged with Wang Lun, and he had to resolutely push Chao Gai and others to take the position and let himself rank low. Could it be that Song Jiang doesn't understand the situation as well as them?
Fire merger is the most direct means to build a mass foundation and reduce personal prestige. Song Jiang's greatest capital is the mass base. Even if he was in a hurry to get to the top, how could he use such stupid means!