The Ming and Qing dynasties were a dual development process, on the one hand, it tended to be the pinnacle and perfection of the monarchical ruling system politically, and on the other hand, a hundred flowers bloomed and a hundred schools of thought contended in literature, giving birth to a blend and convergence of classical literature. The subject matter is mixed, satirizing officialdom, including Wu Jingzi's "Confucianism and Foreign History", Zhi Wei Qi Tan, Pu Songling's "Liao Zhai Zhi Wei", the market vernacular, Feng Menglong and Ling Mengchu's "three words and two beats". Although the Ming and Qing dynasties are complicated, it is worth recognizing that the pinnacle of the classical ** lies in the "four masterpieces", the third of which is in the "Ming" and the other in the "Qing". 
Both in terms of writing techniques and storylines are second to none, although the achievements of artistic attainments are there, the content trend has derived from the saying "the old don't look at the Three Kingdoms, the young don't watch the Water Margin, the men don't watch the Journey to the West, and the women don't watch the Red Mansion". Today we will talk about the book "Water Margin" written in the early Ming Dynasty, before that, briefly mention the background of the author Shi Nai'an: according to "Shi Nai'an's Epitaph" and "Shi Family Genealogy", Shi Nai'an once hit the list with the famous strategist Liu Ji, and later learned Tao Yuanming to abandon the official and return to his hometown, serving as Zhang Shicheng's staff for a period of time. In his later years, Shi Nai'an opened a private school to teach, and at the same time devoted himself to creating "Water Margin". The young man is the age of the strong-blooded, and the rough reading of "Water Margin" has quite a lot of indignant and high-spirited momentum and tenacity, and his mind is full of blood-boiling plots such as "Wang Jin beats Gao Yu with a stick", "Lin Chong Fengxue Mountain Temple", "Wu Song fights the tiger", "Lu Zhishen pulls out the weeping willows", "Li Kui kills the four tigers in anger" and other blood-boiling plots. So in "Water Margin", the lifelike one hundred and eight single generals, each with their own unique skills and superb martial arts, who can stand out and come out on top? In the top of the ranking, let's first exclude the mysterious Taoist priest like "Cloud Dragon" Gongsun Sheng, who relies on the "Taoist technique of calling the wind and rain", a similar bug-level existence, and the "Zhiduoxing" Wu Yong, who uses his brain but does not use his hands, this kind of mouth escape type of military strategist. 
1. Wu Er, who appeared in the original work of Wu Song, the "Little Whirlwind" of the Heavenly Wounded Star, lived in the house of "Little Whirlwind" Chai Jin for a full year, not to mention eating and drinking, but his mouth was still clumsy, completely ignoring the situation that he was under the fence, which made Chai Jin unhappy. Until that night, he met the drunken Kurosaburo and suffered a shovel of hot and red charcoal, frightened, sweating profusely, refreshed for a while, and the malaria that had been entangled for a long time was not invited. After the two sides exchanged identity information with each other, Song Jiang, who had a unique and sharp vision, turned into a confidant and Bole, giving Wu Song unlimited respect and courtesy. When it comes to the value of force, in terms of the two congenital conditions of "drunkenness" and "bare hands", combined with the beating of a tiger to death, Wu Song's selection as one of the "Top Ten Masters of the Water Margin" is by no means in vain. 
Strong and strong physique, inexhaustible physical strength, flexible and vigorous posture, and heroic and heroic spirit, throughout the book, Lu Ti can be compared with Wu Song. An adult tiger weighed as much as 600 catties, and Wu Song was described in the book: "The heart is bold and bold, like a lion descending from the clouds; The bones are strong and strong, such as shaking the ground Pixiu on the seat. But no matter how the author renders the pen and ink to portray the strength of Wu Song's figure, it is by no means as heavy as a tiger. Assuming that Wu Song's weight is three hundred catties, compared to a tiger twice as much as him, it still looks thin and weak, not to mention that the two sides are in different states, the tiger is sober, and Wu Song is confused. The former was violently beaten to death by the latter, and Wu Song's first place was well-deserved, worthy of the words "Tiger Fighting Hero". Second, the appearance of the "flower monk" Lu Zhishen Lu Tizhi with a temperament of not being angry and arrogant, when he was under the old breed of the old man, he happened to meet Shi Jin, who was looking for the head of the sect Wang Jin, and the two went to the restaurant to eat and drink, and met Shi Jin's ** "Tiger General" Li Zhong. 
Lu Tishi, who is bold by nature, warmly invited Li Zhong to eat and drink together, but he never wanted to be politely rejected by Li Zhong, and Li Zhong, who was a childish man, insisted on going after setting up a stall and selling his art. Until Lu Tizhi scared away the onlookers in a few words, Li Zhong, who was observing his words and feelings, saw Lu Zhishen's eyes wide with anger and his tiger beard trembled, and he hurriedly smiled while packing his bags and timidly went with him. The drama of "Punching the Town of Guanxi" will not be repeated here, after all, Zheng Tu is just a butcher who slaughters pigs and sells meat, and he is not a strong opponent, and this description is just the author's sense of justice to set off Lu Ti's injustice. ββThe real highlight is in "Singles Erlongshan" and "Upside Down Weeping Willows", a martial artist who only cares about playing brute force is naturally nothing, Lu Zhishen is better than the rough, brave and strategic. Because of the aid to Lin Chong, Gao Yu was angered, and Lu Zhishen, who had nowhere to go, left the Daxiangguo Temple and wanted to come to Erlong Mountain to settle for the grass, but was rejected by the leader Deng Long. Lu Zhishen, who knew that it was difficult to enter the gang peacefully, with the help of Lin Chong's beloved disciple Cao Zheng and the "blue-faced beast" Yang Zhi, pretended to be bound by hemp rope and jumped up: "When Deng Long was in a hurry to struggle, he was already hit by Lu Zhishen with a Zen staff, hit his head, split his head in half, and broke the chair. "With this courage alone, Lu Zhishen is worthy of the title of a hero. Reflecting Lu Zhishen's infinite strength, there is also "upside down weeping willow": "Walk to the tree, take off the straight jacket, go down with your right hand, and turn your body upside down, but pull out your left hand and cut it up, take advantage of your waist, and pull up the green willow tree." β
Third, Lin Chong, the "leopard head" of Tianxiongxing, ranked Lin Jiaotou third, many people may be puzzled, but Lin Chong, who is known as the "800,000 Forbidden Army Sect Head", is really a nest to the extreme. His wife was molested by "Huahua Tai Sui" Gao Yanei, his first reaction was to raise his hand to fight, and when he recognized that he was Gao Taiwei's bastard godson, he then stared at Gao Yanei for a long time, until everyone coaxed Gao Yanei to go out. Lin Chong's personality is introverted and calm, he is different from Wu Song and Lu Zhishen, who are happy and hateful, and do whatever they want, he lives at the feet of the Son of Heaven, in the dire officialdom, Gao Taiwei is the center of the whirlpool of power, and naturally does not dare to offend easily. However, one was unintentional, the other was intentional, Gao Yanei coveted the beauty of Lin Chong's inner room, and at the instigation of his subordinates, he falsely accused Lin Chong of carrying a knife straight into the White Tiger Hall, and ended up with a distribution and reinforcement of the army. Lin Chong's outburst has two points - the first is that when he learned that his wife committed suicide by martyrdom, his former friend Lu Yuhou conspired with others to kill him, and he became angry from the heart, causing a "Fengxue Mountain Temple"; The second point is that he was squeezed out by Wang Lun, the "white-clothed showman", when Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others went up the mountain, Wang Lun, who was jealous of the virtuous and jealous, still couldn't get rid of the stinky problem of being intolerant of capable people, which made the cautious Lin Chong angry, and simply killed Wang Lun with a knife. 
Fourth, Tiangangxing "Jade Qilin" Lu Junyi Lu Yuanwai's appearance order is later than that of ordinary heroes, when Chao Gai was attacking Zengtou City, he was accidentally shot in the cheek by Shi Wengong's poisonous arrow, so that he died of poison. If Lin Chong's ascension to Liangshan stemmed from the word "forcing", then Lu Junyi's ascension to Liangshan stemmed from the word "deception", Wu Yong turned into a fortune teller, taking advantage of the personal relationship between Li Gu, an official of the Lu Mansion, and Lu Junyi's wife, and borrowed a knife to go straight in, making Lu Junyi imprisoned. Liangshan has one more "Jade Qilin" who captured Shi Wengong, retired Liao soldiers, and square La, and one less Lu Yuan, who is safe and loyal. When Lu Junyi first went to Liangshan, he sat on the second position, playing the banners of "Shandong Timely Rain" and "Hebei Jade Qilin", and the heroes of Liangshan were also willing, which was enough to witness Lu Junyi's prestige and ability. Fifth, the "Black Whirlwind" of the Heavenly Killing Star Li Kui's "Water Margin" has a lot of ink on Li Kui: "If you don't rub coal ink, you are covered in black, and your eyes are red like cinnabar." Li Kui's appearance is as black as ink, and he is used to playing with two board axes, so he has earned the nickname "Black Whirlwind". Compared with other flesh-and-blood heroes, Li Kui is more like a beast raised by Song Jiang, except for "Brother Gongming", Li Kui doesn't listen to a word of others. Li Kui is bold in doing things, regardless of the causes and consequences, and acts entirely according to his likes and dislikes, so that he made a farce of "pretending to be a county order" and "* Luo Zhenren". 
Sixth, Tianyongxing "Big Knife" Guan Sheng Many people like to compare Guan Sheng and Lin Chong, the two fought in the early stage, and often fought side by side in the later stage. Guan Sheng can sit in the fifth position, ranked among the five tiger generals, and has some real skills, compared to Lin Chong, Guan Sheng is better at riding horses, after all, he is the descendant of the martial saint Guan Yu, and his kung fu is only high. As for fist and foot kung fu, I personally think that Lin Chong has a slight upper hand, Lin Chong has fought with Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen many times in the book, and the victory or defeat is not known. Seventh, the Heavenly Fierce Star "Thunderbolt Fire" Qin Ming Liangshanbo's capable person channel, in addition to voluntarily going up the mountain, a considerable part of them were recruited from the officials and soldiers, and Qin Ming was one of them. Qin Ming's performance was mostly focused on the "Three Battles Zhujiazhuang" and "Battle Hu Yanzhuo", using a mace alone, shuttling between the enemy troops, and fighting endlessly. Eighth, Tianwei Star "Double Whip" Hu Yanzhuo is the same as Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo's ancestor is the prestigious "Iron Whip King" Hu Yanzan, with a body of ancestral martial arts, several times retreated from Liangshanbo, which gave Song Jiang and others a headache. After returning to Liangshan, Hu Yanzhuo, who was old and strong, entered the ranks of the five tiger generals of Liangshan in one fell swoop, followed Song Jiang to the north to conquer the Liao army, and annihilated the peasant rebel army led by Wang Qing and Fang La. Nine, Tianyingxing "Xiao Li Guang" Hua Rong Hua Rong is a real member of the tiger general, who can ride a fierce horse across the world, and can make the silver gun all over the world, especially the extremely handsome arrow kung fu, no one can beat it. One of Hua Rong's achievements was that an arrow shot down the helmet that Qin Ming wore on his head, and in addition, in the process of conquering the Liao army and square la, Hua Rong repeatedly exerted the power of the archer, which played a big role. 
10. Tian Lixing's "Double Gun General" Dong Ping's "Water Margin" commented that Dong Ping has "the courage of ten thousand people", and he has never fallen behind in the process of fighting with everyone in Liangshanbo, Song Jiang cherishes Dong Ping's ability, and designs to introduce Dong Ping into the trap, and then understands it with reason and moves with emotion. Dong Ping, who was helpless, had no choice but to bid farewell to his career as a military commander and obediently transformed into a member of the Liangshan Five Tiger Generals. After Liang Shan accepted Zhao'an, what made Dong Ping really shine was the Battle of Xuanzhou, Dong Ping's record of less than ten rounds successfully stabbed the defender Han Ming to death, and this battle also refreshed Dong Ping's sense of existence. Summing up a thousand people have a thousand Hamlets in their hearts, the characters in "Water Margin" are all heroic and extraordinary, and the weapons used are strange, and the evaluation will naturally be mixed, the first half of the book is to portray the life history of the characters and the deeds they encountered, and the second half renders the tragic and mournful cry of Liangshan Bo Hao Han against the Liao army and Fang La. It is undeniable that a large part of the reason why we are deeply impressed by Wu Song, Song Jiang, Lu Zhishen, and Lin Chong is that these characters appeared earlier, and their personalities are so different that they cannot be forgotten for a long time. The characters with little ink are not necessarily inferior to the above characters, and many of the characters have never actually fought, and even if they do, the author only ends the battle with "comparable, difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat". Therefore, this ranking is judged from the perspective of impressive and good performance, and it is expected that Lu Zhishen and Wu Song will be shortlisted.