Song Jiang is the first person in the whole water margin. As a literary image, he is also the most plump, three-dimensional, complex and artistic charm.
In Water Margin, Song Jiangyuan was a small official in Yuncheng County, Shandong Province, with clear words and posthumous title Hu. Dark face, short stature, always brave, spendthrift, easy to make friends, and famous for timely rain. Because of the incident of Huangnigang robbing the birth program, Song Jiang informed Classical of the news of loyalist hunting. Classical and others sent Liu Tang to send letters (invitation bags) and five hundred taels of gold as a reward. Unexpectedly, this letter fell into the hands of his concubine Yan Poxi. Helpless, Song Jiang was annoyed with Yan Poxi and sent him to Jiangzhou to meet Li Kui jy. But he was sentenced to death for writing an anti-poem in Xunyang Building. Thanks to the rescue of Liangshan heroes, Song Jiang was rescued in Liangshan in the execution ground and served as the lieutenant. Later, when attacking Zengtou City, Classical was killed by a poisoned arrow in his eye, so he took the top spot. In the future, Song Jiang led the crowd to woo the court. In the process of previous crusades against other insurgents, Liangshan heroes suffered heavy casualties, and Song Jiang himself was poisoned by royal wine.
Song Jiang ranked first among the top 100 generals and ranked first among the top 36 stars in the highest day.
Song Jiang in history
Unlike some fictional characters in the Water Margin, there are real people in history. There are some sporadic records about Song Jiang in many historical books and literati notes. According to the records of the history of the Song Dynasty, Song Huizong declared peace for three years (1 122). "Huainan stole Song Jiang and others from Huai Yang Army, sent people to beg for arrest, committed (now Shandong) Jiangbei, entered the border between Chu and Haizhou, and ordered Zhang Shuye to surrender." An official named Hou Meng was also mentioned in "East Capital Strategy". He once wrote to the emperor to suggest that "JD.COM at Songjiangkou, covered with a letter, said that Song Jiang ran through Qi Wei with 36 people, and tens of thousands of loyal subjects did not dare to resist. If you don't forgive Jiang, Fang La will be redeemed, or it will be enough to quell the southeast chaos. "
There was indeed the Sung River Uprising in history, and it was clearly recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty. According to the History of Song Dynasty, the time of Sung River Uprising was from the first year of Xuanhe to the third year of Xuanhe. The uprising mainly involved Taihang Mountain area, Shandong Province and northern Jiangsu, and "crossing the river and turning to ten counties". The leader of the uprising was Song Jiang. Uprising has the nature of hooliganism and does not necessarily have a fixed base. The end of the uprising was to surrender after a serious setback. Although the scale of the uprising is not too large, its fighting capacity is particularly strong. "Tens of thousands of loyal ministers dare not confront them." The influence of the uprising is not small. The central area of the uprising, Liangshanpo, is only about 100 km away from the capital Tokyo, which seriously threatens the security of the capital. The areas involved in the uprising were relatively developed in the Northern Song Dynasty. Shuihu was a lake in the middle reaches of Guangji River during the reign of Xuanhe, and the upper reaches of Guangji River flowed out of Bianliang City, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Guangji River is also an important waterway of JD.COM, occupying the water margin in the middle reaches of Guangji River, and the political, economic and military prestige of the Northern Song Dynasty imperial court can be imagined. The story of Sung River Uprising can be recorded in the history of Song Dynasty and widely circulated among the people, which shows its influence.
The Characters in Water Margin
Song Jiang, people call it "timely rain". Previously, I worked as an escort in Yuncheng County, Shandong Province. He is a small official who dances and writes documents all day. Seven heroes, including Chao Gai, outsmarted the incident and were arrested by the government. Fortunately, sung river informed them in advance. Classical sent Liu Tang to send gold and letters to Song Jiang. Yan Poxi, Song Jiang's wife, found that Song Jiang had an affair with Liangshan and threatened him. Sung River angered Yan Poxi and fled to Cangzhou. Forced to go to Liangshan. After sung river became the leader of water margin. After being established, he was named Doctor Wude by Song Huizong, the ambassador of Chuzhou and the general manager of military forces, and was finally poisoned by Gao Qiu with poisoned wine.
Song Jiang in history is just a neglected role. Without Song Jiang, I don't know what the book Water Margin would look like. Because of Song Jiang's generosity, many people like him, because he advocates wooing, and many people hate him. So how did you come to see Song Jiang? By rereading the Water Margin, I want to interpret the character Song Jiang through the description of Song Jiang in the book.
First, the initial impression of Song Jiang
This is Song Jiang's first appearance to inform Classical and others. Just came out to introduce Song Jiang: "This man's surname is Song, his name is Jiang, and his appearance is male, ranking third. People from Songjia Village, Yuncheng County. Because of his dark face and short stature, everyone called him Black Sung River. He is also famous for his filial piety. He is generous to those in need. Everyone calls him filial to Kursaburo. Father in the hall, mother died young; There is a brother named Song Qing, who is a die-hard fan and works in the village with his father Song Taigong. Living in the country. This Song Jiang is a pawn in Yuncheng County. He is proficient in knives and pens, and he is proficient in collectors. I also like to learn guns and sticks, and I have learned many kinds of martial arts. I will meet heroes in Jianghu all my life. However, if someone comes to see him, no matter whether he is high or low, he will never get tired of staying in Shizhuang Pavilion Valley. If you want to get up, try your best to help. The ending is like spending money! People ask him for money and things, and they don't shirk it; And it is easy to do, and it is often difficult to solve disputes, but it is only considerate of people's lives. Coffin bait is often scattered to help the poor. It's hard to help people when they are anxious. So Shandong and Hebei are famous. They all call him timely rain, but compare him to timely rain in the sky, which can save everything. "
This kind of introduction is unique in the Water Margin. Every hero in the Water Margin basically has only one nickname. But Song Jiang is different. Song Jiang is the most famous one in Water Margin. Song Jiang has four nicknames. As soon as he appeared, he introduced three nicknames of Song Jiang. These three nicknames actually introduce three personality characteristics of Song Jiang. One is black sung river, because he is black and short, which is from the body. He is not as tall and straight as Lin Chong and Guan Sheng, nor as gentle and handsome as Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng. The second is filial piety, which is about how he treats his parents and pays attention to filial piety. His filial piety runs through his thoughts, becomes a part of his thoughts, and is a very important support point of his thoughts. The third is timely rain, which is about his generosity in helping the poor. This can be seen from his later contact with his brothers, and he did a good job in this respect. In fact, these three nicknames mainly introduce Song Jiang's usual personality and preferences, which are all manifestations outside his normal work, such as "loving guns and sticks", "spending money like water", "solving problems" and "helping others" and so on. Most of these benefits have some Jianghu feelings. In the folk, Song Jiang is an enthusiastic person who likes to do good deeds, both in family ethics and social relations.
It is actually his job to publish classic works privately. After cheating the birth procedure, the matter was exposed. After exposure, firstly, Song Jiang knew that Song Jiang had a psychological description when he saw the official document to prevent Liangshan classical thieves: "Classical and others don't want to do such a big thing! Robbed the birth class, killed the public, and hurt He Tao's observation; Many government troops were also damaged, and Huang An was captured alive up the mountain: this kind of crime is to destroy the nine clans! Although forced by others, things have to be done, but in terms of statutes, they are not immune. What if there is negligence? " This kind of psychological activity conveys two messages: first, Song Jiang, as a court official who knows the law, knows that a series of events committed by Chao Gai are to eliminate the crimes of the nine families. Although what happened before is inevitable, it is impossible to turn back now; Second, Song Jiang was worried about Classical and others, fearing that they had made negligence and mistakes, and he was vaguely worried. This is a pair of contradictions. Theoretically, Chao Gai and others are not allowed to break the law, but emotionally, they are not expected to make mistakes. This is sung river
So for this matter, according to common sense, he can have several choices, one is to report to the above. It is said that Chao Gai stole the birthday program, and now he is exposed to arrest him. This will give him a chance to make meritorious service, but it will also damage his reputation in the Jianghu and among the people. The second option is that he can let go, not report to the top and take no other action. This kind of gentle treatment can be justified for both the government and the classical government. He didn't tell the court because of loyalty, and he didn't tell Classical because of official business. The third option is to tip off the classic, but it will take a huge risk. He clearly knew that Classical had committed a heinous crime after stealing the birth outline, because Classical was his confidant brother, and although it was impossible to forgive him in terms of statutes, he still wanted to let Classical go. Sung river at this time, but also just know the law. It may be easy for others to do this, but it is difficult for Song Jiang. This fact proves that he is a hero. Why do you say that? This needs to be based on his actual situation. He was born as a farmer, and his family background, education and occupation all influenced his character in one way or another. There are several points worth noting. First, because he is not a big official, but a small official, he has some experience of people's sufferings, which gives him the basis to help others with his own wealth, and also has a certain sense of justice different from that of rulers. Because he is in charge of documents in yamen, he has also developed the habit of observing statutes, which is related to his occupation. Based on his professional characteristics, it is difficult for him to do something personal with classical works. This choice is very important and can explain the problem. For loyalty, he took these risks on his own initiative. This choice powerfully illustrates the personality and character represented by his three nicknames with facts. Undoubtedly, the image of Song Jiang stood high in front of people from the beginning.
Second, the initial impression of doing things.
When Song Jiang heard that Classical had committed a crime, he was taken aback and thought, "Classical is my confidant brother. He has committed a terrible crime now. If I don't save him, he will be captured and his life will rest. " He panicked and promised, "Chao Gai is a stubborn slave, and people in the county blame him." I succeeded this time, so I can teach him! Tao overbearing: "I'll do it if I'm bored with you." "。 Song Jiangdao: "It's easy, it's easy. "Catch it in a jar and take it when you get it." Only one thing: this real seal must be forged by observing yourself in the hall. After reading it, the official can punish it and send someone to catch it. How dare a small official open it privately? This matter is too serious to be easily leaked to others. Tao Tao said, "The company has a very bright future and hates to introduce it. Song Jiang said, "I've been on a business trip all morning. I'm tired and I don't have much rest." Observe for a while, and when you sit in the hall, the little official will come and invite you. " Tao Ba said, "I hope the company can do it." Song Jiangdao: "Of course, don't wait to speak. The little official went to my humble abode, assigned some housework observation and sat less. "
What this passage brings us is not an ordinary Song Jiang. He was nervous about such a big thing, but he didn't show it. Moreover, in handling, he handled it so appropriately and thoughtfully, which not only accurately reflected his public identity, but also won valuable time for himself and did not make these people doubt. It can be seen that Song Jiang is a great and extraordinary person. After he tipped him off, he was even more unhurried when he was in danger. When the magistrate of a county read the official document, he was frightened and said to Song Jiang,' This is Tai Shi Gong who sent someone to handle affairs, waiting for a reply! "You can send someone to catch these thieves," Song said. "If you go during the day, I'm afraid you'll get news. I'm afraid you'll send someone to catch them at night. If Bao Chao comes, those six people will be lost. ""not only make time for classical, but also tell the magistrate of a county to be considerate in order to catch these people. This kind of disposal has strong professional characteristics. He is the undertaker, in charge of documents and files, so he is cautious, resourceful and comprehensive, and likes to play politics.
After going to Liang Shan, Classical sent Liu Tang people to send Huang Cancan one hundred and twenty gold to thank him for saving his life. Song Jiang symbolically left only one piece, and asked Liu Tang to take the rest back and said, "Listen to me, my dear brother. Your seven brothers have just arrived at the cottage and are about to use gold and silver; If Song Jiang's family holds on, you can put it in the cottage and pick it up when Song Jiang is short of money. " This is by no means insincere, nor is it afraid of being implicated in the future, because the seven classics saved by the former messengers have been involved in their lives. This detail is consistent with the previous psychological activities, and I hope that Classical and others will not make any mistakes. And let Liu Tanglian Zhu Tong and others don't have to leave, but also shows the meticulous work of Sung River from the side. He thinks that the more people disturb, the more fragile things are.
Sung river anger killed Yan Poxi, is actually the beginning of sung river was driven to revolt. In fact, according to Song Jiang's character and his usual behavior, he had already noticed what happened in Yan Poxi. In fact, in his relationship with Yan Poxi, he doesn't have much desire, and he has adopted the method of cold treatment. Otherwise, if Yan Poxi took out the recruitment bag and returned it to Song Jiang, he wouldn't make a decision to kill people. Yan Poxi is so brazenly threatening Song Jiang because she knows Song Jiang's daily behavior and personality very well.
Li Kui
Li Kui
Li Kui is an important figure in China's ancient novel Water Margin.
Shu Ren, Baizhang of Yishui County, was exiled to Jiangzhou for murder and became a small warden. Be bold, straightforward, loyal, generous and generous.
Li Kui jy, a water margin figure, was dark and rude, nicknamed Iron Bull, and was called "Black Cyclone" by Jianghu people. He ranked 22nd among Liangshan heroes and was the fifth leader of Liangshan troops. Song Jiang was sent to Jiangzhou, and Wu Yong wrote to Jiangzhou Senate and House of Representatives to take care of Dai Zhong. At this time, Li Kui jy was a soldier guarded by Dai Zhong, and he knew Song Jiang. Dai Zongchuan Liangshan fake book was caught, and Song Jiang was taken to the execution ground to be beheaded. Li Kui jy took the lead in waving an axe and killed everyone. He was very brave. After climbing Liangshan, he longed for his mother and went back to Yizhou to meet her. When crossing Yiling, her mother was eaten by a tiger. Li Kui jy was very angry and killed four tigers. When courting, little Li Kui didn't want to be courted. He made a scene in Tokyo, tore up the imperial edict, tried to kill the imperial envoys, and cut down the apricot yellow flag of the water margin, in order to counterattack Tokyo and seize the emperor's seat for Song Jiang. Sung river stopped him many times. Among all heroes, Li Kui jy has always opposed Zhao An.
After Li Kui established its capital, it established Zhenjiang Runzhou as its capital. After drinking Gao Qiu's poisoned wine, Sung River thought that after his death, Li Kui jy would surely gather people to revolt, fearing that the reputation of loyalty and loyalty of water margin would be broken, so Li Kui jy was poisoned after drinking the poisoned wine.
A hero in Water Margin, nicknamed "Black Cyclone", has the qualities of simple and generous farmers, strong resistance, loyalty to just cause and friends, but impatient. He is a typical upright, brave and reckless figure, and many stories about him have been circulating among the people since the Yuan Dynasty.
Seat number: 12, the highest sun star.
Star Name: Celestial Kill Star
Nickname: black whirlwind
Occupation: Jiangzhou little old man
Use weapons: two big axes.
Liangshan's duty: the leader of the infantry
Back to the scene: the 37th time.
Li Kui jy behind the surface
In Water Margin, Shi Naian created a group of outlaws who roamed the Jianghu and were brave and good at fighting. They have their own unique personality and the growth path of being caught up with Liangshan. Lu Da's generosity, integrity, courage and agility, thoughtful, Lin Chong's tolerance, Song Jiang's humility, Wu Yong's resourcefulness and so on all left a deep impression on me. But among them, Li Kui jy, the "black whirlwind", left the deepest impression on me. Maybe you will say, "Li Kui jy? It's just that you are bold, straightforward and loyal! " But today I want to talk about Li Kui jy in my eyes.
First, the cuteness behind barbarism
As we all know, Li Kui jy is the most savage and rude character in Water Margin. Because he only knows how to kill people, and he doesn't ask whether the role is good or bad. As long as his name is mentioned in the Jianghu, ghosts and gods are afraid. But I think there is a great loveliness behind his barbarism.
Different from other 107, Li Kui jy became an outlaw in Liangshan, not out of loyalty to the revolutionary cause and thorough revolutionary thought, but just for the sake of two words-"happiness".
It is not far-fetched to say that Li Kui jy's behavior mainly follows the principle of happiness. The word that Black Whirlwind often talks about is "happiness"! After he chopped Huang Wenbing, he said, "Eat me happily." After he killed Hu Sanniang's family, he said, "Eat me happily." Killing people is not for revenge, not for the needs of war, just for happiness! In addition, when Li Kui jy came home to pick up his mother, he met his brother Li Da and advised Li Da to "go up the mountain with him". Even the Black Whirlwind was praised, that is, when Li Kui jy went to Liangshan for the first time, he shouted, "We have many military horses, so we rebel. What are we afraid of?" Brother Chao Gai became the great emperor, and brother Song Jiangge became the little emperor, ... and killed Tokyo's Birdsource. This remark is far from the noble motive of radical revolution, because there is a crucial sentence just after the sentence of "seizing the bird seat": "It's not good to be happy there, but it's not good? "
To put it bluntly, this is the purpose. Killing Tokyo to seize the bird's nest is not waiting for the rich and the poor, not fighting local tyrants to divide the fields, but drinking bigger bowls of wine and eating bigger pieces of meat. This is the thought of Li Kui jy, and there is no such thing as a firm peasant thought.
In short, Li Kui jy's behavior is almost entirely on the word "happy", without any rationality, calculation and willfulness, so his behavior has a childlike side, so it makes sense to say that he is cute.
Second, the attachment behind loyalty.
Maybe you will think that Li Kui jy can follow Song Jiang to the death, work hard for him, and help him take the country for himself because of his special loyalty to Song Jiang. But I think it is not so much loyalty as attachment. Because for Li Kui jy, he also needs a yardstick of value, a spiritual father who can confirm the meaning of his existence. You must remember how ecstatic and excited he was when Song Jiang, whom he admired for a long time, appeared in front of him. And Song Jiang also sent money, took Li Kui jy to drink, and laughed off his reckless behavior. You say you need money to pay your debts, so I'll give you money to pay your debts. You said that the small lamp was not enough to eat wine, so you ordered the bartender to change the big bowl for you. Seeing that you didn't eat enough fish, you asked for two pounds of meat. When you left, he also sent 521 pieces of silver. How many people in the world can treat the rude, arrogant and cruel Li Kui JY like this? ! There is only one answer.
Song Jiang was imprisoned for anti-poetry, and Li Kui jy was afraid that he would miss Song Jiang's dinner because he was greedy for wine. He "doesn't drink, he only waits in prison in the morning and evening, and never leaves." What a mutual affection this is. Rude black Li Kui jy can do this, which is much more difficult than he later jumped off a building to rob charity. Later, one of them said, "He and I have the strongest feelings." The other said, "I dare not scold him in my dreams. When he wants to kill me, let him kill me. " When Song Jiang 1 month took several people to Tokyo, they once joked with Li Shishi that Li Kui jy was a "home-born child, Xiao Li". Therefore, Li Kui jy's affection for Song Jiang is neither brotherly nor subordinate's loyalty to the commander-in-chief, which is closer to the child's deep attachment to his father.
Third, the perfection behind the trouble.
Throughout the complete works of Water Margin, you will feel that Li Kui jy is a "troublemaker", because his reckless personality and simple mind do not know how many disasters have been caused to everyone. This can be seen from the result of Song Jiang's personal behavior towards Li Kui jy. After drinking Gao Qiu's poisoned wine, Sung River thought that after his death, Li Kui jy would surely gather people to revolt, fearing that the reputation of loyalty and loyalty of water margin would be broken, so Li Kui jy was poisoned after drinking the poisoned wine. But look deeper, but behind Li Kui jy's troubles lies Song Jiang's fulfillment.
Mr. Xia Zhiqing said in "Introduction to China's Classical Novels" that Li Kui jy clamored for rebellion to support Song Jiang as emperor, "which expressed Song Jiang's desire to be emperor", while Song Jiang's reprimand of Li Kui jy "seems to be condemning the ulterior part of his heart". Xia Zhiqing's conclusion may be inspired by Jin Shengtan. When Jin Shengtan commented on Water Margin, he always thought that Sung River was a hypocrite full of loyalty and filial piety, while Li Kui jy, whose stomach was straight, often shouted out Sung River's ulterior motives. Didn't he fulfill Song Jiang?
Looking through some of China's ancient novels, we will find that this combination of "Song Jiang+Li Kui jy" is too common in China's ancient vernacular novels with similar themes. For example, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Yue Fei and He, He and Cheng. Song Jiang, Liu Bei, Yue Fei and Yang Liulang all have one thing in common: they are cautious and rational, and they are models of China. But you can imagine, if the characters in the works are all Song Jiang, Yue Fei, who was strangled by a bad king and didn't resist, Yang Liulang, who was framed by a traitor and resigned, and Qin Qiong, who knew that McCullough was killed and didn't dare to say more, if the characters in the works are all China models who submit to humiliation, won't the readers suffocate? then what At this time, people like Li Kui jy are needed. Dare not scold Tang heartless, let Cheng scold. Yang's family suffered a despicable attack from the villain, so he let the villain be killed overnight. Yue Fei is not convenient to rebel against the bad king, but Niu Hao can rebel, and Song Jiang always talks about wooing, but he wants to be an emperor, so Li Kui jy cried out to grab the emperor's bird seat. ...
Although the so-called "boorish" character like Li Kui jy is generally not the first protagonist in large-scale works, he is an indispensable and extremely active role in the works, because he not only perfected the "boorish" Song Like Ginger, but also added more than half of his life to the works!
This is Li Kui jy—— in my eyes-cuteness behind barbarism, persistence behind loyalty and perfection behind troubles. Maybe my point of view is not necessarily correct, but I hope that after reading this article, you won't say, "Li Kui jy? It's just that you are bold, straightforward and loyal! "