Don't believe in martial arts novels and TV dramas, and analyze the real chivalrous life in ancient times for you.

In the martial arts novels, most of the ancient chivalrous people were unemployed, traveling around and wandering aimlessly in the rivers and lakes. Except for a sword, they never worry about money, and the cost of eating and drinking is not bad. What kind of knight-errant makes a living by struggling? Most of them rob the rich and help the poor in a bad mood. Even helping the poor is just throwing money in front of you. Let alone the fact that the poor were suddenly hit by money, it is still widely circulated, and everyone knows what will happen if they suddenly get rich.

We all know that martial arts novels are just novels and can't be taken seriously. But after watching it too much, many people will have questions. So, is it true that the real chivalrous people in history lived like this? Is it really the sword that does heroic deeds everywhere? Today, let's take a look at what kind of life chivalrous people with historical records lead.

The earliest historical record of chivalrous people should be Historical Records? The Biography of the Ranger mainly tells the story of three rangers, Meng and Guo Jie, with their unique styles. Historical records show that Jia Zhu is famous for his chivalry, so how did he do it? He hid and saved hundreds of heroes. To put it bluntly, this kind of behavior is to shelter fugitives. Meng Changjun and others are famous for it. Chai Jin, a whirlwind in Water Margin, is also famous for it. Song Wu killed someone and hid in Chai Jin's house for more than a year. Then, as soon as the limelight passed, I went home and got the Jingyanggang Tiger. Zhu Jiaming is a landlord, and he can take in hundreds of fugitives. It is obviously impossible to support so many fugitives if the chivalrous men in those martial arts novels wander the rivers and lakes.

If there is no real estate at home, it is difficult to support yourself. It is impossible to take in so many people, even if hundreds of fugitives are taken in at the same time. But even if hundreds of people come and eat two meals a day and leave, most people can't stand it. Although Sima Qian wrote about him, because he helped others, "the family has no money left, clothes are not covered, food is not heavy, and cows cannot be led." It means that clothes are patterned, you can only eat one dish when you eat, and you can only take an ox cart when you go out. This is really bad compared with the chivalrous image of Numa in Fresh Clothes, but it is already a good life compared with ordinary people. He doesn't have any martial arts, and all chivalrous acts are just generous in aiding needy people and asking for nothing in return.

Rangers preach Meng, and another ranger is a businessman. Although he didn't mention how much business he did, he wanted to have plenty of food and clothing. According to Records of the Historian, during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, Zhou Yafu was a captain, took a carriage in a post station, and went to Luoyang to take refuge in the drama Meng. He said happily, "Wu Hechu rebelled and didn't ask Ximeng for help. I know they have done nothing. " Seven countries rebelled, and Qiu won him like a rebellious country. Explain the importance of drama Meng. But what did Ju Meng do? "Historical Records" simply says that "Meng's drama is a big category", which means that Meng's drama is only to accommodate refugees and relieve the poor. In other words, in fact, many knights in ancient times did not know martial arts, and their superpower was money.

Later, the court wanted to move the rich people from all counties and countries to live in Maoling, and Guo Jie was approved by the emperor to move to the rich areas. Through Sima Qian's description, the image of a gangster emerged. He hacked people if he didn't agree with a word, sold cultural relics and printed counterfeit money privately, took in a group of younger brothers, and finally washed them directly. His main behavior is to forgive the murderer of his nephew, because he thinks his nephew made a mistake first, and he has never boasted about helping mediate human settlements. Now put aside, it is to give people peace.

In this way, it is simply the godfather of the underworld in the Han Dynasty. However, Guo Jie's fate is tragic. His brother's son killed the county magistrate and brought him in. He ran all the way to Taiyuan, and the man who helped him run was found by the government and committed suicide. But I got caught in the end. The ancient imperial palace accused him of a heinous crime, and he was ruled by his family, that is, he killed all the relatives of the whole clan. So robbing the rich and helping the poor in martial arts novels is just a joke. In feudal society, the rich were basically powerful, otherwise they could not keep their property, which led to the rich and powerful people being caught and killed wherever they went.

Let's take a look at the Rangers in the Tang Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, Li, Li Yuanji, Cheng Gan, the crown prince of Emperor Taizong, Yuan Xiang, Teng Wang Yuanying, Jiang, and Guo Wangfeng all fled and wandered, and their actions were mostly related. Mainly to take in and raise the dead and help the poor. Wang Wei's "Journey to Youth" describes this kind of Ren Xia behavior: "When you meet, your spirit is a drink for you, and it is a high horse." As long as you like it, I'll take you directly to the restaurant for a drink.

And those who can beat the Rangers are described in Tang poems, such as Cui Hao's "The Ancient Rangers Show the Generals in the Army", "When you go out with a sword, the isolated city meets the encirclement. It doesn't matter if these young rangers who can fight have no money. They can join the army and fight for fame and honor.

This man, who is closest to the image of martial arts novels, has walked the rivers and lakes with swords all his life and loves freedom, is well known to readers. He is Li Bai. In Tang and Liu's Biography of Hanlin Bachelor, Li Bai said: "Little, not for business, famous for the capital." Hao Wei even said in the preface of "Li Hanlin Collection" that he "lacked Ren Xia, a few hands and a few knives". Li Bai himself said, "I didn't know what I was doing at that time. I made great contributions." It is not honorable to help others without asking for anything in return. A white blade, the world of mortals kills people. "Li Bai is obviously not a poor diaosi. Song Qi New Tang Book? The record of Li Bai in the History of Han Arts and Literature is as follows: "I like making love freely, pointing my sword at Ren Xia, and being generous with money. Li Bai also said in his fu: "Servants are strong people, and generosity never stops. "That is to say, although Li Bai is good at fighting, he is not short of money and likes to help others. Just like Li Bai's character, how many possessions are not enough for him to spend, so where did Li Bai get the money to wander the rivers and lakes?

Li Bai's To Wang Lun is a household name, but few people know who Wang Lun is. Actually, Wang Lun is a rich man. I heard that Li Bai's chivalrous deeds were highly respected, so I invited Li Bai to his villa to eat, drink and have fun. On the day Li Bai was leaving, Wang Lun also sent eight famous horses and ten bundles of silks and satins, and sent servants to the boat for him. You know, in the Tang Dynasty, silver was not used for trading, and copper coins were too heavy. At that time, cloth could be used as hard currency. Li Bai naturally wants to write a poem in return for eating people's mouths and being soft on people. Therefore, most of Li Bai's expenses for walking in the rivers and lakes are actually paid by brushing his face and letting other people who value righteousness over money.

In fact, if you are poor and have no fixed assets, what else can you do? How to practice martial arts if you don't have enough food? The story of riding a horse and riding a sword around the world sounds beautiful, but even a sword is valuable, no matter how much the horse is worth. Even now, a decent sword is around 1000 yuan. 200, 300 yuan a sword, is the iron blade hanging on the wall, it is impossible to actual combat. This is still machine-aided processing. It used to be done by hand. A sword is more valuable. Only people with money and status can wear swords, and ordinary people can't afford them at all. Look at the water margin again. Although it is a novel, it is also written according to the prototype of the rivers and lakes in the Ming Dynasty. /kloc-How many swords will there be in 0/00 singles? Did Song Wu walk the rivers and lakes through Jingyanggang? It's just a whistle stick. It's a big stick. Other heroes are just carrying ju and belong to farm tools.

The so-called Wulin appeared in the Ming Dynasty when high-yield crops from the United States were introduced to China, when there were more people to feed. They don't produce, but make a living by courage, so there are some folk industries that make a living by force, such as gangs and escort agencies, and the prototype of the so-called Wulin appears. Even so, in the Ming dynasty, anyone who was far away from his place of residence needed a guide. Write down where to do, where to go without a guide, where to go in the Jianghu? Therefore, the real ancient knights would not rob the rich to help the poor, because they were rich themselves. The only difference between them is that some people have money but can't fight, while others have money but can fight.