Hills in water margin (1): Shaohua Mountain (Shijin, Zhu Wu, Yang Chun, Chen Da)

Catalogue of Works: Mountains in the Water Margin

A few years ago, I wrote an article of several thousand words, briefly talking about the characters in the Water Margin, that is, the story of Song Jiang, Song Wu, Lin Chong and Lu Da. Now I have also made a fortune: after reading the Water Margin, I gossip about the main characters in the Water Margin.

Later, I always wanted to write and read more about the Water Margin, but pressing 108 was a huge project. As an ordinary reader, I'm afraid it's hard to keep writing. So I thought of the small shanzhai and local forces before Juyi in the Water Margin, and the story before Juyi ranked first was the most exciting and readable part in the Water Margin. Let's set this framework and write the story of the hills and leaders in the water margin.

These hills are mainly about fighting by force in the book. I can talk about force, metaphor, plot, and my understanding of the water margin. The article is sloppy, and a cottage writes a short story without an outline. Friends, if you don't dislike it, just watch it.

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Among the views of later generations on Water Margin, there is one thing that is consistent: Juyi's first story, that is, the story of Shi Jin and Shao Huashan, is a microcosm of the whole book. Shi Jin's experience is similar to that of Song Jiang.

The order is: born in a big family-forged a relationship with illegal forces around-accused-joined the cottage. The details are naturally different, but on the whole.

At the same time, the opening sequence of the water margin story is Gao Qiu coming-Wang Jin going-Wang Jin introducing history-history introducing Shao Huashan-history introducing 108 general.

In this process, as an introduction, the names of Wang Jin and others are intriguing. Jin Shengtan approved the book and said:

Let me give you a little explanation (please pay attention to the black letters): When Gao Qiu was in power, Wang Dao left to wander the rivers and lakes, and a history of Juyi began to enter the readers' sight. This period of Juyi history began with Zhu Wu, Chen Da and Yang Chun, and the names of these three people just correspond to Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Hongwu), General Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, the three founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, the nicknames of Chen Da the Jumping Tiger and Yang Chun the White Snake also completely correspond to the tiger snake of Lu Yu, commander of Hongtai in the wedge, which proves that the story of Shaohua Mountain is the epitome of 108.

Therefore, we can understand that the story of Shaohua Mountain has little to do with the development of the following plot, because this paragraph is originally symbolic. In the whole story of the Water Margin, the role of Shaohua Mountain is similar to that of Wang Jin, just an introduction.

Zhu Wu and others didn't have an important plot for a long time after Shi Jin escaped. Until the end of most of the story, Lu rescued Shi Jin and was arrested again. Liangshan heroes only made a short appearance in Huashan. Later, the plot of Zhu Wu's defeat was only found in the plot of the Liao Kingdom in Water Margin. Wang Jin never appeared again.

Jin Pi also has an explanation for Wang Jin:

After talking about the background and plot function of these people, let's talk about their specific abilities and personalities.

Nine dragons entered history, ranking 23rd. After Wang Jin's guidance, Shi Jin's martial arts advanced by leaps and bounds. Twenty-three years old is a reasonable position for him. He can usually beat a general who can beat a detective. However, he lost the place where he took Yang Chun and Li Bao to explore the case. I was defeated by Qiong Yao when I was recruiting Liao, and I won with only one shot from Huarong Road. It can be seen that there is a big gap between their real strength and Liangshan first-class military commanders, and they can be roughly estimated as Lei Heng and Yang Xiong.

Ji Shen strategist Zhu Wu, ranked 37th, ranked first among the earth's stars. The book says that Zhu Wu "can use two double knives, although he is not very skilled, but he is proficient in array law and has a wide range of strategies", which is very accurate. Zhu Wu in the basic story is based on this setting. Few literati in the water margin are powerless. Zhu Wu used double knives, and Wu used copper chains to separate the fighting between Lei Heng and Liu Tang. Xiao Rang, a scholar, and Jin Dajian, a jade arm craftsman, also made great guns. Of course, it's all the same, and martial arts are of little use. Is Zhu Wu this strategist when very reliable, very clever after harness.

Chen Da and Yang Chun, whose martial arts were mediocre, lost to Shi Jin. Later, they followed history and went to the East and the West. Finally, Fang La died together by Pang Wanchun's arrow.

Zhu Wu, Chen Da and Yang Chun don't write much, but Shi Jin is a plump figure. Shi Dalang's personality, people have to like, cheerful, open-minded, frank and generous. Only Lu, who died with an epiphany, was close to his character. But Shi Jin is younger and more energetic after all. Shi Jin's character can also be seen from family education. Taigong's speech style also illustrates the origin of Shi Jin's personality:

After being knocked down by Wang Jin:

Don't be ashamed or angry, learn from the teacher in the future. The youthful mind of Shi Jin is rare in the water margin. But it is a pity that the history of Water Margin has lost its characteristics and gradually become less memorable than those familiar figures.

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