Talk about Wu Song

Character 1: Wanting to stand out

Wu Song appeared in chapter 22. In the mansion of Chai Daguan, Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi and fled to Chai Jin. Song and Jiang were drinking and bragging at night. Song Jiang came out to pee and happened to meet Wu Song.

Song Jiang was eighty percent drunk and staggered, so he just stepped forward. There was a big man on the porch. He was suffering from malaria and couldn't bear the cold, so he threw a shovel of fire there. Song Jiang raised his face and just stepped forward, holding the handle of the shovel and throwing the charcoal in the shovel onto the man's face. The man was startled and broke into a sweat. From then on, the malaria was cured. The man became angry, grabbed Song Jiang's chest, and shouted: "What kind of birdman are you? How dare you come to amuse me!" Song Jiang was also surprised. I couldn't tell what was right, so the banker carrying the lantern hurriedly shouted: "Don't be rude! This is a guest officer, a relative of the high official." The man said: "Guest officer, guest officer! I was also a guest officer when I first came here. I used to treat each other kindly, but now I hear the dealer say that he is neglecting me. It's just that people don't have time to pick flowers." But when Song Jiang was about to be beaten, the dealer put down his lantern. Come forward to persuade.

"No one is good for a thousand days, and flowers are red until they are plucked." This sentence is very sour. It describes one of Wu Song's character traits. He hopes to be appreciated. Now speaking, this person is more talented. Self-motivated, hoping to get opportunities to climb up and get ahead. This request was obviously not received at Chai Daguanren's house.

Character 2: Alcoholism

Why Chai Daguan does not like Wu Song is clearly explained in the book. Chapter 23 begins:

Speaking , Why doesn’t Chai Jin like Wu Song? It turns out that when Wu Song first came to join Chai Jin, he was generally treated as such. The next time he was in the village, he was drunk and had a strong temper. Some of the dealers were careless, so he wanted to punch them, so no one in the village said anything good to him. Everyone just disliked him and went to Chai Jin to tell him many of his faults. Although Chai Jin didn't chase him away, he just treated him slowly. But Song Jiang took him to drink with him every day, and Wu Song's previous illnesses disappeared.

Chai Daguanren has always played the role of a kind-hearted official in the book, and he was "trapped" by Song Jiang and his gang step by step. There must be a reason why Chai Daguan dislikes people. Yes, it is alcoholism. Alcoholism is a sign of Wu Song. It can be said to be both a shortcoming and an advantage. There is a big difference between this person before drinking and after drinking. Wu Song will follow Many of my experiences are related to alcoholism. The reason why Wu Song fled to Chaifu for refuge was also because he drank too much and beat people:

At that moment, Song Jiang saw Wu Song and was very happy, so he asked Wu Song: "Why is Erlang here?" Wu Song replied: "My younger brother was in Qinghe County. He was drunk and argued with the secrets of the department. He became angry and punched the man until he was unconscious. He only thought that he was dead, so he ran away and went to the high official. People have been hiding from disasters for more than a year now."

Character 3: Revengeful

Wu Song's personality is very much like a Scorpio (I don't mean black Scorpio, I am one). Scorpio), a person with a strong desire for revenge, who can't stand being humiliated and cheated. He killed Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing because he was humiliated, and the blood splattered on Yuanyang Tower because he was cheated. This will be discussed in detail later.

I personally believe that the above-mentioned characteristics are the key to the success of Wu Song and the success of Wu Song.

1. Wu Song gets to know Song Jiang

As written above, Song Jiang bumped into Wu Song in the toilet. Wu Song did not recognize Song Jiang and wanted to hit Song Jiang, but Chai Jin persuaded him to stop:

Chai Jin laughed and said: "Big man, you don't recognize this Shezhe's Aisi?" The man said: "Shezhe, Shezhe! He dares to be less than the Aisi of Song Dynasty in Buyuncheng!" Chai Jin said Jin laughed and said: "Big Han, do you recognize Song Yasi?" The man said: "Although I have never recognized him, people in the world have heard for a long time that he is a timely Song Gongming. He is also generous with money and helps those in need. He is a well-known hero in the world! "Chai Jin asked: "How did you know that he is a famous hero in the world?" The man said: "But I can't explain it. He is a real man, from beginning to end, from beginning to end. I will go to him now only when I get better. . ”

“I am just waiting for my illness to be cured before I go to him.” At this time, Song Jiang and Chai Jin were both well-known big brothers in the world. Wu Song couldn't get an opportunity with Chai Jin, so he naturally wanted to join Song Jiang. Actually, I have a personal idea here. When such a big figure as Song Jiang came to Chai Jin's house, how could Wu Song not notice the slightest disturbance? Therefore, this flatterer can be given 100 points. When Song Jiang saw that Wu Song was so strong and flattering him so much, of course he came around.

Moreover, Song Jiang was also in despair and was forced to flee to Chai Jin's house. Although he could be on an equal footing with Chai Jin by virtue of his reputation in the world, he was isolated and helpless after all. He was worried that he had no younger brother to use. Wu Song's appearance at this time can be said to be It just fills this gap. After that, the two became inseparable at Chai Daguan's house, hitting Chai Daguan's face every day.

After falling in love with Song Jiang for a while, Wu Song decided to leave.

After staying with Song Jiang for more than ten days, Wu Song felt homesick and wanted to return to Qinghe County to visit his brother. Chai Jin and Song Jiang both asked him to stay with him for a while longer. Wu Song said, "My brother has not been able to communicate with me for a long time, so I want to visit him."

Hey! You said before, "I will just wait until I recover from my illness before I go to him." Today, he is by your side, why do you want to leave? Wu Song lived in Chai Daguan's mansion for more than a year and didn't want to leave. Why did he want to leave at this time? I personally think that I want to find another way out. If Chai Daguan doesn't like him, he can't count on him; Brother Song Jiang is very kind to him, but he is also on the run, how can he help him? I think Wu Song is a realist who rarely acts emotionally and can clearly calculate the extent of his own interests. When the two big brothers in the world couldn't rely on him, they had to find another way out.

Why do I think Wu Song's "visiting his brother" is half truth and half fiction? You can read the description of Wu Song's encounter with Wu Da in the book:

Wu Song thought to himself: "I I was going back to Qinghe County to visit my brother, but instead I became the head of Yanggu County!" From then on, Shangguan fell in love and became famous in the countryside.

Thirty-two days passed. That day, Wu Song was at ease and went out of the county to have some fun. Only a voice from behind was heard: "Wu Dutou, you have become successful today, why don't you look down on me?" Wu Song turned around and looked, shouting: "Ah Ye! Why are you here?"< /p>

After Wu Song became famous for hunting tigers in Jingyanggang, he became successful in Yanggu County. He no longer wanted to go back to see his brother, nor did he say that bringing him over would bring him blessings. Instead, it was Wu Song who came to Wu Song on his own initiative. . It can be seen that Wu Song went to "visit his brother" as a temporary measure, and once he became successful, he would not want to go to his brother.

2. Tiger Fight at Jingyanggang

Let’s take a look at Wu Song’s famous battle. The opponent was a tiger. This time, alcohol helped Wu Song. I personally think that if Wu Song didn't drink, he wouldn't be able to defeat this tiger. Wu Song who drank would have at least doubled his fighting power. It is said that drinking makes a hero brave.

Insert a paragraph. There will always be discussions here about who is more awesome, Wu Song for killing one tiger on Jingyang Hill or Li Kui for killing four tigers? I personally think that Wu Song is more difficult to win. When Wu Song fights tigers, he does not carry a knife, only a stick. He still confronts the tiger head-on, and basically kills the tiger with a flat fist. And Li Kui brought a waist knife and a simple knife to kill the four tigers. Moreover, the four tigers were from a loving family and did not come up at the same time. The two cubs could not defeat Li Kui at all and were hacked to death without a chance to escape. The tigress was killed by Li Kui's waist knife in a sneak attack and stabbed into the chrysanthemum. It cannot be counted as Li Kui's strength. The only male tiger was in a head-to-head confrontation with Li Kui, but Li Kui had a simple knife in his hand. The male tiger was hacked to death by Li Kui. The level of difficulty was still easier than Wu Song's bare-handed fight against the tiger.

Okay, back to the topic, after Wu Song killed the tiger, he was a little confused and sober.

Wu Song thought again and said: "I can drag this big dead insect down the hill on the spot." When he tried to lift it with his hands in the pool of blood, he couldn't lift it! It turned out that after exerting all his strength, his hands and feet were limp and unable to move.

In this battle, Wu Song basically risked his life to survive. With 70% strength, 30% alcohol, and a little bit of luck, he tried his best to win by a narrow margin.

After Wu Song came down from the mountain, he met the hunters from Yanggu County. I think he did such an awesome thing. If he doesn’t brag about it now, how can he brag about it? These mediocre hunters with no special skills We have never seen this before, so of course we are in admiration.

Everyone in the household said: "He is really a hero!"

Killing a tiger was of course a big event in a small county. The county magistrate saw Wu Song's bravery as a hero and asked Wu Song to Be the supervisor.

Seeing his loyalty and benevolence, the county magistrate wanted to promote him, so he said: "Although you are originally from Qinghe County, you are only close to me in Yanggu County. Today I will join you in doing something in this county." How about all of them?" Wu Song knelt down and said in thanks, "If you are praised by someone with grace, the villain will be blessed for life.

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Wu Song didn’t even show any pretense and accepted it directly, which shows that Wu Song was eager for opportunities. From then on, Wu Song entered the official career and devoted himself to being a good civil servant.

3. Wu Song Killing Sister-in-law

I have always thought that the episode "Wu Song Killed Sister-in-law" is a tragedy. First of all, I sympathize with Pan Jinlian. Compared with the other two affair women in Water Margin (Yan Poxi and Pan Qiaoyun), Pan Jinlian is actually just a She is just a young woman from Huaichun who longs for beautiful love.

There is a maid from a wealthy family in Qinghe County, whose nickname is Pan Jinlian. To pester him, the female servant just went to sue her master's wife, but she refused to comply. The wealthy man took this to heart, but paid him some dowry and married him for nothing.

The above paragraph is very sad no matter how you read it. This is the helplessness of women in the old society who cannot control their own destiny. I think any "fairly beautiful" woman would not be willing to marry Wu Da.

Wu Song's arrival gave Pan Jinlian hope and moved her heart. Later, another tragedy of "half a glass of wine" happened. The affair with her sister-in-law broke the moral bottom line here. Moreover, Wu Song's career was on the rise at this time, and it was even more impossible for him to do such a thing and stain himself. Later, Pan Jinlian had an affair with Ximen Qing and murdered Wu Dalang.

When Wu Song came back from a business trip and saw his brother dead, Pan Jinlian said that he had a heart disease. Wu Song was a smart man, and he didn't believe it at all because of Pan Jinlian's teasing about him before. During the process of investigating the cause of Wu Da's death and collecting evidence, It can be seen that Wu Song is brave and resourceful. He first found Uncle He Jiu who was carrying the coffin and obtained important evidence: the bones of Wu Dalang who had been poisoned. Then he found the main witness: Brother Yun through Uncle He Jiu, and then went there with witnesses and physical evidence. At this time, Wu Song still hoped to resolve the matter through legal means, and was not prepared to kill anyone, because killing someone would be equivalent to ruining his own future, and Wu Song did not want that.

Although Wu Song was the governor of the county and had a good relationship with the people in the yamen, we, Ximen officials, also had people in the yamen and had a lot of money to bribe the county magistrate. However, the lawsuit was ultimately unsuccessful. How could Wu Song endure such a thing? His sister-in-law had an affair and killed his brother. What an insult. I don’t think most people could bear it. What’s more, how could Wu Song survive in the world after enduring this?

< p> Wu Song said: "Since my husband is not allowed to tell me, he still pays attention to it. "

"But he didn't care." At this time, Wu Song had the intention to kill, but this killing was also planned. Wu Song stood on the high ground of morality from beginning to end. Of course, this It was based on the moral values ??of that time and cannot be compared with today's moral values.

Wu Song invited Pan Jinlian, Wang Po, and four neighbors to have a drink. Another consideration behind the group's intention was to make a big deal out of trouble. This kind of thing that was offensive to morals at the time would not gain sympathy from the public, so the more people knew about it, the better. Today, the only option was to use force. He held a knife and forced Mrs. Wang to tell the truth, and ordered her neighbor to write it down with a pen and paper as evidence. Pan Jinlian had the guts to fight until death. Then she killed Pan Jinlian and tied her up. Wang Po. It can be seen that Wu Song did not kill indiscriminately at this time. Even accomplices like Wang Po were spared for the government to deal with. Then came the fight to kill Ximen Qing at Shiziqiao. Although Ximen Qing was good at punching and kicking, it was in vain.

Throughout the process of killing Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing, Wu Song did not push himself to death. Instead, he grasped the moral high ground and did not do anything excessive, because at this time Wu Song still wanted to He returned to the right path and did not give up his life on the right path.

Wu Song surrendered himself. Everyone in the government office was familiar with him and no one made trouble for him. Although the county magistrate had been bribed by Ximen Qing for his greed for money, The money has been collected and Ximen Qing is gone. At this time, I don't want to embarrass Wu Song. Besides, this matter is not a big deal in the first place. In short, he will be given a lighter sentence in the end. It can be seen that Wu Song is good at mixing in official circles. Compared with Lin Chong and Yang. For someone with elementary school social skills like Zhi, Wu Song should have at least graduated with a bachelor's degree. Of course, he can't compare with someone like Song Jiang who specializes in human relations. Before leaving Yanggu County, the people gave him a warm farewell:

< p> Although Yanggu County is a small county, there are people who are loyal. Some families support Wu Song and some give him wine, food, money, and rice.

Wu Song went downstairs, sent his luggage to the local soldiers, and gave twelve or thirty taels of silver to Brother Yun's father. Most of the native soldiers under Wu Song's control did not give each other food and wine.

It can be said that Wu Song was very successful in killing this time. He got revenge and got justice, but he did not endanger himself and died, and he handled it quite appropriately. In the end, Wang Po was imprisoned and Wu Song assassinated Meng Zhou. On the way to assassination, the two officers and Wu Song were also very good, and they were not punished. As long as the path is not a dead end, there is hope for prosperity again.

4. Drunk and beating up Jiang Menshen

When I came to Mengzhou, I met Xiao Guanying Shi En, but the thugs hired by Zhang Tuanlian, Jiang Menshen, robbed his territory, so he also wanted to hire thugs. To settle the matter for himself, he fought back and fell in love with Wu Song. In fact, when it comes to bullies fighting for each other's territory, there is no justice at all, it's just the gangsters taking advantage of the gangsters. But Wu Song was in trouble at this time. This was an excellent and only opportunity for him to rise again. He had to take this job. I think Jiang Menshen is very powerful. If they were to fight each other with bare hands, he might not be inferior to Wu Song:

The guy’s surname is Jiang Mingzhong, and he is nine feet tall. Therefore, he was nicknamed Jiang Menshen in the world. Not only did that guy grow up, he turned out to be very good at using guns and sticks, punching and kicking, and his best was sumo wrestling. He boasted: "I have competed at Mount Tai for three years, and there has never been a match. In the whole world, there is no one like me!" '

After Wu Song had the experience of fighting tigers, he knew that drinking would help improve his combat effectiveness. This time when he met a strong enemy, he had to drink more. He told Shi En that on the way there, every time he passed by Three bowls of drinks in the hotel. As mentioned above, Wu Song is a realist. The main goal this time is to win, and the means does not matter. If he fights a protracted war with Jiang Menshen, he may not win, so Wu Song chose to win quickly, which is a bit like a sneak attack:

It's too late, but it's soon. Wu Song first put his two fists on Jiang Menshen's face, then suddenly turned around and left. Jiang Menshen was furious and tried to grab him, but Wu Song kicked him up and hit Jiang Menshen in the lower abdomen. He pressed down with his hands and squatted down.

He kicked little JJ when he came up. He was not that heroic. He was so eager to win that he couldn’t care about so much. After defeating Jiang Menshen and taking back the happy forest for Shi En and his son, he also got around in Mengzhou. Naturally, Shi En and his son treated each other affectionately.

Wu Song was so kind to him that he respected him like a mother-in-law.

But Wu Song no longer gained the moral high ground in this matter, and both sides were evil, which led to subsequent tragedies. The four lines of poetry in the book are the most thorough:

The evil man himself There are evil people, what is it like to avenge one's enemies?

From then on, Wu Song felt happy when he showed kindness, and Wu Song was drunk all day long.

5. Blood Splattered on the Yuanyang Tower

You always have to pay back when you come out to work. "Blood Splattered on the Yuanyang Tower" was a turning point in Wu Song's life. It was when Wu Song completely shattered his illusions about his official career and turned to grassroots. main factors. And this is all because this incident stimulated one of Wu Song's most sensitive nerves - "being deceived".

After Jiang Menshen and Zhang Tuanlian were driven back from the Happy Forest by Wu Song, they bribed Supervisor Zhang to play tricks on Wu Song. Supervisor Zhang sent someone to Shi En's house to invite Wu Song. When he received the call, he said that Wu Song would be re-employed. Wu Song didn't know what the plan was and agreed without any hesitation.

Zhang Doujian then said to Wu Song: "I heard that you are a big man, a man, an invincible hero, and dare to die and live with others. I saw a lonely man in front of my tent. I didn't know you were willing to join me. Do you want me to be my companion?" Wu Song knelt down and thanked him: "I am a prisoner in the prison camp. If I am promoted by a favor, I should hold a whip and put a stirrup in front of me."

< p> After that, Supervisor Zhang was very kind to Wu Song, offering good food, drinks and benefits, and even introduced his target, Yu Lan. Wu Song seemed to see hope of returning to his official career. But it was all a conspiracy, and in the end Wu Song was framed for burglary. This kind of deception once again touched Wu Song's bottom line. How could he be a human being if he didn't repay this sorrow?

Let’s say that Wu Songxia was in prison and thought to himself: “I can’t bear to say that the guy in prison Zhang arranged such a trap to trap me. If I could earn my life and get out, I would ignore it.”

Normally when Wu Song said "but don't care", he decided to kill someone, and this time he was going to kill someone. First, they made a big fuss in Feiyunpu and killed four of them. Then he turned back to Mengzhou City and prepared to splatter Yuanyang Tower with blood. Wu Song didn't drink this time, he just really wanted to kill people. As for why he killed fifteen people at once, I think he was angry that he was deceived, but no one in the entire Supervisor Zhang's house came to tell him, and they even conspired to kill him. he.

One detail can be noted. When Wu Songzai finally killed Jiang Menshen, Zhang Tuanlian and Supervisor Zhang, he still had some calculations.

It’s too late to say it, but it will be soon. When Jiang Menshen was about to struggle, Wu Song struck him with a knife, slashing his face and the chair. Wu Song then turned around and struck back with the knife. Just as the governor Zhang was able to stretch his legs, Wu Song slashed him with the knife, cutting his ears to the neck, and he fell to the floor. Both are trying to survive.

It's like "it's too late, it's quick", Wu Song's method to deal with Jiang Menshen is to be quick, fast, fast, not giving him a chance to take action. After these three people have solved Jiang Menshen, there will be no threat. , the two of them are the same as playing. Jiang Menshen is also really fierce. After being chopped in the face, he can still stand up:

Jiang Menshen is strong and can fight back. Wu Song gets up early with his left foot, somersaults and kicks, and cuts off his head while holding down.

Helplessly, Wu Song had already taken the advantage, and there was no point in resisting. At this point, Wu Song could not solve the case completely, so he went to Erlong Mountain to surrender to Lu Zhishen Luocao.

6. Summary

Water Margin uses nearly ten chapters to write the story of Wu Song before he fell into the grass. It can be said that he is a very important character. This is a character who is relatively close to reality and full of contradictions. He has abilities and pursuits, but also selfishness and shortcomings. What he did was not like Lu Zhishen, who was completely rescuing people in distress, regardless of his own gains and losses; nor was he like Li Kui, who was completely indiscriminate in killing innocent people, regardless of age or sex.

Regarding the concept of good and evil and the concept of right and wrong, I give Wu Song a medium rating. This person can understand right and wrong and good and evil, but will pragmatically choose how much to hold on to and how much to use, rather than holding on all the time. Wu Song is somewhat similar to Song Jiang's character in some places, but of course, he does not have Song Jiang's cultural level and magnanimity. The process of Wu Song and Song Jiang going up the mountain and falling under the grass occupies a large part of Water Margin. Perhaps, the author intentionally wants us to experience the process of two people from different classes falling under the grass and turning into bandits.