Who caused Lin Chong's tragedy?

From the royal drive to the "hero" on the mountain; From repeated forbearance to complete release, he successfully killed someone, and he successfully killed the murderer who tried to murder him, but the originally peaceful and happy life was completely over. With his high-tech martial arts, he has a place in Liangshan, but he has always been ignored and unhappy. In my opinion, Lin Chong's life is a tragedy, but it is an inevitable tragedy. And it happened not only because of the darkness and corruption of feudal society, but also because of the weakness and hesitation in Lin Chong's character, more accurately, it was not decisive enough.

Let's talk about the first aspect. Song Dynasty was a society that valued literature over martial arts. A royal coach like Lin Chong had to kiss up everywhere in the officialdom in order to survive. If they are slightly offended, they may be punished. Think about it. At that time, little people like Golf and Gao Yanei were able to gain various benefits in society, while people with real talent and practical learning ability like Lin Chong were often frustrated everywhere. So in order to take care of his home and his future, he must choose patience. Then we can only be sad. He lived in such a dark feudal era and did not rely on the law to safeguard his rights like our current legal society.

Of course, apart from social factors, I think what is more important is Lin Chong's personality. This also determines the occurrence of his tragedy.

Lin Chong's quiet life was broken when Gao Yanei molested his wife. Although his first time may be caused by misunderstanding, his subsequent behavior is enough to see that Gao Yanei was not unintentional, but what he said was the suffering of lovesickness, which can better let us know what kind of person he is. Faced with such a rogue who can only rely on Gao Taiwei to play hooligans, Lin Chong did not safeguard his dignity and his wife's dignity as we expected, but chose to endure. We saw that he once smashed Lu's house and even waited for him at the door with a knife, but he never laid hands on him, just demonstrating and warning him. Although we say that the feudal society is very dark, if we can't safeguard our rights and interests and just hold some powerless demonstrations, we really don't feel that this is a gentleman and a man.

Then Lin Chong's experience of being arranged in the forage field can highlight his inner hesitation and indecision. Li Xiaoer once informed him that Gao Taiwei sent someone to murder him. He just looked for a few days in the street with a knife and slowed down without finding the result. Of course, I believe that with Lin Chong's skill and knowledge, I can definitely find the murderer. But it was because of his hesitation that he didn't kill the murderer in the fastest time, and he needed such a bloody and cruel ending in the temple. In Liangshan, Gao Taiwei was once arrested in Liangshan, but Lin Chong did not do so because of Song Jiang's obstruction. But from what I know about him, he actually gave Alin a chance, and he wouldn't do it. He is too indecisive. Unless he is really desperate, he really won't kill anyone and put down all his worries. He is not as casual and frank as such a hero.

Many times, Lin Chong made some choices that could change the course of his life. For example, he can always choose to live a peaceful life forever, but he will also suffer great pain and humiliation in his heart. He can also directly kill Gao Yanei from the beginning. Although he may have been killed again a long time ago, his heroic deeds may be circulated by people in the Jianghu and become an unquestionable hero. However, because of his complex personality, he chose forbearance at the critical moment and finally resisted when he reached a desperate situation. Killing an enemy can't solve any problems for him, can't help him get his life back on track, and can't help him untie his heart and improve himself.

To sum up the tragedy of Lin Chong's life, I think there are two main points. Firstly, it was because of the darkness of feudal society, and secondly, he was indecisive and could not be cruel. And this also gives us a revelation, that is, we can't give up our dignity for fame and fortune like Lin Chong. Although a man can be flexible, I don't value repeated forbearance and indulgence. Only a truly manly and resilient hero can go further in the Jianghu.