I am looking for an appreciation of the characters in "Water Margin" - Wu Song

Wu Song!

Because of Wu Song's upright and heroic character, and because Wu Song had a thorough understanding of the dark and decadent feudal dynasty, he was already filled with anger towards the dark reality and was about to explode. He has a strong desire to fight and change reality, which makes Wu Song hate evil and draw his sword to help when he sees injustice on the road. So he beat Jiang Menshen drunkenly, splattering blood on the Yuanyang Tower, killing generals along the way, and his chivalrous image was enriched and plumped step by step.

The first is to beat Jiang Menqi drunk. After Wu Song was taken to Ping'an Village, he heard many grievances from Shi En. Shi En originally had a happy forest, but it was taken away by Jiang Menqing. "Not only did that guy grow up, he turned out to be very good at making guns and sticks. He also used fists and kicks, and was the best at sumo wrestling. He boasted and said: 'In the past three years, we have been fighting in Taiyue, and there has never been a right one. There is no one in the world. I'm so ordinary!" So he came to take his way. He refused to let him go, so he was beaten and beaten, and he couldn't get out of bed for two months. "Wu Song was the most chivalrous person in his life, and he loved fighting injustices. , regardless of his physical condition, he wanted to go immediately. You hear: "With all the skills I have in mind, I have only been a tough guy in the world and a person who has no moral knowledge!" When he arrived at Happy Forest, he first deliberately made trouble, and then threw Jiang Menshen's wife into the wine vat. The bartender "lifted" one and "grabbed" it with both hands. He also looked at the big wine vat and "lost" it. All of them were put in the wine vat. Another bartender met the same fate. It can be said that he played brilliantly! After Jiang Menshen came, you looked at Wu Song: "It's too late to say, but it's too late." Wu Song first put two fists on Jiang Menshen's face, and then suddenly turned around and left. Jiang Menshen was furious and grabbed the future, but Wu Song With a flying kick, he hit Jiang Menshen's lower abdomen. He pressed his hands and squatted down. Wu Song stumbled over and came over. His right foot had already kicked up and flew straight to the center of Jiang Menshen's forehead. Then he fell. Wu Song took a step forward, stepped on his chest, raised his fist as big as a vinegar bowl, and hit Jiang Menshen on the head. "It felt like Lu Tiha punched Guan Xi.

Then Wu Song made a big fuss and flew to Pu. Wu Song followed Zhang Doujian sincerely and did not want to be trapped by him. Instead, he was framed and imprisoned, which almost killed him. Unexpectedly, when they were sent to Enzhou Prison, the two officials were bribed to kill Wu Song on the way. When we were approaching Feiyunpu, two more knife-carrying men came. Wu Song already knew the reason and pretended to relieve himself. When the two sword-wielding men took a step closer, Wu Song shouted, "Get down!" He hit them with a flying kick and somersaulted them into the water. This one was eager to turn around, Wu Song got up early with his right foot and kicked it into the water. The two gentlemen panicked, looked under the bridge and left. Wu Song yelled, "Go there!" He twisted the yoke in half and hurried off the bridge. The two were shocked and one of them fell down first. Wu Song rushed forward and punched the man in the back when he saw him walking away. He picked up a simple knife from the water, caught up with him, stabbed a few simple knife with his knife, and died on the ground. However, he turned around and came back, frightening the man down. He also stabbed a few times. The two who kicked the water into the water were able to earn some money. When they were about to leave, Wu Song chased and chopped down another one. He rushed forward, grabbed one of them by the head, and shouted: "You tell the truth, man, and I will spare your life!" The man said: "The two villains are Jiang Menshen's disciples. Today, Master and Zhang Tuan have made a plan, so that the two villains will come to help each other and prevent the masters from being sent away, and one of them will harm the heroes." Wu Song said: "Your master, Jiang Menshen, today Where?" The man said, "When the villain arrived, I was drinking with Zhang Tuanlian in the Yuanyang Room in the back hall of Zhang Dujian's house, waiting for the villain to report back." Wu Song said, "I can't let you go!" !" With his sword in his hand, he also killed this man. He took off the knife from his waist, picked out one and took it with him. He dumped the two corpses in Puli. He was afraid that the two would not die, so he picked up the simple knife and killed each of them. He was stabbed a few more times. These "bites" vividly describe Wu Song's character of abhorring evil as much as hatred. How could such a wicked person not stab him a few more times? Although they are just public servants and slaves of evil people, they are helping others to do evil. They are really despicable and should be punished! The scratching is dripping and hearty!

Then there was blood splattering on Yuanyang Tower. In Feiyunpu, Wu Songli stood on the bridge and thought for a long time. He hesitated and resented the sky: "How can I express such hatred if I can't kill Zhang Dujian!" After crossing the handle, he picked up a good plain knife and carried it back to Mengzhou City. In order to wash away the injustice in his heart, he killed everyone he met.

Kill the groom, kill the maid, kill Zhang Doujian, kill Zhang Tuanlian, kill Jiang Menshen, kill his relatives and followers, kill Zhang Doujian's wife, kill Zhang Doujian's children, kill Zhang Doujian's adopted wife..., in the moonlight, in the shadow of candles , the sword flashed brightly, and the waist knife made a cut. Then he changed to a simple knife, killed, killed, killed, walked out of the central hall, tied the front door, turned back, found two or three more people, and stabbed them to death in the room. Although he killed too much, and many innocent people followed him to kill him, we can see from this that Wu Song is a hero who hates evil, is brave and heroic, and has an iron bone. Especially when I heard Zhang Dujian say: "That guy is dead. I just want to kill him in Feiyunpu." Zhang Tuanlian said: "What's wrong with these four dealing with him alone! - How many more lives are there? No more!" The nameless karma in Wu Song's heart was three thousand feet high, breaking through the sky, and he raised his sword and killed these evil people one by one. Only this killing, a refreshing killing, can profoundly reveal Wu Song's heroic image. Just as Wu Song said: "I'm just satisfied! Let's go!" He left the scabbard, picked up the simple sword, went out to the corner door, stepped away, picked up the simple sword upside down, and left.

Wu Song’s chivalry can be shown everywhere. After the blood splattered in the Yuanyang Tower, Wu Song walked through the Centipede Valley at night. Taking advantage of the moonlight, he saw a tomb nunnery. A Taoist priest was hugging a woman and laughing at the moon. The martial artist looked at it and said, "Anger arises from the heart, and evil is directed toward He was so scared. "This is in the mountains and forests, but monks are doing this kind of thing!" He went to his waist and took out two pieces of rotten silver swords, and killed the Taoist boy and the Taoist priest, and saved the other one. Woman, let her go. It can be seen that as long as it is evil, he will be filled with righteous indignation; as long as it is a bad person, he will eliminate all evil; as long as it is a good person, he will help. This is to eliminate evil and support good. Therefore, Wu Song's chivalry has broad characteristics and is recognized by people.

Wu Song hates evil as much as he hates it, and he is upright and aboveboard. Killing is a dare. Blood spattered Yuanyang Tower and fifteen people were killed. After taking revenge, in order not to implicate others, "he cut off a piece of clothing from the dead body, dipped it in blood, and wrote eight characters on the white wall: 'Whoever kills, kills tigers and warriors!'" These eight characters, Really loud. Not only can we see Wu Song's bold and free character, his heroic spirit in fighting against all evil forces, and his arrogant and heroic spirit that despises the dark forces, it seems that he is saying, these are the people I killed. Those of them who bully others deserve to be killed, so what if I, Wu Song, killed them! This is justice for God! At the same time, it can be seen that Wu Song works alone and takes responsibility for himself, never dragging others down. The few words he wrote on the wall were just telling the government that you can come to me for what I, Wu Song, have done. This matter has nothing to do with others. Don't blame a few wronged ghosts. It can be seen what a great hero this is! His chivalrous character is somewhat different from Lu Zhishen. Lu Tiha punched Zheng Guanxi. In order to help the Jin family, Lu Tiha originally wanted to teach Zheng Guanxi a lesson, "I didn't want to kill him with three punches." The incident happened again in the market. He was so anxious that he repeatedly threatened "You cheated to death", temporarily covered up for a while, and then "went away in a puff of smoke". It should be said that this way of writing Lu Tiha's character traits are both rough and subtle. However, in contrast, it is not difficult to see Wu Song's lack of scruples. Although Wu Song had to fly away after killing someone, the eight words on the wall clearly showed the comfort Wu Song felt in letting out the endless grievances in his heart for a while. He admitted who was responsible for the fact, but Lu Tiha seemed to be a little timid.

Of course, Wu Song also has something as delicate as Lu Tiha. Let's just say Wu Song fights a tiger. His fight with a tiger is by no means a "shirtless" fight. He had already drunk the intoxicating incense when he went to Jingyanggang. If he really had to fight a tiger head-on, he might not be so easy to use his hands and feet. Besides, it is not easy to win when a man versus a tiger fights. If you are not sure of winning, if you insist on fighting with a tiger, it is hard to say whether the tiger will be killed by a human or whether the tiger will eat a human! At this time, Wu Song adopted the strategy of "dodge, dodge, and dodge" to deal with the tiger's "pounce, lift, and scissor" to avoid the tiger's attack wittily. When the tiger lost its strength, Wu Song Only then launched a general offensive. This actually shows Wu Song's meticulousness in carefully preserving himself and waiting for an opportunity to overwhelm the tiger. But Li Kui's killing of tigers was different. He knew that there were tigers in the mountains and went to the tiger mountains. Because the tiger had eaten his mother, and he was a filial son and eager for revenge, he took the initiative to look for the tiger.

When he encountered a tiger, he fought with all his strength, without thinking about whether he could kill the tiger or what the consequences would be. Killing a tiger was more reckless. On the road where Wu Song was sent to Mengzhou, on the cross slope, Sun Erniang, the mother-in-law, mixed the wine with Mongolian sweat medicine. If Wu Song hadn't been smart, he would have made Sun Erniang's human meat buns.

Wu Song’s killings can basically be said to be clear-cut between grievances and grievances. Once upon a time, Pan Jinlian had an affair with Ximen Qing and murdered Wu Dalang. Wu Song avenged his brother and killed Pan Jinlian with one knife. But he killed clearly and openly. He thought carefully, arranged carefully, and implemented it step by step without showing any signs of it. First, evidence was collected, and then neighbors were invited to confirm the painting on the spot. Then kill the enemy with your own hands. In the end, he went straight to Dongping Mansion to surrender, showing the courage of a man to do anything. But Shi Xiu, who was also the murderer of his sister-in-law, looked sinister, cold, and extremely dignified. He angered Yang Xiong and killed Pan Cuiyun, and even the innocent girl was "eradicated".

Wu Song’s chivalrous character comes entirely from deep within. This is different from Lin Chong and Yang Zhi. Lin Chong was resigned and willing to accept the consequences. This can be clearly seen from "Lin Shang Pei Cangzhou Road". Lin Chong is the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army in Tokyo and has a certain social status. Gao Yanei fell in love with his wife, so he could only endure the humiliation and bear the burden; he innocently assassinated Cangzhou, but when he heard that Lu Yuhou was planning to murder him, he didn't take it very seriously; guarding the forage yard was Lu Yuhou's trick to kill him, so he Although he had doubts, he still obeyed the arrangement; when he saw that the hut in the hayyard was crumbling in all directions, he wanted to ask a plasterer to repair it, and he made a long-term plan. It wasn't until he heard the truth about the murder that he clearly realized that Gao Qiu and his gang had given him only a dead end. So his illusion of enduring humiliation and seeking peace was shattered, and he resolutely killed his enemies and fled to Liangshan. As for Yang Zhi, he was a three-generation general and wanted to find a wife. He lost his official position because of the trap of Huashi Gang and was unable to be reinstated. He sold his sword in despair and accidentally killed a gangster, so he was sent to the army. Later, he became an officer under Liang Zhongshu's sect, but he finally lost his birth date and had to leave the army. But Wu Song will never tolerate it for a while. When the road is unfair, he will take action when it is time to take action without any hesitation. He is such a hero who dares to love, hate, and act. Therefore, people say that Lin Chong belongs to the bourgeoisie and cannot make up his mind to embark on the path of chivalry unless he is forced to the point of desperation. Yang Zhi belongs to the aristocratic class. As long as he has an official position, Liang Zhongshu is also a good boss for him. Only Wu Song can be regarded as a proletarian, with no relatives or friends, a bachelor, and no property. As long as it is an injustice or dissatisfaction, he can express his full anger to his heart's content and take action when it is time to take action.

Wu Song’s chivalry is a reflection of the lower class people’s desire to get rid of exploitation and oppression. His actions of eradicating evil and supporting good, acting bravely when seeing justice, killing the rich and giving to the poor are the beautiful wishes of the poor people to stand up and get out of trouble. Therefore, Wu Song's chivalry was actually a kind of resistance to the dark society of that era. It was the conscious behavior of the oppressed people to resist the feudal rule of the landlord class, and it was a reflection of the government-forced people's rebellion. The rule at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty can be said to be the darkest period of the Northern Song Dynasty. The emperor of the Song Dynasty was fatuous and decadent. He indulged in calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing all day long, and was extravagant and lustful. Cai Jing and others controlled the government, formed cliques for personal gain, openly sold their official positions, and governed in a dark way. The feudal rulers stepped up their raids and plunders on the working people. They set up special agencies to rob farmers of their land, forcing a large number of farmers to go bankrupt. However, taxes are constantly increasing step by step, resulting in "the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer." However, bureaucratic bullies everywhere are arrogant and do whatever they want, and the working people are in dire straits. The people could not bear the oppression and revolted one after another. Wu Song's appearance at this time is the embodiment of the good wishes of the working people. Wu Song also came from the lower class. Although he was not subject to the heaviest exploitation and oppression of feudalism, he was also deeply persecuted by feudal bureaucratic bullies. The appearance of Ximen Qing destroyed his family, so he was forced to kill Ximen Qing to avenge his brother. His unfortunate experience made him hate the dark reality, so he drew his sword to help when he saw injustice, and he also developed strong sympathy for Shi En, who had been robbed of the hotel. Wu Song dealt a blow to the local bully Jiang Menshen without mercy. When Jiang Menshen colluded with the government and wanted to put Wu Song to death, Wu Song was filled with righteous indignation and killed many people. Although he also killed some innocent people, this fully demonstrated Wu Song's strong dissatisfaction with the dark society. This is his strong resistance to the dark reality. So he was finally forced to go to Liangshan. The image of Wu Song is a microcosm of the lower class people taking the road of resistance.

Whether it is Wu Song, Li Kui, Lu Zhishen, etc., they all reflect the anger of the lower class people against the dark society, their demands to change the status quo, and the good wishes of the people. At the same time, the revolutionary spirit and idealized image of justice that led Wu Song to Liangshan became the torch that inspired the revolutionary struggle of future generations, guiding and motivating the people to rise up against the rule of darkness.

In Wu Song, we can also see some of his shortcomings. He kills people, sometimes recklessly, and some innocent people also die at his hands, which shows that Wu Song also has the black spot of a green forest hero who kills innocent people indiscriminately. As a result, some people became dissatisfied with Wu Song, especially the riot in Feiyunpu and the blood-spattered Yuanyang Tower. People counted the people he had killed, and the riot in Feiyunpu killed two men and two killers in one fell swoop; blood spattered Yuanyanglou. In the Yuanyang Tower, kill the groom, kill the maid, kill Zhang Doujian, kill Zhang Tuanlian, kill Jiang Menshen, kill his relatives and followers, kill Zhang Doujian's wife, kill Zhang Doujian's children, kill Zhang Doujian's adopted daughter-in-law... in the revenge In the bloody killing, Wu Songsha lost his head. When people comment on Wu Song, they say that Wu Song's revenge is forgivable, but the tears of the wronged soul are hard to shed. Indeed, Wu Song killed innocent people too indiscriminately, killing people so much that he lost his mind. This is a limitation we see in Wu Song, but we cannot deny Wu Song's chivalry by generalizing. Wu Song's chivalry has always been recognized by people. His chivalry is his shining point. It is his chivalry that allows people to see clearly the darkness and corruption of society and the hypocrisy and cruelty of the feudal system. So that people can see the revolutionary torch rising. Wu Song's dark sides will not damage his image as a perfect righteous knight at all.

1. The tiger hunt in Jingyanggang reshapes the image of the hero

(1) The downtrodden hero

The tiger hunt in Jingyanggang is the most widely circulated in "Water Margin" , one of the most popular stories, and this plot also enriches the heroic image of Wu Song and becomes the cornerstone of why Wu Song is called a legendary hero. However, people who have not tasted the details of "Water Margin" may only know Wu Song in the aura of a hero. Previously, Wu Song may only be regarded as an idle civilian who wandered in the market.

In the description of the character as soon as he appears, Wu Song appears to be disgraceful and a downcast figure. He took refuge in Chai Jin's house because of a fight. However, he was unpopular in the palace because of his violent temperament. Even a righteous man like Chai Jin, who accepted heroes from all over the world, began to treat Wu Song with contempt. This can be seen from Wu Song's later treatment in Chai Jin's house. At this time, it is difficult to see the heroic spirit in Wu Song. If the author had stopped writing at this point, Wu Song might have left us an image of a "rogue" who was dependent on others. To say this may seem biased for those who love Wu Song, but the three details of the author's arrangement of Wu Song's appearance will inevitably lead to the above thoughts.

First, when Song Jiang was drinking as a guest in Chai Mansion, he accidentally touched Wu Song who was relaxing on the corridor in order to avoid drinking and clean his hands: "The man was anxious, jumped up, and wanted to hit Song Jiang." [1] Anyone who respects courtesy, even ordinary civilians, who have no grudges against others, cannot be beaten out of hand if someone touches them unintentionally.

Second, Wu Song said that he got into a fight with someone after drinking and thought he accidentally injured someone, so he fled here. A drunken fight, "accidental injury to a human life", no matter what the cause, is an unusual act by ordinary people.

Thirdly, after Wu Song came to Chai and entered the village, he was treated as a guest of honor at first, but due to his strong temper after drinking, he often beat other guests of the village. It's okay to be ungrateful when living under someone else's roof and being treated like a guest. Instead, he takes it out on his family members and often fights with fists and kicks. Even if he has a strong personality, even if he is full of anger and resentment, this behavior is not polite and is not the behavior of a gentleman.

Perhaps this was a potential trait that made Wu Song perfect in later years - strong and straightforward, but for those who were new to him, it would be difficult to accept him and get to know him from the bottom of his heart. At this time, Wu Song was a fallen hero.

(2) During the tiger hunt at Jingyanggang, Wu Song completed the transformation from a common man to a hero

The author deliberately arranged for Wu Song, who was down and out, to meet Song Jiang. Chivalry and boldness should have had an impact on Wu Song's inner changes, which profoundly laid the ideological foundation for Wu Song's future path. From Wu Song's admiration for Song Jiang, people can feel a sense of a hero meeting at a late date.

With the help of Song Jiang's observation, Wu Song's heroic spirit with majestic body and majestic appearance was immediately before his eyes, and "the majesty that is invincible to ten thousand men and the ambition of thousands of people" [2] immediately enriched Wu Song's heroic image, which will be the future. The story of Wen and Wu Song's fight against the tiger has made a solid mark, and the author also intends to use the "eyes of discernment" of Song Jiang, the future lord of Liangshan, to illuminate Wu Song's gloomy situation and drown him in the mud.

When fighting tigers in Jingyanggang, Wu Song's heroic image immediately became radiant, and in an instant he became a powerful hero everywhere. The section on hunting tigers in Jingyanggang also vividly displays the foreshadowing made by the previous description of Wen and Wu Song's appearance. This embodies Wu Song's bravery, boldness and fearless heroic spirit.

First, there was the heavy drinking at the "Three Bowls of Water" Restaurant. This description exceeds the readers' imagination and is also the author's masterstroke. Since three bowls are not enough, Wu Song is an ordinary person, and drinking five or seventy-six bowls is just that. However, the author just let Wu Song drink eighteen bowls. Not only was he not as drunk as he imagined, but he also walked into the restaurant despite repeated dissuasion from the restaurant. Not only did he go to the hill, but he also killed a tiger that had hurt countless people while he was drunk. It was strange and God-like. If Wu Song didn't have the eighteen bowls of wine at the bottom, would he still have such a heroic feat as fighting the tiger at Jingyanggang? "Wine strengthens the courage of heroes" and "discussing heroes with wine", for ordinary people, it is difficult to say eighteen bowls of wine, even eighteen bowls of water. The author relies on wine, a simple and mysterious method. The medium of [3] reasonably depicts Wu Song's extraordinary bravery, and some of the detailed descriptions show the character's personality in detail:

First, Wu Song saw that the store did not allow him to filter the wine. Thinking that he relied on drinking, he simply took out his money and drank to his heart's content, which showed the character's frank and straightforward personality.

Secondly, the store owner repeatedly stated that "three bowls are not enough to pass the test." However, Wu Song did not believe in evil and insisted on drinking to his heart's content. He also wanted to prove to the store how many bowls I, Wu Song, could drink and still pass the test. It shows the character's eclectic and competitive personality.

Thirdly, the shopkeeper advised Wu Song to go over the hill together to avoid being injured by the tiger. Wu Song refused to listen and insisted on crossing the hill. At this time, the drunk Wu Song was rough and subtle, and he was keenly aware that the shopkeeper was trying to make money. Although this ruined the good intentions of the store owner, it showed Wu Song's delicate side. At the same time, this plot further described Wu Song's competitive personality. It laid a reasonable foundation for the following story about Wu Song's encounter with a tiger and his fight against a tiger.

Fourthly, after seeing the real official announcement, although Wu Song was afraid, he was afraid of being ridiculed. Even if he was injured by a big insect, he could not turn back. Wu Song's personality of caring about face more than life The frankness also reflects the prevailing social atmosphere among heroes at that time.

Fifth, after taking the life of a tiger, Wu Song felt that he was too weak to deal with the tiger that appeared again, so he decisively went down the mountain, which showed that although Wu Song was straightforward and heroic, he was well aware of current affairs and did not act rashly. .

In the battle of Jingyanggang, Wu Song suddenly became a famous hero from a "little commoner" who wandered around the city. He immediately became radiant and got a job, which laid the foundation for the further development of the character's character. Base.

2. Wu Song, who had a clear distinction between love and hatred and was daring to act

(1) Angrily beheaded Pan Jinlian in front of the Lingtai, and angrily killed Ximen Qing in the Lion Tower

Ximen Qing's affair with Pan Jinlian went beyond the norms of behavior tolerated by the society at that time, and he was so unscrupulous that he poisoned Wu Dalang. This was a crime that no one could tolerate. After Wu Songgong came back from his trip, he became suspicious of his brother's death. , launched an investigation, and after finding out the truth, Pan Jinlian was angrily killed in front of the mourning platform, and Ximen Qing was angrily killed in the Lion Tower. Wu Song avenged his dead brother, eliminating the bad breath accumulated in himself and the readers, and showing Wu Song's heroic spirit with a clear distinction between love and hatred. During this period, some of Wu Song's character traits were revealed through numerous incidents.

Firstly, he has a dignified and upright character, abides by etiquette and laws, and is not a lustful person. Compared with Wu Song and Wu Da, in terms of appearance and ability, they are as good as heaven and earth. In addition, Wu Da's wife is so beautiful. If someone like Ximen Qing could care about whether he is his brother or not, he would have broken Tsuna Chang and committed incest. . However, Wu Song was righteous in his words towards the temptation of his sister-in-law Pan Jinlian, he rebuked him angrily and left angrily. Observing etiquette and following the law gave the adulterer a heavy blow. But his straightforward expression laid the foundation for Wuhan University's later fate.

The second is to be aware of everything and be decisive and capable in doing things. When Duke Wu Song came back from his trip, he found that his foolish brother had died, and he suddenly became suspicious. This shows that Wu Song was not just a reckless man, but was both wise and brave.

The next section of the investigation further reflects Wu Song's shrewdness and ability. A complex murder case was quickly investigated by Wu Song, and the way of investigating the case was so simple, the efficiency was so high, and the methods were so decisive. Ordinary people would be afraid that this would be an unjust case that would never be investigated.

The third is to be clear about love and hate, and dare to act. After Wu Song found out the facts of the case, he originally wanted to hold a public trial, but the county magistrate protected Ximen Qing, so others would have to swallow his anger and live with resentment for the rest of his life. After Wu Song cut off this path, he still wanted to avenge his brother and personally killed the adulterer and adulterer who murdered his brother. He avenged himself and took the initiative to surrender at the county government office.

(2) Repay kindness and help others. Wu Song knows how to repay kindness and hates evil as much as hatred.

After Wu Song killed his adulterer and adulterer, although he committed murder, he was protected by the magistrate and was given a lighter sentence and sent to Mengzhou Prison. During this period, the section of righteousness and kindness was passed through several The incident demonstrated Wu Song's character of being straightforward, brave and heroic, repaying kindness with kindness, and abhorring evil as much as hatred.

First, if you receive a favor from someone, you must repay it with a spring of water. Wu Song despised the hundred-killing stick at first, but he remembered the person who interceded for him. In addition, he treated each other with wine and meat. Although Wu Song didn't understand it at first, but after knowing its intention, he insisted on interceding for him. Shi En vents his anger. This inevitably gives rise to the idea of ??repaying a favor. (Compared with the various scenes described by other prisoners in the prison about the killing stick, Wu Song regarded the exemption of the hundred killing sticks as a favor.) Since Wu Song did not regard the killing stick at all. With a hundred killing sticks in his eyes, his intercession can only be regarded as a small favor. But Wu Song took this drop of kindness very seriously, knowing that he was being used by Shi En and his son, but he went ahead with justice and took back Happy Forest for Shi En, which made Shi En feel bad.

The second is the scene where Happy Lin Zui beats up Jiang Menshen, which is another important exaggeration by the author, aiming to highlight Wu Song's bravery and righteousness. Its description is similar to the tiger hunting in Jingyanggang. They all focus on the scene of Wu Song being drunk, and the drunken beating of Jiang Menshen is only a few strokes, but the character's bravery is very vividly expressed: Wu Song and Shi En agreed to drink in as many restaurants as there are on the way to Happy Forest. How many restaurants serve three bowls of wine each, and there are about a dozen or so restaurants along the way. A total of thirty-five or six bowls of wine are consumed. In Shi En’s view, this is simply impossible, but Wu Song explained that he needed more than thirty bowls of wine to use all his strength. Sure enough, Wu Song was very drunk and made a scene in Happy Forest. He was very happy and contented. He defeated Jiang Menshen and took back Happy Forest. Compared with the eighteen bowls of wine in Jingyanggang, it is simply better.

3. Seeing through the darkness of the world, Wu Song embarked on the road of resistance.

Wu Song went from being a hero who fought against tigers to becoming his mate. During this period, he experienced many chivalrous deeds and avenged injustice for others. Because of this, Wu Song almost cost Qing Qing his life.

Drunkenly beating up Chiang Menshen, Wu Song let out a bad breath for Shi En, but he never thought that he would be plotted against him. After being picked up by Inspector Zhang under a grand excuse, Wu Song was treated with great courtesy. Wu Song didn't know it was a trick, but he was grateful. Even a little scared. At this time, he lost his guard and did not rationally analyze the reasons for receiving such courtesy. After Supervisor Zhang's sweet words, Wu Song believed him deeply and was grateful, looking for an opportunity to repay him.

Unexpectedly, Inspector Zhang was bribed by Chiang Menshen to kill Wu Song. He had already set a trap and was waiting for Wu Song to fall into his trap. After Wu Song fell into the trap, he was dispatched again. He saw through the villain's plot in Feiyunpu and used his power to kill several villains who wanted to kill him. He repented and returned to Yuanyang Tower to kill Jiang Menshen and Superintendent Zhang's family with his own hands. Relieve the great hatred in my heart. This move also shows that Wu Song has begun to realize that there is no place for him on the "righteous path of the world", so he simply refuses to do anything, and finally surrenders to Erlongshan Luocao as a bandit, and later defectes to Liangshan and becomes the brighter one among many heroes. star".

In the blood-splattered Yuanyang Tower episode, Wu Song deeply reflected on himself, realized the darkness of the feudal government, and completely lost confidence and hope in the feudal dynasty. This is a major turning point in the change of Wu Song's thinking. From fighting tigers, joining the county government in plotting, to furiously killing Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, and then being plotted by Supervisor Zhang, Wu Song had endured all the way and allowed the government to take advantage of him. It shows that he still has some illusions about the feudal government. However, the darkness in society made him gradually realize that his forbearance could only lead to further frame-up, and he also deeply realized that under the social conditions at that time, "all the right paths in the world have gone through vicissitudes of life."

It is feasible for Luocao to embark on the path of resistance, but this ideological change has been cowardly and incomplete since its initial initiation. In other words, there is the ideological root of Liangshan's demise in the future, which is representative to a certain extent. . When Wu Song fell into the grass, he was instructed by Song Jiang to wait for the day when he would be recruited. This was still an illusion about the dark society at that time, and it was still an idea of ??"good people". This was doomed that the Liangshan Uprising was not thorough enough and would eventually fail.

4. A dialectical look at Wu Song

"Water Margin" describes Wu Song in ten chapters. The whole chapter is full of perseverance, bravery and heroic spirit. The author is based on Wu Song is described in a praising way. However, in the description surrounding Wu Song, the author embodies a more dialectical thought that "people are not perfect". Now there are some unsatisfactory aspects of Wu Song in the novel. Be analyzed.

(1) Irritable personality and prone to hurting others.

Wu Song first appeared in a drunken brawl. Then he was a guest at Chai Jin's house, but he beat up the banker. He also wanted to take action against Song Jiang who accidentally bumped into him.

When the book describes Wu Song's drinking in many places, he rarely behaves himself and often uses harsh words to hurt others and even threatens with violence.

In the scene in Jingyanggang, Wu Song was drinking in a restaurant. After three bowls, he forced himself to ask for wine. The shopkeeper explained nicely, but Wu Song was irritated, yelled and threatened. It is true that Wu Song is a hero, but heroes are also human beings who are pushed out from the pile of mortals by mortals. Wu Song is a human being, a person with personality, but others are human beings too, and they also need dignity and should be respected. Moreover, most of the restaurants are working people from the lower class, not corrupt officials and evil people, so they should not be humiliated like this for no reason. After killing Supervisor Zhang and others in the later period, Wu Song also became irritable after drinking and often argued with others, thus causing many troubles. Perhaps "wine" is the root of Wu Song's unique personality. Without "wine" and the "arrogance" after drunkenness, there would be no Wu Song.

(2) Killing innocent people indiscriminately on a whim.

Wu Song was a bit bloodthirsty when he furiously killed Supervisor Zhang and his family in Yuanyang Tower [4].

I think that as an official, Supervisor Zhang was supposed to uphold justice and benefit the people, but he didn't want to but helped the tyrants to do evil; and Jiang Menshen used his power to bully others and did evil. They are all people who deserve to be killed and are beyond reproach. But what are the crimes of Inspector Zhang’s family, especially the maids and maids? The reason why these maids and maids are in low status is because of poverty. They are all the daughters of poor families. They died tragically under Wu Song's knife for no reason. How many of them can feel as happy as killing Supervisor Zhang and Jiang Menshen?

(3) Make friends without distinguishing good from bad.

At the foot of the cross slope, Wu Song almost became the victim of Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang, but after a few words, he turned into sworn brothers, which was inappropriate. It also shows that Wu Song makes friends with bad guys: Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang opened a hotel under the cross slope, but they specialize in selling human meat buns, which is a black mark for the whole family. Although the article also explains that Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang specialize in killing bad guys, but they killed Wu Song How to explain it? Is Wu Song a bad guy? Or is it explained that it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity for a while, and one would rather kill a thousand than let one go? The bad guys don't have labels on their faces, so wouldn't it mean that they just kill people when they see them and take advantage of them when they see them? In other words, the world is dark, but there is no reason to kill people and buy goods. It is difficult to find a reasonable explanation, and thus it is difficult to explain Wu Song's just purpose of making these two friends.

This reminds me of the opening chapter of "Water Margin", where Lieutenant Hong unveiled the stone tablet for suppressing demons in the Shangqing Palace's Demon-Suppressing Hall [5], and released one hundred and eight demon kings, who were the demon kings of Liangshan. One hundred and eight heroes. Since they are "devil kings", the flaws they have, such as Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing's murder and hustling, have become tolerable flaws. Perhaps the social reality has destined a group of people to survive, and their way of survival is also correct. It reflects the darkness of society and is reasonable.

(4) The goal of resistance is not ambitious enough, and it can only be interpreted as solving personal survival problems.

The starting point for Wu Song to embark on the road of resistance was that the government forced the people to rebel, and he was desperate. It is not to solve the suffering of the broad masses of working people. Just to solve personal survival problems. He had illusions about the dark feudal rule, so even though he was brave, he allowed the government to decline after "committing a crime". Lu Zhishen didn't even have the idea of ????doing a righteous thing, accidentally killing someone, and walking away. Even if you become a bandit, you still hope to be recruited one day. I still want to continue to serve the court.