Wu Song, who invited guests for five consecutive days, did he also invite the character Ximen Qing?

The heroes of the Water Margin must have the tiger-fighting hero Wu Song. Wu Song's life was actually very ups and downs. His parents died when he was very young, and his brother raised him. But it may be that he lacked paternal love and maternal love, and Wu Dalang was very busy making money and didn't care enough about him, so he often drank and fought. After finally defeating the tiger, he became a hero and became the head of the capital. However, his brother was killed by Pan Jinlian, Wang Po, Ximen Qing and others together.

It can be said that Ximen Qing is definitely the person Wu Song hates the most. Because of him, his brother Wu Dalang died, his sister-in-law betrayed his brother, and Wu Song's own fate also changed drastically.

However, judging from the original work, Wu Song and Ximen Qing may have met before. At that time, Ximen Qing took the initiative to congratulate Wu Song, and maybe even brought a gift; in return, Wu Song invited Ximen Qing to dinner and drinks. How is this possible?

Don’t worry, just listen to me slowly.

As we all know, Wu Song stayed in Chaijinzhuang for more than a year. After recovering from his illness, he was ready to return to Qinghe County to look for his brother. When passing through Jingyanggang in Yanggu County, he killed a tiger and was immediately promoted to the capital by the magistrate of Yanggu County. So, Wu Song was so happy that he stopped looking for his brother and treated him to guests for five days in a row to celebrate his success.

The county magistrate immediately called the chief of custody to establish a copy, and that same day he joined Wu Song as the head of the infantry. All the nobles came to congratulate Wu Song and drank wine for three to five days. ——"Water Margin"

The so-called upper household refers to a high-class family, and a wealthy family refers to a wealthy family. Note that although we only talk about "going to the household" here, in fact, Wu Song's guests also included officials from the county government and famous people in Yanggu County. For example, later when Wu Song wanted to question Uncle He Jiu, who performed the autopsy on his brother, the soldier told him that Uncle He Jiu had come to celebrate him before.

In fact, at that time, wealthy households would hold certain positions. For example, Chao Gai was Baozheng, and Shi Taigong was Li Zheng. In short, Wu Song's guests were mainly three types of people: county officials, famous people and wealthy families.

So, is Ximen Qing among these three categories of people? The answer is yes, he is not only a rich man, but also a member of the county government.

When Ximen Qing first appeared, the author briefly introduced him. Ximen Qing's family was very wealthy before, but later it declined and became a shabby settlement. But Ximen Qing has become rich recently and has become a rich man again. After becoming a rich man, Ximen Qing was not idle and wanted to find a backer, so he bribed the county magistrate and helped with work in the county government. The original book says that he "has become very successful recently and specializes in managing official affairs in the county."

Since he only handles official affairs in the county government, he naturally met Wu Song. However, since he was not an official official, he could only celebrate Wu Song's becoming the capital official in his capacity as "upper household".

In addition, when Wu Song went to the Lion House to seek revenge from Ximen Qing, Ximen Qing recognized him.

Ximen Qing recognized Wu Song and was startled. He shouted, "Oh!" He jumped up on the stool and stepped up one foot on the window sill to find a way. When he saw the street below, he jumped If I can't go down, I feel panicked. ——"Water Margin"

It is very clear that Ximen Qing recognized Wu Song, which means that the two have met. Judging from the fact that he was "startled" and "stepped up the window to find a way out", it was clear that he knew Wu Song very well and was very afraid. He did not dare to face the enemy head-on and just wanted to run away. This also seems to indicate that Ximen Qing went to celebrate when Wu Song defeated the tiger, so he understood Wu Song's ability.

Some people say that maybe Ximen Qing became famous after Wu Song took office as Dutou? In this case, Ximen Qing might not catch up with Wu Song's treat when he was the head of the capital, and would not see Wu Song.

This speculation, in my opinion, is unlikely.

Because when Ximen Qing appeared on the scene, Wu Song had just been in charge for more than a month, and the time when he became successful was "recently", not "recently", which means that Ximen Qing had been successful for more than a month. Moreover, getting rich is unlikely to happen within a few days.

It seems that Ximen Qing had already made a fortune when Wu Song was appointed as the capital, and participated in celebrating Wu Song that day. It's just that Wu Song was unfamiliar with the place and there were many people celebrating, so he didn't remember Ximen Qing.