The folk saying "be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years" is to teach us to be careful and cautious in dealing with the world, otherwise it will be easy to be used and harmed in society. In "Water Margin", one of the four classical masterpieces in china, there are many manifestations of deceitful things, among which the representative figures of old scheming and deep calculation are Song Jiang and Wu Yong, the leaders of the good han of Liangshan.
Among the one hundred and eight good men in Liangshan, most of them were pinched to death by these two people, and they had no ability to resist, but there were also four good men who seemed very "special", not that Song Jiang's majesty was not enough, nor that the four were too clumsy, but that their own abilities were too strong, so that those who used them could not be "handy".
In today's society, they are like the most capable people in a company, but they do not expect to be able to sit in a very high position, and even their personal desires are very low, such talents are the most difficult to control and the most difficult to use. So do you know who these four good men of Liangshan are?
Photo: Stills of the good guys of Liangshan
First, the two most "fresh and unworldly" good men
1. "Entering the Cloud Dragon" Gongsun Sheng
Gongsun Sheng ranked fourth in Liangshan Po, with a status similar to that of Wu Yong, and also belonged to one of the top military ranks of the legion, and he also had another identity, that is, a Daoist with many special abilities.
According to the description in the original work, Gongsun Sheng was very smart when he was young, learned a lot of skills, and later went to the Erxian Mountain to follow the mysterious Luo Zhenren cultivation, and finally mastered the ability to call the wind and rain, soar through the clouds and drive the fog, so he had the nickname of "Dragon into the Clouds".
Later, he saw that Liang Zhongshu, an official of the Daming Dynasty, wantonly amassed wealth for his own selfish desires and made the people unhappy for the sake of the "Birthday Gang", so he joined forces with Liu Tang, Wu Yong, and the Ruan brothers to rob the village of Shijie. In this battle, he cleverly used the Dao Fa he had learned to burn the Song Army's warships and made the first contribution.
Image: Stills of Taoist Gongsun Sheng
With the development of the plot, he also helped Song Jiang and Gao Lian to duel, helped one hundred single and eight good han Juyi Liangshan and other major events, is a major figure who contributed to the waves, after the ranking, he and Wu Yong served together as the Liangshan military division, but due to their special status and high skills, even Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others are also respectful and afraid of him, and it is difficult to use their identity to suppress him.
In fact, in Dahui's view, Gongsun Sheng's ending should be the best among the people of Liangshan, his ability, merit, and personality are very distinct and prominent, and finally he is far away from right and wrong and hides in the mountains, which can also be regarded as worthy of his nickname of "Entering the Cloud Dragon".
Image: Gongsun Sheng and Wu with stills
2, "prodigal son" Yan Qing
Yan Qing is one of the late Tiangang Star good men, but the author's preference for him is absolutely visible to the naked eye, he is heroic, intelligent and capable, and righteous and thin, and can be said to be the most dashing and handsome of the good men in Liangshan.
Although his strength is outstanding, I don't think he is good at fighting on the battlefield, nor can he command the three armies like Lin Chong and Hu Yanzhuo, and what is more prominent is the ability to fight alone.
In addition to being good at riding and shooting, he is also very talented, and all kinds of musical instruments are played handily, the key is that he is well-informed and successfully won the Li Division, which allows the Liangshan Group to recruit.
Yan Qing is a person who knows how to repay the favor, especially for Lu Junyi, that is the support of righteousness, after Lu Junyi was imprisoned, Yan Qing even if he was reduced to a beggar, but he was not willing to eat the leftovers, thinking of leaving it to Lu Junyi. People who are so serious about righteousness and have clear goals are naturally not so easy to be pinched on Liangshan.
Photo: Li Shishi and Yan Qing stills
Second, the two major "killers" on Liangshan
1. "Flower Monk" Lu Zhishen
Lu Zhishen was originally just a petty official in the local area, after finding that the town of Kansai was full of evil, he directly went up three times and five divisions to solve the other party, although his actions were out of justice, but it can also be seen that Lu Zhishen's character is too reckless.
Since he killed someone, then the official could not do it, rescued Jin Cuilian in the process of fleeing, and later became a monk under the recommendation of Zhao Yuanwai, but unfortunately, where can he endure the harsh life of the monastery? Not long after, Lu Zhishen ran into several disasters in a row, and had to leave the monastery to walk the rivers and lakes, and later he met the "leopard head" Lin Chong, and the two saw each other as they were, and they worshiped as good brothers.
From the original work of "Water Margin", it can be found that Lu Zhishen in the middle and late period has become thick and thin, he himself represents a faction within the Liangshan Group, and the boss Song Jiang always maintains a sense of distance, and the other party does not dare to use him in important things.
Dahui believes that one is the problem of loyalty, and the other is that he is worried that Lu Zhishen will cause great trouble if he is reckless. In fact, Lu Zhishen still had great feelings for Liangshan, and he almost did not take the initiative to break into trouble after Juyi, but even so, Song Jiang still did not reuse him to a large extent.
Image: Lu Zhishen holding a Zen staff still
2, "Yingsor" Takematsu
Wu Song should be the most distinctive among the hundreds of characters in "Water Margin", the most well-known, the most widely sung deeds of a good man, as the second eldest of the old martial family, he has always given people a kind of Kong Wu powerful, righteous and thin cloudy Luohan image, especially Jingyang Gangshang bare-handedly killed a white-fronted tiger, but also famous all over the world, is rumored to be a good story.
Wu Song and Song Jiang knew each other very early, and also became good brothers, but they never followed each other into the gang, and it was not until later that the eldest sister-in-law colluded with Ximen Qing to assassinate the eldest brother, and Wu Song killed Pan Jinlian, Ximen Qing, Jiang Menshen and others, and then he had no choice but to go up the mountain and fall into the grass.
Wu Song is a typical straight man, with clear love and hate, and dares to be bold. At that time, Song Jiang had been looking for opportunities to defect to the imperial court, and unlike many good men who had ambiguous attitudes, Wu Song was clearly opposed to this matter, and even the scheming Wu Yong was very intimidated by him.
Saying that Wu Song is the real "killing god" on Liangshan, Dahui thinks it must not be exaggerated, as long as he offends him, or hurts the more important people around him, then he must be working with you to the end, completely no matter what kind of price he has to pay in the end.
In addition to the three mentioned above, people like Zhang Dujian and Zhang Tuanlian were also killed by Wu Song's hands. What's more fatal is that as long as Wu Song is in a bad mood and wants to take revenge, he can't move to engage in a group annihilation, I think this is where Wu Song's own "domineering spirit" lies, the so-called "Buddha blocks the killing of The Buddha, God blocks the killing of the God"!
Image: Stills of Wu Song
The four good men all have their own expertise and characteristics, and they have played to the fullest extent, in view of this, whether it is Song Jiang or Wu Yong, they dare not guarantee that they can completely suppress the four people, and it is precisely because of this particularity that the final result of the four people is also relatively complete.
Article author: Dahui
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