Anyone who has read "Water Margin" knows that there are few characters in the book who can be regarded as good people, even if they are good men in Liangshan, they are not good people, and some people even bluntly said that "the only good person in Liangshan is Lu Zhishen", of course, the author does not agree with this statement, but Lu Zhishen is indeed one of the few good people in the book.
It's just that people wonder that the author didn't give Lu Zhishen a good ending, and said that "heroes should be matched with beauties", but why did Lu Zhishen not get close to women in his life? In the end, it ended up with a death from the tide?
Maybe there was foreshadowing in the book.
1. Good guy Lu Zhishen
Strictly speaking, Lu Zhishen's debut is actually not as amazing as Wu Song, after all, when Wu Song first appeared, even if he was just a down-and-out person who was a guest in Chai Jinfu, he also showed the temperament of a dragon and phoenix among people, Song Jiang saw him as "like a demon lord in the sky, really a Tai Sui god in the world", and Lu Zhishen's image was more simple.
(Lu Zhishen stills)
The book only says: "The head is wrapped in a sesame Luo Wanzi headscarf, two Taiyuan Mansion New Silk gold rings on the back of the head, wearing a parrot green silk robe, a civil and military double-strand crow green silk around the waist, and a pair of eagle claw leather four-seam dry yellow boots." He was born with a round face and large ears, a straight nose and a square mouth, a raccoon dog beard on the cheeks, a body length of eight feet, and a waist of ten girths. ”
But if you taste it carefully, although Luda is not yet a monk at this time, and he is not called Lu Zhishen, but the appearance of the round head and big ears also has a bit of the appearance of a monk, as if he was born to be a monk.
Of course, the reason why Luda is regarded as a good person is because he does have the courage to "roar when the road is uneven", he saw that the old man Jin and Jin Cuilian were bullied, so he had the heart to eliminate harm for the people and teach the town of Guanxi.
(Stills from Punch Town Kansai)
In addition, later he went to Mrs. Liu's mansion and saw that Mrs. Liu's daughter was forcibly married by a thief, and he had the heart to eliminate evil, so he pretended to be Mrs. Liu's daughter and hid in her boudoir, only waiting for Zhou Tong to come to marry, and then beat Zhou Tong violently.
When he went to Lin Chong, he was worried that Lin Chong would be bullied by Dong Chao and Xue Ba, so he escorted him to seventy miles outside the city, which can be said to be very affectionate.
It can be said that the plots related to Lu Zhishen can't help but make people applaud, he is indeed a rare good person in the book.
Such a good person deserves a good death, and even a beautiful woman should return.
Second, the bleak ending
Strange to say, Lu Zhishen's ending is not very good.
Don't look at the fact that he didn't die on the way to conquer Fangla, but he didn't live a few years longer than those brothers who died in battle, he died suddenly and violently after reaching the Liuhe Temple.
Yes, it is better to say that it is to hear the tide pass away, but it is better to say that it is a sudden death.
For example, it is written in the book: "Lu Zhishen smiled and said: 'Since death is called death, the Sprinkle family must be dead now.'" Annoyed with me to burn a bucket of soup and sprinkle the house for bathing. All the monks in the temple only said that he was playing, and seeing his character, they didn't dare to disobey him. I had to call the Taoist to cook soup to take a bath with Lu Zhishen, and changed into a monk's robe...... Go to the Dharma Hall, grab a Zen chair, and sit in it. Burn a good incense, put the paper on the meditation bed, fold two feet, put the left foot on the right foot, and naturally vacate the air. When Song Gongming saw the newspaper and urgently attracted the leaders to come to see, Lu Zhishen was already sitting on the meditation chair and did not move. ”
It's inexplicable, Lu Zhishen doesn't have any pain, how can he say that he dies? Could it be that just by virtue of the phrase "listening to the tide and passing away", you should die here? That's ridiculous.
But what is even more puzzling is that Song Jiang actually pointed out a clear way for Lu Zhishen, that is, let him return to the dynasty with him, accept the reward, and even help him get a wife.
(Lu Zhishen, Song Jiang stills)
He said: "Song Jiang said: 'That monk saw that he was a holy monk Arhat, so manifested. Now my teacher has achieved this great achievement, and when he returns to Beijing to play the imperial court, he can return to the vulgar as an official, and he will have a shadow in Beijing to seal his wife, glorify his ancestors, and repay his parents for their hard work. Lu Zhishen replied: "The heart of the Sprinkler family has turned into ashes, and he does not want to be an official, so he just wants to find a clean place to go and settle down." Song Jiang said: "My master refused to return to the world, so he went to Beijing to abbot a famous mountain and temple, as the head of a monk, but also to show the style of the sect, but also to repay the parents." When Zhishen heard this, he shook his head and shouted, "Don't want any, it's useless to have more." If you only have a corpse, you are strong. Song Jiang listened, and tacitly agreed, and everyone didn't like it. ”
You see, Song Jiang showed full sincerity, you must know that Song Jiang persuaded Wu Song to return to the dynasty without so much nonsense, seeing Wu Song's broken arm, he decided in his heart that Wu Song had become a waste, so Wu Song wanted to stay, he only said "Let your heart be", and for Lu Zhishen, he tried his best to persuade him, but it seems that Lu Zhishen is not interested in glory and wealth, and he also expressed a clear refusal to marry a wife and have children.
Why is that?
(Lu Zhishen, Sun Erniang stills)
You can even find that Lu Zhishen has met many women in the book, such as Sun Erniang also intersected with Lu Zhishen, and some readers jokingly called Lu Zhishen "Friend of Women", but Lu Zhishen, who has such peach blossom luck, has not taken a fancy to any woman, how can this be explained?
The answer may have something to do with the woman who broke his vows in the first place.
3. Those who break the vows
The "breaking of the vows" referred to here is the "killing vows".
And that woman is Jin Cuilian.
When Ruda first met Jin Cuilian, he was still a worldly person, what do you think of Jin Cuilian in his eyes?
"Fluffy cloud bun, insert a green hosta; She has a slender waist and six red Luo skirts. Plain white old shirt cage snow body, light yellow soft socks lined with bow shoes. frowned, tears fell from her eyes; The powder surface hangs low, and the fine fragrant skin disappears jade snow. If it weren't for the rain, sickness and sorrow, it would be sorrow and hatred. In general, his muscles and bones are good, and he is also merry without fat powder. ”
You said that he was not moved at all, naturally it was impossible, perhaps because of this, he was extremely excited when he saw Jin Cuilian in trouble.
So Lu Zhishen went to Zhen Guanxi to ask for an explanation, he not only played Zhen Guanxi, but also beat him to death with three punches.
That's the problem.
(Lu Zhishen, Jin Cuilian stills)
Is that town Kansai really damned?
Note that it should be beaten and guilty, but it does not mean that it should be killed, it can be said that Zhen Guanxi is the kind of wicked person who is not guilty to death, and Luda beat him to death with three punches, which was an accident, that is to say, Luda was on the head at that moment, and he originally just wanted to teach Zhen Guanxi a lesson.
He got into trouble, so he had to leave his home to take refuge, and at that moment, he should also understand that it is not a good thing to be angry at the crown, it will make him lose his mind.
Perhaps from that moment on, Lu Zhishen secretly made up his mind not to have too much to do with women, even if he couldn't talk about being a monk, he just wanted to be an outsider.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the author to give him the ending of listening to the tide and pass away.