Why did Wu Yong go to Liangshan in Water Margin? What is the nickname of Lin Chong in Water Margin?

The author of "Water Margin" is said to be Shi Naian in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, and Luo Guanzhong polished and edited it. The actual participants in the creation spanned hundreds of years from the Song and Yuan Dynasties to the late Ming Dynasty, including folk storytellers, literati, booksellers, etc. It is a long literary work accumulated from generation to generation. So, why did Wu Yong go to Liangshan in Water Margin? What is the nickname of Lin Chong in Water Margin? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network to answer these questions!

Contents of this article

1. Why did Wu Yong go to Liangshan in Water Margin?

2. What is the nickname of Lin Chong in Water Margin?

3. What is the main content of Water Margin?

Why did Wu Yong go to Liangshan in Water Margin?

1. Wu Yong went to Liangshan to avoid being pursued by the government because he helped Chao Gai rob the birthday gift.

2. Introduction to the characters: Wu Yong, a main character in the novel "Water Margin", ranked third in Liangshanpo, and a native of Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, Heze City, Shandong Province. Wu Yong is well-versed in literature and military strategy, resourceful, and often compares himself to Zhuge Liang. His Taoist name is "Mr. Jialiang", and he is known as "Zhi Duoxing". He is a professor at the door hall of a rich man's house. He is handsome, white-faced and long-bearded, and is good at using two copper chains. He has been friends with Chao Gai since childhood. Together with Chao Gai and others, he cleverly seized the 100,000-guan birthday gift from Liang Zhongshu of Daming Mansion to Cai Jing for his birthday. In order to avoid being pursued by the government, he went to Liangshan and became the secret military advisor of the mountain stronghold. Almost all military actions of Liangshan were planned by him. He is the representative of the intellectuals in the Liangshan uprising army, the military advisor of the Liangshan uprising army, and the embodiment of the wisdom of the grassroots people. After being recruited, he hanged himself together with Hua Rong in front of Song Jiang's tomb in Liaoerwa outside the south gate of Chuzhou, because Song Jiang appeared to him in a dream after being killed. His body was buried on the left side of Song Jiang's tomb.

What is the nickname of Lin Chong in Water Margin?

The nickname of Lin Chong in Water Margin is Leopard Head. Lin Chong was originally the instructor of Tokyo's 800,000 Imperial Army and was highly skilled in martial arts. He was harmed by the powerful traitor Gao Qiu and was unjustly exiled to Cangzhou. Later, when he was guarding the hay field, Gao Qiu sent people to set fire to it in an attempt to burn him to death. He was forced to join the Liangshan peasant uprising army. Relatively speaking, Leopard Head Lin Chong ranks sixth among the Liangshan heroes and second among the Five Tigers of the Cavalry. In his early years, he was the spear and stick instructor of Tokyo's 800,000 Imperial Army. Because his wife was beautiful, he was molested by Gao Qiu's son Gao Yanei, and he was also framed by Gao Qiu and reported to the court. When he was exiled to Cangzhou, he was saved by Lu Zhishen in the Wild Boar Forest.

What is the main content of Water Margin?

"Water Margin" is one of the four great masterpieces of Chinese literature. It is a long novel describing the uprising of Song Jiang. In the 22nd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, the edition of "Beijing Edition Supplemented and Corrected Complete Picture of the Loyal and Righteous Water Margin" published by Yu Xiangdou Shuangfengtang in Jianyang, Fujian Province, was attributed to Luo Guanzhong for its compilation. In the 42nd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, the edition of "The Complete Story of the Loyal and Righteous Water Margin" published by Yuan Wuya with 120 chapters was attributed to Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong for its compilation. A similar edition of "Water Margin" engraved by Rongyutang around the 30th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty was attributed to Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong for its compilation.

The book artistically reflects the entire process of Song Jiang's uprising in Chinese history, from its occurrence, development to failure, by describing the story of 108 heroes led by Song Jiang gathering at Liangshan in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and then accepting amnesty and going on expeditions. It profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the resistance struggle and social ideals of the heroes of the uprising, and also specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.