In "Water Margin", the butcher calls himself Zheng Da Guanren. Why is he beaten by Lu Zhishen and still agrees to it?

After Zheng Tu was beaten violently by Lu Zhishen, why did he say "well beaten"? Was he really not afraid of death? Not so! He wanted to scare away Lu Zhishen using the same tactics in the world of martial arts, which was a threat, but also a way to regain face! for example! When we fight in real life, similar cruel words often appear. Sometimes when we lose, we will say cruel words such as "Wait for me"! Tell the other party to be careful, as he will definitely retaliate to make the other party afraid; at the same time! Men always want to save face after being made a fool of themselves in public, let alone Zheng Tu, who is known as "Zheng Daguanren"?

Let’s first look at how the story of the whole incident was explained in Water Margin. Lu Zhishen was drinking in a hotel and heard Jin Cuilian and his daughter crying. , but if you read carefully, you will find that Lu Zhishen was also called an official. In fact, the official may have been an honorific title at that time, just like now people call him Mr. So-and-so in a polite way.

As for why Butcher Zheng still said yes after being beaten, the reason is simple. Lu Zhishen said it himself, and it is stated in the book:

After hearing this, Lu Da said: "Bah! I I know that Zheng Daguan turns out to be Zheng Butcher, a pig-butcher! This arrogant and talented person asked me to work as a butcher under the command of Mr. Lue, but he turned out to be such a bully!"

so! Zheng Tu thought that by saying such a sentence, he could scare off Lu Zhishen and regain some face! This is his ultimate goal! but! What he never expected was that Lu Zhishen was a typical hero who was not afraid of power! After hearing what he said, Lu Zhishen not only was not frightened, but was angered and hit him harder. Seeing that Zheng Tu could not scare Lu Zhishen, he began to change his attitude and begged Lu Zhishen for mercy again and again!

According to the normal development of the plot, after Lu Zhishen listened to Zheng Tu’s plea for mercy, he should have said a few harsh words and then cursed a few more, and then let the matter go! This is how it is usually acted in TV dramas! But! Master Lu was different. He said to Zheng Tu: "You are a low-income person. If you fight me to the end, the Sa family will spare you. How can you beg for mercy from me? The Sa family will not spare you!" After saying this, he punched you. After a while, this fight directly destroyed the town of Guanxi!

So! In front of Lu Zhishen, never use the "hard first and then soft" approach in the world! When it comes to justice, Master Lu has always been soft-spoken! What a wind-like man, so elusive!