Why is it not chivalrous for Wu Song to beat Jiang Menshen drunk?

"Wu Song drunk and beat Jiang Menshen" is a well-known story in Water Margin, which tells that after Wu Song killed Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, he was stabbed to join the army in Mengzhou. In Mengzhou, he was especially cared for by the father and son who were in charge of the prison camp. Not only did he get rid of a hundred bludgeons, but he was also given excellent preferential treatment. Wu Song was grateful for his kindness and helped him recapture the Happy Forest Hotel occupied by Jiang Menshen. At first glance, it sounds like a heroic story of justice and gratitude.

first of all, we will be impressed by the bravery and chivalry of kindness. Although he was a complete stranger to Wu Song, he respected the hero and took care of Wu Song in every way. It was every cloud has a silver lining that Wu Song, who was down and out, could make such friends. Secondly, we also admire Wu Song's chivalrous bravery. Wu Song's kindness is admirable. In the face of the arrogance of Jiang Menshen and Zhang Yong ying, he is not afraid of strong enemies, puts his life and death at risk, dares to draw out his sword to help him, and tries his best to repay his kindness. This is probably the loyalty of the rivers and lakes that people often praise. Finally, we are sincerely gratified that justice can overcome evil.

Wu Song not only helped Mercy regain the Happy Forest Hotel, but also established a healthy atmosphere in the society. Wu Song tells people with his own actions that those who oppress the good and do many unjust things will eventually come to no good end. In fact, the reason why we can feel impressed, admired and gratified is mainly because of the influence of too many storytelling and film and television works with the theme of Water Margin. When these art forms show people the story of Water Margin, they have almost adapted the original work beyond recognition. As everyone knows, the truth of Wu Song's drunken beating of Jiang Menshen is far from as simple as we imagined. First, there is no feeling and friendship between mercy and Wu Song at all, and it is a naked relationship between utilization and being used.

As the son of the prison camp management camp, Shien took advantage of his position to treat Wu Song well after meeting Wu Song, with the purpose of getting Wu Song to help him recapture the Happy Forest Hotel. Because Jiang Menshen is good at martial arts, Shien is no match, so he can only let Wu Song, who is good at martial arts, deal with Jiang Menshen. In addition, Wu Song's prisoner status is too good. If you kill Jiang Menshen, you can pay for it directly; If Wu Song is less skilled and killed by Jiang Menshen, no one will hold him accountable.

When Wu Song was on his way to the Happy Forest, Shien's father had already arranged for one or twenty soldiers to accompany him, but when Wu Song had a fight with Jiang Menshen and his hotel gang, they didn't come out to help. It was not until Wu Song subdued Jiang Menshen that he came out to celebrate with these people. Judging from this situation, Wu Song's attitude of mercy is: It's better if you go to fight Jiang Menshen alone, and it has nothing to do with me if you lose. Therefore, there is no feeling and friendship between Wu Song and the kindness. Perhaps Wu Song naively regards kindness as a brother, but kindness is just using Wu Song. 2. Is the Happy Forest Hotel just a hotel?

On the surface, mercy was bullied by Jiang Menshen and lost the Happy Forest Hotel, which is a party worthy of our sympathy, but must the sympathizers be victims? Let's take a look at the Happy Forest Hotel for mercy first. When he asked Wu Song for help, he said this:

"In normal times, my younger brother relied on his personal skills, and they caught eighty or ninety prisoners who gave up their lives in the camp and went there to open a wine and meat shop, all of which were distributed to various stores, gambling shops and exchange shops. But when a passer-by prostitute comes there, he must first come to see his younger brother, and then allow him to take advantage of the food. Many places have spare money every day, and there are three or two hundred taels of silver to look for at the end of the month. "

Now we understand that the business of mercy is not a hotel at all, but an underworld prostitution group under the cover of hotels, and mercy monopolizes the happy forest, or the prostitution industry in Mengzhou. Therefore, after Wu Song helped cover back the Happy Forest Hotel, Shi Naian designated the title of this time as "cover and bully Mengzhou Road". Please pay attention to the word "bully". A chivalrous man can't call it "bully", only a bully will call it "bully".

Looking back, it's not just prostitution that makes money by doing favors. After Mercy regained the Happy Forest, the book wrote: "Mercy's business has increased interest by 35% compared with usual, and all shops and gambling houses are in good condition, and Gali times gives free money and mercy." That is to say, mercy not only charges prostitutes fees, but also charges protection fees from other gambling houses. From the behavior of kindness in Happy Forest, we can draw two conclusions: First, kindness is not a kind person; Second, the career that Shien is engaged in is not on the table. 3. Is it just for mercy to take back Happy Forest Hotel from Jiang Menshen?

Jiang Menshen took away the hotel run by Mercy, and Mercy asked Wu Song to take back what belonged to him. Although it was a "black eating black" thing, it always sounded reasonable to Mercy at first glance. After all, whether it's Jiang Menshen or Zhang Yong ying, you can't just rob people for no reason. But in fact, it may be the kindness that really hurts.

When the hotel of Mercy was taken away by Jiang Menshen, Mercy didn't dare to argue with Jiang Menshen. The reason was: "He has Zhang Yong-ying, a group of regular troops. If there is a quarrel, he will make peace with the camp first." It is true that Zhang Yong ying is a regular army, but he is not bound by reason. Mercy's words reveal his own indefensible. Why does mercy make indefensible? Mentioned earlier, after the kindness regained the hotel, "the kindness of the business increased by 35% interest than usual, and the shops and gambling houses were in good condition, and Gali times sent spare money and kindness", which usually refers to the period of Jiang Menshen's management. It can be seen that Jiang Menshen's fees were much less than that of kindness. Then the reason why Mercy lost the Happy Forest Hotel is that Mercy overcharged the management fee and protection fee of Happy Forest.

Through the above analysis, we can roughly outline the "Hershey's contribution" to Jiang Menshen's capture of the Mercy Hotel: Mercy collected a high proportion of protection fees in Happy Forest, which caused dissatisfaction among merchants and prostitutes. Everyone United against Mercy. With the support of Zhang Yong Ying, Jiang Menshen came forward to drive Mercy away and reduced the amount of protection fees.

Being kind and indefensible, I dare not practice theory with Jiang Menshen and Zhang, so I have a hard time. In desperation, I met Wu Song, and with the help of Wu Song, I regained the Happy Forest Hotel. After being gracious in charge of the Happy Forest Hotel, he levied high fees again, which caused more dissatisfaction among the employees of Happy Forest. They struggled with Zhang Yong ying, Jiang Menshen, and Zhang Dujian in the background, and designed and framed Wu Song together, which led to the later stories of "Wu Song made a scene in Fei Yunpu" and "Zhang Dujian spilled blood on the Yuanyang Building".

Therefore, we say that the story of Wu Song and mercy is not only not touching, but also disgusting. Like other characters in the Water Margin, the name of mercy is completely opposite to its actual meaning, "the benefactor is also ungrateful." Under the evil forces headed by mercy, Wu Song is just a thug who dares to fight hard, so it is not chivalrous to get drunk and beat Jiang Menshen.