1. The Zhang family is short of parents.

——"Water Margin Chapter 21".

Translation: The Zhang family is strong and the Li family is weak. A metaphor for gossip that has nothing to do with oneself.

2. A snake cannot move without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings.

——"Water Margin·Chapter 60".

Translation: A snake has no head and cannot move forward, while a bird has no wings and cannot fly.

3. We are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, but if we are not destined to meet each other, we will not meet each other.

——"Water Margin·Chapter 14".

Translation: With fate, even if we are thousands of miles apart, we can eventually get together. If there is no fate, even if we are walking opposite each other, we will not know each other.

4. Sell divination and divination, then turn back to speak.

——"Water Margin·Sixty-one Chapters".

Translation: People who do fortune-telling often say ambiguous and slippery words, which should not be believed.

5. Rich or poor, high or low, this is the destiny of the past. Life is short and long, and life is determined.

——"Water Margin Chapter 119".

Translation: Wealth and poverty are all brought about by the previous life, and life span is determined by fate.

Extended information:

Basics of creation

During the Southern Song Dynasty, the story of Liangshan heroes was widely circulated. The painter and writer Gong Kai at that time wrote "Praise and Preface to the 36 Song Jiang People": The stories of Song Jiang and other 36 people have spread all over the streets; the painter also wrote pictures and shadows for them.

The earliest blueprint of "Water Margin" is the Song Dynasty's "The Legacy of Xuanhe". It focuses on describing Yang Zhi's selling of knives, Chao Gai and others ganging up to rob the birthday card, and Song Jiang's killing of Yan Poxi. It also describes Lin Chong, Li Kui, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and other major figures are also described.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there were many scripts based on Water Margin stories. In Yuan dramas, the number of Liangshan heroes has grown from 36 to 108.

Shi Naian organized and processed the stories and characters about Water Margin, and faithfully accepted the people's views in the process of creating "Water Margin". This is the reason why "Water Margin" achieved great success. Base. ?

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