1. The Black History in Water Margin

"Water Margin" is actually a history book, but it is a "black history". The so-called black history is to show the dark side of history, without any surprises such as "Liu Bang's Snake-Slaying Uprising" in the annals of history.

For example, "Water Margin" clearly stated at the beginning that 108 will be the "demon" that was released, but this group of demons turned into the embodiment of loyalty under the leadership of Song Jiang, so there are questions Here it comes, who is the "devil leader"? Obviously it was Song Huizong.

Looking at Song Huizong in history, he is really like a demon leader. He appointed treacherous villains and made the Northern Song Dynasty a mess. In the end, he ushered in the "Jingkang Shame"... Also like 108 Generals, Why did Shi Jin appear first? Looking at the name "Shi Jin", it means "historical process" or "entering history".

There are quite a few such "black histories" in the book, but they are covered up by wonderful stories. Therefore, "Water Margin" is not about fighting and killing in the eyes of many people. Underneath these fighting and killing, it is living history.

"Water Margin" started with Liangshan as the core. In the end, 108 generals gathered in Liangshan. Naturally, the "Water Margin Interpretation Code" is hidden on Liangshan, but the keys to this code are different. Hidden in three persons.

This first person was neither Shi Jin, who was the first to appear, nor Lu Zhishen, the angry-eyed King Kong, but Wang Lun, the scholar in white, who was killed by Lin Chong!

2. The interpretation code of Wang Lun

Wang Lun was the first leader of the village in Liangshan. Many people defined him as a foil, such as Lin Chong's ruthless and ruthless character. , but this really underestimates Wang Lun's role.

First of all, there are two lines of relationship with Wang Lun. The first is Chai Jin and the second is Lin Chong. To Wang Lun from Liangshan Mountain, Chai Jin was the financial backer or investor behind the scenes. Lin Chong established a relationship with Wang Lun because of Chai Jin's recommendation. But Wang Lun is at the intersection of these three lines, so is Wang Lun a supporting role?

Secondly, let's look at the name Wang Lun. There are two interpretations. One is that the throne takes turns. Does this remind people of Sun Wukong's famous saying "The emperor takes turns to sit at my house next year." This is tantamount to Wang Lun representing an emerging force for changing dynasties. Unfortunately, in "Water Margin", this force was funded and controlled by Chai Jin, a nobleman.

This is actually a rule of dynasty changes throughout history, that is, behind any uprising that has become popular, there is vague support from the big landowners or a certain force at that time. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang needed to rely on the forces in eastern Zhejiang. Li Yuan relied on the Guanlong Group, and even Liu Bang relied on King Huai of Chu (noble power in Chu) and others.

The second is that Wang Lun represents the order and seniority of the throne. That is to say, Wang Lun is the most senior creditor in Liangshan, but he still cannot erase the embarrassment of being manipulated, and he is still a puppet. Therefore, no matter which interpretation is used, it cannot erase Wang Lun's compromise and weakness towards the nobles (big landowners). It can be seen that Wang Lun, "the most senior boss in Liangshan", has the same problem as Lin Chong, which is cowardice.

But why was the cowardly Wang Lun defeated by the even more cowardly Lin Chonghuo? The answer is given in the book. This is Chao Gai leading people up the mountain... However, the name Chao Gai hides a second code for deciphering the Water Margin!

2. The interpretation code of Chao Gai

Looking at the name Chao Gai, the interpretation is: change of dynasty, that is: change of dynasty! Chao Gai was a powerful person in the Water Margin. Such characters have always been guarded against or attacked, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's attacks on powerful people, because such characters will eventually develop into a force that replaces the role of the government.

In troubled times, it is easy to become a force that changes dynasties. Looking at Chao Gai in Water Margin, he hijacks the birthday card as soon as he makes a move! This is equivalent to a large amount of start-up capital, and then came to Liangshan.

Chao Gai has abundant funds, so he is obviously more confident than Wang Lun, and because of his powerful nature, he has more boss temperament than Wang Lun. This allowed Chao Gai to get rid of the behind-the-scenes manipulation of financial masters such as Chai Jin.

Lin Chong is not stupid! He was not detonated by Wu's words that fanned the flames. He actually made the decision after comparing and making choices. Wu's words could not but give both parties an opportunity for cooperation.

Lin Chong's cowardice represents a person who was not reused or even suppressed by the previous government. Such characters often appear in history, always turning their guns at critical moments to clear the way for new masters.

That’s why Lin Chong fought against Wang Lun, that is, Lin Chong turned to Chao Gai and killed Wang Lun, the puppet boss. From then on, Liangshan “changed dynasties” and opened the era of true independence as king. At the same time, Chai Jin's power was also cut off, which was actually one of the reasons for Chao Gai's final tragedy.

As expected, Chao Gai brought a new atmosphere to Liangshan. Since he had relatively strong start-up funds (birthday plan), he began to build weapons, classify arms, establish a navy, and also formulated new regulations. Harm innocent people, only steal things and don't hurt people, etc.

This is actually what many people in history often did after being successful for a while, promulgating new regulations to win over the people. Zhang Shicheng, for example, has done this before, and it is not new from ancient times. But everything became weird with the arrival of Song Jiang...

3. The interpretation code of Song Jiang

Song Jiang, many people like to interpret this name as " "Send away the country", of course this is correct, because what he represents is the counterattack of Song Huizong's forces. That is, attacks on those who change dynasties.

Such attacks are both military and infiltrative. Song Jiang is a penetration model. It is a pity that in the end this force was swept away and the disgrace of Jingkang occurred.

In addition, there is actually another interpretation, which I think is more accurate. This is that Song Jiang actually represents the "country of the Song Dynasty", that is, Song Jiang is actually a clone of Song Huizong, and Liangshan is the country of the Song Dynasty. an epitome of.

What Liangshan advocated was actually what the Song Dynasty lacked the most. The final dismal ending of Liangshan was also the final ending of the Song Dynasty. The conflict between Song Jiang and Chao Gai was the conflict between the Song Dynasty court and the uprising forces.

So why was Song Jiang able to defeat Chao Gai? This is also a historical phenomenon: those who were the first to change dynasties almost always failed in history, but it was the latecomers who succeeded! For example, after Chen defeated Wu Guang, Liu Bang took over the world! After Wagang Mountain (Li Mi, Dou Jiande), it was Li Yuan who had the last laugh...

The success of Liu Xiu and Zhu Yuanzhang was also achieved after they adjusted their strategies after taking the leadership positions of the rebels. On the other hand, Chao Gai was completely uncompromising and uncooperative, and pushed the power of the aristocracy to Song Jiang's side.

Chao Gai only wanted to maintain his three-thirds of an acre of land, which naturally showed that his strength was too weak and lacked a buffer! Unable to withstand attacks from external forces and internal infiltration, Song Jiang infiltrated in with protective colors. Therefore, Song Jiang's real interpretation code is "protecting the Song Dynasty."

One is "taking turns to sit on the throne", the other is "changing dynasties", and the last one is "protecting the country of the Song Dynasty". From the names of the three leaders of Liangshan, this unusual phenomenon is exactly what they found. It tells people: What is actually written in "Water Margin"? This is actually a history book!