Shen Cong and Cen Geng shared their analysis on the Internet.
In the three years of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty, the plague prevailed in the capital of Kaifeng, and the people were not living. Emperor Renzong specially dispatched him. The former Taiwei Hong Xin went to Longhu Mountain in Xinzhou, Jiangxi, and announced the heavenly master Zhang Zhenren to come to the court to pray for the plague.
Taiwei Hong went to Guixi County in Xinzhou. When visiting the Fumo Hall of the Shangqing Palace, he did not listen to persuasion to open the door of Fumo Hall, lifted the big stone stele of Fumo Hall, and dug up a bluestone slab pressed by the big stone turtle. Underneath, is a deep and shallow crypt, a black gas rushed out from the cave, rushed into the upper half of the sky, scattered into a hundred golden lights, and went in all directions.
It is said that this is the origin of "Thirty-six members Tiangang stars, 72 Earth evil stars, a total of 108 demon kings".
After reading "Water Margin", we can now know that these one hundred and eight demon kings are the 108 heroes of Liangshan.
After knowing this, why did Mr. Li Fan write like this? It's easier to understand.
Why did Song Renzong send Hong Xin to Fu Mo Temple?
Because of natural disasters.
But after Hong Xin arrived at Fu Mo Temple, he did not listen to dissuasion and released a hundred and eight demon kings. This was a man-made disaster.
When the two are connected, natural disasters have caused man-made disasters.
Therefore, it can be said that the source of the story of the Liangshan Uprising is on the one hand destined by heaven, and on the other hand, it is very important and man-made.
Just imagine, if Song Renzong didn't send Hong Xin to the Temple of Demon, could he go and lift the bluestone slab? Without opening the bluestone slab, wouldn't there be no story of Liangshan hero.
Therefore, the beginning of this article is intended to explain why Liangshan had an uprising. The Liangshan Uprising was not only caused by the will of heaven, but actually was made by people, and this person was precisely Hong Xin who was sent by Emperor Renzong.
And we all know that the Renzong period was the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty, so "Water Margin" obviously implies a deep meaning, which is to seek the root of the troubled times from the heyday.
But, what is the root of the chaotic world implied by this flourishing age?
Mr. Li Fan did not say clearly, nor did he make a very accurate narrative.
Or Mr. Li Fan has already described the reason in a vague way, but we haven't found it yet.
But in any case, this is a question worthy of our pondering.
Especially for historical researchers, it is worth pondering.
As for another question, why is Gao Li the first character at the beginning? And also used a lot of pen and ink to write the history of Gao Yao's fortune.
Looking at this issue now, it is actually not difficult to understand.
The purpose was to set the tone of the work "Water Margin". In the Huizong period, the Song Dynasty was in chaos from the top.
If we do not write Gao Qi first, but write the Liangshan heroes we know first, then it will become a chaos in the world and chaos from below, no wonder the emperor and court of the Song Dynasty.
In this way, the uprising of the Liangshan heroes has a different meaning.
Therefore, Mr. Li Fan first wrote Gaoyao to explain that in the court of the Song Dynasty, there were traitorous officials and thieves that would cause people to make trouble in the people.
In addition, there is a more important point, and it is also one of the most wonderful places where Mr. Li Fan conceived the whole work.
Mr. Li Fan first wrote the history of Gao Qiu's fortune. In fact, he already hinted that the Liangshan Uprising led by Song Jiang would fail, and he also revealed the reason why it failed.
Because what they were resisting was not actually the ruler, but just wanting to get rid of the traitorous officials such as Gao Li. They were still loyal to the emperor.
At the same time, it also hinted that the leaders of Liangshan, headed by Song Jiang, would definitely accept the court's call for security.
And this is why they will accept the imperial court's call for security.
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The above is the analysis and answers of Shen Cong and Cen Geng about those two questions.
After reading it by countless fans, they all felt a sense of sudden realization.
That's it!
It turns out that Li Fan opened the article like this with such a deep intention.
Now, after reading the analysis of the two famous artists, they can understand it very easily and it is not complicated.
But without the analysis of the two famous artists, let them figure it out for themselves, they might never figure out why.
It seems that they want to truly understand "Water Margin", it is completely inseparable from the interpretation of famous artists.
After knowing the intention and hint of Gao Yu's fortune at the beginning of the article, many fans of the book sighed again.
It turns out that the unhappy ending of "Water Margin" was already hinted at at the beginning.
On the Internet, book fans are very emotional about this.
"Oh! It turns out that Mr. Li Fan hinted from the beginning that the ending of "Water Margin" was not good, but it was a pity that no one could understand it at that time."
"I really don't like Song Jiang very much. If it weren't for him, the ending of the Liangshan heroes would certainly not be so bleak."
"Song Jiang should actually be the most successful character in the whole work, but he is really not very pleasing."
"I absolutely agree with Mr. Shen Cong's previous analysis that Song Jiang killed Chao Gai, and Song Jiang is too utilitarian."
"Forget it, let's not discuss the ending, let's talk about the previous story, it is so exciting that it is simply dizzying."
"Yes, yes, let's not talk about the ending. We said that there are too many places in the front, which are worthy of our discussion."
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The end of "Water Margin" is a major event for the outside world.
In addition to the various analyses and interpretations of celebrities and the various discussions of book fans, numerous media have also reported more.
"It's over! Mr. Li Fan's full-length work "Water Margin" with the theme of "Rebellion" officially ends today."
"Do you really understand "Water Margin"? Talk about some hidden secrets in "Water Margin"."
"'If you don't read "Water Margin", you don't know the wonder of the world." Mr. Cen Geng commented on "Water Margin."
"The People's Discussion on "Water Margin"! Mr. Li Fan's "Water Margin" ended today, sparking heated discussion among the people!"
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The outside world is all talking about "Water Margin", and Wang Jin, director of CCTV's TV drama channel, feels a lot of pressure.
"Water Margin" is so popular, if the TV series they produced can't satisfy the audience, then the problem will be big.
CCTV can't afford to lose this person.
Therefore, Wang Jin absolutely does not allow it. The TV series produced are not ideal.
Therefore, he brought the TV crew of the "Water Margin" that had been formed, and rushed to the Three Holy Village again, asking Li Fan to check the crew's preparations, and then give the crew comments and suggestions.
Li Fan is naturally happy with this, and he also hopes that the TV series "Water Margin" filmed by CCTV this time can produce ideal results.
Therefore, Li Fan was very welcome to the crew's arrival, and at the same time gave his own opinions and suggestions on the preparation of the crew.
Wang Jin and the entire crew were overjoyed, and they were like treasures for Li Fan's comments and suggestions for modification.
After giving his own opinions and suggestions for modification, Li Fan stopped paying attention to the crew.
He believes that with his own opinions and suggestions for modification, CCTV will surely be able to produce a very satisfactory TV series "Water Margin".
He no longer needs to worry about it.
With this time to worry about, he might as well go out and go around, to be at ease.
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