Why did Ye Hongji kill Xiao Feng?
1. At first, Feng admired Yeluhongji's courage, and Yeluhongji also appreciated his courage. They hit it off and became brothers, but only because of one thing, the two brothers finally parted ways, that is, Xiao Feng, who was concerned about CoCo Lee, refused Yeluhongji's order to send troops south. Yeluhongji was puzzled by Xiao Feng's move and couldn't think of any reason why Xiao Feng refused to do so.
What's more, Yeluhongji was in the throat at that time. At Yanmenguan, Feng Xiao, with Duan Yu and Xu Zhu, seized Yeluhongji and forced the heavily armed Liao army to retreat. When Yeluhongji left, he misunderstood that Xiao Feng was forced to leave the Liao army for wealth and prosperity. Xiao Feng could not refute Yeluhongji's misunderstanding, so he regained his inner strength, inserted a broken arrow into his chest, and finally committed suicide.
Brothers turn against each other.
Regardless of the success or failure of the invasion of Song Dynasty, Xiao Feng will die, because Yeluhongji was born with fear. Since Xiao Feng can't be used by himself, it is even more impossible to put him back to Dasong and embarrass himself. Killing Xiao Feng is the best choice. Although Xiao Feng had no intention of going into politics, he was involved in the whirlpool of power. In addition, Xiao Feng even broke the taboo and touched the bottom line of Yeluhongji. Yeluhongji naturally wants to get rid of him.
Why did Xiao Feng become a tragic hero?
I have mentioned many times that in order to avoid the similarity between the plot and the characters, Jin Yong tried to innovate and find another way, whether it was martial arts moves or characterization. Before this drama, Jin Yong had created Guo Jing who died in battle, joined hands with Yang Guo and Zhang Wuji who retired from the Jianghu. As for Xiao Feng, in order to seek innovation, he had a tragic hero who committed suicide.