Art comes from life, and both Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian have real prototypes. At that time, there were also records of Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian in Qinghe County Records. According to records, Wu Dalang was a burly handsome guy, and Wu Dalang was not only handsome, but also rich. At that time, he was a county magistrate, honest and clean, and was deeply loved by local people. And Pan Jinlian is a young lady of noble birth. They are indeed husband and wife, who have been in love for a lifetime and finally grow old together.
So, did Shi Naian come to open his mouth to vilify Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian? The fact is that Mr. Shi Naian himself is hearsay.
This matter should start with Wu Dalang's good friend Huang Tang. This Huang is Wu Dalang's good friend, but their fates are different. When Wu Dalang became Shangguan, Huang Tang still accomplished nothing, and this person was unlucky. Not only did he not make much money, but his house was destroyed by fire. When cornered, Huang Tang wanted to go to Wu Dalang, a good friend of an official, and wanted him to arrange something for himself.
However, as we mentioned earlier, Wu Dalang is an honest and upright official. It can even be said that Huang Tang was angry when he was rejected. He reasoned that he couldn't swallow this evil spirit, so he planned to disperse Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian? Scandal? And I did a lot of processing on the story, including Ximen Qing and other characters, because the story was so colourful that it spread quickly.
When Huang Tang returned home in triumph, he was surprised to find that his burnt house had been rebuilt. His wife said that all the money was given by Wu Dalang. Now Huang Tang is dumbfounded, but this story has spread and was introduced to Shi Naian, who was writing Water Margin at that time, and added it to his own book. Now the story has spread more widely.
So blame Huang Tang. This man is just like his name. Is it too much? Funny? !