Many people hate Song Jiang and think that Song Jiang is hypocritical and cowardly. But I don't think so. I think Song Jiang's behavior before and after seems contradictory, but it is not hypocritical. He is not a good man. He was sorry for his friends, but he never cheated his friends on purpose. He is sincere and terrible. What is terrible is this sincerity.
Let me share the concrete embodiment of Song Jiang as a contradictory person ~ ~
1. Song, right? Contradictory embodiment of loyalty
Song Jiang's loyalty in Water Margin is full of contradictions. Song Jiang is known as the "loyal man", which shows that Song Jiang's loyalty to the monarch is not ordinary. Song Jiang was well informed, and with his knowledge and talent, he became the undertaker of Yecheng County. Song Jiang was influenced by his father's loyalty since childhood, so loyalty is deeply rooted in Song Jiang's heart. However, the release of Chao Gai runs counter to Song Jiangzhong's thought. There is no doubt that other heroes were oppressed by feudal society and forced to go to Liangshan, but for Song Jiang, I prefer him to go to Liangshan himself. Song Jiang is in front of his own small company in Yecheng. Although the officialdom is dark, Song Jiang can keep his jobs for himself with his talent and knowledge. However, Song Jiang's willingness to visit the muddy water of the uprising shows that Song Jiang's loyalty to the monarch is not thorough at all. It can be said that Song Jiang has his own ambitions and goals. Song Jiangfang classical, not so much to stand up for his friends, but rather to shake the heart of Song Jiangzhong, and his great ambitions began to show signs.
The contradiction of the Song Dynasty has been reflected many times in Water Margin. Song Jiang often said that "only against corrupt officials, not against the emperor", he led the masses to fight under the banner of doing justice for heaven. After going to Liangshan, the "Juyitang" was changed to "Loyalty Hall" so that the brothers would not forget the concept of loyalty to the monarch. Finally, after wooing Ann, he said, "It is better to lose the court than surrender it." Song Jiang used various excuses to express his loyalty to the monarch. But if Song Jiang is so loyal, why did he let Classical go? Why lead brothers and people to revolt? Song Jiang hated the darkness of corrupt officials and the oppression of the people, but he didn't know that these oppression came from the decay of feudal system. In fact, Song's thought and uprising behavior are the full embodiment of the contradiction between loyalty and righteousness. Song Jiang's inner ambition is to rule the society by himself and own the land of the Great Song Dynasty.
Second, is it better? Contradictory embodiment of justice
The contradiction between Song Jiang's image and benevolence and righteousness can be seen from his nickname. Song Jiang's nickname is "Timely Rain", which is the honorific title for Song Jiang by people and rivers and lakes. You can see the meaning of Song Jiang from his nickname. No matter friends on the Jianghu or ordinary people, whenever they encounter difficulties, Song Jiangdu should stand up in time to save everyone in hot water. Li Kui jy finally died in the poisoned wine of Sung River, without any regret, and said that he would also be an imp of Sung River after his death. Because Song Jiang gave him twelve pieces of silver when he was killed in Li Kui. Just a dozen taels of silver and a fat man will remember. Li Kui jy is willing to repay his brother's friendship with his life. But for Song Jiang, is killing his brother with poisoned wine a sign of friendship? From my personal point of view, Song Jiang has no loyalty at all, which is a mean person's practice. At that time, the twelve pieces of silver given to Li Kui II was just a means to buy people's hearts. If Song Jiang was really loyal to the Jianghu, even if Li Kui jy made a big mistake, he wouldn't kill his brother. Song Jiang used to pretend to be the eldest brother, giving orders and leading Jianghu brothers to do chivalrous things. In fact, this is just a cover for Song Jiang. Song Jiang hopes to use these brothers to overthrow the Song Dynasty and complete his great cause.
The contradiction in Song Dynasty is also reflected in solving the problem of classical escape and overhead classical beam mountain. Song Jiang risked his life and future for his friend's loyalty and let his friend Classical go. But after Song Jiang went to Liangshan, he left his loyalty to classical literature. After going to Liangshan, Song Jiang gathered people's hearts, made personal brothers, and put Liangshan heroes on the air. Since you can disregard your life and future for your brother, how can you betray your brother for small interests? Is this Song Jiang's loyalty? The contradiction of Song Jiang's loyalty reflects the contradiction between Song Jiang's life under feudal system and anti-feudal system. Thus, Song Jiang's ambivalence about gaining rights from feudal officialdom and overthrowing feudal system can be seen.
Third, Song Jiang is a contradiction, a contradiction between loyalty and righteousness.
He is a dutiful son, which means that if he goes into politics, he will be a loyal minister. But reality played a joke on him and he became a bandit. From then on, he had no loyalty in his life, only righteousness. But before long, reality played a second joke on him. His bandit group became bigger, and with the capital to negotiate with the court, he could talk about loyalty again. Song Jiang, who is qualified to talk about friendship, is not happy, because he is doomed to abandon righteousness. But Song Jiang chose loyalty, without hesitation and with a clear conscience. Note that he really has a clear conscience, at least from his point of view. Because he thinks it's not only for himself, but also for his brother. In his eyes, he just shared his dream with his brothers. As for whether the brothers like this dream or not, he has never considered it.
Through several changes of Song Jiang's identity, the author shows us the image of a gangster wandering between loyalty and righteousness. It can be said that this image is quite classic. From him, we see the shadow of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. Each of us is Song Jiang, which has nothing to do with whether you like this image or not.
Song Jiang's thinking is absolutely traditional. Unlike Li Kui jy, Li Kui jy didn't play by routine, at least he didn't play by social common sense at that time. Song Jiang received the most traditional education since childhood. Song Taigong taught him the ceremony of loyalty and filial piety, the way of Confucius and Mencius. Sung river is influenced by these.
Final summary
Song Jiang's mental journey and the route he chose should be the path chosen by most traditional guardians and intellectuals in ancient times. They have received orthodox education since childhood, and their loyalty to the imperial power has been deeply imprinted in their bones, which is also an important reason why no intellectuals have ever overthrown the old order and established a new one in the history of China. They can't get rid of the shackles of tradition. Song Jiang's story is the best way to sort out the relationship between these people and imperial power.
The meaning of the water margin is here, which shows how deeply the tradition imprisons people.