What kind of person is Wu Yong in the Water Margin?

When I was a child, I watched the Water Margin and was full of admiration for Wu Yong, a "wise man". I thought that Wu Yong almost hit the target, which was amazing. Now I have experienced a lot of life, seen a lot of history, and read many biographies of emperors and generals. Wu Yong's image of "knowing many stars" has collapsed. Now I think many endings of Liangshan heroes are tragic, which is inseparable from his poor planning as a strategist. Although Song Jiang is the boss of Liangshan, Song Jiang is mostly obedient to Wu Yong. In addition, Wu Yong himself is the third child, not behind the scenes. Is he wise and related to Liangshan heroes? The following is a personal view and interpretation of Wu Yong's performance in Water Margin, which is a joke after dinner.

First, the defect of outwitting the birth program and Wu's use of Liangshan.

Wu Yong is a handsome man, dressed as a Confucian scholar. "King Tota" and Classical are from Dongxi Village. We have known each other since childhood. After learning the news of "The Outline of Birth" from Liu Tang, a red-haired ghost, Wu Yong used the idea of plundering this ill-gotten wealth. It can be seen that Wu Yong was dissatisfied with the looting of people's wealth by the secular government in the Song Dynasty and the darkness of officialdom, and personally participated in and planned this action. First, he contacted Ruan.

Let's carefully analyze the plans and defects that hide from the "family planning":

Intelligence is indisputable, and it may not be so easy to take it by force. As a descendant of Yang Jiajiang, Yang Zhiyou has two lineal sons. Yang Zhi and Lin Chong fought fifty or sixty rounds, regardless of the outcome. The three Ruan brothers said nothing in the water, let alone on land. I'm afraid all seven of them can't do anything about Yang Zhi, a "green-faced beast". Needless to say, they also brought ten selected healthy soldiers, old Du Guan and two guards. It is almost impossible to take it by fighting and killing, and the choice of outwitting is wise. The problem is how to outsmart without revealing flaws.

Wu Yong's plan is similar to a charlatan. Interception locations are Zijinshan, Erlong Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Umbrella Mountain, Huangnigang, Baishawu, Yeyundu and Chisonglin, which are not as close as Huangnigang, so I am familiar with them. In addition, it is easy to implement and the location is right. The time was chosen at the hottest noon, and Yang Zhi and his party were also the most tired and thirsty, so there was no dispute about the time.

The plan is roughly as follows: at noon, Yang Zhi escorted the treasure to Huangnigang, and seven people, such as Chao Gai and Bai Sheng, pretended to be jujube sellers and waited in advance →→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→ Bai Sheng picked two barrels without medicinal liquor to sell →→→→→→→→→→→→→→ The jujube sellers ate a barrel together (initially dispelling Yang Zhi's doubts) →→→→→→→ One person (Wu Yong) picked up the barrel and drank the wine →→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→

Yang Zhi is not a very reserved and alert person. If Song Wu is replaced, Wu Yong's plan may be ruined. Of course, if Yang Zhi met Sun Erniang instead of Song Wu, it is estimated that he would be wrapped up as a stuffed bun.

Analysis of doubtful points in this setting:

1。 The place of Huangnigang was adapted from a passage in Yang Zhi's original work: Yang Zhi said, "God, I heard that it was robbed by thieves last year and I haven't got it yet. There are many thieves on the road this year; There is no water route to Tokyo, so it's all by land. Passing through Zijin Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Umbrella Mountain, Huangnigang, Baishawu, Yeyundu and Chisonglin are all places where strongmen haunt. Even if it is a single guest, I dare not pass by alone. He knew it was a treasure of gold and silver, so why didn't he rob it? You wasted your life! This is not allowed. " There is a liquor seller in this sparsely populated place where robbers haunt. Aren't you worried that the wine will be taken away by the powerful? It is strange that Yang Zhi should not doubt it.

2。 After a bucket of wine is finished, pay for the wine, and another person scoops a gourd ladle of wine and drinks it from a distance. This is a little strange. Do you have to go to drink if you want to break the contract? This is the second doubt. People like Song Wu won't be deceived by this cover-up. I can only fool Yang Zhi.

Flaw in the plan: this person who cheated the jujube class and pretended to sell dates on the way to Huangnigang can't be found or known by anyone at first, otherwise once the seller is found out, the seller can be arrested and brought to justice. So, first of all, you can't expose the whereabouts of selling dates. However, strangely, Wu Yong did not consider such a big loophole. Bai Sheng's liquor selling whereabouts were also exposed in advance. Not to mention, after the robbery, Bai Sheng gambled heavily. Finally, the action of hiding the birth procedure was soon exposed, because the whereabouts of jujube sellers and wine sellers were soon exposed. Bai Sheng was arrested by He Tao soon, and when the instruments of torture were used, Bai Sheng suffered so much, so he confessed quickly.

Finally, thanks to Song Jiang's informant, Classical and Wu Yong were prepared in advance, but Zhu Tong and Lei Heng were not really caught. Seven people finally escaped and finally had to go to Liangshan.

Second, Wu Yong's related behaviors

Wu Yong's experience in Jianghu is not shallow, and he has a certain skill of reading people. He is smart, too. When he went to Liangshan, he was the first to perceive the discord between Lin Chong and Wang Lun, and finally succeeded in achieving the harmony between Lin Chong and Wang Lun through words, helping Classical to sit in the first place in Liangshan.

Wu Yong, who has no national justice, belongs to the kind of scholar who wants to preserve his sanity. This can be seen from the fact that he later levied Liaodong and persuaded Song Jiang to take refuge in the Liao Lord. Later, after Song Jiang went to Liangshan, he personally felt that he had more common language with Song Jiang. Classical has a sense of heroism or heroism, while Song Jiang seems a little hypocritical and dirty. Just like Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, Xiang Yu is brave, but he can't do anything, while Liu Bang, a local ruffian, can. So, Wu Yong fell to Song Jiang from his heart. Classical can't compare with Song Jiang in terms of contacts and comprehensive ability. Gongsun Sheng saw that there would be a struggle between Classical and Song, and adopted evasive tactics, leaving Liangshan to help Sung River deal with Classical. Finally, he found an excuse to go back to his hometown to serve his mother, but in fact he stayed away from the whirlpool of power struggle. And Wu Yong basically has no conscience. As a scholar, you can accomplish things because of people, but you don't have the charm of connections and leadership. You can only rely on a master. He finally chose Song Jiang.

Look at the tricks Wu used in Liangshan. Most of them are tricks, deceptive tricks, and some tricks to force Liangshan away. It took a lot of effort to trick Lu Junyi into Liangshan, pretending to be a fortune teller and alienating him. Almost killed Lu Junyi. If you alienate each other from the start, it will be much easier for Lu Junyi to collude with Liangshan. Finally, Lu Junyi was saved by Kaiming Mansion. It can be seen that Wu's scheme to earn Lu Junyi's going up the mountain is rather clumsy.

Wu Yong's tactics are often a few secrets, and his vision and vision are relatively narrow. For the future development and road of Liangshan, he has never had a good plan and idea. In short, it is stuck in the tricks of the rivers and lakes, and there is no talent.

Third, the death of Wu Yong.

It is indisputable that Huarong Dao died for Sung River Xunyi, but it is not credible that Wu Yongdao died for Sung River Xunyi. Of course, Wu Yong didn't die because Song Jiang died. The tree fell down to escape the pursuit of the Song Dynasty. Personal understanding should be ashamed to death. My Lord, as an assistant strategist, has fallen into this situation. This strategist is very incompetent. Even if Wu Yong is alive, how can he face the old Liangshan acquaintances? "It is better to live well than to die well" is said to ordinary people. As a Confucian scholar, Wu Yong has no face, and there is no difference between living and walking dead, so he finally chose to commit suicide with Hua Rongdao as a relief.