What does the prodigal son mean?

1. The prodigal son is the nickname of Yan Qing in the novel Water Margin. Yan Qing is also known as Yan Xiaoyi, nicknamed the prodigal son. He was originally a trusted servant of Lu Junyi, a rich man in Beijing, and went to Liangshan with Lu Junyi.

2. Yan Qing is a native of Beijing Daming Mansion. His parents died when he was a child, and he was brought up by the Lu family. He is Lu Junyi's confidant servant. He is full of embroidery, good at using crossbows, proficient in sumo, skilled in martial arts, versatile, able to play, sing and jump, and can do anything in any place.

3. The "prodigal son" in Song Dynasty refers to a playboy who is idle, charming and wandering in a brothel. For example, the biography of Li Bangyan in Song Dynasty said, "Great is cool and beautiful, and it works for. However, I am growing up, learning vulgar things, easy to handle, good at teasing and cuju. Every street slang is a lyric, and people are scrambling to spread it, calling themselves' Li prodigal son'. " There are also many such records in Three Dynasties North Alliance Compilation, Ancient and Modern Thorns and Mr. Wenshan Collection. ?

4. According to Gong Kai's eulogy in "Song Jiang Thirty-six Praises", Yan Qing's early image is a man who lives casually, wanders around the brothel and takes pleasure in evil, which accords with the meaning of "prodigal son" in Song Dynasty.

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1. In Chu Tongqing's New Biography of the Water Margin, Yan Qing is a hero in the north, and a disciple of Shi Xiu who fought against Liao soldiers in the northern Dai area. ? He explicitly opposed to woo, and finally left Liangshan with Mu Hong, and returned to Taihang Mountain to camp and continue to resist the court. ? 、? In the book, Yan Qing and Lu Junyi are good friends and once had an engagement with their cousins. 、

2. In Wang Zhongwen's "Water Margin", Yan Qing was hailed as the Lord of Kunlun Mountain, and promoted Li You, a hero of the capital of song dynasty, to gather 20,000 people in Huashan Mountain in Yimeng to rebel. Later, he joined forces with Wang, Taiping Gu Peixuan and other Liangshan Rebels, and was promoted to the vice capital of Liangshan Park, raising the banner of "resisting gold and opposing the Song Dynasty".

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