20 Zheng Tu died unjustly

When I was young, I read "Water Margin" and felt that "Lu Zhishen killed the town of Kansai with three punches" was particularly enjoyable. Although my surname is Zheng, I don't feel angry that my family was beaten to death by the surname Lu. Who told you to bully people? Who made you the town of Kansai? Who made your kung fu inferior to others!?

When I got older, I read this "classic" text again and had a new perspective. Let's revisit that text.

Let's say that Zheng Tu has two storefronts, two meat cases, and three or five slices of pork hanging. Zheng Tu was sitting in the cabinet in front of the door, watching the dozen or so knife men sell meat. Luda walked to the door and shouted, "Zheng Tu!"

When Zheng Tu saw it, he saw that it was Lu Tiha, and hurriedly came out of the closet to sing: "Ti Ha forgive the sin!" Then he called the deputy to bring a stool, "Ask the ruler to take a seat." Luda sat down and said: "In accordance with the decree of the Emperor of the Scriptures: Ten catties of fine meat, cut into a zi, don't see a little fat on it." Zheng Tu said: "Let ,-- you quickly choose the good ones to cut ten catties." Lu Ti said: "Don't wait for the pickles to do it, you cut it with me." Zheng Tu said: "That's right, the villain will cut himself." Ten catties of fine meat were picked from the meat table, and finely cut into the meat.

The shopkeeper wrapped his handkerchief around his head, and was coming to Zheng Tu to report about Jin Lao, but he saw Lu Tihe sitting by the door of the meat case, and he didn't dare to disturb him, so he had to stand far away and look under the eaves.

This Zheng Tu cut himself for half an hour, wrapped it in lotus leaves, and said: "Ti Ha, ask someone to send it?" Luda said: "What to send!" Let's live, and then ten catties are fat, don't see some fine on it, and cut it into cheeks. Zheng Tu said: "But if you are talented, you are afraid that the house will be wrapped in wontons, what is the use of fat cheeks?" Luda opened his eyes and said, "Xianggong Jun will pay the Sprinkle family, who dares to ask him?" Zheng Tu said: "It's a suitable thing, and the villain can cut it." I also selected ten catties of fat meat, and also cut it carefully to make a dumpling, and wrapped the lotus leaves. I have been tidying up for an early morning, but I have to eat.

The shopkeeper dared to come over, and even the customer who was about to buy meat didn't dare to come over.

Zheng Tu said: "I took it with Ti Ha and sent it to the general's mansion?"

Luda said: "If you want ten catties of cartilage, you must also chop it carefully, and don't see some meat on it."

Zheng Tu smiled: "But you didn't come to entertain me?"

When Luda heard this, he jumped up, held the two packets in his hands, opened his eyes, looked at Zheng Tu and said, "The Sprinkle family specially wants to entertain you!" The two bags of noodles were split, but it seemed to be a "meat rain".

Zheng Tu was furious, and the two angry qi rushed straight from the soles of his feet to the top door, and the ignorant karma in his heart couldn't hold back, snatched a boning knife from the meat case, and jumped down from the ground. Ruthi walked early in the street.

The neighbors and a dozen or so fire families, the one who dared to come forward and persuade him. The passers-by on both sides stood still, and the shopkeeper was also stunned.

Zheng Tu held a knife in his right hand, and his left hand came to pull Luda; He was held down by his left hand by this Rutiha, and rushed in, looking at only one foot in the lower abdomen, and kicked him down on the street. Luda took another step, stepped on his chest, raised his fist the size of a vinegar bowl, looked at this Zheng Tu and said: "The Sprinkle family has invested in the old breed and is slightly fair, and it is not in vain to be called 'Zhen Guanxi'! You are a butcher who sells meat, and a dog-like person, also called 'Zhen Guanxi'! How did you forcibly deceive Jin Cuilian?"

Only a punch was struck, and it hit the nose, causing blood to flow, and the nose was crooked in half, but it seemed to open an oil sauce shop, and the salty, sour, and spicy hair rolled out.

Zheng Tu couldn't make a move, and the sharp knife was thrown aside, and he only shouted: "Good fight!" Ruda scolded: "Straight lady thief! Dare to respond!" Lifting the fist, there was only one punch between the eyebrows between the eyes, and the cracks in the eyes were cracked, and the black beads burst out, as if a colorful silk shop had been opened, and the red, black, and purple ones were about to bloom out.

The people who watched on both sides were afraid of Lutiha, and who dared to come forward to persuade them.

Zheng Tu can't beg for mercy. Ruda shouted, "Duh! You're a! If you only fight with me to the end, the sprinkler family will spare you! You are begging for mercy from me now, and the sprinkler family will not spare you!" With just one punch, the sun was shining, but it seemed to be a dojo of the whole hall, with chimes, cymbals, and cymbals ringing together. When Luda looked at it, he saw Zheng Tu standing on the ground, only the breath coming out of his mouth, and the air that went in was gone, and he couldn't move.

This passage has been written into middle school textbooks, and it is no exaggeration to say that hundreds of millions of students have read and heard teachers talk about this wonderful text, and the conclusion at that time was: Lu Zhishen's behavior is to eliminate violence and peace. The "violence" in addition is of course Zheng Tu, and An's "good" is of course Jin Cuilian. The righteous and brave person is, of course, Lu Zhishen.

As an adult, I watched it many times, and I always felt that it was not like that. That "violence" is not Zheng Tu, but precisely Lu Zhishen. Maybe some people will say: Zheng Tu has a knife in his hand, but he can't do it, and he deserves to be killed! - This is a kind of logic of the jungle. Whoever has a hard fist deserves to live; Whoever has a soft fist will be damned.

Zheng Tu is in front of Lu Zhishen, and he is a "vulnerable group", although he still has a few buddies under him. Early in the morning, Lu Zhishen didn't come to buy meat, but to find fault. took the initiative to provoke the incident, that is, to kill Zheng Tu.

It is clearly written in the book: "Zheng Tu has two storefronts, two meat cases, and three or five slices of pork hanging. ”

Zheng Tu is at best a small self-employed and small private owner, who supports his family by selling pork, and he does not see the slightest arrogance, and he has to work himself. He is not like Ximen Qing and Jiang Menshen, who have a lot of selling and buying, and his own martial arts are strong.

Lu Zhishen came in and called Zheng Tu's name directly, without any respect. Zheng Tu ran out in a panic, letting him do whatever he wanted, always accompanied by a smiling face.

Why? First of all, Lu Zhishen is a customer. No matter what era it is, the customer is God, and they are all the parents of food and clothing. Secondly, Lu Zhishen is an officer, he came out of the gate of the Great Yamen, and his status is much higher than that of Zheng Tu.

There are many items that can be listed, and with these two items alone, Zheng Tu has to serve Lu Zhishen like a master. It can be said that Lu Zhishen's actions at that moment are no different from the behavior of Niu Er, who everyone is afraid of. It's just that the results are different.

Lu Zhishen can turn the weeping willow upside down, killing Zheng Tu is similar to stepping on an ant.

Lu Zhi knocked Zheng Tu into the air with just one punch, and he caused serious injuries. "The blood is pouring out, and the nose is crooked in half, but it seems to have opened an oil sauce shop, and the salty, sour, and spicy hair rolls out."

has already caused at least third-degree disability, and Lu Zhishen is enough to be "detained". The second punch knocked the eyeball out; The third punch knocked the temple down......

There is no doubt that Lu Zhishen is a murderer, and he killed a legally operated self-employed person. Between Zheng Tu and Jin Cuilian, at most it is a family entanglement and an economic entanglement. And the main responsibility is not Zheng Tu, but Zheng Tu's wife, Mrs. Zheng.

Taking a step back, even if someone should be killed, it is not Zheng Tu, it should be his eldest wife. Lu Zhishen is really a dog and a mouse - nosy.

It's been hundreds of years, why can't Zheng Tu get people's sympathy? There are deep-seated historical reasons, at least three of which are:

First, since ancient times, our country has been light business, and business is at the bottom of the list; Second, people have a stubborn concept - no business and no treachery. Traitors are not good things, and they deserve to be killed; Third, the concept of law is weak and violence is advocated.

It is his glory for Lu Zhishen to uproot the weeping willows, and it is his glory to make trouble in the wild boar forest! It is definitely not his glory to kill Zheng Tu with three punches, it is bullying the weak, if not a shame, at least a stain!

Writing this, I remembered a novel "Necklace" selected from a middle school textbook in my early years. The famous French writer Maupassant tells the story of Mathilde, the wife of a young civil servant, who borrowed a diamond necklace from a friend to show off her beauty in order to attend a party. Unexpectedly, the necklace was accidentally lost on the way home. She had to borrow money to buy a new necklace and return it to her friend. In order to pay off her debts, she cut back on food and clothing, worked for others for a short time, and worked hard for ten years. Eventually, it was revealed that the necklace he had borrowed was a fake diamond necklace.

Mathilde and her husband are so honest and industrious, but we should criticize Mathilde's vanity......