The middle-aged man trembled even more when he saw the blood-gourd-like Wuda.

When he saw that Wu Da didn't look like a thief, but more like a hero who killed thieves before, he calmed down a little in his heart and shouted: "The strong man save me, the strong man save me, I am the former lieutenant Hong Xin of the palace, save me quickly!." ”

Hongxin?

The former lieutenant of the palace?

Isn't that Captain Hong, the Captain Hong who led out a hundred orders and eight generals?

Wu Da's heart was like thunder, and it exploded clearly.

Who is Captain Hong?

He is the former lieutenant of Song Renzong in the Water Margin, named Hong Xin, who appeared at the beginning of the first and second rounds, and then disappeared.

However, this character is very important, he is the wedge of the whole book, it is he who opened the Demon Palace, dug up the bluestone slab that suppressed the Demon King, and released the thirty-six Tiangang and the seventy-two earth demons, which led to a vigorous Liangshan Gathering.

In fact, this guy has a fateful arrangement, and it also has a metaphor!

Wu Da remembered that he had studied the Water Margin in later generations, and there was a mainstream opinion that Hong Taiwei was burdened with three metaphors, each of which was staggering, if Shi Nai'an was in modern times, it would definitely be a special writer, and if it was mixed with the Internet literary world, it would definitely be platinum.

So, what are the three metaphors?

First, who does this Captain Hong represent?

There is no way to verify whether there is a Hong Xinqi person in history, but it is certain that he is trusted by the emperor, otherwise he would not have been handed over to him when he went to Longhu Mountain in Xinzhou, Jiangxi Province to invite Zhang Tianshi to come to the court.

Turning over the Water Margin, except for a few officials such as Su Taiwei who are positive figures, most of them are cruel and treacherous, especially represented by Cai Jing, Gao Yu, and Tong Guan, and Hong Taiwei is a typical example of traitors in the court.

Let's look at his performance on the way to Longhu Mountain in Xinzhou, Jiangxi Province to preach Zhang Tianshi: when he arrived at Longhu Mountain, he held the official's shelf and asked the real person of the prison palace arrogantly: "Where is the Heavenly Master today?" ”

When he went to the top of Longhu Mountain, he was afraid of hardship and resentment. Frightened when attacked by large insects and snowflake snakes. When he was traveling in the mountains, he didn't listen to the persuasion of the real people of the prison palace, and said cruel words to everyone: "You can't wait to see me, return to the court, and play your Taoist priests to obstruct the edict, violate the holy decree, and don't let me see the criminals of the heavenly master; After playing, you and others set up this palace privately, pretending to be the Demon King of Lock Town, and confusing the army and the people. chased you all down, and stabbed you to suffer from the evil military state. ”

In the end, he insisted on opening the Demon Suppression Hall and released 108 Demon Lords.

And after causing trouble, he "paid people on the road, taught the demons to take away, and Hugh said that he would know about it with outsiders", in fact, he just wanted to deceive the emperor.

Shi Nai'an's Hong Taiwei is a fox and a fake tiger, strong words, bullying and suppressing, and self-righteous traitorous images, and his shadow can be seen in the traitorous ministers described later, Cai Jing, Gao Yu, and Tong Guan.

Metaphor 2, what does the "white-fronted worm" and "snowflake snake" encountered on this road imply?

In the process of going up the mountain, Taiwei Hong first encountered a big white-fronted insect with hanging eyes, "looked at Taiwei Hong, turned left and right, roared once, and jumped down the hill after looking at the ground." Later, he encountered a snowflake snake, "made a bunch towards Taiwei Hong, his two eyes burst out with golden light, opened his huge mouth, spit out his tongue, and sprayed the poisonous gas on Taiwei Hong's face." was so shocked that the three souls of Taiwei were wandering, and the seven spirits were leisurely. The snake looked at Taiwei Hong once, looked down the mountain, but was long gone. ”

Whether it was a tiger or a snake, although it scared Taiwei Hong, it didn't mean to harm him, but retreated on his own and let Taiwei Hong live.

Why did Shi Nai'an write like this? In fact, there is an explanation for the future.

From the 77th round to the 80th round, Tong Guan and Gao Yu were written to conquer Shuibo Liangshan twice, but they were both defeated by Liangshan heroes, but they were both let back by Song Jiang. "Eye-catching white-fronted big worm" is another name for the tiger, and in the eyes of the people, "snake" has the name of "little dragon", "eye-catching white-fronted big worm" and "snowflake big snake" allude to Shuibo Liangshan Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, which can not be exterminated by traitors of the imperial court.

Metaphor 3: The structural role of "opening in the face of floods" and "seeing faith and dying".

After Taiwei Hong opened the Demon Hall with his power, he found that there was a stone tablet standing in the center of the hall, and behind the stele was chiseled the four big characters of "open in the event of a flood".

Shi Nai'an here is very cleverly designed, he borrowed the hand of Hong Taiwei to release 108 demon monarchs, in fact, it shows that the world is peaceful, and there are a group of traitors who have nothing to do, causing trouble, causing peace in the country.

But people can't help but ask, the 108 demon monarchs released by Taiwei Hong, that is, the 108 heroes of Liangshan led by Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, did things for the heavens, and did not harm one party, but accepted the imperial court's recruitment, exterminated Tian Hu, Wang Qing and Fang La, and eliminated the great trouble in the heart of the Great Song Emperor, where did the disaster come from?

In fact, the author explained very clearly in the book: when the stele is on the stele, there are dragon chapters and phoenix seals in front of it, and the heavenly book talismans are unknown.

When the stele is taken behind, there are four big books with real characters, chiseled with "open in the flood". But it is not that Tiangang Xinghe was born, second, the Song Dynasty will be loyal, and third, he happened to meet Hongxin. Isn't it the number of days!

In other words, these 108 demon lords are all loyal and good people (loyal to the court, not character), they will not overthrow the court, but will serve the court, but it also implies that they were released by Hongxin, and they will also be used by traitors in the future to eliminate disasters and eliminate harm for the court.

In the 90th round of the Water Margin, the elder said goodbye, called Zhishen and said, "My disciple, I am going to say goodbye to your future, and the positive result is coming."

It will also go with your four sentences, and receive it for life. ”

He said: Capture in summer, and persist in wax. Listen to the tide and be round, see the letter and be silent.

In the 119th round of the Water Margin, when Lu Zhishen slept in the meditation room until midnight, he suddenly heard the sound of tide letters on the Qiantang River, and suddenly realized the true meaning of Elder Zhizhen saying to him, "Listen to the tide and be round, see the letter and be silent", and sat calmly that night.

The first round of "open in the face of floods", this "Hong" refers to Hongxin undoubtedly, the 90th round, the 119th round of "seeing the letter and lonely", this "letter" does not allude to Hongxin, but at that time Hongxin has turned into the tide of the Qiantang River.

What is the difference between the tide and the surging water?

From "opening in the face of floods" to "seeing the letter and being lonely", the structure of "Water Margin" came out: that is, Hong Xin went to Longhu Mountain, Xinzhou, Jiangxi Province to announce the disaster of Zhang Tianshi, as a wedge, and released 108 demon lords (actually 108 heroes in Liangshan) to level the world for the imperial court, and then these heroes retreated like the tide letter of the Qiantang River, and everything fell silent.

The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times, leaving only a legend of Liangshan Mountain.

Therefore, this Hongxin should be a person with great luck, or a person with a special mission.

Wu Da hurriedly looked over with the Qi Technique, and saw that Hong Xin's head was mixed with a mixture, as if there was a blue and red gas, and as if there was a gray and black color, lingering and whirling, and it was impossible to distinguish it.

(End of chapter)