When Lin Chong was fighting Wang Lun, why didn't Wang Lun's men go to protect him?

Wang Lun’s men? who? Lin Chong?

After a fierce fight between Lin Chong and Yang Zhi, "Wang Lun was willing to teach Lin Chong to sit in the fourth place and Zhu Gui to sit in the fifth place." Wang Lun was of course the first leader. Lin Chong sits in fourth place. Isn't he Wang Lun's subordinate?

We all know that Lin Chong is the protagonist of The Fire and Wang Lun. Do you ask him to stop himself?

In addition to Lin Chong, there is also Zhu Gui. Zhu Gui is also a veteran of Liangshan, but his main job is external relations. Outside of Liangshan, he runs a hotel "on the creek and by the lake" to welcome guests and inquire about news. He admired Lin Chong very much. As soon as they met, he promised that "since he has been recommended by officials in Chai Dynasty and his brother is famous all over the world, he will be rewarded heavily by the king." When Wang Lun refused Lin Chong to join the group, he also Discourage again and again. At least from that time on, there had been differences between him and Wang Lun, and they might not be dead set on each other.

Hey, you only said ranked first, fourth, fifth, what about second and third? Aren't they Wang Lun's men? Why didn't they stop it?

Yes, the second and third ranked ones are Touch Tian Du Qian and Yunli King Kong Song Wan. These two people also disagreed with Wang Lun on the issue of Lin Chong joining the gang. Basically, Du Qian, Song Wan and Zhu Gui had the same attitude: they recognized Wang Lun's leadership, but were dissatisfied with the leadership.

When the war broke out, the reaction of Du, Song, and Zhu was explained in the work: "Ruan Xiaoer went to help Du Qian, Ruan Xiaowu helped Song Wan, and Ruan Xiaoer went to help Song Wan." "Xiao Qi helps Zhu Gui" "Du Qian, Song Wan and Zhu Gui were about to come forward to persuade them; with the help of these few, they dare not move." Wu Yong and others had already made mature plans and arrangements to instigate Lin Chong to kill Wang Lun. They did not do it themselves, but they were ready to deflect. As soon as they pulled the trigger, they kidnapped Du Songzhu, making it impossible for them to break up the fight or stop them - they had no intention of counterattacking Lin Chong.

It wasn’t just that I didn’t dare to stop it at the time. After Wang Lun was killed, "Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui were so frightened that they all knelt down and said, 'I would like to follow my brother in holding the whip and falling on the pedal!'" There was no such thing as "loyal ministers do not serve the two masters."

Well, in addition to the leader, there are also minions. But "a man can't walk without a head, and a bird can't fly without a head." The leaders started fighting, and the minions were just "dumbfounded." How could they know whether to help Lin Chong or face Wang Lun?

However, with so many people in Liangshan, doesn’t Wang Lun have a few confidants? Of course there is. "Although there were a few close people around me who were about to come to the rescue, seeing Lin Chong's ferocious momentum, who would dare to move forward?" He was frightened by Lin Chong's momentum and did not dare to stop him.

This is a description in the book, comprehensive and without omissions. If you think about it more deeply, why are Wang Lun's "several close confidants" so useless? Sitting back and watching his master and leader being killed, yet not resisting at all?

This should be considered in connection with Wang Lun's personality. When Lin Chong went to Liangshan, he didn't know that Lin Chong was superb in martial arts. But he also knew that "I am not very capable. Du Qian and Song Wan's martial arts are only average." He was worried that "if he sees through our methods, he will take advantage of us and how will we face the enemy?" This is exactly what the saying goes: " Wu Dalang opened a shop - no big guys allowed", and repeatedly tried to drive Lin Chong away.

For such a narrow-minded guy who has no tolerance for others, will he accept people who are good at martial arts, courageous and loyal to be his "confidant people"? Can he accommodate talent?

Because there is no capacity, it is impossible to gather talents.

Because there are no talents around him, Wang Lun can maintain his exclusive status in Liangshan, a geomantic treasure land, for a long time.

Because there are no talents around, when the time of emergency comes, when Lin Chong is in conflict, there is no one with martial arts, courage, and loyalty to stop him, let alone resist.

If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. What you sow, you reap. Wang Lun was "cut into the heart with a single knife, and fell on the pavilion after being stabbed to the ground." It seemed tragic, but in fact the root cause still had to be found in himself.