A brief summary of Chapter 57 of Water Margin
Chapter 57: Xu Ning teaches the hook and sickle spear, and Song Jiang defeats the chain horse.
Xu Ning teaches the hook, sickle, and spear. Song Jiang breaks the chain horse. The chain horse is broken, and Han Tao is persuaded by Xu Ning to join the gang. Hu Yanzhuo escaped and was stolen from the hotel by Zhou Tong and Li Zhong in Taohua Mountain. Hu Yanzhuo led the troops to fight for the horse. Li Zhong and Zhou Tong wrote to Erlong Mountain to ask for help from Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and Wu Song. The three leaders and Hu Yanzhuo Burning confrontation, regardless of victory or defeat.
Because Kong Liang was in Baihu Mountain, Kong Liang wanted to borrow grain from Qingzhou, and Magistrate Murong wanted to call Yanzhuo back to Qingzhou City. Hu Yanzhuo captured Kong Ming, and Kong Liang escaped and met Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and Yang Zhi. The four of them discussed contacting Zhou Tong and Li Zhong of Taohuashan to attack Qingzhou together.
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The book describes the heroes of Liangshan resisting oppression, the growth of Liangshan in Shuipo, and the surrender to the imperial court. After the imperial court surrendered, the book suppressed Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Fang La and other groups who resisted the Song Dynasty government. A grand story about political power and its eventual tragic failure.
Artistically reflects the entire process of the Song Jiang Uprising in Chinese history from its occurrence, development to failure, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, and passionately praises the resistance struggle of the uprising heroes and their social ideals. It also specifically revealed the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.
After the publication of "Water Margin", it had a huge impact on society and became a model for Chinese novel creation in later generations. "Water Margin" is one of the earliest chapter novels written in the vernacular in Chinese history. It is widely circulated and popular. It is also one of the works with epic characteristics in Chinese literature and has a profound influence on the narrative literature of China and even East Asia. Influence.
Since the 20th century, more Water Margin figure paintings have been handed down. The works of Zhang Guangyu, Huang Yongyu, Dai Dunbang, Ye Xiong, Sun Jingquan, Yu Wenlong and others are all more influential. As a country deeply influenced by Chinese classical literature, Japan has also had a large number of painters create paintings of Water Margin characters since the 19th century. The famous Ukiyo-e masters Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Kuniyoshi in the Edo period have all painted Water Margin characters.
In modern times, there are oil painting-style character drawings in "The Water Margin" by the famous Japanese illustrator Masako Kyouya. Among the comic strips, Liu Jiyou's "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" can be regarded as a classic. Among the comics, there are Water Margin comics by Cai Zhizhong and the "Liangshan" series by contemporary cartoonist Hei Bei, which express Water Margin stories in a relaxed and humorous way. In addition, there are also famous comic albums by Liang Weijia and Japan's Yokoyama Mitsuki.