Four types of Liangshan heroes' wooing' may be the best ending.
1. This is a manifestation of Song Jiang's personal psychological character.
Song Jiang is the most complicated character in Water Margin. His character is changeable, so it is difficult to have an objective evaluation. It's his psychology. First of all, before Song Jiang went to Liangshan, he was a pledge of Yuncheng County, that is, a small official who managed government confidential documents in the county. According to the official system of the Song Dynasty, small officials can never be on the right path. In ancient China, learning was the best way to be an official, and Song Jiang's career path was obviously blocked. So on the surface, Song Jiang had a smooth life in Yuncheng, but in fact, Song Jiang had a great inferiority complex, which led to his old greed. Later, his rebellion had a lot to do with his failure in officialdom.
However, Song Jiang is also a traditional scholar. He has a strong Confucianism of loyalty to the monarch, filial piety and moral integrity. Therefore, he will always want to return to his official career, return to his hometown and worship his ancestors. It can be said that Song Jiang's rebellion was a "curve to save the country". His rebellion is precisely to attract the attention of the court, and then win him over and break the hidden rules of officialdom that he can't be promoted to a small official. So, please him is what Song Jiang wants to do before going to Liangshan, and also please him.
2. Wooing represents the will of most Liangshan heroes.
Most readers think that many leaders in Liangshan are opposed to woo. In fact, a careful analysis of the original work will reveal that most leaders advocate woo. It is necessary to mention the composition and structure of Liangshan 108 leaders.
Liangshan heroes can be roughly divided into four categories. The first kind of people: big landlords and local tyrants. The most representative ones are Chai Jin, Lu Junyi, Mars and Hu Sanniang. Of these four people, only Chai Jin was forced to go up the mountain. Look at the reasons why the other three people went up the mountain. Without exception, they were all calculated: Lu Junyi had nothing to say; Hu Sanniang was killed by Li Kui jy and exiled to the mountains. She also married Wang Ying, a despicable character and her enemy Song Jiang. Mars was forced by Liangshan to go up the mountain to support his family. Originally, these people were rich and had superior social status, and they hoped to return to the right path and system by recruiting them. These people are staunch supporters of recruiting them.
The second kind of people: imperial generals and officials. The representative figures are Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, Hu, Sun Li and He Lv. Several of these people were forced to go up the mountain, the most typical being Lin Chong and Wu Song. However, Lin Chong is actually an advocate of woo. It was not until Wang Lun had the deepest qualifications and the highest martial arts that Lin Chong gave the position of the castellan to Classical. It can be seen from here that Lin Chong is absolutely unwilling to be the king of grass. He is bent on returning to the right path and reuniting with his wife. Even later, Lin Chong learned that his wife was forced to commit suicide. In Gao Qiu's original work after he was captured up the mountain, he didn't draw his sword against his biggest enemy. This shows how cowardly Lin Chong is and how eager to succeed. Compared with Lin Chong, Lu is a staunch opponent of Wu. Look at the others, most of them are either calculated or defeated. Originally, their social status was very high, and naturally they hoped to return to the right path by recruiting them.
The third kind of people: Jianghu savages and local strongmen. This kind of person is the most among Liangshan heroes. Representative figures: Ruan Sanxiong, Zhang Heng, Mu Chun, Shiqian, etc. Some of these people are against Wu, while others support Wu. However, these people have no firm belief to do one thing. Because they are wild, local tyrants, have no ideals and ambitions, and have no beliefs of their own. All they know is that they were drunk today. In other words, these people may have their own ideas, but all they have is a swing grass that follows others. As long as there is meat to eat and wine to drink, it is all the same to others. For example, Li Kui jy resolutely opposed to harness, but after Song Jiang harnessed, he followed Song Jiang. Ruan Sanxiong opposed to woo, just because they were allied with Classical, and Classical opposed to woo. Therefore, such people either do not advocate or follow the team leader, and their opinions will become irrelevant and will not have a big impact on the final decision.
The fourth kind of people: intellectuals and speculators. Representatives: Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Zhu Wu, etc. Such people are wily. Although the number is small, whoever supports it will take the initiative. But these people don't have a clear idea, and their side only lies in maximizing interests. Wu Yong started with Classical, and then immediately took refuge in Sung River. Gongsun Sheng saw through Song Jiang, and he left immediately after Song Jiang went up the mountain. Later, he was invited back to Liangshan and left alone after enlisting. Since it is the pursuit of maximizing interests, it is naturally impossible to oppose woo, because Song Jiang's strength was unparalleled at that time, so just follow him.
Therefore, after some analysis, we can draw a conclusion: most people in Liangshan advocate wooing, although a few resolutely oppose wooing, but it cannot influence the final decision. So Song Jiang's enlistment represents the interests and wishes of most Liangshan heroes.
3. Zhaoan was also the best and most correct choice for Liangshan at that time.
At that time, there were no more than three alternative roads in Liangshan. First, the rebellion overthrew the Song Dynasty. This is what jy in Li Kui has always advocated, and it is also the result that most readers in Shuihu hope to see. But if we analyze it from the perspective of original works and history, we will find that this road is impassable and doomed to failure.
Rebellion requires soft power and hard power, and hard power is military power. From this perspective, Liangshan is nothing compared with the imperial court. In the heyday of Liangshan, there were only 108 leaders and one or two thousand followers, while the imperial court had 800,000 imperial guards guarding Bianjing. Of course, this is just an imaginary number, so there are 400 thousand people, and the national army adds up to more than one million. Although the imperial army can't beat Liao Jin, it is still many times stronger than Shan Liang. Liangshan army can repel imperial attacks many times. First, the geographical location is favorable, with a pool of 800 miles and a strong water army. Second, the imperial court did not pour the whole country into encirclement and suppression. Once you leave Liangshan to confront the imperial court, it is tantamount to throwing an egg at a stone and using your arm as a car. The final result can only be suppression.
Hard power doesn't work, it depends on soft power. In the history of China, Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang, etc. To win the world with soft power, there is no lack of hard power and weak power, but in fact Liangshan's soft power is also very weak. It is a soft power think tank and talent, and Liangshan's think tank is the first. But in the original work of 120, the author can hardly see Wu Yong's grand strategy, and it is full of intrigue. What if Yang Zhi and Wu Yong bring their own drinks if the birthday outline is hidden? What if Sun Li refused to go up the mountain when he took Zhujiazhuang in the serial stratagem? What if people see that Lu Junyi's wisdom earned by anti-poetry is not fooled, and so on. Wu Yong's life is only a small abacus and intrigue. When he really needs big plans, he is often helpless, such as fighting Fang La. And Zhu Wu is just a strategic strategist's nickname, and there is nothing real. Although Gongsun Sheng is wily, he is only good at disposal. Think tanks can't work, where are the talents?
The leaders of Liangshan, except for a few landlords at the top of the underworld, were all surrendered by the court. Most of them have a low level of education and don't know some words. Compared with three outstanding heroes of early han dynasty Liu Bang, Liu Bowen, Xu Da, Tanghe, Chang Yuchun, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, the gap couldn't be bigger. To sum up, Liangshan can't compete with the imperial court in both soft power and hard power. The first reason does not hold water.
The second truth: you can live for a day without overthrowing the imperial court and bringing peace. This is the classic route. Temporary comfort can also be achieved, but is this a long-term solution? Obviously not. Bandits also need a lot of food. If they are gone, they will need to rob houses or seize counties, which will inevitably lead to conflicts with the court. Once the imperial court tried its best to encircle Liangshan, the final result was either wiped out or won over. So the second principle is different.
This leaves only the third rule, and we will go back to the right path. It can be said that only this truth can be realized, but Song Jiang overcorrected and adopted the wrong method, which led to the tragic fate of Liangshan heroes.
The so-called Liangshan woo is both a farce and an expected drama. All the existence and occurrence are reasonable, and the tragedy of Liangshan has long been doomed.