Who is the hero with the most secrets on Liangshan Mountain? There is only one answer: Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng. From the three characters Ruyunlong, it can be seen that Gongsun Sheng was originally a man from heaven. It is destined that the dragon will see its head but not its tail. The author has many ideals entrusted to him. In addition to "A Dream of Red Mansions", the other three This book has a process of becoming a book. It was passed on by folk storytellers and processed by the author. The character Gongsun Sheng did not appear in storytellers or Yuan Dynasty operas. The author Shi Naian used the image of Gongsun Sheng to catch up. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West", in folk communication, Wu Yong, the representative of wisdom in Water Margin, is not as dazzling as Zhuge Liang. The main reason is that he is not an astronomer like Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang used the east wind to extend his life to make Wu Yong really good. It’s useless. In the book, the author gave Wu Yong a deputy, Gongsun Sheng, and made him an astronomer. In this way, Wu Yong plus Gongsun Sheng became Zhuge Liang. You see, Zhuge and Gongsun both have compound surnames, and Zhuge Liang also used the Bagua formation. The author also paired Wu Yong with Zhu Wu who understood the formation. Isn't Zhu Wu the abbreviation of Zhuge Wuhou? "Journey to the West" is a mythical novel. Isn't Gongsun Sheng the messenger between the human world and the divine world? From this perspective, Gongsun Sheng is the author's secret weapon for disparaging "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
The author of "Water Margin" is the same as the author of "Journey to the West", a religious half-hearted person who does not distinguish between Taoism and Buddhism. The whole book promotes Taoism and suppresses Buddhism. The legend of Tiangang and Disha at the beginning of the book and the murder of a monk having an affair with Yang Xiong's wife are proof. However, the author does not belittle Buddhism. The monk Lu Zhishen is the object of praise by the author. The standard of a hero in Liangshan is not the same. The near-female color is actually the embodiment of Buddhist color and emptiness. In the book, Gongsun Sheng is the representative of Taoism, and Lu Zhishen is the guide of Buddhism. The author’s arrangement of the destiny of Wu Song, the number one person in his mind, as Taoism is the inevitable result of the author promoting Taoism and suppressing Buddhism. The strange people in the book are also coincidental. They are Gongsun Sheng's master, Luo Zhenren, and Lu Zhishen's master, Elder Zhizhen. Luo Zhenren can not only call the wind and rain, use gourds to transform into human forms, but also allow the Yellow Turban Warriors to capture Li Kui. Elder Zhizhen can predict the future and accurately predict Lu Zhishen's future. Song Jiang wrote four verses: When the wind and the shadows of wild geese flutter, there will be no reunion in the east tower. One eye has enough merit, and two forests have good fortune and longevity. Nothing follows. The Song Dynasty was an era of great development of Taoism. The emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty believed in Taoism. Starting from Taizong, emperors of all dynasties gave strong support to the development of Taoism. Especially during the Zhenzong period, he dreamed of an immortal telling the Book of Heaven, and directed the Taishan Fengchan. The status of Taoism has increased unprecedentedly, and Mount Tai has become a fairyland on earth. When Huizong came, because the legitimacy of his accession to the throne was questioned, he had to use Taoism to pretend that he was a deity who descended to earth from the previous emperor. Emperor Huizong himself claimed that in the letter of pardon to Yan Qing "Emperor of Shenxiao Yufu, Xuanhe Taoist Xujing Taojun" is a very long title, covering three major parts: leader, immortal, and emperor. Huizong's worship of Taoism almost reached the point of madness. Taoism developed rapidly, and many Taoist priests were promoted and made rich. Although there are true Taoist Taoists among them, there are also quite a few fools. In the Northern Song Dynasty, they died at the hands of the Taoist priest Guo Jing.
The abnormal development of Taoism in the Song Dynasty had a great influence on the author. Gongsun Sheng was a product of Taoism, and the characters in the book were also influenced by Taoism. In order to realize his ambitions, Song Jiang used folklore to concoct the theory of Tiangang and Disha. , Chao Gai also threw out the Big Dipper in his dream before he robbed the birthday card. It can be seen that Song Jiang's vision is much higher than Chao Gai's, and 8 is just a fraction of 108. Gongsun Sheng is the bridge from 8 to 108 and the messenger to the upper world.
Entering Yunlong Gongsun Sheng, his Taoist name is Mr. Yiqing, a native of Jizhou, ranking fourth after going to Liangshan, and the Tianxian star of Tiangang and Disha. He was fond of spears and sticks since he was a child in his hometown, and he learned various martial arts. People call him Gongsun Shengdalang. He has learned a Taoist skill and is good at calling the wind and rain, and riding the mist and soaring into the clouds. He is known as the poor Taoist in the world and is a dragon that can reach the clouds. Jizhou was one of the sixteen states of Yanyun and was ceded to the Liao Kingdom by Shi Jingtang. Strictly speaking, Gongsun Sheng was a Han from the Liao Kingdom. He walked up Liangshan with an elusive secret. The shining points of Gongsun Sheng in the book are all related to the so-called Taoism. These fighting methods are all very illusory. They are a means of attracting readers' attention. They cannot be real and have no practical significance. They just add more It adds a bit of superstition and makes the book more influential. This is a big secret of the author's writing about Gongsun Sheng. The secret of Gongsun Sheng's appearance
There are not many chapters that focus on describing Gongsun Sheng in Water Margin. The main ones include: outsmarting the birthday plan, fighting against high officials in Gaotang Prefecture, recovering the Mangdang Mountain Group, and presiding over the sacrifice to heaven to complete the ranking of Liangshan and other deeds. . But every time he appears there is a secret.
Outsmarting the birthday guide is a milestone in the development of Liangshan Group. Gongsun Sheng and the red-haired ghost Liu Tang learned that Liang Taishu, who was left behind in Daming Mansion, gave a hundred thousand gold and jewelry shells named "Birthday Guide" to his father-in-law Cai Jing to celebrate his birthday. , secretly transported to Tokyo. Gongsun Sheng was a Han nationality in the Liao Kingdom. At that time, Gongsun Sheng took the initiative to collect intelligence at the junction of Song and Liao Dynasties with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of the Song Dynasty. After getting the information, they each found Chao Gai, the King of Towers, and persuaded Chao Gai to join him to rob the birthday card. . Liu Tang only brought preliminary information, which was not operable. Gongsun Sheng not only brought the information of the birth plan, but also the delivery route of the birth plan. It can be seen that Gongsun Sheng is a meticulous person. Due to Gongsun Sheng's appearance, Determined to outwit the birth plan, he was the guarantee for the victory of this operation, and the Liangshan cause had an economic foundation. He became the elder of Liangshan without any doubt.
In the water battle at Shijie Lake, Gongsun Sheng first showed his talents, which established Gongsun Sheng's status as a Taoist master.
Gongsun's victory over Gao Tangzhou and Gao Lian's defeat was the first time the Liangshan Group formally declared war on the imperial court. Chai Jin was trapped in Gaotang Prefecture, and Song Jiang attacked Gaotang Prefecture to rescue Chai, but was defeated by Gao Lian's evil method. Song Jiang ordered Dai Zong and Li Kui to go to Erxian Mountain in Jiugong County to invite Gongsun Sheng. After Li Kui's "military invitation", Gongsun Sheng went down the mountain on the order of his master, Luo Zhenren, and used the "Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Rectification" to defeat Gao Lian's evil spell. Gao Lian tried to escape by riding a black cloud, but Gongsun Sheng used his magic to knock him down from the cloud and kill him. After rescuing Chai Jin, Chai Jin and Song Jiang, two people who are admired in the world, became Song Jiang, which increased Song Jiang's influence within the Liangshan Group. It also made the imperial court know about the Liangshan Group for the first time, and allowed Gao Qiu and the Liangshan Group to A bigger beam was formed, and Hu Yanzhuo attacked Liangshan. Hu Yanzhuo surrendered to Liangshan, which marked a big leap in the military equipment of the Liangshan Group. The army of the Liangshan Group was regularized. This was Gongsun Sheng's response to Liangshan. A major contribution to the Group.
The recovery of the Mangdangshan Group marked the Liangshan Group’s acquisition of the right to speak of Taoism and expanded Liangshan’s influence. The Mangdangshan Group took up the banner of Taoism and attempted to compete with the Liangshan Group for the leadership of Taoism. History All influential peasant uprisings and popular riots were made in the name of a certain god, such as Liu Bang slaying a snake, Zhang Jiao claiming to have obtained the Heavenly Book during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Fang La claiming to obtain the Heavenly Talisman, etc. Gongsun Sheng conquered the demon king Fan Rui, the eight-armed Nezha Xiang Chong, and the flying great sage Li Gun who were also skilled in Taoism. The Liangshan Group became the highest level of Taoism and laid the foundation for the promotion of the theory of Tiangang and Disha in Liangshan.
Host the Heaven Sacrifice and complete the Liangshan ranking. Gongsun Sheng organically combined his Taoism with Song Jiang's theory of Tiangang Disha. According to Song Jiang's theory of Tiangang Disha, 108 people were already in place. In order to make this theory seamless, Song Jiang could only work with Gongsun Sheng, the spokesperson of God, through the theory of Tiangang Disha. In the form of providence, the heroes were arranged according to the wishes of Song Jiang and other Liangshan leaders. On Liangshan, only Gongsun Sheng could shoulder such an important task. So he was ordered to preside over the ceremony of worshiping heaven. "Song Jiang asked for retribution from heaven. He specially taught Gongsun to use special worship Qingci and listen to the emperor of heaven three times a day." Using such a mysterious way of God's will to solve the ranking problem, Gongsun Shengli used His identity as a Taoist priest deified Song Jiang, deified the Tiangang Disha theory, and deified one hundred and eight people as Shangying Tiansu, which would not arouse doubts, improved the authenticity of the Tiangang Disha theory, and unified his thoughts for Song Jiang to realize his ambitions. The secret of Gongsun Sheng's descent back home on the way
After outsmarting the birthday plan, the Big Dipper Group was forced to go to Liangshan. Gongsun Shengli used the weather to defeat He Tao, established the mystery of the Big Dipper Group, and won over Lin Chong With the support of Lin Chong, the Big Dipper Group occupied the leadership of Liangshan, Chao Gai took the first place, Gongsun Sheng also became the third in command, Jiangzhou robbed the court, and Song Jiang went to Liangshan and became the second in command. , Gongsun Sheng retreated to the fourth position, and the Big Dipper Group became a minority. Chao Gai did not recognize Song Jiang's face clearly, and only had a grateful heart. Under the spread of Song Jiang's theory of Tiangang and Earth Evil, Gongsun Sheng felt lonely for the first time and had no way out. , only to withdraw from the whirlpool of power competition, he had heard about Chao Gai's reputation for "spending money and being righteous" for a long time, so he came here to join him. Its purpose is nothing more than to help build a career, rob the rich and give to the poor, bring some righteousness to the people of the world, and relieve all people from hanging upside down. Chao Gai's integrity and unwillingness to openly confront the imperial court kept Liangshan's current scale, which was economically and politically beneficial to the Liangshan Group. Before Song Jiang came to Liangshan, only the Big Dipper faction in the Liangshan Group had some cohesion, and the Liangshan Group had no political power. * Different spiritual leaders have no inner belief in any kind of god or doctrine, and gather solely for survival and profit.
Song Jiang must expand the scope of his Tiangang Disha theory and form an alliance with Wu Yong to promote his theory. In theory, Song Jiang's theory is consistent with Gongsun Sheng's Taoism, and with Chao Gai's Gongsun Sheng could not find a balance between the friendship between the Big Dipper and Song Jiang's theory of Tiangang and Earth Evils, so he had to be a bystander. Gongsun Sheng proposed: Siyi’s old mother is in Jizhou. She has been away from home for a long time, and she doesn’t know what to do. When everyone was drinking, Gongsun Sheng stood up and said to the leaders: "I am grateful to all the heroes for helping me with poor Dao for many years, and my kindness is the same as my own flesh and blood. However, Xiao Dao has never returned to his hometown since he followed Chief Chao to the mountains, feasting every day. I am worried about my mother. I want to go back to my hometown to pay a visit. I will leave the leaders for three to five months and then come back to see each other to fulfill my wish and avoid worrying about my mother."
Gongsun Sheng received more money from the birthday plan than Bai Sheng. After seizing the birth plan, in addition to leaving a large part of the group to control, the other eight people all received a part. In addition to the share of Liangshan robbery, Gongsun Sheng's The wealth is astonishing, he can live a happy life, and he also has the opportunity to deliver news of the Liao Kingdom to the Song Dynasty. When he returns home, he immediately changes his name! Turn "Yiqing Taoist" into "Qing Taoist" and keep his name anonymous, hoping to enjoy his old age with his mother and master, completely forgetting the farewell scene in Liangshan in the past. Gongsun Sheng learned from Song Jiang's Tiangang Disha theory that Song Jiang's ambition was not only to recruit people to serve as officials, but also ran counter to his efforts for the country and was inconsistent with his indifferent character. This was Gongsun Sheng's original intention of leaving Liangshan for the first time. one.
The secret of Gongsun Sheng's departure from the Liangshan Group
In Gaotang Prefecture, the Liangshan Group attacked the imperial city for the first time. They were attracted by the imperial authorities to realize the conspiracy of capturing Chai Jin. If Gao Lian was not defeated as soon as possible, At that time, the Liangshan Group did not have half the combat effectiveness of its heyday, and it had no siege experience. It faced the danger of being surrounded by imperial reinforcements. Gongsun Sheng did not want to see the Liangshan Group that he had fought for fail. After playing a double act with his teacher, After Liangshan's second invitation, he returned to Liangshan and defeated Gao Lian.
After Chao Gai's death, Song Jiang's Tiangang Disha theory gradually incorporated Gongsun Sheng's Taoist theory. After all, they had areas where they could make use of each other, namely stars and gods. Gongsun Sheng relied on Taoism to formulate Tiangang Disha theory. With the theme of service and solution ranking, he mainly promoted the realization of Tiangang Disha theory and firmly occupied the fourth spot. The theory of Tiangang Disha allowed Song Jiang to lead all his troops to recruit people. The theory of Tiangang Disha also frightened the court and classified him as a cult.
After the whole gang in Liangshanbo was recruited, Gongsun Sheng followed his troops to conquer the Liao Kingdom and assisted Song Jiang in defeating the Huntianxiang Formation of Wuyan's army, establishing a victory over the Liao Dynasty and realizing Gongsun Sheng's dream for many years. The intelligence collection for the Song Dynasty on the Liao border had a happy ending. It can be said that he realized his life value. Gongsun Sheng no longer had any nostalgia for officialdom and was determined to return home to fulfill his filial piety. On the way to Ping Daliao, he returned to Erxian Mountain in Jiugong County to meet his master Luo Zhenren. He expressed his thoughts to the master and got the support of the master. In order to help his disciple, before Gongsun Sheng came down the mountain, Luo Zhenren gave him the eight-character mantra: Stop and return when you encounter Bian." After wiping out Wang Qing, Gongsun Sheng returned to Bianliang City. He said goodbye to everyone and returned to Jizhou to devote himself to practicing Taoism on the grounds of "learning Taoism from a teacher and taking care of his old mother for the rest of his life." Song Jiang did not dare to violate Master Luo's eight-character mantra. Gongsun Sheng, who had seen through the theory of Tiangang and Disha, had a clear view of Song Jiang's ambitions. There was only one result of having second thoughts about the court. Gongsun Sheng did not want to be an enemy of the court he supported. Even though he hated corrupt officials to the core, Gongsun Sheng had no retreat when it came to dealing with the imperial court, a major issue of right and wrong. He could not let the Liangshan Group return to mainstream society. He had no choice but to live in seclusion. Gongsun Sheng followed him here, which was the end of his benevolence and righteousness. Gongsun Sheng returned to the mountain to practice Taoism and did not participate in the battle to conquer Fangla. He was the first hero to break away from the Liangshan Group. Gongsun Sheng's departure meant that the Tiangang Disha theory was questioned within Liangshan, which shook Song Jiang's spiritual leadership. The Liangshan Group did not know whether to fight for the imperial court or for Song Jiang's Tiangang Disha theory. The Liangshan Group lost its spiritual arm in combat effectiveness. Greatly reduced, Liangshan heroes suffered seven casualties and eight injuries in the battle with Fang La Group, and there were very few left. Gongsun Sheng successfully escaped before the disaster struck.
After the triumphant return from the expedition to Fangla, Zhu Wujing, who had Taoist skills, Fan Rui, and the Huihui array, finally realized the great enlightenment, jumped out of the blindness of the theory of Tiangang and Disha, and Sun Sheng became a monk for the rest of his life. Gongsun Sheng was the first to leave the Liangshan Group, which marked the beginning of the collapse of the Tiangang Disha theory. It also verified the hypocrisy of the Tiangang Disha theory and doomed Song Jiang's ambition to be shattered. Gongsun Sheng is a hermit who does not want to be in the dye vat. Compared with Song Jiang, Hua Rong, Wu Yong, the founders of Tiangang Disha theory and leaders of Liangshan Group, Gongsun Sheng's choice is wise. He is the one with the most secrets on Liangshan Mountain. The hero left a mysterious face to the readers. He is a hero who does not love money, officialdom and high moral character.