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There are many controversial characters in the novel "Water Margin" , there was a person who appeared very late but was listed among the "Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan" along with Guan Sheng, Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, and Qin Ming. The first four people were ranked fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth respectively, but this person was ranked fifteenth. He is the double-gun general Dong Ping. Some people say that Dong Ping has the worst character among all the heroes in Liangshan. This makes sense, because Dong Ping robbed other people's daughters as wives and killed their entire families. He was lustful and despicable.

In modern terms, how could such a despicable villain be ranked among the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan? Dong Ping, a native of Shangdang County, Hebei Province, is good at using double guns and is invincible. Before going to Liangshan, Dong Ping served as the military supervisor of Dongping Prefecture. This man was "handsome in appearance, dignified in appearance, ingenious, knowledgeable in all three religions, and could play bamboos and tune strings. He was especially good at everything. He is skilled in martial arts, is good at using two green spears, charges into battle, is a hero, and has courage that is unworthy of all men."/0b55b319ebc4b7458349b0dec4fc1e178b82151c?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85

It was a complete coincidence that Dong Ping went to Liangshan. If Song Jiang had not taken the initiative to attack Dongping Mansion, he would not have gone to Liangshan. When Song Jiang attacked Dongping Mansion, he pretended to be defeated and retreated. When Dong Ping took the lead in pursuit, he was knocked down by a horse rope and captured. "If my brother is willing to let Dong Ping go back, he can open the city gate, rush into the city, and collect money and food as a reward." Song Jiang After capturing Dong Ping, he was treated with great courtesy, so Dong Ping went to Liangshan. Everyone who has read the novel "Water Margin" knows that Chao Gai left his last words before his death. Song Jiang and Lu Junyi drew lots to lead the troops to attack Dongping and Dongchang. They agreed that whoever captured the city first would take the top spot in Liangshan. /f9198618367adab49ae61d8b80d4b31c8601e4c0?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85

In other words, in the process of Dong Ping taking the position of the boss of Liangshan in Song Jiang, there were still some problems A great contribution. However, the stain that Dong Ping could not wash away in his life was "killing his father and snatching his wife." Before Dong Ping went to Liangshan, in Dongping Mansion, the prefect was Chen Wanli, and both of them performed their respective duties. Taishou Chen had a beautiful daughter. Dong Ping came to propose marriage many times but was rejected. After Song Jiang captured Dong Ping, Dong Ping actually killed Taishou Chen’s family and robbed Taishou Chen’s daughter.

Although Dong Ping came to Liangshan later among the 108 generals in Liangshan, he ranked relatively high, ranking fifteenth, and he was also one of the five tiger generals. The reason why Dong Ping has such a high status is Song Jiang's "contribution". Song Jiang hoped that after Chao Gai's death, he would immediately take the top position in Liangshan. Unfortunately, Chao Gai set a checkpoint for him. No one expected that Dong Ping would be recaptured so easily, and Song Jiang was allowed to do so. /9f2f070828381f30352f8b61a2014c086f06f0c0?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85

This is like "giving timely help". For such a person, how could Song Jiang not give him one? A high position? In addition, Dong Ping's behavior style is very consistent with Song Jiang's own personality, which can be said to be "similar".

Reference material: "Water Margin"