Wu Song and Li Kui are two well-known heroes in "Water Margin". They occupy an important position in "Water Margin" and are also the two characters that the novel focuses on portraying. Both Wu Song and Li Kui were very good at martial arts, and they also fought tigers. Moreover, Li Kui killed four tigers in one go. However, Li Kui's reputation after fighting tigers was far less than that of Wu Song. There are many reasons for this, including the following.
1. Wu Song had almost no reputation before fighting tigers, and few people in the world knew him. Even at Chai Jinzhuang, Song Jiang said to him: "I heard Wu Erlang's name a lot in the world, but I didn't expect to meet here today. How lucky, how lucky!" This was actually just Song Jiang's usual method of winning people's hearts. When Song Jiang met someone for the first time, he would either kowtow or give up his seat and kneel down, calling him "Xiao Ke" or "criminal official". When you meet someone for the first time, it is always easier to win the other person's favor by giving him a top hat.
Before Li Kui fought against tigers, he was already well-known in the world, especially the three words "Black Tornado" which were even more famous and frightening. Li Gui used Li Kui's reputation to cut paths in the woods. As long as passers-by heard the words "black whirlwind", they would drop their bags and run for their lives. It can be seen that Li Kui was much more famous than Wu Song before he killed the tiger. Li Kui's fame did not come from fighting the tiger. Wu Song became famous by hunting tigers. As the saying goes, if he doesn't scream, he will be famous.
2. After Wu Song defeated the tiger, everyone from the common people to the county magistrate applauded him and publicized it widely. He became a figure discussed in the streets. Wu Song later did several things that shocked the world, and he dared to do them. When he was competing with others, he often said, if so, the big insect on Jingyanggang is an example, or after killing someone, he would leave behind "The murderer is also a tiger and a martial artist!" Leaving the words "The murderer Wu Songye" can indicate that Wu Song was the murderer, but he never forgets to add the word "killing the tiger". Tiger hunting became his signature, like his current trademark. Famous brands cannot be without trademarks, and Wu Song cannot be without "Tiger Fighting". "Tiger hunting" can be used to scare opponents, and it can also be used to promote yourself when you show that you are a hero who dares to do what you want. Wu Song’s brand awareness is quite strong.
Li Kui's tiger hunting was something he did when the government was chasing him. He kept his name anonymously and did not dare to speak out. After killing the tiger, when the local people asked him what his last name was, he did not dare to tell his real name, let alone promote himself.
3. What Wu Song did after fighting the tiger was called a heroic act by people in the world, which is awe-inspiring. Jin Shengtan also called Wu Song "a god!". Wu Song pays great attention to his own image when doing things. Every time he does something, he always finds a just reason for his actions. When he took back the happy forest for Shi En (Shi En and Jiang Menshen were also involved in the turmoil), he once said: "Don't guess that he is my master. He (referring to Shi En) has nothing to do with me." Interference. I have always wanted to fight against people who are ignorant of morals. If I see injustice, I will not be afraid of death if I really draw my sword to help." So people are happy to make Wu Song famous.
What Li Kui did was basically to sacrifice his life for Song Jiang, and he did so indiscriminately and regardless of the consequences. He raised his ax and chopped off at the first price. These are all acts of indiscriminate killing of innocent people, done by barbarians. He just wanted to "eat me and kill me for fun," killing the officers, soldiers, and servants, and then the people. When the people fled, even the monks and Taoists were killed. People will not make Li Kui famous except to scare children.
4. Wu Song brought a whistle stick with him before hunting the tiger, but it was accidentally chopped on a branch and was of no use. He killed an eye-catching white-fronted beast with his bare hands. Li Kui killed four white-fronted beasts with eye-catching eyes. He first used a waist knife and then a simple knife. Wu Song's fight against the tiger was both difficult and dangerous, and it was precisely because of this that he showed his true qualities as a hero. It was easy for Li Kui to kill the four tigers, but it was difficult for him to show his bravery. Since
V. Li Kui’s killing of tigers is not as impressive as Wu Song’s killing of tigers, which is also very important to the novel’s different writing methods of tiger fighting between the two. Reprinted from club.china.com
When Shi Naian was writing "Wu Song Da Hu Tiger", he started from the point where he could not reach the mountain in three bowls, laying the groundwork layer by layer, and building momentum with each stroke. As the plot of the novel unfolds, readers sometimes become nervous and worried. Sometimes relaxed and amazed.
The novel portrays the characters in terms of their language, actions, and psychology, leaving a deep impression on the protagonist Wu Song in the hearts of readers. The novel also uses the description of the environment to exaggerate the tense and frightening atmosphere before the tiger hunt. "(Wu Song) walked up the hill step by step. When he looked back at the sunset, he gradually fell down." Jin Shengtan said to This sentence has a very wonderful comment: "It's a horrifying scene. At this moment, there is no tiger coming, and I have to cry." When Wu Song first saw the dazzling white-fronted insect coming, he cried out "Ah!", the more human it became. The common feeling "shows the power of Wu Song more and more" (Jin Sheng's sigh). At this time, the reader's heart is lifted. The subsequent fight between man and tiger was even more thrilling.
It is written about Li Kui killing four tigers. Although he was also sad because his mother was eaten by a tiger, he was relaxed and refreshing in the process of killing tigers. It was like child's play and was far less attractive than Wu Song's killing of tigers. Reader's eye.