The history encyclopedia editor knows that readers are very interested in Li Kui taking his mother up the mountain. Is it filial piety? Today, I have brought you relevant content to share with you all.
Li Kui’s image can be described as mixed with criticism among many readers. Many people say that Li Kui has a true temperament and a childlike heart, and even Jin Shengtan has rated him as a top-notch figure. And he said that Li Kui had a pure and innocent appearance, and even used the words of “wealth and status cannot be indulged, poverty and lowly cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued” from the “Mencius” as his criticism.
But there are also many people who do not recognize Li Kui’s image. I feel that Li Kui has never had much ability, it is entirely because he was by the side of Song Jiang’s thigh and had the ability to save Song Jiang, that he was able to rank among the Thirty Six Heavenly Gangs. Moreover, Li Kui lacks loyalty and has a very bad character. For example, he is bloodthirsty and cruel, full of loyalty but has no relationship with anyone. He is useless except for hugging Song Jiang’s thigh!
As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. It cannot be said whether one’s views are right or wrong, but rather that in the eyes of everyone, Li Kui’s character has been portrayed very successfully. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused controversy, would it?
To get back to the point, there is a section in the book that says Li Kui is going to pick up his mother and go up the mountain to enjoy himself. But is Li Kui truly filial? Uncle Nian believes that it’s not true, he’s completely following the trend. And the fake Li Kui and real Li Gui that Li Kui encountered at the foot of the mountain actually revealed Li Kui’s true face!
Let’s first take a look at the background of Li Kui taking his mother up the mountain.
At that time, the people of Liangshan took Song Jiang’s father to the mountain. Chao Gai held a banquet to celebrate the reunion of Song Taigong and Song Jiang, and everyone happily drank and ate meat together. On the third day, Chao Gai invited everyone to have a drink together to celebrate the reunion of Song Jiang and his son.
At this moment, Gongsun Sheng remembered his mother who was far away in Jizhou. I wanted to go back to Jizhou to accompany my mother, but in fact, Gongsun Sheng’s accompanying mother may just be an excuse. Because at that time, it was agreed with everyone that Gongsun Sheng would return within three months. However, it was not until the people of Liangshan attacked Gaotangzhou that he had no choice but to return to Liangshan under the pressure of Li Kui.
On the one hand, Song Jiang’s acceptance of Song Taigong was to express to Liangshan that he no longer lingered in the past; On the other hand, Song Jiang was originally sentenced to death, but he escaped, and his family would inevitably be implicated. That’s why he invited his relatives up the mountain; The third reason is to bring up one’s own wealth as well. After all, there is no merit in going up the mountain, and relying on personal connections is secondary. It is better to bring up all the family’s wealth, which can also buy people’s hearts. And Gong Sunsheng was actually trying to escape the vortex of struggle between Chao Gai and Song Jiang, or it could be to completely end his days as a bandit.
Li Kui, however, did not know the mystery behind it. He had been away from home for more than a decade and had already lost contact with him. Even if he became an emperor outside, no one knew about his hometown and his family would naturally not be implicated. Li Kui had a good life in Jiangzhou, with a salary and a position, but he didn’t expect to take his mother to enjoy the good fortune. He became a thief but had to go and take his mother. When I took over, I didn’t dare to tell my mother the truth and even lied that I had become an official. In fact, he also knew that picking up his mother up the mountain was completely unnecessary.
However, seeing his own thigh, Song Jiang picked up Song Taigong and went up the mountain. What should I do myself? Be loyal! How to watch, learn from Song Jiang to pick up the old man from home and go up the mountain!
So Li Kui clamored to pick up his old mother up the mountain! Everyone was helpless towards him, so in order to prevent him from causing trouble, Song Jiang made three agreements with him and asked his fellow townsman Zhu Gui to secretly take care of him.
After descending the mountain, Li Kui encountered Li Gui disguised as Li Kui in a forest.
Li Gui dressed up like Li Kui throughout his life, and there was a Li Kui who lived his life perfectly. Moreover, there is also a saying about the name Li Gui. Whether in ancient times or today, there are people called Er Gou, Xiao Zhu, Tie Zhong, and so on. But they did not use ‘ghost’ as their name. Why? Because it’s unlucky! Choosing a cheap name is for the sake of livelihood, and using “ghost” as a name is like recruiting the King of Hell!
Having read this, do you have a sense of seeing the real and fake Monkey King!
you ‘re right! This is actually the scene arranged by the author about the real and fake Monkey King! From Li Gui’s actions, Li Kui’s potential personality is more vividly portrayed. Li Gui is actually the shadow of Li Kui!
What does Li Gui do? Blocking and robbing, but without much ability, just scaring some people who pass alone.
Li Kui wants to kill Li Gui to justify the Black Storm, but Li Gui falsely claims to have a 90 year old mother at home! So, Li Kui was moved by sympathy and released Li Gui, and even gave him ten taels of silver!
In fact, Li Gui doesn’t have an old mother, let alone supporting her. There is a poem in the book that goes, “Li Kui welcomed his mother but encountered injuries. Li Gui was never a foster mother. It can be seen that in the world of loyalty and filial piety, words are precious and detailed
What do you mean by that? The saying of loyalty and filial piety in the world can only be spoken by mouth, and its truth cannot be known at all! Is this just about Li Gui? Otherwise, what is really being said is Li Kui! And Li Gui’s false statement that he had a ninety year old mother at home actually revealed that Li Kui’s act of taking his mother up the mountain was a false filial piety and a real show!
From Li Gui’s actions and his ending, we can see that Li Kui’s true face is actually a cold-blooded, cruel, bloodthirsty person with little ability. The greatest ability is to rob a Taoist.
And his cold-blooded, cruel, and bloodthirsty nature is often the disguise he puts on himself because he has no ability but is good at face saving! In life, people like Li Kui, who have no ability but are good at face saving, often use extreme means to prove themselves!
