The first possibility: their names are related to their ranking, that is, the ranking of their entire Ruan family. "Ruan Xiaoda, Ruan Xiaosi, Ruan Xiaoliu" and others are cousins in an uncle's house, but they did not join Shui Bo Liangshan with Sanxia, so there is no description of these other people in the novel, which downplays other non-hero cousins.
The second possibility: this is Ruan's ranking among all brothers and sisters. The eldest, the third, the fourth and the sixth are all girls. By the time the Water Margin story happened, they should have been married in other places. At the same time, in feudal society, women have no status after marriage, and they are called "so-and-so", which has nothing to do with the heroes of the water margin and is unnecessary to express. In ancient times, the idea of "men are superior to women" was very serious, and the records about them were as precious as gold.
The third possibility: it comes from a legend. Legend has it that the three heroes in Ruan's works turned out to be twin brothers born to the same child. My mother died young, her family was poor, and she didn't name her until she was a teenager. Once my father was ill, he was told by the doctor that he had to eat a catfish called "drilling mud" to cure it. Hearing this, the three sons braved the cold and dived into the water, each catching a catfish. Ruan asked his three sons to weigh all the fish. The result is two Jin, five Jin and seven Jin. The old man named his three twin brothers according to the weight of the fish, so they were named Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi.
The fourth possibility: it also comes from a legend. Shimiao Village, Yinshan Commune, Liangshan County, Shandong Province, was called Shi Jiecun at that time. There is a four-grave pit in the east of the village. According to local villagers, this is the cemetery of Ruan's other four brothers. The villagers said that the Ruan brothers were originally seven people, who made a living by fishing and had a heroic personality. The seven brothers could not bear the cruel exploitation of the fishermen and the extortion of the government, and joined hands with the fishermen to resist. The result was suppressed by the government and fishermen. So they took risks and fought against the government, killing fishermen, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and fighting against the officers and men who came to clean up. In a fierce battle, four of the seven brothers died, and only Xiao Er, Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi escaped. Subsequently, the fishermen buried the four brothers of Ruan in four graves.
To sum up, the author believes that the latter two are legends, mostly attached to future generations, and cannot be taken seriously. The second argument is that the ancients had a serious idea of "men are superior to women", and it is very unlikely that girls will be taken into account in ranking. So only the first possibility is the most reliable.
"Ruan Sanjie" is the name of Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan, the important figures in the classical novel Water Margin. These three fishermen were originally fishermen from Shi Jiecun, Jeju, Shandong Province at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. They were famous for their martial arts and bravery. Later, at the invitation of Wu Yong, a "wise man", the three men, together with a group of heroes led by Classical, robbed Cai Jing, a surname, of his "birth program". After the incident, heroes from all walks of life went to Liangshan together, ransacked their homes, robbed the rich and helped the poor, and later generations left many stories of their heroes.
Ruan Xiaoer, the star of the highest plough in Liangshan, ranked 27th, and the leader of the water army in Liangshan Sizhai was fourth. He was originally a fisherman in Shi Jiecun, Jeju, Shandong Province. He was superb in martial arts and loyal. He dares to go through fire and water for his brother. At the kind invitation of Wu Yong. In Liangshan Shuizhai, he served as the leader of the water army. He is good at water and martial arts, and he keeps calm in times of crisis. He opposed wooing, and Gao Qiu attacked the water margin several times. Ruan Xiaoer brothers led the water army to cut a dash and made great achievements. Fang La conquered Wulongling, but he was defeated and there was no way out. He committed suicide, and later the court made him loyal to Wu Lang.
Ruan Xiaowu, the 36-day Highest Sun Star in Liangshan, ranks 29th and fifth among the eight leaders of Liangshan Water Army. He was originally a fisherman in Shi Jiecun, Jeju, Shandong Province, and was good at water and martial arts. At the kind invitation of Wu Yong, he took part in the action of robbing birth programs. After the incident, he killed the pursued loyalist and went to Liangshan with everyone as the leader of the water army. He has a strong water-based kung fu, is smart and tenacious, and opposes wooing. With Tong Wei stationed in Liangshan northeast water village. Gao Qiu led the army to encircle Liangshan, and Ruan Xiaowu fought bravely in the water, losing and fighting repeatedly. When Fang La conquered Qingxi County, he was killed by Lou Minzhong and later named Zhong Wulang by the court.
Ruan, No.36 general of Liangshan, ranked No.31,and No.8 leader of Liangshan Water Army ranked No.6.. Originally a fisherman in Shi Jiecun, Jeju, Shandong. Ruan, the youngest of Ruan's three masters, walked the rivers and lakes with his two brothers and did many earth-shattering things. Huang Nigang and Chao Gai drugged Yang Zhi, a green-faced beast, and robbed the birth class. Xunyang River saved Sung River and defeated the loyalist. By boat in water margin, He Tao was defeated first, and then Gao Qiu was defeated. Kung fu in water makes Liangshan heroes sit up and take notice. He and Meng Tong are stationed in Shuicun, northwest of Liangshanpo. Ruan recruited talented people to serve as our envoy for Gai Tianjun. Within a few months, he offended court officials by playing with the dragon robe, was deprived of his official position, and was reduced to a civilian. He returned to Shi Jiecun to fish and serve his elderly mother. He lived to be 70 years old and died of illness.
There are different opinions on whether Ruan really exists in history, and most people think that it was invented by the author of Water Margin. But why did he design such a person? We should tell the meaning of the characters' existence, the description of the characters themselves and the judgment of poetry from the Water Margin.
The three heroes in Ruan's works are all generous, chivalrous, hateful and keen. But after careful analysis, each of them has a distinct personality.
Ruan Xiaoer, the eldest of the three brothers, is relatively calm, which is related to his personal family. Ruan Xiaowu likes gambling, and his personality is somewhat depressed. Ruan is the most outspoken one. In Wu Yong's words, "air billow is quick-witted". Do things quickly and often do amazing things.
Jin Shengtan made the following comments on Ruan's three heroes when commenting on The Water Margin: "Ruan is an expert, but what he wrote is the same. Among 180 people, if you really want to be the first fast person, be quick-witted and quick-talking, so that people can get rid of everything. Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun are all upper-middle class people. "
From this point of view, Ruan Jia's three heroes are all distinctive figures in Water Margin, and they are all loved by readers. Ruan, in particular, is the most straightforward, never hidebound, sophisticated and aggressive. Coupled with a well-known "Ruan Yu Ge", readers will definitely remember it deeply.
When fighting Fang La, in the Battle of Wulongling, Ruan Xiaoer and others rowed into the water from the rapids and rolled onto the beach. Fang La's four main managers should prepare the next fifty fire rows, which are piled with straw and filled with sulfur, flame and nitrate for ignition. Weave bamboo ropes and arrange them on the beach. I saw a red flag on Wulong Ridge, with drums and drums ringing, and the fire was in full swing. I looked down at the beach and washed down with the wind. The boats behind shouted loudly, and they were all caught by long guns and caught fire. Ruan Xiaoer dived into the water and the boat behind caught up with him. Ruan Xiaoer flustered, afraid to eat, took it and humiliated. He pulled out his broadsword and committed suicide.
In the battle of Qingxi County, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan were dressed as Shaogong, while Tong Wei and Ruan, dressed as accompanying sailors, rode 60 grain ships, all with new flags, but they were sent from Daxi. Surrender to Fang La. Fang La appointed Li Jun as the general manager of the Water Army, and Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan and Tong Wei as the deputy general managers of the Water Army. Sung river army siege is urgent, Fang La bid. Only heard ouchi city shout to kill the sky, flames everywhere, military forces chaos, but, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan, Tong Wei, Tong Meng set fire to Qingxi city. When Fang La saw this, he drove the Kingsguard to save the city and entered the city for a scuffle. Ruan Xiaowu was killed by Lou Min, the Prime Minister of Fang La.
Ruan walked into the deep palace in the inner garden of Fang La and found a box, but it was a flat crown, dragon robe, jasper belt, Bai Yugui and carefree shoes forged by Fang La. Ruan saw that it was full of pearls, dragons and phoenixes, and thought, "This is what Fang La wore. It doesn't matter if I wear it." He put on a dragon robe, a jasper belt, carefree shoes and a flat crown, but he held Bai Yugui in his arms, jumped on his horse and ran out of the palace with a whip in his hand. Fang La was the only person in the three armed forces, and they made a scene together. Rob will approach a look, it is Ruan, everyone laughed. Bing Wang and Zhao Tan, the generals brought by Tong Shumi, saw it long ago and scolded, "Do you want to do such a thing like Fang La?" Ruan was furious, pointing to Wang Bing and Zhao Tan. "You are both straight! If it weren't for my brother Song Gongming, your heads would have been cut off by Fang La. Today, I'm waiting for my brothers to make contributions, and you turn around and bully them! The court didn't know the details, only said that two generals would come to help. Wang and Zhao were furious and wanted to make friends with Ruan. "。 Since its own military academy announced the arrival of Sung River and Pegasus. See nguyen wearing royal clothes, sung river, wu drink Malay, take off the forbidden clothes, put aside. Song Jiang comforted with words.
Although Bing Wang and Zhao Tan were reconciled by generals such as Sung River, there was only bitterness in their hearts. After Fang Wax, although Ruan was ordered to be in charge of Gai Tianjun, a few days later, Bing Wang and Zhao Tanhuai borrowed money to help the source cave, abused old grievances and complained about Ruan's fault in front of Tong Shumi. Tong Guan told Cai Jing about it, played the role of emperor, requested an imperial edict, moved the official document to other places, pursued Ruan's own official letter, and returned to Shu Ren.