Song Wu is an important figure in Shi Naian's classic Water Margin.
The Water Margin is one of China's four classical novels. It is a chapter-by-chapter novel with the Sung River Uprising as the main story background at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it belongs to a heroic legend in genre. The author or editor is generally regarded as Shi Naian, and most of the existing periodicals have one or two people, Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong.
The book describes the great story of Liangshan hero's resistance to oppression, the growth of Liangshan in Shui Bo and his surrender to the imperial court, as well as the repression of political forces such as Fox, Wang Qing and Fang La who opposed the Song government the day after tomorrow, which finally led to tragic failure. It artistically reflects the whole process of the Sung River Uprising from its occurrence, development to failure in China history, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the uprising heroes' resistance struggle and social ideals, and specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.
Song Wu is from Qinghe County. He has a brother named Wu Dalang. My parents died when I was a child, and I was raised by my brother Wu Dalang. Although the Song Wu brothers were born to the same mother, Song Wu was eight feet long, handsome and full of strength. Wu Dalang is less than five feet long, hideous, short and ridiculous, nicknamed "three-inch bark".
Song Wu was afraid of being sued for killing someone in his hometown, so he left his hometown and went to Cangzhou, hiding in Chai Jin's home to avoid disaster. He lived there for over a year. ?
Song Wu has been away from home for two years. She always misses her brother. Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi at home, fled to Chai Jin's home, and met Song Wu at Chai Jin's home. At that time, Song Jiang accidentally lifted the charcoal fire to Song Wu, who hit Song Jiang in a rage. After Chai Jin named Song Jiang, Song Wu got a fright and bowed. ?
The next day, Song Wu said that the person he "killed" was only in a coma and did not die. I bid farewell to Chai Jin and Sung River and hurried to Qinghe County to find my brother. Song Jiang, and Song Wu became brothers.
In the war of conquering Fang La, Song Wu countered Bao's loss of an arm. After the handover, he refused to return to Bianjing, became a monk in Liuhe Temple, was named the founder, gave money as wealth, and finally died at the age of 80.
References:
Song Wu-Baidu Encyclopedia