Pan Jinlian in "Water Margin" is a woman with enchanting appearance and charming manners. She was originally a maid of a wealthy family. Because of her beauty, she was noticed by the male master and wanted to take her as a concubine. But Pan Jinlian didn't want to be the concubine of this half-buried old man, so he told the old lady about his selfish intentions. Of course, the old lady would not allow the old man to take such a young and beautiful concubine. The old man had a grudge in his heart, so one of them did it out of "dismissal" and the other out of revenge, so he prepared his own dowry and married Pan Jinlian to "San Cun Ding Gu" Bark" Wu Dalang. After marriage, Pan Jinlian's life was naturally unsatisfactory, and Wu Dalang was a dull and clumsy person, not to mention his appearance. Pan Jinlian's days are over at a glance. But God just let her meet Wu Song, and even more, let her meet Ximen Qing.
Pan Jinlian is a water-based person. The first time she saw Wu Song, she had lustful thoughts in her heart. As a maid, she was always attentive to please her master, and she also used this trick on men. The "tiger-fighting hero" uncle was entertained with good wine and good food, but Wu Song did not accept her trick. As the saying goes: An eldest brother is like a father, and an eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. Wu Song had nothing but respect for his sister-in-law. But this angered the restless sister-in-law. Seeing that Wu Song "didn't know how to praise", she bit back, beat him up, and framed Wu Song in front of Wuhan University. Wu Song had no choice but to leave Yanggu County on official business.
God always plays tricks on people. The lady accidentally lost her hand when closing the curtain, and the fork hit Ximen Qing on the head who happened to be passing by. This is also a bad fate that is hard to avoid. However, Ximen Qing was born a cunning and prodigal son who only loved looking for flowers and willows. Maybe for this kind of man who is used to being dissolute, a wife is worse than a concubine, and a concubine is worse than a steal. Once he meets the romantic and charming Pan Jinlian, he is like a bastard who bites his finger and is willing to let go. As the saying goes, in physics, people are divided into groups. This Ximen Qing has a very good relationship with Mrs. Wang from Ma Liubo. In one afternoon, the two of them discussed how to lure Pan Jinlian to the bait.
Seeing this, I feel some sympathy for Pan Jinlian. A young and beautiful woman was secretly plotted against by Ximen Qing, a drunkard and womanizer. Unfortunately, she married the unattractive Wu Dalang, and her life after marriage was unsatisfactory, but she couldn't change anything. After all, in those days when a woman married a chicken, she followed her husband, and she married a dog. No matter what kind of person the husband is, he can only accept his fate. He wanted to be a martial artist, but this uncle strictly abided by the ethics and refused to go beyond the boundaries. I had no choice but to meet Ximen Qing. It was like an adulterer meets a prostitute and they hit it off immediately. It is hateful that Jin Lian is so frivolous that she is forced to hook up with Ximen Qing. I'm sorry for his misfortune, and I'm angry that he doesn't fight!
In this episode, Mrs. Wang mentioned the five major factors that have caused men to be exposed since ancient times: Pan Lu, Deng Xiaoxian. This also shocked me as a reader. It turns out that in ancient times, men had to have these five elements in order to have an affair, otherwise it would be impossible if they failed to meet all the requirements. In fact, these five tricks are not only effective in ancient times, but also very effective in modern times.
Wang Po is a person with eloquence, strategy and scheming. The book says that she "deceived Lu Jia with her words and defeated Sui He with her words", but she didn't know that "a great amount of wealth will bring great blessings, and a deep secret will bring great disasters." If a person with evil intentions has some talents, he can do any kind of disaster!
The final outcome of this story is well known. Wu Song avenged his eldest brother, but lost Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian. Wang Po was also mutilated. But in the process, I was surprised by how Wang Po instigated Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian to poison Wu Dalang. What was originally an affair turned into a murder. How did this process lead to it? Was it human greed? desire? Evil thoughts?
I have done things before, but I didn’t feel like doing it together. Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. The sins committed by Ximen Qing, Pan Jinlian and Wang Po will eventually be repaid one by one. The fate of these three people was quite tragic. The author must have been very happy when he wrote this!
Wu Song avenged his brother, his righteousness was so great that it caused a sensation. Although he committed a murder, he was praised by the people in the city. The county magistrate and the prefect also respected him as a loyal and fierce man, so they rewrote his orders and gave him lighter punishments, and officials and officials did not dare to treat him lightly. The story of Wu Song's revenge for his brother and the capture and killing of Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian came to an end.
There is a passage in the book that impressed me deeply: Women in the world, no matter how delicate you are, will be manipulated by someone's petty things, and nine times out of ten they will fall into the trap. Xiao Yier means attentiveness, which means that women in this world who cannot withstand the attack of sugar-coated bullets will inevitably fall into the trap of others. I think so.
Pan Jinlian, a beautiful woman, ended up with her body and head missing. Where did she go wrong?
First, she should not be so frivolous and take the initiative to seduce Wu Song. It was not that she didn't have a husband at that time, it was just that this husband was not what she wanted. In this day and age, you can divorce and remarry. But in an era with strict feudal ethics in ancient times, a married woman should not seduce her brother-in-law. Pan Jinlian took the initiative to seduce Wu Song, but she could only end up humiliating herself.
Second, Pan Jinlian should not have an affair with Ximen Qing. Ximen Qing seduced first, and Wang Po planned first. This is true, but as the saying goes, "a dog cannot enter behind a fence." If you, Pan Jinlian, were assertive and determined enough, you would rather stay with Wu Dalang and live a stable life than take the risk of marrying Wu Dalang. If Ximen Qing had an affair, there would be no tragic ending. It is said that flies do not hold seamless eggs. That's the truth. Pan Jinlian is lustful, and this kind of thing exists in her bones. There was Wu Song before him and Ximen Qing behind him. This is the best proof. If a woman can't stand loneliness and lust, she will have an affair sooner or later. Even if there are no Wu Song and Ximen Qing, there will be other men showing up. As long as there is one who likes her, she will treat him attentively and wait for the opportunity to seduce him.
Thirdly, Pan Jinlian is not kind to others and does not recognize them well. Mrs. Wang is a Ma Liubo who specializes in pimping. Pan Jinlian was good at needlework, so Wang Po pretended to invite her to tailor clothes for her, and bought her some food and wine to treat her to. Then Ximen Qing pretended to meet her by chance. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that Po Wang and Ximen Qing were setting her up. But instead of leaving, hiding or getting angry, she catered to Ximen Qing's singing and singing. Later, she was caught by Wang Po, who threatened her on the spot to come and meet Ximen Qing every day, otherwise she would tell Wu Dalang about the incident. When things developed to this point, Pan Jinlian still couldn't see that Ximen Qing and Wang Po were conspiring against her, and instead she was at the mercy of these two people. Therefore, this woman has no IQ.
Fourth, Pan Jinlian should not have listened to the instigation of Wang Po and Ximen Qing and poisoned Dalang Wu. It was originally just a case of immoral affair, but due to the distortion of human nature, it turned into a murder case of poisoning and murdering her husband. These three people each had their own agendas, and even attempted to murder people for their own selfish purposes. Where is the law of heaven? Where is conscience? Don't you know that Wu Dalang has a brother who is a tiger-fighting hero named Wu Song? You think you have a well-planned plan, but you don’t know that people are doing it and God is watching. People cannot ignore the life and death of others just to satisfy their own selfish desires. You must know that everything in the world cannot escape the eyes of heaven and earth.
Fifth, you should not make the same mistake over and over again. After Pan Jinlian was instigated to murder Wu Dalang, instead of showing any sign of sadness or remorse, Pan Jinlian spent the whole day wearing hairpins, heavy makeup, and drinking and having fun with Ximen Qing in the attic of her home. Wu Song wanted to find out the truth about the cause of his brother's death, but Pan Jinlian still had the confidence to "see what happens to him". As everyone knows, being strong on the outside is not as strong as being strong on the inside. You killed someone's brother, how can Wu Song spare you!
So, to sum up, Pan Jinlian's fate was caused by herself. It is not an exaggeration for people to have desires, but if these desires exceed the scope of reason, they will become extremely terrifying. Therefore, in response to the Buddha's verse: Everything is like the Dharma, like the bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, you should observe it like this.