hey everyone cj here welcome to the water margin summarized series water margin is one among the four great classical chinese novels but it is also the most violent gory and immoral among all of them the tone of this novel is much closer to the sopranos instead of robin hood and his merry men that's why it had been banned many times across multiple chinese dynasties and various modern adaptations have whitewashed the story too adding more justification for the wanton killings
大家好，我是 CJ，欢迎来到《水浒传》浓缩系列。《水浒传》虽位列中国四大古典名著，却是其中最为血腥暴力、道德沦丧的一部。这部小说的基调更接近《黑道家族》而非《罗宾汉与他的快乐伙伴》，正因如此，它曾在中国多个朝代遭禁，诸多现代改编版本也对故事进行了美化处理，为肆意杀戮增添了更多合理性说辞

and the leading scenes of cannibalism but for this series i will preserve all the gory scenes of the original text though i will spare the details to adhere to youtube's terms of service along the way i will also explain the historical and cultural context of the plot so that we can learn more about life in song dynasty china on another note if you are interested in writing busia stories or other stories set in
以及开篇的人肉宴场景，但本系列将保留原著所有血腥描写，不过会略去细节以符合 YouTube 服务条款。过程中我也会解说情节的历史文化背景，让我们更深入了解中国宋朝的生活。另外，若你对创作武侠小说或其他以..

medieval china as long as you use this novel as guideline the setting would look passively convincing even though there are some anachronism since the story was written around the ming dynasty about three hundred years after the setting of the novel by the way before i start take a look at these cool shirts and merge for the series these chinese characters say sul hai tzune jie within the four c's all men are brothers a slogan commonly used in this novel
中世纪的中国，只要以这部小说为蓝本，其背景设定就会显得相当可信——尽管存在一些时代错位，因为故事创作于明朝，而小说背景设定在约三百年前。顺便说一句，在开始前，看看这些为系列设计的酷炫 T 恤和周边吧。这些汉字写着"四海之内皆兄弟"，出自小说中频繁使用的口号"四字真言：四海之内皆兄弟"

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dynasty which lasted from the year 960 to 1279 this dynasty rose from the chaotic five dynasties and ten kingdoms period which followed the fall of the golden age of tang dynasty song dynasty was a period of contradictions despite being smaller than other dynasties it was one of china's most prosperous eras culture and commerce flourished at the expense of the military yet it was also mired by constant
宋朝始于 960 年，终于 1279 年。这个王朝崛起于唐朝黄金时代覆灭后的五代十国乱世。宋朝是一个充满矛盾的时代——尽管疆域小于其他朝代，却堪称中国最繁荣的时期之一。文化商贸蓬勃发展，却以牺牲军事实力为代价；与此同时，王朝也深陷连绵不断的..

warfare against their powerful kitan and georgian neighbours i covered all this information in greater detail in previous videos so check them out if you need more context the first chapter of water margin starts a few decades before the appearance of the outlaws in 1058 during the reign of the kind and merciful emperor renzong at the time the empire suffered from terrible waves of plagues they tried to alleviate this by reducing prison
在与强大的契丹和格鲁吉亚邻国的战争中，我已在前几期视频中详细讲述过这些内容，如需更多背景信息可前往观看。《水浒传》第一章的故事始于 1058 年，比梁山好汉们登场还要早几十年，当时正值仁宗皇帝仁慈治下的年代。帝国正遭受可怕的瘟疫肆虐，朝廷试图通过大赦囚犯来缓解灾情

sentences and temporarily abolishing taxes but nothing they did seemed to help this crisis so the good and capable minister fan zhong yin suggested that they invite a taoist master with divine power to come to the palace to perform a ritual to appease the heavens the suggestion was accepted by the emperor and soon enough hong singh was sent to the dragon tiger mountain in jiangxi one of the four secret mountains of taoism in search of the celestial
朝廷颁布了多项措施，包括释放囚犯、暂停征税，但都未能缓解这场危机。于是贤能的大臣范仲淹提议，邀请一位法力高强的道士入宫举行祭天仪式。皇帝采纳了这个建议，很快便派遣洪信前往道教四大秘山之一的江西龙虎山，寻访这位天师

master zhang water margin loves to name drop historical figures especially in the earlier chapters but the characters are mostly fictional to help you identify which ones are historical i will mark their name plates as you have seen before after spending a night at the sanchin temple fasting and cleansing himself he was sent by the taoist acolytes to seek their master up the mountains along the way he encountered a tiger and then a snake which scared the loving
张大师在《水浒传》中尤其喜欢提及历史人物，特别是在前几章，但书中角色多为虚构。为便于您分辨哪些是真实历史人物，我会像之前那样在他们名字旁标注。在三天斋戒沐浴后，他被道童派往山中寻师，途中先后遭遇猛虎与毒蛇，吓得这位仁兄..

wits out of him but they were really just test for his sincerity as the marshal grumbled at the indignities he suffered he suddenly saw a lone young boy on this treacherous mountain the boy said this morning celestial master zhang told me he had predicted that the emperor had sent an envoy to invite him to perform a ritual at the palace so he had already started his journey to the capital riding on his crane and cloud what so i climbed all the way up here
他绞尽脑汁却不知这些考验实为试探其诚心。正当太尉抱怨所受屈辱时，忽见险峻山道上立着个牧童。童子道："今晨张天师告知，他早算定圣上遣使邀他入宫作法，此刻已乘鹤驾云往汴京去了。""既如此——"太尉气结，"我岂不是白爬了这趟山？"

for nothing by the time the marshal returned to the temple he was tired and in a foul mood when he told the taoist monks what had happened to him they assured him that the boy was actually their celestial master who was a prodigy at transformation and many esoteric arts if he said that he's already on his way then his mission was as good as accomplished ah whatever since his job was done anyway on the next day marshall hung
当太尉回到庙里时，他疲惫不堪，心情恶劣。他向道士们讲述了自己的遭遇，道士们向他保证，那个男孩其实是他们的天师，精通变化之术和诸多玄妙法术。既然天师说使命已经完成，那事情就算办妥了。也罢，反正差事已了。次日，洪太尉便.....

took the opportunity to tour the temple then he came across a hall that had been sealed away for generations of celestial masters all of the vanquished demons curious he ordered the taoist to open the door to the hall they tried to dissuade him telling him that many demons were sealed in it and it would bring calamity to humanity if they are released but nah he is not going to fall for another one of those tricky taoist scams so he
趁机游览寺庙时，他偶然发现一座被历代天师封印的大殿，里面镇压着众多降服的妖魔。出于好奇，他命令道士打开殿门。道士们试图劝阻，告知殿内封存着许多妖魔，一旦释放将给人间带来灾祸。但他可不吃这套——又想来个道士骗局糊弄人？

pulled ranks as imperial envoy to command them to open it inside the hall he found a tablet with its lower part half buried in the ground and the words for home to open was engraved behind it hey this might be my destiny he didn't know what was going on but maybe something good will come out of it he thought so he ordered the workers to take the tablet up amidst the process station of the taoists
以钦差身份下令开启大殿，发现一块下半截埋于土中的石碑，背面刻着"遇洪而开"四字。他暗想："此乃天意也！"虽不明就里，却觉或有吉兆，遂命道士们起出石碑

and would you be surprised if a demonic screech suddenly emerged from the abyss under the tablets and black smoke first through the temple roof the bumbling fool who released an ancient curse trope seemed to be universal among many cultures literary tropes anyway when the smoke reached the middle of the sky it burst into many rays of golden light dispersing the spirits of the 36 heavenly stars and 72 earthly stars 108 demons all together
倘若牌位下的深渊突然传来一声鬼魅尖啸，黑烟率先冲破庙宇穹顶——这个释放上古诅咒的笨拙愚人桥段，似乎跨越诸多文化而成为文学创作的普遍母题。当黑烟升至半空时，骤然迸裂成万道金光，将三十六天罡星与七十二地煞星的魂魄尽数驱散，共计一百零八魔君

this my friends is the origin of the dispersing mcgovern trope used in various east asian literature it is also used in nanto satomi hakkenden a japanese epic inspired by water margin as discussed in the previous episode water margin pronounced as suikoden in japanese was very influential in the developments of early modern japanese literature in terms of chinese literature here we can see a great example of reverse
朋友们，这就是东亚文学中常见的"离散麦高芬"母题的起源。它同样出现在日本史诗《南总里见八犬传》中——这部作品正是受《水浒传》启发而创作。正如上期节目所述，《水浒传》（日语发音为"Suikoden"）对日本近世文学发展影响深远。就中国文学而言，这堪称文化反哺的绝佳范例

isekai gods demons or other divine beings reincarnated into human is a common chinese literature trope but this doesn't necessarily give them any special powers the 108th outlaws who will be reincarnated from these demons are relatively normal people but the balance between good and bad karma from their previous lives dictates the direction of their fate they will have to try to end the cycle of violence or they will be doomed to
异界神灵或妖魔转世为人的设定在中国文学中颇为常见，但这并不意味着他们天生具备特殊能力。即将从这些妖魔转世而来的 108 位好汉，本质上都是普通人，但前世积累的善恶业力将决定他们命运的走向。他们必须尝试终结暴力的轮回，否则将陷入万劫不复的境地

repeat it in another but let me tell you water margin is not a story about gods and devils it is really a story about men and the temptation for violence and destruction despite their attempts to live a just life being a hohan manly righteous men in another chinese classical novel dream of the red chamber which is also known as the story of the stone the heroine linda owes the main character jiaboi a
换个说法，但我要告诉你，《水浒传》并非神魔故事，它本质上是一部关于人性与暴力诱惑的史诗。即便那些好汉们竭力追求正义人生，却仍难逃暴力与毁灭的诱惑。这让我想起另一部中国古典名著《红楼梦》（又名《石头记》），女主角林黛玉对男主角贾宝玉有着..

dead of tear from their previous lives as flower and magical stone they don't have special powers but she is destined to return this death with her own tears living a life full of tragedies this first chapter of water margin serves as a shade or a wedge in chinese literature shades may not be directly related to the main plot but it foreshadows the general arc of the story the country may be ruled by a
他们前世作为花与灵石所流的泪已干涸，虽无特殊法力，但她注定要以自己的泪水偿还此劫，度过充满悲剧的一生。《水浒传》这开篇第一章在中国文学中犹如一道阴影或楔子——这些铺垫虽与主线无直接关联，却预示着故事的整体脉络。这个国家或许由一位……

good emperor and talented ministers but the foolish action of irresponsible officials may be the inciting points of a butterfly effect that started a thunderstorm far down the line anyway going back to the story by the time marshall hong returned to the palace the celestial master had finished performed his ritual and ended the plague since everything seemed to be okay he didn't launch any report about the demons he had unleashed and nothing happened for the next few
明君贤臣本可治国安邦，但昏官庸吏的愚蠢行径往往成为蝴蝶效应的导火索，最终引发雷霆风暴。话说洪太尉回宫复命时，张天师已做完法事，平息了瘟疫。眼见天下太平，他便将误放妖魔之事隐瞒不报。此后数十年间，倒也相安无事

decades the story then skipped years ahead to some time before the 1100s here we meet one of the central antagonists of the story gorgio he was a ruffian with slow morals and a professional tori who latches onto rich and influential people and trading one master after another to achieve a higher rank his one and only talent is playing chinese football as he hustled his way up the social ladder in the capital of song dynasty
故事随后跨越数十年，跳转到 1100 年代之前的某个时期。在这里，我们遇到了故事的核心反派之一高俅。他是个道德败坏的流氓，也是专业的门客，依附于权贵，通过不断更换主子来攀爬高位。他唯一的才能就是踢蹴鞠，并借此在宋朝都城的社会阶梯上钻营攀升

bien liang also known as kaifeng by chance he met the emperor's brother while doing a delivery for his master as if the stars on heaven aligned for him the ball the prince was playing with rolled right before his feet well he can't waste his chance can he so he showed his football skill to the prince he performed his mandarin doctrine kick this is perhaps the earliest depiction of a special sports move in fiction and it might be the predecessor of those
汴梁，又称开封。他在为主人送货时偶遇皇帝的弟弟，仿佛天上星辰都为他排列好了机缘——王子踢的球正滚到他脚边。这等良机岂能错过？于是他向王子展示了自己的蹴鞠技艺，使出一记"朝天蹬"。这或许是小说中最早描写的特殊运动招式，堪称后世各类绝技的鼻祖

sports mangas with that one kick he delivered the ball right back to the prince and made a great impression hey do you play ball not long after the princess brother emperor zhi zhong died and since the former emperor had no air the prince was elevated to be emperor huizhou obviously gaucho also profited greatly from this and he was fast-tracked to become a grand marshal historically emperor
运动漫画中那一记精彩射门，他将球精准回传给太子，给人留下深刻印象。"你会踢球吗？"不久后，公主的兄长哲宗皇帝驾崩，由于先帝无子，太子被立为徽宗皇帝。高俅自然也因此平步青云，迅速晋升为太尉。历史上这位徽宗皇帝..

huixon was a great painter poets and calligrapher and also a taoist master but he just didn't have the knack to be a great ruler so this terrible decision was quite accurate to his character as grand marshal kocho started to flaunt his power and made sure everyone below him know their place wang jing the martial arts instructor of 800 000 imperial army soon entered his radar his offense was failing to turn up on
胡勋是位杰出的画家、诗人和书法家，同时也是位道教大师，但他偏偏缺乏成为明君的才能。这个糟糕的决定非常符合他作为高俅太尉的性格——当高俅开始炫耀权势，确保所有下属都认清自己地位时，八十万禁军教头王进很快进入了他的视线。王进的罪名是：未能按时到任

the first day culture took office and took a few days off sick i don't believe it i know your father he was a street performer and a snake oil salesman guards teach him a lesson luckily for wang jing the guards were on good terms with him and pleaded for the marshall to forgive the instructor eventually god showed zaru drops the matter but wang jing knew that his future undercoat gaucho will be unbearable because his father used to be god shows
文化上任第一天就请了几天病假，我才不信这套！我认识你父亲，他不过是个街头卖艺的江湖骗子。侍卫们，给这小子点教训！所幸王进与侍卫们交情不错，众人纷纷向教头求情。最终高俅勉强作罢，但王进心知肚明：有这样一个曾与高俅结怨的父亲，自己在这位太尉手下当差的日子绝不会好过

martial arts teacher and had trashed this scum years ago gaucho won't be satisfied until he get his revenge so he quietly left the post and brought his sickly mother with him like his predecessor hong singh gorcho's action became a flap of the butterfly's wing that would spin into the main narrative wang jin is just a side character but through his travel the western frontiers where he won't be recognized by kocho's goon we are soon introduced to the first
武艺高强的教头，早该收拾了这败类。高俅不报此仇誓不罢休，于是他悄然离职，带着病弱的老母远走他乡——正如他的前任洪信所为。高俅这一举动恰似蝴蝶振翅，终将掀起故事主线波澜。王进虽是个配角，但通过他逃亡西部边陲的旅程（那里高俅爪牙认不出他），我们很快就要结识第一位.....

star of destiny as wangjing's mother's health deteriorated they were fortunate enough to be given a place to stay in the manner of a kindly old man in hawaiian district on the next day as wang jing was ready to depart he chanced upon a young man practicing with his staff in the courtyard he had nine blue dragons tattooed all over his body his name was jin nicknamed the nine tattoo dragon the
当王进母亲病情加重时，幸得华阴县一位善心老丈收留。次日王进正欲辞行，恰见院中有位少年演练棍法，浑身刺着九条青龙，此人姓史名进，因满身花绣得绰号"九纹龙"

first star of destiny to make an appearance and ranked 23rd among the 108 stars you will the stick well but there are gaps in your techniques you can't beat a real man with that obviously the young man was furious when he heard this the lord of the manor quickly apologized for his son and told him to behave but the young man will have none of it so he challenged the rude guest to a fight and quickly learned why wang jing was made martial art instructor of the
首位现身的命星，位列一百零八将第二十三位。你这棍法虽使得不错，但招数尚有破绽，凭这功夫可赢不了真豪杰。少年闻言勃然大怒，庄主连忙替儿子赔罪，呵斥他不得无礼。但这少年哪肯罢休，当即向无礼的客人发起挑战，很快就领教到王进为何能当上八十万禁军教头。

imperial guards realizing that he had much more to learn he cut out and backed wang zing to be his master wang jing accepted so he stayed with us family for the next 6 months teaching his new students the mastery of the 18 weapons 18 weapons means complete set of weaponry through the different dynasties the list of the 18 weapons which commonly includes spear axe sword bows and so on may change and the list used
禁军教头意识到自己还需精进武艺，便拜王进为师。王进应允后，这位教头便在史家庄住了半年，跟随新师父系统学习十八般武艺。所谓"十八般武艺"实为历代兵器的总称，具体所指兵器如枪、斧、剑、弓等会随朝代更迭有所变化

by the military and civilians may be different but whenever you heard the literary use of this term it means that someone had mastered all the weapons with his disciples training complete master wang jing took his leave to continue his journey with his mother westward to yen on narrative wise wong jin had accomplished his purpose and we won't see him again not long after sir jin's father died and the young man became the lord of the
军人和百姓对这个词的理解或许不同，但每当你在文学作品中听到这个术语时，它意味着某人已精通所有兵器。随着弟子们的训练完成，王进师父辞别众人，继续带着母亲西行前往延安府。从叙事角度看，王进已完成他的使命，我们不会再见到他。不久后，金先生的父亲去世，这个年轻人便成为了庄园的主人

manor since he wasn't really interested in farming the manor was poorly managed as for fighting however that's what he is all about that's why when the news of a group of bandits having encamped in the nearby mount saohua he got excited he organized a militia and eagerly awaited their arrival and soon enough one of the bandit chiefs chanda launched a raid against the village he had also heard of rumors about some
庄园因为他并不真正热衷于农耕，所以庄园管理不善。但说到打架斗殴，那才是他的专长。正因如此，当听说一伙强盗在附近的少华山安营扎寨时，他兴奋不已。他组织了一支民兵队伍，热切期待着强盗们的到来。果然没过多久，强盗首领之一的常达就对村庄发动了袭击。他也听到了一些关于...

tough guy named jin garin huaying village so he will pay him a visit to size him up when sundar came face to face with zine he pretended that he was just seeking passage wanting to go to the other side of the village come on within the four seas all men are brothers do your bro a solid and let me pause will ya jin will have none of it so inevitably they fought and after a long struggle xin emerged victorious
有个叫金枪手徐宁的硬汉住在华阴村，于是史进决定去会会他。当两人碰面时，史进假装只是想过村，说："四海之内皆兄弟，行个方便让兄弟过去呗？"徐宁根本不吃这套，两人自然大打出手。经过一番激战，最终史进获胜

this bandit happened to be pretty tough himself and as it turned out he was one of the stars of destiny himself chanda the stream-leaping tiger his two sworn brothers then quickly made their appearance too yang zhun the white flower serpent and zhuwu the resourceful strategist together they are unofficially known as zanokov yope kuan yu and you know 108 is quite a big roster so you're bound to find some reused
这强盗本身也是个硬茬，结果他竟是天罡地煞星宿之一——跳涧虎陈达。他的两位结义兄弟随即也登场了：白花蛇杨春和神机军师朱武。三人被民间戏称为"三阮"，就像关羽那样。要知道 108 将的名单相当庞大，难免会出现些重复角色。

characters among them as sworn brothers even if they are not born together they will die together they said if xing is going to send chanda to the authorities then they will share the same fate moved by this manly display of manly brotherhood xin decided to let them go haha it worked two said begging for mercy was actually his brilliant strategy yeah i know it's kind of lame that's why they are part of the 72 earthly stars the earthly stars are
他们结为异姓兄弟，誓言虽非同生但求共死。众人宣称若官府要捉拿晁盖，他们便同赴黄泉。这番豪气干云的兄弟义气打动了县官，最终决定放他们离去。哈哈，计谋得逞了！阮小二解释道求饶实乃高明策略。没错，这招是有点拙劣——所以他们才位列七十二地煞星嘛。地煞星本就是..

usually the supporting characters of the story despite their crocodile tears they had to admit that sajin was being very manly so they ended up becoming true friends and kept in contact by exchanging gifts and letters associating with bandits and outlaws however was a grave offense so they had to keep their friendship a secret unfortunate for them one day when sujin was inviting them to his manner to celebrate the mid-autumn festival his
尽管这些故事中的配角们起初只是假惺惺地流泪，但不得不承认沙金确实很有男子气概，最终他们成为了真正的朋友，通过互赠礼物和书信保持联系。然而与强盗和亡命之徒交往是重罪，因此他们不得不将这份友谊隐藏起来。不幸的是，某天当沙金邀请他们到府邸共度中秋佳节时，他的……

bumbling servants dropped their letter and lied about losing it so on the night of the festival the sheriff and his men surrounded the manor ready to arrest everyone apparently the latter had fallen into the wrong hand and sajin's life was practically ruined he will forever be associated with the outlaws so he killed his lying servants and burned his home before clearing a pass out of his manor with weapons spinning he killed the officers in the melee two
笨手笨脚的仆人弄丢了信件，还谎称遗失了。于是在元宵节当晚，县尉带人包围了庄园准备全员缉拿——显然那封信落入了歹人之手，史进的人生就此毁于一旦。他将永远与草寇为伍，因此他先杀了说谎的仆人，焚毁宅院，而后挥舞兵刃杀出重围，在混战中结果了两名差役。

so there is no more turning back once they have made their escape the brothers begged him to stay with them but he politely declined opting to go west to yen and to find his master besides he's got to pass the narrative torch to another main character before he reached yen on he made a stop at waito to ask if anybody had seen his master this is where we meet the next main character of the story lu tsusun is a flowery monk but he is not quite a monk
至此已无回头路可走。逃亡途中众兄弟苦留他入伙，他却婉言谢绝，决意西行延安寻师。况且在抵达延安前，他还得将叙事火炬传递给下一位主角。途经渭州时，他驻足打听师父下落，由此引出了故事的下一位主角——花和尚鲁智深。此人虽称和尚，却算不得真和尚

yet at this point of course i've heard of instructor wang jing sadly he's not here but i've also heard about you the nine tattooed dragon or something yeah oh come on let's drink on their way to the tavern xin coincidentally met his earliest martial arts master lizon the tiger slaying general who also happened to be a star of destiny performing martial arts tricks and peddling suspicious medicines look a lot of these nicknames are
可惜王教头此刻不在，不过九纹龙的大名我倒也听过。来来来，咱们喝酒去！前往酒肆途中，史进巧遇他最早的武术师父——打虎将李忠，这位卖艺兼售可疑药物的好汉，原来也是天罡地煞星宿之一。说来这些江湖绰号啊.....

exaggerations okay it is practically inconceivable that someone like lizon could ever do something like killing a tiger you know him great the more merrier bring him along we will all drink together on the next episode our focus will be on the flowery monk loot susan and panzer hat lington i will also talk about what is worse than eating dogs in medieval china and what happened to criminals in song dynasty be sure to subscribe so
夸张点说，像李逵这样的人能打死老虎简直难以置信。你了解他——人多热闹，带上他一起，咱们下回痛饮。下一集我们将聚焦花和尚鲁智深和豹子头林冲，还会聊聊中世纪中国比吃狗肉更恶劣的习俗，以及宋朝对罪犯的处置方式。记得订阅哦

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