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If Luo Guanzhong's continuation is very good and can be generally recognized by the majority of readers, then it will be considered that he and Shi Naian co-authored it, and it would not be wrong to regard the 100-chapter version as the original version, but this is obviously not the case. At this time, In China, the 70-chapter version still has the largest number of readers, so preconceptions caused by the 100-chapter version are not common, and readers can therefore more fairly compare the pros and cons of the 100-chapter version.
The most important thing about the novel is the creation of characters. Supporters generally believe that the level of description in the last thirty chapters of the 100-chapter edition is not only much lower than that of the first seventy chapters, but there is not even a single image that is consistent with the first seventy chapters. Most of them have little strength and character, and the few characters whose writing is passable are completely different from the images in the first seventy chapters. Take Li Kui as an example, he was written thirty chapters after the hundred chapters. The best character, but he is completely out of shape
Li Kui in the first seventy chapters is a naive, illiterate, bold and reckless person. He is outspoken and often has verbal conflicts even with Song Jiang. Although he admires Song Jiang very much, he never flatters him, for example The beginning of Chapter 66 reads: "I saw Li Kui shouting: 'Brother is not straight! He was willing to sit down the day before yesterday, but he sat down today and let someone else do it. This chair is really made of gold, just let it go. Go. Don't ask me to kill the general!" Song Jiang shouted: "You guy!" Lu Junyi hurriedly worshiped: "If the elder brother gives in so hard, Lu will not be safe." Li Kui shouted again: "If the elder brother becomes a Emperor, Yuan Lu is just a prime minister, and we are all living in the Golden Palace today, and we are still in such chaos. But he is just a robber in the water, so it is better to leave it alone." Song Jiang was so angry that he couldn't speak. "
This passage shows Li Kui's distinct personality: he speaks straightforwardly and without any disguise. As long as he thinks he is right, he will stick to it. Although he respects Song Jiang more than his own brother, he will still argue when he has different views and will never give in. He will never be convinced. He will not take care of Song Jiang's face in words. He also doesn't know how to take care of face.
But in Chapter 71 of the Hundred Chapters, Li Kui said, "Are you afraid that I dare to struggle? I won't complain if my brother cuts me to pieces, and he won't hate me if he kills me. I don't fear anyone except him!", "In my dream, too. Don't dare to scold him. When he wants to kill me, let him kill me." In this case, I actually learned to flatter him. It only took a few times. The change is so big?
Moreover, Li Kui didn't know much about principles. Once he thought he was right, he would always stick to it. Therefore, he was not convinced when he was repelled by Song Jiang. However, after this episode, he "retired without warning". There is no trace of Li Kui at all. You must know that Li Kui is the most successful character written in the last thirty chapters of the Hundred Chapters. Even with so many failures, there is no need to mention the other characters. The image of Li Kui in the next fifty chapters is different from the first seventy chapters. It's basically the same. For example, Chapter 71 says, "The black whirlwind Li Kui burst out of his seat, called the general to get up and said: 'I have never seen such a bird be so polite, and it gives me a headache! It's a plague beast, at least it can only eat one meal of meat. , Just give it up. Mr. Lu is serious about not wanting it, it’s yours, just give it in and go, it’s a shame! It made me angry, and I chopped this beast with an ax, but you have no reason to give in.” Song Jiang shouted: “Black guy understands What's the matter? You're talking too much again. Shut up, or I'll chop off your head!" Li Kui pouted and retreated."
This passage reproduces Li Kui's rudeness and frankness, and the sentence "pout and retreat" vividly expresses Li Kui's unconvinced innocence. Moreover, not only is Li Kui well written, all the characters are lifelike, but it is also consistent with the previous seven chapters.
The characters in the ten chapters are basically the same, but they are completely different from the one hundred chapters.
In addition to character creation, some people also pointed out that the last thirty chapters of the Hundred Chapter Edition ignored the close relationship between the characters. There are different reasons for going up the mountain in Shuibo. Although they share the same cause, the relationship between people is still there.
It is inevitable that there will be closeness among people, and there will inevitably be young men among the group. Although the existence of closeness and distance is not emphasized in the first seventy chapters, the author pays attention to it everywhere in his writing, and writes a very realistic relationship within the rebel army [
For example, after Chao Gai ascended the mountain, he rarely led troops to fight, but when he went to attack Zengtou City, he named twenty leaders, including Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Bai Sheng,
Du Qian and Song Wan were the first to follow Chao Gai. Among them, San Ruan was originally a navy soldier and was not suitable for attacking Zengtou City, but he was brought along because he was a close confidant. This shows that the author pays great attention to interpersonal relationships.
The author adopted the Spring and Autumn style of writing when writing these close and distant relationships, which is very subtle and often ignored by ordinary people. However, in the hundred chapters, he did not notice at all that the relationship between the heroes became exactly the same in the last thirty chapters, and they were basically close and distant.
Some descriptions even make obvious mistakes, such as the relationship between Yan Qing and Li Kui. In the last thirty chapters of the 100-chapter version, Yan Qing relied on his sumo wrestling skills and often teased Li Kui, asking him to treat him later.
Obediently.
This is suspected to be a huge failure: First, Yan Qing is Lu Junyi's confidant and is extremely smart. However, Lu Junyi is new to the mountain and is weak in power. Although he is in a high position, he still has to act cautiously. Therefore, Yan Qing thinks for Lu Junyi,
You have to act cautiously, how dare you provoke Black Tornado Li lightly?
Kui? Secondly, although Li Kui is not good at sumo wrestling, his martial arts skills are definitely not inferior to Yan Qing's, and he has a violent personality. He kills people and can be teased by Yan Qing. Thirdly, Li Kui is Song Jiang's savior and Song Jiang's confidant.
If you bully Li Kui, you are suspected of bullying Song Jiang. Yan Qing is very capable.
Fourth, after carefully reviewing the first seventy chapters, there are only two people who dare to scold Li Kui, one is Song Jiang and the other is Dai Zong. These two people are not as good as Li Kui in martial arts, but they are Li Kui's brothers. They scold Li Kui like
When his brother scolded him for being a naughty boy, Li Kui had to obey even if he refused. Others
They all respected Li Kui at a distance. Although he was the second oldest, he called him "Big Brother Li". Even when Wu Yong took Li Kui to Daming Mansion, he was "vomited bitterly" along the way, so he could only persuade him with kind words and "complain."
"That's all. Yan Qing is new to the mountain, how dare he teach Li Kui a lesson?
In the last fifty chapters, just like the first seventy, the closeness and distance of interpersonal relationships are noticed in an implicit way. For example, in the 71st chapter, after Lu Junyi woke up from a nightmare, he first found his confidant Yan Qing to complain, and then
Yan Qing asked Shi Xiu to explain why he only asked Shi Xiu and not Gongsun.
Sheng, where are Wu Yong and others? Because Shi Xiu once single-handedly robbed the execution ground to save Lu Junyi, and they were friends of life and death. Shi Xiu told Yang Xiong about this, and Yang Xiong was Shi Xiu's brother in life and death. In the end, these four people kept this secret.
Secret. The author inadvertently clarified the close relationship between several heroes.