Most people know Jin Yong 's story through TV series. When I was a child watching "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the final battle in Xiangyang, Guo Jing The scene of leading the heroes to fight against Mongolia made people excited. In the end, Yang Guo flew rocks to kill Brother Meng. , Mongolia retreats, and the story ends in a happy ending.
But when I grew up, I reread Jin Yong's original work and realized that the story was not that beautiful. " The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword" mentioned the ending of Guo Jing's family dying in battle Xiangyang. Among the fans of the original work, there is a more popular saying that Guo Jing He died because of betrayal, and most people pointed the finger at Yeluqi , but most of them were just guessing.
(Guo Jing stills)
In fact, the destruction of Xiangyang City was a historical event. Guo Jing's death in battle itself did not require a "traitor" to harm him. However, due to the dramatic nature of martial arts stories, it is not impossible that Guo Jing was betrayed and died. It's possible, , so the following articles are all speculations based on the premise of "if there is a traitor". If you think there is no traitor, you don't need to continue reading, because everything in the following articles is meaningless to you. It is untenable, but if there must be a traitor, who would it be?
1. Loyalty, righteousness and courage. Yeluqi
The reason why there are voices like "Yeluqi betrayed" Guo Jing is because of two things.
One is the origin of Yeluqi. He is the son of the Mongolian Prime Minister Yelv Chucai and is always a foreigner.
The second one is based on what Emei sect descendants heard from their founder's mother-in-law Guo Xiang. Of course, Guo Xiang did not point the finger at her brother-in-law, but the news she told her disciples was: " The day Xiangyang City was destroyed Guo Daxia and his wife were martyred at the same time as Guo Gongpolu. Dragon Sword was missing in Xichuan. When he rushed to save his parents and relatives, it was too late. "
Yeluqi was indeed not with him. Guo Jing and his wife died in the battle together.
But based on these two points alone, can we conclude that Yeluqi betrayed Guo Jing? That's obviously nonsense.
Most people who support this view have never read what kind of person Yeluqi is in the original work. It can be said that from the appearance of this character to his final performance in the Battle of Xiangyang, he is worthy of the word "gentleman".
(Yelüqi stills)
Take Yeluqi’s heroic performance during the Xiangyang battle as an example. He had put his own life at risk. Yang Guo wanted to save him, but he refused Yang Guo’s kindness and said that he would fight together with the soldiers. In the end, Yang Guo couldn't defeat him and could only accompany him to kill the enemy.
If Yang Guo hadn't killed the Khan with flying rocks and the battle had continued, Yeluqi would have died, so he who was not afraid of life and death could never be the traitor.
2. Huang Rong Defending her beloved son-in-law
In fact, Huang Rong, as Yeluqi’s mother-in-law, can also defend Yeluqi. As the smartest character in the book, Huang Rong is willing to entrust her daughter to him, which is enough to prove Yeluqi’s character. It can stand the test.
But people make mistakes and horses make mistakes. Even Huang Rong has people who can't see through it. For example, Yang Guo is one of them. Let's assume that even Huang Rong didn't see through Yelu Qi. Even so, she can still avenge her son-in-law.
At that time, Huang Rong wanted to retreat behind the scenes and let Lu Youjiao take over the position of gang leader. However, Lu Youjiao was not talented enough and it was very difficult to learn the dog beating stick method . So someone wanted to ask, why didn't Huang Rong directly The secret book of "Dog Beating Stick Technique" was passed on to Lu Youjiao and asked him to figure it out on his own?
This is the problem. How do you explain it in the book?
original text said: " Huang Rong has known Guo Jing since she was fifteen years old, and is used to getting along with people with slow qualifications. Lu Youjiao has a bad memory, but she is not worried. She suffers from the limitations of the gang rules, and this formula means The Dharma must be passed down orally and must not be recorded in pen and ink. Otherwise, it will be written down and let people learn it slowly, which will save a lot of effort."
(Huang Rong stills)
This is the gang rule of Beggar Clan . The idea of beating the dog stick method can only be passed down from the previous gang leader to the next gang leader and will never be passed on to others. The same is naturally true for the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing Clan. This is understandable, after all, the members of the Beggar Clan are There are hundreds of thousands of people. If this magical skill is passed down in the form of a secret book, if an insider appears in the gang and steals the secret book, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, this magical skill can only be passed down by the gang leader himself.
This is exactly the setting. It is enough to prove that Yeluqi did not betray Guo Jing, because Shi Huolong who appeared in "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" can know the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and Dog Beating Stick Techniques, such as Guo Yeluqi has long since rebelled, and Huang Rong, Lu Youjiao and others have long since died. How did these two magical skills that can only be passed down to future generations be passed on to the next generation?
Do you think they are just assistants? Therefore, there is no doubt that Yelu Qi did not die in Xiangyang that year, not because he betrayed Guo Jing, but because it was a troubled time at that time. The number of refugees has increased sharply, and it is equally important to manage the influx of refugees into the beggar gang.
3. Guo Xiang’s sufferings
But if it wasn’t Yeluqi, who would be the betrayer? Or the sentence mentioned at the beginning of the article. It is a speculation based on the premise that "there must be a traitor", so the theory that Guo Jing died in the rebellion is not considered here. After all, that is the case. It's not "martial arts".
The identity of the traitor may have to be answered from Guo Xiang's perspective.
How could she know who the traitor was when she was far away in Xichuan?
( Guo Xiang stills)
Yes, Guo Xiang was in Xichuan at that time. She even heard about the news that her parents died in Xiangyang mostly from hearsay. She may not have been able to see the bodies of her parents and younger brother, and only judged her parents and their parents through the news that Xiangyang City was destroyed. The younger brother is dead.
And this is the problem. Guo Jing and his wife will undoubtedly die in Xiangyang. They have already realized that they will die to serve the country, but Why did Guo Polu come to join in the fun?
Some people say that Guo Polu was Guo Jing’s son. What’s so strange about him dying in Xiangyang with his father? As " Guo Jing's son ", his more important identity is " the guardian of the dragon-slaying knife ht" ml6".
What was the significance of the "Eternal Dragon Slaying Plan" formulated by Guo Jing and his wife back then? Isn't it just so that the two secret books in the sword can be passed down to future generations and used by people with lofty ideals? Then let me ask you, if the secret of the sword is leaked in advance , wouldn’t this plan be meaningless? If you were the extremely clever Huang Rong, would you leave Guo Polu holding the dragon-slaying knife to defend the city? The answer is obviously no.
You may want to ask, at that time, the war in Xiangyang was urgent, and Guo Polu had no time to leave the city. That is quite ridiculous. Think about it, how did Guo Xiang get out of the city? And it is obvious that Guo Xiang had become the "Guardian of the Yitian Sword" before leaving the city, so Guo Polu should have left the city with Guo Xiang.
In other words, Guo Polu should not have appeared in Xiangyang at all.
(Stills of Guo Xiang and Guo Polu)
But the news that Guo Xiang heard was that Guo Polu died in Xiangyang and the whereabouts of the dragon-slaying knife was unknown. How should this be explained? There is only one explanation. Guo Polu became a coward, voluntarily abandoned the dragon-slaying knife, and then switched to the Mongolian camp. He gave information about the Xiangyang defenders to Mongolia, which led to Guo Jing's death in the battle.
can be regarded as Guo Polu's sister, so what if Guo Xiang thinks of this? Now that his parents are dead, is it possible that his younger brother still needs to bear the infamy? So she could only acquiesce that Guo Polu died in Xiangyang with his parents. For her, that became an easier "fact" to accept.
Of course, again, Guo Jing's death may not require the existence of a "traitor" at all, but if there is a betrayer, it will never be Yeluqi, but more likely Guo Po, who has never shown heroic spirit. prisoner.
