My friend asked: " Ming Cult in " The Legend of the Condor Heroes ", which is worried about the suffering of the world, treats the people well, and resists tyranny. Why is it called Demon Cult by the world?"
I answered: "This question is a little complicated, let's start from the beginning."
1, the conflict between the Ming Cult and mainstream religions
Zhou Botong When introducing the origin of the "Nine Yin Sutra" to Guo Jing , he said--
This passage contains a lot of interesting information.
First of all, after the Ming Cult was introduced to Middle Earth, it did not carry out localization and improvement like Buddhism, and still only worshipped Ming Zun.
This undoubtedly conflicts with mainstream religious beliefs.
So, even if Zhou Botong is a pure-minded person who is not particular about the details, he is full of contempt when talking about Ming Cult. Of course, this may also be related to Zhou Botong's origin in Taoist .
Secondly, the doctrine of Ming Cult "benefiting the world and saving the people" was still very marketable in the late Northern Song , attracting many disciples from famous and upright schools to join.
can be seen. Although the Ming Cult at that time was opposed by the mainstream, it was still very prestigious among the people and the world.
At this time, except for mainstream religions and the court, not many people should call the Ming Cult the Demon Cult.
Ming Cult became the turning point of the demon sect among the world. I guess it should start with Fangla .
2, Fang La
In some folk stories or film and television dramas, Fang La has been portrayed as the uprising leader who resisted tyranny.
But in history, Fang La was not a hero, but a cruel and tyrannical demon king who massacred the people.
" Song Dynasty History ", "Continued Zizhi Tongjian", " The Song Dynasty Xuanhe Left ", etc., all have records of Fang La's massacre of the city and harming the people.
In addition, there are heroes of Liangshan who play the role of Liangshan heroes to eliminate demons, which indirectly proves Fang La's unbearable.
Therefore, I made the following speculation-
Huang Shang After picking many masters of the Ming Cult, Fang La took the opportunity to steal the power of the Ming Cult.
After becoming the leader of the Ming Cult, Fang La carried the banner of resisting tyranny and incited the church members to revolt.
After the Ming Cult achieved certain results, Fang La gradually exposed his cruel and tyrannical nature.
Therefore, the Ming Cult's reputation for benefiting the world was completely ruined by Fang La, and became the demon sect that people call.
Ming Cult experts therefore abandoned Fang La and left.
Finally, Fang La was captured alive by Lu Zhishen , and ended up being cut into pieces. (This passage is a forced interpretation. Otherwise, in the Jin Yong martial arts world, the Ming Cult, which gathered many masters, was not as good as Liangshan, which was somewhat unexplainable.)
3, concept conflicts
Southern Song , the anti-Jin and anti-Mongolian stages, the Ming Cult kept rebelling.
In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it is hard to say that the master mentioned -
Southern Song Jianyan years, the leader of Wang Zongshi was in Xinzhou, and during the Shaoxing period, the leader of Yu Wupo was in charge of Quzhou , and during the Shaoding period of Lizong, the leader of Zhang Sanqin was in charge of gangs in Jiangxi and Guangdong. Just because this religion has always opposed the imperial government, the court said that we are the "demon sect" and strictly prohibited...
Ming Cult uprising mostly caused the people to be exploited by the imperial court.
But in the environment of fighting aggression, their behavior is difficult to understand by the chivalrous men who serve the country and the people.
For example, Hong Qigong and Guo Jing should not be able to understand the concept of the Ming Cult. After all, in their eyes, defending the country and fighting aggression are the primary priority. Just kill corrupt officials who exploit the people. Why raise an army to rebel and give foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of it?
"The Legend of Condor Heroes" mentioned that after Guo Jing got married with Huang Rong , Hong Qigong lived in seclusion in Guangdong and enjoyed delicious food. It was during the reign of Lizong of the Song Dynasty.
The Zhang Sanqi Uprising in Jin Yong's martial arts world was probably wiped out by Hong Qigong. Therefore, only then did the Beggar Gang have formed a century of hatred with the Ming Cult.Under the conflict between two different concepts of
, the Ming Cult has become a demon sect in the eyes of those who value the country.
4, law enforcement
There are many believers in the Ming Cult, and the quality is uneven, so bad people are inevitably committing crimes.
Ko Mingjiao did not do a good job in law enforcement.
For example, Yang Xiao .
Mingjiao prohibits teasing women, but Yang Xiao not only teases Ji Xiaofu , but also forced the other party.
The superiors know that the law breaks the law and get away with it.
In contrast, Shaolin.
The old monk Xuanci violated the precepts and was punished in public, and finally committed suicide and apologized.
Putting aside all emotional factors and looking at these two things, the Ming Cult is called the Demon Cult and is not unfair at all.
Note: In the original work, in Ji Xiaofu's narrative, she was raped by Yang Xiao and gave birth to Yang Buhui .
As for whether Ji Xiaofu had a good impression of Yang Xiao at first, she was vague and said that Yang Xiao had teased her and was rejected by her.
5, profit
During the period from the late Northern Song Dynasty to the late Southern Song Dynasty, the main activity sites of the Ming Cult were concentrated in the southeast coastal areas.
The martial arts sects during this period, such as Shaolin, Quanzhen, Kunlun...most of the spheres of influence are in the north, and there is no conflict of interest between the two sides.
to Yuan Dynasty , the power of the Ming Cult expanded to the whole country, setting up branches in various places, and creating direct conflicts of interest with major sects in the martial arts world.
The righteous path in the world led by the six major sects will naturally give the Ming Cult the name of the Demon Cult and then kill the demons and eliminate the demons.
6, promote
Mingjiao did not promote the concepts and deeds of the world, resisting tyranny, and other positive publicity.
In this way, how can ordinary people know whether the Ming Cult is good or evil, good or bad, and god or demon?
can only listen to the negative propaganda of the court and major sects.
For a long time, the Ming Cult gradually became the demon sect in the eyes of the world.
