Disclaimer: All the historical materials in this article are from the book "History of Song", and the author guarantees the authenticity of the historical materials, and at the same time there is no innuendo or politics involved.
Guys, the Song Jiang we are talking about here is not the one in "Water Margin". Because "Water Margin" is only a literary work after all, although its materials are derived from historical facts, they have been exaggerated. And the history we tell, that must be true, so today we abandon literary works and talk only about the real Song Jiang that existed in history. According to the "History of Song and Huizong Ji", Song Jiang was a native of Yuncheng County, Shandong Province, with eyes like dragons and phoenixes, eyebrows like sleeping silkworms, and he could be called a handsome man.
Of course, this handsome guy is a bit dark, so he is called Takayoshi Kurosaburō. Speaking of this, we have to mention another nickname of Song Jiang - Hu Baoyi. Why? Because behind this nickname is Song Jiang's full ambition. According to Mr. Hu Shi, this "Baoyi" was originally a military attaché position, or rather, the lowest rank among military attachés in the Song Dynasty. The so-called "exhale" means "self-calling" and "self-calling".
Therefore, Song Jiang's self-titled Baoyi actually shows that he has always wanted to be a military attaché and a state civil servant in his heart. Some people may say, saying that he is not an abbot, is he not an official? You don't know, this Oshi, he is at most a "bureaucrat", but he is definitely not an official! In today's terms, he is at most a non-staff member, not a public institution establishment! Not even a state cadre!
Therefore, Song Jiang was not convinced, he felt that at his own level, he could at least become a military attaché like "Baoyi"! Of course, there is another interpretation of this nickname, that is, to protect" is to maintain, and "righteousness" is loyalty. "To preserve righteousness" is to remain faithful. But I scoffed at this explanation, because it was clear that Song Jiang had not always been loyal.
In 1119, Song Jiang gathered 36 brothers and rebelled in the area north of the Yellow River. At this time, the Song Dynasty, after a long period of war with the Western Xia, was exhausted. Coupled with the frequent occurrence of natural disasters in the country at that time and the corruption of officials, the people really could not get by. Song Jiang seized this opportunity and raised an army to rebel. Everyone, from this point of view alone, Song Jiang is not loyal to the country at all!
In 1122, Emperor Huizong of Song ordered Zhang Shuye of Haizhou Zhizhou to attack, first designing to capture wu Jialiang, the deputy general of the rebel army, alive, and then burning Song Jiang's warships. In order to save his life, the latter had to surrender. Emperor Huizong of Song naturally agreed. Because Fang La was rebelling in Zhejiang at this time, Emperor Huizong of Song ordered Song Jiang to take his brothers to quell the rebellion. Song Jiang knew that this was his last chance, and whether he could become a state civil servant or not depended entirely on himself.
The next thing we all know, Song Jiang killed more than 70 good men, and eventually became the pacifying envoy of Chu Prefecture and the head of the Terracotta Army. So how big an official is this now? According to the "History of Song", the appeasement envoy was part-time at that time, generally by Zhizhou and the prefect. Mainly responsible for pacifying the local people in the event of natural and man-made disasters, to put it bluntly, it is a false post. Even if you add a soldier and horse governor, it is at most similar to the current mayor. Yes, Song Jiang Song Jiang killed more than 70 good men, just to be a mayor!