In the classical Chinese work "Water Margin", although the protagonist Song Jiang went to Liangshan, he never forgot to accept the court's invitation.
At the insistence of Song Jiang, the good han of Liangshan eventually surrendered to the imperial court.
However, what was surprising was that after the good Han of Liangshan surrendered to the imperial court, he did not live the imaginary "happy life", but instead died and was wounded in the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, and most of the ends were tragic. In the case of the 108 generals, a total of 69 of them died of battle and illness during the expedition to Fangla. After the easy master returned to the dynasty, 3 more people were poisoned by the imperial court. Next, 2 people hanged themselves. There are 5 people who are monks and sit down. Sixteen people returned to their hometowns or went to sea to live a life of seclusion.
Excluding these 95 people, a total of 13 people were retained by the imperial court and served as officials of varying ranks.
Who are the 13 "lucky ones" retained by the imperial court?
They were: Jade Arm Craftsman Jin Dajian, Purple-haired Bo Huangfuduan, Sacred Hand Scholar Xiao Rang, Iron Call Zi Lehe, Divine Doctor An Daoquan, Da Dao Guan Sheng, Zhen Sanshan Huangxin, Sick Lieutenant Chi Sun Li, Xiao Wei Chi Sun Xin, Mother Worm Gu Dajie, Booming Thunder Lingzhen, Double Whip Hu Yanzhuo, and Hairdresser Zhu Tong.
Among these 13 people, the highest ranking among the 108 good men in Liangshan is Dadao Guansheng, ranking fifth. It was followed by the double whip, ranking eighth. In addition to them, the other 11 people are relatively low in the ranking of Liangshan. People like Tie Shu Zi Lehe, Divine Doctor An Daoquan, and Thunder Ling Zhen lined up to fifty or sixty. Xiao Wei Chi Sun Xin and the mother worm Gu Dajie actually ranked 100th and 101st, basically belonging to the role of playing soy sauce, and the impact on Liangshan was almost negligible.
Why were these 13 less important roles retained by the imperial court as officials?
We know that after the good Han of Liangshan surrendered to the imperial court, they fought several hard battles, especially the battle of Fang La, which consumed most of Liangshan's elite forces. The remaining more influential people either went out of their homes and sat down or returned to their hometowns and went to sea. This is a situation that the imperial court is happy to see. After all, allowing the strong and united group of good Men of Liangshan to continue to exist would make the imperial court uneasy and uneasy, like a needle felt.
However, this is not enough. The most prestigious people in Liangshan, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi, who were still alive and well, were still the confidants of the imperial court. If he raises his arm one day, won't he still be gathered by the people who should be there? Therefore, the imperial court sent poisoned wine to Song Jiang and Lu Junyi. Before Song Jiang died, he pulled Li Kui as his companion, so Li Kui was also poisoned.
As mentioned above, since the imperial court did not want Song Jiang and Lu Junyi and others to stay in the world, it would certainly not leave the good men of high prestige and martial arts on Liangshan as officials in the imperial court. As for the great sword Guan Sheng and the double whip Hu Yanzhuo, the official positions were not low, namely the general of Wujie, the commander of the daimyofu and the commander of the imperial camp, to a large extent, because they were high-ranking officials of the imperial court after the famous gate and before they went to Liangshan.
At the same time, in addition to the 11 people who were da dao Guan Sheng and the double whip Hu Yanzhuo, the vast majority of them were technical talents, who were useful in the imperial court and could continue to "exert residual heat".
Jin Dajian is a stone sculptor who is good at carving inscriptions and seals. Huang Fuduan is a veterinarian who specializes in treating sick horses. An Daoquan was a doctor, known as a "divine doctor", and saved many good men on Liangshan. Lehe has a good voice and is good at singing songs. Xiao Rang is a reader who writes well and is good at writing in su, huang, mi and cai. Ling Zhen is good at making artillery, and the artillery can hit fourteen or five miles away...
It can be seen that technical talents are popular everywhere.
In addition, another characteristic of the 13 people retained by the imperial court was that they were innocent and had not done anything harmful to nature and reason.
Also opening a hotel, Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang opened a "black shop", seeking wealth and killing people, not to mention, but also making human flesh into bun filling; Sun Xin and Gu Dajie are doing serious business, and the slightly excessive is nothing more than killing cattle and gambling.
Because of their innocence, the imperial court was more at ease with them.
[References: Water Margin, etc.]