The peasant uprising in the Song Dynasty can be said to be a household name, and the heroes of Liangshan led by Song Jiang described in "Water Margin" are even more popular. However, little is known about the significance of the Fangla Uprising in those years. This peasant uprising, which is regarded as the largest in the history of the Song Dynasty, was far greater than the Songjiang Uprising. Could it be that the Songjiang Uprising was just a child, and the Fangla Uprising was the real "number one player"? What is even more interesting is that it is recorded in "Water Margin" that Song Jiang personally led the army to quell the Fangla Uprising. So, what is the truth of history?
When it comes to Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, the first thing that many people think of is that he is an artist emperor. Indeed, Song Huizong had a paranoid pursuit of the art of painting and calligraphy, and could even be said to be insane. He was obsessed with collecting exotic flowers and stones, and established a special Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau, allowing Zhu Mian and others to plunder the people's property in Jiangnan to satisfy his perverted hobby. Because of this, Fang La was given an excellent opportunity.
Fang Layuan is a native of Chun'an, Zhejiang, believes in Manichaeism, and is the host of the local Ming Sect. Zhu Mian and others plundered excessively, the people complained, and Fang La was angry. Just as the drought was raging, he incited his followers to revolt under the banner of "rebelling against the imperial court" and "overthrowing corrupt officials". At first, Song Huizong underestimated Fang La, but he didn't expect this Mingjiao host to be so powerful.
Although the commanders of the Song army were two eunuchs, Tong Guan and Tan Zhi, the front-line commanders were Wang Yu and Liu Yanqing, the famous generals of the border army. The two sides clashed in Xuanhe for three years, and Fang Lajun, who thought it was a pediatrician, actually competed. However, Fang La was just a simple-minded martial artist after all, and it was difficult to defeat the mobilization and strategic arrangement of the Song army.
Soon, Fang La was beaten and retreated, and was finally forced all the way to Qingxi's hometown. In the decisive battle of Bangyuantong, more than 70,000 people of Fang La were annihilated. According to historical records, it was Han Shizhong, a famous anti-Jin general, who raided Gangyuantong and captured Fang La alive at the suggestion of Wang Yuan. And the plot that appeared in the storytelling film and television works, and was captured by Wu Song with one arm is obviously fictional.
Despite this, the turmoil has not subsided after Fang La's pacification. The commander Xin Xingzong snatched the credit of Han Shizhong and Song Jiang and deceived Song Huizong. Fortunately, the famous minister Yang Weizhong tried his best to protect Han Shizhong's achievements, but Song Jiang did not have this luck. The internal power struggle and power struggle in the Song army led to his final betrayal and defection to Liangshan, and a new peasant uprising broke out.
Speaking of Song Jiang, everyone may be more familiar with his heroic deeds after defecting to Liangshan. But when quelling the Fangla uprising, Song Jiang also did his part. Yes, what is described in "Water Margin" is not fiction, Song Jiang did participate in the siege of Hangzhou, and personally broke through the city gate and captured Fang Qifo in the Fang La family.
However, despite Song Jiang's great achievements, he lost the appreciation he deserved due to infighting. At that time, the powerful ministers of the Song Dynasty were often more favored and trusted than the military generals, not to mention the manipulation of the government, they were more arrogant, and it was common for them to dump each other. The eunuch commanders were quite wary of Song Jiang, fearing that he would be suspected of rebellion in the future, so when they played to Huizong, they naturally swallowed Song Jiang's military exploits.
The most widely circulated version is that the commander Xin Xingzong robbed all the credit for capturing Fang La, without mentioning Song Jiang's actions. Xin Xingzong relied on currying favor with eunuchs and rejecting virtuous people everywhere, not to mention Song Jiang, who was born as a homeless person? As a result, although Song Jiang helped to quell the turmoil, he was empty, without merit and fault, and it is no wonder that he betrayed in anger in the end, and in turn raised troops.
Of course, there is also a saying that it was not Xin Xingzong who snatched military merits, but another commander, Zheng Biao. Zheng Biao is cunning and hypocritical by nature, and is always good at winning people's hearts and currying favor with the upper class. He is not afraid to use despicable means to achieve his own ends. Some people say that it was he who concealed Song Jiang's merits when he played Chen, and Huizong was also coaxed by him to believe it.
Whether it is true or not, the cold reception suffered by Song Jiang is indeed ironclad evidence. Isn't it a pity that such a powerful man at that time, with his hands and eyes in the sky, was despised because of his family background? Just as his uninhibited image in Yangsan is the result of his cynicism about the incompetence and corruption of the rulers of the dynasty.
This infighting made Song Jiang completely give up the idea of taking refuge in the imperial court, and since then he has embarked on the road of the so-called "return to his hometown" without hesitation. In this way, the great military exploits he made back then were completely wiped out. Instead, he was given the nickname "Liangshan Bo Haohan", which became a legendary figure in later opera novels. #头条首发大赛#