When his name is mentioned, many people will think of the "timely rain" that can save people in from the mire, but some people think that Song Jiang is actually a "villain" who is upright on the surface but sinister behind his back.
However, the public's impression of Song Jiang failed to break through the rules and regulations set by Shi Naian in The Water Margin, especially after this masterpiece was put on the screen, Song Jiang seemed to "live" from the book.
After all, Song Jiang in the book is only a figure after artistic processing, but it can't be said that Song Jiang is just a purely fictional figure, because there is a real person in history, and Song Jiang in the book is based on the real Song Jiang.
So what kind of person was Song Jiang in the official history, what kind of life experience did he have, and what was the final outcome?
According to the History of Song Dynasty, there are only 36 "management" members of Song Jiang, but these 36 people have played their own prestige.
According to historical records, Song Jiang relied on these 36 people, which was unimpeded, and tens of thousands of soldiers in Song Jun did not dare to resist. As a result, the names of Song Jiang and his gang became louder and louder, and more and more people came to take refuge around with sickles and hoes, so the drama of Song Jiang and others fighting loyalists was repeatedly staged on the land of the Central Plains.
With the spread of Song Jiang's name, Song Huizong also heard about Song Jiang, but Song Huizong thought that Song Jiang's gang was just a rabble, so he ordered Dongxilu to punish and kill Song Jiang.
But as a result, Song Huizong frowned, because Song Jiang's gang was extremely effective. Under the pursuit of Song Jun, who was several times his own, Song Jiang and others laid down one place after another, and their sphere of influence expanded from Shandong and other places to Hebei and other places. Only then did Song Huizong really realize that Song Jiang and others were by no means a mob.
In The Water Margin, it is not accurate for Song Jiang to take Liangshan as his base, because Song Jiang and others have no fixed base, but they fight wherever they go and leave after the fight.
Song Jiang and others gave Song Huizong a headache again, so he asked Zhang Shuye, the Haizhou magistrate, to woo him. After analyzing the operational characteristics of Song Jiang and others, Zhang Shuye decided to fight a decisive battle with Song Jiang and others. As a result, Song Jiang and others were defeated. Faced with this situation, Song Jiang accepted the court's woo in desperation.
In fact, in the real history, Song Jiang and others didn't really attack Fang La, and attacking Fang La was only the reason when Hou Meng advised Song Huizong, and Song Jiang was not embraced at that time. When Song Jiang and others became obedient to the court, it was possible to put down the Fang La uprising, and it was not Song Jiang.
Let's go on to talk about Song Jiang and others. After all, these people were forced to accept the favor. In 1122 AD, Song Jiang and others might not be satisfied with the official position given by the imperial court, or perhaps these peasant-born insurgents could not adapt to the foul atmosphere in the imperial court after all, and Song Jiang rebelled again.
But this time, Song Jiang met a real opponent, and this time, the imperial court sent to suppress Song Jiang was to pacify Fang La's return, but Song Jiang and others lost. This time, the imperial court did not appease them, but chose to kill them all.