Wen: In the long course of history, there are two such figures who have a sympathetic attitude towards the Liangshan rebels, like two clear streams appearing in the filthy officialdom of the Song Dynasty. They are the former palace captain Su Wonjing and Jeju Taishou Jang Shu Ye.
Although Su Yuanjing is a fictional character of Shi Nai'an, in history, Zhang Shuye is a highly regarded famous general. He was born in 1065 A.D. and died in 1127, and was an outstanding general in the late Northern Song Dynasty.
He successively served in Zhixiangcheng and Chenliu two counties, and passed the judgment of Yingzhou, Zhishu, Hai, and Taizhou, and served as Kaifeng Shaoyin and the right secretary of Wailang during the Daguan period. Next, let's unveil the mystery of Zhang Shuye, a famous historical general.
Zhang Shuye is the bosom friend and benefactor of the heroes of Liangshan In Shi Nai'an's version of "Water Margin", Zhang Shuye is a minister sent by the imperial court to Liangshan to recruit Anqunxiong. Although Cai Jing and Gao Yu opposed Zhao'an, Zhang Shuye still firmly believed in the importance of Zhao'an and made great efforts to achieve this goal.
When a banquet was held in Jeju to entertain Chen Taiwei, Uncle Zhang warned him to maintain harmony with the heroes of Liangshan, so as not to destroy the important event of Zhao'an. He also advised not to take Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou to Zhao'an, as they might annoy the Liangshan heroes.
However, Taiwei Chen still brought them with him, which resulted in the defeat of Zhao'an. Although the imperial court was angry at the failure of Zhao'an, Zhang Shuye still advised Tong Guan to use good strategies instead of marching blindly.
His suggestion was ignored again, causing Tong Guan to break twice in a row and almost lose his life. After the imperial court failed to attack Liangshan several times, Su Taiwei was sent to Liangshan to recruit peace.
Uncle Zhang expressed his appreciation to Taiwei Su, believing that the heroes of Liangshan did not value the number of gifts, but pursued loyalty and righteousness to serve the country and make a name for themselves. He also personally reported the news to Yangshan, showing his courage and insight.
In general, Zhang Shuye is the bosom friend and benefactor of the heroes of Liangshan in "Water Margin". His firm belief and efforts in Zhao'an, as well as his understanding and sympathy for the heroes of Liangshan, left a deep impression on him among the heroes of Liangshan.
In the 70th edition of Jin Shengsi's version of "Water Margin", Zhang Shuye's image surprisingly changed from the front to the back. He appeared in Lu Junyi's dream as a **, holding a longbow and claiming to capture the thief, but was defeated by Lu Junyi.
Lu Junyi asked Duan Jingzhu why in his dream, and the answer he got was that this bitter ploy was to save the lives of all the people. However, Zhang Shuye scolded Lu Junyi and others for their crimes, and ordered them to be beheaded.
Undoubtedly, Zhang Shuye was the enemy of Liangshan here, and the executioner of the Liangshan rebel army. Although Jin Shengxian tried to restore the true face of Zhang Shuye's history through this dream, in any case, Zhang Shuye's image has changed here.
The poem "Catching Thieves and Occasional Success" by Li Ruoshui, a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, tells the situation before and after the Songjiang Uprising. The poem mentions that last year, Song Jiang started in Shandong, Hengge invaded the city, killed people like grass, and Jiuzhong Tiantian was miserable.
The imperial court issued a yellow paper edict, recruited 36 people, and made officials and knights. This year, Yangjiang started in Hebei, and the battle was in order, and the people hoped that the official family would surrender as soon as possible. Li Ruoshui believed that surrender was not the best policy, and that an edict should be issued to exempt the rebel army from exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the rebel army would voluntarily abide by the treaty.
Although there is no mention of Song Jiang being beheaded in the poem, it may be because this is the truth of history.
History of the Song Dynasty records: In 1119 A.D. (the first year of Xuanhe), "the Song River started from Heshuo, and the ten counties were omitted, and the officials and soldiers did not dare to infuse their fronts." The rumors are coming, and the people in the night envoy are looking for it, and the thieves are on the verge of the sea, robbing more than ten boats, and they are captured.
So he recruited a thousand dead soldiers, set up an ambush near the city, and sent light troops to the sea to lure the battle. Hide by the seaside first, wait for the army, and set fire to his boat. When the thieves heard it, they all had no fighting spirit, and the ambush soldiers took advantage of it, captured its deputy thief, and Jiang Nai surrendered. ”
This is to say that Song Jiang led his army to Haizhou and captured more than a dozen official and military ships. Uncle Zhang found out that Song Jiang was preparing to attack Haizhou City with more than ten ships of gold, silver and jewelry, so he recruited nearly a thousand die-hard soldiers, set up an ambush on the outskirts of the city, and sent troops to the beach lightly to lure Song Jiang's army out to fight.
At the same time, Zhang Shuye ordered the soldiers to hide on the beach, and when Song Jiang's army came ashore to fight the lure soldiers, he suddenly set fire to Song Jiang's fleet. The soldiers of Song Jiang's army saw that the ship was burned, and immediately lost their fighting spirit, at this time Zhang Shuye's ambush was killed, Song Jiang's army was defeated, the deputy marshal was captured, and Song Jiang had to surrender.
According to Haizhou folklore, Song Jiang did not surrender to Zhang Shuye, and even Song Jiang's 36 heroes in Liangshan were killed by Zhang Shuye and buried under Baihu Mountain.
Zhang Shuye was a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty and was widely praised for his honest and honest image. He was once praised as a military commander in the "History of the Song Dynasty", and he was good at military deployment and strategy. However, in "Water Margin", he is portrayed as a fair and honest *** receptionist, communicating information, and assisting in the edict.
Although his official position and work are different from those depicted in "Water Margin", this does not affect his positive image. The description of "Water Margin" shows that Zhang Shuye is an honest and self-disciplined person who refuses to accept Song Jiang's **, and always adheres to justice even in difficult circumstances.
No matter what history and folklore say, Uncle Zhang's image of honesty and integrity is indelible.