"Water Margin" is a well-known classic
Among the one hundred and eight generals in Liangshan, everyone has different backgrounds and identities, and the reasons for going to the mountain are also diverse.
Among these 100 and 8 people are officials of all sizes in the system, big landlords, small traders, and craftsmen, as well as bandits and robbers who rob houses and houses, steal chickens and dogs.
Although the number of generals from the imperial court was not the largest, it is undeniable that Liangshan was able to achieve brilliant results in large and small battles, and was able to compete with the imperial court, and these imperial generals played a huge role.
All of them have received very formal training, and they have also experienced many years in their respective positions, and many of them have even commanded front-line wars and participated in army management.
It is precisely because of the excellent quality, management ability and command ability that most of them hold important positions in Liangshan and make great contributions to the growth and development of Liangshan and the subsequent recruitment.
So among these imperial generals, who had the highest position and the greatest official quality before going up the mountain?
This topic has always been very attractive and has attracted countless people to archaeology.
But the conclusion is that there are many different versions.
Some say Hu Yanzhuo, some say Guan Sheng, and some say that "Ugly County Horse" praises, and so on.
Let's take a look at this topic today to see who is the one with the highest position.
Before the ** position, let's first understand the personnel composition of Liangshan.
The composition of Yangsan personnel is very complex, and it can be said that it concentrates all kinds of people from all walks of life.
Let's take a closer look at it firstThe background of the various people in Yangsan and the reasons for going to the mountain.
Among the heroes of Liangshan, actuallyThe largest number of people come from the underworld, with a whopping 37%.
Zhou Tong, Zhu Wu, Yang Chun and others were robbers who occupied the mountains as kings.
Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang are bandits who kill people and steal goods.
Mu Chun and Mu Hong are bullies who harm one party.
Shi Qian and Duan Jingzhu are little thieves who steal chickens and dogs.
The reasons for these people to go to Yangsan are also different.
Some were surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, and in order to survive, they defected to the powerful Liangshan to seek protection.
There are also some from the name of Mu Songjiang's "righteousness and sparse talents", such as Jiang Jing, Ma Lin, Ou Peng, Tao Zongwang, etc.
These underworld figures themselves have limited strength, their identities are not very decent, and they are morally deficient, so although there are many people in Liangshan, their influence is not great.
The second was the officers from the Northern Song Dynasty army, a total of twenty-one people, and the reasons for their march to Liangshan were more complicated.
Some were captured in the battle with Liangshan, such as Hu Yanzhuo, Dong Ping, Guan Sheng and others.
Some were framed by Song Jiang and others and forced to go to Liangshan, such as Qin Ming.
There are also those who were victimized by traitors in the system and had no choice but to go to Liangshan, such as Lu Zhishen , Lin Chong, etc.
In the era of cold weapons, these people were all masters of combat, so they soon became the backbone of Liangshan and had a considerable right to speak.
Five of the five tiger generals of the Ma Army are all from these people.
Of the eight hussars, these people also occupy five positions.
And their ranking is also relatively high in the Liangshan seat
Guan Sheng and Lin Chong ranked first and second among the five tiger generals, respectively.
Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo, and Hua Rong are listed as Tiangang stars.
Seventh, eighth, ninth.
Next are the big and small officials from the system, a total of eleven.
These people do not have a high status in the system, and some of them are not even officials, but just petty officials.
Although these officials are not as good as those officers in terms of martial arts and leading troops to fight, after all, they have been fighting in the system for many years and have a certain management ability, so they also occupy many important positions.
For example, Song Jiang ranked first in the Liangshan seat, and became the leading brother of this group of people, and he responded to every call.
Wu Song was the leader of the infantry army, ranking fourteenth.
Zhu Tong ranked 12th among the eight hussars of the horse army.
Dai Zong is the leader of the chief detectives, ranking twentieth.
Of course, there are still some people in Liangshan, who are neither in the system nor have been mixed with the underworld, and have gone to Liangshan for various reasons.
For example, Chai Jin, Lu Junyi, Li Ying, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others.
These people either have wealth and belong to joining Liangshan with capital, or they are talented and make suggestions for the development of Liangshan.
So they are basically in high positions.
Like Wu Yong, because of his resourcefulness, he became the chief of staff of Liangshan, and he also ranked third high.
Lu Junyi ranks second among the heroes of Liangshan, second only to Song Jiang.
And Chai Jin and Li Ying are in charge of Liangshan's most important money and grain, and they are also ranked tenth and eleventh.
Gongsun Sheng was in fourth place.
There are also some special talents, because of Liang Shan's own needs, trying to get them up the mountain.
For example, doctors, veterinarians, seal carvers and other professionals.
Woodcutters, fishermen, blacksmiths, captains and other technicians.
Although their status is not high and their number is small, they are an indispensable part of Yangshan.
After understanding the personnel composition of Liangshan, in order to have a clear and perceptual understanding of ancient official positions, we might as well compare ancient official positions with modern official positions.
In this way, when everyone understands the rank of the first in the Northern Song Dynasty, they can better know it.
During the Song Dynasty, the official positions were divided into 18 levels from the first rank to the ninth grade.
There are two kinds of personnel: one is "official" and the other is "official".
Let's compare the positions mentioned in the Water Margin with the current ones.
The head of the forbidden armyEquivalent to nowAt the battalion level or deputy regimental level
TihaEquivalent to the current onePlatoon or company commander, the establishment is about 30 people.
OshishiBelonging to the officials, a county can set up to 6 charges, which is equivalent toCounty Office Secretary.
If yesResponsible for handling cases, which is equivalent to a county-level courtChief of the Trial HallSub-section level or main stock level.
EnvoysIt is the ** sent by the imperial court, which is roughly equivalent toCamp
All headsThe position is equivalent to the current oneChief of the Criminal Investigation Section, at the department level
ZhizhaiEquivalent to the current oneMayor of the Town
IntegrityEquivalent to the current oneVillage Chief
HolesEquivalent toPresiding Judge of the Court, Deputy Section Level
JailEquivalent to averagePrison Cadres
ControlEquivalent toDivisional level.
Metropolitan SupervisorRoughly equivalent toRegimental level
The capital system is equivalent to the deputy military level
Camp managementEquivalent to the captain in prison, equivalent toPrincipal or subordinate
General judgmentIt is the deputy of the prefect, which is equivalent toDeputy Mayor
Regimental training envoysIt is divided into capital regimental training envoys and state regimental training envoys, and the size of the troops under control is about two or three thousand people, which is equivalent toRegimental level
Knowing the comparison between the ancient and modern positions of these official positions, let's take a look at what positions those former people in the system have held among the heroes of Liangshan.
These personnel can be broadly divided into two categories, civil servants and military officers.
There are not many officials in Liangshan who have served in various departments of the imperial court, but the status of these people in Liangshan is very important.
For example:Song Jiang, before defecting to Liangshan, justA charge in Yuncheng County, Shandong
Through the previous comparison chart, you can clearly understand the function of the charger, which is pretty much itOffice Secretary,It's still at the county level.
That is, to help the county leaders write speeches and summarize at the end of the year.
His status is really not high, and he is not even an official, he can only be regarded as an official, which is not the same as his status on Liangshan.
"Iron-faced" Pei XuanLike Song Jiang, he is also a civil servant.
However, his position was quite important, and Confucius was equivalent to what it is todayPresiding Judge of the Court, still very powerful.
Although it is not **, it is also a leading figure among the officials.
"Beautiful bearded man" Zhu TongIt is the head of Ma Jundu in Yuncheng County, which is the head in charge of handling the case, similar to todayCaptain of the Criminal Investigation Team
"Walker" Wu Songhas also been the head of the capital, so he is about the same rank as Zhu Tong.
"Shenxing Taibao" Dai ZongIt used to be a festival, which is equivalent to todayPrison Warden
"Black Whirlwind" Li KuiIt's Dai Zong's subordinate, and it's estimated that it's oneOrdinary prison guards, and with his reckless and impulsive character, it is estimated that it will not be easy to be promoted.
"Winged Tiger" Lei HengIt used to be Yuncheng CountyThe infantry are headed, which is similar to Wu Song's position.
"Iron Caller" LehetooOrdinary prison guards, similar to Li Kui.
"Golden-eyed biao" is graciousIt's a camp of management, almost equivalent toCaptain of a prison district
Through the above inventory, it can be seen that these people are nothing **, most of them are grassroots civil servants, barely making ends meet.
Therefore, when it comes to the people with the highest official quality among the generals in the imperial court, there is a high probability that they will not come from among them.
After learning about the officials who served in the system, let's take a look at the officers from the Song Dynasty army, because the highest official quality is likely to come from among them.
First of all, let's find out".Leopard head" Lin Chong800,000 forbidden army leadersThis name sounds very majestic, but it is actually oneRank and file military attachés, responsible for daily gun stick training, equivalent toCadres at the regimental level, it's really not high-end.
"Flower Monk" Lu Zhishen is the jurisdiction, with dozens of people in charge, roughly equivalent to the current oneCompany commander or platoon commander, which is considered a small leader.
Dong Ping, the "two-gun general", served as the commander of Dongping Mansion, located under the Commander of Soldiers and Horses, is equivalent toChief of Staff, still good.
"Little Li Guang" Hua RongAlthough he is a sharpshooter, his level is not high, he is just oneDeputy Zhizhai, almost the same as todayDeputy Mayor
"No feather arrows" Zhang QingBefore, it wasDongchang Mansion Guard,AlmostDivision commander level, already quite powerful.
"Blue-faced Beast" Yang Zhi was once the envoy of the palace marshal's mansionEquivalent to the current oneClerks of the Ministry of Defense.
"Urgent vanguard" Suo ChaoHe once served as the governor of the capital, and his position should be slightly lower than that of Yang Zhi.
"Town Three Mountains" Huang XinIt is Qin Ming's apprentice,Qingzhou Soldiers and Horses Supervisor,His position can refer to Dong Ping, which is equivalent toChief of Staff
"Choujun Horse" Xuanzan was once the defense envoy of the Yamen Baoyi,Equivalent toDeputy Commander of the Military District, it's also quite powerful.
So there is an opinion that Xuanzan is the highest-ranking person, but he was quickly idle in this position, and later became Guan Sheng's deputy
"Jing Mu Qian" Hao SiwenAs the deputy general of Guan Sheng, the level should be about the same as Xuanzan.
"Yum General" Han Tao and "Tianmu General" Peng XiduI have done group training, which is equivalent to the current oneRegiment Commander
General Shengshui: "Shan Tingqi was once a training envoy of the Lingzhou regiment, so it should be similar to Han Tao and Peng XiRegiment commander level
"Divine Fire General" Wei DingguoHe also served as the training envoy of the Lingzhou regiment, and was the deputy general of Shan Tingqi, and his rank should be slightly lower than that of Shan Tingqi.
"Flower Tiger" Gong Wang and "Medium Arrow Tiger" Ding Desun Duis Zhang Qing's deputy general, so the level must be below Zhang Qing.
"Thunder" Ling ZhenHe used to be the deputy envoy and gunner of the armor warehouse, which is equivalent to todayBrigadier Commander
"Thunderbolt" Qin MingBefore going to the mountain, he served as the commander and commander of soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, which is equivalent to a placeCommander of a military district, a divisional cadre
The first martial arts in the Water Margin"Big Knife" Guan Sheng, his first job was to inspect Pudong, and later he was recommended by Xuanzan to be promoted to an official, and became the commander of the army, responsible for attacking Liangshan.
Judging from the scale of the troops and horses he led, it isCommander rank
The position before the "double whip" Hu Yanzhuo was the commander of the capitalis one level higher than Qin Ming, and he is considered a high-ranking officer of the imperial court.
And hisHeavy cavalry was the ace of the army at that time, equivalent to today's tank troops.
So he isThe commander of the Ace Army, the position is quite good.
As can be seen from the inventory above,In terms of official positions, the generals of the imperial court must be higher for those who came from the army
Although the overall atmosphere of the Song Dynasty was heavy on literature and light on martial arts, there were still some high-ranking generals among these generals.
And among these officers,In terms of rank, it seems that Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo are on the same footing, and the highest rank is military commander.
But Guan Sheng was only a front-line commander promoted during the war, and his previous position was not high.
In contrast, it seemsHu Yanzhuo's rank is higher.
But whether it is Guan Sheng or Hu Yanzhuo, they are undoubtedly the highest-ranking generals.
Today, that's also a well-known figure.
Do you agree with this conclusion?
There has always been a lot of controversy about who has the highest official rank among the generals of Liangshan.
In fact, there is no need to be too obsessed with this issue.
Because Mr. Shi Nai'an was born in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, the writing time was decades later, hundreds of years before the Northern Song Dynasty.
Therefore, there will inevitably be discrepancies between the official positions he wrote in the book and the actual official positions in the Northern Song Dynasty, and they may not all be accurate.
And as a work that is a romance itself, we can enjoy it with an entertaining attitude.
As for who has higher official character, what does it matter?
The views of this article are only to provide a way of thinking and reference, and I dare not say that it is the final conclusion, if there are objections or inappropriateness, please forgive me.