The earliest materials about Song Jiang, Song Xuanhe's posthumous work, only said that there were 36 heroes (not including Song Jiang, but referring to his subordinates), namely: Song Jiang, Wu Jialiang, Li Jinyi, Yang Zhi, Li Hai, Shi Jin, Gongsun Sheng, Zhang Shun, Qin Ming, Ruan Xiaoqi, Ruan Xiaowu,

Ruan Jin, Guan, Lin Chong, jy, Chai Jin, Xu Ning, Liu Tang, Dong Ping, Lei Heng, Zhu Tong, Dai Zong, Sun Li, Hua Rongdao, Mu Heng, Yan Qing, Lu,, Hu Yanchuo, Suochao, Shi Xiu, Zhang Cen, Du Qian, Chao Gai.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Gong Kai wrote "Preface to the Praise of Thirty-six People in Sung River", with different references to heroes. Among them, Li Jinyi was written as Lu Junyi, Wu Jialiang as Wu pedant, Li Hai as Gongsun Sheng, Ruan Jin as Ruan Xiaoer, Guan as Guan Sheng, Lin Chong as Zhu Tong, Zhang Cen as Zhang Heng and Du Qian as nothing.

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The origin of the title of Water Margin

"Water Margin" comes from the sentence "Ancient Fu, riding a horse to the DPRK, leading to the water margin in the west, as for Qi Xia" in the Book of Songs. However, there has always been disagreement about the exact meaning of this title.

There is a saying that Shi Naian, the author, hated treacherous officialdom. After only two years in office, he resigned and returned to his hometown to teach and write The Biography of Jianghu Vendors. The book was finally published, and Shi Naian was satisfied with the plot, except for the bad title.

At that time, Luo Guanzhong, a student in Shi Naian, suggested that the title should be Water Margin. Hearing this, Shi Naian said happily again and again, "Good, good! This title is great! Water Margin', meaning the edge of the water, means' in the wild', which is in line with the allusion in the Book of Songs that' the old duke Tan Fu came to the DPRK to lead the horse and led the west to the water margin, but as for ambiguity'. Wonderful! " Thus, The Legend of the Jianghu Vendors was officially renamed The Water Margin.

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