All-round development of Song Huizong is an all-round talent. He likes calligraphy, Cai Jing, football (cuju) and golf. Compared with the first two, Tong Guan's advantage is more obvious, because he has unique conditions, is the "wife" around the emperor, and has a relatively loud title, called eunuch.
Speaking of eunuchs, a picture often comes to mind: on a dark night, in a dark room, there are several sissy old monsters. So-and-so Shangshu is too ignorant. Get rid of him first, and then plan how to frame Zhongliang. There was a strange laugh in the room. Many literary and artistic works are repeating this routine. However, the appearance of Tong Guan may subvert many people's understanding of eunuchs as a special group.
Although he is a eunuch, Tong Guan is quite a "man" only from the appearance analysis! "History of Song Dynasty" records: "He is burly and magnificent, and there must be more than ten people. He is as skinny as iron, and he is not a eunuch! " Long beard, tall, still very strong and handsome, completely a handsome man. It is no accident that Tong Guan, who is physically disabled and determined, can reach the peak of his life by his superb wisdom and extraordinary emotional intelligence.
After the ups and downs, calligrapher Cai Jing took the initiative to be nice to Tong Guan, and they colluded with each other. One became the prime minister, the other became the northwest prison army, led the Privy Council and took charge of the military power.
Tong Guan's IQ can best be reflected in an important battle launched by Song Huizong! On the recommendation of Cai Jing, Tong Guan took part in the battle to capture the Qing Tang Dynasty as an army inspector. Because of the fire in the palace, Emperor Hui Zong ordered to retreat. After Tong Guan got the Shouyu, he hid it secretly, which played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army. As a result, he recovered four States in one fell swoop. This kind of "divine operation" is comparable to encouraging Ming Yingzong to personally levy vara, while Wang Zhenqiang, who is dormant in the folk fortress, is many times more!
Tong Guan in Water Margin was defeated by Song Jiang twice. At the time of a bloody battle in Wulongling, Song Jiang and Cai Jing suggested that Tong Guan lead the way to clean up the mess, and it is best to capture Zoroastrianism leader Fang La alive and record this great contribution on "one of their own"!
The Liangshan Legion led by Song Jiang, after surrendering to the imperial court, went north to Da Liao and wiped out two thieves, tian hu and Wang Qing. Wherever he goes, he will attack and win the war. It was not until he conquered Fang La in World War I that he met his real opponent. At the cost of 70% death, a tragic victory was achieved. After this war, Liangshan heroes came to the end.
But is this really the case?
It was not Song Jiang or Lu who really wiped out Fang La. Fang La, the founder of Zoroastrianism, revolted in Zhou Mu, and Wang Fu, who got the news, mysteriously hid the emperor, which directly caused chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. Huizong sent Tong Guan to take the lead and led150,000 troops to quell the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River.
Tong Guan went hand in hand with land and it took a year and three months to destroy Fang La. This battle made Hui Zong more Tong Guan and made him King of Chu. Tong Guan rose because of the meritorious military service, but also ruined his future because of the meritorious military service.
Hui Zong misjudged Tong Guan's military capability, and sent 200,000 troops to attack Liao country with the intention of recovering sixteen states. Tong Guan is more than enough to deal with the insurgents. When he really went to war with Liao, he showed his true colors and his opponent was defeated. Tong Guan contacted foreign aid and paid millions of dollars for Daikin to send troops to recover Yanjing. The result was just an empty city, which completely exposed the fact that the fighting capacity of the loyalists in the Northern Song Dynasty was weak, and also laid the fuse for the later "shame of Jingkang"!
Throughout his life, Tong Guan has made great contributions, but he has no ability to resist foreign enemies. The history of Song Dynasty summed him up in an all-round way, saying that he was in power for a while and in charge of military power for 20 years. He was vicious and poisonous all over the world, although irresponsible! Tong Guan, a traitor, accompanied Hui Zongnan and was monitored by Zhang Cheng. It can be seen that eunuchs who are least like eunuchs are no different from eunuchs who bring disaster to the country and people, but they are more harmful and die worse.
Interestingly, The Water Margin, also known as The Legend of the Hawker in the Jianghu, is inevitably infused with martial arts elements, so the heroism in the Jianghu is often used for reference by later martial arts novels. For example, Jin Yong's novel "Eternal Dragon Slayer" is based on the story of Zoroastrianism (Zhang Wuji once said that Fang La was the founder of Zoroastrianism, and he is known to be as famous as Song Jiang, the four bandits of the Northern Song Dynasty). It is also based on this that the rare book "Sunflower Collection" in "the legendary swordsman" is said to have been created by eunuchs, and Tong Guan, who has made outstanding achievements, naturally became a possible candidate. Of course, this is just an interesting brain hole.