What is the origin of Gao Qiu, the villain in Water Margin, and what is the final outcome?

As one of the most famous treacherous court officials in the Northern Song Dynasty, Gao Qiu was absolutely grateful to his uncle Shi Naian. Without the Water Margin, Gao Qiu has long been forgotten.

Hui Zong's six traitors assessed in the Song Dynasty were called the six thieves, but Gao Qiu was not one of them. In people's minds at that time, although Gao Qiu was bad, it was not as bad as Water Margin.

Among the four treacherous court officials in Water Margin, the other two, Cai Jing and Tong Guan, ranked first among the six thieves, while Emperor Wen of Sui, another treacherous court official among the four, successfully escaped the fate of liquidation because of his early death.

If there were no Water Margin, Gao Qiu would be forgotten. He didn't even have a biography in The History of Song Dynasty, but Gao Qiu's stories were recorded in Notes of Song People and Historical Biography.

Among them, Wang Mingqing in the Southern Song Dynasty recorded Gao Qiu's deeds the most.

Gao Qiu started his career in After the Dust, because he played well and was a skilled man.

Gao Qiu, originally a short story of Su Shi's family, is well written and Su Dongpo likes him very much.

However, it is written in The Water Margin that Gao Qiu follows Xiao Su's bachelor, that is, Su Dongpo's younger brother is Su Zhe, and it is clearly recorded in Song Zhu's After Dust Blowing that Gao Qiu follows Su Shi.

When Su Shi was demoted to Huizhou, he gave Gao Qiu to Wang Xu and Wang Jinqing, who had good relations with him.

Wang Jinqing has a good relationship with Su Dongpo and has frequent contacts with Su Like Dongpo, a top scholar. Wang Jinqing's literary talent is also very good. Duan Wang Zhao Ji has a close relationship with Wang Jinqing, and is the person who likes literary talent best.

Once Evonne was playing with Wang Jinqing, Duan Wang said: I forgot to bring my comb knife, so I can borrow yours.

The colander is a comb. Wang Jinqing took the comb from his waist and handed it to him. After using it, Evonne took it in his hand and said, Your perforated strainer knife is very cute.

Wang Jinqing said: I just hired a craftsman named Geng to build two, and one is useless. I'll have it delivered to your house later.

When Wang Gang left, Wang Jinqing had the perforated strainer knife installed and Gao Qiu sent it to Duan Wang.

Gao Qiu came to Duan and Duan Wang was playing football. This thing was called Cuju at that time.

Golf stood on the sidelines watching, and the ball suddenly flew out of bounds. Gao Qiu kicked, the swallow struck three strokes, and Su Qin played a few tricks with his back sword and kicked the ball back. Duan Wang looked at the master. This is the level of the national football team, so he wrote a note to Wang Jinqing. I want a grate knife and everyone.

And keep Gao Qiu around.

Later, Duan Wang became Hui Zong, and Gao Qiu rose step by step as a rising tide lifts all boats. This is the real price of selling crabs tied with straw ropes. Sometimes, fate is really amazing.

The history of Gao Qiu's rise in Water Margin is basically copied from the record of After Dust Blowing, but it is more legendary. He began to write when Gao Qiu was not rich, about the money he designed to cheat the local rich. The defendant was sent to Huaixi to meet Liu Dalang. After returning to Beijing, Liu Dalang recommended him to Dong Bing, a drug dealer. Because Gao Qiu was a prodigal son, Dong didn't want to keep him, so he recommended him to.

So Gao Qiu embarked on the road to success.

But some people suspect that things are not that simple.

Su Shi did not give Gao Qiu to Wang Jinqing. He wants to give Gao Qiu to Ceng Bu. Ceng Bu is Ceng Gong's younger brother. At that time, he was an envoy of the Tang Dynasty and the highest military attache in the Song Dynasty.

Ceng Bu's men are enough. He doesn't want Gao Qiu, but due to Su Shi's recommendation, Ceng Bu and Gao Qiu have established a relationship of mutual trust.

Song Zhezong was seriously ill at the age of 24. According to historical records, he occasionally felt cold, but Ceng Bu wrote in his diary that there were too many beautiful women in his palace and he was exhausted.

Zhezong has no children, and it is a question who will succeed him after his death.

The Prime Minister wanted to make his thirteen sons look like Zhao, while the Empress Dowager and the Tang Dynasty wanted to win Duan Wang.

Gao Qiu is Hui Zong's confidant. Because Su Shi's relationship has won the trust of Ceng Bu, he is likely to pass on information between the two sides, thus promoting Evonne's accession to the throne.

When he became emperor, Song Huizong compared Gao Qiu to Chang Song of Han Dynasty several times.

Chang Song is the confidant of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.

After Lv Zhi's death, Chen Ping and other heroes wiped out the Lushi family. On the issue of succession to the throne, Hero Group hopes that Liu Heng, the eldest son of high-impedance Liu Bang, will inherit the throne.

When the news reached Liu Heng's vassal state, Liu Heng was skeptical. He discussed with his ministers whether to go to Chang 'an.

Many ministers objected, thinking that this was a trick of the Lujia family, and it was best to plead and refuse. But Captain Chang Song thought it was true and suggested that Liu Heng go to Chang 'an.

On second thought, Liu Heng decided to go to Chang 'an.

Along the way, Liu took, Zhang Wu and other cronies and got along with him. After Liu Heng became emperor of China, Chang Song was still responsible for the safety of Emperor China for a long time.

Hui Zong compared golf to Chang Song, which shows that golf is not only Hui Zong's friend.

After Song Huizong acceded to the throne, Gao Qiu was promoted many times, built sacrifices in several years, followed the instructions of the three officials for 20 years, led the front of the temple and started from scratch.

Gao Qiu is nothing in the water margin, but Gao Qiu in history still has advantages. He is nostalgic.

Because Su Dongpo recommended Gao Qiu and was later blessed, Gao Qiu was grateful to Su Dongpo and was hospitable when Su Jia came to Beijing. If Sue's family is in trouble, he will try his best to help them.

Su Dongpo's third son, Su, went to Beijing for six years and lived in Gao Qiu.

At that time, Su Guo was guilty, and Gao Qiu was not suspected of avoiding hospitality.

Later, Song Huizong summoned Su Guo to paint. After seeing his paintings, Hui Zong praised Su Guo as a descendant of Dongpo. Su Guo's guilt was also swept away by Hui Zong's call. Later, Su Guo stepped into the officialdom and got numerous promotions. In this regard, Gao Qiu's concern and mediation have contributed.

Therefore, treacherous court officials are not useless.

A nostalgic Gao Qiu is good to his benefactor and better to his family.

Gao Qiu got his own way, and the whole Gaos family ascended to heaven.

Gao Qiu, his father Kovu was appointed as our envoy, his brother Gao Shen was a university student in Baohe Hall and minister of commerce, and his younger brother Alex Gao was General Jin Wuwei. His sons and nephews were all very young.

However, after Gao Qiu's death, these riches and honour came to an abrupt end, and Gaos thought declined rapidly, and was liquidated by property, which can be described as prosperity and decline.

Gao Qiu didn't do anything constructive in Qiu's high position.

His favorite thing to do is to build houses, so Gao Qiu likes to recruit soldiers with special skills, such as craftsmen who can build houses.

Gao Qiu asked these soldiers and craftsmen to do private work, and the proceeds went to Gao Taiwei. Their salary comes from the imperial military expenditure. Imperial soldiers who had no special skills were often owed wages, and some soldiers made mistakes. As long as they pay the fine, they will be fine. The money obtained from these fines was also subsidized by Gao Qiu to skilled soldiers.

Gao Qiu really deserves a technical background. He has a great craftsman spirit.

These folk jobs created a steady stream of wealth for Gao Taiwei, who was the most successful real estate businessman in Xuanhe period of Northern Song Dynasty.

Gao Qiu died in the Jingkang period, and he died at the right time.

When the Jin people invaded the south, Song Huizong passed the throne to Qin Zong, and then fled south in a panic, taking away his cronies, including Tong Guan and Gao Qiu.

On the way, Gao Qiu had an argument with Tong Guan, and Tong Guan was powerful. Gao Qiu was not allowed to see Song Huizong again, and the imperial edict was falsely passed to let Gao Qiu stay in Sizhou.

Gao Qiu didn't listen to him, but since he couldn't see the emperor's father, he had to return to the capital.

Gao Qiu and Tong Guan broke up, but it was a blessing in disguise. Draw a line with Tong Guan this time, actually saved Gao Qiu.

As the saying goes, once every emperor was a courtier, Tong Shicheng and others who followed him were killed on the road, but Gao Qiu, who returned to Beijing, survived.

But at this time, he was also ill and died soon.

After Gao Qiu died, Song Qinzong wanted to hold a funeral for him, but the minister stopped him.

Visible in the heart, Gao Qiu and Tong Shicheng and other six thieves are still different.

After Gao Qiu's death, when the ministers of Song Dynasty reviewed why 8 Jin J was able to travel south, Song Huizong was actually the biggest champion of all this, but the pot emperor couldn't carry it, so Tong Guan Gao Qiu became the most suitable one to take a back seat, and the prominent Gaos thought inevitably declined.

Text: Xue Bai pao