Does Pan Jinlian really exist in history?

Yes, but not as lewd, vicious, abnormal or even crazy as Water Margin said.

According to textual research, Pan Jinlian in history is not as recorded in the novel. (Here, also talk about Wu Dalang) Wu Dalang, whose real name is Wu Zhi, is from Wujiana Village, Qinghe County, Shandong Province (now Hebei Province). Wu Dalang, formerly known as Wu Zhi, was born in poverty, but he was brilliant and respected martial arts. Middle-aged scholar, became the county magistrate of yanggu county.

And Pan Jinlian, she is not the daughter of Pan Yi, but Miss Lingyuan of Pan, a lady of every family. She was sensible, and Wu Dalang was kind and loving, and gave birth to four sons. Nawujia Village is at 1.5km south of Huangjinzhuang.

Historically, Wu and Pan lived in harmony and had four sons. Wu Dalang's tombstone inscription is the most powerful evidence: "Wu Gong did not dare to plant the word Tian Ling. When he was a child, he was called Dalang. When he was old, he respected and loved the four elders. His wife Pan Shi and Wang Shuyuan. Gong Zu lives in Jinyang County and is a descendant of Yin Wuding. Later, they moved to Kongsongzhuang in Qinghe County to settle down. The man died when he was young, just like his mother, and food and clothing were difficult. When I was young, I was smart. I admired literature and books. Middle-aged scholars, officials worship seven products, promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages, be honest and clean, and villagers gather to worship with umbrellas. However, after a long time, famous festivals have been vilified for no reason. The ancient tombs were destroyed and robbed, which made good women hate the underworld and lament the martial arts to show their descendants. "

Dalang Wuzhi is from Wujiana Village, Qinghe County, Shandong Province. He admired martial arts from an early age and was gifted. When I was young, I was a scholar and became a magistrate in Yanggu, Shandong Province. One of my classmates and friends who helped Wu Dalang became poorer and poorer. So, I came all the way to Wu Dalang to get an official position and get out of trouble. I received him warmly at first, but after half a year, I didn't hear him mention being an official. He thought that "Wu Dalang was really ungrateful" and left without saying goodbye in a fit of pique. On his way home, he wrote many short stories and two-part allegorical sayings insulting Wu Dalang. He posted stories village by village, shop by shop, village by village, spreading rumors and confusing people, and did his best to discredit Wu Zhi. In addition, Ximen Qing, a villager who had been punished by Wu Zhi, colluded with others, so bad words about Wu Dalang spread all the way, and Wu's image was ruined. Who knows, when he returned home, Wu Dalang had already sent someone to help him build a house and buy fertile land. Then he discovered that Wu Dalang was not ungrateful, but did not abuse power for personal gain. He frantically went back and tore up the posted note, but it was too late to regret it. They are like overflowing water, which can never be collected. In addition, some literati used the topic to play, so the fallacy spread again and again. The Golden Village in the northeast of the county seat is the hometown of Pan Jinlian, and is called "grandma bodhi old zu" by the descendants of the Wu family.

Pan Jinlian is not the daughter of tailor Pan, but the beloved daughter of Miss Pan Zhizhou. She was sensible, and Wu Dalang was kind and loving, and gave birth to four sons. Nawujia Village is at 1.5km south of Huangjinzhuang. There is a tomb of Wu Dalang in the village. The epitaph reads: "Duke Wu dared not plant the word Tian Ling. When he was a child, he was called Dalang, and in his later years he was called Sisao. Pan Shi, her husband's wife, is a famous Shu Yuan. Gong Zu lives in Jinyang County and is a descendant of Yin Wuding. Later, they moved to Kongsongzhuang (now Wujiaya Village) in Qinghe County to settle down. My father died when he was young, and he relied on his mother to feed him, and his food and clothing were difficult. When I was young, I was smart, admired literature and martial arts, and especially loved poetry and calligraphy. In middle age, he was a scholar, and the official worshipped seven products, promoting advantages and eliminating disadvantages, and being honest and clean. The villagers gathered all the people to worship me. However, the long years, vicissitudes of life, the unprovoked slander of famous festivals and the destruction of ancient tombs have made scholars and virtuous women hate Jiuquan and lament. Today, the tomb is repaired, the name is corrected, and the martial arts are comforted to show future generations. Just remember. " Judging from the epitaph, Wu Zhi was still a serious descendant of the royal family after Wu Ding, the king of the Shang Dynasty. 1946 also found a nanmu hanging coffin and two skeletons from the tomb. According to three old men who participated in the grave robbery, judging from the bones, Wu Dalang was quite tall, estimated to be at least1.78m before his death. And if you sell sesame cakes, there are no nanmu hanging coffins and many blue brick tombs! Wu Zhi's brothers in the League colluded with Ximen Qing and slandered Wu Zhi and Pan Jinlian, while Shi Naian's descendants deeply understood the important principle and blamed themselves, trying their best to rehabilitate Wu Pan. The descendant of Wei County, Hebei Province, Shi went to Wu Jia's home to draw 16 paintings and attached poems to show his apology for "the debt of one family". Among them, the poem with the portrait of Wu Xianling is: "Shi Naian in the water margin is a fabrication, and Wu Pan is a grievance. For hundreds of years, Shi Jia's articles and paintings have been praised by people. The karma of the past has finally been reported today and is reshaping the exhibition world. Wu's ancestral hall broke the case and Shi owed money to Shi. " The caption of Pan Jinlian's portrait says: "Yu Zengjing painted 16 true biographies of Wu Pan, hung on the wall of Wushi Temple, and rehabilitated his wrongs. It rained all day. However, Wu Pan of Jiuquan did not forgive my ancestors for splashing dirty water on the water margin, so he instigated the kids to run all over the ground. Now I have reshaped Wu Pan's face and returned it to its true colors. May Qi Huan Xuan forgive in the spirit of heaven. Stone burns incense and worships. " Wu Zhimeng's brother committed suicide, and Shi Naian's descendants blamed themselves. Dalang and Jinlian are innocent, and the survival of the twenty-fourth generation grandson of Wu Zhimeng proves Wu's eternal injustice in Water Margin. Since Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian had no children and died one after another in the Water Margin, how can their descendants reproduce (half of the Wu family is Wu surname)? However, Wu Dalang's younger brother Wu Erlang and Song Wuwu Walker did not have this person in history. They were just literary models created by Shi Naian. The exhibition hall also displays a stone tablet (175 1) of the 16th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. This is the second time that Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River and passed through Youfang, Hebei Province. When he heard that Wu Zhi had a tomb but no monument, he ordered a monument to be erected in front of Wu Zhi's tomb and planted more than 200 trees. On the front of the monument, the inscription reads: All ethnic groups work together to protect "more than 200 plants" around Wuzhi Tomb. Regrettably, the spectacular forest was destroyed in the "Cultural Revolution" and now it is gone. The descendants of the Wu family also told many touching stories, such as Wu Dalang upholding justice, Pan Jinlian being faithful to love, helping Wu Dalang to govern the country incorruptibly and eradicating juvenile criminals. Therefore, history should return Wu Dalang, who is "honest for officials, promotes advantages and eliminates disadvantages", and Pan Jinlian, who is "kind, virtuous, hardworking and caring", to their true colors.