Song Jiang and others have unique advantages. Why did they finally accept the court's request for security?

In feudal times, people were divided into three classes. Generally speaking, aristocrats were always aristocrats, and their descendants were also aristocrats. Officials are always officials, and descendants can also be officials; Civilians are always civilians, farming for generations; Cheap people, such as actors, prostitutes and matchmakers. Children and grandchildren can only do cheap jobs forever. If there is a special opportunity, this family will promote some lowly people, for example, from lowly to Shu Ren, not only for themselves, but also because future generations have left the lowly family and have a little room to turn over. Therefore, such a family is grateful and loyal to those who give themselves a promotion.

As far as Liangshan 108 heroes are concerned, at that time, their social class was even lower than that of lowly people. In the eyes of most people, they are bandits, and their status is similar to that of slaves. If you don't accept Zhao 'an, you will always be a bandit. You can't be an official, study, farm, or even engage in menial work. Your social status can be imagined. What's more, if you don't accept the appeal, 108 the descendants of the hero will always be bandits and will never turn over.

So, although Song Jiang was strong at that time, there were only two ways to go:

One is to rebel completely, knock down the emperor and become the emperor himself. This is a natural choice for people now, but for the Sung River Group at that time, loyalty to the monarch and patriotism were still deeply rooted without this awareness, and I didn't expect to oppose the emperor. We can't use our current knowledge to criticize Sung River Group.

The second is to accept the harness and find a good way out for the two brothers. Since there is no idea of total rebellion, only by accepting the appeal can the fate of Liangshan bandits be changed, and then the fate of future generations be changed. This was far-sighted and practical at that time, so most people in Sung River Group agreed to accept the harness. In fact, many brothers died well after accepting the invitation, or became rich, officials, or settled on farms. If they don't accept the invitation, all this is unimaginable and impossible.

So you can't blame Song Jiang for his short-sightedness. It was wise to accept harness at that time. Unlike Fang La, Song Jiang prepared himself to be emperor. Song Jiang just got rid of violence, but he is still traditional and loyal.