Among the eight navy leaders in Liangshan, the image of Lang Libai jumped Zhang Shun is impressive. He has a good underwater skills, "under the water for seven days and seven nights, the water walks like a white strip, but also a good martial arts." He has performed well in many battles and is the best record among the leaders of Liang Shanshui. One. So, does Zhang Shun have a historical prototype? The answer is yes. In history, Zhang Shun was a famous anti-Yuan hero in the late Southern Song Dynasty. The main deeds of Zhang Shun in history can be found in various historical materials such as "History of the Song Dynasty", "Nanyu of Qi Dong", "The Second Episode of West Lake" and so on. This article combines the records of the above materials and gives a brief introduction to Zhang Shun's life.
According to the "Song History", Zhang Shun was a general in the civilian anti-Yuan army in Xiangyang area at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, and was called "Zhuyuan Zhang". At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan army aggressively attacked Xiangyang. Due to the number of enemies, Xiangyang City was under heavy siege by the Yuan army for six years. In the third year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1267), the generals of the Song army outside the city discovered a river named "Qingnihe" outside Xiangyang city and led to Xiangyang city, built hundreds of small boats and recruited young men Joined the army to join the war and soon recruited more than 3,000 people. Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui were appointed as the capital to lead this team. After the battle of
started, Zhang Shun led his troops into the area of Mohongtan, Zhongjing Tuanshan, Gaotou and other places, fought for more than 120 miles, broke through the blockade of the Yuan army, and finally came to Xiangyang city at dawn. The defenders in the city were trapped in the isolated city for six years. Hearing that reinforcements came, they were rejoicing and morale was high. However, when this team entered the city and counted the number of people, it was discovered that the commander Zhang Shun was missing. Everyone was very anxious and went to the Hanshui area to search, but Zhang Shun was never found.
A few days later, a floating corpse wearing a Song Army armor and holding a bow and arrow appeared on the river outside Xiangyang City. The defenders discovered that this was the remains of Zhang Shun. When everyone checked Zhang Shun's body, they discovered that Zhang Shun had four gunshot wounds and six arrow wounds on his body, showing anger on his face. The soldiers cried loudly and buried him in a grand ceremony. Soon thereafter, the people of Xiangyang built a temple for Zhang Shun to show their respect for the hero of the Yuan Dynasty.
According to the "Qi Dong Ye Yu" record, before Zhang Shun led the troops to reinforce Xiangyang, he also said such a rhetoric: "This trip is only a death, or it is not the original intention, urgently, do not defeat my business!" Thousands of soldiers present were passionate. In the book, it also clearly pointed out the specific time of Zhang Shun's martyrdom—February 22 in the third year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1267 AD).
In "West Lake Part Two", Zhang Shun's deeds are slightly different from those recorded in "Song History" and "Qi Dong Ye Yu". The book does not introduce Zhang Shun's life experience, but directly records that Zhang Shun had already served as a commanding officer in the Song Army at that time. Before the battle began, Zhang Shun's commanding force was not used by the more than 3,000 people in "Song History" and "Qi Dong Ye Yu", but tens of thousands. However, despite the different positions and strengths, the course of the war and Zhang Shun's final ending are very close to the records in the above two books.
Is this Zhang Shun in the history of "Water Margin" the historical prototype of Zhang Shun's white jump in the waves? The answer can be found in the early Water Margin stories. In "Song Jiang Thirty-Six People's Compliments", there is a section of Zhang Shun’s praise that describes it like this: “The snowy waves are like mountains, you can jump for nothing. May follow the loyal soul to drive the tide of anger.” From this praise, You can clearly see the connection between it and Zhang Shun in history.
Zhang Shun in "Water Margin", like Zhang Shun in history, was killed on the river surface, also with many arrows in his body. After Song Jiang captured Hangzhou, he built a temple outside Yongjinmen near West Lake to commemorate Zhang Shun. This is very similar to the historical plot of Xiangyang Military and Civilian Construction Temple to commemorate Zhang Shun. From these two points of view, Zhang Shun, the anti-yuan hero in history, is Zhang Shun in the novel.
Reference books: "History of the Song Dynasty", "Nan Yu of Qi Dong", "The Second Episode of West Lake", "Water Margin"
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