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Gao Qiu高俅
A profligate and ruined household, favored by Prince Duan for his football skills, later became Grand Marshal of the Palace Command.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 20
- RELATION RECORDS
- 25
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Gao Qiu, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
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Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Gao Qiu—Gao Yaneinominal father-son
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
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Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Gao Qiu→Wen Huanzhanghire
Ye Chun→Gao Qiuoffer plan
Gao Qiu→Chen Zongshandispatch
Gao Qiu—Dang Shixiongfollow
Gao Qiu→Liu Menglongdispatch
Gao Qiu→Niu Bangxidispatch
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
10 figures · 13 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Gao Qiu→Lin Chongframe
Gao Qiu→Song Jiangoffer amnesty
Li Kui→Gao Qiuslay
Gao Qiu→Lu Junyiplot against
Yan Qing→Gao Qiuwin wrestling
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In history · History of Song
Held the honorific title of 'Kaifu Yitong Sansi'.
In fiction · Water Margin
A profligate and ruined household, favored by Prince Duan for his football skills, later became Grand Marshal of the Palace Command. As Grand Marshal, he had an old grudge against Wang Jin and pursued him. He was the godfather of Gao Yanei.
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- Literature / legend26 profile notes
Water Margin
25 relations33 verified quotations- Song Jiang→ treat with courtesy →Gao Qiu
- Gao Qiu→ offer amnesty →Song Jiang
- Li Kui→ slay →Gao Qiu
- Gao Qiu→ frame →Lin Chong
Verified original text · 33
宋江见了，慌忙下堂扶住，便取过罗缎新鲜衣服
treat with courtesy · Water Margin, ch. 80
高太尉被俺哥哥活捉上山
catch · Water Margin, ch. 81
31 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history1 profile notes
History of Song
0 relations0 verified quotations
History vs. fiction
Marshal of the Palace Command
- based on factRise to prominence
In the novel, Gao Qiu rises to favor because of his skill at cuju (ancient Chinese football); Chapter 002 of "Water Margin" writes: "高俅只得把平生本事都使出来，奉承端王。那身分模样，这气球一似鳔胶粘在身上的。" Southern Song historical records also note that he was appreciated by Prince Duan (Emperor Huizong) for his cuju skills, which indeed has a historical basis, but he does not have a separate biography in the "History of Song".
- novel inventionSeveral defeats by Liangshan
In the novel, Gao Qiu led an army of one hundred thousand to attack Liangshan, suffered a disastrous defeat, and was captured alive. The History of Song, in the Annals of Huizong, only records for the Xuanhe period the sentence 'Gao Qiu was appointed as Grand Preceptor with the rank of Three Excellencies,' and the entire book does not include a biography for him, nor any record of him leading troops to fight against Song Jiang. The one who suppressed and captured Song Jiang was Zhang Shuye, as recorded in the Biography of Zhang Shuye.
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Original text (2)
宋江见了，慌忙下堂扶住，便取过罗缎新鲜衣服
高太尉被俺哥哥活捉上山
Original relation: catch · Water Margin, ch. 81
Original text (2)
朝廷赦你们罪犯，特来招安
酒里也与他下了慢药
Original relation: plot against · Water Margin, ch. 120
Original text (1)
一斧一个，劈下头来
- frameGao Qiu → Lin ChonglitWater Margin, ch. 7Water Margin, ch. 8Water Margin, ch. 11Water Margin, ch. 17
Original text (4)
高太尉大怒道……你既是禁军教头，法度也还不知道。因何手执利刃，故入节堂，欲杀本官？
设计陷害林冲
不想我今日被高俅那贼陷害
被高太尉陷害，落草去了
Original text (2)
谁想今日被高俅这贼坑陷了我这一场
不知缘何与高俅不睦，致被陷害
Original text (1)
于内下了些水银
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燕青手到，把高俅扭捽得定，只一交，翻在地褥上
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把高太尉扑通地丢下水里去
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被我父亲一棒打翻
怀挟旧仇，要奈何王进。
Original relation: enemy · Water Margin, ch. 2
Original text (1)
高殿帅大怒，喝道
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礼请这教村学秀才闻焕章来，为军前参谋。
高俅听罢甚喜
Original relation: obey · Water Margin, ch. 80
Original text (1)
见了太师蔡京等四个大臣
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遂不听闻焕章之言
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高太尉道：“……太尉此去，下官手下有个虞候，能言快语，问一答十，好与太尉提拨事情。”
Original text (2)
高俅新发迹，不曾有亲儿，无人帮助，因此过房这阿叔高三郎儿子在房内为子。
如此──因为他浑家，怎地害他？──我寻思起来，若为惜林冲一个人时，须送了我孩儿性命
Original relation: father-son · Water Margin, ch. 7
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左右两边，排著党世英、党世雄弟兄两个
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左右与我推出，斩讫报来！
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高太尉要取这支水军并船只星夜前来听调
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又差一个心腹人唤做牛邦喜
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叶春今献一计
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端王见了大喜
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左右两边，排著党世英、党世雄弟兄两个
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随取金银锻匹，赏赐叶春
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投奔一个开赌坊的闲汉，柳大郎
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随即升王瑾为帅府长史