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Gongsun Sheng公孙胜

LiangshanFiction

A Taoist priest with powerful Taoist arts, who came to Chao Gai and offered the plan to rob the birthday convoy.

DIRECT FIGURES
16
RELATION RECORDS
29
SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Gongsun Sheng, and the people around them.

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01
MENTORSHIP

Mentorship

Teachers, disciples and transmission

3 figures · 4 records
02
KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

1 figure · 1 record
  • Song JiangGongsun Shengsworn brothers

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    左边一带交椅上,却是晁盖、吴用、公孙胜、林冲、刘唐、阮小二、阮小五、阮小七、杜迁、宋万、朱贵、白胜

    Water Margin, ch. 35

03
ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

5 figures · 8 records
  • Song JiangGongsun Shengdispatch

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    便令关胜、呼延灼、公孙胜领五千军马,镇守卫州

    Water Margin, ch. 91

  • Gongsun ShengChao Gaiflee to

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    公孙胜道:“……只是保正疏财仗义,以此天下豪杰,都投门下。”

    Water Margin, ch. 16

  • Wu YongGongsun Shengadvise action

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    先请公孙胜一清主行醮事

    Water Margin, ch. 71

2 more in the complete record
04
CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

9 figures · 9 records
6 more in the complete record
05
THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

6 figures · 7 records
4 more in the complete record

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Event · Xuanhe era (fiction)Grand Gathering at LiangshanAfter the 108 heroes received their ranks, they swore to share life, death and hardship, transforming separate outlaw stories into the collective identity of Liangshan.

History vs. fiction

The mystical aura of the Liangshan sorcerer

  • While depicting brutal cold-weapon warfare, "Water Margin" introduces intense supernatural and fantastical elements, such as Gongsun Sheng performing rituals to command the weather in battle, breaking Gao Lian's sorcery, and subduing Qiao Daoqing. However, according to the "History of Song" records of the late Northern Song, the Song Jiang uprising was a very realistic peasant or bandit armed revolt that occurred in the regions of Shandong and Hebei. The rebels' confrontation with the imperial court relied on cold weapons, with absolutely no scenes of Taoist priests summoning wind and rain. All such magical feats are purely fictional inventions of the novel. The original text states that Gao Lian "won two or three battles using sorcery" and also says Gongsun Sheng "therefore changed his name to Qingdao Ren and hid here." ("Water Margin", Chapter 53)

Relationship network

17 figures · 100 links
Gongsun ShengGongsun ShengSong JiangSong JiangWu YongWu YongLi KuiLi KuiLin ChongLin ChongZhang QingZhang QingChao GaiChao GaiXu NingXu NingFan RuiFan RuiBai ShengBai ShengQiao DaoqingQiao DaoqingLuo ZhenrenMa LingHe TongjunLi ZhuGao LianWuyan Yanshou
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Sources: Water Margin, ch. 15; Water Margin, ch. 16; Water Margin, ch. 18; Water Margin, ch. 19; Water Margin, ch. 20; Water Margin, ch. 35; Water Margin, ch. 36; Water Margin, ch. 39

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