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Qin Ming秦明

LiangshanFiction

Chief commander of Qingzhou, ordered to suppress the Qingfeng Mountain.

DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Qin Ming, and the people around them.

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MENTORSHIP

Mentorship

Teachers, disciples and transmission

1 figure · 1 record
02
KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

2 figures · 3 records
  • Qin MingHua Rongbrother-in-law

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    要花荣把妹子嫁与秦明

    Water Margin, ch. 35

  • Song JiangQin Mingsworn brothers

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    花荣与秦明看了书,与众人商议道:“事在途中,进退两难:回又不得,散了又不成。只顾且去,还把书来封了,都到山上看,那里不容,却别作道理。”

    Water Margin, ch. 35

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

8 figures · 9 records
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

16 figures · 17 records
  • Qin MingHua Rongbattle

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    秦明抡动狼牙棒,直奔花荣

    Water Margin, ch. 34

  • Song JiangQin Mingscheme to frame

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    却是宋江定出这条计来,叫小卒似总管模样的,却穿了足下的衣甲、头盔,骑著那马,横著狼牙棒,直奔青州城下

    Water Margin, ch. 34

  • Qin MingHuyan Zhuobattle

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    秦明也出马,舞动狼牙大棍来迎呼延灼

    Water Margin, ch. 58

  • Suo ChaoQin Mingbattle

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    索超纵马,直挺秦明。二匹劣马相交,两般军器并举,众军呐喊。斗过二十馀合,不分胜败。

    Water Margin, ch. 63

12 more in the complete record

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History vs. fiction

The fictional nature of the Thunderclap Fire

  • In "Water Margin", Qin Ming was originally a high-ranking local military commander in the imperial court, wielding a wolf-tooth club, who fell into banditry because his family was tragically killed due to a treacherous scheme by Song Jiang. However, considering the actual historical background, the military system of prefectures and states in the Song Dynasty was strict, and there is no record in the "History of Song" of an imperial commander named Qin Ming in the Qingzhou area who surrendered to Song Jiang's rebel forces after failing to suppress bandits. Historically, Song Jiang's gang was limited in scale and did not incorporate large numbers of regular imperial troops as an organized unit; Qin Ming's joining the Liangshan outlaws is purely literary fiction. The original text states: "青州指挥司总管本州兵马秦统制", and describes him as "性格急躁,声若雷霆". ("Water Margin", Chapter 34)

Relationship network

23 figures · 79 links
Qin MingQin MingSong JiangSong JiangWu YongWu YongHua RongHua RongHuyan ZhuoHuyan ZhuoHuang XinHuang XinSuo ChaoSuo ChaoOu PengOu PengYan ShunYan ShunHan TaoHan TaoXuan ZanXuan ZanWei DingguoShan TingguiHe TongjunShi WengongWen DaMurong ZhifuDeng YuanjueFang JieLuan TingyuDu WeiLi JinwuChen Zhu
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Sources: Water Margin, ch. 34; Water Margin, ch. 35; Water Margin, ch. 41; Water Margin, ch. 47; Water Margin, ch. 48; Water Margin, ch. 50; Water Margin, ch. 51; Water Margin, ch. 52

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