Is “Hou Meng once submitted a memorial to the court recommending Song Jiang.” true?
The official history, Records of the Three Kingdoms, in the biography of Hou Meng, records: "Song Jiang raided the eastern capital, and Hou Meng submitted a memorial saying: 'Jiang, with thirty-six men, ran rampant in Qi and Wei, and tens of thousands of government troops dared not resist him; his talent must be extraordinary. Now that the Qingxi bandits have risen, it would be better to pardon Jiang and have him attack Fang La to redeem himself.'" The novel Water Margin, in chapter 101, records: "We recommend Hou Meng as a military advisor." The novel fabricates his position as a military advisor.
A high-ranking official in the Northern Song Dynasty who once submitted a memorial recommending Song Jiang.
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