Jiang Jing (Water Margin)
| Jiang Jing | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 41 |
| Nickname | "Divine Mathematician" 神算子 |
| Rank | 53rd, Meet Star (地會星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Accountant of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Bandit leader from Mount Yellow Gate |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Tanzhou (around present-day Changsha, Hunan) |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 蒋敬 |
| Traditional Chinese | 蔣敬 |
| Pinyin | Jiǎng Jìng |
| Wade–Giles | Chiang Ching |
Jiang Jing is a fictional character in
Background
Jiang Jing, a native of Tanzhou (潭州; around present-day Changsha, Hunan), is a scholar who has repeatedly failed imperial examinations -- the conventional route to become government official in ancient China. Frustrated and disappointed, he shifts to concentrating on military-related subjects. After years of hard work, he is not just skilled in martial arts but also good in military tactics and numerical calculations. His mathematical talent earns him the nickname "Divine Mathematician".
When he first appears in the book, he is one of the fours chiefs leading the bandit group at Mount Yellow Gate (黃門山), ranked below Ou Peng and above Ma Lin and Tao Zongwang
Joining Liangshan
When
Campaigns and resignation
Jang Jing is appointed to keep accounts of the grain stock, finance and logistics of Liangshan after the
Jiang Jing is one of the Liangshan heroes who survives all the campaigns. Though given an official appointment, he quits soon and goes back to his hometown Tanzhou, where he lives as a commoner for the rest of his life.
References
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- ISBN 978-4122020559.
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