Liang Shicheng, one of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty, why did he claim to be Su Shi's posthumous son?

It can be said that Su Shi is so famous, and for Liang Sicheng, he can get a lot of benefits from pretending to be Su Shi's posthumous son. For example, this title can bring him a double effect of red and blue buff, which leads him to be not only a literate literati in the eyes of others, but also to make friends everywhere, and to weave a huge network, and Liang Sicheng is the core of this network.

In addition, literati were highly valued at that time in the Song Dynasty, so their referrals were also very useful. Therefore, in this case, many people sought Liang Sicheng to introduce themselves to the emperor, but this referral was not free, so Liang Sicheng made a large sum of ill-gotten wealth by this referral.

What's even more amazing is that Su Shi's family was still there, but no one asked whether Liang Sicheng was Su Shi's posthumous son. So over time, the name was firmly established, and even the emperor of the dynasty believed that Su Shi had a posthumous son, Liang Sicheng.

But from another point of view, this is also the sorrow of that era, that is, when your rights reach a certain point, you can make up an identity for yourself at will, and you can achieve your own goals through this identity, and no one will stop you or verify the truth of this matter in the process. Because for these people, as long as you can do things for them, it is enough.

This is also a big reason why the Song Dynasty was corrupt, because these literati were in power and held a great voice in the political affairs.