In chapter 119 of the 120th edition of Water Margin, Yan Qing, who has made up his mind to live in seclusion in the mountains, persuaded his old master Lu Junyi to "accept the imperial edict, live in seclusion in private, and find a secluded place to die", and said, "Xiao Yiben will resign from his post. He is a man of great righteousness and will definitely.
From Yan Qing's remarks ("Xiao Yi wants to resign from Song Xianfeng, but he is a righteous man and will not let go"), we can find two true attitudes towards Song Jiang: First, Yan Qing still thinks that Song Jiang is a "righteous man" when he has made up his mind to leave Liangshan and Song Jiang is absent. You know, Yan Qing is a fine man, and his judgment of Song Jiang's character should be more accurate.
That is to say, on the eve of leaving Liangshan Group completely, Yan Qing still thinks that Sung River is a "righteous man" and has always maintained respect for Sung River. Yan Qing's complete separation from Liangshan does not mean that he has a problem with Liangshan and Sung River, but that he does not believe that the Northern Song Dynasty court controlled by the treacherous court official of the bad king will treat Liangshan Group well. It can be seen that Song Jiang is still a hero until now, at least Yan Qing thinks so.
Second, from "Xiao Yi is going to resign from Song Xianfeng, he is an honest man and won't let go", we can find that Song Jiang still has the authority of a leader in Yan Qing at this time. You know, Song Jiang is no longer the top spot in Liangshan at this time, and many leaders, including Gongsun Sheng, have left Liangshan Group in front of Song Jiang. If Yan Qing is determined to say goodbye face to face, Sung River can't stay.
But as can be seen from Yan Qing's remarks, if Song Jiang asked Yan Qing to stay face to face, Yan Qing thought he could not refuse, so he chose to leave without telling Song Jiang. Yan Qing, who was smart and saw through the essence of the imperial court, took Song Jiang as his own brother before he left, not to mention other leaders in Liangshan.