be widespread ❍ 又《宣和遗事》上也有讲“宋江擒方腊有功， 封节度使”等说话，可见这种故事，早已～，或早有种种简略的书本，也未可知。(鲁迅《中国小说史略》292) In The Tales of the Xuan He Period it was already recorded that Song Jiang captured the outlaw Fang La and was made a military governor. Thus such legends were already widespread,and some simple texts probably existed.