Guo Sheng

Guo Sheng is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 55th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 19th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Comparable to Rengui".

Background

Guo Sheng is from Jialing (嘉陵; present-day Jialing District, Nanchong, Sichuan). He dons a suit of silvery white armour over a white robe, along with a silver belt and a headdress. He rides on a snow white steed and wields a ji similar to Lü Bu's "Sky Piercer" (方天畫戟).

Initially a trader, Guo Sheng decides to become a bandit after he lost his goods in the river during a storm and had insufficient money to make his journey home. When he was young, he learnt martial arts from a military officer in his hometown and has become an expert in using the ji after many years of training. He is nicknamed "Comparable to Rengui" because his combat skills are comparable to those of Xue Rengui, a famous Tang dynasty general.

Joining Liangshan

Guo Sheng hears of Lü Fang's reputation as a powerful warrior and desires to challenge him, so he goes to Mount Duiying (對影山), where Lü and his bandit followers reside, and engages Lü in a one-on-one duel. Neither of them is able to overcome his opponent after fighting for over 10 days.

Guo Sheng (footballer)

Guo Sheng (Chinese: 郭胜; Pinyin: Guō Shèng) (born 7 January 1993) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Nei Mongol Zhongyou in the China League One.

Club career

Guo was promoted to Shaanxi Renhe's first team squad by Milorad Kosanović in 2011. He played mostly in the reserve team league and didn't appear for the first team in the 2011 season. He followed the club to move to Guizhou in 2012. On 4 July 2012, he made his senior debut for Guizhou Renhe in the third round of 2012 Chinese FA Cup which Guizhou beat League One side Guangdong Sunray Cave 2–0. His first Super League debut came on 30 September, when Yang Hao was injured and team manager Gao Hongbo decided to give Guo a chance. Guizhou Renhe lost to Guangzhou R&F 1–0, however, Guo made an impressive performance in the match. He became the regular starter of the team after this match and played for the club in the FA Cup final. He made 9 appearances in the 2012 season as the club achieved fourth place in the Super League and runners-up in the FA Cup and gained the entry into AFC Champions League for the first time.

Guo Sheng (eunuch)

Guo Sheng (simplified Chinese: 郭胜; traditional Chinese: 郭勝, Pinyin Guō Shèng) was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. After Emperor Ling died and was succeeded by his son Liu Bian in 189, He Jin, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao invaded the capital for the purpose of defeating the Ten Attendants, leading to He Jin's beheading in the palace courtyard by the Ten Attendants.