Summary of Water Margin Chapters 1 to 10

1. Chapters 1~2

On the order of the emperor, Taiwei Hong went to Longhu Mountain in Xinzhou, Jiangxi Province, and invited Zhang Zhenren, the heavenly master of the Han Dynasty, to come to the court to fight against the epidemic. Lieutenant Hong went up the mountain to seek an audience with the Heavenly Master, but failed. He opened the "Palace of Conquering Demons" and released the demons, causing great disaster.

He ordered his followers to conceal the secret of removing demons, and falsely reported to the Heavenly Master that they had eradicated the plague and received a reward from Renzong. Gao Qiu got acquainted with King Duan and was promoted to the rank of Taiwei of the palace commander's palace to take revenge on Wang Sheng's son Wang Jin. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Huayin County, I came to Shijia Village to capture Shi Jin who was watching the moon, drinking wine and eating meat, and the three heroes of Huashan Mountain.

2. Chapter 3~4

The three leaders killed the soldiers who retreated from the county government, went to Yan'an to find their master Wang Jin, and met Lu Tiha at the Panjia Hotel in Weizhou. Luda rescued Jin Cuilian and her daughter and beat Zheng Tu to death. Jin's son-in-law Zhao Yuanwai sent him to Mount Wutai to become a monk to avoid trouble.

Ruda did not sit in meditation at night, drank alcohol and beat people. Make a sword and Zen staff like the Guanwang sword. In the name of passing monks, he drank and ate dog meat, dragged his fists and legs in the middle of the mountain, stuffed dog legs into Chan Hezi's mouth, and caused trouble, causing everyone to disperse. Finally, he was stopped by the elder.

3. Chapters 5~6

The elder gave Zhishen four verses, and Zhishen went to the Daishouguo Temple in Tokyo to ask for a job as a monk. Li Zhong pretended to be the grandpa's daughter and beat Zhou Tong. Li Zhong avenged the second leader and recognized Lu Da. Li Zhong, Lu Da and Liu Taigong went to Taohuashan Juyi Hall to get married.

Zhishen took advantage of Li Zhong and Zhou Tong to go down the mountain and plunder the gold and silver for him. He took the gold and silver from the fortress and rolled down the back mountain. He pretended to be a Taoist monk in the temple and was defeated by the two thieves. He met Shi Jin and returned to the temple. He killed the two thieves Cui and Qiu and burned down the Crock Temple.

4. Chapter 7~8

Monk Hua invites Lu Zhishen to drink. Zhi Shen uprooted the vertical willows, and everyone was shocked. Zhishen and Lin Chong became brothers. Gao Yanei teased Lin Chong's wife. Although he was angry, he tolerated it. Zhishen came to help, but Lin Chong gave in. The old governor and Captain Gao made a plan to frame Lin Chong. Lin Chong fell into the trap and was captured and taken to Kaifeng Mansion. In the case, Kong Mu Sun Ding and Fu Yin sent Lin Chong to Cangzhou and wanted to kill Lin Chong on the way.

5. Chapters 9~10

Lu Zhishen rescued Lin Chong in the wild boar forest. Lin Chong asked Lu Zhishen not to hit Dong Xue. After saying goodbye to Lu Zhishen, he came to Chai Jinzhuang. , was treated favorably by Chai Jin. When he came to Cangzhou, he used money to buy a messenger to take charge of the camp, and he also received a posthumous letter from Chai Daguan to take care of him. Lin Chong deeply felt that "money can help the gods."

Lu Yuhou once again designed to frame Lin Chong. The shop owner Li Xiaoer, who had saved Lin Chong's life, reported the news to Lin Chong, and Lin Chong angrily searched for Lu Qian but did not meet him. Guanying sent Lin Chong to take charge of the forage yard, and wanted to burn Lin Chong to death.

Extended information:

1. Creation background:

During the Southern Song Dynasty, the story of Liangshan heroes was widely circulated. The stories of Song Jiang and other 36 people have spread all over the streets; painters have also painted pictures and shadows of them.

The earliest blueprint of "Water Margin" is the Song Dynasty's "The Legacy of Xuanhe". It focuses on describing Yang Zhi's selling of knives, Chao Gai and others ganging up to rob the birthday card, and Song Jiang's killing of Yan Poxi. It also describes Lin Chong, Li Kui, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and other major figures are also described. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there were many scripts based on Water Margin stories. In Yuan dramas, the number of Liangshan heroes has grown from 36 to 108.

Shi Naian organized and processed the stories and characters about Water Margin, and faithfully accepted the people's views in the process of creating "Water Margin". This is the reason why "Water Margin" achieved great success. Base.

2. Content introduction:

"Water Margin" mainly describes the story of 108 heroes headed by Song Jiang who gathered in Liangshan, Shandong in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

3. Overview of the book:

The book describes the heroes of Liangshan resisting oppression, the growth of Liangshan in Shuipo, and the surrender to the imperial court, as well as the suppression of Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Fang La and other resistance groups after surrendering to the imperial court. The grand story of the political power of the Song Dynasty government and its eventual tragic failure artistically reflects the entire process of the Songjiang Uprising in Chinese history from its occurrence, development to failure, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, and passionately praises the resistance of the heroes of the uprising. The struggle and their social ideals also specifically revealed the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Water Margin