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Shi Naian

(1296-1371)

Named Zi'an (one name is Ming'er), also known as Zhaorui, with the courtesy name Yanduan and the nickname Naian. Han nationality.

Birthplace: Baijuchang, Xinghua (now part of Jiangsu). His ancestral home was Hailing County, Taizhou, and he lived in Shijia Lane, Changmenwai, Suzhou. He later moved to Baijuchang, Xinghua County at that time (now Baiju Town, Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province).

Identity: A famous ancient Chinese writer, born in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, and the author of the long classical novel "Water Margin". In the 19th year of Jiajing's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1540), Gao Ru's "Baichuan Shuzhi" recorded: "100 volumes of "Water Margin of Loyalty and Righteousness". The edition of Shi Naian in Qiantang. Edited by Luo Guanzhong." In the 45th year of Jiajing's reign, Lang Ying wrote in "Seven Revisions" "Lei Manuscript" says: This book is "the original version of Shi Naian in Qiantang". During the Wanli period, Hu Yinglin pointed out in "Shaoshi Shanfang Bi Cong": "The Water Margin compiled by Shi in Wulin was particularly popular." Today, people agree that Shi Naian is the author of "Water Margin". (Attachment: Luo Guanzhong is also the author of Water Margin)

[Edit this paragraph] Life story

There are very few materials about Shi Naian's life story, and some of the records collected are also quite contradictory. . Since the 1920s, some materials related to Shi Naian have been discovered in Xinghua, Dafeng, Yandu and other places in present-day Jiangsu Province, including the "Shi Family Genealogy", "Shi Family Genealogy", etc., and others The addendum to volume 13 of "Xinghua County Chronicles" contains one "Biography of Shi Naian", and the addendum to volume 14 contains one "Epitaph of Shi Naian" written by Wang Daosheng in the early Ming Dynasty.

According to the analysis of these materials:

Shi Naian is a descendant of Shi Zhichang, one of the seventy-two descendants of Confucius. The descendants of Shi Zhichang made their home in Suzhou in the late Tang Dynasty. His father's name was Yuande, who was a boat operator, and his mother was the Bian family (descendants of the Bian family also moved to Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province today).

Shi Naian was smart, studious, talented, filial, and righteous since he was a child.

He was a scholar at the age of 19, a scholar at the age of 28, and a Jinshi with Liu Bowen at the age of 36.

He served as an official in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province) for three years. Dissatisfied with the darkness of the officialdom and unwilling to cater to the powerful, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. When Zhang Shicheng rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, Shi Naian participated in his military activities. After Zhang took control of Su, Shi Naian participated in planning under him and had a close relationship with his general Bian Yuanheng. Later, because Zhang was greedy for leisure and did not accept honest advice, Shi Naian, Lu Yuan, Liu Liang, and Chen became good at poetry and music, but they rarely spread. "There are few records in history books. Even though some materials are clearly recorded, the authenticity and credibility of the materials themselves have not yet been recognized. We believe that he was probably from Hangzhou, and at least he lived in Hangzhou for a long time. Some people speculate that he may be a calligrapher who specializes in writing storybooks for storytellers, or he may be a storyteller with proficient writing and superb skills. He lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. His ancestral home, Guguan, went into seclusion and wrote behind closed doors. Some people say that he had a good friendship with Zhang Shicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Yuan Dynasty. Bian pointed out to Zhang in "Shaoshi Shanfang Bi Cong": "The Water Margin edited by Shi from Wulin is particularly popular." Today's people agree that Shi Nai is very popular. An is the author of "Water Margin". Some people also think that it was co-authored with his disciple Luo Guanzhong or continued by Luo Guanzhong.

Judging from the historical data currently available, Shi Naian still exists, but his life and deeds are just for my own entertainment. At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also issued an edict asking him to recommend Shi Naian as his staff, but Shi still refused to apply after many requests. It is said that Zhang Shicheng even served as his adviser. "Wanli Nianji and others were greatly disappointed. The prime minister visited him and saw him writing a book called "Biography of Jianghu Rich Guests" in his study, also known as "Water Margin". Later, Zhang Shicheng was defeated, and Shi Naian raised his family to avoid disaster. Migrated to Huai'an and continued to write "Farewell on the Qiujiang River", as well as poems by Gu Ti and poems given to Liu Liang. In order to avoid conscription in the Ming Dynasty, Qian Wenyu (Shu Yuan), whose family was prosperous, moved his ancestor Naian's bones to be buried here. The white horse fell into the lake (today's Shijiaqiao Village, Xinduo Town, Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province), and asked Wang Daosheng to write the "Shi Naian Epitaph"

In the 19th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1540), Gao Ru's "Baichuan Shuzhi" records: "Shi Naian's edition. Edited by Luo Guanzhong. "In the forty-fifth year of Jiajing reign, Lang Ying said in "Seven Revised Drafts": "This book is the successor of Shi Naian in Qiantang. When Shi Naian was bidding farewell to Lu and Liu Xiang, he once composed the suite "Farewell to the Autumn River by the New Water" to express his generous and sorrowful feelings. Soon, Zhang Shicheng died and the country was destroyed. Shi wandered around the world, roaming in Shandong, Henan and other places. He once lived in Huai'an with Yuncheng, Shandong Province. He fell ill and died and was buried on the spot at the age of 75.

Decades after Shi Naian's death, his grandson's county teacher, Liu Shanbenyou, lived in Xushichu, Jiangyin, and became his private school teacher. Later, he returned to Baiju and lived in seclusion. Feeling the decline of current affairs, he wrote "Water Margin" to express his feelings. He also wrote "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Legend of Sansui Pingyao" with his disciple Luo Guanzhong. During his time, Hu Yinglin became an official, but he still insisted on not becoming an official. He accumulated good deeds in the local area and gained an excellent reputation. He died of illness a few years after writing "Water Margin"

[Edit this paragraph] Shi Naian Memorial Hall Shi Naian Tomb in Xinghua, Jiangsu

Shi Naian Memorial Hall , located on the Huajiaduo in the western suburbs of Baiju Town, Dafeng City (formerly part of Xinghua), is said to be the place where Shi Naian wrote books. This place is surrounded by water, with dense reeds and a strong atmosphere of "Water Margin". When visitors come here, they will doubt that they have really arrived at Liao'erwa, a water pond in Liangshan Mountain. The memorial hall is located in the center of Huajia Duo. It is an ancient residential building with three front and rear entrances and two east and west wings in Anhui style with blue bricks and small tiles. It is surrounded by whitewashed walls. The first entrance is the foyer. Above the red lacquer door is a plaque "Shi Naian Memorial Hall" written by the calligraphy master Qi Gong. .

Shi Naian was originally from Shijiaqiao, Changmenwai, Suzhou. According to the "Shi Family Genealogy" and other relevant materials, Shi Naian, named Yanduan, was one of the seventy-two sages who were disciples of Confucius. A descendant of Chang Chang, his father was a boatman. He entered Hushuguan to study privately at the age of 13. He was a scholar at the age of 19 and married the Ji family. He was a scholar at the age of 29. He was a Jinshi at the same age as Liu Bowen at the age of 35 and was appointed as the official of Qiantang County. Because he could not stand the arrogance and arbitrariness of Daru Huachi (official name), he resigned angrily and returned home a year later to teach apprentices and write books.

Shi Naian moved here to live in seclusion to avoid the war and wrote "Water Margin". According to folklore, Zhang Shicheng rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, proclaimed himself the King of Wu in Pingjiang (Suzhou), and hired Shi Naian as military advisor. Later, Zhang Shicheng demoted the Yuan Dynasty, but Shi Naian repeatedly refused to obey, so he abandoned his official position and went to Zhutang Donglin'an in Jiangyin to sit in the temple. . Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to besiege Pingjiang, and the war spread to Jiangyin. Shi Naian remembered that his friend Gu Ti, who had served as Tongzhi of Songjiang and Tongzhi of Jiaxing Road, was from Xinghua. The place is remote, surrounded by water, and has inconvenient transportation. It has always been said that "Zhaoyang (also known as Xinghua) has been a good place to avoid soldiers since ancient times", so someone specially sent a letter to Gu Ti and attached a poem:

During the desolate years, he traveled around the world and found a good home in Yangshan (referring to Zhaoyang, improvised).

I wish to cultivate grass and cultivate more trees, but do not teach plums to bear fruit like melons. (A folk song at that time: "Li grows cucumbers, and all the people are homeless")

After seeing the letter, Gu Ti immediately wrote back to Shi Naian, welcoming him to come to Xinghua for refuge. The letter also included a poem in reply:

I came from the south of the Yangtze River to ask about my visit, and I wanted to send a smile to my old colleague.

This is not the land of Taoyuan. Where can I avoid the Qin Dynasty?

After receiving the letter, Shi Naian left his eldest brother Yanming in his hometown of Suzhou, and took his second wife, Shen Shi, with him. The second brother Yancai and his disciple Luo Guanzhong braved the beacon smoke and crossed the river to the north. They first stayed temporarily at Gu Ti's home in Xinghua, and then with Gu Ti's help, they purchased land and real estate in Baijuchang, a sparsely populated seaside area east of Xinghua. Living in seclusion in "Shuiji", he got to know many farmers and salt people. Many stories in their lives became the material for his creation. After re-creation, with amazing artistic talent, he used Song Jiang to portray the heroic heroes of Liangshan 108. It's vividly portrayed. When the book was completed, Shi Naian wrote two poems in a letter:

The emperor of Taiping sits in the middle, and the prudent officials are divided into four parts.

But when I see a fat sheep, I am content with my father, and I don’t hear a horse neighing to move a general.

I have inherited rituals and music as my family business, and I want to send a quick message by singing songs.

If you don’t learn from the southeast, there is no taboo about the sun, but it is said that "there are floating clouds in the northwest."

Most people are born on the same hill, and they will fall into the same place after a hundred years.

The plow is as stable as the chariot, and the fur is as warm as the fur.

Zi Jian's high talent was called a tiger, but Zhuang Sheng's great talent was called an ox.

In the cold night, drunkenness shakes Rouhan, and the words are not surprising, so he will stop.

The former song is a confession of his political ideals, hoping that a wise king will govern the world with upright officials, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and there will be no more wars. The latter song is a description of his quiet life in seclusion and writing books, although it is not obvious to the current world. , but also comfortable and comfortable. However, the reality was not what Shi Naian thought. After "Water Margin" was written, it spread like wildfire and was introduced into the palace. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he said: "This is a book that promotes chaos. This person must have a treacherous conspiracy." He ordered Shi Naian to be punished. Naian was imprisoned in Tianlao for more than a year. He was rescued by Liu Bowen in many ways and released in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. He died of illness in Huai'an on the way.

After Shi Naian's death, his twelfth generation grandson Shi Dianbang initiated the transformation of his former residence in Baiju Town into the Shi Ancestral Hall.

Later, after several repairs and expansions, it became an auditorium with three front and rear entrances and a side hall next to it. The first entrance is the foyer, which houses a teahouse; the second entrance is the bookstore, where artists can talk about "Water Margin"; the third entrance is Fuyin Hall, which enshrines the spiritual tablets of Shi Naian, the founder of the Qianxing Dynasty, and his descendants. They are held here every spring and autumn. Worship ancestors. Unfortunately, Shi Temple was destroyed by the Anti-Japanese War. In the early 1990s, the Ministry of Culture, the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and Dafeng County raised funds from various sources, and based on the restoration map of Shi's Ancestral Hall drawn by Professor Yu Heng of Fudan University in Shanghai, the design was presided over by the famous ancient architecture expert and Professor Chen Congzhou of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The "Shi Naian Memorial Hall" was built on August 20, 1993.

Upon entering the gate of the memorial hall, the first thing that catches the eye is a white marble statue of Shi Naian standing in the courtyard. The statue is modeled after the traditional Chinese painting design created by Professor Fan Zeng, director of the Oriental Art Department of Nankai University in Tianjin. A masterpiece by Mr. Ye Zonghao, a Nanjing sculptor and vice president of the Architects Association. Shi Naian wears a square scarf and a toga, with a pale face and deep eyes. He holds a scroll in his left hand and twirls his beard in his right hand. He looks like a cynical and arrogant scholar.

Behind the statue is the viewing hall. Above the door hangs the inscription "Light of Hometown and Country" by female calligrapher Xiao Xian. On the four walls are displayed 48 silk comic strips introducing Shi Naian's life. Zhenjiang calligrapher Li Zonghai wrote a couplet:

There are chivalrous and righteous people who sacrifice themselves for others, but they are drawn from Lu Da, Wu Song, and Li Kui;

They have profound and far-sighted strategies that can shake the world. It was written from the minds of Chao Gai, Song Jiang and Wu Yong.

Further back is the exhibition hall, above which hangs the inscription "Wen Xin Du Yun" by calligraphy master Wuzhong Qi. The cultural relics and historical materials related to Shi Naian are displayed in the hall, which is divided into four parts: Shi Naian's family background, life, writing anecdotes and social influence. On display are the "Shi's Changmen Genealogy" and the unearthed "Shi Naian's only son". Hundreds of cultural relics and historical materials, such as "Gongrang Epitaph" and "Shirang Dizhao", great-grandson "Shi Tingzuo's Epitaph", etc., have solved the centuries-old mystery of "Shi Naian". He is not as Hu Shi said. It is said that he is a "death is the public" kind of people, but there is indeed such a person. Fan Ning, a researcher at the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, happily composed a poem after visiting here:

There must be a reason for the Baiju people to be passed down from generation to generation.

As time goes by, winds and rains pass by, leaving only an orphan buried in a solitary grave.

In the exhibition hall, people can also see many different versions of "Water Margin". According to incomplete statistics, since the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there have been 53 domestic versions of "Water Margin" so far. It is also widely spread abroad. There are translations of "Water Margin" in North Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Italy, France, Russia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and other countries. Translations of "Water Margin" in the United States include "Water Margin" and "Water Margin". "Water Margin Anthology", "Chinese Classical Novels - Water Margin", "Water Margin Vocabulary", "Wild Boar Forest", etc. There are more than 20 translations in Japan. The influence of Shi Naian and his work "Water Margin" is very huge. There are academic groups in my country such as China Water Margin Society, Zhejiang Water Margin Society, Shandong Liangshan Water Margin Research Society, Yancheng City Water Margin Society, and Dafeng Shi Naian Research Society. Study Shi Naian and "Water Margin", hold research meetings, and publish journals. After the large-scale TV series "Water Margin" was broadcast, it attracted hundreds of millions of viewers. As the Japanese sinologist Shiosa Wen said: ""Water Margin" is an earth-shaking quick novel, the crown of Chinese novels, and an outstanding classical novel that has taken the world's literary world." Dr. Lu Qingbin of the University of London once traveled across the ocean and traveled thousands of miles to Dafeng Baiju to inspect Shi Naian. Shi Naian is not only a literary giant in China, but also a celebrity in the world of literature; "Water Margin" is not only a treasure of the motherland's literature and art, but also the essence of the treasure house of world literature.

More than ten miles west from the Shi Naian Memorial Hall (in today’s Shijiaqiao Village, Xinduo Township, Xinghua City) is the Shi Naian Cemetery. There is a three-door brick archway in front of the tomb. On the middle beam, there is a stone carving with the four characters "Naian Gongfang" hanging on it. The tomb is among the green pines and cypresses. A stone tablet with "Reconstruction of Shi Naian's Tomb" handwritten by Zhao Puchu is erected in front of the tomb. There is also a green island with a small river flowing around the island. When looking down from a high place, it looks like a lion (Shi Zi) twirling a hydrangea, so it is commonly known as the "Feng Shui Treasure Land". Zhang Huiren, an associate researcher at the Institute of Literature of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, wrote a poem of praise:

The white horse on the other side is lost in the dawn mist, and the dribbling lion is bathed in the morning sun.

Lying calmly under the Naian spring, people can judge the merits and demerits.

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction to Water Margin

During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, there was a run-down young man in Tokyo named Gao Qiu. He took a fancy to it and became a confidant of King Duan.

Later, King Duan became the emperor, and this was Huizong. Within half a year, Gao Qiu was promoted to the rank of Taiwei of the palace commander's palace. On the first day after Gao Qiu took office, he punished his coach Wang Jin who had not arrived due to illness, forcing Wang Jin to flee Tokyo with his mother. Wang Jin came to Shijia Village in Huayin and was taken in by Shi Jin, who worshiped him as his master. Later, due to Gao Qiu's intense pursuit, Wang Jin had no choice but to bid farewell to Shi Jin and defect to Yan'an Prefecture. After the king entered, Shi Jin made friends with the leader of Shaohua Mountain. When the magistrate of Huayin County found out about this, he falsely accused Shi Jin of having an affair with the grass bandits and sent troops to burn Shijiazhuang.

Shi Jin had no choice but to leave Huayin and go find Wang Jin. Passing through Weizhou, he met Luda, the official of Weizhou Jinglue Prefecture, and the two came to a restaurant to drink. While drinking, suddenly there was a sound of crying from next door. Rudaton was reckless by nature and always good at chivalry, so he asked the bartender to bring the crying man. The Jin family's father and daughter were brought there, and the daughter cried and said: Because they had gone to Weizhou to seek relatives, Zheng Tu of Zhuangyuanqiao Butcher Shop took advantage of the crisis and wanted to take his daughter as a concubine. Now they are kicked out, so Zheng Tu wants my father and daughter to give birth to him. His money. After hearing this, Lu Da was furious and determined to punish Zheng Tu. The next morning, Luda sent the Jin family away and went to Zhuangyuanqiao Butcher Shop. First, he asked Zheng Tu to cut the meat himself. After teasing the villain, he killed him with three punches. Then he left Weizhou. Half a month later, Zhao Yuan came out and sent Ruda to Mount Wutai to become a monk, with a Buddhist name of Zhishen.

Later Lu Zhishen left Wutai Mountain and managed the vegetable garden at Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo. One day, Lu Zhishen was practicing martial arts in the vegetable garden and uprooted a weeping poplar tree in public. He was seen by Lin Chong, who accompanied his wife to the Yue Temple to offer incense. The two hit it off and became sworn brothers. When I was happy, the maid came to report that someone was teasing my wife. Lin Chong rushed to Yuemiao and saw that it was Gao Yanei, the godson of Taiwei Gao, so he had no choice but to let him go and bid farewell to Lu Zhishen and go home.

Gao Yameni saw that Lin Chong's wife was beautiful and wanted to take possession of Lin Chong's wife. Fu An, a minion, suggested a plan to Gao Qiu and tricked Lin Chong into bringing the sword into the White Tiger Hall. Lin Chong was captured and sent to Cangzhou for assassination. Gao Qiu then sent someone to bribe the officials and asked them to kill Lin Chong in the wild boar forest. Fortunately, Lu Zhishen secretly protected Lin Chong. When they arrived in Cangzhou, Gao Qiu sent his minions to burn the fodder yard again, intending to kill Lin Chong. Lin Chong couldn't bear it anymore, killed his minions and fled to Liangshanbo at night.

Wang Lun, the leader of the village, was jealous of Lin Chong and asked him to go down the mountain to rob. Lin Chong went down the mountain and waited for three days before he saw someone passing by. This man was Yang Zhi, the green-faced beast. Lin Chong fought with him for a long time without winning. Wang Lun persuaded the two of them to stay and invited Yang Zhi to go up the mountain. Lin Chong joined the group and took the fourth position. Yang Zhi did not want to join the group and went down to Tokyo. Yang Zhi had nowhere to seek refuge in Tokyo, so he had to sell his ancestral sword to make ends meet. The rogue Niu Er made trouble without reason and wanted to seize the sword, but was killed by Yang Zhi. Yang Zhichong served in the left-behind department of Daming Prefecture. Liang Zhongshu, the son-in-law of Cai Jing who stayed behind, took a fancy to Yang Zhi's martial arts and asked Yang Zhi to escort the birthday cake worth 100,000 guan to Tokyo to celebrate Cai Jing's birthday. After the red-haired ghost Liu Tang heard about this, he persuaded Chao Gai to rob the ill-gotten wealth. Chao Gai asked Wu Yong, a wise man, to find a way. Wu Yong invited seven people including Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Gongsun Sheng, etc., and decided to rob these birthday hills in Huangnigang.

When Yang Zhi and his party came to Huangnigang, Chao Gai and others pretended to be jujube merchants. While Yang Zhi's men were buying wine, they dropped Mongolian sweat medicine, knocked them unconscious, and robbed Shengchengang. . Yang Zhi woke up and found that Shengchengang had been robbed. Knowing that a disaster was imminent, he went to Longshan, Qingzhou, to become a robber. Liang Zhongshu informed Cai Jing that Shengchengang had been robbed, and Cai Jing ordered Jeju Prefecture to arrest the culprits. Jeju Prefecture sent He Tao to take charge of the case. After investigation, it was found that Chao Gai and others were responsible. He Tao led people to Yuncheng County to arrest Chao Gai. Song Jiang, the prefect of the county, was a good friend of Chao Gai. After hearing the news, he immediately reported the news to Chao Gai. Chao Gai burned down his manor. He Tao was defeated and he led everyone to Liangshanbo.

Wang Lun deliberately made things difficult and refused to take her in. Lin Chong was furious, killed Wang Lun, and elected Chao Gai as the leader of Liangshanbo. After Chao Gai defeated the army and stabilized Liangshan, he sent Liu Tang to thank Song Jiang with letters, gold and silver. Song Jiang returned the gold and silver and wrote the letters. On the way back to his residence, he was stopped by Yan Po, who forced Song Jiang to his home, hoping to betroth his daughter to Song Jiang to thank him for his many years of support. Song Jiang did not care about women, so he reluctantly stayed at her house for one night. Unexpectedly, the letter was discovered by Yan Poxi, who insisted that Song Jiang secretly communicated with Liangshanbo and wanted to report it to the official. Song Jiang's pleas were in vain, and in anger, he killed Yan Poxi and fled back to Songjia Village. The magistrate sent Zhu Tong and Lei Heng to arrest Song Jiang, but they deliberately let him go and let Song Jiang hide in Chaijin Village. Song Jiang met Wu Song who had fled here, and the two became brothers.

Wu Song recovered from his illness, bid farewell to Song Jiang and went to find his brother Wu Dalang.

Wu Song killed a tiger when he passed by Jingyanggang and was appointed as the head of the infantry by the magistrate of Yanggu County. One day, Wu Song met his brother in Yanggu County. Wu Dalang was very happy and led Wu Song home. When her sister-in-law Pan Jinlian saw Wu Song's burly appearance, she suddenly had evil thoughts and deliberately seduced him, but Wu Song reprimanded him.

Soon, Wu Song escorted property to Tokyo for the magistrate. After Wu Song left, Pan Jinlian hooked up with Ximen Qing, a local tyrant who opened a drug store, and poisoned Wu Dalang to death. When Wu Song returned to the county and learned of the incident, he complained to the county magistrate but was not allowed. In a rage, he went to a restaurant to kill Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, and was convicted and sent to Mengzhou. Mengzhou Xiaoguanying treated Wu Song kindly and asked Wu Song for help in regaining the store in Happy Forest that was occupied by Jiang Menshen. After Wu Song got drunk, he beat Jiang Menshen and took back Happy Forest. Jiang Menshen bribed Zhang Dulin through Zhang Tuanlian, framed Wu Song for stealing treasures, and sentenced Wu Song to serve in the army. Wu Song was taken on the road, broke the shackles at Feiyunpu, killed the four men who wanted to harm him, returned to Mengzhou City, and killed Jiang Menshen, Zhang Tuanlian and Zhang Dulin who were hosting a banquet to celebrate the removal of Wu Song. Escape from Mengzhou. On the cross slope, Sun Erniang disguised him as a traveler and asked him to go to Erlong Mountain to join Lu Zhishen.

Wu Song met Song Jiang again at Sunjiazhuang in Baihu Mountain. Song Jiang went to join Hua Rong. The two walked together and broke up in Ruilong Town. Song Jiang went to Qingfeng Village. There are two Zhizhai in Qingfeng Village. Liu Gao of Zhengzhi is a civil servant. He hates Hua Rong of Deputy Zhizhai. As soon as Song Jiang arrived, he was caught by Liu Gao, who said that Song Jiang was having an affair with the Qingfengshan grass bandits, and Hua Rong was also implicated. After hearing the news, the leaders of Qingfeng Mountain, Yan Shun, Wang Ying and others went down the mountain to rescue Song Jiang and Hua Rong. They all decided to defect to Chao Gai. As they approached Liangshanbo, Shi Yong brought a letter from Song Jiang's father asking him to return home under the pretense of death. Song Jiang rushed back, but was caught by the government and assassinated in Jiangzhou. In Jiangzhou, Song Jiang was photographed by Dai Zong and Li Kui. However, because he was drunk and wrote an anti-poetry on the wall of Xunyang Tower, he was sentenced to death by Cai Jiu, the son of Cai Jing, the prefect of Jiangzhou. Just as he was about to be executed, the heroes of Liang Shanbo came and robbed Song Jiang. Afterwards, the 29 heroes gathered at Bailong Temple in Jiangzhou and returned to Liangshanbo in great force. Song Jiang took the second place in the village.

Soon after going up the mountain, Song Jiang picked up his old father, and Li Kui also went home to pick up his mother. On the way, he met a Li Kui who robbed him. After he was caught, he found out that this man's name was Li Gui, and he said that he had a 90-year-old mother. There was no one to support him, so Li Kui gave him 10 taels of silver to persuade him to change his ways and do good. Later, Li Kui found out that he had been deceived and killed Li Gui, but Li Gui's wife escaped. When he returned home, his mother was blind. Li Kui coaxed his mother and said: I will become an official and take my mother to enjoy her happiness. Carrying my mother on my back, I set out on the road. One day, while traveling to Yiling, Li Kui fetched water for his mother. When he returned, he found that his mother had been eaten by a tiger. Li Kui was furious and killed four tigers in a row, and was welcomed into Cao Taigong's manor by the hunters. At this time, Li Gui's wife, who had fled here, recognized Li Kui. Cao Taigong and others were preparing to plot against Li Kui. Fortunately, Liang Shanbo sent Zhu Gui and others to help, and Li Kui escaped and returned to the village.

Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu and Shi Qian who came to seek refuge in Liangshanbo were bullied by Zhujiazhuang Hotel. The two sides fought and Shi Qian was arrested. In order to save Shi Qian, Song Jiang sent troops to attack Zhujiazhuang three times and annihilated Zhujiazhuang. The nearby Hujiazhuang, which was allied with Zhujiazhuang, surrendered to Liangshanbo. Liangshan Bo's reputation spread far and wide, and heroes from all over the world flocked to it.

Soon, Li Kui went down the mountain to Chai Jinzhuang, and met Chai Jin who had received a letter from his uncle, saying that Yin Tianxi, the uncle-in-law of Gao Qiu and his brother Gao Lian, wanted to seize Chai's garden. So Chai Jin and Li Kui rushed to Gaotang Prefecture. Seeing that the garden had been taken away, Li Kui made a big fuss in Gaotang Prefecture and beat Yin Tianxi to death. The prefect Gao Lian ordered troops to arrest Chai Jin, and Chai Jin's uncle's house was ransacked. Li Kui fled back to the mountain village to report the news. Chao Gai ordered Song Jiang to lead 22 leaders to attack Gaotang Prefecture, kill Gao Lian and rescue Chai Jin.

The imperial court sent Taiwei Gao Qiu to suppress and arrest, and Gao Qiu ordered Hu Yanzhuo to attack Liangshanbo. Hu Yanzhuo was severely defeated by Song Jiang's army and fled to Qingzhou, where he also served for the rebel army of Murong Prefecture who attacked Taohua Mountain, Erlong Mountain and Baihu Mountain. Lu Zhishen gathered people from three mountains and went to Liangshanbo to ask for help. Song Jiang led his army and the Sanshan Rebel Army to attack Qingzhou. Hu Yanzhuo surrendered, the prefect Murong was killed, and the leaders of the three mountains defected to Liangshanbo together.

After that, Shaohuashan Shijin was captured by the government, and Song Jiang led his troops to cause chaos in Huashan and killed the prefect. A few days later, the five tigers of the Pu family in Zengtou City, Lingzhou intercepted the hero who had defected to Liangshanbo and slandered Liangshanbo. Chao Gai was furious and personally ordered 5,000 troops to attack Zengtou City. During the battle, Chao Gai was shot by a poisonous arrow and died when he returned to the mountain stronghold. Song Jiang was promoted as the master of the cottage, and the Juyi Hall was renamed the Zhongyi Hall.

In order to avenge Chao Gai's death, Song Jiang remembered Lu Junyi, the famous jade unicorn in Beijing. He knew that he was superb in martial arts and had unparalleled sticks in the world. He wanted to invite him to join the gang in the mountains and avenge his death. So Song Jiang sent military adviser Wu Yong to Kyoto, pretending to be a fortune teller to tell Lu Junyi's fortune, saying that Lu Junyi would be dead and dismembered within a hundred days. He deceived Hu Junyi into Liangshan Po, where he was captured by Zhang Shun. Song Jiang persuaded Lu Junyi to join the gang, but Lu Junyi refused. Two months later, Song Jiang sent Lu Junyi down the mountain.

After Lu Junyi left home, the housekeeper Li Gu and Lu's wife conspired to commit adultery. When Lu Junyi returned home, they actually set up an ambush and tied Lu Junyi to Liang Zhongshu's office. Liang Zhongshu sentenced Lu Junyi to death. On the day of the execution, Liangshanbo hero Shi Xiu robbed the execution ground and rescued Lu Junyi, but because he was alone and outnumbered, the two were captured. In order to save Lu Junyi and Shi Xiu, Song Jiang sent troops to attack Beijing. Liang Zhongshu asked Grand Master Cai Jing for help. Cai Jing adopted the tomb offered by Guan Sheng to besiege Wei and save Zhao, and led 1,500 troops to attack Liangshanbo. After Song Jiang heard the news, he retreated back to the mountain, captured Guan Sheng with a trick, and defeated the official army. Then Song Jiang appointed Guan Sheng as the vanguard to attack Beijing again. The battle lasted for several months until the Lantern Festival party conquered Beijing the following year. Liang Zhongshu escaped from the south gate, and Lu Junyi and Shi Xiu were rescued.

Soon after, Cai Jing sent Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo to attack Liangshanbo, but they were all defeated. Song Jiang and Lu Junyi led troops to attack Zengtou City, killed the five tigers of the Zeng family, and returned to the mountain to pay homage to Chao Gai's spirit. Then they took advantage of the victory and captured Dongping and Dongchang prefectures, and the army returned in triumph. At this time, there were exactly 108 leaders, big and small, in Liangshanbo, which combined with the number of demon kings released by Lieutenant Hong that year. Everyone gathered in the Zhongyi Hall, Song Jiang took the first place, and set up an apricot-yellow flag that said, "Walking for Heaven."

After the Shanzhai prospered, Song Jiang had the plan to "hope that the King of Heaven would issue an edict and recruit people early". Wu Song, Li Kui, and Lu Zhishen were all firmly opposed. At the end of the year, Song Jiang was going to Tokyo to watch the lights of next year's Lantern Festival. Chai Jin and Li Kui accompanied Song Jiang to Tokyo. By chance, Song Jiang entered Li Shishi's residence, and Emperor Huizong was also present. Just when Song Jiang was about to ask Huizong for an imperial edict, Li Kui beat people outside and set fire to them, causing chaos in the city. Song Jiang and three others escaped. When Li Kui went to Jingmen Town alone to stay, he heard that the owner of the village, Liu Taigong, said that Song Jiang had robbed her daughter and went up the mountain. Li Kui was extremely angry and ran back to Liangshanbo. He cut down the Xinghuang flag and wanted to accuse Song Jiang. Later, after cross-examination, it was found that the bad things were done by the Niutoushan bandits under their false names. Li Kui accepted the punishment and went to Niutoushan to kill the thieves and rescue Liu Taigong's daughter.

The growth of Liangshanbo shocked both the government and the public. Huizong sent Chen Shanbao, the captain in front of the palace, to recruit people. Li Kui took the imperial edict and tore it into pieces. The imperial court also sent Tong Guan to attack Liangshanbo. The mountain village was ambushed from all sides and thwarted Tong Guan's two attacks. Tong Guan fled back to Tokyo, and Gao Qiu dispatched ten troops to attack Liangshanbo. Song Jiang defeated Gao Qiu three times and captured him alive on the mountain. He treated him with courtesy and asked Gao Qiu to convey his desire to the court to recruit him. After Gao Qiu left, Song Jiang sent Yan Qing to Tokyo. Yan Qing obtained Huizong's edict through Li Shishi. Within a few days, Su Yuanjing, the Taiwei in front of the palace, came up the mountain to read out the edict. Song Jiang led all the heroes to accept the recruitment, and under the guise of The "Shuntian" and "Guoguo" flags went to Tokyo to be inspected by Huizong.

After the Liangshan Bo Yijun accepted the recruitment, they were invaded by Liao soldiers, and Song Jiang was ordered to break the Liao army. So the army marched north, captured Tanzhou, recaptured Jizhou, outsmarted Bazhou, occupied Youzhou, surrounded Yanjing, and the Lord of Liao surrendered. Song Jiang's squadron returned to China and, in accordance with Hui's purpose, returned the captured prefectures and counties to Liao State.

Returning to the capital, Huizong issued an edict, ordering Song Jiang to pacify Wang Qing in Huaixi, and then transferred him to pacify Tianhu in Hebei and La in Jiangnan. In the process of pacifying Fang La's army, the rebels suffered heavy losses. Although Fang La was finally captured and their victory was successful, 72 heroes were killed in the battle. On the way back to the army, Lu Zhishen died in Liuhe Temple in Hangzhou (the monk died peacefully while sitting cross-legged in meditation). The disabled Wu Song did not want to return to Beijing, so he became a monk here. After leaving Hangzhou, Lin Chong became paralyzed, Yang Xiong, Shi Qian, and Yang Zhi died of illness, and Yan Qing left quietly. When they arrived in Suzhou, Li Jun, Tong Wei, and Tong Meng left again. When the army returned to Beijing and stationed at Chenqiaoyi, there were only more than 20 leaders left. After the four treacherous ministers Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, and Yang Jian were appointed officials by Song Jiang and others, they designed mercury to kill Lu Junyi, and mixed poison into the royal wine to kill Song Jiang and Li Kui. In this way, a vigorous peasant revolution ended in tragedy.