The Main Plot of Water Margins

Answer 1

The Water Margins was one of the four famous Chinese classical novels. The author was Shi Naian. The following is the main plot of the novel:

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the court was corrupt and the people were in dire straits. At this time, 108 righteous men gathered at Liangshanpo and began a centuries-long peasant uprising with the slogan of overthrowing the imperial court and quelling the rebels.

2. The leaders of the Liang Shan Bo rebel army, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and the others had engaged in many fierce battles with the imperial court army. At the same time, there were also factional struggles and political struggles within Liangshanpo, such as the political struggles between Song Jiang, Lu Junyi, and Lin Chong, as well as the individual heroism of generals such as Li Kui and Wu Song.

3. The Liang Shan Bo Revolutionary Army had won many battles and gradually strengthened their strength. However, they were also suppressed by the imperial court and external forces. In the end, the Liangshanpo Revolutionary Army was suppressed by the imperial court and 108 righteous men were recruited.

After the 4th Conquest, the Liang Shan Po Revolutionary Army was tamed by the Imperial Court and became an army of the Imperial Court. However, the righteous men of Liangshan Lake still persisted in their beliefs and ideals. In the end, they fought a final duel at Liangshan Lake, and most of the righteous men sacrificed themselves heroically, leaving behind a noble heroic image.

The Water Margins vividly depicted the sharpening of social contradictions and the process of peasant resistance in the late Northern Song Dynasty. It showed the dark side of ancient Chinese society and the heroic deeds of heroes. It became a classic work of Chinese classical novels.