Water Margin Popular Version--Lu Junyi's Story

Author: Wang Taidong
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Publication Date: 1999-05-01
Features: This novel, in terms of content, includes stories such as Li Gu repaying ingratitude, Lu Junyi being exiled and forced into military service, Song Jiang avenging an arrow attack by attacking Zengtoushi, and capturing Shi Wengong by water—elements common to the original version. However, other plotlines not only appear in Water Margin, but are also rarely found even in other old editions. In terms of portrayal, the numerous characters in this book each possess distinct personalities, vivid and lifelike; the author skillfully handles intricate conflicts with ease and order. In narrative and description, he achieves a rational and illuminating effect.