Outlaws of the Marsh is a novel describing the revolutionary struggle of peasants in ancient China and the history of world literature. Together with Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions, they are called the four classical novels of China, which have been deeply loved by readers for hundreds of years. Author Shi Naian is a novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It was handed down from Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). The Water Margin is an excellent classical novel written by him on the basis of folklore and related ancient books.
The main content of Water Margin is that the rulers of Song Dynasty were corrupt and cruel, and the captain Gao Qiu was a rogue. Because he could play football, he was appreciated by the emperor, and he rose all the way from now on, doing all kinds of evil. His only son, Gao Yanei, is overbearing. In order to possess the beautiful wife of Lin Chong, the head coach of the imperial army of 800,000 yuan, she destroyed Lin Chong with a knife, entered the White Tiger Hall, a military stronghold, and exiled Lin Chong. He also tried to kill him halfway in the wild pig forest. Fortunately, Hua Shanlu bravely saved him. On Taishi Ci's birthday, the son-in-law searched for hundreds of gold and silver treasures, sent them to Beijing to celebrate, and sent Yang Zhi to escort them. The three brothers, Chao Gai, Wu Yong and Ruan Shi, decided to outwit the birth outline, and then fought fiercely with the court. Finally, everyone went to Liangshan together. Another tiger hero, Song Wu, was sentenced to banishment for Ximen Qing's collusion with his eldest brother, Wu Dalang. In the end, he experienced a series of twists and turns and was forced to rebel. In addition, there are many heroes such as Song Jiang and Lu, *** 108, who were eventually forced to become an outlaw and rise up in revolt for various reasons. They held high the banner of justice, and under the slogan of doing justice for heaven and robbing the rich to help the poor, they killed all parts of the country, dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of reactionary rulers, publicized the heroic fighting spirit of the people, and made a vigorous and great cause.
The Water Margin has won the love of millions of readers for its democratic thought of loving freedom and vivid characters full of rebellious spirit. Since it came out, it has spread widely in the society. Several peasant uprisings in Ming and Qing Dynasties even used it to boost morale, and its artistic charm can be seen in general. Some famous storylines, such as "Deer Fetal Sea Punches the Town of Kansai", "Windson Snow Mountain Temple" and "Drunk", have become hot topics for the general public.