Some Important Moments in "The Water Margin"

By winning the favor of Prince Duan, the future emperor, by playing football skillfully

By defeating the Liangshan Marsh heroes

By winning the support of colleagues and surbordinates

By the introduction of Su Junior, the Court Scholar, aka Su Dongpo, the great poet

Because he was enraged by the nickname of Zhen the butcher, the Lord of the West

Because he was ordered by Old General Zhong to do so

Because he wanted to take over Zhen's butchering business

Because he wanted to revenge Old Jin and his daughter, who were picked on by Zhen the butcher

Because he was tricked by Lu Qian, his long-time friend, into entering White Tiger Inner Sanctum by mistake with a sword in hand, and accused falsely of intending to kill Marshal Gao Qiu

Because he made friends with Sagacious Lu

Because he killed Young Master Gao, the adopted son of Marshal Gao, who took liberties with his wife repeatedly

Because he colluded with the Liangshan Marsh heroes

Yang Zhi colluded with them and gave the gifts away

They tricked Yang Zhi into giving the gifts up

They fought hard against Yang Zhi and other escorts and killed them

They toppled Yang Zhi (nicknamed The Blue-Faced Beast) and other escorts with drugs and took the gifts away

Poxi had an affair with Zhang Wenyuan, Song Jiang's assistant

Poxi hid the letter from Chao Gai away and threatened to inform of his colluding with the Liangshan Marsh heroes to the court

Poxi forced Song Jiang to marry her as a formal wife

Poxi was incapable of bearing children

Because she flirted with Wu Song but was refused by him

Because she wanted to inform against Wu Song to the court

Because she wanted to kill Wu Song, with the help of Ximen Qing

Because she committed adultery with Xinmen Qing and, together with Mistress Wang, killed Wu Zhi, Wu Song's elder brother, by poisoning him

They raided the prison and took Song away

Li Qui, single-handedly, killed many soldiers and saved Song

They saved Song on the way when he was escorted through the Liangshan Marsh

Disguised as snake charmers, medical cure pedlars, porters and merchants, they raided the execution grounds and saved Song there

They took the Manor by collaborating with inside forces led by Sun Li (nicknamed The Sickly General)

They took the Manor with Shi Xiu (nicknamed The Rash) leading the labyrinth path

They took the Manor by working together with the other two manors

They took the Manor by capturing Hu Sanniang (nicknamed The Ten Feet of Steel)

He was murdered by a Liangshan Marsh leader, who didn't agree with his revolt

He died of poisoned food sent by the court as amnesty gifts

He died of an arrow wound made by Shi Wengong, the instructor of Zengtou Village

He was executed by the court because he committed the crime of stealing the birthday gifts

He was captured by the Marsh heroes and had to join the band

Yan Qing (nicknamed The Prodigy), his most trusted adviser, collaborated with the Marsh heroes and forced him to join the band

Li Gu, his housekeeper, persuaded him to join the band

He had to join the band after being saved from the execution grounds by the Liangshan heroes