Water Margin, Chapter 16: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Yang Zhi leaves Yellow Mud Ridge, while the surviving escorts agree to blame him for the stolen gifts.
2. After fighting Cao Zheng over an unpaid meal, Yang Zhi gains his hospitality and learns about Erlong Mountain.
3. Yang Zhi fights Lu Zhishen, recognizes him, and learns that Deng Long blocks access to the mountain.
4. Cao Zheng presents Lu Zhishen as a captive, allowing the party inside to kill Deng Long and seize the stronghold.
5. The escorts’ false report prompts Liang Zhongshu and Grand Tutor Cai to demand arrests, and the prefect has He Tao tattooed.
6. He Qing hints that he knows the robbers, refuses his brother’s silver, and agrees to explain.

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Cosa notare

The mountain’s defenses block a direct attack. Cao Zheng’s plan turns Lu Zhishen’s apparent capture into a way through all three gates.

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