You Were Supposed to Recruit Liangshan, So Why Are You Teaching Them the Art of Slaying Dragons?

Yang Chen arrives in the late Northern Song Dynasty, passes the imperial examination as the top-ranked candidate, and is recruited by Grand Marshal Gao Qiu. Proud as he is, how could he tolerate serving under a treacherous minister? He bluntly refuses, saying, "I won't associate with swine and dogs."

Who could have expected Gao Qiu to resort to trickery and have Yang Chen ordered to bring Liangshan Marsh under imperial authority?

Bringing Liangshan to heel? What could be difficult about that?

But once he reaches Liangshan, he discovers that things are not as they seem. Except for the contemptible Wang Lun, nobody wants to accept the amnesty.

Yang Chen shouts, "I possess the art of slaying dragons. I dare make Heaven itself bow!"

Everyone falls to their knees, eager to make Yang Chen the lord of Liangshan.

As word of his dragon-slaying art spreads, heroes from across the land flock to join him.

Lin Chong: "Brother Yang Chen is a true hero."

Lu Zhishen: "With Brother Yang Chen holding Liangshan, even if the Jade Emperor himself came down to earth, I'd dare take him on."

Li Shishi: "Only a hero like him deserves my service."

Liangshan's reputation grows, and the surrounding villages one after another become its allies.

Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, can no longer sit still. He sends Tong Guan and Gao Qiu to attack, but after a few rounds, they realize Liangshan is already beyond their power.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.