The Tale of Sun Ping's Rebellion

A society alliance, a network joining forces, called Dangba, has grown into quite an organization. Among them is Sun Wukong, rumored to be from Liaodong. At the organization’s founding, he spared no blood or sweat, yet claimed none of the credit. Who could have guessed that just as their cause was on the verge of success, he would become the conspicuous dung-headed Buddha, beguiling the drifters and setting himself up as their leader, bringing trouble from the east and provoking accusations from the west? Now he is the chief of a band of thieves. We, the gathered comrades, join hands and hearts, swear our oath in blood, and vow to slay this traitor within and restore peace to the world. I am fortunate enough to take up my brush, write this preface and proclamation, and compile these collected writings, gathering the hearts of countless fellow members and assembling new works. Let ink and brush be our arrows, and words our blades, as we raise our forces to fight the vile demon, the flawed jade. Thus is this work named The Chronicle of the Campaign Against Sun and the Suppression of the Rebellion.