A New Water Margin: The Leopard Claims the Throne

The New Tale of the Water Margin: The Leopard Claims the Throne tells how Lin Chong declared himself emperor at Liangshan in 1111 and founded the Qi Empire. At first, he united the Water Margin heroes, purged traitors, conquered Zhu Family Village and Yingtian Prefecture, and cut off the support of the Seven Strongholds. He then shifted his strategy south, conquering Zhoushan, Jeju, Kyushu, Luzon, and Taiwan across the sea. In 1122, he declared himself emperor and named his state Qi, abandoning the struggle for the Central Plains to focus on maritime power. Relying on Li Jun's navy and Ling Zhen's firearms, he continued expanding into Southeast Asia, India, and Australia, creating an empire spanning continents. After five generations of emperors, the long-lived founding heroes even outlasted several emperors of the Song and Jin dynasties. In later generations, the empire developed into a Blue Star superpower, standing alongside Huaxia, the Mongols, Texas, and others. The finale (in 2026) closes with Lin Wei, a descendant of the Qi emperors, and Zhu Li, a descendant of the Huaxia Zhu clan, shining together in Hollywood. Thus, a thousand-year maritime empire becomes legend.