The Water Margin — Season 1, Episode 7: How Easy to Die, How Hard to Live

Episode synopsis

Kao Chiu is sent the head of Wang Lun. Furious, and suspicious of the good judge Sung Chiang, Kao Chiu orders him to investigate Yen Po-Hsi, Wang Lung's former lover. Working for Kao Chiu, Yen Po-Hsi seduces Sung Chiang. stealing vital information regarding Liang Shan Po. The judge is forced to kill the girl, then flees, seeking refuge with Lord Chai Chin and his mighty servant, Li Kwei, the Black Whirl-wind'. However, only Lin Chung's intervention at the battle of the Shallow River of the Dead can now save the judge.

About The Water Margin

The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is famous for its, sometimes obscure, but memorable philosophical quotes, such as "Do not despise the snake for having no horns,for who is to say it will not become a dragon?""

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man
• E2None Ever Escape Alive
• E3Both at Last Will Reach the Sea
• E4Ever Busy are the Gods of Love
• E5A Treasure of Gold and Jade
• E6Bandits Who Steal Are Executed
• E8A Man's Only Happiness
• E9A Dutiful Son and the Love of a Brother
• E10Escape Is Not Freedom
• E11The Girl Who Loved the Flower Priest
• E12Kao Chiu Loses His Heart
• E13When Liang Shan Po Robbed the Poor