Luo Guanzhon & noted by Guo Haozheng 
Ministry-Compiled Reading Book Series 
The Water Margin

The Water Margin concretely and vividly describes the whole process of the peasant uprising led by Song Jiang from its occurrence, development to its failure, reveals the darkness and corruption of the feudal society and various evils of the ruling class, warmly praises the rebellious spirit and righteous actions of the uprising heroes, shapes the brilliant images of a large number of Liangshan heroes, and vividly reveals the objective truth that "misgovernment drives the people to revolt" in the feudal society and the internal reasons for the failure of peasant uprising.