page_title: Wu Yong
section_title: Becoming an outlaw
hierarchical_section_title: Wu Yong / Becoming an outlaw
caption_attribution_description: 清明上河図/清明上河图
context_page_description: Wu Yong is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Knowledgeable Star", he ranks third among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.
context_section_description: Mad over the loss of the valuables, which are his birthday gift to his father-in-law Cai Jing, Grand Secretary Liang Shijie of Daming Prefecture orders Jizhou, which encompasses Yuncheng, to quickly track down the robbers. Jizhou's authorities soon find clues and send constables to arrest the group in Chao Gai's house. However, with help of the magistrate's clerk Song Jiang and the two chief constables Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, Chao Gai gets away with Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang. They take refuge in the house of the Ruan brothers. There Wu Yong sets a plan that lures the constables who come for them into the marsh. Unfamiliar with the place, the pursuers are mown down by the robbers. The group then seek refuge in Liangshan Marsh.
  Wang Lun, the leader of Liangshan, is unwilling to accept the group, fearing they would usurp his position. Sensing that Lin Chong, who has joined Liangshan earlier but has been cold-shouldered, resents Wang, Wu Yong instigates him to kill the leader. Chao Gai is then elected the new chief of Liangshan, with Wu Yong taking second position. Then, Wu deploys the men of Liangshan in a battle that wipes out the soldiers sent from Jizhou to eliminate them.
  All his time at Liangshan Wu Yong is the band's chief strategist. He uses his wiles to force several heroes prized by Liangshan, such as Lu Junyi, Xu Ning and Zhu Tong, to join the stronghold. His astuteness helps Liangshan clinch victory in many military conflicts.
caption: A stone statue of Wu Yong at Hengdian World Studios.
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