List of Water Margin Minor Characters - Shi Jin's Story

Shi Jin's Story

• Wang Jin (traditional Chinese: 王進; simplified Chinese: 王进; pinyin: Wáng Jìn) is a martial arts instructor of the 800,000 strong Imperial Guards. His father taught Gao Qiu a painful lesson when the latter was still a street ruffian. When Gao Qiu becomes an official later, he seeks revenge on Wang Jin. Wang Jin knows that Gao Qiu will not let him off so he flees together with his mother and comes to Shi Jin's home. He instructs Shi Jin in martial arts.

• Wang Sheng (traditional Chinese: 王昇; simplified Chinese: 王升; pinyin: Wáng Shēng) is Wang Jin's father. He was also a martial arts instructor.

• Squire Shi (Chinese: 史太公; pinyin: Shǐ Tàigōng) is Shi Jin's father. He dies of illness not long after Wang Jin left the Shi manor.

• Wang Si (Chinese: 王四; pinyin: Wáng Sì) is a servant in Shi Jin's household. He has a glib tongue and knows how to tackle all kinds of situations, hence he is nicknamed "As good as Bodang" (traditional Chinese: 賽伯當; simplified Chinese: 赛伯当; pinyin: Sài Bódāng). Shi Jin often sends him to pass messages to the bandit leaders on Mount Shaohua. Once, he becomes drunk on his way home from the bandits' stronghold and falls asleep under a tree. The hunter Li Ji passes by, discovers a letter from the bandits addressed to Shi, and brings it to the government, accusing Shi of being in league with outlaws. After he recovers he realises that the letter is missing but does not sound the alarm. When the government sends soldiers to arrest Shi, he confesses to his master about losing the letter. Shi brings him to the backyard and kills him.

• Li Ji (Chinese: 李吉; pinyin: Lǐ Jí) is a hunter who reports Shi Jin to the government for being in league with the bandits on Mount Shaohua. Shi sets fire to his home and fights his way out. Li is killed by Shi during the chaos.

• Prefect He (traditional Chinese: 賀太守; simplified Chinese: 贺太守; pinyin: Hè Tàishǒu) is a corrupt official who seizes the daughter of a craftsman for himself. Shi Jin breaks into his residence to assassinate him and rescue the girl but fails and is captured. Lu Zhishen attempts to rescue Shi Jin but fails as well and is captured too. Later, Song Jiang impersonates Marshal Su Yuanjing and lures Prefect He out of the city to pay his respect. When Prefect He comes out, he is killed by the Liangshan outlaws, who then break into the city to rescue Shi Jin and Lu Zhishen.

• Wang Yi (traditional Chinese: 王義; simplified Chinese: 王义; pinyin: Wáng Yì) is a craftsman. His daughter catches the eye of Prefect He, who seizes her for himself. Shi Jin hears about it and wants to help him rescue his daughter but fails and ends up being captured.

• Li Ruilan (traditional Chinese: 李瑞蘭; simplified Chinese: 李瑞兰; pinyin: Lǐ Ruìlán) is a prostitute from Dongping Prefecture and an old acquaintance of Shi Jin. Shi Jin volunteers to sneak into the city and work as a spy for Liangshan when they are attacking the city. He hides in the brothel where Li Ruilan stays but the pimp discovers him and reports him to the magistrate. Shi Jin is captured and imprisoned, but is saved after the outlaws conquer the city.