arrested for beating her father. As he is shackled and tethered to a post outside the magistrate's office, his elderly mother comes to send him food. She gets into a quarrel with Bai, who insults and slaps her. Lei in anger smashes his cangue on the woman and kills her. The magistrate exiles him to Jizhou (薊州; present-day Ji County, Tianjin), with Zhu Tong to escort him there. Zhu releases Lei midway. As the magistrate is fond of Zhu, he hands him a mitigated sentence of exile to Cangzhou. In Cangzhou, Zhu Tong's impressive looks endear him to the local prefect, who lets him be an assistant in his office. The prefect's four-year-old son finds Zhu Tong's long exquisite beard charming and often wants to play with him. One night when Zhu is outdoor with the boy, Lei Heng and Wu Yong approach him to persuade him to join Liangshan. As he vehemently turns down their invitation, Li Kui, taking his cue from Wu Yong, takes away the child and hacks him to death. When Zhu finds the body of the boy, he is furious and wants to kill Li Kui. But Wu Yong and Lei Heng try to placate him. Seeing that he has no other choice, Zhu Tong reluctantly joins Liangshan, but on the condition that Li Kui is barred from returning to the stronghold.. Campaigns and later life Zhu Tong is appointed as one of the Eight Tiger Cubs Vanguard Generals of the Liangshan cavalry after the 108 Stars of Destiny came together in what is called the Grand Assembly. He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan. He is one of the few heroes who survive the many campaigns. He accepts an official appointment and dedicates the rest of his life to serving the Song Empire. References 36 Heavenly Spirits Fictional characters from Shandong