Lu Junyi
| Lu Junyi | |
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| Water Margin character | |
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| Nickname | Jade Qilin 玉麒麟 |
| Rank | 2nd, Strength Star (天罡星) of 36 Heavenly Spirits |
| Deputy leader of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Squire |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Daming Prefecture (in present-day Handan, Hebei) |
| First appearance | Chapter 60 |
| Weapon | Spear, Cudgel, Pudao |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 卢俊义 |
| Traditional Chinese | 盧俊義 |
| Pinyin | Lú Jùnyì |
| Wade–Giles | Lu Chün-i |
Lu Junyi is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 2nd of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Jade Qilin". In the world of published fiction, Lu Junyi is a former student of Zhou Tong.
The novel describes Lu Junyi's appearance as such: nine chi tall, with sparkling eyes and a deity-like appearance. He is a wealthy squire from Daming Prefecture (大名府; in present-day Handan, Hebei). He is also highly skilled in martial arts, especially in the use of the staff. His reputation and charisma earns him the nickname "Jade Qilin", as well as the right to become the second-in-command of the Liangshan outlaws after the Grand Assembly of the 108 Stars of Destiny even though he is one of the last few to join the Liangshan cause.
Song Jiang intends to recruit Lu Junyi after the death of Chao Gai to boost Liangshan's fame and possibly inspire others to join the outlaw band. Wu Yong conjures a scheme to lure Lu Junyi out of Daming Prefecture. He disguises himself as a Taoist priest and pays a visit to Lu Junyi at the latter's residence. He is accompanied by Li Kui, who pretends to be Wu Yong's mute assistant. Wu Yong knows that Lu Junyi is superstitious and he predicts an upcoming disaster for the latter. He says that Lu Junyi will face a violent death within 100 days and his family will die. Lu Junyi believes Wu Yong and asks Wu to help him avoid the disaster. Wu Yong advises Lu Junyi to leave Daming Prefecture and head southeast for beyond 1,000 li. Before leaving, Wu Yong also reads a poem for Lu Junyi, who writes it on a wall in his house. Four Chinese characters that read "Lu Junyi rebels" are hidden in the lines of the poem (see below for details).
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