Mu Chun
| Mu Chun | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| Nickname | "Little Restrained" 小遮攔 |
| Rank | 80th, Guardian Star (地鎮星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Infantry leader of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Rich man |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Jieyang Town (believed to be in present-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi) |
| First appearance | Chapter 36 |
| Weapon | Saber |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 穆春 |
| Traditional Chinese | 穆春 |
| Pinyin | Mù Chūn |
| Wade–Giles | Mu Ch'un |
Mu Chun is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 80th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 44th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Little Restrained".
Mu Chun is the younger brother of "Unrestrained" Mu Hong. The brothers are from a wealthy and influential family in Jieyang Town (揭陽鎮; believed to be in present-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi), near the Xunyang River. Mu Chun excels in martial arts and wields a saber in battle.
When Song Jiang is exiled to Jiangzhou (江州; east of present-day Chongzuo, Guangxi), he passes by Jieyang Town along the way and meets the street performer Xue Yong. Xue Yong's failure to acknowledge the Mu brothers' presence angers them. Mu Chun forbids the townsfolk to pay Xue Yong for his performance. Song Jiang ignores Mu Chun and gives Xue Yong five silver taels. Mu Chun is furious with Song Jiang for disregarding him and wants to beat up Song, but Xue Yong comes to Song's aid and defeats Mu in a fight.
Mu Chun feels humiliated after his defeat and is determined to take revenge on Song Jiang and Xue Yong. He forbids the townsfolk from extending their hospitality to the two men, and then secretly discusses his plans for revenge with his brother. Song Jiang overhears their conversation by chance and flees from the town. The Mu brothers capture Xue Yong, beat him up, and then lead their followers to pursue Song Jiang. In desperation, Song Jiang boards Zhang Heng's boat, without knowing that Zhang is actually a pirate who robs unsuspecting travellers. When the boat reaches the middle of the river, Zhang Heng wants to kill Song Jiang and rob him, but is stopped by Li Jun. Zhang Heng and the Mu brothers are shocked when they learn of Song Jiang's true identity from Li Jun, because they have heard of his reputation as a generous and chivalrous hero who helps those in need, and have been wanting to meet him. They apologise to him and treat him like an honoured guest before seeing him off on his journey to Jiangzhou.
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