Sun Li (Water Margin)
| Sun Li | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| Nickname | "Sick Yuchi" 病尉遲 |
| Rank | 39th, Brave Star (地勇星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Tiger Cub Scouting General of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Garrison major from Dengzhou (in present-day Shandong) |
| First appearance | Chapter 33 |
| Weapon | Spear, steel clubs |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 孙立 |
| Traditional Chinese | 孫立 |
| Pinyin | Sūn Lì |
| Wade–Giles | Sun Li |
Sun Li is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 39th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 3rd of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Sick Yuchi".
The novel describes Sun Li as eight chi tall, having a broad face with whiskers and jet black eyes. He is highly skilled in martial arts and archery and uses a variety of weapons in combat. His favourite weapons are a pair of steel clubs, similar to those wielded by Huyan Zhuo. He is impatient by nature and is often likened to Yuchi Gong. However, he has a paler complexion and is thus nicknamed "Sick Yuchi" as people who are pale are often believed to be ill.
Sun Li's ancestral home is in Qiongzhou (瓊州; present-day Hainan). He serves as a garrison major in Dengzhou (登州; in present-day eastern Shandong). He has a younger brother named Sun Xin, who is nicknamed "Little Yuchi". Sun Xin is married to Gu Dasao.
Once, Sun Li receives a distress call from Yue He and learns that his sister-in-law's cousins Xie Zhen and Xie Bao have been framed, imprisoned and sentenced to death. Sun Li combines forces with Yue He, his brother and sister-in-law, Zou Run and Zou Yuan, to raid the prison and rescue the Xie brothers. They flee to Liangshan Marsh for refuge after that and become outlaws.
At that time, the Liangshan outlaws are locked in a stalemate during a battle with the Zhu Family Village. Sun Li is a former fellow student of Luan Tingyu, a martial arts instructor of the village. He decides to make use of his relationship with Luan to conduct an espionage mission, bringing along those who followed him to Liangshan earlier. They receive a warm welcome from Luan and the Zhu brothers.
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