The formal chapter of the original Water Margin is 100, because the last 30 chapters mainly write about Liangshan heroes assisting the imperial court to annihilate Fang La and other peasant insurgents. Jin Shengtan thought that this not only messed up the theme of this book, but also obliterated the glorious image of Liangshan heroes as a group of insurgents, so he edited and commented on chapter 100 of Water Margin and became chapter 70 of Water Margin. In order to promote his own version, Jin Shengtan publicized that 100 was a fake book and 70 was orthodox. But now the academic circles have completely denied this statement.
Because the gold version of Water Margin is more concentrated and vivid, and the comments are also very wonderful, it has gradually become the most widely circulated version. Now, in addition to the information for researchers, the Water Margin is generally published in 70 books.