In "Water Margin", Song Jiang was rescued in the twenty-fifth episode.
In the twenty-fifth episode of the TV series "Water Margin", the beheading officer Huang Wenbing escorted Song Jiang and Dai Zong to the execution ground to interrogate them. Huang Wenbing was afraid that something would happen midway, so he executed them in advance. Chao Gai threw the wine bowl from a high place, and all the heroes from Liangshan rushed over to kill him.
Hua Rong fired an arrow and killed the executioner. Li Kui used an ax to chop down the heads of the officers and soldiers, opened the prison cage, and rescued Song Jiang and Dai Zong. Traveling to Bailong Temple, Song Jiang introduced Li Kui to Liangshan heroes.
Song Jiang went up to Liangshan, and the brothers held a banquet to receive him. Song Jiang deeply thanked the brothers for risking their lives to save him. Chao Gai sent people to pick Song Taigong up to Liangshan. Song Jiang remembered that Li Kui still had his mother at home. Li Kui didn't want to disturb others, so he went down to Liangshan.
On the way, he encountered Li Gui pretending to be cutting a path, and was knocked to the ground by Li Kui. He raised his knife to chop him down. Li Gui lied that he was a ninety-year-old mother and begged Li Kui to spare his life. Li Kui sympathized with his filial piety and gave him money to release him. Later, Li Kui went to Li Gui's house in search of food. Li Gui's wife wanted to find out Li Kui's whereabouts and receive the reward.
Heared by Li Kui, Li Kui killed Li Gui, but Li Gui's wife escaped. Li Kui's mother went blind because she missed her son day and night. Li Kui's brother Li Da saw Li Kui.
He scolded him for being a robber, bringing down the whole family, and asked him to see an official. Li Kui got angry and knocked down Li Da with one punch. Li Da turned around and went out, calling Yang Xiong, a senior official in the Yamen, and others to catch Li Kui.
Extended information:
According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", Song Jiang was not summoned to surrender by the court, but surrendered in defeat, and Zhang Shuye defeated Song Jiang with only a thousand men. It can be seen that Song Jiang's strength cannot be sent to conquer Fang La's million-strong army.
Moreover, Song Jiang surrendered in February of the third year of Xuanhe. At this time, Fangla was retreating steadily and Hangzhou was lost. In March, Shezhou, Muzhou, and Lianzhou were also lost. In April, Fangla was captured. There is no need for Song Jiang to attack Fang La.
Historical materials also record that Hou Meng, the magistrate of Bozhou at that time, proposed to recruit Song Jiang to conquer Fang La, but Song Huizong did not accept his opinion.
The "Epitaph of Zhe Gong (Ke Cun), a former martial arts master of the Song Dynasty and the second general in Hedong" unearthed in 1939 records that after Zhe Ke Cun suppressed Fang La's rebellion, he was ordered to capture Song Jiang.
Baidu Encyclopedia—Water Margin