In the Water Margin
Yue He is a junior jailer in Dengzhou, quick-witted and gifted with a clear singing voice, which earns him the name Iron Whistle. Related to Sun Li’s household, he learns that Xie Zhen and Xie Bao have been unjustly imprisoned and sends word to their family. That message makes the rescue possible.
After the prison break, Yue He leaves with the Dengzhou companions for Liangshan. He receives seat seventy-seven beneath the Diyue star and works as a bearer of confidential messages. Songs, observation and timely information, rather than a heavy battlefield weapon, distinguish his place among the mountain chiefs.
