 Zhou is born in Shaanxi and trains in the martial arts from a young age . He is taken as one of the pupils of Shaolin master Tan Zhengfang ( 谭正芳 ) and , learning the true essence of Shaolin Kungfu , becomes proficient in things both literary and martial . Tan 's other students include the future generals Jin Tai ( 金台 ) and Zong Ze ( 宗澤 ) and the future Water Margin outlaws Sun Li and Luan Tingyu . As a young man , Zhou catches the attention of Judge Bao Zheng and enlists in the military as an officer . His superiors take note of his great skill after he helps his classmate General Jin battle Liao Tartars in northern China and install him as a teacher in the Capital Imperial Martial Arts School . The school has three teaching positions named in order of prestige : " Heaven , " " Earth , " and " Man . " Since he has the greatest skill , he occupies the Heaven position . He uses this post and his friendship with General Zong to get their classmate Sun Li installed as the Superintendent of Forces of Dengzhou . Sun later becomes an outlaw under Chao Gai and helps defeat the evil Zhu Family , who learn military arts from his classmate Luan Tingyu . 
 Zhou is born in Shaanxi and trains in the martial arts from a young age . He is taken as one of the pupils of Shaolin master Tan Zhengfang ( 谭正芳 ) and , learning the true essence of Shaolin Kungfu , <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>becomes</mark></a> proficient in things both literary and martial . Tan <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>other students include the future generals Jin Tai ( 金台 ) and Zong Ze ( 宗澤 ) and the future Water Margin <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>outlaws</mark></a> Sun Li and Luan Tingyu . As a young man , Zhou <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>catches</mark></a> the attention of Judge Bao Zheng and enlists in the military as an officer . His superiors take note of his great skill after he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>helps</mark></a> his classmate General Jin battle Liao Tartars in northern China and install him as a teacher in the Capital Imperial Martial Arts School . The school <a href='got' title='6'><mark>has</mark></a> three teaching positions named in order of prestige : " Heaven , " " Earth , " and " Man . " Since he <a href='got' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> the greatest skill , he <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>occupies</mark></a> the Heaven position . He <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>uses</mark></a> this post and his friendship with General Zong to get their classmate Sun Li installed as the Superintendent of Forces of Dengzhou . Sun later <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>becomes</mark></a> an outlaw under Chao Gai and <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>helps</mark></a> defeat the evil Zhu Family , <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>who</mark></a>learn military arts from his classmate Luan Tingyu . 
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