The head of the prison fortress, Shi Quanzhong, according to general practice, orders his bailiffs to give Wu Song forty strokes of the rod. Simultaneously, Shi En tells his servant boy to bring tea to his father, as an excuse to plead mercy for Wu Song. His goal is to let Wu Song avenge his brother. In secret Shi En sends men to arrange for Wu Song to stay at the Temple of the Heavenly King.
管驛官施全忠，按照慣例吩咐差人打武松四十大板，此時，施恩命書僮以給父親送茶爲名，爲武松懇情，爲的是替兄報仇。接著暗中派人將武松安排在天王廟住下。