| Li Tianrun | |
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| Water Margin character | |
| Kingdom Stabilising Great General (鎮國大將軍) of Fang La forces |
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| First appearance | Chapter 115 |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 厉天闰 |
| Traditional Chinese | 厲天閏 |
| Pinyin | Lì Tiānrùn |
| Wade-Giles | Li Tien-jun |
Li Tianrun is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Li Tianrun is the Kingdom Stabilising Great General serving under the rebel leader, Fang La, one of the antagonists and enemy of the 108 Liangshan outlaws. He is best known for slaying Liangshan's "Featherless Arrow" Zhang Qing and "Little Conqueror" Zhou Tong.
Li Tianrun is in charge of defending Fang La's Dusong Pass from the attacking Liangshan forces. During the first skirmish, Li Tianrun charges out of the pass and takes the enemy by surprise, slaying Zhou Tong and wounding Li Zhong.
In the next battle, Li Tianrun's subordinate, Zhang Tao, engages Liangshan's Dong Ping in a spear fight. Li Tianrun joins in the fight and he fights with Dong Ping for ten rounds. However, Dong Ping is forced to retreat as his arm has been injured by cannon fire. "Featherless Arrow" Zhang Qing continues the fight with Li Tianrun. Li Tianrun and Zhang Qing shift around a pine tree, with Li using the tree as a cover to dodge Zhang's attacks. Zhang Qing's spear is stuck in the tree and Li Tianrun uses the opportunity to spear him in the abdomen, killing Zhang.
After Dusong Pass is overrun by Liangshan forces, Li Tianrun encounters Lu Junyi and fights with Lu for more than 30 rounds. However, he is distracted and loses concentration and is eventually speared to death by Lu Junyi.