在商末周初战乱纷飞的(de )时(shí )代,武王伐商,几番较量,商朝被周军(jun1 )将(jiāng )领杨戬打的节节败退。商纣王大怒(nù ),找(zhǎo )出(chū )制衡杨戬之法重赏,军师申公豹进(jìn )谏(jiàn ),悬赏招将,可将梅山七怪纳入麾下(xià ),因(yīn )梅山七怪之首袁洪与杨戬一样精(jīng )通(tōng )八(bā )九玄功可七十二变,且袁洪精通多(duō )种(zhǒng )妖术,能日行万里,神通广大,武艺高(gāo )强(qiáng ),手(shǒu )使一条铁棍,喜爱打杀兼有大将之(zhī )才(cái )能。纣王认为此法甚好,命申公豹即(jí )刻(kè )启程前往梅山,申公豹无视纣王的(de )暴(bào )虐(nuè ),经常游说三山五岳的同门和能人(rén )异(yì )士助商伐周,全力维护商王朝统治(zhì ),深(shēn )得纣王重视。