Water Margin 12th main content

The twelfth time:Liangshan Po Lin Chong fell into grass, Bianjing City Yang Zhi sell knife

Wang Lun wanted Yang Zhi in the mountain to hold Lin Chong, Yang Zhi did not comply, only to let Lin Chong sat in the fourth chair. Yang Zhi is the grandson of Yang Ling Gong, because of the loss of the flower outline stone, want to make up the temple marshal service, was criticized by Gao Ziangzius down to drive out. When he ran out of money, he sold his sword. When he encountered the shrewish Niu Er, who was making trouble for no reason, Yang Zhi killed Niu Er with his sword, and was imprisoned on death row.

The people saw him for the Tokyo Street in addition to the cattle two this harm, many help.

Yang Dazhi was also sent to Beijing Da Ming Fu Liou Guan Si to be enlisted in the army. Liang Zhongshu, the guards see Yang Daxi want to pass the martial arts test, lift Yang Zhi. Lin Chong fell to grass to be cast, Yang Zhi obsessed, dreaming of sealing his wife and son. Lin Chong has awakened after several blows in succession. But there are still certain historical limitations, unable to jump out of the cage of traditional historical thought, destined for its later tragedy.

Yang Zhi, on the other hand, belongs to the category of people who have not yet awakened to the representative, he always believed that he is the descendant of the general's family, he should have a wife and children, and make a half a position, or also to honor the ancestors. But the time has not given him any chance, the light of the ancestors can only shine in his heart.

Expanded Information:

Water Margin is the first full-length novel written in the vernacular language in Chinese history, and it is the first vernacular chapter book novel. As a new literary genre, it has since established its rightful place in the literary field, and has begun to gradually change the face of the literary world, where poetry and literature are the mainstays. From the point of view of novel creation, it and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" together, laid down the national form and national style of ancient Chinese novels, for the masses of the people, forming the unique aesthetic psychology and appreciation habits of the Chinese nation.

But it is closer to life than the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the author began to focus on the city society, daily chores and ordinary characters, focusing on portraying the character of the hierarchy, mobility, and the pure use of the vernacular, and multifaceted to promote the development of the art of ancient Chinese novels. In the Ming Dynasty, Water Margin was included in the Four Great Wondrous Books.

Since modern times, it has become one of the "four great masterpieces" of classical fiction. The style, conception, and philosophy of Water Margin have had a significant impact on later generations of Chinese and East Asian fiction.

Reference:Baidu Encyclopedia - Water Margin