" Water Margin " Among the 108 heroes, I think Yang Zhi's most tragedy . Some people say that Yang Zhi is an official fan. If he hadn't been thinking about becoming an official, he would have stayed in Liangshan with Lin Chong , maybe he would have had a better ending. However, the real situation is not the case. It is just because Yang Zhi’s background is too special. He is a descendant of the Yang family general . How could Zong Lie become a bandit and insult his ancestors after his generation?

Not only can he fail to lose his fortune, but he is also determined to restore the former glory of the Yang family. This is his responsibility and his destiny. But God always likes to joke. The more you want, the more you want, you won’t give you anything. Yang Zhi was admitted to the Martial Arts at the age of 20 and was appointed as the envoy of the Palace Department. He has real skills, and his family Yu Guang has a bright future.
However, Yang Zhi was so unlucky that he overturned the ship in Yellow River when transporting Huashigang. Not only did he not dare to return to Beijing to report his life, but he also took refuge everywhere. He did not return to the capital in a mess until he learned that he had been pardoned. Perhaps Yang Zhi didn't believe in fate. This time it was just an accident, not his own responsibility. People can't trip over the same stone again, right?

So Yang Zhi did not give up. He pieced together some money to make some money. Although he was stabbed with a golden seal and was exiled to Daming Mansion, he finally retained a glimmer of hope of becoming an official. But fate made a joke with Yang Zhi again. When transporting the birthday gift, he was kidnapped by a group of people from Chao Gai . He was helpless and became a bandit.
Maybe Song Jiang 's recruitment policy has rekindled Yang Zhi's hope that as long as he can make great contributions on the battlefield, his ideals may be realized. Unfortunately, when the Liangshan army fought against Fang La in the last battle, Yang Zhi died of illness in Dantu County. No matter how many contributions he made before, everything was wiped out after death, Yang Zhi finally did not do what he wanted to do until his death.

His name is Zhi. When you think about it carefully, isn’t he tired of this word? In reality, we once had lofty ambitions and ideals, but in the end we are still busy and mediocre, so it is better to be content and always be happy. Try not to think about illusory things.
It is said that in 2014, an Jin Dynasty brick and stone tomb was excavated in Jiyuan, Henan. Archaeologists found a line of words: " Gong's surname Yang, who was named Zhi, was from Xichuan, Dengzhou, who had a family of farming and mulberry, and was strong and strong. He was 16 years old and died in his army due to injury. Later, he became a military officer at Wudelang Gumen Xuanzanshe..."

from the four words Gong's surname Yang, who was named Zhi, and people speculated that the owner of the tomb was probably Yang Zhi in Water Margin. Moreover, the epitaph is very clear. This person was injured and exiled to the army at the age of 16. Later, he gained fame and fortune through military achievements, which is somewhat similar to Yang Zhi's experience.
But this person's fate is even more sad than the ending in the novel. He did not die on the battlefield, but was framed to death by his own people. Of course everything has coincidences. Although the names of the two are the same, there is no direct evidence that they are the same person.