“杨志卖刀”的历史性考察

"杨志卖刀"是《水浒传》中的著名故事,这个故事并不是虚构的,而是一个发生在颍州(今安徽阜阳)的真实事件。其理由有三:一,《宣和遗事》明确记载这个故事发生在宣和二年(1120)初春,地点在颍州;二,结合主人公的身份和宋代水路交通、地理方位等各方面情况看,《宣和遗事》的记载是合乎情理的;三,《水浒传》把"杨志卖刀"说成是发生在开封的故事则存在着明显的不合理因素。

The Historic Investigation of Yangzhi Selling a Knife

Yangzhi Selling a Knife is a famous story in Shuihuzhuan, but this story is not fictitious, it is a real events ocurred in Yingzhou （now Fuyang Anhui）. The reasons as following： first, Incidents of Xuanhe clearly re- corded that this story ocurred at the early spring of the 2nd year of Xuanhe（ the year of 1120）, in Yingzhou ; sec- ond, from the various aspects of the herog identity, the waterway transportation in Song Dynasty, the geographical position and so on, the record in Incidents of Xuanhe is reasonable; third, Yangzhi Selling a Knife in Shuihuzhuan is said that the story ocurred in Kaifeng that exists obvious unreasonable factors.