This time, Tang Feng Tang played a brief meeting with the old brothers. After Tang Zhentai returned home, he was very angry when he saw his nephew Tang Laoliu looking miserable. He scolded him severely! He also saw that his two sons were very poor in knowledge, so he wanted to ask a teacher. So Xiao Baiquan introduced Yu Youda. But Yu Youda refused to apply.
Yu Youda’s father has passed away many years ago. He and his younger brother Yu Youzhong have not been buried because they could not find a good land. This shows how poor they are, but they pay attention to etiquette. But it is foolish to believe so much in Feng Shui. This chapter contains a section that satirizes the customs of Wuhe, which shows the author's indignation.
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"The Scholars" was written in 1749 (the fourteenth year of Qianlong) or a little before. It was first handed down as a manuscript and was first engraved in 1803 (the eighth year of Jiaqing). .
Using realism to describe the different expressions of "fame and wealth" of various types of people, on the one hand, it truly reveals the process and reasons of the corruption of human nature, thereby criticizing the corruption of officialdom at that time, the shortcomings of imperial examinations, the hypocrisy of ethics, etc. It carries out profound criticism and ridicule; on the one hand, it passionately praises the protection of human nature by a few characters by insisting on themselves, thus embodying the author's ideal.
The use of vernacular has become more proficient and comfortable, and the characterization of the characters is also quite in-depth and delicate, especially the superb satirical techniques, making the book a masterpiece of Chinese classical satirical literature. This book represents the peak of ancient Chinese satirical novels, and it creates an example of using novels to directly evaluate real life.