Outlaws of the Marsh is the first novel in the history of China that eulogizes the peasant uprising in ancient vernacular. Taking the rebel army led by Song Jiang as the main theme, through a series of vivid stories of Liangshan heroes' resistance to oppression and heroic struggle, the decay and cruelty of the ruling class in the late Northern Song Dynasty were exposed, and the sharp social contradictions and the cruel reality of "officials forcing the people to rebel" at that time were exposed.
2. Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms begins with the Yellow Scarf Uprising and ends with Sima's destruction of Wu Jinkai. It mainly describes the war, reflects the political and military struggle between Wei, Wu, shows the historical situation of nearly a hundred years at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty, and successfully created a group of heroes.
3. Journey to the West
The first seven chapters of Journey to the West described the story of the Monkey King's birth, such as making a scene in heaven. After that, he wrote the story of the Monkey King following the Tang Priest to learn Buddhist scriptures and exorcising demons and overcoming difficulties along the way. The Tang Priest, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand in the book are vivid, large-scale and complete in structure.
Moreover, Journey to the West is rich in Buddhism, with profound implications and different opinions. It can be appreciated from the perspectives of Buddhism, Taoism and vulgarity, and it is a great romantic literary work in Chinese classical novels.
4. A Dream of Red Mansions
A Dream of Red Mansions focuses on the emotional entanglements among Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, and tells the people and events that happened in the feudal family of a fictional dynasty. Through the description of some daily events, taking the twelve women in Jinling as the main body, it reflects the love and hate of all women in Jiafu Grand View Garden.
At the same time, from the rich and gorgeous Jiafu to the declining line, it reflects the decline of a large family and the ugliness within this seemingly gorgeous family.
5, "Cui Yingying confinement in the West Chamber"
The whole play tells the story of scholar Zhang Sheng (played by Zhang Junrui) and Miss Guo Xiang Cui Yingying who broke through the obstacles of Sun Feihu, Cui Mu, Zheng Heng and others and finally got married.
The play has a strong color of anti-feudal ethics. The author writes about the young people's longing for love, the uncontrollable legitimate feelings and desires, and the conflict between the young people's own wishes and their parents' wishes. Expressed the love concept of "May all living beings in the world become one family".
The whole drama system is magnificent, and it takes five books to perform a complete story at a 20% discount, which is rare in ancient zaju. The plot festival is fascinating, vivid, literary and poetic.