The Ming and Qing dynasties were the heyday of ancient Chinese novels. The appearance of these novels in large numbers is precisely a blasphemy and rebellion against the "ritualism" of feudal society. Of course, this inevitably leads to excess. These novels were largely inevitable because they were close to the essence of life, which in turn touched the most sensitive nerves of feudal etiquette, thus leading the feudal ruling class to ban these novels by more severe means. So today, let's take stock of the top ten banned books of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
1 "The World Is Matchless"
"The World Without Horses", a famous novel of the Qing Dynasty, an isolated book, is now in the British Museum, (Qing Dynasty. This book is a famous work in the Qing Dynasty novel, divided into four episodes of "wind, flower, snow, and night", which is fascinating and gripping. Praise the hero's liver and courage, the pen sharp smiles, rebukes the adulterous and evil guests, the pen carries the carving knife, the wind and flowers clearly discern the world, and the grievances in the snow night are clear.
2 Phoenix Pool
Author: Yan Xia Sanren
"Phoenix Pool", sixteen times, written by Qing Yanxia. Yanxia scattered people, according to the current research, that is, Liu Zhang during the Kangyong period.
Liu Zhang, also spelled Yu Tang (Chinese: 刘璋; pinyin: Līồng), was a native of Yanxia Sanren (劉云山人), and was a native of Yangqu (present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi). In the thirty-fifth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1696), he was appointed as the commander of Shenze County in the first year of Yongzheng (1723). Liu Zhang is well versed in the world, perceives the people's feelings, and is deeply loved by the people. He served as an official for four years and was dismissed for the blame of his predecessor. Qianlong Decade (1745) is still alive, the year of death is unknown.
Liu Zhang has created a variety of novels in his lifetime, in addition to this book, there are also "The Legend of The Ghost", "Flying Flowers", "Illusion in truth" and so on. Good at painting, there are green landscape painting shafts passed down to the world.
3 The Curse of the Dates
"Curse Jujube Record" also known as "Sa Zhenren De Dao Mantra Jujube Record" Author is Deng Zhimo, Ming Cui Qingtang publication, the main text of the volume is titled "Gong Wu Dai Sa Zhenren De Dao Mantra Jujube Record", the beginning of the volume has "Sa Zhenren Mantra Jujube Record Quotation". At the end, it is signed "Zhuxi Scattered People's Question, Shi Wanli 癸卯 Season Autumn Auspicious". According to this, the book was written in the 31st year of the Wanli Calendar (1603).
In the Book of The Curse of dates, it is written that the true people of Sazhen accumulated good learning and ascended into immortals. The plot of punishing Wang Evil is written in the book, and it is also found in the 22nd "Zushi Henan Receiving King Evil" in Ming Yu Xiangdou's "Journey to the North", which also shows from another aspect that this kind of spirit monster rumor was spread everywhere at that time, and when the novelist collected and used it, it was similar, and this detail may not necessarily have a inheritance relationship. The Book of Cursed Dates was also compiled, processed, and compiled based on these rumors. Only one version of the Ming Jianyang Cui Qing Tang Yu Clan Inscription remains, which is now in the Japanese Cabinet Library. The layout and illustrations of the book are all the same as those of The Flying Sword, except for many "Portraits of Sajin" at the end of the catalogue. This book is photocopied according to the Cabinet Library, and is from the same source as the book of Tianyi Publishing House's "Ming and Qing Rare Novel Series".
4 "Fantasy In the Middle"
"Fantasy In the Middle", a solitary novel, (Qing. The thirty-second year engraving of the Master of Buyuezhai Qianlong) wrote the historical facts of the Ming Dynasty, reflecting the sadness and joy of Wei Zhongxian's dictatorship and the upright Shi'e family, among which the loyal servants and filial pieties, the martyrs' festival women, the good teachers and friends, the righteous servants and prostitutes, all of them were well prepared, and the officials could enlighten their good thoughts and curb their evil intentions, which was very different from the state of stealing incense and stealing jade, and the words of the boudoir bed.
5 "Introduction to the Phoenix"
Author: Fengjiang Banyun Youyu: Hefu Qian Folk Student School: Li Zhongkai
Sixteen times in the whole book, there are Qing Dynasty periodicals. The book office "Fengjiang Companion Cloud Friends Series, Crane Fu Qian Folk Reading", but the author's real name and life deeds are not available. In the book, it is written that the protagonist himself took Jin Fengniang as his wife, and took the maid Xia Jian as a concubine, and took one word from each of the three names, which was combined as "Ying Fengxiao". In the form of a novel by Caizi Jiaren, this book writes about the historical events of the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi's transformation of the law, and shows the author's political views, which is rare in novels.
6 "Hate the Sea"
Late Qing dynasty novels, ten times. In September 1906, the Shanghai Guangzhi Book Company published a single book titled "Writing Love Novels." Later, it was included in Ah Ying's compilation of "Gengguan Variable Literature Collection".
The book takes the Gengzi incident as a background and tells the tragedy of the marriage of two young men and women. Wu Zhaoren was quite proud of this book, and only ten days later, he left the manuscript and said: "After publication, I occasionally read it, to the point of misery, and I fell into tears. I also wonder how to write at that time. "The novel aims to be romantic. Bo He and Di Hua, ZhongCai and Juan Juan, two couples, because of a historical catastrophe and destroyed a hundred years of love, Bo He from a flying lady to a self-defeating, unwilling to turn back prodigal son; Juan Juan from a delicate girl to a floating flower langrui who leans on the door and sells laughter. This is quite common and typical in semi-colonial Shanghai. This book is more mature in art, delicate in description, euphemistic and deep, and has a strong artistic appeal.
7 Swallow Notes
Qing Dynasty novels. Six volumes eighteen times. There is a Yingkao building publication, entitled "Playing with Flowers Master Comments". The author of the Aying Tibetan book is "澹園", and his real name is not available.
The novel is based on the legend of the same name by Nguyen Da Cheng at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with one addition at the beginning and one time at the end. The first time he complained bitterly of Ruan Dacheng as a remnant of Wei's castration, he also praised the "Swallow Notes", believing that it should not be dismissed by others. The final episode ends with a comparison of fiction and legend. Although the whole book does not depart from the clichés of polygamy and talented women, the plot twists and turns, the character descriptions are delicate and touching, and the language is lively and interesting. Although the book is adapted from the legend, it can form a unique style according to the characteristics of the novel, and does not give people a sense of imitation.
8 Flower Album
The Flower Shadow Collection consists of four volumes and 20 stories. It was compiled by Tao Fu of the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of his life, he was heard about because of his righteousness, and the old man of Houyukawa felt that he was "close to the world and righteous in his heart", and fu Gang chang copied it by hand.
Before the Flower Album, there are five chapters in order, citation, and each volume. The first is "The Biography of The Retreat", and the last is "The Tale of the Late West". There are "Liu Fangjie Biography" and "Dongqiu Hou Biography" record the zhongjiao festival righteousness, which is enough to persuade the world; "The Afternoon Dream of the Postal Pavilion" awards the loyalty of the subjects; the "Four Pieces of Jade Biography" and the "Biography of the Heart JianJinshi" and so on. Thinking that fornication and kitsch are punished by the defeat of morality and so on, the literary words are "Yu Words" and "New Words" and other works written by the predecessors of the world. It is a rare love novel that promotes righteousness, promotes good and punishes evil, and teaches people to hear the Tao.
9 Butterfly Medium
"Butterfly Medium" is a "Mandarin Duck Dream", "Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream", "Butterfly Edge", the whole book is four volumes and sixteen times. The title is "Nanyue Daoist Compilation", "Qingxi Drunken Guest Commentary", and other topics are "Buyue Master Order". The average number of editors, critics, and subscribers is unknown.
None of the existing early editions of Butterfly Media are dated. The Japanese Baoli Jiashu (1754, the nineteenth year of the Qianlong Dynasty) published the book "Bibliography of The Ship", according to which it is known that the first issue of "Butterfly Medium" was no later than the early years of Qianlong.
10 <b>Lin'er Newspaper</b>
People who want to be famous and rich in the world are not expensive to be able to write, but Liu Wei is not the first; he is not noble in good martial arts, but Li Guang is difficult to seal. The gains and losses in this are like those who have no other Master. But he has a Lord, so he seeks everything and robs all things. No matter whether it is a sand capture, a futile trick, that is, if it is lucky at the beginning, it will also be lost in the end, and it will be able to enjoy the long-term nature. If so, who will belong to the rich and famous?
I saw that Xiang Shanfa also brought Pei, Zhu Qiao paid for the Song of the ants, buried dry bones to open eight hundred foundations, and the mourning king Sun received a thousand gold rewards, all of which were just a thought of benevolence. And good thoughts move the heavens, and they have long been blessed with infinity.
Please discuss, the old and the poor couple also push their wishes, food and clothing are enough, why bother to be the secretary of state of the white house? Even if Xun Zhizhi is good and auspicious, he does not dare to think about his generous reward with the small benefit of a vegetable and a meal. Knowing virtue is not in size, it is precious and sincere. Sincerity is full and thinks of the hunger of others, and warmth and cold of people. Don't wait to ask for it, but be moved by it first. Even if you are powerless, you are tireless. What is the heart of this? The heart of the heavens is high and the earth is thick; what is the amount of this? The people's bag with the amount of it also. With this kind of heart, although he is not ashamed of the sages, he is not ashamed of the ghosts and gods. That is, it is a room of darkness, and where it is reasonable, it must be felt. Moreover, just in time for the immortals, An Has not clearly accepted his instructions, implying that his organs are to spread the will of the heavens and the good, and cannot bear to pay for the empty words of the good. The old clams of the ditch, once born the pearl of the bright moon; the broken colt, the horse of the thousand miles of the wowa.
As for the giant eyes of The Book of Lucky Shangshu, it is very different from the dust; miss Xing's sturdyness, super Mai Girly Show. Suddenly, he was evil by Axe Ke, and was forced to elope with a makeup man, forcing the poor to marry a woman without any choice. Among them, there is hidden wisdom and clever marriage. According to the personnel, there is no cause and no dependence, and it is surprising; the heavenly reason of the kui kui comes from the wind and snow, and it is not pleasant to believe it. Oh, heavenly heart is very clever, merit and wealth can not be added to the incorruptible old man who has no writing and no martial arts, but to honor his son to honor his parents. Therefore, it is called Lin'er Retribution. Those who live in the world will enjoy it in this chapter.
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