A Clear Metaphor for the World·4
by (ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong
About This Novel
"Yu Shi Ming Yan" mainly collects stories or scripts based on real folk life in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The themes cover love, marriage, friendship, etc., Showing the various social conditions at that time. Most of them are old scripts from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, such as "Shi Hongzhao's Meeting of the Dragon and Tiger Monarchs and His Ministers" and "The Four Dukes of the Song Dynasty Raised the Soul-forbidden Zhang", while a few are scripts from the Ming Dynasty, such as "Brother Jiang Xing Meets Again in Pearl Shirt" and "Shen Xiaoxia Meets as a Teacher". The themes are also closely related to urban life. For example, "The Golden Jade Slave Beats the Lover with a Stick" condemns the unfaithfulness of a heartless man; "Jiang Xing Ge Reunites in Pearl Shirt" describes the unforgettable old love for his wife who lost his virginity and reunited with her husband; "Redemption of Friends" and "Fan Juqing's Friend of Life and Death" extol the spirit of loyalty to friendship regardless of life and death; while "Yang Siwen meets an old friend in Yanshan", "Mu Mian'an Zheng Huchen avenges injustice", "Yang Balao's unexpected encounter with the country of Yue" touch on real political themes such as alien invasions and powerful ministers mistreating the country. In addition, some historical legends are included and adapted, such as "Yan Pingzhong's two peaches killed three soldiers" and so on.
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