The content includes: an overview of the four great masters of the Southern Song Dynasty, the patriotic poet Lu You, the Chengzhai stranger Yang Wanli, the Shihu layman Fan Chengda, and the Suichu layman You Mao. The Four Great Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty are the collective name of the four poets Lu You, Yang Wanli, Fan Chengda and You Miao who emerged in the poetry world in the early Southern Song Dynasty. They are also known as the Four Great Masters of Zhongxing. The term "Four Masters" originated from Yang Wanli, and was later confirmed by Fang Hui and was generally recognized by scholars of all ages. The contents include: Sima Xiangru's gifted talents, Cao Zhi's eloquent diction and his eloquence of Luo Shen, Han Yu's literary decline in the Eight Dynasties, Ouyang Xiu's articles to carry on the past and open up the future, Luo Guanzhong's beginning to write Zhang Hui style novels, Cao Xueqin's peak novels in the Qing Dynasty, and Wu Jingzi's classical satirical novels, etc.
