The general situation is over, and a lonely tree cannot be supported. Regarding the demise of the Qing Dynasty, there have always been many opinions. Whether they feel that the Qing court was mediocre and had no way to recover, or that it has nothing to do with the dynasty and that its strength has been exhausted, they all make sense. But I can't tell a grand story. I just want to tell the story of those literati who were poisoned by the so-called eight-legged essay when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed. Look at their cowardice and look at their pride. This article takes the story of Rong Xin and Wen Zhongxian as the main line, and many supporting characters appear one after another. I hope to show everyone a picture of literati in troubled times.