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The manuscript combs the historical evolution of the concept of retribution. Under the comprehensive influence of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and other cultural thoughts, the concept of retribution became the spiritual core of many folk beliefs and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The manuscript uses a large number of examples to discuss that the framework structure, character creation, and specific plots of Ming and Qing novels are often infiltrated by the concept of good and evil retribution. The novel circulated and spread it widely. The concept of retribution played a positive role in maintaining social order in the late feudal era. The treatise also combines the current social reality and discusses the concept of retribution for good and evil as a part of traditional culture, which still has positive significance for today's moral construction, community culture construction and literary creation.