Unparalleled Scholar

The story takes place at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. Cai Hanqiu is a filial and honest scholar: he is obedient to his mother and wears filial piety for his mentor. Cai Hanqiu attaches great importance to friendship: he misses Wen Xiaodie all his life; he pursues Zhou Yuexian on a rainy night; he skillfully deals with the villain Erzhizi to save the miracle doctor Liu Qingshui; he bravely saves Yu Xiaosheng who is being chased by officers and soldiers. Intelligent superman: Zhen solves several suspicious cases; causes trouble in Xiaoliangshan; cleverly captures the thief Yelang; skillfully uses the military tactics of "Escape from the Golden Cicada" and "Tune the Tiger to Leave the Mountain" to help Lanni, Bao Quan and Er Zhuangzi send military funds to Cai E. Cai Hanqiu is also a cunning and calculating man: he forcibly marries Xiaoyun to be his stupid son's wife; he seizes the Liu family's land; he harasses the widow Wu Lin; he hurts the thieves Song brothers; he kills his wife and children when he wants to save them because he is too smart; he indirectly kills his lover Zhou Yuexian's husband; Cai Hanqiu, who was alone and dejected, wrote the first elegiac couplet for himself: a pen writes all the affairs of the world, and a stroke of ink cuts off the path of his descendants. The influence of Liu Qingshui and others, natural and man-made disasters, and historical events have caused the kind-hearted Cai Hanqiu to quietly turn around with history... The novel narrates three heartbreaking love stories.