The authors of the Chinese classical novel "Water Margin" have always been considered to be Luo Guanzhong and Shi Nai'an. What kind of stories existed before these two authors and this masterpiece praising the thieves? What about the book of "Water Margin" The story behind, today we will approach them together, combine historical facts to understand the story between them and "Water Margin" .
Luo Guanzhong has a more credible record on "Recording Ghost Book" , and because he has the indisputable authorship of "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" , as one of the authors of "Water Margin" , he has never been big Some people doubt it. In "Zhuang Yuewei Tan" , Hu Yinglin described the post of Shi Naian's work "Water You Biography" : "His disciple Luo Ben also followed the example of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" , which can be ridiculed. "Right "Water Margin" and thin "Three Kingdoms" , it is an opinion that can be ignored. He named Luo Guanzhong as Shi Nai'an's disciple. He really couldn't find a basis. It is estimated that he has guessed from the author's signature of "Water Margin" . The predecessors engraved the signature of the book, the author often signed the front, and most of the back lines were signed by the doorman. I guess that Hu Yinglin should have seen the engraved "by Shi Nai'an, edited by Luo Guanzhong" on "Water Margin" , and he took them for granted as a master-disciple relationship. In my opinion, it should belong to His kind of forward thinking and guessing.
Although "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was despised by literati such as Hu Yinglin, in fact, the book was widely circulated and influential. It is also possible to make this assumption. The engraver wants to use the name of Luo Guanzhong, the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" , to attach it to the little-known Shi Nai'an in order to increase the weight of "Water Margin" . Because "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" signed "Chen Shoushi Biography, edited by Luo Guanzhong", "Water You Biography" Shi and Luo's signatures are similar. Later, because Luo Guanzhong was supported by "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and , while Shi Nai'an had no test of deeds and turned his back on the object, this book became Luo.
From my personal point of view, as to whether Luo Guanzhong wrote "Water Margin" , I think that the writing styles of "Water Margin" and "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are the correct writings, except for the second half of the war. The narrative of the scene is suspiciously Luo Guanzhong’s brushwork, and the other parts are different from Luo Guanzhong’s style. It is necessary to make a judgment that the author of this book is not Luo Guanzhong, or Luo Guanzhong just "edited" "Water Margin" 》The second half of .
However, this is only an inference, no evidence, so it can not win the position of the author of Luo Guanzhong. However, looking at the records of the Ming people, there was no conclusion at that time, either Shizuo or Luo Zuo; no one denied Shi Naian. Shi Nai'an was suspected of being victimized by Jin Shengtan's fake entrustment and preface. Jin Shengtan thinks that by making a false preface to Shi Nai'an, he can help him and establish the "ancient version" that is not in his world. But one hand cannot cover the world's ears and eyes. When people read this unheard preface, the sentiment, writing style and even the idiom are all Jin Shengtan's. Because this pseudo preface turns to doubt whether Shi Nai'an is a real person, it is extremely logical. I think Jin Shengtan's unsound behavior has greatly helped Shi Nai'an a disservice. His desire to implement Nai'an as the author of the book actually negated at least greatly shaken Shi Nai'an's copyright and right of existence. This is Shi Nai'an suffered once.
Shi Nai'an suffered another time in the 1930s. In the "Xinghua County Continuation" edited by the author at that time, a "Shi Nai'an Biography" and were produced. Shi Naian’s epitaph written by Shi’s Genealogy titled " Mingren Wang Daosheng" ; and an iron affair of Shi Naian in the supplement to "Zhang Shicheng" . These fakes are very badly made. Not only are their origins unclear and difficult to gain trust, but also the writing is immature and full of contradictions.
The opinions of some researchers tend to be that there is no such a person as Shi Nai'an at all. I think this is understandable. Congjia Big Characters Z2z "Zhongyi"Water Margin" from , after investigation, except for Sun Kaidi, the preface of Dadiyuren engraved by Wanli and Taichang is not titled, the author, Japanese cabinet library Mingxiongfeikan engraved "Hero Harmony" single title " Qiantang" Shi Nai'an edited ", Yu Shuangfengtang engraved the single title "Zhongyuan Guanzhongluo Dao's real name Qingfu editor", all other Ming Dynasty editions were signed by Shi and Luo. Therefore, it was presumed that Shi Nai'an was the pseudonym used when Guo Xun's engraved Jiajing large script "Zhongyi Water Margin" was published. In other words, Shi Nai'an was Guo Xun or someone who was a guest. Most of this inference is seen from Lu Xun's many viewpoints, and he is the main figure supporting this viewpoint.
Actually, from my personal point of view, it is understandable that Shi Naian or "Water Margin" does not have the common style of Luo Guanzhong in history. I think that this novel was created by many travellers and some storytellers and the lower class. The part is more. This novel is originally a textbook of folklore history. It outlines the background of that era and the Liangshan utopia that the people aspire to. The author should belong to the people under the dark feudal rule!
References: "Water Margin" is one of the Chinese people's favorite classic long novels in vernacular. It was produced in the Ming Dynasty and was processed and created by the author on the basis of the stories, scripts and operas about the Water Margin since the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
