What is the relationship between Shi Nai an and Luo Guanzhong?

Without historical research, it is impossible to conclude that there are two theories:

Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong were in the same period, that is, the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and judging from the works of the two, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" have many similarities. In this regard, some scholars are curious about what kind of connection the two have.

At present, two conclusions have been reached: the first is that Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong have a master-apprentice relationship, and some scholars have verified that the two lived in the same period, and Shi Nai'an is more than 20 years older than Luo Guanzhong. The second theory is that the two of them are actually one person, saying that Luo Guanzhong used Shi Nai'an's name to publish a book in order to publish.

Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong are teachers and students, this statement comes from the Qing dynasty Hu Yinglin's "Shao Room Mountain House Brush Collection". In this book, when talking about the creation of "Water Margin", Hu Yinglin said that Shi Nai'an "got Uncle Song Zhang's night thief to catch a move, and he knew the origin of his 18 people, because of the embellishment of this compilation." His disciple Luo Ben also followed it as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (the original text should refer to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"), which is absolutely shallow and ugly.

> historical research: According to the research of scholars, Shi Nai'an's ancestral home is Suzhou, a native of Xinghua, Taizhou, who worked as an official in Qiantang and later returned to Suzhou for some reason. And Luo Guanzhong is a native of Dongyuan, Shandong (now Dongping County, Shandong), in that era when the carriage and horses were very slow, it is really hard to believe that Luo Guanzhong traveled thousands of miles to learn from Shi Nai'an.

And at that time, Shi Nai'an's book had not yet been published, and he was not famous at all, so it was unlikely that Luo Guanzhong would know about the existence of this person, let alone ask him to learn to write books.

Based on the above reasons, many people in the academic community believe that Hu Yinglin's statement is unfounded, and Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong are not a teacher-student relationship.

Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong were both famous ** families in the Ming Dynasty, and there was no direct relationship between the two as masters and apprentices, relatives or friends.

Although the two do not have a direct relationship, their works are related. Hu Xing Shi Nai'an's "Water Margin" and Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West" and "Red Mansion Letters" are all classics in ancient China, known as the "Four Great Masterpieces".

These ** are all based on the theme of describing heroes and heroes, showing the good and evil of human nature, and reflecting social reality, which have high literary value and social significance. Therefore, Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong are both known as the giants of China's history, and their works have had a profound impact on Chinese literature, culture and society.

The influence of Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong's works on later generations

The works of the two writers provided rich materials and inspiration for later literary creation, such as the characters in "Water Margin", the war scenes in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the characters in "Dream of Red Mansions", etc., which became important resources for later creation, opera, and film.

The works of Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong have become an important part of classical Chinese culture and have had a great impact on the inheritance and development of Chinese culture. Their works are not only widely circulated in China, but also have an important impact around the world.

The works of Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong have become important objects of Chinese literary research, and have had a profound impact on later literary criticism and literary theory research. At the same time, their works also provided a broad field of research and creative space for later literary critics and theorists.

Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong have a master-apprentice relationship.

Shi Nai'an (1296-1370), a famous er, a writer of the Ming Dynasty, also known as Zhao Rui, ruler book Xiaoyanduan, the word Zi'an, the number Nai'an, or "Qiantang Shi Nai'an".

A native of Xinghua, Jiangsu, his ancestral home is Suzhou, and he was born in Baijuchang, Xinghua County (now belonging to Shijiaqiao, Xinduo Town, Xinghua City, and Baiju Town, Dafeng District, Yancheng City), and is the author of one of China's four famous novels "Water Margin".

The Water Margin is China's first long chapter praising the peasant uprising, which is of great significance in the history of Chinese literature and world literature, and Shi Nai'an is also known as the "father of China's long story".

According to the "Shi's Genealogy Order" and other relevant materials, Shi's moved from Suzhou to Xinghua, and then moved from Xinghua to Baijuchang.

Shi Nai'an moved to Xinghua to live in seclusion to avoid war and wrote "Water Margin".

According to the folk word-of-mouth, Zhang Shicheng raised troops against the Yuan, called King Wu in Pingjiang (Suzhou), and hired Shi Nai'an as a military advisor. After Zhang Shicheng descended to the yuan, Shi Nai'an repeatedly disobeyed, so he abandoned the official and went to Jiangyin Ziqi Zhu Tangdong Lin'an to sit in the museum.

Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to besiege Pingjiang, and the war spread to Jiangyin, Shi Nai'an remembered that his friend Gu Ti, who had been the Tongzhi of Songjiang and the Tongzhi of Jiaxing Road, was a native of Xinghua.

There is a remote place, surrounded by water, inconvenient transportation, has always had "since ancient times Zhaoyang (Xinghua alias) good to avoid soldiers" said, so specially sent someone to send a letter to Gu Ti, and attached a poem: the year of the barren world to go to the end of the world, to find Yangshan (referring to Zhaoyang, Xinghua ancient name) good home. I wish to open up grass and lay a variety of trees, and Mo teaches plums to bear like melons.

Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong have a master-apprentice relationship, and Luo Guanzhong is Shi Nai'an's student. Grinding.

Shi Nai'an was the first of the first class in the late Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and was a native of Baijuchang in Xinghua (now Jiangsu). Based on the story of the Songjiang Uprising circulated among the people, he wrote a long story ** "Water Margin". The content describes the situation of the rulers in power in the late Northern Song Dynasty, which led to the official forcing the people to rebel, describing the uprising and defeat of the Song River, and the story of many heroes and heroes being forced to Liangshan, and creating a large number of lifelike characters such as Wu Song, Li Kui, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, Song Jiang, etc.

Among them, the stories of Wu Song fighting the tiger and the robbery of the law field in Jiangzhou are even more fascinating. "Water Margin" is one of the four classical Chinese theories of the little blind man.

Luo Guanzhong was the first family in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, a native of Taiyuan. Based on historical records and folk tales, he wrote the rise and fall of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu into a long history ** "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The book portrays a number of well-known typical characters, such as the resourceful Zhuge Liang, the brave and rugged Zhang Fei, the witty and competitive Zhou Yu, and so on.

Although the content does not necessarily correspond to historical facts, it is very vivid and engaging as a literary work. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a masterpiece of Chinese classics and has been widely circulated.