"Ji Luo Teng (Full Two Volumes)"

Author: Li Luyuan (Qing Dynasty)
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Features: In the 13th year of the Qianlong reign (1748), in Henan County, known as the "famous region of Confucian learning in Central China," a 40-year-old scholar decided to write a unique novel that could "inspire people's good intentions and correct their indulgent ambitions," and named it The Crooked Road to Light. This scholar was named Li Luyuan. The Crooked Road to Light is a lengthy novel, consisting of 108 chapters, telling the story of how a scholar's son descends into decline and disrepute, only to eventually reform and restore his family's honor. The Crooked Road to Light can be considered an educational novel, as it realistically portrays the process of Tan Shaowen's decline and subsequent self-improvement. The author aimed to warn the world: be strict with your children, choose teachers wisely, and be cautious in making friends. The final words of Tan Xiaoyi at his death—"Study diligently and associate with upright people"—are the essence of the novel, serving as a guiding light for educating children in the feudal era. As a learned scholar with extensive knowledge and worldly experience, Li Luyuan wrote this novel with a spirit of realism. The Crooked Road to Light authentically depicts the social life of 18th-century China, providing valuable material for social history and holding high cognitive value.