"Shi Shuo Xin Yu" is a book which spread widely and have a profound impact. Although it is classified into novel, its value in the field of history deserve to be approved.In the respect of compiling style, it adopts the system of taking person as center and taking event as headrope on the basis of inheriting predecessors' thoughts about classification, displaying the diversity of human nature,meanwhile, establishing the single authority of "Shi Shuo style" and having profound impacts.As for writing style, its characteristic of simpleness but pregnant can be rated as a special skill. Because the impact of social atmosphere, "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" compiled with the way of "nosense speech".Liu Yi qing 's thought of people - oriented and nature supremacy makes "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" more attractive. In addition, "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" is used by "Jin Shu" which is compiled in Tang Dynasty , therefore, we can correct the mistakes of "Jin Shu" by contrasting "Shi Shuo Xin Yu".The words of "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" are less ninty thousand, however, it have historical achievement beause it covers major characters and reflects social situations, reflects turbulent political background, deep-rooted system menfa and advocating free society of that time. In particular, it gives informative explaination to metaphysics and demeanor of Wei Dynasty and Jin Dynasty with many examples. |