| In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties,the novel had developed into a novel independently created by literati,and its content had shifted from showing the rise and fall of the dynasty to focusing on the secular society.The characters in the novel had changed from praising heroes to ordinary people in the street life,and showed more trifles in people’s family life,which was closer to life and reflected the reality,such as the novel "Qi Lu Deng" created by Li Luyuan.As a novel describing the world,the novel Outlines all aspects of life in Kaifeng in the Qing Dynasty and shows the mental state of the middle and lower classes.Li Luyuan was born in the Kangqian Period and experienced the transition from prosperity to decline and gradual decline of the feudal dynasty.He cared about the social reality and had a strong sense of social crisis.He intended to inspire the public by writing novels.Although many research achievements have been made in the academic circle,there is still some space for the study of its novel value and social significance.On the basis of the previous study,this paper takes the title of the novel as the entry point to explore the meaning of "cross road" and "lamp",to experience the author’s spirit of criticizing reality,and to explore the diversified values contained in the novel.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,the structure of the paper is divided into four chapters.The first chapter discusses the historical background of the author’s creation from the aspects of social fashion and political environment.Secondly,it combs the author’s family and life,focusing on the Li family tradition of loyalty and filial piety and the author’s friends’ influence on his outlook on life and values,and then concludes the author’s creative motives of "educating the world with novels" and "reflecting on children’s education".The second chapter around the novel protagonist Tan Shaowen’s life track,comb Tan Shaowen young lost,mother doting,lazy tutor,bandits lure and gradually degenerate process,and then analyze the reasons why he can go astray and revive the family business.The internal reason is that he has a good heart,a good conscience and the protection of his ancestors.The external cause is to benefit from loyal servants,father,county officials,wives and concubines and other forces to help.The third chapter discusses the Qing Dynasty’s times and the world reflected in "Qi Lu Deng",mainly from the official appearance,the life of scholars,the market picture of three aspects.The fourth chapter discusses the diversified values contained in "Qiludeng" as well as the enlightenment and reference significance to today’s society,mainly including the Confucian ethical and moral concepts such as loyalty,filial piety and friendship advocated by the author in the novel,and the values of street people,such as valuing profit over justice and blindly following superstition. |