It’s Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.
There are different opinions about who Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng is.
1. Wang Shizhen said. The Ming editions "Shanlin Economic Records" and "Wanli Yehuobian" were the first to reveal information about Wang Shizhen's "Jin Ping Mei". The "Yuan Shuo" written by Song Qifeng in the 12th year of Kangxi's reign and the "Origin of Yu Jiao Li" written in the early Qing Dynasty both indicate that it is actually Wang Shizhen. Later, Chen Chen Xiangyin, a member of the Qing Dynasty, added fuel to the flames, and for a while, public opinion was formed that belonged to Wang Shizhen. This theory was severely attacked by Lu Xun, Wu Han, Zheng Zhenduo and others in the 1930s. In 1979, Zhu Xing advocated this theory again and listed ten reasons: (1) Wang Shizhen was a "famous scholar during the Jiajing period"; (2) he was able to write novels and had novels handed down to the world; (3) he had the ability to complete grand works personally; (4) He has enough time to complete his masterpiece; (5) He is a big bureaucrat, so he can write about big official scenes; (6) The place names in "The Plum in the Golden Vase" are consistent with Wang Shizhen's experience; (7) He believes in Buddhism and Taoism , which is what "Jin Ping Mei" promotes; (8) He is lustful and drunk, and has the feelings to write "Jin Ping Mei"; (9) His ancestral home is Shandong and he is an official in Shandong, so he has the conditions to use Shandong dialect; (10) He has a wide range of knowledge , can write an encyclopedia like "Jin Ping Mei". Huang Lin, Xu Shuofang, Zhao Jingshen and others wrote articles to discuss it, and this theory was once again mixed into the confusion of numerous theories. Xu Jianping's "Jin Ping Mei" and Huo Xianjun's "Jin Ping Mei" have once again raised the banner of this theory and comprehensively demonstrated it from the aspects of external evidence and internal evidence. Xu Jianping even believed that "the study of "Jin Ping Mei" in the 21st century should start from the study of Wang Shizhen" A new breakthrough and starting point."
2. Jia Sanjin said. This is the first statement by a new author of "Jin Ping Mei" in the new era of the 20th century. The advocate is Zhang Yuanfen. His "Jin Ping Mei New Certificate" puts forward ten pieces of evidence: (1) Lanling is from Yixian County, Shandong Province, and Jia Sanjin is from Yixian County; (2) He is qualified to be called a "big celebrity in Jiajing Dynasty"; (3) The novel was written The era coincides with Jia Sanjin's life; (4) He is a third-rank official, and his experience is enough to write "Jin Ping Mei"; (5) There are a lot of Yixian, Beijing, and North China dialects in the novel, and Jia Sanjin was in I have lived in these areas; (6) There are several high-level memorials in the novel, and Jia Sanjin is good at it; (7) Some characters and events in the novel are similar to Jia Sanjin; (8) There are many opera descriptions in the novel, and Jia Sanjin He has accumulated this life recently; (9) He has been living at home for ten years, which ensures the time for creation; (10) He has written novels.
3. Tu Long said. Huang Lin initiated it. He published a set of eight articles and put forward seven bases: (1) "Poetry for the Sadness of the Turban" and "Essay for the Worship of the Turban" in the 56th chapter of the novel are from "Opening the Book with a Smile", and the author is Tu Long; (2) There are some differences in the novel? He speaks a Zhejiang dialect, which is consistent with Tu Long's place of origin; (3) His ancestral home is Wujin, which was called Lanling in ancient times; (4) He devotes himself to Buddhism and Taoism, which is consistent with the theme of the novel; (5) He was dismissed from office for "licentiousness" and insisted on writing "elegant and obscene" "Miscellaneous Formation", whose erotic view is the ideological tendency of the novel; (6) He has the life foundation and literary literacy to create "Jin Ping Mei"; (7) He has a close relationship with Liu Chengxi and Wang Shizhen, both of whom have complete manuscripts of "Jin Ping Mei" The manuscript should be a gift from Tu Long.
4. Li Kaixian said. This theory originated from a footnote in the 1962 edition of "History of Chinese Literature" by the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. It was in a suspicious tone. When it was reprinted in 1979, the sentence "Li Kaixian is more likely" was deleted. It is said that this footnote was added by Wu Xiaoling. Wu Xiaoling reiterated this statement when she delivered a lecture on "A New Examination of the Authors of Jin Ping Mei" in June 1982 in the United States. Because Xu Shuofang was the founder of the "collective accumulation theory", he advocated that Li Kaixian was the author of "Jin Ping Mei". Xu Shuofang's basis is: (1) Li Kaixian meets the basic conditions for the author of "Jin Ping Mei". For example, he is from Shandong, has served as a Beijing official, and has written many kinds of operas. His "Ci Jie" and "Shi Zen" show his great interest in market literature. His hobbies and cultivation are one of the "Eight Sons of Jiajing", and he is a veritable "big celebrity in Jiajing"; (2) "Jin Ping Mei" itself proves its close relationship with Li Kaixian, such as Chapter 70 [Zhenggong Duanzhao] Suite The five branches are from the original text of the fiftieth chapter of Li Kaixian's "The Story of the Sword"; (3) "The Plum in the Golden Vase" and "The Story of the Sword" are similar in content and form. Rixiacui's (Japanese) "A Textual Research on the Author of Jin Ping Mei" supports this theory and puts forward four new insights: (1) Li Kaixian's collection of "Yixiao San" has similar meaning and feeling to "Xiao Xiaosheng"; (2) Li Kaixian's birthday is August 28th, and Ximen Qing's birthday is July 28th; (3) "The Story of Swords" causes the substitute (the maid Jin'er) to die, while the main character (Lin Chong's wife) Continuing to develop the story, this method is the same as that of "The Plum in the Golden Ping"; (4) Ximen Qing's image is not unified and has a dual personality. The reason is Li Kaixian's "self-projection". Later, Bu Jian searched for Zhangcheng and visited Nandu, where he discovered the "Genealogy of the Li Family" and wrote the book "A Study of Li Kaixian, the Author of Jin Ping Mei". Many internal evidences such as the intention, as well as some qualifications such as personal qualities, writing style, and social groups, are combined into this theory.
5. Xu Wei said. The first person to reveal this information was Yuan Zhongdao's "You Ju Shi Lu" of the Ming Dynasty. In 1939, Arthur David Waley (English) proposed it for the first time in the introduction to the English translation of "Jin Ping Mei", but it was a joke that was too close to sound and was too obvious.
Unexpectedly, 60 years later, Pan Chengyu's "New Evidence of the Plum Blossom in the Jin Ping" completed a more comprehensive argument, as if the cocoon was peeled off and the stem was peeled off. The book first analyzes the descriptions of Buddhism and Taoism in the novel, and positions the author of "Jin Ping Mei" as "a figure whose life spanned the Jia, Long, and Wan dynasties, but whose main activities were in the Jiajing Dynasty." Then “points out that the author of the novel is also a drama scholar with abundant information, a skillful drama writer, a painter with comprehensive qualities and a screenwriter who is good at practical writing”; “The author should have life experience in border affairs or even defending against enemies” and “have a relatively "The author has a strong sense of national worry and defense of the country"; "The author has a strong hobby of dialects and common sayings"; "The author must be from the above dialect areas (referring to Shaoxing, Shandong, Beijing, Suzhou, Shanxi, Fujian, Guangdong, etc.) Life experience"; "Has a hobby of collecting books and mysteries". And through research such as "A Study on the Geographic Prototype of "Jin Ping Mei"", "Shaoxing Wine and Other Shaoxing Customs in "Jin Ping Mei"", "Shaoxing Folk Customs in "Jin Ping Mei"", "Shaoxing Dialect in "Jin Ping Mei"", etc., it "proves that the author of the novel He must be from Shaoxing." Then it is demonstrated one by one that "Xu Wei meets all the conditions for the author of "Jin Ping Mei"." Pan Chengyu also solved many mysteries in the novel, such as "Twenty Gong", "Official surnamed Xu", "Qinghe County", "Lanling", "Xiaoxiaosheng", etc. as "Xu Wei, Shanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture, East Zhejiang", which he attributed to " Shaoxing old Confucian said." Pan Chengyu also examined the manuscript of "Jin Ping Mei" and believed that Dong Qichang was the central figure in the circulation clues, and Tao Wangling was the key figure in passing on the manuscript, and "the "Jin Ping Mei" in Tao Wangling's hands came from Xu Wei, and is most likely Xu Wei's original manuscript." . Pan Chengyu also made a "Comparison of the Correlation between the Jin Ping Mei Text and Xu Wei's Text", "drawing a simple conclusion: Xu Wei's text was written by Xu Wei, and "Ci Hua" was also written by Xu Wei." He further argued that "Shaoxing scholars and Yan Song", "Shen Lian and Yan Song's father and son", "Xu Wei and Shen Lian", in the section "Why vent his anger for whom to blame", he believed that "Xu Wei was inspired by local customs and was inspired by Shen Lian" He practiced "Jin Ping Mei" until he died, and the pen he held to write it was soaked in all the misfortunes of his life." Strictly speaking, Pan Chengyu is the founder of Xu Wei theory.
6. Wang Zhideng said. Lu Ge and Ma Zheng suggested. They put forward thirteen grounds: (1) He was the first to have a copy of "Jin Ping Mei"; (2) He was from Wujin, known as "Lanling" in ancient times; (3) He was dissatisfied with Tu Long because he chose his "Poem for the Sorrow of the Turban" , "Turban Sacrifice Essay" was included in the novel to show ridicule; (4) The poems and songs in the novel are similar to "Wu Sao Collection" compiled by Wang Zhideng; (5) Some contents and terms in Wang Zhideng's "Quande Ji" are similar to "Jin Ping Mei" " are similar; (6) his poems and novels are of the same origin; (7) Wang Zhideng is familiar with a series of dialects in the novel; (8) both he and the novel share the orthodox view of the Central Plains; (9) he conforms to the "Jiajing period" "Big celebrity"; (10) He is Wang Shizhen's disciple, so he uses the novel to avenge Wang Shizhen's father; (11) The Wang Zhao family in the novel is a reappearance of the ugly "rich family" of Wang Zhideng's family; (12) The novel quotes him three times The deeply touching poem "As soon as Hou Men entered the sea, Xiao Lang became a passerby from then on"; (13) The author's appearance reflected in the novel is consistent with his situation.
In addition, there are Tang Xianzu said, Feng Menglong said, Li Xianfang said, Shen Defu said, Li Yu said, Zhao Nanxing said, Lu Nan said, Li Zhi said, Feng Weimin said, Xie Zhen said, Jia Menglong said, Xue Yingqi said , Zang Jinshu said, Jin Shengtan said, Tian Yiheng said, Wang Cai said, Tang Yin said, Li Panlong said, Xiao Mingfeng said, Hu Zhong said, Ding Weining said, and so on.
Although the list of candidates for the author of "Jin Ping Mei" is getting longer and longer, and for example, Huang Lin said about Tu Long, Bu Jian said about Li Kaixian, Lu Ge and Ma Zheng said about Wang Zhideng, Xu Jianping and Huo Xianjun said about Wang Shizhen , Pan Chengyu's theory of Xu Wei, etc. can be collectively referred to as the five major theories in the current research results of "Jin Ping Mei", but to be fair, none of them has been generally recognized by the academic community.
This theory has received great attention from the Jinping academic circle. Wang Ping, a professor at Shandong University and president of the Shandong "Jin Ping Mei" Society, believes that the argument of "Ding Weining's Theory" is very convincing. Experts from Fudan University, Nankai University and other universities also believe that the mystery of "Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng" is expected to find its source in Zhucheng.