Which character does the author describe himself as in The Scholars?

Wu, also known as Zi, male: Qing Dynasty: the year of birth and death of Han nationality:1701-kloc-0/754 Life profile Wu (170/-kloc-0/754) was born in Quanjiao, Anhui Province in Qing Dynasty. Because he followed his father everywhere to be an official, he had the opportunity to gain a lot of knowledge, including the inside story of officialdom. When Wu was 22 years old, his father died, and there was a fierce struggle within the family over property and power. After this change, Wu had no intention of being an official, hated the hypocritical interpersonal relationship and had no intention of making progress. The governor of Anhui recommended him to take a PhD examination, but he pretended to be ill. He is not good at keeping a house. When he was poor, all his possessions were sold out. He lived a poor life until 1754 died at the age of 53. Wu Yisheng wrote a large number of poems, essays and historical research works. However, it was his satirical novel The Scholars that established his outstanding position in the history of China literature. It took him nearly 20 years to finish it until he was 49 years old.