This book includes more than ten short stories, such as "Zeng Gong Who Shouldn't Be Transparent," which explores Zeng Gong's underestimated literary value and political talent as one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties; "Wasted to Be a Cheap Paper Seller," which traces the history of pirated books from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties; "Two Bricks," which uses the inscriptions on two historical bricks to show the Han Dynasty craftsmen's resentment towards oppression and their yearning for peace; and "Pu Songling's Examination Essay," which recounts Pu Songling's achievement of getting a perfect score in the imperial examination with his eight-legged essay "Early Rising," revealing his literary talent and examination experience. These stories cover historical figure reviews, literary analysis, social and cultural discussions, and the reenactment of historical events.
本书包含了《不该透明的曾巩》探讨曾巩作为唐宋八大家之一，其被低估的文学价值与政治才能；《枉是便宜卖纸人》梳理从唐代至清代盗版书籍的历史；《两块砖头》通过两块历史砖头上的刻字，展现汉代工匠对压迫的怨念与对太平的渴望，《蒲松龄的考高作文》记述蒲松龄以八股文《早起》获科举满分的事迹，揭示其文学才华与应试经历，等等十余个短篇，涉及历史人物评述、文学分析、社会文化探讨及历史事件重现等。
本书包含了《不该透明的曾巩》探讨曾巩作为唐宋八大家之一，其被低估的文学价值与政治才能；《枉是便宜卖纸人》梳理从唐代至清代盗版书籍的历史；《两块砖头》通过两块历史砖头上的刻字，展现汉代工匠对压迫的怨念与对太平的渴望，《蒲松龄的考高作文》记述蒲松龄以八股文《早起》获科举满分的事迹，揭示其文学才华与应试经历，等等十余个短篇，涉及历史人物评述、文学分析、社会文化探讨及历史事件重现等。
