examinations to increased the chances of intellectual in the list, Second, promoted the history and established the spirit of patriotism.
In such an environment, intellectual got the chance and glory, and generated an idea: “to make up the lack of history.” So they recorded what one saws and heard into the anecdote novel as a government post, hope to keep the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Consequently, this article began with an idea: “to make up the lack of history.” by intellectual, further record the social environment under the eyes of Northern Song Dynasty intellectual.