Nà jǐ nián de zhànluàn, shì zhège jiāzú de yí bù tòngshǐ.
Those years of war are a painful history for this family.
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history
吴趼人 published its 27 chapters in instalments from 1903 in the magazine 《新小说》, founded by 梁启超. It follows the last years of the Southern Song, from the chief minister 贾似道 to loyalists such as 文天祥, who fought on against the Mongols.
culture
Chengyu dictionaries cite it as the source of 莫衷一是, 明察暗访 and 借题发挥.
