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The Ston
by 鸳鸯蛋
The Stone of Sobriety and Awakening
"The Stone of Sobriety and Awakening" is a collection of vernacular short stories written during the transition from the late Ming to the early Qing dynasty by an author known as 'Donglu Gukuangsheng' (The Eccentric Old Madman of Eastern Lu). The work consists of fifteen volumes, each containing an independent story. Its themes focus on loyalty, righteousness, chastity, the punishment of corrupt officials, karmic retribution, and chivalrous deeds in Ming society, conveying a strong moral message of encouraging virtue and condemning evil.
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Chapter One: A Name Made Bright by Rescuing the Destitute — A Family's Fortune Secured by Redressing False Imprisonment
July 1835.9K2.Chapter Two: A Lone Loyal Officer Fights to the Death in Perilous Times — A Filial and Chivalrous Son Makes Friends and Destroys the Enemy
July 1839.7K3.Chapter Three: A Counterfeit Virtuous Woman Forgets Her Husband and Loses Her Chastity — A Beast in a Gentleman's Coat Steals Another Man's Name and Deceives a Wife
July 1839.3K4.Chapter Four: A Virtuous Maiden Upholds Her Pledge and Wins Eternal Honor; A Foolish Lad Covets Her Beauty and Brings Ruin Upon Himself
July 1833.4K5.Chapter Five: A Warrior Pours His Hot Blood for His Country; A Faithful Woman Sacrifices Herself to Preserve the Orphaned Heir
July 1838.7K6.Chapter Six: A Man of Great Talent Reveals His True Nature and Falls into Ruin; A Friend of Principle Remembers an Orphan and Shares His Salary
July 1843.0K7.Chapter Seven: A Father's Greedy Corruption Leaves No Legacy for His Sons; Unworthy Heirs Prove That the Unrighteous Cannot Endure
July 1842.0K8.Chapter Eight: A False Tiger's Roar Spreads Calamity Through Antique Treasures; A Bold Scholar Rises to Champion the Righteous Cause
July 1848.1K9.Chapter Nine: A Petty Grudge Spawns a Double Murder; Lecherous Schemes Bring Ruin in an Instant
July 1834.0K10.Chapter Ten: A Knight-Errant Donates Gold to Relieve a Stranger's Need; A Worthy Gentleman Takes His Principles Seriously and Repays the Debt
July 1845.7K11.Chapter Eleven: Two Selfish Ends — A Wife's Greed and a Bribe Received; Two Ruined Fates — A Stipend Cut Off and a Life's Years Shortened
July 1837.9K12.Chapter Twelve: The Mad Monk's Deluded Ambitions — The Foolish Soothsayer's Empty Conspiracy
July 1840.9K13.Chapter Thirteen: Mu Qiongjie Mistakes a Paramour — Dong Wenfu Becomes an Ingrate's Ghost
July 1844.6K14.Chapter Fourteen: Too Impatient to Face a New Beginning, She Shames Herself at the Grave — Unimpoverished Through It All, He Carries Off the Highest Honours
July 1841.3K15.Chapter Fifteen: Commander Wang's Quarrel Over the Garden — Lady Xie's Wisdom Humbles the Powerful
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