FTP, name this novel written during the Ming dynasty by Wu Ching-tzu, a satire on the civil service system and the titular learned figures.
In the final chapters of this work, a "beautiful invalid has her fortune told in a bawdy house" and "four new characters are introduced to link the past to the present." Earlier chapters feature a battle at Wild Goat Pool, a contest held at Carefree Lake, and a feast held by some of the title figures at Oriole-Throat Lake. In its opening chapter, a painter named Wang Mien becomes a hermit to avoid taking a position offered him by Chu Yuan-ching, the first emperor of a new dynasty. Other members of the title group include Mei Chiu and Fan Chin, who in the third chapter passes an examination. FTP, name this novel written during the Ming dynasty by Wu Ching-tzu, a satire on the civil service system and the titular learned figures.
In the final chapters of this work, a "beautiful invalid has her fortune told in a bawdy house" and "four new characters are introduced to link the past to the present."
The {Scholars} or {Ru Lin Wai Shi}