Abstract：Feng Menglongs literati attribute greatly affects San Yan to the effect that almost each story in the book is related to imperial examination. According to the different degree of connection with imperial examination, the stories of San Yan can be classified into three categories: those centered on imperial examination; those with imperial examination as an important storyline, and those with imperial examination as an organic part in narrative discourse. The effects of imperial examination can be viewed from three aspects: the spatial dimension, the narrative tension and the moral perspective. The core venues of the stories are the way from hometown to capital, and the capital itself The subjective and objective causes of failing the imperial examination, and the positive realistic effects of passing the imperial examination all affect the plot building. The achievers’ gratitude or ingratitude to their benefactors also affects the plot building.
张红波. 浅论科举因素对“三言”情节设置的影响[J]. 江苏大学学报（社会科学版）, 2017, 19(4): 86-92.
ZHANG Hong-Bo. The Effect of Imperial Examination on Plots in San Yan. Journal of Jiangsu University（Social Science Editi, 2017, 19(4): 86-92.
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