In the studies of the Japanese writer Nakajima's works, Yingxu and Ox-man have always been put into the Ancient Tradition Series, but Disciple has been studied independently. As a matter of fact, the key material of these three works derives from the Chinese work-the latter part of Zuoshi Chunqiu Zhuan. The three stories may be called The Zuozhuan Series. The time and place of the historical events in these stories, the relationship between the events and Confucia, the thrilling plots, the abruptness of the events, the upbringing of the protago...
