Think for yourself. How many Ming literati can you remember in the name of elegant poetry and calligraphy? Wen Zhiming, Zhu Zhishan, Tang Bohu and Shenzhen. In the Qing Dynasty, there was at least one Nalan Xingde, and later there were eight eccentrics in Yangzhou.
In the history of China, there were a large number of literati. In fact, it was the three hundred years of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which was the most chaotic in China. At that time, it was popular to talk about everything. Because it is troubled times, it is difficult to realize the ambition of aristocratic men to govern the country. Noble men and women have money, talent and nowhere to spend. Talking about this kind of tea party literature exchange meeting is just the right time, which will make the exchange of ideas collide quickly and easily produce various literary works. Only then did Fu become popular.
Later, in the Tang Dynasty, in fact, there were not many literati in the early and prosperous Tang Dynasty, and most of them were not famous poets and painters. A large number of famous literati appeared in the chaotic middle and late Tang Dynasty after the An Shi Rebellion. The reason is similar to that of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It was just that poetry was popular at that time. In the pre-and mid-Tang Dynasty, popular literature and scripts appeared.
The Song, Jin and Liao Dynasties in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have never been unified, but it is actually a small Northern and Southern Dynasties for similar reasons. Even so, for example, in the Song Dynasty, well-known elegant literati basically appeared in the most chaotic period of the imperial court, such as the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, before and after the Jingkang disaster, the period of struggle between the old and new parties, and the late Southern Song Dynasty. Look at the stable celebrities in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty. You remember at most one Song Ci, and one Qiu Jia Si Dao. They are not literati.
Often in troubled times, lean people and refined people appear in large numbers. Just like there were many masters in the Republic of China. In times of peace and prosperity, even ordinary people have the opportunity to receive education. Naturally, there will be fewer people who are famous for their words, and the voice of doubt will be louder. Scholars despise each other, which makes sense.
The Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the later New China were the most stable periods of China's rule. This kind of soil, with a little culture but not so smart, is most suitable for the development of street culture. Since the Tang Dynasty, this novel has exploded. People who write these things often don't write as romantic scholars, just as it is almost impossible for writers who write cool articles on the Internet to become Nobel Prize in Literature winners.