Wu Chengen authorized the distribution, and Cao Xueqin invited him to pay for it. Was it an copyright violation?

The Four Great Classics of China were Shi Naian's Water Margins, Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber, and Wu Chengen's Journey to the West.

Wu Chengen, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai 'an, and Cao Xueqin came from different dynasties or regions. 1 Wu Chengen (1509 - 1582) was a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. His representative work was Journey to the West. 2 Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400) was a Yuan Dynasty novelist whose representative work was Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 3 Shi Naian (c. 1310-c. 1370) was a novelist of the Yuan Dynasty. His representative work was Water Margins. 4 Cao Xueqin (1715 - 1763) was a Qing Dynasty novelist whose representative work was Dream of the Red Chamber. It should be noted that Wu Chengen, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Naian and Cao Xueqin lived in different eras and regions, but their works together constituted one of the four great masterpieces in the history of Chinese literature.

Guan Hanqing (1239 - 1305) was one of the authors of the novel Water Margins in the early Ming Dynasty. Cao Xueqin (1715 - 1763) was one of the authors of the Qing Dynasty novelist, Dream of the Red Chamber. Wu Chengen (c. 1500-c. 1582) was one of the authors of Journey to the West, a novelist in the early Ming Dynasty. Sima Qian (141 - 90 B.C.) was a historian and writer of the Records of the Historian during the Western Han Dynasty.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty (about 1500 AD), Wu Chengen was a famous novelist and literary critic of the Ming Dynasty. Luo Guanzhong was born around 1470 AD and died in the early years of the Ming Dynasty. He was one of the famous novelists and literary theorists in the history of Chinese literature. His representative work, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, was regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. Shi Naian was born around 1330 AD and died around 1500 AD. He was a famous novelist and literary critic of the Ming Dynasty. He wrote classic novels such as Water Margins and Journey to the West and was one of the important figures in the history of Chinese literature. Cao Xueqin was born in the early years of the Qing Dynasty (about 1640 AD). He was a famous novelist and literary critic in the history of Chinese literature. His representative work, Dream of the Red Chamber, was regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature.

Shi Naian, Luo Guanzhong, Wu Chengen, and Cao Xueqin's works were the Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the four famous works.

Luo Guanzhong, Wu Chengen, Cao Xueqin and Shi Naian are all representatives of ancient Chinese novels, but their works have different styles and characteristics. Luo Guanzhong was the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He used historical events as clues to create a series of vivid characters to show the history of the Three Kingdoms period in the form of a comedy. Wu Chengen was the author of Journey to the West. He used the mythical story as a clue to express the author's yearning for freedom, justice, and truth by describing the growth process of Sun Wukong and other characters. Cao Xueqin was the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. With the growth of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and other characters as the main line, she reflected the contradiction between the style of feudal society and human nature through the description of the rise and fall of the family, social reality and character. Shi Nai-an was the author of Water Margins. Based on folklore, he described the limitations and violence of peasant uprisings in feudal society by describing the stories of Song Jiang, Lin Chong and other characters. As these works were all classics of Chinese literature, it was difficult to directly compare who was better. These works all have unique literary styles and ideas, and they are irreplaceable cultural heritages under different historical and cultural backgrounds.

Wang Xizhi was a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Luo Guanzhong was a novelist of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Xueqin was a novelist of the Qing Dynasty, Shi Naian was a novelist of the Yuan Dynasty, Wu Chengen was a novelist of the Ming Dynasty.

The Spring Dream in the Red Chamber was not written by Cao Xueqin, but in the Qing Dynasty. Cao Xueqin had used what she had seen and heard in 'Dream of the Red Chamber', as the basis for a detailed description and analysis of the characters and events in' Dream of the Red Chamber'. Gao E had added his own imagination and creation to Cao Xueqin's foundation, creating a more complete world of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Therefore, although both Dream of the Red Chamber and Spring Dreams of the Red Chamber depicted the story of Dream of the Red Chamber, they were two different works.

As a fan of online literature, I have to make it clear that my opinion is only for reference. Everyone's standards for judging masterpieces may be different. Therefore, I cannot give an absolute answer. Luo Guanzhong was a novelist at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. His representative works include Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margins. Shi Nai-an was a novelist at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. His representative works included Water Margins and Dream of the Red Chamber. Cao Xueqin was a Qing Dynasty novelist. His masterpiece was Dream of the Red Chamber. Wu Chengen was a Ming Dynasty novelist. His masterpiece was Journey to the West. These masterpieces all had their own unique storylines, characters, and literary styles. It was difficult to simply compare who wrote better. Therefore, everyone had different standards for judging these masterpieces. However, these masterpieces had once occupied an important position in the history of Chinese literature and were widely read. Therefore, they were all excellent literary works worthy of readers 'appreciation and reading.

The author of the novel was not Killing Huaxiong in Warm Wine, but Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Xueqin was from the Qing Dynasty. His masterpiece was 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.