What did he mean by 'criticizing the malpractices of the time'?

Jin Shengtan criticized that the ending of the Water Margins referred to the plot in Water Margins where Lin Chong was sent to a foreign place to be an official and was killed by Marshal Gao on the way. Jin Shengtan thought that the ending was too tragic, and it had dealt a devastating blow to the image of Chong Lin, making his image too fragile and tragic. He had lost the power and dignity that Chong Lin should have as a hero in Water Margins. Therefore, Jin Shengtan criticized the ending of Water Margins and was not satisfied with it. He thought that Lin Chong's fate should be rearranged so that he could survive and retain his image as a hero.

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