Why did "San Yan Er Pai" play an important role in the history of Chinese novels?

"San Yan Er Pai" was one of the most important landmarks in the history of ancient Chinese novels in the Ming Dynasty because of its short, concise, humorous language and social significance. The following are the reasons why "three words and two beats" have an important position in the history of the development of Chinese novels: 1. Unique narrative style: Feng Menglong, with his unique narrative style, created the "vernacular" of Chinese novels and pushed the creation of novels to a new height. The language of his works was simple, clear, and easy to understand. It was very suitable for popularity and spread, and it became one of the representative works of ancient Chinese novels. 2. Reflecting social reality: Feng Menglong's works mostly wrote about social reality, such as Chen She Ju Yi in Yu Shi Ming Yan and Legend of the White Snake in Jing Shi Tong Yan. They revealed the dark side of society and the suffering of the people at that time, which aroused social resonance and concern. 3. Shaping successful characters: The characters in Feng Menglong's works were very successful, such as Ximen Qing in Yu Shi Ming Yan and Wei Xiaobao in Jing Shi Tong Yan. They became classic images in the history of Chinese literature. These characters had distinctive personalities and profound social significance, which provided important reference and enlightenment for later novels. 4. Promotion of the development of novels: Feng Menglong's works had a profound impact on the development of ancient Chinese novels, leading the trend of the development of ancient Chinese novels in the direction of the vernacular, creating the "vernacular" era of Chinese novels. At the same time, his works also played an important role in promoting the process of Chinese literature's modernisation. As one of the important milestone in the history of ancient Chinese novels,"Three Words and Two Strikes" was short and vigorous, with humorous language, socially-significant subject matter, unique narrative style, reflecting social reality, shaping successful characters and promoting the development of novels, which made it irreplaceable in the history of Chinese novels.