Analysing Ling Mengchu’s Contradictory Thoughts Through "Er Pai"

“Er Pai” describes the whole scene in the society of late Ming dynasty, shows the richand colorful life of citizen, reflect much social issues, has thick atmosphere of times. LingMengchu reveals the social situation at that time, concerned about the social issue, and wantto through the “Er Pai” to achieve the purpose of advicing to the people. Through the analysisof ideological content “Er Pai”, can find Ling Mengchu’s contradiction thought.The paper generally summarize the idelogical contradictory expression of “Er Pai” fromthe aspect of family life and social activities. From three aspects of political, ideological andcultural and social atmosphere, to further tap the source of “Er Pai” ideological. The analysiscan be found that strengthen the feudal hierarchy and ethics will help to save the late Mingdynasty domination, but the feudal ethical code suppress desire thought, progress and lateMing dynasty thoughts formed a sharp contrast, this prompted Ling Mengchu added to thenew trend of the camp. While the social ethos deteriorate, forced him to return to theConfucian ideology to seek solutions to social problems. And combine Ling Mengchu’individual experience, family background with the situation of making friends, to discuss thecause of the formation of contradiction. Ling Mengchu’s dual identity lead to his position ofthe swing from his official and business experience. But the collision occurred in LingMengchu’ selder generation teach by precept and example, traditional Confucian culture andthe late Ming dynasty thought, cause the conflict between old and new ideas, so he couldn’tescape in two tendencies. Ling Mengchu always straight walk in the contradiction of emotionand reason, the new and the old, the ideal and the reality, the individual and society, lead tothe ideological contradiction of “Er Pai”.Combined with previous research results, this paper seeks to more comprehensivepersective, to analysis of the causes of the ideological contradiction in “Er Pai”. Through thesocial problem of “Er Pai”, further analysis the causes of people’s values and outlook on lifechanges. Combine Ling Mnegchu with the given time, blending and confrontation betweenthe late Ming dynasty thoughts and traditional morality, finding out his value orientation and personal intention, in order to restore the real connotation of “Er Pai”.