The first chapter of The Scholars was mainly about the first 80 chapters of the novel Dream of the Red Chamber written by Cao Xueqin. Cao Xueqin created many colorful characters in the novel, revealing the dark side of human nature through the description of feudal society, expressing the author's deep reflection on social reality. The novel took the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others as the main line, interwoven with various political struggles, power struggles, family grudges and other plots to show a grand picture of history and social development.