Thugs and beasts in disguise. Wang Guohua wrote in "The Blackmail History of Yan Gongsheng" that "narrating the blackmail history of Yan Gongsheng (Mingzhi Zhong) in "The Scholars" is actually telling the life of a villain. It is not an exaggeration to describe this person as a beast in clothing. "Yan Gongsheng is the villain of the satirical novel. Among the many characters in "The Scholars", Yan Gongsheng is a negative example that the author focuses on portraying. The author links the worst people in the book with the name "You Gong", which is both a sneer and a fundamental criticism. Imperial examination system.