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Tang Yireng xian sheng Zi cha ji (The story of the purple hairpin by Master Tang Yireng) was written by Tang Xianzu (1550‒1616), courtesy name Yireng, style names Ruoshi, Hairuo, Qingyuan Daoren, and Yumingtang Zhuren. He was a native of Linchuan, Jiangxi. An upright and outspoken man who did not seek riches and power, he refused in his youth to cozy up to Zhang Juzheng, the grand-secretary; thus, twice he failed in the civil service examinations before finally achieving the jin shi degree. His memorial on government corruption angered ...