The Golden Lotus was written by Hou Hui in Ming Dynasty,the first river novel despcribing the domestic affairs in China.Its content is:there is a local tyrant named Xi Menqing.He is good at gambling and fond of women.In his life,he has tens of wives including Pan Jinlian,wife of Wu Da who is brother of Wu Song,one of the heroes in Water Margin.Xi Menqing uses all kinds of means to get women,to persecute populace and to bribe officials.At last,he dies of overlechery.Some of his wives die for their bad behavior,some are seld by matchmakers blinded by gain.