Five Virtues in Officialdom/五子登科

<p>Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies School & Representative Bestsellers of Republican China</p><p>鸳鸯蝴蝶派代表作品</p><p></p><p>This satirical masterpiece exposes postwar corruption through a property-receiving officer's exploits. The title ironically subverts the Confucian ideal of Five Successes reframing them as plunder targets: houses cars gold cash and women.</p><p>《五子登科》是张恨水1947年创作的社会讽刺小说，书名反用传统五子登科的吉祥寓意，揭露抗战胜利后国民党接收大员的腐败乱象。小说以南京、上海为背景，通过某接收专员劫收五套房产的荒诞经历，勾勒出一幅胜利灾难的浮世绘。</p>