Wu Dalang did exist, and it was well known at that time, because he was a good official and had great affection for his wife Pan Jinlian. There is nothing about Pan Jinlian's infidelity or Wu Dalang's early death. The prototype of Wu Dalang in history is Wu Zhi, a native of Qinghe County, Shandong Province. Although I was born in a poor family, I was gifted and studied hard since I was a child, so I was admitted to Jinshi when I grew up and returned to Yanggu, Shandong Province as a county magistrate.

Wu Zhi married Pan Jinlian, and they have four children, both of whom are very loving. Apart from their loving thoughts, Wu Zhi is also an honest and good official. Because of his quick thinking and methodical work, people like him very much. And Pan Jinlian is also a well-informed county magistrate's wife, gentle and polite to people. Moreover, it is also a rumor that Wu Zhi is short and ugly, because archaeologists have inadvertently dug the tomb of Wu Zhi, and through the identification of the remains in the coffin, Wu Zhi is at least 1.78 meters.

Shi Naian's Wu Dalang is a poor and ugly representative, and Pan Jinlian's words are a lewd representative, because he cheated on Ximen Qing and conspired with Ximen Qing to kill Wu Dalang. In fact, this is not the case in history, mainly because Shi Naian overheard the rumor and thought it was true, so he wrote in the book. Mainly, Wu Zhi had a friend named Kong Er, whose family was ruined and he wanted Wu Zhi to help him. But at that time, Wu Zhi was busy with official business, so he never treated Kong Er well. Houmian 2 thought he did it on purpose, so he went back angrily and spoke ill of Wu Zhi all the way, deliberately fabricating some rumors about Wu Zhi.

Unexpectedly, Kong Er came home and found that Wu Zhi had sent someone to repair the house. Kong Er knew that he had misunderstood Wu Zhi, but the rumors he spread had spread, and Shi Naian also knew about it, and wrote him in the book.