以《红楼梦》小说本文为据来探讨作者曹雪芹的身世 ,不失为一种方法。我们虽然不可以把一部《红楼梦》就简单地看作是作者的“写实自传” ,但书中隐含有作者的家世和身世 ,这仍是无可争辩的事实。以小说本文对照有关史料可以确证 ,曹雪芹就是曹天佑 Based on the novel of “Dream of the Red Chamber” as the basis for exploring the author’s life experience of Cao Xueqin, it is a way. Although we can not simply regard a “Dream of Red Mansions” as the author’s “realistic biography”, it is still an indisputable fact that the author’s family life and life experience are implicit in the book. This novel can be corroborated with relevant historical data, Cao Xueqin is Cao Tianyou