宋人传奇不如唐人，这已是一般古代小说研究者公认的结论。然而来人传奇也并不如胡应麟所说的那样“率俚儒野老之谈”①。至少在北宋时期，宋人传奇还有不少不同流派的作品在流传。可能因为反对骄俪藻饰的古文家和崇尚纪实的史学家，从不同方面对传奇体小说加以贬斥，正如清人? The legend of the Song is not as good as that of the Chinese, which is the generally accepted conclusion of the researchers in the ancient novels. However, the legendary comers are not as good as what Hu Yinglin said “rate slang rhetoric”. At least in the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many works by different genres of the legend of the Song Dynasty. Maybe because of the aristocratic priests who aristocratic priests and historians advocating documentary, from different aspects of the novel to be disgraced legendary, just as the Qing Dynasty?