Chapter Ⅰ Introduction Chapter Ⅱ The Prototype of the Drama 2.1. Cui Ning: A Wrongly Executed Man 2.2. Confucian Impact on the Chinese Judicial System 2.3. The Cultural Phenomenon of the Upright or Blue Sky Officials Chapter Ⅲ The Theatrical Performance of the Drama 3.1. The Theatrical Conflict Between Kuang Zhong and Guo Yuzhi 3.2. The Theatrical Conflict Between Kuang Zhong and Zhou Chen 3.3. The Theatrical Conflict Between Kuang Zhong and Lou A'shu 3.4. The Dissemination of the Drama The Play Script of Fifteen Strings of Coins Endnotes Works Consulted and Cited About the Author Acknowledgement Appendix: Kunqu Opera ABC