Abstract: Under the influence of extravagant world style,the interaction between Confucians and businessmen was based on the pursuit of profits by scholars and the pursuit of fame by businessmen,which led to the blurring of the boundary between them.On the one hand,it promoted the scholars of Langshu to adjust and change their writing style,which used to be applicable to some applied styles of the upper class society,to a large extent,it went to the home of businessmen and citizens,and gradually popularized;on the other hand,it was also the catalyst of the theory of “Xingling”.At the same time,it also made some scholars of Langshu pay attention to popular literature and consciously participate in the creation,printing,criticism and dissemination of popular literature styles such as novels and operas.From the internal and external aspects,it has a great impact on the literature of Langshu,resulting in the decline of its literary power.In a sense,this marks the beginning of the late Ming literature from the elegant literature dominated by traditional poetry,gradually to the popular literature focused on novels and operas.

Key words: interaction between Confucians and businessmen, Langshu, literary power, decline