Li Zhuowu is a controversial figure. From the late Ming Dynasty to the present, he has received different evaluations and attention in different eras. From the perspective of reception history, this article summarizes how Li Zhuowu was discussed based on the era and academic categories, and explains these phenomena and their significance. Borrowing Tong Qingbing's elements of "literary classic construction", we examine the ideologies of different eras, the acceptance vision of the era, and discover the key influence of people on the establishment of paradigms. And from this point of view, we reflect on how the genealogical relationship between "childlike innocence", "spirituality" and "emotion" has become a paradigm in the fields of novels and dramas.