In fact, the strong anti-Buddhist tone of The Chinese Bell Murders, which for a time prevented the book's being published in Japan, faithfully reflects the attitude of Confucian intellectuals during the T'ang dynasty.
再者，「中國鐘謀殺案」當年因為反佛教色彩太濃而不得在日本出版，也正因為書中忠實反映了唐代崇尚儒學的知識分子對佛教所持的態度。