As an anglophone, I really enjoyed the Water Margin podcast [1] which is a tranlastion of one of the great classics in full length, and with appropriate explanations for contemporarty cultural context.

1. http://www.outlawsofthemarsh.com/

It is. I know what 古典小說 is (others have already said, "classic novels").

I just don't know what "古典小說 tier" means since I don't remembered they're known for "high-intelligent politics".