Historical Records Review 1 Historical Records is not only the first biography in the history of Chinese historiography, but also a masterpiece written by Sima Qian 9 1 year before the park, with 800 words of comments. In this book, what attracted me most was the biographies of heroes in various fields of the times and ethnic minorities at home and abroad. It is it that makes me feel the spirit and heroism of heroes of all ages.
For example, assassins in biographies, Nie Zheng, Jing Ke and others in biographies. I used to think that assassins were those who were dishonest and only knew about sneak attacks. But the narration in Historical Records made me understand that the assassin is actually the most loyal person to the monarch. After all, if you succeed in assassinating the king, you will be killed by the guards around you. Without success, there is no possibility of survival. It can be said that there is no return. Even so, they are king with one heart and one mind. Just like when Jing Ke left, Yishui was windy and cold, and the strong men were gone forever. Tragedy, what is more tragic is that they were still thinking about Taizi Dan when they were eight swords later. This is the best expression of their loyalty. After reading Historical Records, they felt that it was 800 words.
Those who can fight with you are also strong-willed lobbyists. Su Qin is the most representative. Su Qin was so down and out that even his family laughed at him. However, he didn't give up his ideal. He hid in his room to study Yin Fu, practiced his reasoning skills, lobbied the king with the truth in the book, and then traveled around the world. Finally, Yan agreed to his opinions and suggestions, entrusted the whole country to him and asked him to lobby other countries. Finally, Su Qin became the head of the six-nation vertical alliance and the prime minister of the six countries. In this way, his family will look up to him and respect him more. If lobbyists want to succeed, they have to pay unimaginable hardships. Not only do they have to travel in various countries, but the hardships of the journey need not be said, and the king may not listen. It may bring him death, so many people flinched, but Su Qin persisted and succeeded. His glib words are worth a large group of people. Let me see the power of a person's eloquence and the perseverance of the ancients.
Historical Records was written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. He studied hard since he was a child. He lives in Anhui, helping his parents farm and studying ancient books.
When I grew up, I inherited my father's wishes. It took 13 years to finally write Historical Records. Historical records are not recorded in the familiar chronological style, but reflect what happened in history with people as the center. Therefore, this chapter is divided into three sections: Chronology, Sages and Biography. Chronicles are about what happened in an era, sages are about what happened in a big family, and biographies are about what happened in some very representative people. There are many stories about emperors' succession, coups and wars in the book, such as "Wen Wang Xing Zhou", "Wu Wang Dai Zhou" and "Resting on one's salary and tasting courage".
At the same time, he also recorded some bad phenomena in various periods, such as "burning books to bury Confucianism" and "referring to deer as a horse". In this book, what I remember most is the story of abdication in Chronicle of the Five Emperors. At that time, tribal leaders asked people to choose people with high moral character as their leaders for the benefit of the whole world. Such as Huangdi, Yao, Shun and Yu. However, because Yu's son Qi is virtuous and knows how to reuse talents, and he is the son of Dayu, the governors all go to worship Qi. Since then, the "abdication system" for the people has been replaced by the "hereditary system".
There are many well-known stories in Historical Records, such as "unifying the world", "building the Great Wall" and "retiring three schools". Sima Qian spent his whole life recording these historical events one by one, which is of great significance for future generations to study history. In the long river of history, there are always some paragraphs that we can't remember. Recording is the only way to inherit our culture.
Reflections on Historical Records 3 In this pleasant winter vacation, I read a book called Historical Records.
Historical Records was written by Sima Qian in the Han Dynasty, which recorded the change of dynasties before the Han Dynasty, among which Li Guang and Qu Yuan left a deep impression on me.
Li Guang has been through many battles all his life, and his archery is very accurate. Besides, he never puts on airs as a general. If there is a shortage of water and food, soldiers will not drink until they have finished drinking, and soldiers will not eat until they have finished eating. So he won the respect of the soldiers, and the soldiers were willing to work hard for him. Think about us again. When I became a cadre, I just directed others to do things, but I had nothing to do. Moreover, in case of emergency, we only care about ourselves, how can we think of others? I admire Li Guang's spirit of being equal to his subordinates.
Qu Yuan is a doctor. He came out of the mud without leaving any stain. Although framed by a villain, he still loves his country and respects the monarch. Later, because he had no choice, he had to pick up a big stone and jump into the river. I admire his spirit and his excellent qualities. If we were you, I would do what everyone does, and I have no problem with it. I remember once, when the bell rang and the teacher didn't come for a long time, several naughty students stood up and made faces. The whole class is very excited, and no one is resting on the table anymore. It seems that we should learn from Qu Yuan and be an independent person instead of doing what others do.
Historical records let me know some good people and bad people in history, let me understand history, and more importantly, let me understand the truth. I will learn from some excellent people above and become a leader in the future!
After reading Historical Records, my deepest feeling is that "those who win the hearts of the people win the world". Among these real historical stories, I am most impressed by several.
One is the tyrant Shang Zhouwang. Although he is eloquent, he refused the minister's suggestion with this gift. He has a strong body, but he uses all these forces to hunt and play. When I read this, I felt a faint sting in my heart and felt sad for the Shang Dynasty. Obviously, with such good capital, Shang Zhouwang can manage the country well and become stronger and stronger. What surprised me most was that under the persuasion of loyal minister Bi Gan, he came up with a "good" idea. He said, "I heard that there are seven holes in the heart of a saint." Are you a saint? I want to see how many holes there are in your heart! With that, he pulled out his sword, cut open Beagan's chest and dug out Beagan's heart in front of all the officials! When I read this paragraph, I hated Shang Zhouwang's cruelty. I can imagine how much people hate this Shang Zhouwang. When we were at war, our people and slaves sent them to attack. Needless to say, Zhou Wuwang won the hearts of the people and won the victory. This story vividly illustrates the truth that "those who win the hearts of the people win the world"!
Chapter 42 of Historical Records also tells a similar truth. Zheng He and his wife Jiang gave birth to two sons, but Jiang favored the second son and hated the eldest son because it was difficult for her to have children. When the eldest son ascended the throne, Jiang was very unhappy. She wanted Duan, the second son, to succeed to the throne, so she forced him to seal Jing Yi to Duan when Duan succeeded to the throne, and then let Duan secretly train in Jing Yi. However, these eldest sons and students were all in sight, but he remained silent. Duan saw that there was no response, so he further discussed with his mother the plan to usurp the throne and prepared for internal and external response. After reading this letter, I can't help shrinking in my heart, for fear that my second son will succeed. It didn't turn out that way. Born in Duan's attack on Beijing, he took out the most elite military forces, and Duan's death won a great victory. Duan's debauchery made the people hate it and finally saved the throne!
There are many similar historical events in Historical Records, which make me realize a truth: justice can always overcome evil, and those who win the hearts of the people will win the world!
Comment on Historical Records 5 Zuo Zhuan is the first general history of China in ancient times, written by Sima Qian, an outstanding historian and writer of Han Dynasty in China. It describes the historical time of China from the beginning of Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the end of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, including political metallurgy, national defense, culture and art, etc. In the river of more than 500,000 words in Zuo Zhuan, what impressed me deeply was a short story of compassion by Sima Qian. Sima Qian is the official history. He wrote Zuo Zhuan directly. The article is fair, the historical facts are reliable, and he didn't lie about anything stupid.
He dared to condemn the government and wrote Liu Che's absurd behavior in Zuo Zhuan, which angered Liu Che. At that time, Li Ling attacked the Huns, and because of his weakness, he had to be defeated and became a prisoner. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so angry that his ministers dared not come forward to argue for Li Ling. Only Sima Qian came forward to speak for Li Ling. He listed many aspects: First, Li Ling attacked the Huns, and the reinforcements were delayed, which led to defeat; Second, Li Ling surrendered to Xiongnu in order to better store the overall strength and serve the motherland better in the future. But how did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty listen? In a rage, he wanted to talk about Sima Qian being sentenced to death. Ministers scrambled to apologize to Emperor Liu Che for Sima Qian's death, but Emperor Liu Che pardoned Sima Qian's death and sentenced him to prison.
Sima Qian was humiliated to death. But he immediately realized that death is either heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. Wouldn't it be as light as a feather if you died like this? Therefore, he worked hard, endured mental and physical pain, and studied Historical Records day and night. After reading Historical Records, I feel very sympathetic to Sima Qian's experience. Although he suffered such a great insult, he persisted in completing the historical record. I can learn and cultivate Sima Qian's perseverance and do everything well.
Historical Records is a biographical history book of Sima Qian. I am very interested in history, and I like reading historical stories when I am free. Today I'm going to tell the story of Shang Yang.
Shang Yang is a descendant of the king of defending the country. Because of the rules of ancient men's surnames, Shang Yang was also called Wei Yang. We have studied history, and we all know that Shang Yang's political reform changed the strength of Qin. Let Qin become the most powerful country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States at that time. In fact, before Shang Yang's political reform, the State of Qin had Li Kui's political reform and Wuqi's political reform. However, although their reforms made these countries strong for a while, they soon failed because they offended aristocratic interest groups. Before Shang Yang came to Qin, the monarch of Qin was Qin Xiaogong. At that time, Shang Yang worked as a janitor at the door of Uncle CuO, the seriously ill Wei Prime Minister. At that time, Wei Huiwang asked who could inherit uncle CuO's legacy to assist him.
Uncle CuO recommended Shang Yang to go to Wei Huiwang. At that time, Shang Yang did not achieve much. So Wei Huiwang didn't quite believe what Uncle Wrong said. Uncle CuO also said that Shang Yang should be killed without him. Finally, Uncle Cuo died, but Wei Huiwang was useless and didn't kill him.
Shang Yang heard that Qin Xiaogong attached great importance to talents and entered the State of Qin. After talking with Qin Xiaogong, Qin Xiaogong recognized Shang Yang very much and adopted Shang Yang's political reform strategy. The commercial reform of Qin made Qin adopt strict laws, so that ordinary people could upgrade with meritorious military service. Later, after the death of Qin Xiaogong, someone reported Shang Yang's rebellion in the State of Qin. After hearing the news, Shang Yang was ready to flee to Wei. However, when he was ready to rush to the hotel to rest, he met the hotel staff and asked for registration. Because Shang Yang had to register himself by legislation, he had to leave angrily for safety. Later, Shang Yang was arrested and finally executed.
After reading the story of Shang Yang, I think Shang Yang is a very talented person. He played a great role in unifying the six countries of Qin. Without him, the Warring States could last for hundreds of years. In our time, we should constantly adjust ourselves and face life with certification.
Reflections on Historical Records The Historical Records is the first general history of ancient China written by Sima Qian, a great historian and writer in the Western Han Dynasty. It is not only a historical work, but also a great literary work. The stories selected in Historical Records are the essence of Historical Records. From the legendary emperor to the Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, it was written in chronological order. These stories are not only wonderful and interesting, but also open a door for us to understand history.
This book has 130 articles and more than 520,000 words. This book also created the form of biographical history books, which had a far-reaching impact on the official history of later generations. The intriguing stories in the book are woven into historical records handed down from generation to generation.
The characters in Sima Qian's works are vivid, distinctive in character, vivid in language and beautiful in writing, which seems to be beautiful in artistic conception. With the ups and downs of the plot, my mood is also changing. Take pleasure in the hero's pleasure, take the hero's worries as worries and feel the hero's feelings. Lighthearted and humorous language and exciting plot seem to have brought me to that distant era.
In the year of Historical Records, what impressed me the most was the plot that Qin Shihuang and Ying Zheng ruled the country. Repeated battles and defeats eventually swept the old forces of the six countries. Therefore, North Korea was destroyed in the first 230 years, Wei in the first 225 years, Chu in the first 223 years, Yan and Zhao in the first 222 years, and all of them were destroyed in the first 22 1 year, thus establishing the first unified centralized country in the history of China.
Through historical records, we have a deeper understanding of the origin and history of the Chinese nation, the truth of being a man, the great achievements of historical figures, some historical allusions, the background and process of some historical events, and the far-reaching historical influence of the society at that time.
Historical Records Eight Historical Records is the earliest biographical general history of the Chinese nation and is known as the swan song of historians. This book pioneered the form of biographical history books and had a far-reaching impact on the official history of past dynasties. Reading, it feels like talking to a living person. I sympathize with Sima Qian and admire him. Sima Qian is the father of China's historiography, and his spirit of bearing the burden of humiliation is told by later generations. Different from other historical books, Historical Records vividly depicts people from Huangdi to Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, rather than just listing emperors and princes.
The book Historical Records is great, and the author is even greater. If we "read his books and want to meet his people", we must read Taishi Gongxu. Preface to Taishi Gong is very important, because only by reading this article can we understand his academic background and creative process, and know that he has family background and is taught by famous teachers. If Taishi Gongxu is an academic history, Baoren An Shu is his spiritual history. Because it is saturated with love for life and pain for death, every sentence is from the heart.
The characters in Sima Qian's works are vivid and distinctive, such as Lin Xiangru, Lian Po and Qin Shihuang. Beautiful language makes me seem to have entered that era. With the ups and downs of the plot, my mood has also changed. The protagonist is happy, and the protagonist is worried. I was immersed in an exciting plot. I became a general who attacked the city for a while, a strategist who planned for a while, and a glib lobbyist. I was intoxicated with the rolling history and couldn't extricate myself for a long time.
What is history? History is a teacher: "the past is not forgotten, and the future is a teacher"; History is a law: "When studying nature and human beings, we can change the past and present"; History is a mirror, an experience and a kind of wisdom. The historical trend is vast, those who follow it prosper, and those who go against it perish. In the face of the ever-changing international situation, in order to accomplish the great mission of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, please ask young friends to gain insight into the law from history, be familiar with the past, grasp the present and dominate the future.
Reading "Historical Records" 9 In the long history of the Chinese nation, countless people pass by it, just like a river of no return, scouring the sand. Sima Qian himself, as a great historical figure, has been immortalized through the ages because he wrote the great historical work Historical Records, which is praised and admired by later generations.
As a generation of historians, Sima Qian devoted his life and energy to history and made great contributions to Chinese civilization and even the whole human civilization. However, he recorded a magnificent history with history books, but his life experience was hardly remembered by history. Sima Qian 145-? Zi Zichang was born in Hancheng, Shaanxi Province and Hejin, Shanxi Province in the Western Han Dynasty. He was an ancient historian, writer and thinker in China and was called "Shi Sheng" by later generations. Sima Qian's family is fairly well-off; As a teenager, he did some work in his hometown. My mother cultivated Sima Qian's study from an early age. Sima Qian is clever, intelligent and studious. It laid the foundation for later writing and historical records. When he grew up, while he was absorbed in writing historical records, an unexpected trouble suddenly fell on his head. It turned out that Sima Qian offended Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by defending a general and was imprisoned and tortured. Sima Qian was sad and angry, and tried to splash blood on the wall several times, which killed him. But I gave up the idea when I thought that Historical Records had not been completed. He thought: "People always die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a feather. If I die like this, wouldn't it be as light as a feather? I have to live! I must finish writing this history book! " Thought of here, he tried to restrain himself, buried his personal shame and pain in his heart, unfolded a smooth bamboo slip again, and wrote a neat line of official characters on it. In this way, Sima Qian worked hard to write and spent a whole 18 years. At the age of 60, he finished writing a book about 520,000 words, Historical Records.
Sima Qian is a great historical figure. He is a man who never gives up. And I want to be such a person, not discouraged and not giving up.
Reflections on Historical Records 10 Sima Qian's Historical Records, which runs through the glorious history of the motherland for more than 3,000 years, is the first biographical general history in the history of China, ranking first in the twenty-fourth history, and is a classic.
This book is one of the most famous masterpieces in ancient China. It records the splendid civilization from the legendary Yellow Emperor era to the first year of the Yuan Dynasty for 3,000 years, and vividly describes some historical events in 3,000 years. After reading this book, I deeply felt the greatness of the motherland's culture and made me feel respected. The vivid description of Historical Records has always inspired our writing and the development of our motherland. When historical records came out, Luoyang paper was expensive.
Great works always have brilliant achievements. Historical Records, a great work, is a pearl in the cultural history of the motherland. The characters in Sima Qian's works are all distinctive and distinctive. Vivid language and beautiful words make readers feel happy. With the ups and downs of the plot, my mood is also changing. Take pleasure in the hero's pleasure, take the hero's worries as worries and feel the hero's feelings. Lighthearted and humorous language and exciting plot seem to have brought me to that distant era. The background characteristics of each era; The customs of various countries; History books vividly show the customs and habits of all ethnic groups.
As Loan Aiken said in his article "Travel around the world as a companion", reading historical records is like a historical journey. Readers seem to have crossed time and space, become witnesses of historical events and experienced people's thoughts and feelings at that time; As if talking face to face with Sima Qian, I was moved by his accurate language, and unconsciously increased the necessary historical knowledge and enriched my mind.
The Historical Records, praised by Mr. Lu Xun as "a masterpiece by historians, with no rhyme in Li Sao", is a classic that China people should read carefully! This is a lively and interesting book, which can increase knowledge and is worth reading!
Thoughts on Historical Records 1 1 Historical Records When I was a child, my mother told me the story of Historical Records. Since then, I have been looking forward to meeting the historical records one day and writing a composition after reading them. Recently, my mother bought me a copy of Historical Records. I was so happy that I quickly picked up the book and read it with relish. Through reading, I know that "Historical Records" is the first biographical historical academic in history, which records the historical events from the Yellow Emperor to the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In historical records, I am most impressed by the character Qin Shihuang, the earliest emperor of China. Qin Shihuang contributed greatly to the unification of China. After reading Historical Records, I felt the composition after reading it.
Politically, Qin Shihuang abolished the enfeoffment system, changed the county system and promulgated a new law; Economically, Qin Shihuang unified the national monetary system and the weights and measures system. Also built "east to the seaside" and "south to Wu Chu" two avenues, once there is rebellion, you can send troops to suppress at any time; Militarily, Qin Shihuang sent troops to crusade against Xiongnu, connecting the Great Wall in northern Qin, Zhao and Yan, and building the Great Wall in Wan Li. In addition, Qin Shihuang unified the writing in culture and thought. Although Qin Shihuang contributed to history, he was cruel to the working people. He "burned books to bury Confucianism", killed more than 400 Confucian scholars and ordered the burning of hundreds of works in Xianyang, which caused great losses to the history of China. After reading historical records, I also learned about other historical figures, such as Qu Yuan, Chen Sheng and Guangwu Uprising, Xiang Yu, Chu Bawang, and so on.
. This book has enriched my knowledge. Now I know that Historical Records is not only a great literary work, but also a profound literary work. Historical Records makes me feel how magnificent China's history and culture are, and at the same time makes me feel more proud of our knowledge of Chinese history and culture.
After reading Historical Records 12 This winter vacation, I read a book at home: Historical Records, written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty.
This book records the story from the legendary Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the Han Dynasty. There are stories about Jing Ke stabbing the king of Qin, poor orphan Zhao, Shennong who tasted all kinds of herbs in order to better understand wild flowers and plants, and some monarchs who were cruel and heartless, and the people could not bear to rebel in succession, and the dynasty perished. Among these stories, one impressed me the most. That's Dayu harnessing water. When Yao was in power, the flood flooded, and Gun was sent to control water for nine years, and he was exiled because of poor water control. Dayu was ordered to lead everyone in water control. He learned from his father's experience and lessons, actively practiced, and led everyone to work hard to control water. Dayu passed by his house three times, but he didn't go in once in order to complete the water control quickly until the water control was completed.
After reading this story, I thought: Dayu sacrificed his time with his family in order to quickly control the flood, prevent all the people from suffering from the flood, and make the world in chaos. He went to his house three times, but he never went in to see it. I was moved by his selfless dedication. There are many such people around us. Like alimu, he is not very rich himself. He lives by selling mutton kebabs all day and lives in poverty. But he saw that some children in remote mountainous areas had no money to study and had to stay at home. For the future of these children, he donated almost all the money earned from selling mutton skewers, and prepared to make money to build a school for them within ten years. Their spirit is worth learning. You should also learn to give, like Dayu and Alimu. We can donate money to poor children, help our classmates when they are in trouble, or take part in some activities, such as planting trees and clearing the garbage on the ground. This is selfless dedication.
This book tells me not only the history, but also the truth. I must remember: learn to be selfless.
On Sunday, I was alone at home, finished my homework and took a famous book-Historical Records. Historical Records mainly tells the stories of famous people in past dynasties: dutiful sons, honest people, thinkers, educators and politicians. ...
Historical Records consists of many short stories, some of which are about hardworking and simple people, people who are not afraid of hardship, people who are brave and enterprising, and people who have gone through hardships and finally become famous. Ming Shanbin is an honest man. Ming Shanbin's selling cattle mainly shows that Shanbin's family is poor and he can only sell one ox. A man bought a cow and paid 600 yuan. Later, Ming Shanbin remembered that cows have hooves. He caught up with the man and said it again. The man asked Ming Shanbin to return 300 yuan, so Ming Shanbin had to return 300 yuan to him. Ming Shanbin kept his word and told the man that the cow was ill and returned the money to him.
I have such people around me. On one occasion, An Ruoning didn't bring a new exercise book, and besides, the old ones were used up. She borrowed a copy from me. I said I didn't have to return it, but she kept saying, "Yes, yes, how can I take a brand-new exercise book from you for nothing?" Although we are friends, you paid for it after all. What a pity if I don't return it! "I said," everyone should help each other. It doesn't seem generous of me to say so. "The next morning, I found a new exercise book in my desk. At this time, my deskmate quietly told me that An Ruoning put it there, and she told me not to tell you!
An Ruoning is so honest, I want to learn from her and be an honest and trustworthy boy. At the same time, I would also like to recommend this famous book-Historical Records, because it records many interesting stories like Ming Shanbin selling cattle.
Reflections on Historical Records 14 In this hot summer, I read Sima Qian's book Historical Records. It lets me know how hard it takes to defend a country. Some countries have always been peaceful, but because ministers indulge in debauchery all day long and never care about national policies, they eventually lead to the country's demise. You should know that once you become the king of a country, you should not only care about enjoying life, but also make the country strong and not be looked down upon by other countries, otherwise your country will perish one day.
In Chu Zhuangwang's story, there is a problem: there is a big bird with colorful feathers, which stops on a high slope outside the city. Three years, no flying, no screaming. What kind of bird is this? Chu Zhuangwang is the son of King Chu Mu. Since he succeeded to the throne, the country has been in chaos, but he has lived a noble life. Every day, he either hunts or drinks and has fun with beautiful women. Wu Ju should be the minister of Zhuang Wang. The problem just now is that Wu Ju tested Zhuang Wang to get rid of his bad habits, but Zhuang Wang did not listen to dissuasion and went his own way. Soon, the doctor Su Cong said that Chu was going to perish. King Zhuang was angry and ordered him to be destroyed. But Sue's words changed. He said, "Zhuang Wang wants all the wealth of Chu, and he has so much time to hunt. It's better to mind his business than to drink. If you don't listen to advice, it will be difficult to be a common people. " Hearing this, King Zhuang threw away all irrelevant musical instruments and began to discuss with ministers to make the country stronger. Finally, Chu became one of the powerful countries.
This is a book about history. Although some words have not been fully understood so far, at least some words can be read, which are closely related to learning: learning is like a country, and if you don't concentrate on it, the country will perish; If you concentrate, your country will become stronger.
Reading History Books 15 In the second year of Su Wu's mission to Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent General Li Guangli of the Second Division to attack Xiongnu with 30,000 troops. Defeated, almost completely annihilated, Li Guangli fled back. Li Guang's grandson, Li Ling, then served as a captain on horseback, fighting the Huns with 5,000 infantry. Khan personally led thirty thousand cavalry to surround the infantry of Liling. Although Li Ling's archery is good, the soldiers are also brave. Five thousand infantry killed five or six thousand tarquin, but more and more Xiongnu soldiers. The Han army was outnumbered, and there were no reinforcements behind it. In the end, only more than 400 Han soldiers broke through. Li Ling was captured by the Huns and surrendered.
The news that Li Ling surrendered to the Huns shocked the court. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty put Li Ling's mother, wife and children in prison and called ministers to discuss Li Ling's crimes.
Ministers condemned Li Ling for not being afraid of death and surrendering to the Huns. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Taishi to ask Sima Qian to listen to his opinion.
Sima Qian said, "Li Ling has less than 5,000 infantry. He went deep into the enemy's hinterland and struck tens of thousands of enemies. Although he lost the battle, he killed so many enemies that he can tell the world. Li Ling refused to die at once, so he must have an idea. He must want to atone and repay the emperor. "
Hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Sima Qian's defense of Li Ling was intended to belittle Li Guangli (Li Guangli was the younger brother of Emperor Wu's favorite concubine), and he flew into a rage and said, "Defending those who surrendered to the enemy is not intended to oppose the court?" With a cry, he took Sima Qian out of the prison and handed him over to Ting Wei for interrogation.
After the trial, Sima Qian was found guilty and should be punished for corruption (a kind of corporal punishment). Sima Qian was unable to atone and had to be punished and imprisoned.
Sima Qian thought it was a shame to be punished by corruption, and he almost wanted to commit suicide. But he thinks he still has an extremely important job to finish and should not die. Because he was writing a book with all his energy, this is the greatest historical work in ancient China-Historical Records.
It turns out that Sima Qian's ancestors were historians for generations, and his father Sima Tan was also an official of the Han Dynasty. Sima Qian came to Chang 'an with his father when he was ten years old, and read many books since childhood.