The greatest feature of this article "On Qin" is that the language has the characteristics of ci and fu, and it pays attention to the layout and rendering of the content of the article. The article's ci and fu are extraordinary in literary talent, incisive in political views and outstanding in eloquence. The word "On Qin" describes the experience and lessons of the Qin Dynasty from prosperity to decline and from strength to weakness. The emperors of the Han Dynasty really summed up their experience with distinctive writing techniques.
magnum opus
On Guo Qin is the representative work of Jia Yizheng's thesis, which is divided into three parts. The full text analyzes the faults of the Qin Dynasty from various aspects, so it is named "On Qin". This paper aims to summarize the historical lessons of Qin's sudden death and provide reference for the establishment of the system and the consolidation of the rule in the Han Dynasty. It is a group of articles with profound insights and great artistic appeal.
The first part of "On Qin" first tells the reasons why Qin Zi is filial to the public and the emperor is getting stronger: geographical advantages, the idea of reforming and strengthening the country, the correct war strategy, and the painstaking management of several Qin kings. The style of writing is full of momentum by using parallel prose and fine description methods.
After that, I wrote that although my strength is very small, I can bring down the powerful state of Qin. By contrast, I came to the conclusion that Qin's death was a "benevolent move". The novella analyzes that after Qin unified the world, without correct policies, Qin Ershi failed to correct the wrong policies of Qin Shihuang, mainly accusing Qin Ershi of his fault. The next chapter writes that Zi Ying, the king of Qin, failed to save the country and help the poor, mainly accusing Zi Ying, the king of Qin, of his fault.
meaning
On Guo Qin is a political paper. "Guo Qin" means to point out Qin's mistakes, and "Guo" is a verb. "On" is the style of argumentative writing, which focuses on clarifying one's own views. On Qin is a historical theory that accuses Qin (politics) of being wrong.
There are three articles about the Qin Dynasty. Among them, the first one is the best and the most influential. It was first attached to the end of Historical Records of Qin Shihuang, and listed as the second article; Later, Chu added Historical Records, which was attached to the end of Chen She Family. This article is also selected from Hanshu New Books Selected Works.