"People are inherently mortal, or heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather, that is to say, everyone will die, some are heavier than Mount Tai and some are lighter than a feather, depending on everyone's choice.
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The story about people's inherent mortality, which is heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather;
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a great historian in China, Sima Qian, was born.
As a teenager, Sima Qian was influenced by his father and read ancient books. At the age of 20, he traveled around and collected a lot of information about ancient celebrities. Later, he was appointed as a doctor and could often travel with the emperor.
1 10 Before the first year (the first year of the Western Han Dynasty), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed Mount Tai for the first time. Sima Qian's father, as a historian, should have come to Taishan to attend the closing ceremony, but he stayed in Luoyang for some reason. He regards Zen meditation as a major event in his political life. He felt extremely sorry and disappointed that he couldn't go to the Zen ceremony in the east, and finally fell ill and was bedridden.
At this time, it happened that Sima Qian came back from his overseas trip to see his father, so he held Sima Qian's hand and said with tears, "Our ancestors were officials of the Zhou Dynasty, and our distant ancestors made great contributions to Xia, ranking first among the hundred officials. Later generations gradually weakened. Will the sky be extinct because of me?
If you can inherit the official position of a surname, you can inherit your ancestral business. Now the emperor of the Han Dynasty has inherited thousands of years of Mount Tai meditation, and I can't accompany him, which is destiny takes a hand! After I die, you will inherit the teacher. When you are a teacher, don't forget my wish to write a book. "
Shortly after his father's death, Sima Qian succeeded to the throne and issued a formal order. After making the Taishi Order, Sima Qian read many books and took many notes. BC 104, began to write historical records. However, at this moment, something unfortunate happened.
This year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli, the general of the Second Division, to attack the Huns with 30,000 troops, and suffered a crushing defeat. 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.
Finally, Li Ling was captured by the Huns and surrendered. The news that Li Ling surrendered to Xiongnu 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.
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 was so protective of Li Ling that he flew into a rage. He said, "isn't defending those who surrender to the enemy deliberately against 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, so he thought of suicide, but he thought: Zhou Wenwang was locked in prison and wrote Zhouyi; Confucius was trapped in Cai Chen on his way around the world. Later, he made up a Spring and Autumn Annals. Qu Yuan was exiled and wrote Li Sao. Zuo Qiuming is blind and writes Mandarin. Sun Bin was gouged out of his kneecap and wrote the Art of War by Sun Tzu.
There are 300 poems in The Book of Songs, most of which were written by the ancients in a depressed mood. These famous books were written when the author was depressed or his ideal didn't work. Why don't I use this time to write this history well?
In this way, in order to complete the task of historical works, Sima Qian endured the pain and made a scene. Later, he finally got out of prison. After he was released from prison, he expressed his painful feelings after being punished in a letter to his friend Ren An, and mentioned his intention and determination to write Historical Records.
In this famous letter, Sima Qian said: people are inherently mortal, either heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. I can't die easily. The reason why I put up with humiliation and drag out an ignoble existence is to complete my historical works.
Sima Qian wrote angrily with his strong perseverance. After thirteen years of hard work, he finally wrote the earliest general history of China-Historical Records. Historical records began in the legendary era of the Yellow Emperor and lasted until the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (95 BC). * * * was written as 130 with 520,000 words, covering political, economic, cultural, military and other aspects.
Historical Records is not only a great historical work, but also an excellent literary work. He and his book Historical Records enjoy a lofty position in the history of Chinese historiography and literature. Mr. Lu Xun called it "the historian's swan song, Li Sao has no rhyme."
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