The full text (excerpt) is as follows:
In seven years, Tai Shigong suffered from the disaster of Li Ling and lived in seclusion. However, he sighed, "It's my fault. It was my fault! You don't have to ruin it! "
In other words, "those who are vague in poetry and books want to follow their aspirations." Yesterday Xibo was detained and played Zhouyi; Confucius, Chen and Cai wrote Spring and Autumn Annals. Qu Yuan was exiled and wrote Li Sao.
Zuo Qiu is blind and has "Mandarin"; Sun Tzu's feet are not the art of war; It's not Shu, but Lu Lan. Han Fei imprisoned Qin, Difficult and Lonely Anger; There are 300 poems, which are generally attributed to the angry actions of sages. This man has a sense of stagnation and can't understand his way, so he tells the past and thinks about newcomers. "
So since the death of Tang Tao, as for Linzhi, since the Yellow Emperor.
The translation is as follows:
In the seventh year, Tai Shigong suffered from Li Ling and was imprisoned. So I sighed: "This is my sin! This is my sin! Physical disability is useless. "
Retreat and ponder: "Poetry and books are obscure and concise, because the author wants to express his own thoughts and feelings. Once upon a time, Zhou Wenwang was put in prison and deduced the Book of Changes. Confucius met Cai Chen's dilemma and wrote Chunqiu. Qu Yuan was exiled and wrote Li Sao. Zuo Qiuming was blind before compiling Mandarin. Sun Tzu was whipped in the leg, but he discussed Sun Tzu's art of war.
Lv Buwei was demoted to Shu County, and Lu Lan was handed down to the world; Han Fei was imprisoned in the state of Qin, and only then did he write Said Difficult and Lonely Anger. There are 300 poems, mostly written by sages to express their anger. These people are depressed and sad inside, and their ideals cannot be realized, so they look back on the past and consider the future. "
So I finally made up my mind to record the history of the year when I got the forest in Liang Wudi, starting with the Yellow Emperor.
Extended data:
Sima Qian's stepfather was Taishi Gong in the third year of Yuanfeng (BC 108), and he began to write Taishi Gong Shu (hereinafter referred to as Historical Records) in the first year of Shu Tai (BC 104). Later, he was arrested and imprisoned for defending Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for the defeat and surrender of Li Ling, and was convicted of corruption, which caused great physical and mental trauma.
After he was released from prison, he worked as a secretary and continued to finish his history books with humiliation and enthusiasm. In about two years (9 1 year ago), the book was finally compiled and revised. Preface to Taishi Gong is the preface to Historical Records, and it can also be regarded as the author's autobiography, ranking at the end of the book.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Taishi Gongxu