Stepping into the palace, everyone saw the official half-leaning on the throne, holding a bamboo book in his hand.
"Join Your Majesty!"
Li Wei led everyone to give a big gift to Li Jie. The first meeting in the new year was naturally more grand.
"Ping Sheng."
Li Jie put away the bamboo slips in his hand and signaled.
"My lords, please sit down."
"At the right time of the year, I invite you to come to the palace. I hope you won't mind me."
"Don't dare."
As soon as Levi heard this, his buttocks were not yet warm, and he immediately jumped up from the chair.
"Family happiness is nothing more than family happiness, how can it be compared with state affairs."
"That doesn't need to be the case."
Li Jie waved his hand: "Li Qing, sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Li Wei took his seat, Li Jie glanced at the important ministers and then spoke slowly.
"You, your ministers, are great scholars who have read poetry and books. Today, you are summoned to the palace. Actually, there is a question that you need to resolve."
"A few days ago, I found several bamboo scrolls from Longtu Pavilion. According to the annotations, these bamboo scrolls are Qin bamboo slips."
(ps: Longtuge, a place where Taizong’s imperial books and various classics are collected)
"The content is somewhat different from the "Historical Records" I have read before."
"On his southern tour, the First Emperor once passed by Xiangshan Mountain. Taishi Gong records:
It crosses the Huai River from the southwest to Hengshan and Nanjun. Float across the river to Xiangshan Temple.
In strong winds, it is almost impossible to cross.
The doctor was asked: "Who is the king of Xiang?"
The doctor said to him, "I heard that Yao's daughter, Shun's wife, was buried here.
So the First Emperor was furious and ordered three thousand prisoners to cut down the trees in Xiangshan Mountain and destroy the mountains. "
This is a record of the First Emperor's southern tour in the Historical Records. The general idea is that the First Emperor's southern tour reached the foot of Xiangshan Mountain and was preparing to cross the river.
As a result, a sudden strong wind blew, making it impossible for the First Emperor to cross the river.
So the first emperor asked, what kind of god is Xiangjun?
The doctor replied, "Xiang Jun is Yao's daughter and Shun's wife."
When the First Emperor heard this, he became furious and ordered people to cut down the trees on Xiangshan Mountain.
"When I first read this record, I was a little confused and didn't understand why the First Emperor wanted to build the mountain."
"It wasn't until I saw this bamboo slip in my hand that I discovered that the First Emperor not only failed to cut down Xiangshan Mountain, but instead issued an edict prohibiting entry into the forest."
"I would like to ask, why are there two completely opposite records?"
"Which one should I believe?"
"Is it Qin Jian or Tai Shigong's handwriting?"
In the audience, as early as when the official mentioned the period of the First Emperor's southern tour, he had already guessed what the official wanted to ask.
He was able to predict things simply because he read the Qin slips in the hands of officials.
These volumes of Qin slips were compiled by his brother Li Hang. Back then, the two brothers had talked about it.
In the end, the two brothers came to the same point of view.
Qin bamboo slips are more credible.
After all, the Qin bamboo slips in the hands of officials are not official records of the Qin Dynasty, but folk records of the Qin Dynasty.
As we all know, when the government is revising the history of the country, many things need to be avoided. For example, some things that are not conducive to the image of the country must be covered up.
It is necessary to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses.
There are not so many taboos in folk records.
As long as there are no reactionary remarks recorded or large-scale circulation, the official basically turns a blind eye. ….
In addition, revising the history of the previous dynasty and revising the history of this dynasty are another matter.
There is no need to avoid taboos. It’s okay to be fair. It’s okay to praise a little. It’s okay to discredit a little.
Therefore, compared with the history books compiled by later dynasties, the historical records recorded by the former dynasty are obviously more credible and more objective.
This is a recognized fact!
However, although the principle is this, Li Wei is not able to directly
Tell the officials.
What’s good about the Qin Dynasty?
All the wealth accumulated by the Qin kings in the past dynasties was defeated by the First Emperor alone.
Tai Shigong may have thought so, so he recorded it in the history books.
A long while.
The ministers in the palace remained silent. Seeing everyone's reactions, Li Jie suddenly laughed. It was really interesting.
It seems that everyone here is a master at pretending to be fake.
Rang Xue traveled through ancient and modern times and was still applicable in the Northern Song Dynasty.
"Scholar Yan?"
After a while, seeing everyone still bowing their heads in deep thought, Li Jie immediately called their names.
Hearing the official call out his name, Yan Shu raised his head slightly, his face seemed calm, but he frowned secretly in his heart.
This question is easy to answer.
But why officials ask this question is worth pondering.
If it was just to clear up doubts and celebrate the New Year, why would the officials summon them into the palace together?
Moreover, those who entered the palace today were all courtiers who compiled the "Records of Zhenzong".
The meaning can't help but make people daydream.
"I think Qin Jian is more trustworthy."
"The "Historical Records" has a total of 130 chapters, with a total text of more than 500,000 words. It lasted for more than ten years and passed through the hands of several people. It is inevitable that there will be errors and omissions in it."
"In addition, many chapters in "Historical Records" do not quote original historical materials, but have been processed."
"Therefore, I think the "Historical Records" is considerable and credible, but it cannot be fully trusted."
After listening to Yan Shu's speech, Li Jie nodded slightly, and then turned his attention to Sun Shi.
Seeing this, Sun Shi also stood up.
"Mencius said, "Believing all the books is worse than having no books at all."
"Although this sentence refers to "Shang Shu", I think it can also be extended to other categories."
"In addition, the purpose of observing history is to choose the good ones and follow them, and to change the bad ones. If we pursue history itself more than the past, wouldn't we lose the original intention?"
Sun Shi's view is also the mainstream view among current scholars. The fundamental purpose of most scholars reading history books is not to seek truth.
Just to understand the gains and losses.
Whether there are any errors or omissions is not the point.
With Yan Shu and Sun Shi charging at the front, the ministers who had not spoken for the time being had less worries in their hearts.
Subsequently, Li Wei, Song Shou, and Chen Yaozuo expressed their views one after another.
Although their words are different, the general meaning is still a continuation of Yan Shu's views.
Being wise is the key.
"I have learned a lesson."
After a while, Li Jie slowly stood up and gave a disciple salute to several people.
Seeing that the officials were so aware of etiquette, everyone couldn't help but be very satisfied.
However, after the ceremony, Li Jie suddenly changed the subject and raised a new question.
"In this case, do you think it is more important to compile history by recording records or recording events?"
The two words "documentary" and "note" sound very similar, but in fact they have very different meanings.
Putting one important fact and one important matter here is tantamount to asking them.
Is it important to understand the gains and losses, or is the fact more important?
Obviously, the officials were not very satisfied with their answers. Otherwise, they would not have asked "be taught" in the first sentence and "immediately" in the second sentence.
"You gentlemen do not need to answer immediately. You can go back and think about it carefully. You can answer my questions until the next time we meet."
Seeing the mixed expressions of everyone, Li Jie smiled slightly.
It feels good to assign homework after class. .
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