Historian.
A sacred position that has been passed down since ancient times. Legend has it that the official position inherited from Shihuang Cangjie has a high status. In particular, Suwang Ji Zhao's emphasis on history and Luo's emphasis on history have created today's custom.
Taishi Ling.
The official position responsible for recording records for the Han Dynasty has been handed down from generation to generation.
In a corner of the palace, Sima Qian sat quietly on his knees in the corner.
The Sima family is a historian who has been passed down from generation to generation since the pre-Qin period. He is not just a person, but also carries the glory of ancestors of all generations.
As the dusk drum sounded, he left the palace. He could not enter the harem, and others would record it.
Then he met Luo Qing.
Luo Qing was riding in a very simple carriage without any gorgeous decorations. Seeing Sima Qian appear, Luo Qing walked out of the carriage with simple clothes. He straightened out the wrinkles on his clothes and bowed solemnly: "Qing has seen Tai Shi Ling." .”
"Go and pay homage to the young master."
Sima Qian bowed in return, and then asked with some confusion: "Master, are you here to seek relocation?"
Luo Qing nodded and said: "Exactly."
When Sima Qian heard this, he waved his hand and said loudly: "Master, please come into the mansion to talk."
The two walked into the hall together and sat down separately. Sima Qian asked Luo Qing why he came. Luo Qing did not answer. Instead, he said: "Last time, Taishi Ling, you said you wanted to write an unprecedented general history. Because of the rush, you did not ask carefully. Today." Are you willing to tell Qing a story?
Luo family has recorded history for thousands of years. I really want to know what this unprecedented history book looks like. "
Luo Qing was really curious. After all, if he dared to boast like this in front of Luo Shi, there must be something there.
Sima Qian couldn't help but look happy when he heard this. For historians, writing a history book that can be passed down to future generations is probably the highest pursuit in life.
"Young master, this history book written by Qian is very different from the history books of the past. Historians before Bang Zhou recorded events as history and were not systematic.
Historians matured in the Zhou Dynasty, and had chronological records and national distinctions.
In particular, every country in the Zhou Dynasty had historians who recorded events and the posthumous titles of their kings. This method made it easy to sort out the complicated history books and corroborate the major events of the same period with each other.
However, the records of people are often not perfect. If you want to understand a person, you need to read a lot of history books.
The history books written by Qian are mainly about people. In one chapter, they are all written from birth to death! "
When Luo Qing heard this, he felt that his whole scalp was about to explode, as if a layer of fog had peeled away before his eyes. He was surprised and excited: "It's still possible to do this. Taishi Ling is such a great talent. This method of recording history may take a long time." It was imitated by future historians.”
When Sima Qian heard Luo Qing's praise, he stood up and walked to the corner, took out a thick stack of paper from the cabinet and handed it to Luo Qing.
While handing it over, he said: "Qian plans to record the emperor's chapter as a chronicle, the princes' families as aristocratic families, and the capable ministers as biographies. Then he will comment on this life and make a history book that understands the past and present.
The history of the world is all in the Luo family. Please allow me to move into the Luo family's historical materials collection room. "
Luo Qing took the neatly organized papers and saw three big characters at first - "Zhou Benji".
Sima Qian said: "Qian is going to start compiling seal script from the legendary Five Emperors. The emperors of the Yuxia, Yin, Shang and Bangzhou dynasties will make the seal scripts respectively. The emperors who were named after the emperor and the false emperors will also make the seal script, such as the Su Wang Emperor, Gao Empress, etc. "
Hearing this, Luo Qing stopped flipping through the catalog and said solemnly: "Taishi ordered that the ancestor King Su can appear in Zhou Benji and Luo Shijia at the same time, but King Luo Wen is not allowed to write this book."
Sima Qian was stunned for a moment, but this was a matter for his ancestors and there was no promotion, so he agreed.
Luo Qing closed the thick stack of paper and said solemnly: "Taishi Ling, if you want to complete this history book, it will be difficult for you alone. The vast amount of Luo's historical materials is unimaginable.
If you are willing, you can go to Zhaocheng to compile history, and the family will send countless people to help you complete this unprecedented work. "
"I am willing!"
Sima Qian replied immediately. He was almost stunned by the sudden surprise. It was like he planned to buy a lottery ticket to reward himself, but he won five million!
Enter Zhaocheng to compile history!
Sima Qian just wants to worship his ancestor's shrine immediately and tell them that the Sima family has made a difference. The Luo family personally invited the Sima family to go to Zhaocheng to study history. Besides the Luo family, the best historian in the world is our Sima family!
Luo Qing smiled with satisfaction. Sima Qian was compiling history in Zhaocheng. It was impossible not to be influenced by the Luo family. The compiled history book must be huge, and it is reasonable to store it in Zhaocheng.
After knowing the history that Sima Qian wanted to compile, Luo Qing immediately took out his record of the affairs of the crown prince Liu He, and handed a piece of paper full of text to Sima Qian. Luo Qing said solemnly: "Taishi Ling, this is what Qing recorded about the crown prince." Liu He’s matter.”
Sima Qian took it and took a look. He was silent for a moment and then said directly: "It's very fair. If the prince has made a mistake, he will not be killed. He can just show sympathy in return. It can be recorded in history with a little refinement."
Luo Qing stared at Sima Qian closely and said, "Taishi Ling, he is the future emperor, and he is not a kind person."
He is the future emperor, the most powerful person in the world. He is also ruthless and a murderer. Aren't you afraid of death?
If it falls into Liu He's hands, it may lead to a rather miserable future. Can this be ignored?
But Sima Qian really has the style of an ancient historian. Even the sword cannot change his will. He has strong love and hatred and is not afraid of the powerful. He is a rare born historian.
He raised his head and said: "Don't say he is his future emperor, even if he is the current emperor, so what?
Mistakes and achievements will be recorded in history.
The violent emperor Liu Dan was the only man in the world. I witnessed with my own eyes the process of how he brought chaos to the world. I will definitely write a special book about it so that kings of thousands of years to come will take a warning.
But I will not reduce his achievements in the slightest. Even if it is just one sentence, I will write it clearly.
Will there be any changes to what has already happened?
The written words are like the river flowing eastward and can never be changed.
Mencius said that he would rather die than accept his hometown. I said that he would rather die than change a single stroke. The merits and demerits of Qing Dynasty are all in this single stroke. This is a heavy responsibility given to historians by God. How can it change because of people!
My people can die, but the history books are there! "
When Luo Qing heard this, he high-fived and laughed and said: "Historians are most afraid of a word of timidity when writing history. They don't dare to put pen to paper and don't dare to write everything. Instead of doing this, it's better not to be a historian and just go to the palace and be an eggless eunuch. .
If you have such courage, you will surely write an unparalleled history book.
Without further ado.
Taishi ordered me to follow Qing to Zhaocheng. Life is short. "
Sima Qian is indeed not young. The compilation of this history book even takes several years. After all, every word has to be written down in one stroke. This is because of paper. If it were bamboo slips, it would be impossible to complete such a huge workload. , it takes longer.
Upon hearing this, Sima Qian immediately said: "Tomorrow Qian will resign to the emperor, and the post of Taishi Ling will be handed over to my son."
Since ancient times, historians have been succeeded by fathers and sons. The same is true for the compilation of history books. If one person cannot complete it, it will be completed by his descendants, brothers and even sisters. This is the family of historians.
The next day.
In the Changle Palace, Liu Xun looked at the resignation in front of him in shock. He even found it hard to believe that this was Tai Shiling's resignation.
How come there are still historians who have resigned?
Liu Xun asked in confusion: "Ling Shi, what does this mean?"
Sima Qian raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, I want to go to Zhaocheng to write history. I will write about the ancient times, the rule of the three generations, the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, and the prosperity and decline of our Han Dynasty.
I have to keep writing until your rule. Compared with such achievements, an official position like Taishi Ling, which only requires straight writing, is not very important. "
Just writing straightly, something that Sima Qian thought was simple, was something that many historians did not dare to do!
Sima Qian's voice echoed in the hall, and Liu Xun's ears were buzzing. Writing the history of the past is a trivial matter, but if he heard correctly, Sima Qian also wants to write contemporary history?
Write about yourself, the emperor sitting on the throne?
"Taishi Ling, do you want to write to me?"
"Exactly!"
"How are you going to write it?"
"As I said, it's just a straight writing. The merits and demerits are all based on it."
Liu Xun smiled and pretended to be angry: "The emperor is supreme and people in the world even want to avoid the emperor's name. How dare you accuse my father of your faults?"
Sima Qian bowed deeply, and then said loudly and loudly: "I will not accuse your Majesty of any faults, but the pen in my hand, the history written in my hand, was passed down by the Emperor Su Wang.
As long as you have a public heart, there is no one in this world that cannot be written about, and there is nothing that cannot be written about.
Your Majesty is a wise king and your ministers say this. Even though the ruthless Emperor Liu Dan is sitting in front of me, I still dare to say this. "
How brave this is!
A pure scholar is more heroic than the generals fighting on countless battlefields!
Liu Xun put away his angry expression, then laughed loudly and said: "I have nothing to fear. Above the ancients, I must be the first-class king under the Holy King.
I agreed.
Taishi ordered me to go to Zhaocheng, and I will definitely spread the prosperity of our great Han Dynasty in the annals of Zhaozhao history. "
Sima Qian slowly bowed and exited the palace. When he walked out of the palace, the sun shone warmly on his body. It was not until this moment that Sima Qian suddenly felt a pressure.
The ancient times have passed, and even the Luo family may not have much information left.
However, it must be carefully compiled for 1,800 years since the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Under the steps, Luo Qing was looking at the majestic palace with his hands behind his hands. He was about to leave here and return to Zhaocheng.
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In the previous chapters, the author has emphasized countless times that Xia Civilization was a civilization with strong ancestor worship. This worship made Xia Civilization extremely cautious in recording history. After the hereditary system was basically eliminated, the historians used the hereditary form. Continuing to pass on, they are professional and have a noble spirit, strive for truth and are not afraid of death. The largest family of historians is the royal family of China today. To this day, they still maintain the habit of recording history, using traditional paper and pen, which the Xia people call For inheritance. ——"Global History·Ancient Chinese Civilization"
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