Twenty-nine books are unique to the wall
History of the Scholars clearly records the deeds of Fu Sheng's Book of History: "Books were forbidden in Qin, Fu Sheng hid in the wall, and the soldiers went into exile. Ding Han, Fu Sheng asked for his "book", and dozens died, only 29. "
A few words reproduced the scene at that time. Qin Shihuang wrote a letter to burn books. He risked murder and hid a history book in the wall. Then there was a mutiny and he was in exile for many years. When the Han Dynasty pacified the world, Fu Sheng came back for books and found that dozens of books had been lost, leaving only 29.
What are the reasons for the loss of dozens of articles? According to scholars' speculation, at that time, Shangshu was written on bamboo slips, and water erosion and moth-eaten easily caused losses. The number of books is limited. After a cultural catastrophe, 29 history books preserved in Fu Sheng are very precious. He copied and sorted out the only remaining Book of History.
In four years, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty officially announced the abolition of the "Book Carrying Order" formulated by the Qin Dynasty, and the folk collection gained legal status. Fu Sheng recruited disciples in Qilu area and taught Shangshu. Confucian scholars in Qilu all worshipped him as their teacher. "Scholars are quite able to talk about Shangshu, and Shandong masters are all involved in Shangshu to teach." (Biography of Historical Records and the Scholars).
Later, Emperor Wen of Han learned Fu Sheng's name and wanted to call him to the court to talk about Shangshu. According to Hanshu, Fu Sheng is over 90 years old and can't go to the capital. Wendi sent Chao Cuo, who often tells his own stories, to learn from him. 90 years old was a very rare old age in ancient times. She is too old to speak clearly. She is the daughter Xi 'e who started a rumor to Chao Cuo. Shangshu is an ancient book, written in regular script. In addition, Chao Cuo is not familiar with Qi dialect. It took him about half a year to understand and record all the chapters and sentences in Shangshu. According to Wang Hong, a researcher of Zou Ping's literature and history, Fu Sheng gave the Book of History to the court, which exhausted the last strength of his life. About a year after Chao Cuo left, Fu Sheng died.