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Meng Jian was written by Ban Gu. When he was nine years old, he could recite poems. When he grows up, he reads ancient books. The arguments of a hundred schools of thought are thorough. (Ban Gu) There is no fixed teacher, and he is not constrained by chapters and sentences. He just got the gist. Gentle and tolerant, he is not superior because of his talent, so many Confucian scholars admire him very much.

Ban Gu thought that the Han Dynasty was prosperous and had the orders of Emperor Yao, so he assisted Emperor Ye. It was not until the sixth generation that Chen Shicai began to trace the merits and demerits of the courtiers of past dynasties, and wrote his own chronicle, which was compiled behind the emperor and ranked between Qin Shihuang and Xiang Yu. There has been no record since earlier years.

So (Ban Gu) inquired about the preface, recorded what he saw and heard, and wrote < < Hanshu > >; . (< < Hanshu >); ) from high-impedance to Wang Xiaoping Mang was punished, (a * * *) the 12th generation, 230 years. In his article, the meaning of> runs through, and it is smooth before and after. He wrote hundreds of records, forms, notes and biographies. Ban Gu was ordered by Yongping to study for more than 20 years until the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, academic circles attached great importance to his works and scholars did not shy away from reciting them.

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