The Chinese nation is the nation with the oldest history among mankind, and faithfully recording history is very serious and necessary. In this way, no matter how long the river of history is, future generations can learn from it the national virtues that have been passed down for generations.
Sima Qian's "Historical Records" left a true history to the Chinese nation, allowing us to see the glory of our ancestors. Qianqiu's awe-inspiring righteousness.
Sima Qian Temple is located in Longting Plateau, Zhichuan Town, Hancheng, Shaanxi Province.
There is such a heart-stirring historical story in "Historical Records".
In 548 BC, Cui Zhu, an official of Qi State, killed Duke Zhuang of Qi and established Duke Zhuang's half-brother Chu Jiu as Duke Jin of Qi. After Qi Jinggong ascended the throne, he appointed Cui Zhu as his right minister. In order to cover up the truth, Cui Zhu ordered the historian to write the death of Duke Zhuang of Qi as "died of malaria". The Taishi of Qi State, in line with the traditional professional ethics of "writing history directly", sternly rejected it. He wrote seriously on the bamboo slips (paper was not invented at that time, and the words were all engraved on the bamboo slips): "On the fifth day of the summer, Cui Zhu killed his king Guang" (Qizhuang Gong's name was Guang). Cui Zhu was furious and immediately killed the Taishi and destroyed the bamboo slips he wrote.
The younger brother of Qi Taishi was filled with indignation when he heard that his brother had been killed for writing history truthfully. According to the laws and regulations, he succeeded as historian and faithfully carved on the bamboo slips according to what his brother had written. In order to destroy this true history, Cui Zhuyi relied on his power to kill him too.
Qi Taishi also had a younger brother who succeeded him as historian. In order to faithfully record history, he once again wrote down the historical facts intact.
The guilty Prime Minister Cui Zhu saw that the three brothers insisted on writing historical truth, so he became really scared. He took the bamboo slips that the younger brother of Qi Taishi had just written and said, "Are you willing to risk your life? As long as you write according to my instructions, your two brothers will be saved from death." The young man said seriously: "Writing history based on facts is the bounden duty of a historian. I can't just care about life and ignore historical facts!"
This righteousness overwhelmed the frightened regicide rebel Cui Zhu, and returned the bamboo slips written truthfully. Give it to him and let the museum preserve it.
The true story of the three brothers has also been faithfully recorded. Wen Tianxiang once mentioned the story of Taishi Jian in "Song of Righteousness". He wrote: "The heaven and earth have righteousness, and they are mixed and endowed with manifolds: time. I can only see the pictures one by one, in the bamboo slips of Taishi of Qi, and in the pen of Dong Hu of Jin... They will last forever when they shine through the sun and the moon, and the story of life and death will be settled!"
"Historical Records"
The Sima Qian family has been in charge of the official position of Taishi for generations. In the third year of Yuanfeng (108 BC), his father Sima Tan passed away, and Sima Qian became the Taishi Ling. You can see the wooden slips and silk books that truly record history. He decided to select the essence and leave it to future generations. This is "Historical Records".
History is made of truth. How many people engaged in news media and artistic creation can be like the three brothers of the Qi family, who are free from sycophancy and upright?