I. Historical Records (Han Sima Qian) Sima Qian: Zichang was born in Longmen, xia yang, Western Han Dynasty. Xia yang, county name, now Hancheng, near Longmen. Therefore, Sima Qian claimed to be "moving to Longmen" (Preface to Taishi Gong). Longmen, Longmen Mountain, is very famous. Legend has it that Dayu once opened a mountain in Longmen to control water. To the south of Longmen Mountain is the Yellow River. Sima Qian's home is between the Yellow River and Longmen. There are many local places of interest. Sima Qian liked scenic spots since childhood, but he also had the opportunity to hear many historical legends and stories.
There is no clear history of Sima Qian's birth and death. According to Wang Guowei's research on Taishi Gongxing Year, Sima Qian was born in the fifth year of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty (145 BC) and died in the first year of Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty (86 BC) at the age of 60.
2. Han Shu (Ban Gu, Eastern Han Dynasty) Ban Gu: Meng Jian, born in Anling, Fufeng, was born in Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. My father Ban Biao is a historian. He wrote 65 biographies to supplement the historical records. Hanshu was completed on the basis of Houzhuan. In the first year of Yongyuan, Ban Gu followed the general Dou Xian to crusade against Xiongnu and participated in the proceedings. Later, because of some things in prison, Yongyuan died in prison for four years. At that time, there were still eight tables in Han Shu and Tian Wen Zhi. Emperor Gaozu asked Ban Gu's sister Ban Zhao to add, and Ma Xu assisted Ban Zhao in compiling Tian Zhi. Ban Zhao is a unique female writer in Twenty-four History.
Three. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty (Ye Fan, Southern Song Dynasty) Ye Fan: Ye Fan (398 ~ 445), historian of Southern Song Dynasty. The word Zong Wei. Yang Shun (now Xichuan East, Henan Province) was born. Less studious, knowledgeable, good at writing articles, good at writing official scripts, and fluent in music. At the end of the Jin Dynasty, Liu Yikang and his son Wang joined the army. Founded in the Song Dynasty, the official is the official. In the first year of Yuanjia (424), he angered Liu Yikang and moved Xuancheng House to the left. However, he was soon promoted to Liu Yixin Town Commander, Changsha King and General Jia Ningshuo, and later promoted to General and Prince Zhan. He was responsible for the travel ban and participated in confidential affairs. In twenty-two years, it was said that he conspired with Kong Xixian to establish Liu Yikang and was executed for treason. Ye Fan suffered many setbacks during his tenure as the satrap of Xuancheng, but he concentrated on history. The author refers to all kinds of historical books about the Eastern Han Dynasty, forms his own style, makes mistakes in examination and revision, and draws on the strengths of various schools to write the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. This book is valued by historians, and is called the Four Histories together with Historical Records, Hanshu and History of the Three Kingdoms.
4. Three Kingdoms (Chen Jinshou) Chen Shou: Born in Han 'an County (now Shunqing District of Nanchong City) in 233 (the 11th year of Jianxing in Han Shu), he died in 297 (the 7th year of Yuankang in the Western Jin Dynasty) at the age of 65.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) New Tang Book (Song Ouyang Xiu) Ouyang Xiu: (1007 ~ 1072) A statesman and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the eight masters of ancient prose in Tang and Song Dynasties. The word uncle Yong, drunk Weng, was also a 61-year-old layman in his later years. Luling (now Ji 'an, Jiangxi) people. At the age of four, he lost his father and his family was poor. His mother taught him to read. Song Renzong, Tiansheng eight years (1030) Jinshi. He has served in the central and local governments, and has served as an imperial scholar, a bachelor of Hanlin, a political adviser, a minister of punishments, and a minister of war. But it has been degraded many times and used many times. In the fourth year of Zong Xining (107 1), God bid farewell to Prince Shao Shi and returned to Yingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui). The following year, Shi Wenzhong died.
The intransitive verb Ming Shi (Zhang Qing, Yu Ting, etc. ) Zhang: (1672 ~ 1755), Minister of China in Qing Dynasty. Word Chen Heng, Yan Zhai. Tongcheng, Anhui. In the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi (1700), he was a scholar. Kangxi is a bachelor of cabinet and assistant minister of official department. Sejong succeeded to the throne, served as the minister of rites, entered the study room of Zhinan, served as the deputy director of the holy father's memoir, edited the memoir and family notes, and served as the president of Ming history. Yu Ting was trusted by Sejong. He participated in many military affairs and made great contributions to the book. Yongzheng four years (1726), Jin university bachelor. For seven years, he served as a military affairs counselor. When fighting for the northwest, ad hoc military departments are planned by the system, and most of them are in their hands. Sejong died and was taken care of by E Ertai. At the beginning of Qianlong's reign, he served as assistant minister of the Prime Minister and president Sejong's recorder. For three years (1738), in the name of the prime minister, the university student was in charge of the machine. Third-class Yue Xuanbo Xuanbo, as well as E Ertai, was a veteran of the three dynasties, and participated in the provincial examination and Shuntian pilot test many times. In-laws, sons and nephews, proteges, proteges, Chinese and foreign, the emperor avoided them and sometimes cut them off. Ministers and officials in charge of North Korea also participated in the disintegration. The emperor is getting more and more distant from him and getting old. After thirteen years of Qianlong, he invited himself to be an official and asked to enjoy the ancestral temple after death. The emperor agreed. I immediately thanked Zhang for not closing the door, reprimanded him sternly, and cut his count. He deserved to enjoy himself. After his in-laws broke the law, they got back what they had been giving. Died in March of 20 years, died peacefully, and still deserved to enjoy the ancestral temple. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang was the only minister in the Han Dynasty who enjoyed the ancestral hall.