The Book of Jin is one of the twenty-four histories of China, co-authored by, and others, with a total of 2 1 authors. In recorded history, from the early years of Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms Period to the second year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (420), Emperor Wu of Song abolished Jin and became the emperor. At the same time, the book describes the situation of sixteen regimes in the form of "ambition".
Orthodox consciousness
The Spring and Autumn Annals of Sixteen Countries and the Spring and Autumn Annals of Thirty Countries not only provide basic historical materials for Jin Shu Zai Zhi, but also inspire the orthodox view of Jin Shu Zai Zhi. On the one hand, the Spring and Autumn Annals of Sixteen Countries and the Spring and Autumn Annals of Thirty Countries are based on the Eastern Jin Dynasty. On the other hand, both books agree with the status of sixteen countries. The former does not waste its name, while the latter calls the tyrant king. Although Jin Shu Zai Ji did not follow the latter two books, its understanding of the History of Sixteen Countries was influenced by these two books.
In the Tang Dynasty, China and foreigners were one, and the world was home. The broad-minded Tang people still recorded the history of sixteen countries in the official history. The Official History of the Book of Jin is more creative. It brings the regimes of sixteen countries into the official history instead of the confrontational hegemonic history, and endows these minority regimes with appropriate historical status. Although it is still called "usurpation", it actually dilutes the orthodox consciousness under the concept of China people and foreigners, and shows the concern of the Tang people for it.