How did Sima Qian serve his wife at night when she was humiliated by "castration"? The process made everyone cry.

Sima Qian's wife is a woman named Liu Qianniang. At that time, Liu Qianniang was also interested in poetry and literature, which was very rare for women. They hit it off, became husband and wife, and later gave birth to two men and a woman.

As for why he was castrated? Let's talk about Li Ling, a general of the Han Dynasty. After being defeated and captured in the war with Xiongnu, it is widely rumored that Li Ling surrendered to Xiongnu and helped the latter train soldiers to plot the Central Plains. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious and ordered the destruction of Li Ling. Li Ling's good friend Sima Qian stood up. He thinks that Li Ling is not a person who is afraid of death and risks the death penalty. However, he was persuaded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to put him on death row, and he either took out 500,000 yuan for redemption or was castrated. Sima Qian had to accept shameful castration because he could not afford 500 thousand.

Although he lost his dignity as a man, Sima Qian endured humiliation and continued to create. Everyone around her thinks that Liu Qianniang should leave Sima Qian for her own happiness. But loyal to her love, she chose to continue supporting her husband's career, serving him tea at night and paying attention to her husband's health. It can be said that she never gave up, which is a very rare case in history.

After Sima Qian's death, Liu Qianniang was responsible for keeping the manuscript of Historical Records. It was not until Sima Qian's grandson's time that this book was dedicated to Xuan Di, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. After the approval of the emperor himself and the government, Historical Records was finally made public.