Sima Qian didn't say whose soul Qu Yuan recruited, but Wang Yi clearly pointed out that it was the soul of Qu Yuan recruited by Song Yu, and took pains to explain Song Yu's mentality and purpose when writing about evocation. The former is a great historian, while the latter is a great Chu Ci writer. This article stands in the position of Anfu county annals, starting with Wang.
Evocation is quite distinctive in Chu ci. First, the reasons for evocation are described in the form of fantasy, then the dangers of east, west, north and south, heaven and earth are written in myths and legends, and then the ghosts are lured back to their homeland with the beauty of their hometown's rooms, food, music and entertainment, thus illuminating the whole article in a sad and illusory atmosphere. Finally, at the end of the article, the theme of "the soul belongs to the south of the Yangtze River" was pointed out, which came to an abrupt end.
The whole article is orderly in structure, vivid in language, exquisite in brushwork, bold in exaggeration, layered in description, rich in emotion and touching in sadness. It has a direct influence on the emergence of the later "Han Fu" style.