Chapter 10 Sima Qiansi

Parachutist Li Guang is a veteran of the three dynasties, and the Huns wanted to retreat when they heard his name.But he was from Kansai, so he couldn't be named a marquis, and the soldiers complained about his injustice, but they didn't dare to speak out.Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty once stroked his back and comforted him and said: You, it would be fine if you were born in the era of Emperor Gao.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought against the Xiongnu, and Li Guang had a chance. He fought his life on the battlefield, and the Hu people were frightened by the news.The general Wei Qing still guarded him everywhere, gave him a small force, and asked him to deal with the main force of the Huns.One year Wei Qing made a big attack, but the attack was not smooth, and the Xiongnu Shanyu ran away.He immediately framed Li Guang as the blame, and charged Li Guang with delaying the fighter plane.The 60-year-old Kansai veteran was so angry that he swung his sword to commit suicide, and spurted blood towards the Han army tent.All the soldiers cried, and when the news reached Chang'an, the people cried for several days.

When Wei Qing returned to the court, Emperor Wu hosted a banquet to honor his brother-in-law.Li Guang's death, cries among the people.All the officials are drinking and tending to the general.Wei Qing had a younger sister named Wei Zifu, who was the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu. Wei Qing himself married Princess Pingyang, the elder sister of Emperor Wu.When Sima Qian heard these things, he felt uncomfortable.The young man is full of vigor, and he doesn't know how deep and muddy the court's pond is.His father, Sima Tan, reminded him to look at the big picture and be aware of the overall situation in everything.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty relied heavily on Wei Qing, which was also the need of the situation.Wei Qing can fight, and Wei Qing's nephew Huo Qubing is also a famous general with courage and strategy.

Sima Qian couldn't sleep at night, thinking over and over... As the successor to his father's career, it is not enough for him to study and travel, he has to learn to think, including a lot of painful thinking.Independent thinking means questioning the overwhelming official will and classifying oneself as a different kind.Such thinking cannot but be painful.In modern colloquial terms: His mind is starting to break down. In the long night, the young thinker guards the lonely lamp and the scroll, and the wandering shadow is cast on the wall. In any case, he adores Li Guang.Later, in "Historical Records. Biography of General Li", he wrote:

Guanglian, who gets rewards, divides them under his command, and shares food and drink with the scholars.Zhong Guang's body has been two thousand stones for more than forty years, and his family has no surplus money, so he never talks about family property. ... The generals of Guang, where there is no shortage, see water, the soldiers can't drink it all, and the soldiers can't drink it all, and the soldiers can't eat it all, and the soldiers can't eat it. Li Guang never talked about his family property all his life. He loved soldiers more than himself. He was so high-spirited and upright that he was a hero in any era.And how could someone like Sima Qian not worship him?

Thoughts and feelings have tendencies, and he gradually distances himself from the ruler psychologically. As one of many attendants, Sima Qian followed the whereabouts of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Attendants are divided into several types, eunuchs, warriors, actors, and scholars.Sima Qian was at the bottom, and it was difficult to say a word to the emperor.One of the things that Emperor Wu loved to do was to go hunting in the royal hunting grounds in forest gardens, and at the same time do some romantic affairs, and sleep with folk women, and she doesn't have to be beautiful, just exciting.He is very famous in this regard. The "Story of Emperor Wu" in the Han Dynasty records that: He would rather be without meat for three days than be without women for one day.There are as many as 8,000 beauties in his harem, 5,000 more than Tang Xuanzong.The palace was not exciting enough, so he went to the folks to hunt for beauty.In addition, he also engages in homosexuality. There are two men named Han Yan and Li Yannian.Sima Qian used four words in "Historical Records": "Get up and lie down with the top." The top is the emperor.He described it calmly and objectively without making comments, but between the lines revealed his disdain for the lucky minister.He is familiar with the "Spring and Autumn" revised by Confucius, using the Spring and Autumn brushwork.

The story of Li Guang is endless. His youngest son Li Gan is also a fierce general.Li Gan's temper was hotter than that of his dead father, of course he knew the inside story: his father was killed by Wei Qing.He didn't care about any generals or relatives of the emperor. One morning when he ran into Wei Qing, his fists came out immediately, and he beat Wei Qing until his nose was black and his face was swollen.General Wei hid his face and ran away, and did not go to complain to Emperor Wu. The ministers discussed behind his back: It seems that the general really felt ashamed, so he didn't dare to complain.

Sima Qian thought for a long time, and commented to his father: Wei Qing felt ashamed, which shows that he is not a bad person.If he goes to sue, the emperor will listen to him and punish Li Gan.But he didn't go, and he was beaten silently. I'm afraid this is also a kind of demeanor, right? Sima Tan stroked his beard and said to his son: You have grown up... But not long after, a horrific tragedy happened: Huo Qubing and Li Gan accompanied Emperor Wu to hunt, Huo Qubing shot a deer with his bow, the arrow turned and shot at Li Gan, and shot the general to death on the spot.And Emperor Wu immediately ordered: No one is allowed to speak out, and the outside world must be unified, only saying that Li Gan fell to his horse and died.Sima Qian witnessed this tragedy with his own eyes, and he was terrified endlessly, and he was even more stunned by Emperor Wu's order.

When he got home he tossed and turned again. He has two good friends, Hu Sui and Ren An, who sometimes drink together and talk about knowledge and state affairs.There are many things that are hard to say when it comes to the inside story of the court.Sima Qian was in a heavy heart.He realized the weight of the pen he will receive from his father in the future.Can he write down the bloody historical facts truthfully? Historians have a tradition of historians.In the Spring and Autumn Period, a man named Cui Zhu in the state of Qi murdered Duke Zhuang of Qi. The official historian wrote: Cui Zhu murdered Duke Zhuang in an attempt to seize the throne.Cui Ning executed him and let his younger brother succeed him as historian.The younger brother also wrote: Cui Zhu, plotting to seize the throne and murdering Duke Zhuang.Cui Zhu was furious and killed his younger brother too.The historians of Qi State are three brothers, the eldest and the second died tragically, and the third took over again, and the same sentence was written.Cui Zhu finally got scared and didn't kill the historian again.

Sima Qian was indignant about the death of Li Guang and his son, but he could only keep it in his heart and write it down in his notes.He also tried to think about the problem from the perspective of Emperor Wu: to rule the world, employing people is the first, and Emperor Wu reused Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, some truths cannot be made public, and when necessary, white things must be said to be black. Sima Qian thought about the problem from both positive and negative aspects, and the Laozi and Zhuangzi he had read and respected were all great wise men who could see through things.He gradually understood, what is learning?Learn and ask, ask the teacher, but also ask the harsh reality.

The death of Li Guang and Li Gan caused Sima Qian to think painfully, but it was not directly related to his own fate.Later came another Li Ling, the grandson of Li Guang.Sima Qian was implicated in the Li Ling incident, which caused a lot of ups and downs in the city. The ins and outs of this story will be told later.