Chapter 157 Be a human, not a political animal

Text / Li Li (writer) For many years, the writing of history has been controlled by the government. If the government needs to revise history, it is always justified.Therefore, the public prefers historical novels and even folk unofficial histories. This is still the case today, the official history textbooks provide basic education and test you viciously.Those educated in history often only like unofficial works such as "historical novels" and "historical essays", and often have no taste for textbooks.There are many people who like it, and there are actually bestsellers and stars in the field of history.For example, these excellent historical books published in recent years may make you fall in love with history (but you may hate life) after reading them: "Tiangong Silence Against Dry Chess", "Seven Faces of the Ming Dynasty"...

These are recommended in a large number of history books because they all have an "upward" spirit.They don’t teach you “big stories” or how to get through this hurdle well, but to keep a reflection on our history (even disgust, no matter how wonderful it is, it’s all intrigues. things), and make a deeper investigation of people, especially the inevitable historical fate of historical figures, which in turn leads to criticism of our cultural characteristics and philosophy of existence. A recent book of the same quality is "Bleeding Official Career--Li Si and the Qin Empire".It has been selling well for several weeks, and its biggest external feature is: it looks good!If you've seen it, you must have read it in one sitting.If it took you a long time to finish it, you either didn't finish it, or you're reading rubbish, good or bad.

Regarding its evaluation, apart from "using solid historical materials to outline the image of Li Si very clearly", in addition to "boldly using modern language, even Internet language, and mummy-like historical materials in flesh and blood" (Wang Xiaofeng's words), in addition to "the author The outstanding talent of integrating literature, history and philosophy, brilliant rhetoric, penetrating knowledge, wherever inspiration goes, the writing will flourish" (Kong Qingdong's words), two points should be added: state and blood.This refers to the author's realm and vigor, which were naturally infused into the image of Li Si by the author.On page 61, the author writes:

In the 19th century, British Prime Minister Palmerston once said: "The British Empire has no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, but only permanent interests." What is this all about?The alienated people are barbarians.Whoever has milk is a mother, and animals are like this. Human beings, who are known as the spirits of all things, can't have a higher spiritual realm? This is the state and spirit of the author, which appears more than once, and you can't see it in large or small conferences.In this suspenseful reasoning and psychoanalytic novel written with great brains, such expressions keep appearing, not only did not reduce the quality of the book, but can lead those who are willing to think a little more to think: why Chinese history and Politics in all ages is always full of intrigues, tricks, exploits and fights?Why are there so few people who can really maintain their dignity in the long history, and why are those who have power for a while always broken down or even hanged?What are we to do about all this happening before our time and yet indeed existing in the present?

The author repeatedly breaks through historical data and fiction, that is, breaks through the book he is writing, and runs in front of you, angrily but directly reminding us: the rules of the game are powerful, but too many games are "essentially a waste of life" and there is no need to participate ; Or, there is a way to go beyond it: do things not always stay at the level of merit, but have a way to go to the level of system and culture. When people read this book quietly in the middle of the night, the author suddenly stopped drinking. After you are full of ambition and decide to do a big job, you will think more about the more rooted things in our history and culture, and think more about the meaning of your own life. How much to expect--The difference between humans and animals is that humans can think and are willing to think, so "Blooding Official Career" is still not a "Sunflower Collection of Officialdom & Shopping Mall", but a book that strengthens your personality as a human being.