How miserable is Sima Qian's life, known as the father of history?
Sima Qian was born in a family of poets and calligraphers. His grandfather Sima Xi was a nine-and-five-person in the Wendi period, and his father Sima Tan was the Taishiling in the Wudi period. Sima Qian has read many books since he was a child. Under the guidance of his father, ten-year-old Sima Qian has been able to read books such as Shangshu, Zuozhuan and Guoyu.
When he grew up, Sima Qian, under the instruction of his father, began to travel around the world, looking for precious first-hand historical materials. He started from Chang 'an, Kyoto, went southeast, passing through today's Hubei, Guizhou, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan and other places, paid tribute to Qu Yuan, visited the Dayu flood control site, watched the Chu-Han battlefield, watched the remains of Confucius' former residence, and then returned to Chang 'an.
Sima Tan, Sima Qian's father, always wanted to write a history book to record the history from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present. However, no sooner had the work finished than Sima Tan fell ill. Before he died, he handed the task of compiling history books to his son Sima Qian. After receiving this important task, Sima Qian was conscientious and did not dare to slack off. However, at this moment, something happened that changed Sima Qian's life.
When Li Ling, the descendant of Li Guang, attacked the Xiongnu, he was outnumbered and finally surrendered to the Xiongnu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious at this, and his ministers also lambasted Li Ling. However, Sima Qian stood up and defended Li Ling, arguing that Li Ling did not really surrender to the Huns. But later, Gong Sun 'ao lied that Li Ling was going to fight back against the news that the Han Dynasty trained the Huns. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious and directly killed the three families of Li Ling, taking it out on Sima Qian who was imprisoned. After the castration, Sima Qian's heart was dying, but he thought he had work to finish, so he put up with humiliation and finally wrote it down? Historians sing a swan song, Li Sao has no rhyme? Historical records.