What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
The "Chronicle of History and Taishi Gong Self-Prologue" says: "Migrating to the Dragon Gate, cultivating the sun of rivers and mountains." At the age of ten, he recited ancient Chinese. Twenty and south to the river, Huai, Shanghui Ji, explore the Yu Cave, peep the Nine Doubts, Fuyuan, Xiang. Northern Involvement in Wen and Si, the capital of Qilu, Guan Fuzi's legacy, the township shooting Zou Yi; Erzhu Fan, Xue, Pengcheng, Liang, Chu Yigui. ”
Sima Qian was born in Longmen, and his grandfather Sima Xi exchanged 4,000 stone chestnut rice for the title of a ninth-class fifth doctor under the policy promulgated by Emperor Wen of Han, so the whole family was exempted from military service; his father Sima Tan served as a Taishi Ling during the Jianyuan and Yuan feng years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, thus gaining access to a large number of books and documents.
Sima Qian was knowledgeable and personally guided Sima Qian to read, so Sima Qian was already able to read ancient books such as "Shang Shu", "Zuo Zhuan", and "Chinese" at the age of 10, and began to travel the world at the age of 20, increasing his insight.
In 110 BC, Sima Tan was seriously ill, and before he died, he told Sima Qian: "Our ancestors are the Taishi of the Zhou Dynasty, and after my death, you will succeed to the Taishi, and you will be able to continue the cause of our ancestors." Therefore, Sima Qianzi inherited his father's business and became a Taishi Ling.
And because he was serving in Chang'an, Sima Qian also became acquainted with many famous scholars, such as Jia Jia, the grandson of the famous political commentator Jia Yi in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Fan Taguang, the grandson of fan Duo, the founding general of the Western Han Dynasty, and Sima Qian's wife Liu Qianniang was the granddaughter of the famous Western Han general Li Guang, and his father Liu Zhenting was a reader who loved calligraphy and painting.
Because of her father's relationship, Liu Qianniang was talented, able to write and paint, and she appreciated the knowledgeable talent even more, and after reading the articles made by Sima Qian from her cousin Li Ling, she hoped to meet with Sima Qian, Li Ling and Sima Qian's friendship was very good, and she also admired Sima Qian's personality, so she was happy to promote this happy event, and under the guidance of Li Ling, Sima Qian married Liu Qianniang.
After marriage, the couple had a very good relationship, Qin Ser and Ming, and lived a life like a god and a goddess, but in 99 BC, Li Ling's soldiers were captured after the defeat of Junji Mountain, and some people took the opportunity to fall into the well, while Emperor Wu of Han listened to the rumors and destroyed the three tribes of Li Ling.
In the condemnation of the courtiers, only Sima Qian vigorously defended Li Ling, saying: "Li Ling served his relatives filial piety, had faith with the scholars, and always had the heart to serve the country... I don't think Li Ling really surrendered to the enemy, he survived and wanted to find an opportunity to repay the Han Dynasty. ”
After Sima Qian was imprisoned, Liu Qianniang actively rescued, but the family really could not come up with half a million yuan to exonerate Sima Qian, and finally Sima Qian was sentenced to corruption, which was an extremely humiliating punishment for men, so someone advised Liu Qianniang to leave Sima Qian and choose another man with a complete body.
However, Liu Qianniang did not leave Sima Qian, and did not even look down on Sima Qian, but also under liu Qianniang's inseparability, Sima Qian remembered his father's words again, so he devoted himself to the writing of the "History".
It is worth mentioning that Sima Qian was more than forty years old when he was tortured, had 2 sons and 1 daughter, both sons changed their surnames after their punishment and lived a low-key life of incognito, while Sima Qian's daughter was married to the chancellor Yang Chang, who was still the first ancestor of the Yang clan of Hongnong.
After Sima Qian's death, the "Shi Ji" was hidden in the homes of his daughter and son-in-law, and Sima Qian's grandson Yang Yun was named the Marquis of Pingtong during the han Xuan Emperor's years, so he dedicated the "Shi Ji" to The Han Xuan Emperor, so the "Shi Ji" reappeared in the sky and has been passed down to this day.