The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 403 Impeachment of Sima Tan

China cannot live without history, and the inheritance of historical materials can provide much research value to future generations.

Historical materials are also the crystallization of recording this era. All the changes done by Wei Ning and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the Han Dynasty should be recorded in historical materials.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also attached great importance to the compilation of historical materials. He promoted Sima Tan to Taishi Gong long ago and gave him the respect he deserved.

When Wei Ning heard that Huo Qubing was going to castrate Sima Tan, he pulled him helplessly and said: "These people who write history are very serious. Even if you castrate him, they will not change their records. On the contrary, they will not change their records." It will be recorded once and for all. The champion of the Han Dynasty was furious and easy to abuse. Although he had great achievements, he relied on his favor and was arrogant..."

Huo Qu was anxiously circling around and said, "He has been castrated, how can they still not care and study historical materials?"

Wei Ning said: "Yes."

Huo Qubing: "It's so retarded!"

He had never heard of such a arrogant person. After getting angry, he said: "Then I'll try it and see if he changes his tune!"

"If he would rather not have a penis but still want to remember historical materials, I have nothing to say."

Weining: "..."

"Forget it, violence can't solve the problem. We need to reason with such people."

Huo Qubing lowered his head and said, "You know I'm not good at reasoning."

Wei Ning said: "Then let me do it! Let's go."

Huo Qubing hummed and immediately followed Wei Ning towards the eunuch.

Ma Tan from Taishi Company is carefully compiling the historical materials in hand.

At present, he does not have a general concept. He started compiling from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and continued writing to the Wenjing Period of the Western Han Dynasty. He is now compiling various historical materials on the affairs of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

It is worth noting that he has not yet begun to compile it into a book, and the Historical Records have not yet been officially born, but the Sima family will pass on these documents until they are compiled into a book one day.

In history, his son Sima Qian completed this great book.

Seeing Wei Ning and Huo Qubing arriving, Sima Tan cupped his fists and said to Weining, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"I've met the champion." Sima Tan saluted Huo Qubing again with clasped fists.

Huo Qubing hummed: "Old thief Sima!"

"How did you arrange my uncle? Give me your historical data!"

Sima Tan calmly took out the paper and handed it to Huo Qubing.

After Huo Qubing read it, he said angrily: "You bitch! You said that my uncle used traitors to depose honest officials, and the court was full of smoke. He is the most foolish king in the world."

"You are committing a grave crime of falsely accusing the monarch! I will castrate you!"

After Huo Qubing finished speaking, he tore up all the papers and threw them on the ground.

Sima Tan said calmly: "I still have many more. You won't be able to tear them all up, Champion. Even if you finish tearing them up, these words will not disappear. They will be passed down along with history."

"So what if you castrate me? Will it be able to change the evil things His Majesty did? Future generations will still know about it."

Huo Qubing's face turned red with anger.

Wei Ning thought for a while and asked: "You are a historian, and your records should be fair and impartial."

"Then why do you evaluate my father?"

"You appoint traitors and depose Qingliu, you are the most foolish king in the world... Is this what you evaluated in historical materials?"

Sima Tan was slightly stunned.

Wei Ning said: "Look, you still fail to maintain the fairness that a historian should have. You still hold a biased opinion."

"why?"

"Because you wrote historical materials from the standpoint of the so-called Qingliu civil servants." "Why are there so-called Qingliu and traitors? How to distinguish them?" Weining paused, looked at Sima Tan, and asked.

Sima Tan thought for a while and said: "Outsiders are spreading rumors like this, and the people will also tell each other like this."

Wei Ning said: "Then can I think that whoever has the right to speak and establish a good image among the people is the clear leader?"

Sima Tan was silent for a while, then raised his eyes and looked at Weining blankly.

Wei Ning continued: "If they write a book to criticize those officials who have been promoted, will they all be treacherous officials?"

Sima Tan said nothing, thinking quickly.

Weining said: "The turbid water of the Yellow River can irrigate crops on both sides, and the clear water of the Yangtze River can also irrigate crops."

"How can there be any distinction between loyalty and traitor?"

"If you want to define it this way, let me ask you, are those officials who go to the palace to force the palace to be treacherous and should be killed?"

"When Gu presided over the new law, the initial voice of the people was in support. Why didn't it disappear later? They were suppressed by those so-called upright officials."

Wei Ning paused for a while and said with sincerity: "I don't want to talk too much to you. You are a historian, so don't mix your own opinions. No matter what others have done, good or bad, your task is only to tell what happened in history." Sort things out and record them in a book, this is what you should do."

"How will future generations judge? They have their own comments and opinions, and you shouldn't have any."

Sima Tan looked at Wei Ning blankly, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and a hint of shame gradually began to appear on his face.

Weining did not stay here any longer and left with Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing said suspiciously: "Is that all?"

Wei Ning said: "It should be OK."

Huo Qubing nodded. He could clearly see Sima Tan was speechless after being defended by Weining.

Huo Qubing smiled and said: "Cousin, you still have a way!"

"Of course, my uncle is also very generous. If he were not as knowledgeable as him, if it were an emperor or a prince, that guy would have been chopped in half!"

……

Sima Tan was stunned for a long time in the history museum before he came back to his senses.

What Wei Ning said to him just now was a wake-up call, and he fell into deep thought.

In the past two days, many people have been praising Sima Tan, saying that he is fair and impartial, and praising his historical records.

He found that he seemed to be being used as a gun.

He had not planned to write those last few critical words, but when Tian Jin, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, was talking to him, he hoped that he could add his own opinions and say something fair for these demoted officials.

Tian Jin spoke sincerely and was demoted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Sima Tan felt uncomfortable when he saw Tian Jin and many other people being demoted, so of course he wanted to say a few words to them.

So he criticized Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in historical materials, but Wei Ning's words just now undoubtedly awakened Sima Tan, and only then did he realize that he seemed to have been used.

He immediately deleted all his opinions from these historical materials and maintained the fairness that a historian should have!
Ministry of Rites.

Although the matter of amending the law has come to an end, and although those representing the powerful class have failed in this struggle, they have no intention of ending it.

Yang Zhen, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, had a fierce look on his face and murmured: "Since Sima Tan is unwilling to record historical materials like this, then let him die!"

The doctor from the Ministry of Rites shook his head and said, "Mr. Yang, Sima Tan has a very good style of Xunri. It's hard to find any clues."

Yang Zhen grinned and said indifferently: "I didn't say we should look for problems in his style, but look for problems in his historical data!"

"I have already thought about how to deal with him. As soon as I say this, Sima Tan will definitely die!"

(End of this chapter)