From Sima Qian's Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in the Western Han Dynasty, excerpt from the original text:
Lian Po said, "I am General Zhao, and I have made great contributions to the siege and field operations, while Lin Xiangru is angry with me, like a plain woman. I am so ashamed that I can't bear to do it. " The declaration said, "If I see each other, I will feel humiliated."
Translation:
Lian Po said: "As the general of Zhao, I have made great contributions to attacking cities and fighting wild fields, while Lin Xiangru has just made some contributions by talking eloquently, but his position is above mine. Besides, Lin Xiangru was born in a humble background, and I feel ashamed and can't stand being under him. " And threatened that "when I see Lin Xiangru, I must humiliate him."
Extended data
Creative background:
Sima Qian's stepfather was Taishi Gong in the third year of Yuanfeng (BC 108), and he began to write Taishi Gong Shu (hereinafter referred to as Historical Records) in the first year of Shu Tai (BC 104). In about two years (9 1 year ago), the book was finally compiled and revised.
There are 130 articles in the book * * *, and this article comes from Volume 81 of Historical Records. This article is a joint biography, centering on Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, and describes the main deeds of Zhao She and Li Mu.
About the author:
Sima Qian (former145-no textual research) was born in xia yang (now south of Hancheng, Shaanxi). Historians and essayists in the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Tan's son, Ren Taishiling, was imprisoned for defending Li Ling's defeat and surrender, and later served as the secretariat. He worked hard to complete his own historical records, and was called Shi Qian, Tai Shigong and the father of history by later Buddha.
He created China's first biographical history book (formerly known as Taishi Gongshu). It is recognized as a model of China's history books, which records the history of more than 3,000 years from the legendary Huangdi period to the first year of Emperor Wudi's Yuanshou, and is the first of the "Twenty-five History".
Baidu Encyclopedia-Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru