Excerpt from Sima Qian's Law Enforcement in Zhang Shizhi in the Western Han Dynasty (selected from the biography of Hanshu Zhang Shizhi), excerpt from the original text:
Shi Zhi said, "The creator of the law is the son of heaven and the world is also." . Such is the law. What is more serious is that the law does not trust the people. And when it is right, it is already like this. Today, Ting Wei has fallen, Ting Wei, the world is flat, and the usage of the world is heavy. What do people do? Only your majesty will abide by it. "After a long time, he said," it's quite awesome. "
Translation:
Zhang Shizhi said: "The emperor and the whole world should abide by the law. Now the law stipulates that if the change is aggravated, the law will not be believed by the people. At that time, the emperor, you will have him killed immediately.
Now this man has been handed over to Ting Wei. He is the leader of fair law enforcement in the world, with a slight deviation, and the law enforcers in the world are light or heavy. Where will people put their hands and feet? May your majesty see it clearly. After a long time, the emperor said, "Ting Wei's judgment is correct."
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Creative background:
During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the kingship was abolished, and the ancient cultural classics were destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, which led to the loss of precious classics in Mingtang and Shishi. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He revised the law, Han Xin affirmed the military law, Zhang Cang formulated the articles of association, and Shu determined the etiquette. Scholars with good personality and knowledge gradually used it, and abandoned ancient books such as poetry and books were constantly collected and given by people who loved literature everywhere.
Historical Records was compiled in this environment, and it is the first biographical general history in the history of China, which recorded the history of four years and more than three thousand years from the legendary Huangdi era to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Appreciation of articles:
This article can also reflect Sima Qian's style in writing, and in a simple narrative, it contains the author's strong love and hate. Some details can also be vividly described, especially the dialogues of some characters, which can make the biography more literary, show its unique personality characteristics, and vividly describe the courage to criticize Yan and China Wendi bluntly, which can be trained.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Shizhi Law Enforcement