The text of The Book of Reporting to Ren an , excerpts from the Book of Reporting to Ren an Appreci

The ancients were rich and famous, and they could not be remembered, but they were very good. King Gavin acted in "Zhou Yi"; Zhong Nieu's "Spring and Autumn"; Qu Yuan's exile is endowed with "Lisao"; Zuoqiu is blind and has "Chinese"; Sun Tzu's bare feet, "The Art of War" is revised; Buwei moved to Shu, and the hereditary "Lu Lan"; Han Fei imprisoned Qin, "Difficult to Say", "Lonely Anger"; There are 300 poems in "Poems", which are probably what the sages did when they were angry. This person is depressed and cannot get through the way, so he talks about the past and thinks about the future.

It is like Zuoqiu has no eyes, and his grandson has a broken foot, and he will eventually be unusable, so he retreats to discuss the book strategy, in order to relieve his anger, and think about the empty text to see himself.

The servant is not inferior, close to the self-entrusting to the incompetent stool to prepare the words, snare the world to let go of the old news, skim its actions, summarize its end, and make it into a record of the destruction and prosperity of the decade, the upper count Xuanyuan, the lower as for the z, for the ten tables, the book twelve, the book eight chapters, the family thirty, the biography seventy, all one hundred and thirty articles. I also want to study the changes of heaven and man, through the changes of the past and the present, and become the words of a family. If the grass is not created, it will suffer this disaster, but it is a pity that it will not succeed, and it is to be punished with capital punishment without shame.

With this book, the famous mountain of the hidden, the people who passed it on, and the capital of Tongyi, then the servant paid for the responsibility of the previous humiliation, although ten thousand were killed, how could there be regrets! However, this can be the way of the wise, and it is difficult for the laity to say!

The Book of Bao Ren'an is the first lyrical long letter in the history of classical Chinese literature, and it is extremely rich in content. Sima Qian explained to Ren An why he couldn't do what the letter asked, why he angered Emperor Wu of Han by defending Li Ling, why he was willing to accept the palace punishment, and what beliefs supported him to live tenaciously after the palace punishment.

From "the ancients were rich and famous" to "it is difficult for the laity to speak", it further explains that the reason why he endured and lived after being corrupted was to complete the "Historical Records". It can be divided into two layers. On the first level, from "the ancients were rich and famous" to "thinking about empty texts to see themselves", citing the examples of "extraordinary people" who were praised in ancient times and "discussed books and strategies to relieve their anger" after being humiliated.

The second layer introduces the style and purpose of the "Historical Records", and explains that he "has no shame on capital punishment" in order to complete the "Historical Records".

The variety of rhetorical devices enriches the connotation of emotional expression. For example, the following eight overlapping sentences of "King Gavin detained and performed "Zhou Yi" actually imply eight sets of contrasts, and at the same time, they are two or two pairs, combined with the comparison, which not only shows the understanding of the phenomenon of outstanding figures in history who have gone through hardships and worked hard, but also shows that they are used as an example to forge ahead and achieve great achievements.

The Book of Reporting to Ren'an is far-reaching, eloquent, generous, and earnest, and is a passionate and touching work. Among them, narrative, argumentation, lyricism, ambition, and blending are integrated. The article is extraordinarily rich in jujubes, strong, and unrestrained thoughts and feelings, forming a vast and majestic momentum that is outstanding through the ages.

Sima Qian's lofty belief in life and his dedication to the "Records of the Historians" expressed in it have profound enlightening significance and educational value.