Who rules that the ancients are insurmountable? What does it hurt to develop without transcendence? The biggest problem with China's so-called "traditional culture" is the deification of history, as long as it is something that has appeared in our history, it is not allowed to be questioned, that is, it is the first in the world, and it is precisely this bad habit that has preserved many absurd systems and ignorant and even very toxic things in the past, which continue to harm the general public and hinder people's acceptance of scientific and cultural knowledge. The proposition of taking Sima Qian to suppress Zhongtian precisely reflects this way of thinking of the Chinese people. It is a matter of course for posterity to triumph over the ancients. Modern science and technology have provided unprecedented convenience for historians and created conditions for today's people to surpass the ancients. Yi Zhongtian's view of historiography is extremely majestic and his position is very high. With a strong speculative and critical nature, it is naturally the leader of China's historical circles today.
Tai Shi Gong's revision of the history of the emperor has exposed your half-understanding of the "History". Xiang Yu was not an emperor, or even a sworn enemy of the Han Dynasty, so why did he establish the Benji? Chen Shengli Zhang Chu was called king, why was he just a family? Why was he willing to be corrupted and tortured only for a traitorous Li Ling? Ancient Spring and Autumn brushwork, bright praise and dark depreciation, seems to be true and false, every word must be carefully pondered, may wish to start from the first "Spring and Autumn" "Zheng Boke Duan Yu Yan" to start learning, why is Zhuang Gong called Bo? With the monarchy, why not use the gram instead of cutting? Gongshu Duan's fiefdom is in Beijing, so why is It Duan YuYan? Why did "Spring and Autumn" take this as the first article? Yi Zhongtian's books, I have read some, the academic nature is relatively strong, the vision is relatively broad, but can only increase some insight and historical knowledge, there is not much way to deal with things, the reason why ancient people went to repair history books, not only to record, more is to warn the world, let people learn from experience and lessons.
Read his history books probably to the Song Dynasty, do not feel that there is anything special, modern people write books, or look at the ability of individuals to organize historical materials, the predecessor can excavate and other estimates are almost excavated, historical data plus modern comments, it is just that, Yi Zhongtian's Three Kingdoms, mainly most of our people are watching the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" instead of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so there is a lot of freshness. In the eyes of historians, he is nothing.
First of all, I would like to ask, where did Mr. Yi's historical materials come from? It is not from the vast historical texts written by the ancestors to read out. Mr. Yi himself has said that what was previously written in historical texts is more reliable than what was written later. Because in general, the closer it is to an event in history, the stronger its authenticity and authority. It's like word of mouth, getting out of tune the further you go to the back. Therefore, the history written by today's people cannot surpass that of predecessors. Of course, everything is relative. For example, Mr. Yi's comprehensive reinterpretation of certain events in history based on historical data may be his strength. Yi Zhongtian can really investigate and study the history of the Republic of China, calm down and write clearly, and I can count him as a master of history! One day Sanda history as an Internet celebrity professor, even if you comment on history, plus some of your own views on history to talk about history! It is completely possible to make a program easy to evaluate the history of the day!!! or Commentary History!!! It's almost as high as Yi Zhongtian!!!
What is the most important ethics of a historian? Objective, impartial, straight to the historical facts, rarely comment, leaving a truth for future generations, let future generations identify, comment, let the history books really play a role in the preservation of history, the governance of capital. Historians of all generations, such as Zuo Qiuming, Sima Qian, Sima Guang, Chen Shou, etc., have not done so 100 percent, but in general they can be justified, otherwise it would not have been possible to pass them on. Judging from Master Yi's writings on historiography, it is almost the opposite. Historical facts, there is no new discovery, basically fried predecessors leftovers, but comments account for a large proportion. It's nothing, but if it's innovative, it's a contribution. However, many of Master Yi's views are contrary to public opinion, such as the characterization of some important historical figures in his commentary on the Three Kingdoms, which can be glimpsed. I have not read Master Yi's masterpieces, can the historical value of his masterpieces exceed that of "Zuo Zhuan", "Shi Ji", and "Zizhi Tongjian", I am not qualified to evaluate, but the historians in history do not count their initial preparation time, from the end of the pen to the completion of the book, which does not take more than ten or even decades? In a short period of time, Master Yi actually almost completed the compilation of a "General History of China", and in addition to admiration, he could not help but have some questions, "one fast and three troubles (noisy, in my local dialect is sloppy meaning), will eat or not chew" Phenomenon, should it happen to Master Yi?