Chapter 7 The Truth of History
"The Truth of History-Dazexiang Uprising"
This is the title and theme of Liu Hongmin's paper.
The Qin bamboo slips of Shuihudi record an important law: when the emperor launches a campaign, if there is no way to go, he will be given two armors. If the period is between three and five days, it will be Zhen; if six days and ten days are missing, one shield will be paid; if ten days are over, one armor will be paid. Water and rain remove happiness.
In historical records, the record about the Dazexiang Uprising is that Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others were unable to arrive on time due to heavy rain when they were serving in the military. According to the law at that time, they had to be beheaded. When everyone sees this, they will feel that Qin's laws are unkind and worthy of the reputation of "tyrannizing Qin". Therefore, it is just to overthrow the "violent Qin". This is true for Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Xiang Yu, and even more so for Liu Bang.
However, the unearthing of this law about missed dates proves that Qin law is not unkind. If you do not arrive on time, you will have to pay the price of two pieces of armor; if you exceed the deadline by three to five days, you will be severely reprimanded; if you exceed the deadline by six to ten days, you will be fined another shield; if you exceed the deadline by ten days, you will be punished. I have to fine another pair of armor. However, if it is due to weather conditions, the tax will be waived.
Then, the question arises, why did Sima Qian write this?
Many of Liu Hongmin’s classmates thought that Sima Qian was lying in order to make the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang legitimate.
But Liu Hongmin didn't think so, because Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were recorded in historical records as garrison soldiers. In other words, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang did not belong to corvee service, but to garrison service, that is, military service. The law of corvee does not apply to garrison service. The laws during the Qin Shihuang period did not apply to the Qin II period.
Historical records record: In April, the second generation returned to Xianyang... There were too many people to eat, but the food was not enough, so the counties were ordered to transport bean sprouts, millet and cucumber, and they were all ordered to provide food for themselves. They were not allowed to eat the grain within three hundred miles of Xianyang. . The usage is profound.
"Using the law is profound." These words indicate that the punishments during the Qin II period were heavier than those during the Qin Shihuang period, and they were getting heavier.
So, the Qin bamboo slips of Sleeping Tiger Land and the records of Chen She's family in Shiji are not the same thing.
It took ten days to roughly write the paper. Then Liu Hongmin went to Ge Chaoguang to verify it by comparing it with historical materials from the Qin and Han Dynasties. After finding that there were no errors, Liu Hongmin began to polish the paper.
"Professor, this is a thesis that Ge Chaoguang and I wrote together. Please help us correct it."
Professor Tao looked at Liu Hongmin and Ge Chaoguang in surprise, "Why are you thinking about writing a thesis? What? "
Liu Hongmin said: "Students have different opinions on the content on the Qin slips in Shuihudi. Many students say that Shuihudi overturned the content of Chen She's family and thought that Sima Qian lied. Ge Chaoguang and I have different opinions, so we want to write a paper to prove that our views are correct."
Professor Tao nodded, "None of us know what history is like, so. Arguments are normal. Academic disputes are not quarrels. You need to use the paper to prove your point of view. Please leave the paper with me and come back to you after I finish reading it."
"Thank you. Professor, let's go first."
Professor Tao looked at the two people leaving, glanced at the title of the paper, and suddenly looked strange: "I'm quite confident."
Take it. After reading the paper for a few times, Professor Tao was immediately interested in the paper. This paper is perfect both in terms of ideas and arguments. If the writing hadn't looked a bit immature, Professor Tao wouldn't have believed that this was the first time Liu Hongmin had written a paper.
"This kid is very talented, but it's a pity that he is not doing his job properly."
Professor Tao knew about Liu Hongmin's writing of novels. If Liu Hongmin hadn't affected his studies, he would have stopped it long ago.
He is very optimistic about this student Liu Hongmin. He is not only smart, but also always has unique opinions, is able to stick to his own opinions, and is willing to take action on them. In Professor Tao's view, Liu Hongmin is very suitable for learning and will become a qualified historian in the future.
Picking up the pen, Professor Tao filled in the missing arguments in the paper. These books, which Liu Hongmin and Ge Chaoguang have never read, are ancient books collected by Professor Tao himself. After adding arguments, some content in the paper also needs to be revised. Professor Tao was adding arguments and revising them. By the time he was done, it was already dark.
Liu Hongmin didn't know that his thesis had received Professor Tao's attention, so he took Ge Chaoguang to find Zou Shifang and Liu Zhenyun, and went to the teeth-beating ceremony together. This month, Liu Hongmin has only met the two of them a few times, and he misses these two bad friends.
"Hongmin, you are finally out of seclusion."
Zou Shifang also missed Liu Hongmin very much. After Liu Hongmin went into seclusion to write his thesis, he never came out to have a tooth ceremony. The cafeteria of Peking University also has meat dishes, but following Liu Hongmin, he has become cunning. He is used to eating out, so how can he tolerate a big pot of rice?
Seeing Zou Shifang eagerly pick up the menu, Liu Hongmin joked: "Do you miss me? Or do you want delicious food?"
"They are all the same, they are all the same!" Zou Shifang As he spoke, he ordered the food.
Liu Zhenyun looked down upon him looking like a starving ghost, "Hongmin, have you finished writing the paper?"
"Well, I just handed it over to the professor." Liu Hongmin handed the menu to Ge Chaoguang, "Old Ge , you also order two, let’s celebrate today.”
Ge Chaoguang was a little embarrassed, but still took the menu.
Zou Shifang served tea to the three of them, "Hongmin, you have been in retreat for a month. The editors of "Weiming Lake" miss you very much!"
Liu Hongmin was stunned. "What's going on? What do they want me to do?"
Liu Zhenyun said: "Of course I miss your novel. The sales volume of this issue of "Weiming Lake" is obviously not as good as the previous issue. It is said that it is less. One or two thousand copies."
"So much less?" Liu Hongmin looked at Zou Shifang in surprise, "Really or not? Lao Zou, are you lazy?"
Zou Shifang? She glanced at him speechlessly, "It has nothing to do with us. The main reason is that the quality of the manuscript is not good. Hongmin, Cha Jianying told me to ask you to write more manuscripts during the winter vacation. The sales volume of "Weiming Lake" next year But it’s up to you.”
Liu Hongmin was very surprised. He never thought that Shaobao would one day become a flagship work of a magazine.
He scratched his head. Is it because I don’t know enough about this era? Or did you underestimate your own strength?
Ge Chaoguang asked in surprise: "So, the novel written by Hongmin is very popular?"
Zou Shifang nodded, "Of course, it is said that students from other schools bought the last issue of "Weiming" Lake", just want to be "famous in the world""
Ge Chaoguang asked in confusion: "Hongmin, didn't you say that your novel is not very good?"
Liu Hongmin spread his hands. "How do I know what's going on? The manuscript fee for "Weiming Lake" is three and a half yuan per thousand words, which should be the lowest standard among all manuscripts."
Zou Shifang coughed awkwardly, "Then what? ... "Wei Ming Lake" is a start-up, and the funds are a bit tight, so I can only give you three and a half yuan per thousand words." My royalties?
(End of this chapter)