Three Biographies: The Biography of Zuo Family mainly enriches and supplements the historical events of Zuo Zhuan. Among the three biographies of Spring and Autumn Annals, Biography of Ram and Biography of Gu Liang mainly interpret Spring and Autumn Annals from the perspective of righteousness. For example, in Zuo Qiuming's Zuo Zhuan, Lu Yinnian and May, Zheng Boke stopped at Yan. The content is more general.
There is a detailed explanation in Zuo Zhuan. It is very distinctive in supplementing historical events. Biography of the Ram is interpreted as "king", especially. At that time, although the vassal States had relatively independent political rights, they remained unified in history. Unified use of the calendar of Zhou Tianzi. So I added the word "Wang" a month ago. It was King Wen who held a lofty position among Zhou people and vassal states. More importantly, it embodies the concept of great unity. Although the vassal States at that time had relatively independent political rights, the concept of unity of subjects at that time had a far-reaching impact on later generations. In later generations, when China was in turmoil or split, the concept of unity was further strengthened and highlighted in the minds of scholars and literati in China.
Guoyu and the Warring States Policy
China is rich in territory, and the vassal states have relatively independent rights, so a history book written by a small country of their own appeared, called National History. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there are two national history works worthy of our attention, Mandarin and Warring States Policy.
Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period is called Chunqiu Zhuan, and Mandarin is called Zhuan. Everyone thinks Zuo Qiuming did it. The Warring States Policy is a collection of historical materials that records the words and deeds of strategists during the Warring States Period, and also reveals to us an important feature, namely the role of strategists in the political arena at that time.
Second, the "aristocratic" tendency.
In the Warring States Policy. "Qi Ce Si" is expensive, but not expensive. It is said that Wang Xiangqian has a heavy attitude and is called Mu Shi; When I move forward, the attitude of following the trend is called trend. "Scholars are expensive but kings are not expensive" shows the tendency of nobility. The main reason is that at that time, it was the scholars who maintained the fate of their masters and even the country.
For example, in The Warring States Policy, Yan Zhaowang spared no expense to build Huang Jintai in order to win over the wise men of the world.
Seeking scholars is an important condition for Wang Zhao to engage in the revival of Yan State. In the book "The Warring States Policy", there is also a famous and distinctive image, which is the so-called Four Childes of the Warring States Period. Zhao and Zhao Sheng; Meng Changjun Tian Wen of Qi State; Wei Xin is even more unscrupulous; Huang Xie, the spring Shen Jun of Chu. Mainly because they respect the sages and cultivate them. He always keeps 3,000 scholars. It seems that these scholars have nothing to do, but they can save their sons and even the whole country at a critical moment. On the one hand, it also reflects the aristocratic tendency of the book Warring States Policy. It also had a far-reaching impact on the history of later generations and China's traditional thought of heavy text.