In order to realize his father's last wish and bear the burden of humiliation, some people have different impressions. The punishment in the palace is actually a choice of Tai Shigong, which has been studied in detail in history books. Sima Qian suffered a great deal because of his own reasons.
The era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is an era of strong desire to make achievements and make contributions. The prosperous Western Han Dynasty since Wen Jing endowed Emperor Wu with arrogant, aggressive and moody personality.
Second, the relationship between the Western Han Dynasty and Xiongnu was a very sensitive topic at that time. Li Ling's surrender humiliated the overjoyed Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
Third, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, hundreds of schools were ousted and Confucianism was the only one. The three basic principles of Confucianism and Changde Wuchang theory established that benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faithfulness are important criteria for judging whether a scholar-bureaucrat is right or wrong.
It can be said that Sima Qian was punished by the emperor because of his moody character, but also because of his backward political views and pedantic character.
When dealing with Sima Qian's problems, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obviously had an angry and emotional side, which was not uncommon in his political career. So did Hanwu's handling of Prince Gu Wu's case in his later years. But there is a different point of view, that is, Sima Qian's early worship of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was similar to Beethoven's worship of Napoleon.
Historically, this kind of relationship between political strongman and law teacher is not uncommon. So Sima Qian offended Hanwu, but after arriving at the court, he still got some important positions. On the one hand, Hanwu himself understood that Sima Qian was not at fault. At the same time, it also shows that for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the role of Sima Qian is only a small role that can be sacrificed and ignored.