Characteristically, what inspires Yuefu poetry authors to create enthusiasm and inspiration are specific events in daily life and sensitive issues of common concern to people.

"Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" is the earliest catalog of historical records in China and is one of the ten records of "Hanshu". When Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote the "Book of Han", it was adapted from the "Qilue" to record the prosperity of the book collection in the Western Han Dynasty. It is divided into six categories: Six Arts, Scholars, Poems, Military Books, Numeracy, and Fang Techniques. It contains 38 kinds of books, 596 books, and 13,269 volumes. Ban Gu claimed that he had "deleted the essentials of Qilue to prepare for the chapters" and compiled "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi".

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Up to the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, books were incomplete, bamboo slips fell off, etiquette was destroyed, and music rituals were destroyed. The emperor sighed and said: "I am very worried about these things!" So he established a simple policy for collecting books, appointed officials to copy books, and even the legends of various scholars were enriched in the secret palace. When Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty became emperor, the loss of books was so severe that he sent an emissary, Chen Nong, to collect scattered books from all over the world. Liu Xiang, the official of Guanglu, was ordered to check the classics and poems of various scholars, the infantry captain Ren Hong was ordered to check the military books, Taishi Ling Yinxian was ordered to check the divination books, and the medical doctor Li Zhu was ordered to check the medical books of the country.

After each proofreading of a book, Liu Xiang cataloged it, summarized its main idea, recorded it and presented it to the emperor. After Liu Xiang's death, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty sent Liu Xiang's son, Liu Xin, the captain of the imperial court to complete his father's work. Liu Xin then summarized all the books and presented "Seven Strategies" to the emperor, so there was "Ji Lue", "Six Art Strategies", "Zhu Zi Lue", "Poems and Fu Lue", "Military Strategy", "Liu Xin Lue" "Shu Shu Lue", and "Fang Ji Lue". Now select the main part. In order to make the collected books more complete.

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