Calling a deer a horse is an idiom in China, which means pointing to a deer and saying it is a horse. Metaphor deliberately turns black and white and confuses right and wrong. Judging from Historical Records of Qin Shihuang, it is generally used as predicate, object and attribute.
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When he was in Qin Ershi, Zhao Gao and II traveled in a deer. I asked him, "Why did the Prime Minister drive a deer?" Zhao Gao said, "This is a horse!" The second said, "The Prime Minister made a mistake and treated the deer as a horse." Zhao Gao said, "This is indeed a horse! If (Your Majesty) thinks that what I said is wrong, I hope (Your Majesty allows me) to ask the ministers. " Ministers say it's half deer and half horse. In this case, the king of Qin could no longer insist on his own opinion, so he had to listen to Zhao Gao.
Historical Records of Qin Shihuang's Biography is from Volume 6 of Historical Records of Qin Shihuang's Biography written by Sima Qian. This chronicle, in the form of a chronicle, records the main activities and major events of Qin Shihuang and Qin Ershi's life, with clear organization and rich content, and truly reflects the ever-changing historical scenes during the 40 years before and after the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.
This chronicle focuses on the activities of Qin Shihuang and Qin Ershi, and is narrated year by year. There are many things in the simplified version, and summary and redrawing alternate. After reading it through, it not only gives people the original appearance of history, but also makes people feel that everything is historical necessity, and the images of two generations of emperors are vividly presented in front of them.
It not only shows Qin Shihuang's political and military talents, but also shows his style of respecting talents and valuing talents, and also shows his ignorance, absurdity, tyranny and cruelty. He did not hesitate to spend manpower and material resources in order to enjoy happiness after his death. There are many typical examples, which supplement the temperament of the first emperor by narration or borrowing from others, and they are all vividly written.
In this way, the image of Qin Shihuang, an outstanding monarch and a cruel tyrant, was vividly outlined. When describing Qin Ershi, we attach great importance to it, and deliberately narrate the details of his plot to usurp power with Zhao Gao after the death of Qin Shihuang, as well as his extreme cruelty and decay, vividly and profoundly exposing the ugly face of a fatuous tyrant and schemer.
In particular, the exquisite carvings of Zhao Gao's killing two and Zi Ying's killing Zhao Gao are breathtaking. The former is thought-provoking, while the latter is refreshing, full of the author's deep hatred for II and Zhao Gao.