Biography of officials

Biography is a classical Chinese article written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, which is included in Historical Records.

The Biography of Officials in the Later Han Dynasty is a biography in the ancient historical document of China, which describes the official system in the Han Dynasty and its related contents.

The following provides you with the original text and translation of the biography of officials in the later Han Dynasty.

Original text:

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the people were scattered and there was no government. Uchijima, a captain in Xiyuan, a general and a national scholar were ordered to die, and the people even followed the teacher to beg for it. If I rebel in the low palace, I will stop rebelling. Therefore, the men and women across the lake washed their hair and surrendered to help Gu Bei cut the punishment, and produced the Five Classics to prepare for the day's treatment. Elephants are dressed in real crowns and yellow ears, wrapped in cloth and decorated with pure white jade.

There is no doubt that it is not the evil of Zhao in Bashu to seal Bashu town and be the ambassador of Bashu. Bashu is timid and famous. Being an official makes people happy. So the county was blocked and the county was promoted. Bashu is a lonely person, so I have to give up the picture. The net is wine and the grain is grain. Kill money and waste a feast. Make the people popular and hope for it. If there is contact, I will kill myself. Both popularity and appearance.

Translation:

In the early years, when the Han Dynasty was just established, the people were in chaos and could not be governed. The captain of Xiyuan Uchijima and the general Guo Shiling were unable to take charge of government affairs, so the people visited each other for advice.

A group of people in the palace rebelled, and ministers could only calm the situation by killing these rebels. So the men and women in the lake washed their hair and reduced their participation, assisted the car to behead, produced five classics, and injected mi wine every day. They wear elephant clothes, solid crowns, yellow earrings, plain clothes, shoes and pure white Yu Pei.

These people are blocked in Bashu area, so they can't leave, exercise all kinds of duties in Bashu, and can't interfere in the affairs of other areas. Bashu area is timid and people call it home. They hold important positions, managing and leading the people. So the counties were banned and the counties provided them with nutrition.

Bashu area has few people and picturesque houses. They use nets to make wine vessels and grains to make food. Cut off the use of money and abandon luxury banquets. Let the people have full expectations of the government and achieve their goals through governance. If someone breaks the rules, I volunteer to perform the corpse. This is what people expect, but this tool is gradually disappearing.

Content parsing

The History of the Later Han Dynasty and Biography of Officials mainly describe the official system spontaneously formed by the people in the early years because of the newly established Han Dynasty and the chaotic political order.

By following certain codes of conduct, these officials reduced their extravagant and frugal lives to meet people's expectations of honesty and justice. They blocked the Bashu area, exercised autonomy, led the people, and gained people's support and trust through moral self-discipline and governance.

Historical significance

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty and Biography of Officials show a special phenomenon of China's ancient political system, that is, the official system established and managed by the people spontaneously. Through thrift, honesty and moral self-discipline, this system provided a more effective governance model for the society at that time, which was recognized and supported by the people.

By expounding the original text and translation of Han Shu Hou Han Shu, we can deeply understand the chaotic political order in the early Han Dynasty, the official system spontaneously formed by the people and their autonomy in Bashu area. This historical story not only reflects the changes of China's ancient political system, but also provides inspiration for us to think about how to establish and maintain a clean and just government.