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at the same time.

Emperor Xian continued to add: "I have approved countless petitions since I came to the throne. Although some petitions are not allowed by me, they still need to be brought to me for review. Among these petitions, the most refreshing one is

It was General Cao a few months ago

This petition was sent by someone else, and other people submitted recommendations for official positions, all of which were for official positions with real power. However, this petition was only for the position of historian without real power. Therefore, I was curious, so I

I’ve memorized this name.”

"..."

Hearing this, Wu Liang breathed a sigh of relief. Now he no longer had to be suspected by Boss Cao.

"I see, Your Majesty has a really good memory."

Boss Cao also laughed and continued, "Your Majesty does not know something. He is talented and does not like war or political affairs, but he has a special liking for historical affairs. His ambition is to compile a history book like Sima Zichang.

This is a masterpiece. I admire his talent and ambition very much, so I decided to help him with this."

"In troubled times, there are still people with such great ambitions, which is a blessing for the great man."

Emperor Xian seemed to have great admiration for Wu Liang. He nodded with a smile and said, "Since General Wu takes Sima Zichang as an example, I also have the intention to fulfill him, so I will worship you as the Taishi Ling who served with Sima Zichang." In this way, you can concentrate on compiling history books full-time."

"I accept my order."

Wu Liang also bowed his hands and thanked him.

As a result, just after thanking him, Emperor Xian's face suddenly became serious, and he asked seriously: "But Wu Taishi, do you know what kind of character a historian should have to be a qualified historian and write "" A masterpiece of historical facts like "Tai Shi Gong Shu"?"

"Write straight and straight."

Wu Liang said only four words very ably.

It has to be said that Emperor Xian's childish face suddenly turned serious at this moment. Not only did it not give people a sense of calm and self-power, but it actually made people feel a little inconsistent.

"Yes, it is the duty of a historian to tell the truth about right and wrong, good and evil. If you are unable to do this, even if you compile a history book, it will not be passed down forever. It is better not to write it."

The way to express the emperor's intention is to indicate something.

"..."

Wu Liang instantly heard what Emperor Xian meant. This kid actually wanted to use him to restrain Boss Cao.

The four words "write straight and straight" are easy to say, but not easy to do.

If it can really be done, then the rights and wrongs of Emperor Xian, what Boss Cao did, and the fight for power among other heroes... In short, everything must be recorded in detail from the perspective of a bystander, and these things will be left to future generations to evaluate. .

So if Wu Liang can really "write straightly", unless Boss Cao doesn't care at all about future generations' evaluation, he would not be able to be that "rebellious minister" without scruples.

But what price will Wu Liang pay for "upright writing"?

No one knows this better than Wu Liang.

According to historical records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Cui Zhu, a senior official of the State of Qi, killed the king of Qi. The historian was killed because he wrote truthfully "Cui Zhu killed his king". His two younger brothers also insisted on writing it truthfully, but they were still killed; the third brother was not killed at all. Undaunted, Cui Zhu still insisted on writing straightly. Cui Zhu had no choice but to give up. What was shocking was that the historian who came to take over was also prepared to die for this. Another historian also took the bamboo slips and prepared to write down. Later he learned that this paragraph History has been written, so there is no need to continue to follow it.

And even Sima Qian and Sima Qian's father, Sima Tan, paid a huge price to achieve "straight writing".

Because of Sima Tan's "straight writing", Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che held a grand ceremony to enshrine Zen, but did not allow Taishi Ling Sima Tan to participate, causing Sima Tan to die in anger.

Later, Sima Qian took over his father's position, but because he was unwilling to follow the wishes of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty and openly defended Li Ling, he was corruptly tortured by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. From then on, he lost his qualifications as a man.

Now Emperor Xian actually played this little trick with him.

Wu Liang is not stupid either.

He will definitely "write straight and straight". This is indeed the ethics that a historian must possess and what he must do.

But in later generations, some financial departments would keep two accounts, one for inspections, and one for... you know, then history books can be written in two.

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