Chinese Idiom Story Nine Niu Yi Hair Chinese and English Version

Chinese Idiom Story Nine Niu Yi Hair Chinese and English Version

Li Ling was a great general in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He is a very good soldier, and he has won every battle.

However, once, Li Ling's army was completely defeated by the Huns in number. Although they fought bravely, the whole army was soon captured.

Li Ling surrendered temporarily in shame and planned to wait for an opportunity to fight back.

But when the news of surrender reached the capital, the jealous ministers of the emperor began to belittle Li Ling in front of the emperor.

What he heard made the emperor very angry. He put Li Ling's wife and mother to death.

Zema, who has always respected Li Ling, believes that he will not surrender for no reason and advises the emperor not to believe rumors.

Sima Qian wrote a long letter to a friend and said, "I am writing a history book now. If I die, it's like one of the nine cows will lose a hair. In order to finish this book, I am willing to bear the punishment. " Sima Zhian finally finished his book, the very famous Historical Records.

This time, the emperor was very angry with Sima Qian and locked him up and severely punished him.