The Influences Of The Taoist Thought Of Inaction On "Historical Records"

The thought of inaction was first elucidated by Lao Tzu.Through the continuous supplement and perfection of Wen Zi,Lie Zi,Zhuang Zi,Ji Xia Huang Lao and the early Han Dynasty,a relatively systematic and complete theoretical system was formed.The original meaning of inaction is not to do nothing,but not to resist the force of objective reality,and to comply with the nature of things.From the beginning of the Han Dynasty to the Emperor Wu,the political and academic changes have taken place greatly.The Taoist thought of inaction has not yet completely subsided,and it still affects all aspects of social life and literary creation.Sima Tan acted as a Taoist.Sima Qian was deeply nurtured by Taoist spirit since childhood.The incident about Li Ling also made the thought of inaction occupy a corner of its spiritual world.It became the best way to realize self-redemption.The full text of “Historical Records” accepted the influence of Taoist thought of inaction both in the subject matter and in the artistic features.About continuation of ideological content,it includes governing the country and cultivating the body.The former emphasizes that the ruling class should conform to the objective situation,follow the law of social development,observe the personnel fundamental and act in accordance with the Tao.If the hierarchy could carry out the broad and simple economic,legal and military policies,then they could create a prosperous situation with logical administration and harmonious people.The latter thinks that people should not be proud and arrogant but humble and benevolent.And they should not keep a sharp edge and compete with others.In order to save your natural life and instincts,people should adhere to the principle of proper moderation and settle for present situation as much as possible.They should give up fame and wealth in due course and do not go too far into indulging in lust and enjoyment.Specifically,“Historical Records” took many Taoism theories from Lao Tzu,Zhuang Zi and other classical books.And “the historian said” also commented on the general meaning of inaction.Sima Qian took the thought of inaction as the starting point to comment on the current politics of the art,study the gains and losses,and go back to ancient times and thought of the later generations.At the moment,he marked the figures,showed the likes and dislikes,and excavated the world undefined sophistication which could enlighten the hearts of the people.The references about the artistic creations include austere and simple characteristics.The former requires that the writer should describe personnel meticulously and genuinely,shape an open-minded plot structure,and highlight the atmosphere of sincere tone.No matter it is straight and vivid,or coarse and blunt,and the grammatical form of the plate is straight and sparse,all of which are aimed at creating a vast emotional atmosphere and a pure natural aesthetic conception.The latter advocates that the writer should smelt the words and sentences,enumerate examples about all things including many kinds of deep thoughts to achieve the perfect fusion of narrative.The narrative is simple or pure.It simplified the historical materials of the previous generations and adjusted the center of layout with ink.On the conciseness of the discussion,it paid attention to not only echo the topic at the beginning and the end but also grow along with the text in the order of narration.They were intended to highlight the core characteristics of human nature and express long-lasting interest and sigh.