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        Said Yuan a book in the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang is made of books featuring the ruling and opposition parties mingled with class series, style similar to the "national language", "Warring States" to remember words mainly adopting both memos, the subject is the book of historical figures speech examples to exhort monarch, elaborated Confucian meritocracy Zunsian the governing philosophy.

        In addition, it contains characters other schools conversation recorded deeds and even many of the "talk of the town," the novelist, can make "Mandarin", "Warring States" deficiencies, providing an alternative perspective of historical figures of different elegant demeanor.

        Content compiled Jun Tao, Chen surgery, built this, soldiers section, Guide, complex En twenty volumes, "For that law quit." Guang Zheng Bo cited book, text and vivid, not only for the history of science, but also on the development of ancient Chinese novels have had a significant role in promoting.

        This excerpt, "said Yuan" building included the roll of the story: Spring and Autumn Period Jinbenggong asked Shi Kuang said, "I am old and seven years old, would like to read I am afraid it is too late." Shi Kuang replied, "Why candles do not? "Jinbenggong angrily ︰" Hath the ministers also catch teasing monarch! "Shi Kuang said," I'm blind courtiers dare tease monarch You do? I've heard just as studious teenager the morning sun; prime studious like the noonday sun; elderly studious is like a candle light. candle's light and my people walking in the dark How does it compare? "