For example, when he wrote Guo Jie, he described Guo Jie as a chivalrous person, saying, "Live in harmony with the elderly, live frugally, repay evil with good, and look down generously." But he is very proud of his chivalrous behavior, which has revived people's lives and does not praise his work. " Guo Jie is obviously proud of being a ranger, but he likes killing people and often runs away after killing them. "When entering the customs, do you know what Guanzhong is, smell it, and fight for it. Short answer, you don't drink or ride. You killed Yang again and wrote a letter to Yang. Others killed him, but they heard. It is to arrest officials, solve death and solve death.
Guo Jie's murderous nature made the court very angry, but many chivalrous men (especially his public guests) not only did not crowd him out, but helped him everywhere. For example, someone questioned Guo Jie's character. He said, "If you know the guest, kill his life and break his tongue, the official will bear the responsibility. If you don't know the murderer, the murderer is absolutely dead, and you don't know who it is." In fact, Guo Jie's influence had spread all over the country at that time.
These behaviors are simply unreasonable today, but in Sima Qian's view, it doesn't seem to be a fault. He said, I regard Guo Jie as a person who looks worse than a middleman and lacks words. But there are no virtuous and greedy people in the world, and they all admire their voices, and those who say chivalrous things are named. As the saying goes, "a person's appearance is glorious and famous, so what?" In the play, what a pity!
Regarding the characteristics of the ranger, Sima Qian once said: "However, words are as good as words, and actions are fruitful. You promised to be sincere. You don't love your body. If you go to the realm of a scholar, you will live and die, instead of being ashamed of your ability and being ashamed of your behavior. " In other words, not only a brave assassin can be called a knight-errant, but he must also have a lot of spirit.
Sima Qian praised the ranger so much at that time because he saw that the ranger had a strong binding force and control over the society at that time, but it did not rule out his hatred of the powerful as a vulnerable group. However, today, people have realized that the ranger has the function of restraining evil, but when he does evil, he ignores the law and even ignores human life, which is incompatible with the mainstream of society.
Of course, the rulers at that time did not turn a blind eye to the rangers. On the contrary, they have made a lot of efforts to ensure the smooth flow of society. Guo Jie's escape is related to Liang Wudi's crackdown on local forces. In fact, Guo Jie finally died at the hands of the government. Finally, the ancient scholar Gong once commented on him: "In order to exercise power, it is better to untie the cloth and kill without blinking. Although it is known, this crime is not only solved. When there is no way. " This can also be regarded as the official evaluation of the ranger at that time.