Poems embodying vision in Historical Records
The poem says: To be an official, to follow principles, or to be a politician, why be dignified? Biography of Historical Records records the deeds of five wise ministers in the Spring and Autumn Period. Sima Qian wrote down their political achievements and moral demeanor with memory and reverence, and expressed his sincere longing for the way of being an official: convincing people with reason can also be a government, so why be dignified?