The Twenty-Four Histories include:

Historical Records, Hanshu, Later Hanshu, Three Kingdoms, Jinshu, Songshu, Nanqishu, Liangshu, Chenshu, Weishu, Northern Qi, Zhou, Sui, Southern History, Northern History, Old Tang, New Tang, Old Five Dynasties, New History, History of the Five Dynasties, Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Ming.

Twenty-Four Histories refers to the general name of the history books written by various dynasties in ancient China. Because the writing method of "Historical Records" has always been considered by the past dynasties as the writing method of official history, it is used in the same way as "Historical Records" History books that use biographical writing techniques are called official histories.

The Twenty-Four Histories record all the history from the legendary emperor to the suicide of Emperor Chongzhen in Meishan in 1644. The complete book of the Twenty-Four Histories has 3212 volumes and about 40 million words. , and is compiled in a unified biographical style with chronicles and biographies.

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Famous quotes in "Twenty-Four Histories":

1. Righteousness inspires gentlemen and benefits villains: from the Twenty-Four Histories The "Book of Jin Fu Deng Zhuan" in the book means: Morality can move the gentleman, and interests can move the villain.

2. If you are too rigid, you will be broken, but if you are extremely discerning, you will have no disciples: This comes from "Book of Jin·Zhou Qiye" in the Twenty-Four Histories, which means: if you are too rigid, you will be broken, if you are extremely discerning, you will have no disciples.

3. In order to serve the country, food is not as good as faith. The key to establishing a person is quality first and then writing: From the "Book of Song·Jiangyi Biography" in the Twenty-Four Histories, it means: The principle of governing the country is Providing people with food is not as good as providing them with integrity. In order to be a good person, you must first be honest and then you can show it with letters.

4. A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a thousand times, and a fool will make a gain after thinking a thousand times: From the "Historical Records: Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin" in the Twenty-Four Histories, it means: A wise person thinks about it a thousand times, but will always gain something. There will always be one mistake in the process; a stupid person will always have one gain in a thousand considerations.

5. When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful; when a human is about to die, its speech is also kind: From the "Historical Records·Funny Biography" in the Twenty-Four Histories, it means: When a bird is about to die, , its cry is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind.

6. Looking at the source of turbidity and looking at its flow, bending its shape and trying to make it straight, cannot be obtained: This comes from the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Liu Ban Zhuan" in the Twenty-Four Histories, which means: I hope to get rid of the turbidity Clear spring water flows from the source, and it is impossible to hope that the distorted form will have a straight shadow.

7. Heaven knows, earth knows, I know, Zi knows, what is ignorance: From the "Book of the Later Han·Yang Zhen" in the Twenty-Four Histories, it means: God knows, the earth knows, I know, you know , how can you say no one knows?

8. If you are envious of fish in the deep pool, it is better to retreat and build a net: This comes from "The Biography of Dong Zhongshu in the Book of Han" in the Twenty-Four Histories, which means: standing by the deep pool, hoping to catch the fish inside, and still return the net. Might as well go home and build a net.

9. You should be as if you are facing an abyss, as if you are walking on thin ice, tremble and be cautious every day: This comes from the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The First Chronicle of Emperor Guangwu" in the Twenty-Four Histories, which means: You should be as if you are facing an abyss. Walking on thin ice is as scary as walking on thin ice, trembling with fear, and becoming more cautious every day.

10. The bustling world is all for profit, and the bustling world is all for profit: From the "Historical Records·Huo Zhi Biography" in the Twenty-Four Histories, it means: All life is nothing but the pursuit of fame and fortune. , the world is bustling, all come for profit, the world is bustling, all go for profit.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Twenty-Four Histories