Eastern Jin historian whose Han Jin Chunqiu championed Shu Han as the legitimate dynasty.
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In an archive hall, tall wooden shelves hold scrolls and bound books with small tags, and one person climbs a ladder with their back turned; a long table in front holds an unrolled river map, a bronze lamp and a copper jug, with a city wall seen through the window.
Xi Zuochi, courtesy name Yanwei, from Xiangyang, was a learned writer who served on Huan Wen's staff and became Grand Administrator of Xingyang before retiring home with a foot ailment. His 54-chapter Han Jin Chunqiu, covering history from Emperor Guangwu of Han to Emperor Min of Jin, treated Shu Han as the legitimate dynasty and deeply influenced later legitimacy debates. Fu Jian of Former Qin honoured him after taking Xiangyang, and Pei Songzhi's commentary on the Records of the Three Kingdoms quotes him often.
Too Happy to Miss ShuJinIdiom from Liu Shan's story in Han Jin Chunqiu: too content to think of home or roots
Records
Wrote the Han-Jin Chunqiu while in post
Era of Huan Wen's power, Eastern Jin
The Book of Jin says Xi Zuochi, courtesy name Yanwei, was a man of Xiangyang. Huan Wen, Inspector of Jingzhou, summoned him as an aide; he moved to chief clerk of the western bureau and rose to assistant inspector. At that time Huan Wen harbored ambitions beyond his station, and Xi, serving in the commandery as Governor of Xingyang, wrote the Han-Jin Chunqiu to set matters right.
Jin
Literature · Sayings