≪史記･衛將軍驃騎列傳≫析論

Abstract

This article is a study on Weijiangjunpiaojiliezhuan in Shiji. Weiqing and Huoqubing were generals from maternal relatives in Hanwudi Dynasty, who expanded Han’s territory and ousted the Huns. Sima-qian said that he wrote Weijiangjunpiaojiliezhuan in honor of their achievements. But contemporary reviews show that more negative aspects about Weiqing and Huoqubing have been found. This paper starts from the question that why there has been a gap between the positive and negative aspects.To analyze Sima-qian’s intention to write the Weijiangjunpiaojiliezhuan, I studied the structure, plot, and character descriptions. As a result, I discovered that Sima-qian criticized the characters’ lack in qualities and Hanwudi’s wrong personnel policy. And he also criticized Hanwudi’s foreign policy: he unilaterally destroyed the peace treaty and waged the war with the Huns.