司马迁之所以只为汉代的佞幸之徒立传,主要因为他们多是皇帝的男宠,而西汉皇帝喜好“婉佞”男色的性取向,又直接导致了官场谄媚作风的滋长蔓延。作为这种风气的受害者,作为有良知的史学家,司马迁憎恶阿谀奉迎的官吏,憎恶以色侍主的佞幸,憎恶喜好男色的皇帝,自当是情理中事。因此,他要把那些佞幸之徒连同他们侍奉的君主刻到历史的耻辱柱上,以警示后人,也就在所难免了。 The reason why Sima Qian was only handed down to the Han dynasty was mainly because they were mostly male darlings of the emperor. However, the Western Han emperor’s preference for the genre of “wan” was the direct result of the ups and downs of official style. As a victim of such a culture, Sima Qian, as a historian with conscience, hated the popular officials, disgusted with the honor of the lord, and disliked the male-loving emperor as if it was a reasonable thing. Therefore, he is going to inscribe those who are fortunate and the monarchs whom they serve on the shame of history to warn the posterity.