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It was the year 99 BC, and a grim tension hung over the Han dynasty court, as word reached Chang'an of General Li Ling's defeat at the hands of the Xiongnu. When word reached Emperor Wu that Li Ling had not died in battle, but instead had surrendered to the Xiongnu, the emperor was furious. The one man in the Han court willing to defend Li Ling was his friend Sima Qian, a court historian. Emperor Wu had Sima Qian arrested, and he was given a choice: execution or castration.
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