Abstract:

The creation of the Lei text has something to do with the Yi rule in ancient times. Lei and Yi originally mean the respectful treatments for dignitaries. Afterward, the scope of treatment is enlarged so that general officials can be granted. With this process of evolution, the Lei text is produced, basically characteristic of "recording words and deeds", "writing positive biographies" and "paying a tribute to one' s life". For the Lei text in the Western Han Dynasty, only Yang Xiong' s A Lei for Queen Yuan is handed down from generation to generation. Zhang Heng, living in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is considered as the great master for the Lei text of that time. And in the era of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Zhi is praised as the best expert for the Lei text. Cao Zhi not only writes more Lei texts, but also no longer pays attention to "praising". Instead, he prefers "mourning", thus creating a variant. Up to the times of the Two Jins dynasties, the best Lei text writer is acknowledged as Pan Yue, whose writing is full of emotions and colors. Lu Ji, Lu Yun and Zhang Hua are also well known as experts. After the hard work of the persons mentionedabove, the Lei text becomes an important part of lyric literature.
Key words

Key words: A Brief Survey of the Lei Text , n the Dynasties of
Han, Wei, and Two Jins