The Shih-chi holds a commanding place in the Chinese view of history, and every nation needs an "overlord," a common forebear--it has to find one even if none exists. There just happened to be this suitable choice, and the legend of the source of the nation was formed.
史記在中國人的歷史觀上，地位超卓；而每一個民族心理上都需要一個「共主」﹘﹘共同祖先，假如沒有也要找一個，正好有這麼一個合適的候選人，遂成就了這個民族來源的傳說。