Tan Qian (1593 ~ 1657), whose original name was Yi Xun, was renamed after his death in Ming Dynasty to express the pain of forgetting the country. Historians of Ming and Qing dynasties. He studied hard since childhood and was a student of the Ming Dynasty, but he never became an official all his life. His family was poor, and he made a living by being a screen friend, doing some literary and ink affairs and writing entertainment articles on his behalf.
Tan Qian loves reading extensively, devotes himself to the words of hundreds of children's history, and is familiar with the stories of past dynasties, especially the allusions of the Ming Dynasty. I decided to write a true and credible history of the Ming Dynasty because I think the records of several dynasties in the Ming Dynasty are inaccurate, and the history books written by various scholars are mostly superficial and full of mistakes. In the first year of the Apocalypse (162 1), according to the records of the Ming Dynasty, I consulted all kinds of historical books, distinguished right from wrong, and wrote "The Lack of Country". The first draft was completed in the sixth year of the apocalypse, and then it was revised and supplemented one after another. "These six drafts were compiled into 100 volumes." In the second year of Qing Shunzhi (1645), he could not bear to forget the history of the country's demise and went to the bunker to make up the history of Chongzhen and Hongguang dynasties. Two years later, the manuscript was stolen, and Tan Qianyi, who was in his fifties, was angry and rewritten. After four years of hard work, I finally got what I wanted. In the tenth year of Shunzhi, he took the manuscript to the north and stayed in Beijing for two years, visiting ministers, royal families, eunuchs and public servants, visiting many historical sites, collecting the legacy of the Ming Dynasty and supplementing and revising it. After the book was completed, it was signed "Jiang Zuo's adherents".
Guoque is a chronological history book, which records the important historical facts of the Ming Dynasty. Tan Qian wrote it. Tan Qian is good at history. In view of the fact that the historical records of the Ming Dynasty have been broken by historians, Qubi has been sued, and most of them are secretive and inaccurate, and various chronicles are also rough and untrue. They tried to find all kinds of information, solicited information extensively, and made every effort to collect information. The first year of the apocalypse (162 1) was compiled, and the first draft was completed in six years. In the fourth year of Shunzhi (1647), the whole book was stolen and rewritten angrily, which lasted for more than 30 years and was compiled into a book "National Deficiency". The secretary described the history of 3 17 years, from the birth of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first year of Yuan Wenzong (1328), to the Qing army's entry into Nanjing in May of Shunzhi's second year, and the demise of the Axe King regime. Important historical facts of Ming Dynasty that are not mentioned in Shi Minglu: Some important events are often followed by comments from individuals and scholars. After careful textual research on its historical facts, the materials have considerable reliability or reference value. The history of more than 70 years after Wanli, the record of the development of Jurchen in Jianzhou, and the relationship between the late Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are particularly rare in his books. The 17-year historical facts of Chongzhen, which are compiled and supplemented by the treasures of the base areas, local chronicles and the oral materials of the officials' adherents, also have important historical value. However, some descriptions in the book are too brief, and some events are repeated before and after, with different opinions. In addition, superstitious ideas such as feudal orthodox historical view, Confucian theory of destiny, Buddhism and Taoism are also strongly reflected in the book. The manuscript of Guoque weighs 100 volumes, and only the manuscript has survived since Tan Qian's death. After that, it was collected in Haining, Zhejiang Province according to the manuscript of Jiang Yan Fen Caotang and the manuscript of Siming Lushi Bao Tang, and the ten volumes of Chongzhen were proofread and punctuated, with a total of 104 volumes and a total of four volumes at the beginning, * * 108 volumes. 1958 is published in six volumes by Ancient Books Publishing House.