It is a chronological history book that records important historical facts of the Ming Dynasty. Written by Tan Qian. Tan Qian is good at history. In view of the fact that the historical records of the Ming Dynasty have been broken by historians, the songs and pens have been litigated, and many of them are taboo and inaccurate, and various chronicles are too crude to be true. They have searched all kinds of materials hard, solicited extensive information and made every effort to collect information. It was compiled in the first year of the Apocalypse (1621), and the first draft was completed in six years. In the fourth year of Shunzhi (1647), the whole manuscript was stolen and rewritten angrily, and it took more than 3 years to compile the book "National Que". The secretary narrated the history of 317 years from the birth of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, in September of the first year of Yuan Wenzong Tianli (1328) to the Qing soldiers' entry into Nanking in May of the second year of Shunzhi and the demise of the Fu Wang regime. Some important historical facts of the Ming dynasty that dare to avoid talking about in the book "Ming Shi Lu"; Some important events are often followed by comments from individuals and scholars. Its historical facts are carefully examined, and the materials have considerable reliability or reference value. The history of more than 7 years after Wanli, as well as 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 historical facts of the seventeen years of Chongzhen Dynasty compiled and supplemented according to Di Bao, local chronicles and oral materials of officials' adherents also have important historical value. However, some of the narratives in the book are too brief, and some events are repeated before and after and have 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 "Guo Que" weighs 1 volumes, and only the manuscript has been handed down from generation to generation after Tan Qian's death. After that, it was collected in Zhang Zongxiang, Haining, Zhejiang Province according to the manuscript of Jiang's Yanfen Caotang and the manuscript of Siming Lushi's Embracing Classrooms, and the ten volumes of Chongzhen were proofread and punctuated, divided into 14 volumes, and the frontispiece was divided into four volumes, * * 18 volumes. In 1958, it was published in six volumes by Ancient Books Publishing House.
The chronicle of Guoque, with 14 volumes of text and 4 volumes of frontage. About 4.28 million words. The author's family is poor, and he lives on power, literature and ink affairs. It is based on the superficial knowledge of various famous officials, and the records are often inaccurate. Therefore, it is compiled by taking Records of the Ming Dynasty as an example and taking numerous examinations of group books. The first year of Yuantianli (1328) was the chronicle screwdriver, which ended in the first year of Nanming Hong Guang (1645). Among them, 7 years after Wanli occupies one-third of the book. The characteristics of this book are that it dares to write straight about some important historical facts that are avoided but not faded in Ming Shi Lu; For important events in the Ming dynasty, I often put my own comments and those of other scholars in the back; The historical facts collected were carefully examined and revised.