Mr. Wan is from Yinzhou. Gao Zubiao, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, knew the same thing. Father Tai, Ming Chongzhen Bingzi was a juren, and Ding Gehou was awarded by the history books, each with its own name. Mr. Wang's youngest son, born with different sensitivities, never forgets anything about reading. When I was eight years old, I recited the watchful eye of Yangzi in the guest table, and I didn't lose a word in the last article. 19 14 and 19 15, I read all the books in my family and got a general idea. Yuyao Huang Taichongju, Mr. and his brother Sida are both teachers, learning from Liu in Lushan, paying attention to being cautious and independent, and taking sages as the most important. At that time, there were five classics associations in Ningbo, and Mr. was the least. If in doubt, analyze it. Shu Fa has never been a contemporary prose, but he specializes in ancient times. He is proficient in all kinds of history, especially the anecdotes of the Ming Dynasty, which can be memorized from Hongwu to the apocalypse. Xu Gonggan, a senior minister, learned his name. He wrote a general exam on reading ceremony, and Mr. Xu decided to take it.
University student Xu Gongwen, president of the Ming Dynasty, wants to be recommended to the History Museum. Mr. Wang strongly insisted on inviting his family to publish and revise. After Yuan Wen's strike, his successor ministers Zhang Gong Yu Shu, Chen Gong Ting Jing and Wang Gong all invited Mr. Zhang to add gifts. Mr. Wang has always been in charge of the history of the Ming Dynasty, and he has also suffered the losses of setting up a bureau after the Tang Dynasty. He tasted: "I stepped over and consolidated my talents. I inherited my father's knowledge." The story is faithful and the words are told. After that, the expert's book was not caught, but it was not as messy as the official practitioners. For example, if you enter a person's room, you will start to sleep in the hall, and then you will know its customs and habits. Over time, their men and women are just soft, and they value the virtuous and are stupid, and then you can do things at home. If the history of official training is sketched for everyone to see, it is recruiting people in the city and seeking things in the house. I quit my job in the History Bureau and became the president of the museum, fearing that everyone would split up and blur the traces of a generation of good deeds in troubled times. " He added: "History is hard to say for a long time! It is not obvious if it is not true. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, it is also true that Li Ao and Ceng Gong mocked the virtuous and treacherous people for their obscure deeds. In today's world, it is particularly difficult to believe in some things. Cover up customs for a long time, likes and dislikes follow the reputation. There are three people talking about a family, but their stories are different. It has been hundreds of years! Words can be attached, actions can be constructed, and communicators may not all be straight; People who have read books may not have the knowledge of discrimination. If I don't talk about the world, get to know that person and see what he looks like, then I think more people will believe and suffer. My library is in a certain house, and his house has records of past dynasties. I have read it in detail. When traveling abroad for a long time, parents always want a suicide note, asking about the past, referring to the local chronicles and miscellaneous articles in the county, but taking records as a mirror. The recorder directly records his events and words without modification. Because his world calmly tests its things, its words and its people's background is nine times out of ten. But there may be a reason for writing, and things may not come out until the end, which may stimulate its flow, so you can't use other books. Those that are difficult to record in detail, I take it as documentary evidence, while those that are falsely abused in other books, I judge by what I get from the records. Although I dare not say that they are credible, they are rarely not wasted on others. In the history of the Song Dynasty, the ancients were terminally ill. When I say complicated, it's not because I don't know that simplicity is expensive. I am afraid that I will be rich in personnel in the future. I don't know what to cut, so I will do it first, so I know that what I take is harmful, and what I don't take is untrue and not beneficial. "
Wen Jian never recorded that unofficial history was believed by later generations because of his theory of national ruin. Mr. Wang bluntly said, "The Forbidden City has no water, no cause, and no place to die." "Records of Cheng Zu" said: "Wen Jian closed his palace and set himself on fire. When he saw smoke rising in the palace, he rushed to the rescue. It was too late. He left the body in the fire and returned it for nothing. "The so-called angel is the supervisor of the ancestors. After Anken died, where was his master? On this day in the Qing Dynasty, Zhong made a poisoning experiment on all the people he belonged to. If there is no evidence of self-immolation, will he not be able to make a big order? Moreover, in 2003, Wen Jian climbed to the extreme, cut off his relatives and vassals, and didn't take a vacation, so that the prince called the soldiers guilty and forced him to die. Even if you die, you are exhausted. Can you call it a country? " Because of his calligraphy.
After more than ten years in Doumen, all the scholars asked if there was no virtual day, and the number of people attending the lecture remained the same on January 23. Pre-historical style runs through the essence, referring to Chen's gains and losses, all of which are to the point, which Liu Zhiji can't match. The history of horses has a table, but there is no table below the post-Han Dynasty. Liu Zhiji said: "What you get is not good, and what you lose is not bad." Mr. Wang said, "History has a table, so it is poor. Some people enter the table and some people are implicated in the table. The articles can be saved, so the table can't be abolished. Reading history without reading tables is no deeper than history. "
Kangxi died at noon in April at the age of 60, and published 60 volumes of Historical Tables, 4 volumes of Times Examination, 4 volumes of Temple Cartography Examination, 8 volumes of Scholars and 2 volumes of Shijing Examination. There are eight volumes of Zhou Zhenghui's Examination, eight volumes of Zaifu's Examination in Past Dynasties, sixteen volumes of Song Jizhong Louis, one volume of Liu Ling's Legacy, one volume of Geng's Legacy, twelve volumes of Shu Qun's Mystery, twenty-two volumes of Shu Xuebian, two volumes of Kunlun Heyuan Examination and ten volumes of Hequ Examination. In the early years of Qianlong, Zhang Gongting and Yu, a great scholar, were ordered to publish The History of the Ming Dynasty, which was based on Wang Xu's historical manuscripts, most of which were written by Mr. Wang.
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Mr. Wan Sitong, whose real name is Ji Ye, is from Yinxian County. His great-grandfather was the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty and knew everything. Father Wan Tai was a juren in the ninth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty, he taught his sons the knowledge of Confucian classics and history so that they could specialize in one subject. Mr Wan Sitong, the youngest son of Wan Tai, was born extremely clever and never forgot anything about reading. When I was eight years old, I recited Yang Xiong's "Fa Yan" in front of my guests, and the whole article was verbatim. When I was fourteen or fifteen years old, I read all the books at home, and I could understand the main meaning. Mr. Huang Zongxi of Yuyao lives in Ningbo, and Mr. Wan Sitong and his brother Vance mostly worship him as their teacher. They studied the theory of Mr. Liu from Jishan, that is, they focused on "being cautious and independent" and thought that saints and sages could catch up with their moral knowledge. At that time, there was a Five Classics Meeting in Ningbo, and Mr. Wan Sitong was the youngest, but whenever there were difficulties in the discussion, he could always analyze them in a few words. As a teenager, he didn't write eight-part essay. He devoted himself to the study of epics, was familiar with the historical books of past dynasties, especially the institutional figures of the Ming Dynasty, and was very familiar with the records from Hongwu to the Apocalypse. Xu Xueqian, a senior minister, heard about his reputation and invited him to his side. Xu wrote the General Examination of Reading Rites, and Mr. Wan Sitong helped to finalize it.
Just when the imperial edict was revised, university student Xu was appointed as the president and wanted to recommend Mr. Xu to the Ming History Museum. He tried to refuse, so khaw boon wan hired him to live in his own home and entrusted him with revision and compilation. After Xu left, his successors, Zhang Yushu and Wang, all hired their husbands, and the courtesy was even more generous. Mr. Wan Sitong has always been committed to writing the history of the Ming Dynasty, fearing to repeat the mistake of opening a history museum and compiling it separately after the Tang Dynasty. He once said: "Sima Qian and Ban Gu were outstanding before, and they inherited the knowledge of their parents, so their narratives were informative and their language was rich in literary talent. Since then, although the history books compiled by Shi Jia family are not as talented as Sima Qian and Ban Gu, they are not as messy as the official history. Studying history is like going to a person's home, getting familiar with his hall, bedroom, toilet and bathroom every week, and then learning about his savings, industry, etiquette and habits. After a long time, his men, women and children are strong, weak, wise, virtuous and stupid. Only in this way can we judge their family affairs. Like the official history books, they are all hastily compiled by many people, and those who participate in the history books have no time to choose whether they are suitable or not and whether they are familiar with their work. It's like asking a passer-by to discuss family matters with him. The reason why I resigned from the Ming History Museum and accepted the invitation to live in the presidential palace was that I was afraid that everyone would do their own jobs and do their own things, so that the deeds of sages and traitors would be unknown. " He added: "The saying that history books are difficult to repair has a long history! It is not intellectual and literary, and its circulation will not be large. This is exactly what Li Ao and Ceng Gong laughed at. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, because there were no literary talents like Sima Qian and Ban Gu, the deeds of sages and traitors were unknown. But today, it is even more difficult to record in detail, because the careless atmosphere has a long history, people like and hate to do whatever they want, and criticism and praise follow. A person's story is written by three people, so his biography is different, not to mention hundreds of years of history! Speech can be distorted and fabricated, deeds can be fabricated out of thin air, and it is not necessarily a gentleman who takes the right path to spread speech and deeds; People recorded according to hearsay may not have the insight to distinguish and judge. I don't talk about the gains and losses of the world. The quality of a person depends entirely on his appearance and inner nature, so there are many examples that I think are true but others are distorted by it. When I was a child, I studied in a family with records of the Ming Dynasty. I read it carefully and recorded it in detail. When I grew up, I traveled all over the world. In the old days, bureaucrats borrowed books and manuscripts from the old people, investigated and asked about the past, and collected records written by local chronicles and county furniture, all of which were included in the bibliography, but in general, they still aimed at recording. Because the factual record is a direct record of facts and remarks, there is no addition or deletion. If we examine his deeds, his remarks and his words and deeds fairly according to his time, then we can get 89 points out of 10 in the details of this person's life. However, due to the publication of the speech or other reasons, there may be other reasons at the beginning of the matter, which may change during its circulation, so it must be based on the records of other books. Where it is difficult to find out the details in the factual record, I use other books as evidence; Other books are distorted and untrue, and I judge them from the materials obtained from factual records. Although I dare not say that all the conclusions are credible, there are very few things that are not distorted. People used to think that the history of the Song Dynasty was complicated, but I would describe it twice as much. It's not that I don't know the simple value, but that I'm afraid that future generations will try to be broad and don't know what should be deleted, so I will go to extremes first and let them know that what I collect can be deleted, and what I don't take is definitely not true events and remarks, which is even more unprofitable. "
There was no record of Wen Jian in the Ming Dynasty, and unofficial history said it was the death of Wen Jian, which was widely believed by later generations. Mr. Wan Sitong bluntly judged: "There is no Watergate in the Forbidden City, so there is no reason to escape from the Watergate, and there is no such place in the Gate of Hell." "Records of Cheng Zu" records:' Emperor Wen Jian set himself on fire in his palace. Seeing the fireworks in the palace, the emperor quickly sent eunuchs to put out the fire. It's too late to get there. The eunuch took his body out of the fire and reported to the emperor. The so-called eunuch is the eunuch of the ancestors. How can they take the body of Emperor Wen Jian to deceive their master? In addition, during the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs and concubines trusted by Wen Jian were tortured by poison one after another. If there is no clear basis for self-immolation, how can Chengzu refuse the order of wanton search? Moreover, within two or three years after Wen Jian ascended the throne, he stripped his closest relative of the power of the captaincy, and there was no forgiveness or tolerance at all, so that the prince rose up, captured the capital and was forced to commit suicide. Even if you are on the run, you are exhausted. Can this be called a country? "From then on, his recording method in Ming History was decided.
In Beijing for more than ten years, there is not a day when scholars don't come to consult and attend two or three parties every month to explain their knowledge. There are often dozens of people attending lectures. He is very familiar with the style of the history books of the former dynasty, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of each history book and telling the key points. Even historians such as Liu Zhiji and Zheng Qiao can't compare with him. Sima Qian's Historical Records and Ban Gu's Han Shu all have tables, but there are no history books under the History of the Later Han Dynasty and the History of the Three Kingdoms. Liu Zhiji said: "It is useless to have a table, and there is no loss to have a table." Mr. Wan Sitong said: "The reason why history books have tables is to get through the shortcomings of biographies and biographies. There are people who are written in biographies and biographies and recorded in tables, and there are people who are not written in biographies and biographies but recorded in tables because of historical events. After the table is compiled, the words in biographies and biographies can be omitted, so the table cannot be abolished in history books. Reading history books without reading tables is not a person who studies history in depth. "
Mr. Wan died in the forty-first year of Kangxi at the age of sixty. His 60-volume Historical Table, 4-volume Hui Kao of the Times, 4-volume Temple Cartography, 8-volume Scholars and 2-volume Shi Jing Kao are all engraved in the world. He is the author of eight volumes of Zhou Zheng Hui Kao, eight volumes of Zaifu Hui Kao in previous dynasties, sixteen volumes of Song Jizhong Louis, one volume of Liu Ling Legacy, one volume of Geng Legacy, twelve volumes of Shu Qun Doubt, twenty-two volumes of Shu Xue Bian, two volumes of Kunlun Heyuan Kao and Hequ Kao. In the early years of Qianlong, Zhang Feng, a great scholar, ordered an imperial edict to engrave the Ming History, adding or deleting more than half of it based on the Wang version of the Ming History Draft compiled by Mr..