Historical Records, Hanshu and other famous works have been circulated for a long time, which are not only regarded as historical classics, but also spiritual magic weapons for personal cultivation.
There are many examples of this. For example, Qian Ruoshui is "clear-minded, romantic, talkative, especially fond of the books of the Western Han Dynasty, and reads a volume every day". It can be seen that Qian has made reading Han Shu and other works a daily compulsory subject. Another example is Huang Tingjian's proposition: "It is good to get together and read the books of the former Han Dynasty every time. If ancient and modern people don't water for a long time, they will feel sick in front of the mirror and tasteless to people. " Therefore, Huang regarded Hanshu as a panacea to purify the soul. Another example is Wang Zao's "Ji Bo and Shu Qun", who never releases the volume, especially likes to read the left of the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Book of the Western Han Dynasty. Here, Wang regards reading history as his lifelong hobby.
Not only that, some famous artists are willing to recommend historical masterpieces to others. For example, according to Wang Zhengde's anecdote, "Chen Houshan came to see Mr. Nanfeng with his paper, and he asked,' Have you read the historical records?' The back hill said to him,' I have been studying since I was a child.' Nanfeng said,' Otherwise, you can buy other books and read a historical record for three or two years.' Read the text of Houshan Nanfeng, and then look at Nanfeng in the text. The south wind said,' That's enough. Another example is Huang Tingjian's statement in "With Zhu Shu": "People who are engaged in public affairs will be pleased with their friends. And if you are diligent in politics, you can have no regrets, but you can read less. I can read a volume of Chinese books every day for an hour or two, and I can earn a lot by accumulating strength for one year. " This is Huang's rationalization proposal for Zhu's reading dilemma. Another example is that Zhu's disciple Rao is asking how to read Zi. Zhu Xiyan said, "TongJian ugly, it is better to read historical records and hanshu. There are many things in Historical Records and Hanshu, as well as Ji, Biography, Exterior and Interior and Ambition. " "As a Mirror" is a matter of years, and year after year, there is nothing to discuss. This is Zhu's answer to his disciples, considering the difficulty of reading different genres of history books.
Celebrities often praise and recommend historical works written by contemporary people, especially those with distinctive narratives.
About Liu Shu and his Ten Kingdoms, Sima Guang said affectionately in the preface of Ten Kingdoms: "Tao Yuanming is good at writing books, and wants to win the universe without leaving a name. It's a pity that he died young. His successful works include 42 volumes of Chronicle of Ten Countries, including one volume, one volume and one volume. When you are seriously ill, it is a mistake to borrow other people's books to consult your own. Exhausted, he dictated to his son, Xi Zhong, that he wrote the book, which was also the preface to the Chronology of Ten Countries, and said,' At first, I tried to get all countries to write Guan Bai and Fan Zhen tables, but it didn't work. Fortunately, this is said in the preface. No one has written an inscription for several years, and dozens of people have refused. They don't know how thick they trusted me, but they don't accept my life, so they are deeply saddened. Therefore, I have learned the beauty of the original in my life and attached it to his book for the afterlife. At the end of the book, he said: "It is said that Lu's" Nine Kingdoms "is the best in the history of the Five Dynasties, and this book has passed." Since then, Xue also said in the Chronicle of Ten Countries: "This is a masterpiece on the cover. Its narrative is light and informative, simple and detailed, sparse and purposeful, qualitative and not frivolous, and the words are broad, and the country's ambition is virtuous and far away from the old history. " Both Sima Shi and Shi Xue show the prominent position of this book in similar history books.
Another example is Ye Shi's comment on the long edition of Li Dao's "Continuing the History as a Mirror": "The method of self-history is not good, and the genealogy is unique. hundred schools of thought is in parallel with poetry, calligraphy and spring and autumn. However, from the Han Dynasty to the Five Seasons, there were many things to remember, and the post-historiographers were often in a mess and could only become articles, alas! Why does it believe in the world? Although Tong Jian is lucky to be retro, it has been more than a thousand years, far less than the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. Interrogative words have a long history in people's minds, so it is difficult to check the quality of hooks and analyze their differences. Notarization will be restored, taking advantage of the existence of years, breaking away from the current dynasty, and all records, official history and official documents, which are positive, will also be; However, there are also family records and wild records, and they participate in each other's trials. They don't run away at all. What is evil is the heart, which is more natural with the volume. My husband is Confucius, so I have to take Chunqiu, and its book is also near. Today, the continuing mirror image is unique. So I said,' There was this book after the Spring and Autumn Period.' The land where letters gather is also. "Visible, from the perspective of editing contemporary historical works, Ye Ba's works have been raised to the same level as Spring and Autumn Annals.
Famous writers recommend innovative historical works with great enthusiasm.
In this regard, for example, Yuan Shu's innovative work History of a Mirror, Yang Wanli pointed out in the preface of the book: "Every time I read this book, I will regret that it didn't happen in Sri Lanka. Build things by years and analyze things by years. Start with it and don't get its end. Take the end, I don't know the beginning. Like a mountain, like a sea. Gai changes years into days, and his body is natural. Reading Yuan Zi's book today, if you are born at the right time, you will see it with your own eyes. Make people happy, sad and excited, then sigh and cry ... a country can't live without this book. Before there is rape, you can't see it, and after there is evil, you can't understand it; Scholars cannot do without this book. There is no sign of entering, and there is no retreat. This book is also in the household department of Tong Jian! " Here, Yang vividly summarized the realistic and political functions of The Mirror Flower Garden with his own personal experience. In the book Postscript, he said: "Yu generously said:' Tong Jian's trip has been a hundred years, and scholars know very little. If you learn to read without knowing its outline, you will get the same disease. Now that Yuan Zi is a great talent, the difference begins at the end, and the micro-purpose of Sima Gong can naturally be tested. It is also of far-reaching significance to yield to its difficulties and change things ... Scholars not only enjoy it, but only a few try to figure out its difficulties. "Zhu also said in" Postscript to the Book ":"Jian 'an Yuan Zhong is writing a book for scholars in his spare time. Its part is in the door, always between clutch and clutch, which is also slightly meaningful. In order to use the intricate books of Wengong, it is also the flow of Mandarin. " It can be seen that Lu Shi and Zhu Shi not only shows the advantages of the book's easy learning, but also profoundly reveals its compilation value.
Another example is Zi Jian compiled by Zhu, which was not only sought after by people at that time, but also had a great influence on the Jian created by Zhu. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Neo-Confucianism scholar Zhen clearly pointed out in "Encouraging Learning": "From now on, students at school should first deliberately study the books of Mr. Er (referring to Zhang Wei and Zhu), then study all the works since Zhou and Cheng, and then study again, and the teacher of" Zi Zhi Tong Jian "of Wengong should knock at the door in time to check whether they have entered." It can be seen that the outlines of Zitongzhijian and Zitongzhijian have become important reference materials for collation at this time. Wei Liaoweng, a new philosopher, commented on Yin Qixin's Compendium of Inventing the General Mirror: "If the book is done, it will be a loyal minister of the compendium." In order to highlight the compilation value of this book. Then, for Chen Jun's "A Compendium of Chronicles of the Imperial Dynasty", it is pointed out in the preface of the book: "Someone will read his book, and at the end of next month, he will do his best, and then sigh:' What a beautiful book! Sage Sun Zhi and Chen Yuan's career in his later years was brilliant! That's great. Get ready here. Here, with his own reading experience, Zhen spoke highly of Historical Records compiled for the first time with the Compendium.
Although the printing industry developed rapidly in the Song Dynasty, whether some historical works could be printed and circulated smoothly became a concern at that time.
During this period, if some celebrities recommend and praise some historical works, especially those with relatively small circulation, their fate will change. For example, regarding the fate of Sun Fu's Judgment, Yi Zun pointed out: "Ouyang's family in Luling, Sima's family in Sushui, Su's family in Meishan and Zeng's family in Nanfeng all lamented its beauty. In Shaoxing, Zeng Lou ran Nan Jianzhou. Duanping Room, re-engraved in Dongyang County. Today, it is circulating. " It can be seen that the book was praised by famous artists such as Sima Guang in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was published by local authorities in the Southern Song Dynasty. Regarding the publication and engraving in the early Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Dunyi said in the postscript at the end of the book: "His Historical Records (referring to the Records of the Tang Dynasty) is only a judgment. I haven't given it to my family for a long time. To teach Yanping, he was banned by the court. The anthology of celebrities in this dynasty is beneficial to scholars and can be circulated. It is a book, a reference to old history, and a re-editing. It was planted in Pangu and written in the early years of Jiayou, and it has been more than a hundred years. Is it necessary to spread? " It can be seen that the reason why the book was published and engraved by the local government at the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty was also closely related to the relaxation of the ban on book engraving by the imperial court. Another example is the Annals of Henan in the Song Dynasty. In the preface, Sima Guang said: "Because there is no secondary road, Taiwei stayed in Xijing, and his son Qing once presented Annals of Henan to invite the public to say,' My ancestors helped the current government and regretted it very much. I hope it can be widely engraved by the public, so that my ancestors can get the immortal gift of spring soil. People who have heard of the prosperity of Luodu today will feel as if they have witnessed it with their own eyes. Fortunately, the public will pay attention. "People obey, life is light. Light the second way, friends are also, dare to be modest? " It can be seen that this book was recommended and helped by Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang and was widely circulated.
To sum up, from the above situation, famous artists not only have their favorite or even partial historical works, but also are often invited to recommend and praise relevant historical works with great enthusiasm, so as to accelerate or expand the spread of these historical works. At the same time, they not only recommend praise in flexible and diverse ways, but also discuss the problem from the perspective of readers. Specifically, famous artists sometimes use direct comments, sometimes in the form of preface or postscript, and even some celebrities explain their reading experience with personal feelings, thus highlighting the advantages of related historical works, so as to achieve the boosting effect on the circulation and publication of related historical works.
It is precisely because of the "celebrity effect" when historical books are circulated that the historiography of the Song Dynasty has a wider social influence. From this point of view, the promotion of celebrities to the spread of history books can not be ignored ~