The difference between contemporary literary history and ancient literary history

The difference between the history of modern literature and the history of ancient literature: the meaning is different: the history of ancient literature originally refers to a work of literary history, and later developed into the name of academic system. According to legend, the son of the Western Han Emperor was named Queen Lu. In order to expand the palace and occupy a part of Confucius' former residence, some hidden short books such as Li, The Analects of Confucius, The Book of Filial Piety and The Book of History were found on the walls of the house. Because their fonts are far from the pre-Qin period, people call them tadpole characters. Book title "Jinwen Shangshu" is a Confucian classic "Shangshu", with a total of 28 articles, which is a compilation of historical documents of China in the pre-Qin period. There are more than 100 original books of Shangshu handed down by Confucianism in pre-Qin dynasty, but they were lost after being burned by Qin dynasty. In the early Han Dynasty, Dr. Qin wrote 28 biographies of Fu Sheng. Post-scholars joined hands in giving and receiving, and were divided into three schools: Xiahou and Ouyang. Because it was written in Han Li, it was different from the ancient prose Shangshu at that time, so it was called Jinwen Shangshu. Different characteristics: Historical ancient books appeared in the Han Dynasty. The so-called ancient prose refers to the fonts used by Xiao Zhuan before the pre-Qin period and the Six Kingdoms period, such as Da Zhuan or Zhuan Shu. At that time, it was not far from the pre-Qin era, and it was entirely possible for such a written book to appear. It is said that it has appeared several times since the mid-Western Han Dynasty. After textual research and analysis by scholars of past dynasties, it is basically considered that Article 28 of Jinwen Shangshu is a credible document in the pre-Qin period, starting from Yao Emperor in the Five Emperors' era and ending in Qin Mugong in the Spring and Autumn Period, but their creation time is different.

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Shangshu is a compilation of works about ancient deeds, the earliest title of which was Book. It is divided into Yu Shu, Xia Shu, Shangshu and Zhou Shu. Because it is one of the five Confucian classics, it is also called the Book of Songs. The popular versions of Notes to Thirteen Classics and Shangshu are the co-edited versions of Jinwen Shangshu and pseudo-ancient prose Shangshu. In the existing version, the authenticity is mixed.

According to historical records, when Qin Shihuang burned books, a scholar named Fu Sheng hid a history book and kept it.

When Emperor Han Jing searched for Shangshu, he knew that Fu Sheng had hidden a copy and sent Chao Cuo to get it.

Because this history book was a seal script of the Warring States period, no one knew it after Qin Shihuang changed it and burned it.

Fu Sheng was still alive at that time, almost one hundred years old. Because I am old, I don't talk much. Moreover, Fu Sheng is from Shandong, and her accent doesn't quite agree with that of Chao Cuo, so she asked her daughter to translate and write the official script of the Han Dynasty.

A few months later, Chao Cuo returned to Beijing with this "History of a Floating Life", because the official script was also called "Jinwen" at that time, so it was also called "Jinwen Shangshu".

Later, a doctor was set up in the Han Dynasty to teach the Jin Wen Shang Shu to students, so the Jin Wen Shang Shu was widely circulated.

By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a king of Lu wanted to build a house and broke the wall of Confucius' former residence. Many ancient books were found in the wall. Here is a history book.

At that time, the descendants of Confucius' family were called Kong Anguo, so this book was also called The History of Kong Anguo or The History of Confucius. Because this book is the seal script of the Warring States Period, it is also called the ancient history of China.

In fact, the two "Shangshu" at that time were different. There are 28 Jin Wen Shang Shu and 44 Gu Wen Shang Shu. However, due to the lack of research on the history of ancient Chinese literature, it has not spread widely.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the history of ancient essays was lost. While waiting for the Eastern Jin Dynasty, someone suddenly presented the Book of History, calling it Kong Anguo. Everyone believed it.

But at this time, some people began to doubt. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu said, "Why is Shangshu so difficult to understand and difficult to read, but Kong Anguo's Shangshu is easy to understand?"

In the Ming Dynasty, some scholars began to question the authenticity of the history of ancient prose. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yan Baishi proved that this ancient history was a fake book written by people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty through textual research.

In fact, Kong Anguo's Shangshu should be a true book, but it has been lost, leaving only the fake book of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It's regrettable.