康熙帝与《明史》

《明史》历称精善 ,这与其编撰过程中一直受到康熙帝的关心、指导有很大关系。康熙帝认识到历史中有着丰富的治国经验 ,有裨治道 ,十分重视《明史》编修工作。他根据要把《明史》修成一部资料详赡 ,评论公允的信史要求 ,提出了史官不重文章而重良心说 ,强化史官的史德要求 ,明确《明史》编修学术规范。同时康熙帝重视史籍的收集 ,运用行政手段 ,帮助收集《明史》所需史料。对《明史》编修的指导 ,也体现了康熙帝对史学的深刻认识。

Emperor Kang Xi and Ming Shi ( History of the Ming Dynasty)

Ming Shi has long been regarded as elaborately written, the process of which was under the care and guidance of Emperor Kang Xi. Emperor Kang Xi appreciated the rich experience of state administration in history beneficial for administering state affairs and therefore attached great importance to the writing of Ming Shi. He proposed that historians should emphasize more on the conscience than documentation, stressing the ethics of historiographers in keeping with his belief that Ming Shi should be an exhaustive and faithful account of history. He requested the academic standards for writing Ming Shi. In the meantime, Emperor Kang Xi emphasized the collection of historical literature and documentation and employed administrative means in so doing. In guiding the writing of Ming Shi, Emperor Kang Xi also exhibited his profound knowledge of historiography.