关于明代戏剧家沈自征经历的一段史实考辨

明代戏剧家沈自征其性格和气质颇具游侠色彩。崇祯二年(1629)皇太极率军袭扰北京,沈自征奉大司马之命前往袁崇焕军营侦之,劝其入朝拜见崇祯帝。清代史学家全祖望否定沈自征曾有入“袁营”的经历。但据各种史料看,沈自征的确有过这样的经历。他的经历反映了明末的一段史实。

A research on the roving experience of Ming's dramatist Shen Zizheng

With the inborn bold and unconstrained temperament, the Ming dramatist Shen Zizheng was known for his roving experience like a brave. In his middle age he drifted about in the capital. Loving to talk about the military affairs, he was once an aide to an imperial envoy, and he also associated with some influential officials. In 1629 when Huang Taiji (the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty) led his soldiers to harass Beijing, Shen Zizheng was ordered as a messenger to go to the camp of Yuan Chonghuan, a Ming general, and advised him to pay a formal visit to Emperor Chongzhen to express his loyalty. Although the Qing historian Quan Zuwang denied Shen’s visti to Yuan’ camp, many historical data show that Shen’s experience is true, which reflects in some degree the history of late Ming Dynasty.