从邹缉的《奉天殿灾疏》看明成祖迁都的是与非

关于明成祖迁都的问题,历史上议论纷繁,莫衷一是。其中,邹缉的《奉天殿灾疏》在当时颇有代表性。成祖与邹缉等人关于迁都的论争,是一个问题的两个方面,各有其理。成祖的迁都主要是基于政治和军事的考虑,也不排除隐含其“欲威制万方”、“君主华夷”、“控四夷创天下”的雄心壮志,具有一定的积极意义。邹缉等的非议,在于指出迁都之举所引发的种种副作用,中心是主张安民,反对扰民。其奏疏是一篇颇有价值的谏书,也是一篇指斥时弊之作。

The Right and Wrong of Transferring the Capital by Ancestor Cheng of Ming Dynasty from Comments on the Disastrous Effect of Fengtian Palace by Zou-ji

There are different opinions on transferring the capital by Ancestor Cheng of Ming Dynasty,for which we can not tell right from wrong.Zou-ji's opinion in his Comments on the Disastrous Effect of Fengtian Palace was a typical one of that time.His argument with Ancestor Cheng of Ming Dynasty reflected two sides of a coin,both were reasonable.Ancestor Cheng of Ming Dynasty took his consideration politically and militarily,his ambition of "ruling the whole territory"was indicated,which has certain positive meaning.While Zou-ji,through exposing all the side effects of transferring the capital,advocated the settlement of commons instead of harrassing them.His committed article is a valuble persuasion which condemmned the defects of that time.