康熙上谕与《明史》成书——试析康熙朝《明史》未能成书之因

康熙朝御编的几十种图书大部分开修、成书于康熙四十年后，但康熙四年即谕命搜集史料、十八年开修的《明史》却在四十三年戛然而止，未能成书。《明史》的成书有竞顺治遗志、“兴朝修史”显示国力等多方面意义，康熙是一个极其强势的皇帝，其本人钟情于图书纂修，御编诸书中康熙着力最多的就是《明史》，本文以《明史》编修中康熙的上谕为切入点，以图解开其中的谜团。

Imperial Edict of KANG Xi and the Writing of Ming History --Discussion on Reasons Why Ming History is Unfinished in Times of KANG Xi

In times of KANG Xi, dozens of books are edited by the emperor himself. Most of those books are being edited or finished after KANG Xi forty years. However, Ming History, for which the materials are collected in KANG Xi four years and which is started being edited in KANG Xi eighteen years is left aside in KANG Xi forty-three years and remained unfinished. This paper starts at the imperial edict of KANG Xi and tries to figure out the reason.