商山四皓隐居与出山事迹述论

Review on Deeds of Shangshan Sihao's Renouncing and Naturalizing the World

商山四皓于秦末汉初隐居在商山,在太子刘盈位危时挺身而出,使刘盈免于被废的危险。他们之所以隐居,与秦始皇、与刘邦对儒士的轻侮有直接关系。而其之所以出山保太子,体现了他们作为有正义感、有担当精神的儒士的价值追求。他们的隐居、出山和复隐,彰显了其智慧与积极进取、淡泊名利的高尚品质。同时,也为我国古代的隐逸文化奠定了坚实的基础。

Sihao went into seclusion in Shangshan at late Qin and early Han. They stepped forward when the prince Liu Ying was in danger, which protected Liu Ying form the danger of being abandoned. Their seclusion had a direct relationship with First Emperor of Qin and Liu Bang＇s insult to the Confucian scholar. They were coming out to protect the prince, which embodied their value pursuit as Confucian scholar with a sense of justice and spirit. Their seclusion, getting back and implicit revealed their virtue of wisdom and aggressive and indifference to fame, which laid a solid foundation for hermit culture in ancient China at the same time. Therefore, academia should correctly view and understand Si Hao＇s seclusion and its positive significance.