谈清华简《郑武夫人规孺子》的史料价值

On the Historical Value of "Ms. Zheng Wu Trained Her Children" in the Bamboo Slips of Tsinghua

《郑武夫人规孺子》是清华简第六册的首篇,对于研究郑国史及春秋时代的历史有重要的史料价值。此篇所载内容为周代各诸侯国顶层决策提供了一个较完整的例证,让我们看到决策程序的一些特点,可以对上古时代国家政治的贵族民主制有更多的了解。简文中所言郑武公"居卫三年"提示人们关注两周之际甚为复杂的列国外交关系。这对于研究春秋初期的政治演进也有较重要的价值。

'Ms.Zheng Wu Trained Her Children' is the first piece of the sixth volumes of Tsinghua Bamboo Slips which has important historical value for the study of history and that of the Spring and Autumn period,especially the State of Zheng.This article provides a complete example for the Zhou period vassal top decision,and lets us see some of the characteristics of the decision making process.It will have more understanding of the ancient aristocratic democratic system.Jian Wenzhong said Zheng Wu in power for three years prompted attention to the end of two Zhous of very complex diplomatic relations between nations.It also has more important value for us to study the political evolution of the early years of the Spring and Autumn period.