清华简《系年》与墨子囚宋新探

The Chronicle of the Bamboo Slips of Tsinghua and new research on the event that Mo-tse was imprisoned in Song

清华简《系年》第21章记载了司城(立皮)削弱公室、宋悼公朝楚求援一事,据此可对学者们少有论及的墨子在宋被囚一事进行新的探讨。前422年,司城(立皮)弑昭公、囚墨子。昭公之子悼公入楚求援,楚简王派莫敖屈陽爲安定宋国,悼公复位,墨子也因此被释。而此司城(立皮)可能为春秋末期司城乐茷的后裔,但绝非孙诒让、钱穆等前辈学者一向认为的《韩非子》中的弑君篡位的司城子罕。

The Chronicle of the Bamboo Slips of Tsinghua, in the twenty -first chapter, recorded an event that 城[立皮] weakened position of his prince ,and Song Dao Gong（宋悼公） went to Chu for help. In the light of this in- formation,it is now possible to identify a number of key issues about the event that Mo - tse was imprisoned in Song. In 422 B. C., 司城[立皮]killed Song Zhao Gong（宋昭公） ,and put Mo - tse in prison. In answer to request of Song Dao Gong, the son of Song Zhao Gong, Chu Jian Wang（ 楚简王 ） sent Qu Yangwei（ 屈陽為 ） to calm the politicalsituation. Song Dao Gong returned to home and became prince again, accordingly, Mo- tse was also re- leased. 司城[立皮] could be descendant of Le Fa （乐茷）,but not Sicheng Zihan （ 司城子军 ）, as Sun Yirang （孙诒让） and Qian Mu（钱穆） thinked,who killed his prince and usurped the throne in the middle Warring States period.