“太公”姓氏名号考论——《苏秦始将连横》臆说之一

A Textual Research for "Taigong

《苏秦始将连横》的“太公”注,分歧较多,主要有三惑:(一)“姓姜亦姓吕”与“姜姓吕氏”;(二)名“尚”与名“望”;(三)号“师尚父”与号“姜太公”。这三惑两千来未得明确,立足于当代,依据史与文的分别,“太公”作为历史人物,姓吕,名尚,字尚父(或名牙,字子牙),号太公望以及由此产生的吕望、齐太公等;而作为文学或民俗人物,则以冠姜字者的姜太公、姜子牙等为妥。

The notes are divergent about 'Taigong' , one of the characters in Su Qin First Applied the Strategy of Coalition. There are three main puzzling questions which have not been nailed down for more than two thousand years. On the basis of the difference between history and literature, the explanation is as follows: as a historical figure, the surname of 'Taigong' was Lu, the given name Shang, the style Shangfu (or the given name Ya, and the style Ziya), and the courtesy name Taigongwang and thereof Lu wang, Qi Taigong, etc. ; as a literary or folk character, the surname Jiang was put before Taigong or Ziya.