明代驸马都尉沐昕与武当山

The Contribution of Muxin, a Provincial Military Officer, to Wudang Culture

明代驸马都尉沐昕历事永乐、洪熙、宣德、正统、景泰五朝,是明代的勋臣贵戚,但《明史》、《明实录》等书没有他的传记。文章对沐昕其人其事和他奉命把总提调营建武当山工程,向朝廷奏报武当山"瑞应",宣扬君权神授的行为等作了钩稽、考证和分析;对武当山保存的沐昕诗歌和书法作品作了介绍和考述。

Muxin, a provincial military officer and the emperor's son-in-law in Ming Dynasty, has been in service of such emperors as Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, Zhengtong, Jingtai. He is the person with glorious achievements and one of emperor's honored relatives, but there are no biographical records for him in such documents as History of Ming Dynasty, The True Records of Events in Ming Dynasty. The facts about his life and activities are ascertained, textually criticized and analyzed, and so is the fact that he received orders to send the general prefect to construct Wudang Mount and informed the government of 'the propitious conformability to the desired destiny' in Wudang Moutan to publicize the God/Heaven-given power theory. The further discussion is made on Muxin's poems and calligraphy about Wudang nature and culture.