楚庄王的霸业与楚国的出路——楚民族政治理性与民族个性精神的双重提升

Overlord Enterprise of King Chu Zhuang Wang and the Path of Chu State

楚庄王作为春秋五霸之一 ,对其以蛮夷率诸侯的政治地位 ,后世儒者有着“微言”与“大义”的二难评价。如果我们将楚庄王的霸业置入春秋战国时楚民族的自身发展的历程中加以考察 ,便会发现楚庄王的霸业是楚民族政治理性与民族个性精神在春秋时的最高体现 ;楚庄王的霸业也预示了庄王之后的楚国发展必将面临着一个楚民族精神提升或曰转型的艰难课题。

Confucian academicians had been in a paradox of commenting King Chu Zhuang Wang,one of the five overlords in Spring and Autumn period who born to a barbarous tribe.In ethnical Chu growth perspective,it is recognizable that Overlord Enterprise of King Chu Zhuang Wang is the highest embodiment of ethnical Chu's political rationality and spirit.It also indicated that development of Chu state thereafter would meet hard tasks of heightening up ethnical spirit or transition.