《明代状元奇谈·明代状元谱》再版序

Perface of the Second Edition on Strange Tales of Number One Scholar in Ming Dynasty And the Tree of Number One Scholar in Ming Dynasty

古代的各种选举制度均有得有失 ,科举制度不可一概否定。腊生君的状元研究是个系统工程 ,其第一大贡献在于还状元的本来面目 ,为科举文化研究廓清了道路 ,提供了范例 ;全书“奇谈”部分包含了许多可供研究的内容 ,不可等闲视之。明代部分修订后更加完善 ,“谱”的部分成就最大 ,看似简单 ,收集资料甚为不易 ;“奇谈”部分注重资料检择 ,努力正其视听 ,既有趣味性 ,亦不断给人以新收获。作者严谨认真 ,这套状元系列书多方面的价值将随着时间的推移进一步显现出来。

Various election system in ancient China had their adv an tages and disadvantages, so did the Imperial Examination System. Professor Lashe ng's study of Number One Scholar is a systematic engineering, and its most impor tant contribution is that it returns every Number One Scholar to his original lo ok. It also clears the path of the study of Imperial Examination Culture and pro vides the study example. The strange tales part of the book contains many conten ts which are worth studying, so we shouldn?t look down on it. The Ming Dynasty p art of the revised edition is more perfect, especially the part of the tree of N umber One Scholar has the biggest achievement. It looks easy, but the work of ma terial collection is very difficult. The strange tales part lay stress on the ma terial selection. The readers must be interested in reading it, and have new gai ns also. The author is strict and serious on the book writing. The many-sided va lue of the series books of Number One Scholar will appear with the going.