清代桂籍儒官陈继昌政见探析

On Political Views of CHEN Ji-chang,An Official Confucian Teacher from Guangxi in Qing Dynasty

清代广西临桂横山陈氏家族是当时声名显赫的官宦学术家族。陈宏谋为雍乾时著名大学士和理学名家,其玄孙陈继昌为中国封建社会史上的最后一位“三元及第”的著名士子和清官。文章分析陈继昌的乡试、殿试文章,认为察贤任能、天人和谐、守创结合、君臣尽职、借古鉴今、盛极必衰、无为而治、立教为先是陈继昌的主要政治思想。陈继昌的思想和生平,反映了嘉道年间清代由盛转衰的过程和这位爱国学者对治国安邦的关切,对当今也有一定的借鉴意义。

The Chen Clan in Lingui of Guangxi in Qing Dynasty was famous for their official and scholar members. Chen Hong-mou and Chen ji-chang were two famous officials at their time. There is not so much study about Chen Ji-chang. So, this paper analyzes his essays in xiangshi （home examination） and duanshi（ final imperial examination） and concludes that his main political ideas are the appointment of the able men, the harmony of man and nature, combination of keeping and creating, king and his officials trying their best. Learning from the past to guide the present and so on. His life and ideas show the changing of Qing Dynasty from prosperity to decline and his concerns for governing a country, which are of significance for modern society.