“金匮之盟”的是是非非——对一桩宋史学术旧案的再认识

A Debate on the Covenant of JinKui:a Re-analysis of an Academic Case

宋太宗太平兴国六年(981年),北宋政府公布了一份据说是杜太后生前签订的盟约,根据这份被称作"金匮之盟"文件,宋太宗继承其兄赵匡胤的皇位是完全合法的。但"金匮之盟"的真实性一直受到人们的怀疑,上个世纪四十年代,几位著名的宋史专家认为"金匮之盟"是伪造的,这种宋史学界的主流看法,直到上世纪九十年代才受到有力的反驳。但检讨这些新出现的研究成果,发现尚有商榷空间。经过几代学人的研究探索,人们对"金匮之盟"的相关政治文化背景的认识逐渐深入。"金匮之盟"真伪之争的学术讨论,也会促使学界对历史研究方法的反思。

In A.D. 981, a covenant, reputedly signed by late queen Mother Du ,was declared by the government of Northern Song. Based on this document, which is called the Covenant of JinKui, it was completely legal for Song Tai Zong to take his brother Zhao Kuang Ying＇s throne. Not until 1990s did the scholars realize that the covenant was authentic. These new researches should be discussed to benefit us to re-analyse the research methods in historical studies.