从《天问》管窥禅让说

A Restricted View on Abdication Theory From Tian Wen

尧、舜、禹禅让说自古就是一个颇有争议的问题,有人认为是史实,有人认为是篡夺战,而在历史上主禅让者占优势。笔者另辟蹊径,从屈原在《天问》中对启的问辞管窥禅让说,从有悖于儒家正统的角度切入,结合历史典籍再度梳理,最后得出儒家津津乐道的禅让说,实质是尔虞我诈的篡夺战。

The abdication theory by Yao, Shun and Yu is a controversial topic in the academic circles. Some think it is a history event, while others a struggle for usurping power in which the one who yielding primarily takes the privilege in history. Analyzing from the aspect of probing the resistance of Confucian tradition, combining with another analysis on historical records, this paper gives a restricted view on the words of the questions to Qi in Tian Wen and concludes that the abdication theory Confucian advocates is actually the struggle for usurpation.