曾布“奸臣论”辨析——立足于北宋中后期党争的考察

An Analysis on Zengbu's Treacherous Court official"——from the Perspective of the Factions at the late Period of Northern Song Dynasty

曾布生活在北宋新旧党争最激烈的时期,其一生荣辱与北宋新旧党争有着千丝万缕的联系,反映出强烈的时代特征。元代史官将曾布与蔡京之流同入《宋史.奸臣传》,后人对此存在争议。如果脱离党争的成见,用专制社会普通官僚的标准对曾布进行评价,则曾布有才干,德行亦不至于如《宋史》所言的那样不堪,虽有弄权行为,但还不至于达到祸国殃民的程度,象他这样的官僚在中国历史上何止千万。在此事实面前,所谓的"曾布奸臣论"当不攻自破。

Living in Northern Song Dynasty,in the period of old-new party struggle,Zeng Bu spent his whole life linking the old and the new pary officials,which was true portrayal of his life. In Yuan Dynasty the officials of history used to regard him as an evil official in comlicity with Cai Jng Song History. Treacherous File,leaving behind. If we give him objective evaluationm,and if we give up steretypes and regard him as a common official in an authoritarian societty. Zenbu was talented,his virtuous was not so bad as described in Song Dynasty Histry i There have been snumerous officials like him in history.So it is improper to reagrd him as a treacherous court official.