试论元初北方汉儒的民族观及其政治抉择

The Ethnic Concept and Political Choice of the Han Confucians in Northern China in the Early Yuan Dynasty

元初是一个政治格局与民族关系发生剧烈变动的时期。当时在北方汉族儒士之中,少数人固守"夷夏之辨"观念,坚持不与蒙古政权合作的态度;多数人则从民族关系变动导致的政治现实出发,对于时势动向有着较为自觉和清醒的认识,能够通权达变,主张"用夏变夷",并积极投身于元初的政治实践,大力推行汉法,从而对促进民族融合与推动元朝历史发展产生重要的影响。

In the early Yuan Dynasty,a violent change occured in the political situation and ethnic relationship.In response to the change,a few Han Confucians in the northern China persisted the concept of 'distinction between Yi and Xia',and refused to cooperate with the Mongol authority.Simultaneously,most Confucians,who were adaptable to the changing circumstances and recognized the political situation,supported the view of 'assimilating Yi into Xia'.They joined actively into the practices of politics and promoted forcefully the Han's way of rule.Their activities were important for the fusion between the Hans and other ethnic groups and for the development of the Yuan Dynasty.