明《故武略将军李公墓表》考疏

Textual Research of the Tombstone of General Li of Ming Dynasty

郑州市惠济区岗李村发现明代《故武略将军李公墓表》石碑一通,碑文记述墓主李斌于明初从于行伍,后又参加靖难之役,因屡建战功,由小旗逐步晋升为千户,致仕后卒葬故里,其后世子孙亦承荫世袭千户之职等史实。关于"靖难之役",虽文献记载颇多,但作为碑刻资料目前尚不多见。新发现的李公墓表具有重要的史料价值。

Gangli Village, Huiji District, Zhengzhou City has discovered a tombstone of General Li, on which it inscribes that the deceased was name Li Bin who joined the army in the early Ming Dynasty, and later took part in the Jingnan Battle. Due to his outstanding military talent, he gradually promoted from Xiaoqi to the rank of Qian- hu. After his retirement he died and buried at his hometown, and subsequently, his offspring inherited the title of Qianhu. There are quite a lot documents about Jingnan Battle, but few in tombstone inscriptions. Therefore the newly discovered General Li＇ s tombstone has an important historical value.