朱舜水研究的最新史料——《西行手录》的史料价值

The Latest Historical Material of Studies on Zhu Shunshui

在研究朱舜水的过程中,有一段绕不开的历史,就是朱舜水怎样从开始寄住的长崎,转居到日本宰相德川光国的领地水户藩,而这一命运的转折,水户藩士小宅生顺起到了关键的作用。《西行手录》正是小宅奉命到长崎聘请舜水时所做的拜访笔录,详细记载了两人的交谈及至交往的全过程,是研究这段历史的珍贵史料。然而一直以来,研究者们只知其名,却未见其书。而我们有幸在东京彰考馆资料文库发现了这本书,随即对其进行了抄录点校,现就其史料价值做一评述。

In the process of studying Zhu Shunshui,one can not ignore the history in which Zhu Shunshui has moved from Nagasaki to Mito occupied by the Japanese Prime Minister Tokuguwa.In this turning of destiny,Oyake has played an important part.The Notes of Journey to the West is the notes taken by Oyaka when he was dispatched to invite Zhu Shunshui.It had recorded in detail all the conversations and communications between them,which can be seen as the very valuable material to study the history of that period.However,for a long time,researchers have not got the opportunity to have access to the material.We happened to find the book in the Syoko Reference Room in Tokyo.We immediately started to read and copy the main ideas and also made a review as to its historical values.