颜季亨与明代军事史编纂成就初探

A Preliminary Study of Yan Jiheng and His Military Works in the Ming Dynasty

晚明颜季亨面对国家危难,毅然从为人治病转而从事军事史的编纂,以达到补国之缺漏,为国治病的目的。他编纂的《武功纪胜通考》记载了从洪武到万历时期历次重要军事斗争的情况,客观、真实地反映社会矛盾和统治阶级内部矛盾。他的另一部兼具军事史和军事理论的著作《九十九筹》则从治标治本两个方面论述治军、御敌、消弭内患的经验、方法和教训。两书对于研究明代军事史和军事理论具有重要史料价值。

Facing the national crisis, Yan Jiheng resolutely chose to be an author of military works instead of a doctor in order to remedy the illness of the late Ming Dynasty. As a famous military work, Yan＇s WUGONGJISHENGTONGKAO truthfully recorded nearly all important military struggles from Hongwu period to Wanli period in the Ming Dynasty, revealing the social conflicts and the contradictions inside the ruling class. Yan＇ s another book JIUSHIJIUCHOU, concerning with both the military history and the military theory, discussed the experiences, methods and lessons for managing army, resisting enemies and dispelling internal troubles.