“南人不可为相”小议

Discussion on "The Southerners Cannot Be Prime Ministers"

"南人不可为相"之说始于宋太祖经元明而不绝,这种说法既是南北方士人矛盾的体现也暗含了南北方发展过程中的一些波折,且在官僚阶层中,南北的分化会成为政治纷争与攻讦对手的理由,然而因为材料所限,对于这一问题的讨论无法更为深入,仅能对其进行粗略的勾勒和探讨。

＂The Southerners cannot be prime ministers＂ was a special opinion in the history of China. It was the manifestation of the contradictions between the south and the north. But it was always used as a tool to attack political opponents. The contradictions be- tween the south and the north were endowed with other political implications.