从《经正课艺》看楚雄儒生李楷材的国学指趣(下)

Achievements in Classical Studies of Li Kaicai–a Local Chuxiong Scholar——as Revealed in Jing Zheng Ke Yi(Ⅱ)

楚雄府在咸同兵变以后,很快便恢复了雁峰书院(旋改建龙泉书院)以期重整科举颓势,惟省城昆明新建的最高学府经正书院仍是该郡"七属三井"诸生们最理想的捷径。除姚州甘德光(甘孟贤次子)外,另一位幸运儿就是李楷材。在短短的十馀年间,李楷材能与袁嘉穀、秦光玉、李坤等住院高材生同师竞技,留下了一批很宝贵的经史辞章,时人皆谓其文"仿六朝八家",而其诗"沉郁绵丽,出入温、李、钱、刘间,可谓文字之良友"。遗憾的是李楷材未竟其学,但有部分作品因师友的呵护而得以传世。

Shortly after the Xiantong Revolt( 1855 ― 1873),Yanfeng Academy( to be renamed Longquan Academy before long) was reopened in Chuxiong Prefecture to prepare local students for the imperial examinations. Except for the newly established Zhengjing Academy in Kunming – the provincial capital,it was the most ideal place to pursue classical studies for scholars of the nearby counties. Besides Gan Deguang( son to Gan Mengxian),another fellow admitted was Li Kaicai who,in the following dozen years,wrote a number of valuable articles as a result of constant discussion with the teachers and other scholars staying in the academy,including Yuan Jiagu,Qin Guangyu and Li Kun. The contemporary critics greatly praised his works,comparing him to some famous ancient classical essayists. Unfortunately,Li Kaicai did not finished his study but,fortunately,his works were preserved by his teachers and fellow students.