萧榕年《四书引左汇解》的经学意义与诠释方法

Confucian Classics' Significance and Interpretation Methods of Collections of Annotations on The Four Books and Zuo Zhuan

清代山东地区研《四书》者,绝大多数以朱注为基础,重在义理。乾隆年间福山萧榕年作《四书引左汇解》,原为子侄易于记诵之家塾读本。但因其"传文俱遵左氏原本段落不敢增减一字",贵在一"真";又以四书为主,尊崇朱注;谋篇布局上有所取舍;评语与注释虽有不足但简明易懂,不失为"四书学"兼"左传学"的入门读本。

Based on the explanatory notes made by Zhu Xi, most scholars studying on The Four Books in the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to argumentation. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Xiao Rongnian from Fushan had one work named Collections of Annotations on The Four Books and Zuo Zhuan , which had been designed as a simple reading book in home school for posterity. This book is valued for true which is inconsistent with the original text of Zuo Zhuan neither adding nor deleting anything. In addition, based on The Four Books , it thinks highly of explanatory notes made by Zhu Xi and makes reasonable choice in text and structure. Therefore, it is considered as the entry-level book which combines The Four Books with Zuo Zhuan of despite some inadequacies comments and notes.