越州升府用“兴元故事”考辨

An Examination of Song-dynasty Upgrade of Yuezhou into a Prefecture Invoking the“Xingyuan Tales”

绍兴元年,宋高宗在准备离开越州前往临安府时,将越州升为绍兴府。嘉泰《会稽志》所载越州升府之事是宋高宗效唐德宗“兴元故事”,今人研究也认为如此。其实,通过重新检讨不同史料、考察宋廷对唐德宗及“兴元故事”的态度以及追索所谓的用“兴元故事”的史源,便可知越州升府并非用“兴元故事”。

In the first year of Shaoxing,Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty upgraded Yuezhou into Shaoxing Prefecture when preparing to leave Yuezhou for Lin an Prefecture.The Jiatai Kuaiji Local Records recorded that the upgrade was an imitation of the“Xingyuan tales”of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty.This view was handed down and shared by contemporary scholars.However,a comparative examination of different historical materials,a survey of Song Court s true attitude towards Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty,and a review of the historical origin of the so-called“Xingyuan tales”evidence that the upgrade of Yuezhou was not modeled upon the“Xingyuan tales”.