新见北宋《段缝墓志》考释

A Textual Research on Northern Song Dynasty Epitaph of Duan Feng

北宋段缝墓志1924年出土于南京,出土不久即遭劫掠、毁佚,存世拓本较少。志文不仅是研究北宋名士段缝生平、仕宦和治绩的重要文献,而且详细记载了两起分别发生于北宋庆历、皇祐年间含山、永丰两县的盗案和命案审理过程,提供了北宋年间司法实践的真实案例。志文还对熙宁变法期间永兴县免役法的实际执行情况有详细记载,充分展现了从朝廷到地方各级官员、机构围绕免役法的执行反复较量与激烈博弈的过程。志文对段缝致仕时间和官阶的记载,充分体现了宋代官员分司制度和致仕制度的复杂性。志文对研究段缝与北宋著名政治家、文学家、学者王安石的交游颇有助益。

The epitaph of Duan Feng was unearthed in Nanjing in 1924 and was soon looted,damaged and lost.Only a few rubbings have been preserved.The epitaph records the life experience,career and contributions of Duan as a famous government official in the Northern Song dynasty.It also describes the handling of two cases,one of a robbery in Hanshan county in the Qingli period and the other a murder in Yongfeng county in the Huangyou period.The descriptions give facts about judicial practices during the Northern Song.Details about the implementation of the law of service exemption in Yongxing county during the Xining Reform Movement reflect the conflicts between the central government and the local officials and authorities over the implementation of this law.Records about Duan’s retirement and official rank indicate the complexity of Song dynasty’s branch organization management system and retirement system.In addition,the epitaph provides helpful information on the friendship between Duan and the renowned politician,writer and scholar Wang Anshi.