杨铭《正统临戎录》史料价值管窥

Study on the Historical Value of Yang Ming's Zhengtong Linronglu

《正统临戎录》一卷,明朝杨铭撰。杨铭本名哈铭,回回人,正统时任通事出使蒙古,正值“土木之变”,被瓦剌太师也先羁留塞外。正统十四年(1449年),明英宗被俘入蒙古,杨铭随侍左右,充当翻译。既归明朝,杨铭以白话形式,追述其在蒙古行营中的生活撰成此书。他是明蒙在“土木之变”前后交涉、交流、往来史事的经历者和见证者。他对历史事件的亲历、目击、耳闻及对历史人物的回顾皆为吉光片羽,弥足珍贵。可与其他史书互证或补其他史书之缺,对研究当时明蒙关系及蒙古内部情况有着重要的史料价值。

Zhengtong Linronglu was written by Yang Ming,whose real name was Ha Ming,one of the Hui people in the Ming Dynasty.Sent as a diplomatic officer to Mongolia in the period of Zhengtong,he was detained by Wala Taishi at the time of"Battle of Tumubao".In the 14th year of Zhengtong(1449)when Emperor MingYingzong was captured in Mongolia,he accompanied him as an interpreter.After coming back to Ming Dynasty,Yang Ming wrote this book in vernacular form,tracing his life in the Mongolian camp.He was the witness of the negotiation and exchanges in the events before and after the"Battle of Tumubao",which is of great historical value to study the relations between Ming and Mongolia and the internal situation of Mongolia.