英文摘要 |
The focus of this paper is the text "Zi dao e子道餓" preserved on bamboo slips and published in volume 8 of the Shanghai bowuguan cang zhanguo chu zhushu (上海博物館藏戰國楚竹書Warring States Period Chu Bamboo Slips Held in the Shanghai Museum). This paper offers new interpretations of the terms shi 食, li 禮, zhangong 戰功, chu 畜, and shou 受in the text, proposing that shi means to levy taxes, while li implies 禮食, to be invited to dine in accordance with etiquette. Yan You 言游states that when assigning Qun Chu's 逡楚tax revenue to Yan, Si Kou 司寇does not come to dine with him as etiquette dictates [shi er fu yu wei li 食而弗與為禮]. This reading explains why Yan You's initial response to this reward is to announce that [Si Kou] will honor him with a visit [Si Koujiangjian wo 司寇將見我] Chu can be glossed as yang 養or hao 好, neither of which imply disrespectful treatment, and so Yan's next words can be read as a complaint that Si Kou is attempting to curry favor with him [shi zhangong chu zhi ye 是戰功畜之也]. Interpreting shou as tan 貪, Yan then remarks that to seek from Si Kou a reward that is normally only given to those with outstanding military achievements would be both undeserved and a waste of Si Kou's money [yi shou zhan gong zhi shi yu zi, yu Yan wei, yu zi sun 以受戰功之食於子, 於偃偽,於子損], emphasizing Yan's preceding statement that he also someone who cultivates virtue [Yan ye xiu qi de xing 偃也修其德行]. The text that follows, from which Yan is absent [qi yi zi dao e er si yan 其一子道餓而死焉] and [wu zi chi nian zhang yi 吾子齒年長矣], suggests that the events of "Zi dao e" take place somewhere between 452 and 447 BC, when Yan You was fifty to sixty years of age. In discussing the question of Yan's year of birth, the author analyzes later scholars' views on the Shiji 史記 and Kongzi jiayu 孔子家語, identifying some flaws in the latter. In conclusion, this paper aims to contribute to studies on Zi You子游, firstly by adding more detail about Yan's life, secondly by identifying the adoption of titles as a defining feature of the Zi You school, and thirdly by providing a thorough investigation into the history of academic change. This paper offers a detailed interpretation of "Zi dao e" and Yan You's life, and clarifies this text's place in scholarly history and docurnentary value. |