南宋韓元吉使金及其使金文獻考論

韓元吉是南宋中葉的重要詩人，他在乾道九年出使金朝，並奉宋孝宗的命令觀察金朝是否會敗盟興師。他利用這次機會觀察金朝國情，確認無敗盟一事，並留下了一些使金文獻。其中最重要的作品《朔行日記》早已無存，《南澗甲乙稿》則是由四庫館臣從《永樂大典》輯佚而成，多數作品早已散佚，殘存作品亦散于文集各處。經考證，現存韓元吉使金文獻及其衍生文獻共13篇，另有17篇被部分古代文學研究者誤認為是使金文獻。雖然現存的韓元吉使金文獻數量不多，且內容較為碎片化，但如能與其餘文獻參酌運用，仍能為金史研究以及宋金關係研究添磚加瓦。

Han Yuanji was an important poet in the mid-Southern Song Dynasty. In 1173, he was sent to the Jin Dynasty and tasked by the emperor to observe whether the Jin Dynasty would attack the Song Dynasty. He took advantage of this opportunity to observe the situation of the Jin Dynasty and confirmed that the Jin Dynasty had no plans to attack the Song Dynasty. He left behind some documents related to his mission to the Jin Dynasty. Many of Han Yuanji's documents related to his mission to the Jin Dynasty, including the 'Shuoxing Diary,' have already disappeared. The 'Nanjian Jia Yi Gao' was compiled by Siku Quanshu officials from the 'Yongle Encyclopedia,' thus the surviving documents related to his mission to the Jin Dynasty are scattered throughout various collections. According to research, there are currently 13 extant documents related to Han Yuanji's mission to the Jin Dynasty, along with its derivative works. Additionally, 17 pieces have been mistakenly identified by some ancient literary researchers as documents related to his mission to the Jin Dynasty. Although the existing number of documents related to Han Yuanji's mission to the Jin Dynasty is limited and their content fragmented, they can still provide assistance to the study of Jin history and research on the Song-Jin relations when considered alongside other literature.