陳來《朱子書信編年考證》考辨

Clarifications and corrections to Chen lai's Zhu zi shu xin bian nian kao zheng

古今學者曾考辨朱熹的書劄，推估其年分及背景，在相關作品中，清代王懋竑《朱子年譜》、陳來《朱子書信編年考證》都獲得極高的評價。陳來的《朱子書信編年考證》，參酌各類文獻，比對朱熹的生平事跡，試著釐清兩千餘封書劄的撰寫時間，亦糾正了《朱子年譜》的錯誤。不過，針對少數書劄，《朱子書信編年考證》僅用較為籠統的詞語來說明其寫作時間，若透過相關資料的考據，或許有助於判定書劄年分。此外，本文亦利用其他典籍的內容，修正《朱子書信編年考證》的若干錯誤。

Zhu xi’s letters have been extensively studied; the time and contexts in which they were written were analyzed. Among the works along this line of research are highly acclaimed Zhu zi shu xin bian nian kao zheng and Zhu zi nian pu, authored respectively by Chen lai and Wang mao hong of the Qing dynasty. Zhu zi shu xin bian nian kao zheng cites a variety of references to scrutinize Zhu’s life events and establish the dates of his 2,000-odd letters. This work also addresses errors in Zhu zi nian pu. However, Zhu zi shu xin bian nian kao zheng is ambiguous about the dates of some of Zhu’s letters, and exactly when they were written may be determined by reviewing relevant literature. Moreover, the present study examined classic works to propose corrections to some errors in Zhu zi shu xin bian nian kao zheng.