Among the history books, there is the heritage of China, the profundity of mountains and seas, and the romance that spans time.
When we read history books, we not only read history, but also touch the real lines of the years and the brilliant chapters of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years.
Book List of this issue**Keywords:High-scoring history book list, each of which is a high-scoring classic that can directly be canonized as a god.
1. "Outline of National History".
The Outline of National History was written by Mr. Qian Mu in a remote place in the countryside of Yunnan during the Anti-Japanese War.
The book is not only a general historical work, but also a testimony of Mr. Qian Mu's deep concern for the fate of the nation.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Qian Mu hastily fled from the north to the rear of the southwest university, and a large number of teaching materials for many years were lost.
At this moment of the country's survival, he held the mood of the Chinese writing the last history book of China, hoping that if he was unfortunately defeated and destroyed, he could at least leave a Chinese history book to future generations, so that future generations could know China's history and civilization achievements.
This kind of deep consideration and sense of responsibility for the destiny of the nation makes the "Outline of National History" not only a historical work, but also a witness of the times.
It can be said that the "Outline of National History" not only shows the glory and ups and downs of Chinese history, but also shows Mr. Qian Mu's deep consideration for the fate of the nation and his reverence for history.
For everyone who loves Chinese history, this book is an indispensable treasure.
2. "Exploration of the History of Qin, Han, Wei and Jin".
"Exploration of the History of Qin, Han, Wei and Jin" is a small collection of Mr. Tian Yuqing, through the in-depth excavation of the history of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, showing us the rich and changeable historical relationship of this period.
It includes a number of articles by Mr. Tian Yuqing in the second half of the 20th century to the beginning of this century, which are known in small quantities and make fascinating research and analysis on several major issues in the history of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties.
The History of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties is well-researched, concise in narration, and unique in analysis, which can be called a model of history.
For example, "Speaking of Zhang Chu", which discusses the anti-Qin incident in Chu during the Qin and Han dynasties, "On the Luntai Edict", which introduces the transformation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from an expansionist policy to a "text-keeping" policy, and "Qingxu Haoba on the occasion of the Han and Wei dynasties" and "The Dispute between Cao Yuan and the Family" that analyze the disputes between Cao Wei and other political forces during the founding period of Cao Wei, are all far-reaching and highly respected classics in later generations.
Most of the achievements of modern scholars in this area are just based on this and then explained and studied.
Mr. Tian Yuqing has conducted an in-depth study of each theme, not just staying on the surface, but digging into the deep-seated reasons and influences behind it.
3 "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty".
Nanming can be said to be the darkest, most chaotic, most exciting, and shortest period of China's history.
But this history has also broken the fatal root cause of the fall of countless dynasties: infighting!
Although the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty is only 18 years, it is more complicated than the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, which were also in a safe corner after being invaded by foreign races, could last for dozens or hundreds of years, but the Southern Ming Dynasty, which was not weak, only lasted for 18 years.
The evil roots of human nature, such as lust for power, jealousy, and greed, kept Nanming in the circle of infighting until he perished.
4 "Jian Shang".
The book "Jian Shang" spans more than 1,000 years, from the germination of the Xia Dynasty to the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, presenting us with a shocking history of civilization collision and confrontation.
This is not only a historical work about the conflict between ancient Chinese civilization and religion, but also a classic that completely subverts our historical cognition.
Because the source of the brilliant and magnificent Chinese civilization is filled with a series of bloody, terrifying, dark, and tyrannical stories.
For example, in the book, it is deduced that the Shang Dynasty is a dynasty that is keen on taking living people to sacrifice, burying them alive, beheading, dismembering, cooking, burning, and even hundreds of people's big **, each of which is terrifying.
The religious beliefs and customs of the Shang Dynasty were deeply rooted at that time, and they not only influenced people's daily lives, but also penetrated into people's ways of thinking and values.
The Zhou people were originally only a small tribe on the western border of the Shang Dynasty, and they were also captured by merchants for living sacrifices.
This experience caused irreparable scars on King Wen of Zhou, and also gave him a deeper understanding of the cruel religious practices of the Shang Dynasty.
Their rebellion and eradication of the religious traditions and historical records of the Shang Dynasty was actually a defense and promotion of their own civilization, so they began the road of "Shang Dynasty".
5. "Taste and Position".
When we delve into the political culture and bureaucracy of ancient China, Yan Buke's "Taste and Position" is undoubtedly a must-read classic.
This work is not just a simple study of the official hierarchy of the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, but a comprehensive study of the socio-political structure and cultural background of ancient China.
Yan Buke adopted the two concepts of "grade classification" and "position classification" to construct a new analytical framework for the official hierarchy system.
Through this framework, Yan Buke conducted a detailed investigation of the Zhou Dynasty's knighthood, the Qin and Han Dynasty's 20th rank of military merit and Lu rank, the official products, middle **, honors, generals, and civil and military officials of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the civil and military ranks of the Tang Dynasty.
In ancient times, taste and position were also the embodiment of the wisdom of Chinese civilization.
For example, it is linked to the income and status of personnel to play an incentive role; Focusing on academic qualifications, abilities, experience, etc., rather than emphasizing a certain achievement, is conducive to the selection of generalists, etc.
It can be said that these contents are outlined and intertwined as a clue of evolution and change, providing us with a complete historical picture.
6 "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli".
The fifteenth year of Wanli seems to be ordinary in the 276-year reign of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it is a turning point in the fate of the entire Ming Empire.
After Zhang Juzheng's death, Emperor Wanli lost the shackles of containment, became unscrupulous, and directly began to lie flat.
Zhang Juzheng was not only liquidated by his house, but even almost opened the coffin and whipped his body.
At this point, the ancient Ming Dynasty missed the last good opportunity for reversal.
The rigid and corrupt civil bureaucracy, the budding of suppressed capitalism, and the growing gap between the rich and the poor ......Contradictions are becoming more and more prominent.
So much so that in the fifteenth year of Wanli, it became the return of the Ming Dynasty.
7 "Spring and Autumn and the "Han Road".
Spring and Autumn and "Han Dao" is not only a historical narrative, but also a feast of ideas.
Professor Chen Suzhen's work not only presents us with a complete picture of the historical period from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, but also reveals the deep-seated thoughts and culture behind this period.
2,000 years ago, under the impetus of Confucian scholars, how the scriptures based on the Spring and Autumn Period relied on the creation and legislation of the "Great Unification" empire and how it influenced the actual historical process of the Han Empire, thus achieving the "Han Dao", established the basic model for ancient Chinese political culture.
In the book, Professor Chen Suzhen's brushstrokes go deep into every corner of history, from the rule of Huang Lao in the early Han Dynasty, to the rise and monopoly of Confucianism, to the Han family law of "overlord and miscellaneous", and the reform of Tuogu under the promotion of Confucianism, each chapter is full of a sense of history.
What connects these historical fragments is the author's in-depth thinking on "Han Dao".
"Han Dao" is not just a simple word, it represents the trajectory of an era, a nation, and a country in the long river of history.
Through his interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Period, Professor Chen revealed the ideological context behind the "Han Dao".
This kind of thinking is not isolated, but closely linked to the politics, economy, and culture of the time.
8 "The Han Empire in Bashu".
"The Han Empire in Bashu" is a real historical reproduction that is even more wonderful than "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei seized the city of his fellow clan Liu Zhang in the name of recovering the Han dynasty and established the Shu Han regime.
And what really made Liu Bei's Shu Han regime stand on its feet was Zhuge Liang's seven Northern Expeditions.
Did Kong Ming's Seven Northern Expeditions cost the people and money?
Zhuge Liang used the banner of recovering the Han dynasty from beginning to end, and repeatedly attacked the Wei State.
Although the people were wasted and the money was lost, and despite repeated failures, the rationality of the Shu Han regime was firmly guaranteed.
9 "The Politics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty".
The Jin Dynasty was the beginning of a dark and chaotic era in Chinese history.
In the more than 100 years from Yongjia Nandu to Liu Song and Jin Dynasty, imperial power politics was reduced to gate lord politics, which was maintained for a century.
On the surface, the Langya Wang clan, the Yingchuan Yu clan, the Chenjun Xie clan, and the Qiaojun Huan clan are all famous families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
But in private, they fought for royal power, and when foreign invasions came, they only cared about their own lives.
Tian Yuqing's "The Politics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty" really shows us the absurd and bizarre "power game".
10 "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".
Those Things in the Ming Dynasty is a panoramic display of the fate of the 17 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and other princes, magnates and small people in the three hundred years from 1344 to 1644.
The author used the best penmanship to interpret the officialdom politics, war, imperial tricks, economic system, and human ethics of the Ming Dynasty.
Three hundred years, not short, not short.
In fact, the most powerful thing about Mingyue back then was that it wrote about the emperors and generals of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years.
They are no longer distant symbols, their persistence and vulnerability, joy and pain, all through the pen of the bright moon of that year, through the fog of history, to resonate in our hearts.
We all think that time is like a great river that flows calmly, always flowing in the direction of the sky.
In fact, under the great river that flows calmly, there are countless undercurrents, reefs, and man-eating whirlpools.
This is perhaps the most important thing we should know about the true face of history.