A Textual Research On The Historical Origins Of The Supplementary Scrolls Of The Current Wei Shu

This article attempts to explore the historical sources of the supplementary volumes of the current "Wei Shu".The first chapter mainly discusses the historical origin of Volume 3 "Tai Zong Ji".This volume should come from Wei Dans "Wei Shu·Tai Zong Ji",because the five historical statutes contained in Wei Dan s biography can basically be better confirmed in this volume.Wei Dan’s "Wei Shu" advocates "Shangshu" style,which is different from the stereotyped dynasty history headed by "Han Shu".Its original records are detailed and rich in details,and there is a tendency to return to the compilation mode of "Shi Ji".The same is true of Northern Qishu and Northern History,which should be related to their unified environment.The second chapter mainly discusses the historical origin of "Xiao Jing Ji" in Volume One.The composition of this volume is complex,and its main part should be supplemented from "Gao Shi Xiao Shi"."Gao Shi Xiao Shi" relatively completely preserves most of the content of "Wei Shu",but it has been adjusted in style and sequence of transmissions.When supplementing the history with it,it was modified to make it conform to the style of "Wei Shu",but there were still some mistakes and omissions.The supplementary part is generally believed to be supplemented from "Northern History",but in the article Gao Cheng avoids taboos,it should come from Wang Shaos "Qi Zhi".Wang Shao was immersed in the officialdom of the Northern Qi Dynasty,so he could describe the historical events of Wei and Qi so vividly.The third chapter mainly discusses the historical sources of the third and fourth volumes of the third and fourth "Astronomical Records" in Volume 105.This volume should be from Zhang Dasus "Wei Shu·Astronomy Chronicles",and its writing style has obvious traces of imitating the "Spring and Autumn" scriptures.On this basis,Dasu and his followers regarded the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties as a reenactment of the history of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States,the Qin and Han Dynasties,and attached the rise of the Tang Dynasty to the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty.Fundamentally speaking,the purpose was to strengthen the rule of the Tang Dynasty.Legality.The fourth chapter mainly discusses the historical sources of the supplementary volumes in the biographies.The volumes are mainly supplemented by some historical materials of the Tang Dynasty whose name cannot be determined temporarily(referred to as "historical materials A"),and sometimes supplemented by "Northern History".Historical Materials A and Northern History separately extracted the Wei Shu,so the records of the same historical events are often detailed in each other.In addition,the scrolls may be supplemented by two people,and the first and previous scrolls of Juan83 are supplemented by one person,with fewer mistakes;the scrolls under and after the third scroll are supplemented by another person,with more mistakes.