Creativebackground
IntheFiveDynasties,"BookofTang"(ie"BookofOldTang")wascompiled,butSongRenzongbelievedthat"BookofOldTang"couldnotberecordedindetail.Slightlymissing,literarytalentisunknown,factsarescattered",theedictwasrebuiltinthefourthyearofQingli(1044AD).InJulyofthefirstyearofHehe(1054AD),Renzongurgedto"fastentherevisionofthe"BookofTang"."SongMinqiu,FanZhen,OuyangXiu,SongQi,LuXiaqing,andMeiYaochenwereinvolvedintheincident.TheTangliteratureandTanghistorybooksonwhichthe"NewTangBook"isbasedwerecarefullyselected,andthegrotesquecontentofZhenweiwasdeleted,andtheoldhistorywascutdown.Seven-tenthsofthisperiod.Ingeneral,SongQiwasresponsibleforwritingthe"Biography"part,andFanZhenandLvXiaqingwereresponsibleforwritingthe"Zhi"and"Table"respectively.Finally,itwascompletedundertheauspicesofOuyangXiu.The10volumesof"Benji"andthe"Preface"of"Zan","Zhi"and"Table",aswellas"Elections"and"Yiweizhi"areallwrittenbyOuyangXiu.Becausethe"Biography"partwaswrittenbySongQi,andOuyangXiuonlypresidedoverthecompilationofthe"Zhi"and"Biao",outofhumility.Atthesametime,OuyangXiubelievedthatSongQiwasapredecessor.Theangleofworkisunified,so"XinTangShu"hasthedrawbacksofcontradictorynotesanddifferentstyles.Therefore,the"NewTangBook"wassignedby"OuyangXiuandSongQi".Itisoneofthetwenty-fourhistory.
"NewTangshu"attachesgreatimportanceto"Zhi",adding"Yiweizhi","ElectionHistory"and"Bingzhi"."Bingzhi"isaccompaniedbyMaZheng.Theoriginal"Astronomy"and"Almanac"arethreetimeslongerthanthe"OldTangBook".Thenew"Zhi"containsthesalarysystemofthecivilandmilitaryofficials,whichistheold"Zhi".without.TherearealsoTuntian,Bianzhen,Helai,etc.,whicharenotavailableintheold"Zhi".The"NewTangBook"alsoresumedtheestablishmentof"tables",andestablished"PrimeMinisterBiao","FangZhenBiao","ClanLineageTable"and"PrimeMinisterGenealogyTable".WangMingsheng,ascholaroftheQingDynasty,saidinthe"SeventeenHistoryDiscuss":"Thenewbookisthebestinthehistory,thelist,thebiographyisthesecond,andthebookisthelast."WangMingshengalsopointedoutthatthe"Xintangshu"hassomeshortcomingsinthehistorylist.Thosewhoplausiblysaythatthereisnoforminhistoryshouldberemedied,andtherearethosewhohavemanifestationsbutespeciallythosewhocannotberemedied...Theeunuchisinthehandsoftheeunuch,notonlydoesthegovernmentdoeverythingbutalsoabolishesthelegislature,itwillcontrolthedivinestrategy.Thelieutenantisalsoawatch".SongQihasaliteraryname,andonceheldpositionssuchasZhizhigaoandHanlinBachelor.Ittookhimmorethantenyearstocompletethe"Biographies",andinthethirdyearofJiayou(1058AD),hehandedinallthemanuscriptsofthebiographies.OuyangXiuwasawell-knownwriterintheNorthernSongDynastyandwasgoodatancientprose.Hewasdemotedtoalocalofficialforparticipatingintheactivitiesof"QingliNewDeal".ItwasonlyinthefirstyearofHehe(AD1054)thathewastransferredtotheimperialcourtasabachelorofHanlin,presidedovertheworkofcompilinghistory.ItwasthefifthyearofJiayou(1060AD)untilhehadwrittendownthe"Benji","Zhi",and"Table".
TheQingDynastyWangMingshengused"SongHistory·SongQiBiography"and"OuyangXiuBiography"asthebasis.HebelievedthatSongQixiu'sbook"inthelateyearsofRenzongTiansheng,MingDao,Jingyou,Baoyuan,Kangding,andQingli"Successful,enterZuoChengyunyunwithbookChengYunyun";"(Ouyang)XiuZhixiu's"BookofTang"wassomethingthathappenedbeforeJiayoutoHereign.IthasbeenmorethantenyearssinceQi'sdraftwascompleted."It'sbeenmorethan20yearssinceQidraftwascompleted."Therefore,"thesecondpublicrevisionbookisnotclearatthesametime."Thisstatementisstillusedbysomescholarssofar,andthekeytoWangMingsheng'smistakehasnotbeendiscovered.Therootcauseisthat"SongQiBiography"mistakenthetimeof"ZhaoQiubluntly"as"JingyouZhong",andthisistheonlyreignin"SongQiBiography".
The"SongQiChuan"articlepointedoutthatSongQiwasorderedtocompilethe"BookofTang"beforethe"requestforbluntness",soWangMingshengmistakenlybelievedthatSongQixiu's"BookofTang"wasfromheaventoQingli,anditwasalmost17yearsbeforeandafter..However,inthe"SongHistory·RenzongJi"period,therewasnosuchthingas"requisitionforbluntness"inthereignofJingyou.OnlyinthefirstyearofHuangyouwas"remonstrationofremonstranceintheimperialcourt".Inthe"SongQiBiography",SongQi"speaksstraightforwardly"followedby"QueenJinWenchengasanobleconcubine",whichisconsistentwiththerecordof"RenzongJisan",andthetimeis"Huangyou"insteadof"Jingyou".Obviously,"SongQiBiography"mistaken"Huangyou"for"Jingyou",andsuddenlymovedthetimeforwardbymorethan10years.WangMingshengmentionedthatSongQi"guardedBozhouandfollowedthemanuscriptwithhisowndraft"."SongQiBiography"madeitveryclearbecausehe"sithissonandswimfromZhangYan'sside."Althoughthereisnocleardateinthebiography,SongQiisattachedtohisbrotherSongXie'sbiography.Theprevious"SongXieBiography"clearlystates:"TheThreeYearsofHuangyou,"QiZiandtheYueStateLadyCaoFamilyVisitedZhangYanfang".SongXuwasimplicatedinthisyear,andSongQicameoutofBozhou.Thisfashionis"takenbythemanuscript"andisstillbeingedited.Howcanitbecompletedinthecelebrationcalendar?WangMingsheng’smistakeswerethathedidnotknowthat"Jingyou"shouldberegardedas"Huangyou";theotherwasthathelearnedthat"QiXiuShufanwassevenyearsoldfromthefirsttothreeyearsofHuangyou'sfirstyeartothreeyears."Fromthenon,IcametoknowBozhou,andallthebookstoreswereabletofollowtheirowninstructions,andittook16yearstocomplete,"butstillinsistedontheconclusionthat"SongOuxiu's"NewTangshu"isnotatthesametime".Thetitleof"SongHistory·SongQiBiography"iswrong,exceptforthecaseof"SongJingWenJi"Volume29and"StraightTalk",thereisacasethatstates"RenzongBenjiHuangyou3rdSpringandMarchZhaoqiubluntly","thisbiographyisJingyou"Inaddition,itseemsthatnooneknowsitsofar,sopleasepayattentiontomycolleagues.
Asfarasthecompilationoftheentire"NewTangBook"isconcerned,itshouldbesaid:17yearsbeforeandafterthenewTangHistory,SongQipresidedoverthecompilationinthefirst10years,andtheEuropeanandSongbuild".ThedraftwasfirstcompletedandsubmittedtoSongRenzongforreview.Afterreadingit,Renzongfoundthatthishistorybookwaswrittenbytwopeople,andthestyleandliterarystylewerenotthesame,soheorderedOuyangXiutodeleteitandmodifyitasawhole.OuyangXiurefusedtomodifyitatthistime.Hesaid:"SongGongisaseniortome,andwhatpeopleseeisdifferent.Howcanyouknowwhatyouwant?"Intheend,heonlyrevieweditonce,andtherewasnothingeasy.
Pastdynastiesversion
Becausethe"Xintangshu"hasalwaysheldanorthodoxpositionfromtheSong,Yuan,MingtotheearlyQing,mostpeopleonlyread"NewTangshu"insteadof"OldTang"Book",sotheversionof"NewTangBook"sincetheSongDynastyisfarmorethan"OldTangBook",themainversionscirculatingare:
(1)FourtypesofSouthernSongDynastyblockeditions,eachofwhichisabrokenversionofsonnets,TheoldcollectionofBeisongBuilding,nowinthecollectionofJingjiaLibraryinJapan;theremnantversionofthesamefourteenelements,collectedintheBeijingLibrary;124volumesofthesixteenlines,alsointhecollectionoftheBeijingLibrary;JianyangBookstoreWeiZhongimmediatelyThedilapidatedcopy,theoldcollectionofJiayetang.
(2)Yuancarvededition,MingGuozijianrepairedandprintedaccordingtoYuanedition.
(3)TherearethreetypesofMingcarvededitions,namelytheGuozijiancarvededitionduringtheChenghuaperiod(1465~1487),thetwenty-firsthistoricaleditionofBeijingGuozijianduringtheWanliperiod(1573-1620),andthelateMingDynasty.TheSeventeenHistoryofthePavilion.
(4)TherearemanykindsofQingDynastyblock-printededitions.Theblock-printededitionofWuyingPalaceinthe4thyearofQianlong(1739),with25volumesofSongDongChong's"TangShuShiYin".Therearevariousreprintededitions,photo-printededitions,typographicaleditions,miniatureeditions,aswellasthecombinededitionsoftheFiveBureaus,andthetwenty-fiveenlightenedhistoricaleditions.
(5)TheBaijieditionoftheCommercialPress,mainlyJingjiatangedition,combinedwiththecollectionsof"NorthMap","Shuangjianlou"and"Jiayetang",preservedthe"NewTangBook"Thetruefaceoftheoldengravingisbetterthantheoriginal.
(6)ZhonghuaBookCompany'spunctuationbook,1975edition,theoriginalversionisinamotif.In2000,ZhonghuaBookCompanylaunchedasimplifiedhorizontalversion.
Therearemanyworksonthecorrectionsanddialecticsof"NewTangshu"bylatergenerations.Themainonesare:
(1)WuZhen’s"NewTangshuCorrections",20volumes,dividedinto20subjects,morethan400things,SongYuanyoufouryears(1089)intoabook,ShaoShengfouryears(1097)inthecourt.
(2)WangYingchen's"DifferentiationoftheBiographiesofTangShu",20volumes,specializingintheshortcomingsofthebiographiesof"XinTangShu".
(3)WangRuoxu's"XintangBookDistinction",3volumes,see"HunanHeritageCollection".
(4)ChenHuangzhong's"NewTangBookandPeriodicalMistakes"3volumes.
(5)Anonymous"NewTangBookEvidenceMistakes"(annotatedcopyof"JiRuilouBibliography").
(6)LuoZhenchang's"NanJianBenXinTangShuYiYi"1volume,1936Shanghailithograph.
Catalogueofworks
Benji
Thefirstgreatancestorofthisperiod
ThesecondTaizongofthisperiod
ThethirdhighestofthisperiodZong
Queenofthefourthemperorofthisperiod,Zhongzong
Fifthofthisperiod,Ruizong,Xuanzong
ThesixthSuzongofthisperiod,Daizong
TheseventhDezong·Shunzong·Xianzong
TheeighthMuzong·TangJingzong·Wenzong·Wuzong·Xuanzong
TheninthYizong·Xianzong
TheTenthZhaozongoftheBenji·AiDi
Chronicles
Chroniclesofthefirstritualmusicone
Chroniclesofthesecondritualmusictwo
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Thefourthritualmusicfourth
Thefifthritualmusicfifth
Thesixthritualmusicsixth
Theseventhritualandmusicseven
Theeighthritualandmusiceight
Theninthritualandmusicnine
Thetenthritualandmusicten
The11thChroniclesofCeremonyandMusic11
TheTwelfthChroniclesofRitualandMusicTwelfth
The13thChroniclesontheYiweiShang
ThethirteenthundertheYiwei
Thefourteenthcarserviceofthechronicle
Thefifteenthcalendaroneofthechronicle
Thesixteenthcalendartwoofthechronicle
TitleSeventeenthUpperCalendarThreeUppers
TitleSeventeenthLowerCalendarThreeLowers
ZenEighteenthUpperCalendarFourUppers
TitleTenthEighthcalendarfourtimes
Thenineteenthcalendarfive
Thetwentytenthcalendarsixuppers
Thetwentiethcalendarsixtimes
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Zhao22Astronomy2
Zhao23Astronomy3
Zhao2FourteenthFiveElementsOne
Thetwenty-fifthfiveelementstwo
Thetwenty-sixthfiveelementsthree
Thetwenty-seventhelementsone
Ch28GeographyII
ChTwenty-ninthGeographyIII
Ch30GeographyIV
Ch31GeographyFive
ZhaoThirty-TwoGeographySix
ZhaoThirty-ThreeGeographySeven-Up
ZhaoThirty-ThreeGeographySeven-Part
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Onthethirty-fifthelections
Onthethirty-sixthonehundredofficials
OnthethirdSeventeenandHundredOfficialsII
TheThirty-EighthandHundredOfficialsIII
TheThirty-ninthandHundredOfficialsandtheFourUps
TheThirty-ninthandHundredsofOfficialsFourHundredOfficials
ZhiFortiethSoldiers
ZhiForty-OneFoodandGoodsOne
ZhiForty-twoShihuoTwo
Title43FoodandGoodsIII
Title44FoodandGoodsIV
ZenForty-FifthFoodandGoodsFive
ZenForty-sixthCriminalLaw
ZenForty-seventhArtandLiteratureOne
ZenForty-EighthArtWen2
Zhi49ArtWen3
Zhi50ArtWen4
Table
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Table4thPartyTown1
Table5thPartyTown2
TableSixthpartytownthree
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TableNinthFangTownSix
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Biographies
Biographiesofthefirstconcubine-EmpressTaimuDou·WenEmpressDechangsun,EmpressXuHyun,EmpressWang,EmpressZetianmu,EmpressHesiZhao,EmpressWei,ShangguanZhaorong,EmpressSumingLiu,EmpressZhaochengDou,EmpressWang,EmpressZhenshunmu,EmpressYuanXianyang,GuifeiYang
BiographiesoftheSecondEmpressII-EmpressZhang,EmpressDowagerZhangJingwu,EmpressZhenyiDuhu,EmpressRuizhenShen,EmpressZhaode,ConcubineWei,EmpressZhuangxian,YiEmpressDowagerAnguo,EmpressDowagerXiaoming,EmpressDowagerGongxi,EmpressDowagerZhenxianxiao,EmpressDowagerXuanyiwei,EmpressSongRuozhaoofShanggong,ConcubineGuo,ConcubineWang,EmpressDowagerYuanZhaochao,QueenMotherofHui'an,ConcubineGuoShu,QueenMotherGongxian,QueenHe
Thethirdclanofbiographies-LiDaozong,LiDaoxing,LiXiaoji,LiDaoxuan,LiShuliang,LiXiaoxie,LiSihun,LiJin,LiYouliang,LiChen,LiXiaogong,LiGui,LiYuan,LiShentong・LiDaoyan・LiXiaoyi・LiGodfu・LiYuanfang,LiYuanli,LiYuanjia,LiYuanze,LiYuanyi,LiYuangui,LiFeng,LiYuanqing,LiYuanyu,LiYuanming,LiLingkui,LiYuanxiang,LiYuanxiao,LiYuanying
ThefifthbiographyEmperorTaizong-LiChengqian,LiKuan,LiKe,LiTai,LiYou,LiYan,LiYun,LiZhen,LiZhi,LiShen,LiXiao,LiJian,LiFu,LiMing
BiographyoftheSixthandThirdSects-KingofYanLiZhong,KingLiXiaoofMourn,KingZeLiShangjin,KingXuLiSujie,KingLiZhuan,HonoringEmperorLiHong,PrinceZhangHuaiLiXian,ShouLiSiWangLiGuangren,YidePrinceLiChongrun,QiaoWangLiChongfu,JieminPrinceLiChongjun,EmperorLiXian,HuizhuangPrinceLiA,HuiwenPrinceLiFan,HuiXuanPrinceLiYe,SuiWangLiLongti
li>Theseventy-firstseriesofbiography:LiCong,LiWan,LiWan,LiYing,Suzong,LiYan,LiYao,LiJu,LiYi,LiMin,LiYao,LiQi,LiJing,LiLin,LiJing,LiHuan,LiWei,LiYin,LiKyu,LiGong,LiYan,LiXuan,LiHuang
TheeighthbiographyPrincessesoftheEmperors
TheNinthBiographies-LiMi,ShanXiongxin,ZuJunyan
TheBiographiesNo.10-WangShichongandDouJiande
BiographiesNo.11-XueJu·LiGui·LiuWuzhou·GaoKaidao·LiuHeitai
BiographiesNo.12-XiaoXian·FugongEr·ShenFaxing·LiZitong·LiangShidu
BiographyNo.13-LiuWenjing·PeiJi
BiographiesNo.14-QuTutong,YuchiJingde,ZhangGongjin,QinShubao,TangJian,DuanZhixuan
BiographiesNo.15-LiuHongji,YinKaishan,LiuZhenghui・XuShao·ChengZhijie·ChaiShao·RenGui·QiuXinggong
BiographiesNo.16-WenDaya·HuangfuWuyi·LiXizhi·JiangMo·CuiShanwei·LiSizhen
BiographiesNo.17-DuFuwei·ZhangShigui·LiZihe·YuanJunzhang·LuoYi·WangJunkuo
BiographiesNo.18-LiJing·LiKeshi·LiLingwen·LiYanfang·LiJi·LiJingye·LiSiwen
BiographiesNo.19-HouJunji·ZhangLiang·XueWanjun・XueWanche·XueWanbei·ShengYanshi·LuZushang·LiuShirang·LiuLan·LiJunxianDouWei,DouGui,DouCong,DouKang,DouJing,DouDan,DouQin,DouDexuan
Biographies21-FangXuanling·FangYiai·DuRuhui·DuChuke·DuYan·DuYuanying·DuShenquan·DuRangneng
Biographies22-WeiZheng·Weimo
Biographies23-WangGui·WangTao·XueShou·XueYuanchao·XueYuanjing·XueJi·XueBoyang·MaZhou·MaZai·WeiTing·WeiWaiting·WeiWu·WeiWanshi
Biography24-LiGang·LiAnren·LiJiongxiu·LiDaliang·LiJingan·LiDaoyu·DaiXu·DaiZhide·LiuJi·LeYanwei·CuiRenshi·CuiShi·CuiYe·CuiCheng·
Biographies25-ChenShuda,YangGongren,YangSixun,YangShidao,YangZhirou,FengLun,PeiJu,YuWenshi,ZhengShanguo,ZhengYuanzhen,QuanWanji,QuanHuai'en,YanLide,YanLiben,JiangYan,WeiHongji,WeiYuezi,JiangShidu,Qiangxun・ZhangZhijian
Biographies26-XiaoYu,XiaoJun,XiaoSiye,XiaoSong,XiaoHua,XiaoFu,XiaoLin,XiaoFang,XiaoLin,XiaoJia・XiaoDing
Biographies27-CenText·CenXi·CenChangqian·GeFuyuan·YuShinan·LiBaiyao·LiAnqi·ChuLiang·LiuXiaosun·LiXuandao・LiShousu·YaoSilian·YaoHuang·YaoJun·LinghuDefen·Linghujiao·DengShilong·GuYin·LiYanshouLiangSi·SuBian·WeiYunqi·WeiFangzhi·SunFujia·ZhangXuansu
Biographies29-YuZhining·YuXiulie·YuAo·YuCong,PangYan,GaoJifu,ZhangXingcheng,ZhangYizhi,ZhangChangzong
BiographiesNo.30-ChangsunWuji,ChangsunChang,ChangsunCao,ChangsunQuan,ChangsunShunde,ChuSuiliang・ChuZhuo・HanYuan・LaiJi・LaiHengZhongLan,GuoZhengyi,ZhaoHongzhi,LaiZhang,CuiDunli,YangHongli,LuChengqing,LiuXiangdao,LiJingxuan,LiuDewei,SunChuyue,XingWenwei,GaoZigong
ThethirdbiographyTwelfth-FuYi·LuCai·ChenZiang·WangWujing·ZhaoYuanJun·LouShide
Biographies34-CuiYixuan·YangZaisi·DouHuaizhen·Zongchuke·JiChune·ZhuQinming·GuoShanyun·WangYun
Biographiesofthethirty-fifthTibetangenerals-ShiDanai·FengAng·Ashinasheer·Ashnazhong·Lostthinking·Qieheli·HeiChiChangzhi,LiJinxing,QuanBoys,LiDuozuo,LiZhan,LunGongren,YuChisheng,ShangKegu,PeiDing
ColumnBiographies36-GuoXiaoke,ZhangJian,WangFangyi,SuDingfang,XueRengui,ChengWuting,WangXiaojie,TangXiujing,ZhangRenyuan,ZhangJingzhong,WangHui
Biographies37-WangYifang·YuanBanqian·ShiBaozhong·HanSiyan·SuAnheng·XueDeng·WangGuli·LiuZefan·FengYuanchang·JiangQinxu
Biography38-TangLin·TangShao·ZhangWenrong·XuYougong·XuYanruo
Biographiesthirty-ninth-CuiRong·XuYanbo·SuWeiwei·douLuQinwang·ShiWuzi·CuiYuanzong·ZhouYunyuan
Biographies40-DiRenjie·HaoChujun·ZhuJingze
Biographies41-WangWei·WeiSiqian·LuYuanfang·LuXiangxian·WangJishan・LiRizhi・LiHuaiyuan
Biographies42-PeiYan,LiuYizhi,WeiXuantong,LiZhaode,JiXu
Biographies43-ZhangTinggui,WeiCou,WeiJiansu,HanSifu,SongWuguang,LuYuantai,XinTifu,LiBo,PeiTong,ZhangGao,LiZhongmin,LiKuan,LiGan
Biographies44-WuPingyi·LiYi·JiaZeng·BaiJuyi·BaiXingjian·BaiMinzhong
Biographiesforty-fifth-HuanYanfan,LuXixiu,XueJichang,YangYuanyan,Jinghui,CuiXuanwei,ZhangJianzhi,YuanShuji
BiographiesNo.46-LiuYouqiu,ZhongShaojing,CuiRiyong,WangMaozhong・LiShoude·ChenXuanli
Biographies47-WeiYuanzhong·WeiAnshi·GuoYuanzhen
Biographies48-LiQiao·XiaoZhizhong·LuZangyong·WeiJuyuan·ZhaoYanzhao·HeFengyao
Biographies49-YaoChong·SongJing
BiographiesNo.50-SuGui·ZhangShuo
BiographiesNo.51-WeiZhigu·LuHuaishen·LiYuanhong·DuSiam·ZhangJiuling·HanXiu
Biographies52-ZhangJiazhen,YuanQianyao,PeiYaoqing
Biographies53-SuYan・YinSizhen·BiGou·LiJie·ZhengWeizhong·WangZhiming·XuJingxian·PanHaoli·NiRuoshui·XiYu·QiHuan
Biography54-PeiShouzhen·CuiMian·LuCongyuan·LiChaoyin·Wangqiu·YanTingzhi
Biographies55-PeiTong·YangQiao·SongQingli·YangYan·CuiYinfu·LiShangyin·XieWan
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Biographiesofthefifty-sixthclanprimeminister-LiShizhi,LiXian,LiMian,LiYijian,LiCheng,LiShi,LiHui
Biographies57-LiuZixuan·WuJing·WeiShu·JiangYi·LiuFang·ShenJiji
Biographies58-GuoQianlong·GuoZhiyun・WangJun㚟・ZhangShougui・WangZhongsi・NiuXianke
Biographies59-YuWenrong・WeiJian・YangShenjin・WangYing
BiographiesNo.60-GeShuhan,GaoXianzhi,FengChangqing
BiographiesNo.61-LiGuangbi
Biographies62-GuoZiyi
Biographies63-LiSiye·MaLin·LiBaoyu·LuSigong
Biographies64-FangGuan·ZhangHao·LiMi
Biographies65-CuiYuan·MiaoJinqing·PeiMian・PeiZunqing·LüWei
Biographies66-CuiGuangyuan·DengJingshan·WeiShaoyou·WeiBoyu·LiCheng·HanQuanyi·LuCongshi·GaoXiayu
p>Biographies67-LiLin,YangWan,CuiYoufu,LiuHun,WeiChuhou,LuSui
BiographiesSixty-eighth-GaoShi,YuanJie,LiCheng,WeiLun,XueJue,CuiHanheng,DaiShulun,WangHong,XuShen,XiShimei,XinMi
BiographyNo.Sixty-nine-Laiyu·TianShengong·HouXiyi·CuiNing·YanLi
Biographies70-YuanZai·WangJin·LiGan·YangYan·YanYing・DouShen
Biographies71-LiXiyun·LiHua
Biographies72-WangSili·LuJiong·WangRare·XinYunjing·FengHeqing·LiPeng·LiShuming·QuHuan·WangQianxiu·LuQun·LiElement·LuShimei
Biographies73-LingHuZhang,ZhangXiaozhong,KangRizhi,LiWei,LiuShu,TianHongzheng,WangChengyuan,NiuYuanyi,ShiXiaozhang
Biography74-LiuYan·FifthQi·BanHong·WangShao·LiXun
Biographies75-LiKui·ChangDagon·ZhaoJing·CuiZao·QiYing·LuMai
Biographies76-GuanBo,DongJin,YuanZi,ZhaoZongru,DouYizhi
Biographies77-ZhangYi·JiangGongfu·WuYuanheng·LiJiang·SongShenxi
Biographies78-DuanXiushi·YanZhenqing
BiographiesseventhNineteenth-LiSheng
Biographiesofthe80th-MaSui·Hunyan
Biographiesofthe81st-YangChaosheng・DaiXiuyan,YangHuiyuan,LiYuanliang,LiGuan,HanYougui,DuXiquan,XingJunya
Biographies82-LuZhi
Biographies83-WeiGao,ZhangJianfeng,YanZhen,HanHong
Biographies84-BaoFang,LiZiliang,XiaoXin·XueBo·FanZe·WangWei·WuCou·ZhengQuan·LuGen·LuTan·LiuSheng·CuiRong
Biographies85-XuHao・LuWei·MengJian·LiuBocu·YangPing·PanMengyang·CuiYuanlue·WeiShou
Biographies86-ZhangJian·ZhaoJuan·LiShu·ZhengYunkui·XuDai·WangZhongshu·FengJun·YuJingxiu
Biographies87-YaoNanzhong·Duguji·GuShaolian·WeiXiaqing·DuanPingzhong·LüYuanying·XuMengrong·XueCuncheng·LiXun
Biographies88-KongChaofu·Muning·CuiFei·LiuGongchu·YangYuling
Biographies89-GuiChongjing·XiZhi·CuiYan·LuJingliang·XuePing·WeiCigong·XueRong·HuZheng·DingGong·CuiHongli·CuiXuanliang·WangZhi·YinYou·WangYanwei
Biographies90-ZhengYuqing·ZhengXunyu·GaoYing·ZhengYan·QuanDeyu·CuiQun
Biographies91-JiaTan·Duyou·Linghuchu
Biographies92-BaiZhizhen·PeiYanling·CuiXi·WeiQumu·LiQiyun·LiShi·Huangfupian·WangBo
Biographies93-WeiZhiyi·WangShuwen·LuZhi·LiuYuxi·LiuZongyuan·ChengYi
BiographiesNinthFourteen-DuHuangshang·PeiBian·LiFan·WeiGuanzhi
Biographies95-GaoChongwen·Ishen·ZhuZhongliang·LiuChangyi·FanXichao·WangE·MengYuanyang·WangQiyao·LiuChang·ZhaoChang·LiJingluo·RenDijian·ZhangWanfu·GaoGu
Biographies96-LiGuangjin·WuZhongyin·WangPei·YangYuanqing·CaoHua·GaoYu·LiuMian·ShiXiong
Biography97-YuDi·WangZhixing·DuJian·DuYa
Biographies98-BiographiesofPeiDuNinety-ninth-LiFengji,YuanZhen,NiuSengru,LiZongmin,YangSifu
Biographies100-DouQun,LiuQichu,ZhangYouxin,YangYuqing,ZhangSu,XiongWang,BaiQi
BiographiesofOneHundredOne-HanYu
Biography122-QianHui·CuiXian·WeiBiaowei·GaoJun·FengSu·LiYuzhong·LiAo·LuJianci·GaoYuanyu·FengAo·ZhengXian·JingHui·WeiBo・LiJingrang
BiographiesofOneHundredandThree-LiuYuan
BiographiesofOneHundredandFour-LiXun·ZhengNote・WangYa
BiographiesOneHundredandFive-LiDeyu
BiographiesOneHundredandSixth-ChenYixing·LiShen·LiRangyi
BiographiesOneHundredandSeventh-LiGuyan·LiJue·CuiGong·XiaoYe·ZhengSu·LuJun·LuJianfang·WeiCong·ZhouChi·Peixiu·LiuYu·Xiahouzi·ZhaoYin·PeiTan·ZhengYanchang·WangPu·LuGuangqi
BiographiesOneHundredandEighth-BiYun·CuiYanzhao·LiuYe
BiographiesofOneHundredandNineth-MaZhi·YangShou·LuYan
BiographiesofOneHundredandTenth-ZhengTian·WangDuo·WangHui
Biographiesoftheonehundredandeleventh-ZhouBao·WangChucun·DengChune
BiographiesofthehundredthTwelfth-WangChongrong·ZhugeShuang·LiHanzhi
Biographiesofthe113th-YangXingmi·Shipu·ZhuXuan
Biographies114-GaoRenhou·ZhaoYan·TianWei
Biographies114-LiuJianfeng·Chengxun·DuHong
Biographies116thLoyalty-Xiahouduan·Changda·XieShufang·WangXingmin·LuoShixin·LiGongyi·ZhangShanxiang
Biographiesofthe117thZhongyiZhong-YanGaoqing·YanChunqing·JiaXun·JiaYinlin·ZhangXun·XuYuan·NanJiyun·LeiWanchun·YaoFu
Biographiesofthe118thLoyaltyandRighteousness-ChengQianli·YuanGuangting·PangJian·CaiTingyu·ZhangMingzhen·ShiYanfen·WuXu·JiaZhiyan·XinYin
Biographiesofthe119thZhuoXing-YuanDexiu,QuanGao,ZhenJi,Yangcheng,HeFan,SikongTu
Biographiesofthe120thFilialPiety-LiZhiben・ZhangZhikuan・LiuJunliang・WangShaoxuan・RenJingchen・ZhiShucaiRaoNu·WangBowu·WanJingru·ZhangQuanyi
Biographyofthe121stHermitage-WangJi·SunSimiao·WangXiyi·LiYuankai·SimaChengzhen·HeZhizhang·LuYu·LuGuimeng
Biographiesofthe122ndOfficials-WeiRenshou,ChenJunbin,ZhangYunji,LiTongke,LiSuli,SunZhiyuan,XueDading,JiaDunyi,TianRenhui,PeiHuaigu,WeiJingjun・LiHuideng·LuoJun·WeiDan·WeiZhou·WeiXiu·LuHongxuan·XueYuanshang
Biographiesof123rdConfucianism-LuDeming,YanShigu,YanXiangshi,KongYingda,OuyangXun,OuyangTong,Gavinda,XiaoDeyan
Biographiesofthe124thConfucianism-LangYuling,XuQiyan,ShenBoyi,LuJingchun,WangYuangan,WangShaozong,PengJingzhi,LuCan,YinZhizhang,ZhangQixian,LiuChong,MaHuaisu·KongRuosi
BiographiesunderConfucianism-ChuWuliang·XuAnzhen·YuanXingchong·ChenZhenjie·ShiJingben·LuLubing·WangZhongqiu·KangZiyuan·HouXingguo·ZhaoDongxi·YinYan·LuJian·ZhengQinshuo·LuXi·Zhuzhu·WeiTong·ChenJing·Changdang·LinYun·WeiGongsu·XuKangzuo
BiographyOneHundredandTwenty-sixthLiteratureandArt-CaiYungong,ZhangChangling,DuShenyan,WangBo,LuZhaolin,LuoBinwang,FanLubingSongZhiwen·LiBai·WangWei·XiaoYingshi
Biographiesofthe128thLiteratureandArtSeries-MengHaoran·WangChangling·CuiYuanhan·LiHe·LiShangyin
BiographyofOneHundredandTwenty-ninthFangSkills-LiChunfeng·ZhenQuan·XuYinzong·ZhangWenzhong·YuanTiangang·YuanKeshi·ZhangJingzang·YifuPrivateLi·JinLiangfeng·WangYuanzhiXueYi・YeFashan,MingChongyan,ShangXianfu,YanShansi,DuSheng,ZhangGuo,XingHepu,ShiYeguang,LuoSiyuan,JiangFu,SangDaomao
Biographies100Thirtycolumnsofwomen-LiDewu'swifePeiShuyingYangQing'swifeWangFangXuanling'swifeLuDuguShiRenmuWangLanyingYangSan'an'swifeLiFanhuiRen'smotherrespectingguardfilialdaughterZhengYizong'swifeLuLiuji'swifeXiahouSuiJinYuminstraightwifeZhangChuLingguiconcubineAdmiralYangShaozong'swife,WangJiaxiao,Li'swife,WangAzu,Panyanchen,WeiLi,mother,Bian,LiCui,wife,LuXian,Chastity,LiFufeng,Yuying,GaoRui,QinWanglin,Wife,WeiLuWeiqing,XuRao'e,Dou,uncle,andseconddaughter,LuFuWifeLiZou’swife,BoJinjie’swife,GaoMingfemale,YangLie’swife,Jiabluntly,DongLixiao’swonderfulmethod,LiTuan’swife,DongChanglingdan,WangWang’sfilialdaughterandsonDuanJuzhen’swife,XieYanghan’swife,XiaoWeiyong’swife,XiaoHengFanghou’swife,ChengZhengxiao’swife,LiTingjie’swife,CuiYinbao,hiswifeThewifeofFengXuandou,LiZheng'swife,LuShanyang,ZhaoZhoudi'swife,ZhuYanshou'swife,andtheking
Si·WuSansi·WuYouji·YangGuozhong
Biographiesofthe132ndEunuchPart1-YangSixue·Golishi·ChengYuanzhen·YuChaoen·DouWenchang·HuoXianming·LiuZhenliang·TuTuChengcui·MaCunliang·YanZunmei·QiuShiliang·YangFuguangYangFugong·LiuJishu·HanQuangao·ZhangYanhong
Biographiesofthe134thCoolOfficials-SuoYuanli·LaiJunchen·ZhouXing·QiuShenji·HouSizhi·WangHongyi·GuoHongba·YaoShaozhi·ZhouLizhen·WangXu·Jiwen·LuoXizhen·CuiQi·MaoRuoxu·JingYu
Biographiesofthe135thdomainWeiBo-TianChengsi·ShiXiancheng·HeJintao·HanYunzhong·LeYanzhen·LuoHongxin・LuoShaowei
Biographyofthe136thfeudaltownofJi-LiBaochen,WangWujun,WangTingcoo,WangYuankui,WangShaoding,WangShaoyi,WangJingchong,WangRong
Biographiesofthe137thfeudaltownLuLong-LiHuaixian,ZhuTao,LiuLu,LiuJi,ZhuKerong,LiZaiyi,YangZhicheng,ShiYuanzhong,ZhangZhongwu,ZhangYunshen,ZhangGongsu,LiMaoxun,LiQuanzhong・LiuRengong
Biographyofthe138thfeudaltownZiqingHenghai-LiZhengji·LiNa·LiShigu·ChengRihua·ChengHuaizhi·ChengHuaixin·LiQuanlue·LiTongjie
p>Biographiesofthe139thdomainXuanwuZhangYizelu-LiuXuanzuo,DengWeigong,WuShaocheng,WuShaoyang,WuYuanji,LiYou,LiuWu,LiuCongjian,LiZuozhi,LiShihui・LiPi
Biographiesofthe140thUpperTurkicSection
Biographyofthe140thLowerTurkicSection
Biographiesofthe141stGoingtoTubo
Biographingsofthe141stGoingtoTubo
Reproducetheonehundredandforty-secondupperUighurs
Reproducetheonehundredandforty-secondlowerUighurs
Biography143rdShatuo
Biography144thBeidi-Khitan·Xi·Shiwei·HeishuiMohe·Bahai
Biographiesofthe145thDongyi-Goryeo·Baekje·Silla·Japan·Rugui(RuguiCountry)
Biographiesofthe146thUpperWesternRegions-Nibula,Dangxiang,Dongnv,Gaochang,Tuyuhun,Yanqi,Kucha,Baruka,Shule,Khotan,Tianzhu,MojieTuo·Fangbin
Biographiesofthe146thundertheWesternRegions-KangGuo·NingYuan·DaBoLü·Tocharo·Xie·ShiNie·Secret・GuDuo·Subi·Master·Persian·FuFu·DaShi
Biographiesofthe147thShangNanbanShang-NanzhaoShang
Biographiesof147thZhongnanbanzhong-Nanzhaoxia·Mengzhaozhao·Yuexizhao·Langqiongzhao·Fangzhaozhao·Shilangzhao
Biographiesof147XiaNanbanxia-KingofRings,Panpan,Funan,Zhenla,Heling,Touhe,Junbo,ChamberLifo'sDeath,NameMi,ShanShan,Piao,TwoCuanMan,NanpingMan,XiyuanMan
Biographyofthe148thTraitor-XuJingzong·LiYifu·FuYouyi·LiLinfu·ChenXilie
Biographiesofthe148thUndertheTraitors-LuQi·CuiYin·CuiZhaowei·LiuCan·JiangXuanhui·ZhangTingfan·ShiShuCong·ZhuYougong
Biographiesofthe149thRebelliousMinister-PuguHuai'en·ZhouZhiguang·LiangChongyi·LiHuaiguang·ChenShaoyou·LiQi
Biographiesofthe149thRebellion-LiZhongchen,QiaoLin,GaoPian,ZhuMei,WangXingyu,ChenJingxuan,LiJuchuan
BiographyNo.OneHundredandFiftyAdversaries-AnLushan,AnQingxu,GaoShang,SunXiaozhe,ShiSiming,ShiChaoyi
Biographiesofthe150thHighSchool-LiXilie·Zhu泚
Biographiesofthe150thUndertheAdversary-HuangChao·QinZongquan·DongChang
AppendixtotheNewTangBookList
Comparisonbetweenoldandnew
Advantages
Comparedwith"OldTangshu","NewTangshu"doeshavesomeofitsownFeaturesandadvantages.BecausetheSongDynastygenerallyinheritedthesystemoftheTangDynasty,inordertosummarizethesystemoftheTangDynastyforthereferenceoftheSongDynasty,the"NewTangBook"paidspecialattentionto"Zhi",andaddedthe"YiWeiZhi"whichwasnotinthe"OldTangBook".","Elections"and"Bingzhi".Amongthem,"Bingzhi"isthefirstcreationof"NewTangBook"."ElectionHistory"and"Bingzhi"systematicallycollatethematerialsontheevolutionoftheimperialexaminationsystemandthemilitarysystemintheTangDynasty.
The"ShiHuoZhi"hasbeenincreasedto5volumes,whichisnotonlylargerthanthe"OldTangBook",butalsosystematicallyandsystematicallypreservesalargeamountofsocio-economichistorydata."Geography"focusesonthegeographicalevolutionoftheTangDynasty,recordstheestablishmentofmilitarymansions,thedistributionofproperties,theriseandfallofwaterconservancy,etc.,andsupplementsmanymaterialsthatarenotavailableinthe"OldTangBook·Geography".
"Astronomy"and"Almanac"aremorethanthreetimeslongerthanthe"OldTangBook"inlength,andrecord7popularcalendarsintheTangDynasty,especiallytheimportantplaceinthehistoryofcalendars.The"LiYi"inDayanLireflectsthelevelanddevelopmentoftheTangDynastycalendartheory.
"Yiwenzhi"hasalotmorethan"OldTangshu·Jijizhi",especiallytheworksofEmperorXuanzongofTangDynastyafterKaiyuan.Forexample,someoftheworksofLiBaiandLiuZongyuanarenotincludedinthe"OldTangBook".
PeopleintheNorthernSongDynastybelievedthat"NewTangBook"wasbetterthan"OldTangBook".Theyseverelycriticizedthe"OldTangBook"for"itisimpossibletorecord,thedetailsareslightlymissing,theliterarytalentisunclear,andthefactsarescattered"("ZengGongliangEnterstheNewTangBookList").Theyareallperfect.Theauthorof"NewTangBook"criticizedthe"OldTangBook"for"makingthekingsandministersoftheMingDynasty,theheroesoftheMingDynasty,theheroesandthecomrades,abusethethieves,therootsofevil,andtheblame,andtheymustnotviolatethegoodandevil."ConfuciuscultivatedthemeaningofSpringandAutumn,carriedouttheso-called"loyalty,traitor,obedienceandrebellion",andaddedZhuoXing,traitor,traitor,andrebelliousministertothe"OldTangBook",andaddedtheoriginalordertoRe-arranged.Afterthe"NewBookofTangDynasty"wascompleted,itseditorZengGongliangonceappearedontheemperor'swatch,andsaidtriumphantly:"Thestorywillbeaddedtotheprevious,andthetextwillsavetheold",thinkingthatthisismuchbetterthanthe"OldBookofTangDynasty."Theplace.
61biographyofnewbookandscrappedoldbookand331biographyofnewbook,buttheiroriginalbasisisdifferent.Somesayitis"WenZhengming's"Re-engravedOldTangBookPreface"",thereisaquotation"MaDuanlinpointedoutin"ChenTongKao"",andmanypeoplehaveseenthatMaDuanlinisaquotefromChenZhensun's"SolutionofZhizhaiShulu"Thedescriptionofthebook:"Everythingwaspassedonforsixty-one,and331wasadded."QianDaxinintheQingDynastyhadanotherstatistics,anditwasalsoconsideredthat"alotofmissing".AccordingtoHuangYongnian'sstatistics,thenewbookhasadded315biographies,includingthe"extremelybriefoneortwosentences"record,excludingthe"212princessesrecordedinthebiographyoftheprincessesoftheemperors".Infact,thekindof"onlyoneortwosentences"thattracestherecordsofitsancestorsintheTangDynasty,themoredetailedthelistasthe"nameindex",themorebeneficialtoreaders,butthismustnotberegardedasabiographyofapersonoranewbiographyoftheperson.Thetwoshouldnotbeconfused.Infact,theeditorsof"XinTangShu"havetheirstatisticalstandardsandstatisticsregardingtheadditionofnewbookstotheoldones.RecordedinVolume7of"JunZhaiReadingHistory"and"HistoricalCriticism",LuXiaqingwrote4volumesof"TangShuZhiBi"and1volumeof"InstructionsforNewExamplesofTangBooks",whichwere"builtinthebookstore".Amongthem,the"InstructionsforNewRegulationsintheBookoftheTangDynasty"records"newbookshaveincreasedordecreasedrecords,biographiesandtheirtotalnumberthanoldbooks".ThistellspeoplethatLuXiaqing,asaneditorandrevisionofficer,hadstatisticsatthetime.Althoughthespecificfiguresof"additionsandreductions,biography,andtotals"arenotrecordedinthedescriptionof"GunzhaiReadingHistory",thisstatisticwillundoubtedlybestoredinthebookstoreandbememorizedbyeditors.
Accordingtothe"JiayouNewTangBook"articleinthe"JadeSea"volume46,the"NationalHistoryChronicles"quoted:JiShi,Zhi50,BiographiesHundredandFifty.Wheretheoldbiographyissixty-one,thenewbiographyis331,andthethreerecordsandfourtablesareadded,andthedocumentis225juanandonejuan.(TheoldShifanis1.9millioncharacters,andthenewShifanis1.75millionandthreecrosses.)Theso-called"NationalHistory"referstothe"Yiwenzhi"inthe"NationalHistory"oftheNorthernSongDynasty.TheNorthernSongDynasty"NationalHistory",RenzongTianshengeightyearstocultivateSongTaizu,SongTaizong,SongZhenzong"ThreeDynastiesStateHistory",ShenzongYuanfengfiveyearstocultivateSongRenzong,SongYingzong"TwoDynastiesStateHistory",SouthernSongSongXiaozongChunxithirteenyearstocultivateSongDynastyShenzong,SongZhezong,SongHuizong,SongQinzong"HistoryoftheFourDynasties."Amongthem,RenandYing’s"HistoryoftheTwoDynasties"has120volumes,5volumes,45volumes,and70volumesofbiographies.SongMinqiuservedastheeditoroftheHistoryMuseumandparticipatedinitsediting.Therefore,the"JiayouNewTangBook"recordedin"TheHistoryoftheTwoDynasties·ArtandLiterature"mustbebasedonthestatisticsofthebookofficeoftheyear,nottomentionSongMinqiuwasoneofthesixeditorsofthe"NewTangBook"thatyear.Accordingtothisrecord,"JunZhaiReadingHistory"recorded"approximately1.9millionoldbooksand1.74millionnewbooks(words)."Sixty-one,addthreehundredandthreehundredandeleven,Zhithree,tablefour",forthe"ChenTongKao",WenZhengmingandotherphasedquotations.Basedonthestatisticsbeforethebiographiesofthecharactersineachvolumeofthetwo"BooksoftheTang",exceptfortheirrespectiverepetitions,thenumbersadded(includingtheoriginalbiographyandattachedbiography)andabolished(onlytheoriginalbiography)areveryclosetotheabovequoted"GuoShiThenumberof"Zhi"(theprincessesoftheemperorsarenotincludedinthestatistics)provesthat"theoldbiographyissixty-one,thenewoneis331"isindeedanauthoritativestatisticleftbythe"NewTangBook"bookstoretofuturegenerations..
The"NewTangBook"alsopreservessomehistoricalmaterialsinthe"Biography"thatarenotcontainedinthe"OldTangBook".SincetheAnshiRebellion,alotofhistoricalmaterialshavebeenlost,andtherearenoofficialrecordsunderTangMuzong,soSongQiwroteabiographyofthecharactersinthelateTangDynasty,usingalotofnovels,notes,biographies,steles,genealogy,wildhistoryandothermaterials.Atthesametime,manybiographiesoflateTangDynastyfigureshavebeenadded.Regardingtheethnicandtribalrecordsofethnicminorities,therearemoreandmoredetailedrecordsintheNewTangBookthanintheOldTangBook.AccordingtoZhaoYi's"NotesontheTwenty-twoHistoryoftheNewTangDynasty":"ThehistoricaleventsoftheTangDynastycontainedinthe"NewBookofTangDynasty:HistoryofArtandLiterature"containhundredsofkindsofthingsthathavenotbeenseenintheFiveDynastieswhentheyeditedthebookoftheTangDynasty.Accordingtoreference,Self-satisfactionisdetailed.AlsothescholarsoftheearlySongDynasty,accordingtowhattheyhaveseenandheard,donothavetowrite."AlltheseprovideusefulinformationforrevisingtheTangbook.Manybiographiesusenovels,anthologies,steles,historicalandpoliticalworksandotherdocuments.Inadditiontotheuseof"oldbooks"andmaterials,ZhuZhihasanewexpansion.Relevantfactualrecords,politicalbooks,histories,anthologies,steles,novelsandotherdocumentsareallincludedintheselection.
Disadvantages
"XinTangShu"alsohasobviousshortcomings,themostimportantpointisthatitdespisesthepeasantuprisingthinkingmoreseriously.ThewritermadegreateffortstoattackthepeasantuprisingsinthelateSuiandTangdynasties.The"HuangChaoBiography"wasprecededbytheword"adverseminister";itusedextremelyviciousvocabularyagainstDouJiandeandotherpeasantsoldiersintheendoftheSuiDynasty,suchas"hedgehoghairfighting","moldingteethshakingpoison","evilgasandflames",etc..Itcanbeseenthatthe"NewTangBook"isbetterthanthe"OldTangBook"intermsoforthodoxviews.Althoughthe"NewTangBook"lists"Bingzhi",itisverysparse.Forexample,"NewTangBook·Bingzhi"records:"TheTangDynastyhastheworldformorethantwohundredyears.Soldiers,thesoldiersofthegovernmentwereabandonedandbecamethehorses,andthehorseswerealsoabandoned,andthesoldiersofFangzhenwereprosperous."Hisargumentisunclear,anditisinconsistentwithhistoricalfacts.
"NewTangshu"usesalargenumberofnotesandnovels,andmanymistakeshavebeenmade.Volume4of"ZhizhaiBookRecordsSolvingProblems"criticizes"NewTangshu"for"pickingupprivatenovels,buttheyareallattached.","It'snothingtohelp."WangGuanguo's"Xuelin"Volume5"NeonClothesFeathers"said:"Althoughthe"GuoShiSuSu"isanovelintheTangDynasty,itsrecordsarenottrue.ThosewhoeditthehistoryoftheTangDynastywillalltakeitanddivideitintovariousbiographies.Theyhavenotcheckedwhetheritis.Therefore,thisisalsothecasewithmistakes."
Intermsofwriting,"NewTangshu"isalsoinferiorto"OldTangshu".Forexample,some"Benji"and"Biography"weretoosimple,andevenmadeunreasonablecuts.QingDynastyhistoricalcriticWangMingsheng's"DiscussiononSeventeenHistory"mentionedthatthe"NewTangBook"isalmostlessthansix-seventhsoftheolderbooks.Accordingtosomestatistics,therearenearly300,000charactersinthe"BookofOldTangDynasty:Benji",butonly90,000charactersareleftin"BookoftheNewTangDynasty".Thiskindofover-abbreviatedwritinghasmadethe"XinTangShu"lostmanyimportanthistoricalmaterials.Inaddition,duetothedemandingtextrefinement,SongQi,OuyangXiu,etc.didnothesitatetodeletemanyimportantplots,suchastheveryvividandtragic"FengChangqingBiography"and"GaoXianzhiBiography"in"OldTangBook",tothe"NewTangBook"Thedeletionisdull.
AppreciationofWorks
LiteraryCollectionCompilation
SongQiandOuyangXiu,themainauthorsof"NewBookoftheTangDynasty",arefamouswritersoftheNorthernSongDynasty.SongQiandhisbrotherSongXuwereknownasthe"SecondSongDynasty"atthetime.Songpeople's"DongxuanRecords"saidthatSongQiwas"experiencedandabletolearnandpossesstalents";OuyangXiuwasoneofthe"EightMastersofTangandSongDynasties",proseItsspecialty.Ofcoursetheirworkisdifferent.
Otherauthorswhoparticipatedinthecompilationof"NewTangBook"werealsomastersoftheNorthernSongDynasty.FanZhen,WangChou,SongMinqiu,andLiuXisoulistedinZengGongliang's"IntotheNewTangBookList"intheJiayoureignofSongRenzongwereallwell-knownfiguresintheliteraryworldatthattime.FanZhenwasabachelorofHanlin,andhiswritingisfluent.Hehasmorethanonehundredvolumessuchas"DongZhaiChronicle"whichhavebeenhandeddownaroundtheworld.WangChouwen'sresignationisYanli,andhasalwaysbeencalledbytheworld.SongMinqiuisthemasteroftheNorthernSongDynasty,richinbooks,edited"TangDaZhaoLingJi"and"Chang'anZhi",andisveryfamiliarwithTanghistory.LiuXisuoisawell-knownastronomer,andlaterhelpedSimaGuangtoeditZizhiTongjian.ThebookofNewTangDynastywaswrittenbythesepeople,withnaturalliterarytalentandrigorousstyle.Ontheotherhand,Song,Ouandotherswerealsoveryseriouswheneditingthe"NewTangBook".OuyangXiuisresponsibleforthe"Benji","Zhi"and"Table"parts,andhasbeenwritingarticlesforsixorsevenyears.PartofSongQi'sBiographiesislongerandlastsmorethantenyears.HewasoncetheprefectofBozhou,"inandout"tocarrythismanuscriptwithhim.WhenhewastheprefectofChengdu,everydayafterthebanquet,heopenedthecurtainandburnedcandles,almostwritinguntillateatnight.Thisseriousandrigorousattitudemakes"NewTangBook"indeedbetterthan"OldTangBook"inmanyaspects.
Becausethewritingtimeof"OldTangBook"wasrushed,sometracesofcopyingfromTangrecordsandnationalhistorycouldnotbeerased.Therearemany"DaTang","thisdynasty"and"JinShang".Typeface.WhenSongQiwaitedforthenewrepair,allthesenondescriptwordsweredeleted.Thismakesthe"NewTangBook"appearmuchmorecompleteandrigorousthanthe"OldTangBook"intermsofstyle,brushworkandstyle.Inaddition,the"XinTangBook"alsosummarizedthenamesofbiographies,suchasmergingtheminorityShiTanggeneralsintothe"ZhuYiFanGeneralBiography";groupingtheseparatisttribesandtownstowritetogether,andsoon.Inthisway,itmakestheeyebrowsclearer.
"Xintangshu"isappreciatedbyfuturegenerationsforitsfreshandsimplelanguagecharacteristics.Italsohadahugeimpact.
Textualresearchonhistoricalmaterials
BecausetheNorthernSongDynastywasrelativelypeaceful,thereweremanyhistoricalmaterialsthatwerenoteasilycollectedduringthewar,whichwerecollectedandsortedintheearlyyearsoftheNorthernSongDynasty.Accordingtoexpertestimates,SimaGuangxiureferredtoasmanyasthreehundredhistoricalmaterialsin"ZiZhiTongJian".Thecompilationof"XinTangShu"and"TongJian"werecloseintime.WhatSimaGuangsawwasthatSongandOuwereboundtoSee.Forexample,the"LiJiBiography"addedin"XinTangShu"recordstheattitudeofthepost-LiWucontroversy,andthedifficultyofFangXuanLing'stheoryofpreservationisbeyondthereachof"OldTangShu"andotherbooks.Others,suchas"Shihuozhi"of"Xintangshu",addedmaterialssuchastheTangDynastyTuntian,Helai,miningandmetallurgy;"Geography"recordstheirrigationconditionsoftheriversandcanalsandthelocalproductsofvariousstates,andtheyarealsohisPrecioushistoricalmaterialsrarelyseeninbooks.
OuyangXiuwasstillawell-knownmasterofgoldandstoneatthetime.Hehadalotofresearchonancientgoldandstonestudies.ThemostfamouscaseisthatheusedKongYingda'sinscriptiontoverifythefactthatthisoutstandinghistorianoftheearlyTangDynastyhadwrittenaword.Allthesemake"XinTangShu"evenbetterinsomehistoricalfacts.
Innovativestyle
"XinTangShu"wrote"Bingzhi"and"ElectionHistory"forthefirsttime,systematicallydiscussingthemilitarysystemandimperialexaminationsystemoftheTangDynasty,suchasthemilitarysystem.Thisisagreatcreationoftheofficialhistorygenrehistorybooksofourcountry.Ithasbeeninheritedbythe"SongHistory"andothers,andpreservedmanyvaluablehistoricalmaterialsofourcountry'smilitarysystemandemploymentsystem.ThelistsofprimeministersandFangZhenin"XinTangShu"alsoprovidereaderswithacluetotheriseandfalloftheclanofprimeministersintheTangDynasty(familyfamily)andtheebbandflowofthepowerofthevassaltown.
ThefamoushistorianWangMingshengsaidin"DiscussiononSeventeenHistory":"Thenewbookisthebestinthehistoryandtable."Thisisafairevaluation.AfterSimaQiancreatedthechronology,table,chronicle,andbiographyhistorybooks,fromtheWeiandJintotheFiveDynasties,thehistoriansandthetablelackedabriefhistory,andtheintegrityofthisstylewasrestoredinthe"NewTangBook".Laterhistorybooksofdynastiesfollowedthissystem.Thisisalsoagreatcontributionof"Xintangshu"inthehistoryofourcountry'shistoriography.
Influenceofworks
"NewTangshu"isamajorcreationofmycountry'sofficialhistorygenrehistorybooks,whichwillbefollowedby"SongHistory"inthefuture.SinceSimaQian’screationofthechronology,epigraphs,histories,andbiographyhistorybooks,fromtheWeiandJintotheFiveDynasties,thehistorianswhocompliedwithhistoriesandepigraphsweremissing,andtheintegrityofthisstylewasrestoredinthe"NewBookofTangDynasty".Laterhistorybooksofdynastiesfollowedthissystem,whichisalsoagreatcontributionof"NewTangshu"inthehistoryofChinesehistory.
Compiledworks
NewTangBookNotes,Twenty-FiveHistory,ThirdSeries,Volume7,Pages182-204
NewTangBookCorrections20Volumes(SongWuzhen)MingDynastyWanliZhonghaiYuZhaoKaimeipublishedacollectionofWuyingDianjurareeditionFujianGuangdongFujurareeditionwithcollation2volumesZhiweizhaiseriesfifteenepisodeswithQianDaxinxiuTangShushichentable1volumefourseriesthreeseriesphotocopyWanliThisseriescontains3835-37,Twenty-FiveHistory,ThirdSeries,Volume7,Pages1-65
CorrectionandCorrectionofNewTangBook(DaxinQingQian)TheCompleteWorksofDaxinQian,Volume4ofJiading,ChenWenhecompiledtheproofreading
NewTangBookDistinctionVolume3(JinWangRuoxu)HunanYieldCollectionVolume22-24Twenty-FiveHistoryThirdSeriesVolume7Page64-83
NutangBookandPeriodicalError3volumes(ChenHuangzhonginQingDynasty)SeeNanXian'sContributionBibliographyQuestionsandAnswersYunnotengraved
NutonTangBookEvidenceError(lostname)1volumeofBibliographyinJiruilou
TangShuShiyin(SongDongChong)Twenty-FourHistorySupplements,Volume9,pages347-391,photocopyandre-engravingofJiguPavilion
NewTangBookProofofCorrectionandErrorLuoZhenchang'sEditionoftheRepublicofChina(4)
FourVolumesAnnotationsofNewTangBookArtandLiteratureRecords-TranscriptsoftheRepublicofChina(8)