The Formation And Inheritance Of Literature Of Guanzi In Early Era

Through the Triple Perspectives of documents and literature research,study case and history research,and thought and philosophy research,the academic circles have made rich achievements in sorting out and identifying the study history of Guanzi.However,the early literature of Guanzi(including oral literature and written literature)is the premise of the later literature research.If we can clarify the doubts about the inheritance of Guanzi’s early manuscripts(from Hanzhi to Tangzhi),and analyze key differences of the early study case based on the academic origin of the manuscripts,we can clarify the suspense and debate at the level of concept and methodology.Therefore,an overview of the process from knowledge production to ideological finalization of the later printed version of Guanzi after Song Dynasty will be helpful to summarize and re-examine the history of the academic research of Guanzi.From the perspective of the formation of Guanzi,the three theories of Guanzhong’s legacy,Jixia’s argumentation and Guanzi school had their own rationality.By comparing Guanzi with Shangshu and Chunqiu,the early production of Guanzi stories came from the interaction of history,scholars and people.First of all,it was collected by the official history from the scholars and the folk,.Then it was spread by word of mouth among the people and rewritten by scholars of the school.Through the reading of the selected works of the bachelor,it formed the master’s law.With the decline of official schools and the rise of private schools,they spread among the people.Finally,it was collected by the historian,compiled and written as the official book.The mode of "historian-scholar-folk" should be able to provide reference for exploring the origin of Guanzi.On the basis of inheriting the academic practice of the previous generation,Liu Xiang and his son made theoretical innovation and constructed a set of literature collation process.This process can be divided into four links:the first thing is widely collection of source,distinguish the source;the next is to participate in the school chapter,then it is to correct the title,write out the element;the fourth step is to describe the academic sources and write them into books.Then,four doubts about Guanshulu are investigated.The first one is the arrangement structure of "folk books".The next one is set "eighty-six"number of suspicious cases,predecessors have three views.The third one is to sort out and clarify the identity of"Fu Can" in Liu Xiang’s Guanzi Records.Fourthly,according to the clues of "Fu Can" and"Captain Li",the scope of the period from the first year of Yangshuo to the second year of Yongshi,in which Liu Xiang edited Guanzi and wrote Guanzi Shulu,was investigated.The relationship between Guanzi and scholars in the Pre-Qin period can be studied in three periods through scholars and legalist.Re-examining the link of its argumentation and proof,it is found that Guanzi is indeed related to the literature works of the above school.The first is the early Warring States period when Mencius,Shenzi and Songzi were alive.Second,in the late Warring States period,when Xunzi and Hanfeizi were alive.Pre-Qin Confucians mainly evaluated Guanzi from the aspects of history and ethics and passed on "Guanzi"literature,which determined the mainstream ideas of Han Confucians and later scholars on Guanzhong and "Guanzi".Pre-Qin Legalists such as Shenzi and Hanfeizi mainly studied Guanzi system and Guanzi literature from the aspects of politics and legal philosophy,which had a far-reaching impact on the construction of political system in Qin and Han Dynasties and later generations.Prime Minister Qin’s mansion and some folk collections.During the four hundred years of Han Dynasty,Jia Yi,Chao Cuo,Dong Zhongshu,Gongsun Hong,Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty practiced "Guanzi",while Sima Qian,Liu Xiang,Ban Gu,Wang Chong and others conducted historical research on "Guanzi".This shows that Qin and Han scholars have carried out comprehensive research on the literature,study cases,ideas and systems of "Guanzi",which can be described as a flourishing period.Liu Xiang,Liu Xin,etc.’s comprehensive collation of "Guanzi" literature laid the foundation for finalization of "Guanzi" manuscripts.From the questioning of the legitimacy of "Guanzi" by Salt-Iron Conferences of Western Han Dynasty to the positioning of hegemony by Baihuguan Conferences of Eastern Han Dynasty,although the literature of "Guanzi" gradually moved to the margins,systems of Salt-iron monopoly and Hills-rivers control were still inherited by later generations.