A Research On The Original "Tong Meng Xun" Of Lu Benzhong

Lu Benzhong was born in a eminent clan of Northern Song Dynasty. The clan not only brought up three Prime Minister, but also fostered strong culture atmosphere. He was affected dearly by his grandfather Lu Xizhe who was absorbed in lecturing. The education of government and person were very thriving in Song Dynasty, especially the children's enlightenment education were attached much importance to. Many famous savants redacted the children teaching material by themselves. Lu Benzhong was not only a poet but also a officer , that his social intercourse was very extensive. With the trend of the epoch, the effect of the family, and his wisdon, let him write the work"Tong Meng Xun". The contents of the work were plentiful, which consist of self-cultivation and study, comments about poetry and articles, the manner and principles of dealing with the government things. When"Tong Meng Xun"was in circulation, the contents about officer how to deal with things were deleted, then was compiled"Guan Zhen";and the comments about poetry and articles were deleted too, and were distributed to many different books which criticize poetry, then were compiled"Tong Meng Shi Xun"by Guo Shaoyu; The contents about study and self-cultivation were preserved and compiled the current book"Tong Meng Xun"."Guan Zhen"and"Tong Meng Xun"all were popular in Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. So the cotents of the original"Tong Meng Xun"have various culture value that include four aspects: study, self-cultivation, comments about poetry and articles, the manner and principles of dealing with the government things. Lots of citations in many documents come from"Tong Meng Xun"that display above contents, it demonstrates that"Guan Zhen"and"Tong Meng Shi Xun"was born of"Tong Meng Xun". The work has great value for researching the enlightenment education and the history of Song Dynasty.