Research Of "One Ma And Two Yaos" Historical Comment

The Tongcheng School is an important academic school in the Qing Dynasty and is famous for its prose."One Ma and Two Yaos" is the representative of the late Tongcheng School.They are not only in-law relationships,but also studied under the famous masters such as Zhang Yuzhao and Wu Rulun.They experienced the failure of the imperial examination and witnessed various changes in modern society.As representatives of traditional culture,they did not stand still,but actively responded to changes in social trends,but this change was slow and could no longer keep up with the pace of the times."One Ma and Two Yaos" gradually moved away from the academic and cultural center.With the development of the new cultural movement,the Tongcheng School gradually declined."One Ma and Two Yaos" is not only famous for its articles,but also made great achievements in the field of education.They also shine in the field of history,and historical theory is an important reflection of their history.Historical theory,that is,historical comment,is a historian's guidance on a certain historical perspective,analyzing and commenting on historical issues such as historical figures and historical events.This article mainly discusses the historical comments of them.Since ancient times,there has been a tendency to talk about current affairs."One Ma and Two Yaos" has written a large number of monographes and essay to evaluate historical figures and historical events,or discuss issues on the basis of events,or discuss politics with history,relying on personal emotion and value orientation.The concrete content of their historical comment is different.For historical figures,Ma Qichang uses anti-utilitarianism as the standard of evaluation.Yao Yonggai believes that it is related to the rise and fall of the country.Yao Yongpu is not limited to the historical figures,but also attaches importance to the role of the ordinary people.They are academically homologous and have similar life experiences,which determines that their historical comments are very similar.Their historical criticisms are guided by the doctrine of the mean,and show the characteristics of practical experience and emphasison flexibility,and their historical comments value the role of people.