Research On The Thought Of Wei Gong Tan Xun

Wei Gong Tan Xun is a parental instruction written by Su Xiangxian,who recorded the ana and deeds of his grandfather,Su Song,in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty.Su Song was an offical throughout his life,served as prime minister.Wei Gong Tan Xun is a summary of his experience of the officialdom.The language of this book is simple and easy to understand,the narration is authentic and credible.It has an important and unique value for the study of the history of ancient Chinese thoughts.This paper mainly analyzes the thoughts of Wei Gong Tan Xun from three aspects: health cultivation,family management and politics,and further studies Su Song’s spiritual world displayed in this book.In the aspect of moral cultivation,Wei Gong Tan Xun pays attention to the cultivation of loyalty?integrity and respect quality,through learning to improve their knowledge and moral quality,pays attention to the "clean" and "harmony" of the diet,with leisure way to cultivate the mind.In terms of family management,Wei Gong Tan Xun advocates thrift,believes that morality is more important than culture,and has a unique way of teaching children,hopes to ensure the economic foundation of the family and cultivate talents with morality for the family and the country.The policy of Wei Gong Tan Xun includes three aspects: conducting affairs impartially,not engaging with party members and benefitting the people.It not only reflects Su Song’s inheritance of the traditional Confucian political ideas,but also reflects his sense of national responsibility and concern for the country.Wei Gong Tan Xun shows Su Song’s spiritual world,it embodies the characteristics of Su Song’s integration of thought and seclusion.The practical rationality and practical scientific contained in the content of the family education,it not only reflects Su Song’s sincere concern for the world,but also reflects the secular and practical features of the family instruction culture of the Northern Song Dynasty.