朱升與明初政治

(Uncorrected OCR) ZHU SHENG (1299 - 1370) AND EARLY MING POLITICS submitted by Mak Wai Yung for the degree of Master of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong in August 2003 The present study offers the closest scrutiny to date of the life and political role of Zhu Sheng (1299-1370). Although he was a great contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Sheng� importance has seldom been recognised or at any rate his role in the early Ming political scene has rarely been sufficiently explored in previous studies. In an attempt to fill this gap, this thesis begins with an introduction sketching the scope of this study. The need for an in-depth inquiry into the life and times of Zhu Sheng is explained. Our understanding of the anti-Yuan campaign in the mid-fourteen century will be inadequate without looking into the various involvements of Zhu the eminent statesman. The second chapter is a survey of Zhu Sheng the man and his works. While a detailed account of Zhu� life is offered, efforts are also made to trace his writings, whether official or in private capacity as a scholar of political systems and Confucian classics. Zhu the literary man is another area that will be covered. To make this investigation exhaustive, there is an attempt to gather together his uncollected works. The chapter that follows is an examination of Zhu� thoughts, focusing on his political ideas. A keen observer of historical and current affairs, Zhu has offered with tremendous insight his opinions on the ideal model of the political, social, and economic set-up of the entire kingdom. Chapters Four and Five are the two central chapters, in which Zhu� contributions to early Ming politics are dealt with thoroughly. Chapter Four looks into the political chemistry between Zhu and Emperor Taizu whom he sought to serve. The late Yuan and early Ming military and political circumstances are given an analytical account. Against the background of Zhu� political activities, his various submissions to the first Ming monarch are examined in great detail. Ideas on reforms feature prominently in these memoranda. The following chapter probes into the tension between the Emperor and his loyal servant in the context of the early Ming court. Emperor Taizu� statecraft and his treatment of senior officials are enquired into in the first two sections. At the end of this chapter, we will learn that Zhu� political involvement did not quite end with his retirement. This thesis ends with a concluding chapter rounding up the observations made in the previous five chapters. (393 words)

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Zhu Sheng, 1299-1370. ； China - History - Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. ； China - Politics and government - 960-1644.

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朱升與明初政治

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