儒者之效：論朱熹的《壬午應詔封事》與《戊申封事》

Confucian Effects - On Chu Hsi's RenWu Ying Zhao Feng Shi and WuShen Feng Shi

Abstract

朱子之實際政治行動可以其所撰之兩篇“封事”來概說：《壬午應詔封事》是朱子實際政治生活的開始，《戊

申封事》則是其結束。這一始一末之所喻，正是作為儒家的朱子在實際政治行動中呈現出的崇高德性與政治上的無奈。或

許，這亦是當時之歷史氣運中，儒者身份的朱子所能顯露出的最大效用。

The actual political actions of Chu Hsi could be summarized by his two “Feng Shi”: RenWu Ying Zhao Feng Shi and

WuShen Feng Shi, which could respectively mark the beginning and the end of his political actions. And these two “Feng Shi” could

exactly reflect Chu Hsi's noble virtue and helplessness in the actual political actions. Perhaps, that is also the biggest role that could

be played by Chu Hsi as a Confucian scholar at that time.