春申君《上秦王书》及晚楚时期春申君的历史贡献

春申君黄歇《上秦王书》是一篇重要的历史文献。上书"说秦善楚",主张以仁义兼并天下,并具有纵横家术的特点。《上秦王书》是春申君获取高位的基础和历史起点,也是他能在此后作出杰出贡献的历史起点。晚楚时期,春申君利用《上秦王书》及秦实行"远交近攻"战略的持续效应,一定程度上维持了楚国的国力;他经营寿春和推动楚国迁都寿春;并推动了晚楚文化的东渐。春申君在晚楚时期的历史贡献,是其以《上秦王书》为起点的历史活动的归宿。

Submitting an Article to Qin Shi-huang from Lord Chunshen and His Historical Contribution in Late Chu Dynasty

An article to Qin Shi Huang written by Lord Chunshen, Huang Xie is an important historical document. It presented his idea of ＂persuading Qin to be kind to Chu＂, and advocated conquering the other vassal states by benevolence and righteousness. Also, it has some characteristics of political strategist and elocutionist. The act of submitting this article to Emperor Qin Shihuang is the foundation and starting point for Lord Chunshen to win a higher position, meanwhile, it is a beginning stage for him to make outstanding historical contribution in later period. To a certain degree, Lord Chunshen maintained Chu＇s power by taking advantage of the persistency effects from that action and Qin＇s strategy of ＂Befriending a distant state while attacking a neighbor＂ in late Chu. Lord Chunshen managed Shouchun well and pushed forward to move the capital of Chu to Shouchun since it was ben- eficial to eastern-ward spreading of the late Chu~s culture. Lord Chunshen＇s historical contribution in the period of late Chu was based on the historical act of submitting this article to Qin Shihuang.