Shangshu is the oldest royal anthology in China, the first ancient historical document in China and some books describing ancient deeds. Some important historical materials of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, especially the early Western Zhou Dynasty, have been preserved. According to legend, Shangshu was compiled by Confucius, but some titles were later added by Confucianism. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, there were 29 articles, which were copied in the popular official script of the Han Dynasty, and were called Jinwen Shangshu.

Extended information "Shangshu"? Including the royal documents of Yu, Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, most of them are orders, that is, if they are made public, a small part are spoken by monarchs and ministers. There are also notes, but according to the method, most of the notes were made by people at the end of the Warring States period and should be handled separately.

Those items are often called "oath" or "patent", and later generations will use the names "oath" and "patent" to represent this category. The usual order is called "patent" and the military is called "oath". What you tell me is often called "fate"; It seems that I don't have a definite name when I tell you, but I occasionally call it "Mo".

As a historical classic, Shangshu has always been called the earliest collection of essays in China by literary historians, and it is a genre juxtaposed with The Book of Songs. But according to the standards of a certain generation, most of these essays should belong to the official documents of the government dealing with state affairs at that time. Accurately speaking, it should be a relatively complete collection of official documents.

According to Kong Anguo, a descendant of Confucius, there are 16 more ancient books "Shangshu" in China than the current "Shangshu".

However, during the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty, there were Biography of Kong Anguo and Preface to Shangshu. At that time, one piece of Qin Shi was lost, so there were 59 pieces of Shangshu. Most of the history books that have been circulated for more than 2,000 years are compiled according to this book presented by Geng Mei.

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