五wǔ帝dì本běn纪jì赞zàn
太tài史shǐ公gōng曰yuē:学xué者zhě多duō称chēng五wǔ帝dì,尚shàng矣yǐ。然rán《《尚shàng书shū》》独dú载zài尧yáo以yǐ来lái,而ér百bǎi家jiā言yán黄huáng帝dì,其qí文wén不bù雅yǎ驯xún,荐jiàn绅shēn先xiān生shēng难nán言yán之zhī。孔kǒng子zǐ所suǒ传chuán《《宰zǎi予yǔ问wèn五wǔ帝dì德dé》》及jí《《帝dì系xì姓xìng》》,儒rú者zhě或huò不bù传chuán。余yú尝cháng西xī至zhì空kōng桐tóng,北běi过guò涿zhuō鹿lù,东dōng渐jiān於yú海hǎi,南nán浮fú江jiāng淮huái矣yǐ,至zhì长zhǎng老lǎo皆jiē各gè往wǎng往wǎng称chēng黄huáng帝dì、尧yáo、舜shùn之zhī处chù,风fēng教jiào固gù殊shū焉yān。总zǒng之zhī,不bù离lí古gǔ文wén者zhě近jìn是shì。予yǔ观guān《《春chūn秋qiū》》《《国guó语yǔ》》,其qí发fā明míng《《五wǔ帝dì德dé》》《《帝dì系xì姓xìng》》章zhāng矣yǐ,顾gù弟dì弗fú深shēn考kǎo,其qí所suǒ表biǎo见jiàn皆jiē不bù虚xū。书shū缺quē有yǒu间jiàn矣yǐ,其qí轶yì乃nǎi时shí时shí见jiàn於yú他tā说shuō。非fēi好hào学xué深shēn思sī,心xīn知zhī其qí意yì,固gù难nán为wéi浅qiǎn见jiàn寡guǎ闻wén道dào也yě。余yú并bìng论lùn次cì,择zé其qí言yán尤yóu雅yǎ者zhě,故gù著zhe为wèi本běn纪jì书shū首shǒu。
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