两晋：风流总被雨打风吹去

by 刘勃

编辑推荐：
· 这是一个大分裂的时代，这是游牧者的广阔舞台，
儒学渐衰，玄学兴盛，
名士风流之雅韵，终抵不过胡人铁骑的强悍。
· 被称为名士教科书的《世说新语》里，有一篇《汰侈》，一篇《任诞》。
换成流行语表达，刚好就是，有钱，任性。

内容简介：
《大清盐商》编剧《小话西游》作者刘勃全新力作《两晋：风流总被雨打风吹去》，讲述了魏晋南北朝是中国历史的一个岔路口，很多问题都面临着至关重要的抉择：统一还是分裂；贵族政治还是官僚政治；农耕民族还是游牧民族。
作者用细腻诙谐的笔触，鲜明形象的人物，非为说史，而是咏怀，再现烽火连天的乱世争霸。

作者简介：
刘勃：
70后，大学边缘的闲人一坨。
著有《歧途哭返说战国》《战国五大公知》《读罢春秋不成歌》《小话西游》等书，其余作品散见于《读库》《国家人文历史》等书刊。
好说故事，曾与人合作编剧《大清盐商》等。

目录：

天无二日民无二主——统一与分裂
一、大分裂的时代
二、周制还是秦制
三、分裂的代价
四、为什么国家林立就意味着战乱
五、为什么欧洲不统一
晋代衣冠成古丘——贵族还是官僚
一、贵族社会结束后的新问题
二、士族į

Genres: History

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 26, 2017

Reviews

[Song · Rating 2 out of 5]

马伯庸2020年度书单推荐了刘勃的《司马迁的记忆之野》，但 Kindle 电子书还没有这本，只有同一作者的《两晋》，就买来看看。

书的内容，仍然是走二十年前天涯论坛“煮酒论史”那些名人的路子，就是用现代白话重述中国古史，就像当年明月，赫连勃勃大王出的那些作品一样。

刘勃写的学院派气息比较浓，认真做了考证。但仍然是一个历史爱好者的作品，完全不是历史学家的写作。民科和科班的分别非常之大，具体来讲，就是刘勃这一类的作家写作，很喜欢“自由心证”，就是用他自己一个现代人的人之常情去臆测历史人物的行为动机，出发点是人性都差不多。但这是非常随意而且不专业的做法，有一分证据讲一分话，没有证据就不该瞎猜，民科容易犯这个错误，而科班训练就是养成历史学者的思辨，考据和规范写作，避免这种错误。

所以，这本书帮助读者梳理了汉魏与两晋的复杂历史，但不严谨，仅是一部业余的通俗读物。

[Jie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this writer. But still there are still something in don’t like in this book.

I don’t like the comments at the beginning of this book, particularly regarding the necessity of imperial authority and China’s unification. I don’t agree, and remain unconvinced, after reading several pages of argumentation.

Another thing I don't like is the loose structure. The first quarter of the book is not aligned with the later three quarters. The writer reused some of the materials and created another book called "世说杂谈." In that book, the focus is solely on the people in "世说新语" with a better structure.

There are more things I like about this book.

Liu engages in a lot of speculation regarding people's behavior, attempting to explain why they acted in certain ways instead of others. Through these speculations, I gain insights into the details of that era and the people living during that time. While many reviewers consider this type of speculation to be an unserious attitude to historical writing, it is just what appeals to me. When reading history, particularly in serious historical books, we often have only the facts. I acknowledge that this is indeed the proper approach to historical writing. However, I find myself left with lots of questions and a lack of understanding regarding people's motivations. I lack the comprehensive knowledge required to connect all the individuals and events of that period. Thus, I appreciate a writer who possesses a solid historical knowledge and is willing to make reasonable conjectures. It is through this approach that I have the enlightenment to understand the people living in history.

Another thing I like is how Liu select the materials for his writing. This discloses his taste.

In the chapter about Shi Le, Liu wrote a section depicting how Shi worshipped and imitated the first emperor of Han dynasty, Liu Bang. Shi intentionally portrayed himself with a vulgar and uncultured style. This chapter abruptly connects to many parvenu emperors in Chinese history, such as Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Zedong. These emperors echo each other across thousands of years. In present times, this crude and uneducated style has permeated every corner of Chinese society, instilled from the ruling elite to the common people. This style continues endlessly within the top families of the CCP, in the present and the future.

Another example of the author's discerning material selection can be seen in the chapter on Wang Dun. Following Wang Dun's death, his successors and followers were killed by those close to them. Liu Bo then delves into how historians from various dynasties commented on this event. While Wang Dun and his followers were regarded as treacherous traitors, the families, colleagues, and subordinates who murdered them were unequivocally seen as inhumane animals. Throughout China's history, historians have faced oppression from imperial authorities for generations, yet they have managed to maintain a sense of humanity and adhere to basic ethics. Liu Bo notes, "Historians upheld this tradition until the founding of the PRC."

[Tao Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

看了几本系列作品，作者是很擅长将史料转写为动人心弦的故事。一路读来，时而不禁莞尔，但到底令人感伤。正如祖逖对着滚滚长江抒发豪情一般，江吼之下埋葬了多少辗转哀魂？

[Lee Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

读书笔记成集。真是“千古凭高对此，漫嗟荣辱。”汉语统治者的堕落，异族统治者的野蛮。他们吃人肉，喝人血，哈哈大笑。对于现代读者是历史，对于当时人们是地狱。