宋代监修国史和提举修史制度变化考

宋初沿袭唐、五代以来次相监修国史的制度,在仁宗朝变为首相监修的同时,建立起以临时命官提举为特征的修史制度,监修国史逐渐变成了一个徒有监修之名而无监修之责的虚职。元丰五年以后,监修国史之职不再除授,修史但以提举修国史系衔。南宋绍兴三年恢复监修国史制度,九年又恢复提举制度,使监修、提举分领日历和国史的修撰。绍兴二十六年,监修、提举为左、右宰相分领,遂成为定制,相位虚,则由参知政事权领。

A Study of the System of Governance on State History Compilation in the Song Dynasty

In the early Song Dynasty the state history compilation system, under which the second minister was responsible of the compilation of the state history, was a continuance of the tradition of the Tang and Five Dynasties. In the Emperor Ren Zong reign, the first minister became the supervisor, in the meantime a temporary official Ti Ju was appointed in charge of the compilatory work, thus the supervisor existed only in nominal sense. Since the fifth year of Yuan Feng the old system was terminated, Ti Ju became the responsible official on history compilation. Yet the old system was restored in Southern Song times, the supervisor and Ti Ju were responsible of calendar and state history compilation respectively. In the twenty-sixth year of Shao Xing, the first and second minister acted as the supervisor and Ti Ju separately, thereafter it became an established system. In case of the absence of first or second minister, the subminister performed their tasks.$$