《四库全书总目提要》子部小说家类将小说当作一种以政教作用为核心内涵的学术,所言“叙述杂事”、“记录异闻”、“缀辑琐语”及“寓劝戒”、“广见闻”、“资考证”等语,均围绕政教作用展开。《四库提要》以“正人心”、“厚风俗”等为具体指导重新挑选小说家类作品,以期给统治阶级提供对当时缙绅士子、市井愚民进行思想引导的典范作品。此举形成于乾隆朝为维护统治利益、钳制异端思想的语境中,是统治者试图通过政治权力的干预建立以政教为核心的文化机制与话语体系的重要一环。探讨《四库提要》小说观念应以历史的眼光去观察、历史的观念去理解、历史的方法去研究,“以古还古”。 “Sikuquanshuzongshudian” sub-novelist class as a novel to the role of religion as the core content of the academic, said “Narration Miscellaneous ”, “Record different smell ”, “ Language ”and “ Admonition ”, “ widely known ”, “ textual criticism ”and other languages, all around the role of religion. The “Siku digest” re-selected novelist works with the guidance of “positive people ” and “thick customs ” so as to provide the ruling class with exemplary works of ideological guidance for gentry scholars and fools of the time. The move was formed in the context of Qianlong imperialism to safeguard the interests of the rule, heresy the heresy, is an important part of the ruler trying to establish a cultural system and discourse system with the religion of politics as the core through the intervention of political power. To explore the novel concept of Si Ku Di Shu should be observed from the perspective of history, the concept of history should be understood, the method of history should be studied, and the concept of “ancient restoration to ancient times” be used.