学者何炳松曾经有过一句话:“吾国研究历史意在垂训,故崇古之见极深。”崇古思想可以说是中国文化特质之一。越是古老的越是有着终极的依据和不喻自明的权威。所以我们翻开先秦时期的文献就可以知道,无论是孔子、孟子抑或荀子,动辄就拿上古时代说事儿,仿佛五帝三王时代是最为富庶安定和美的时 He Bingsong, a scholar, once said: “My country’s research history is intended to teach, so it is very deep in respect of the ancient.” The ancient thought can be said to be one of the characteristics of Chinese culture. The more ancient the more it has the ultimate basis and the self-evident authority. Therefore, when we open the literature of the pre-Qin period, we can know that regardless of whether Confucius, Mencius, or Xunzi, they used the ancient times to say things, as if the era of the Five Emperors and the Three Kingdoms was the most prosperous, stable, and beautiful.