皇明盛事述

王世贞

7 chapters·45,466 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain

《皇明盛事述》，明代王世贞撰。不佞生晚，当累洽之季，而又家世从缨绂后，窃有志慕说古公卿将相之盛。屈指西京以还，若功臣之族，鲜通籍者。计独有外戚王、马、梁、窦之属，虽鼎贵，不足道。而丞相彻侯父子相继，仅绛、条、韦、平两三氏而已。东京尚行谊，薄华腴，玄羔雁，施自黄，辟书征轮，遍于白屋。而关西之杨、汝南之袁，乃亦有四世为三公者。西晋之习，流为江左，蔓而北魏，门荫相籍，爵封迟及，一夫秉轴，则乘朱且垂百轮；九命弁冕，则戴貂讵止十辈。而李唐之史，犹有志宰相世系者。

Chapters (7)

  1. 1CoverPage
    11 chars
  2. 2序
    562 chars
  3. 3卷一
    8,137 chars
  4. 4卷二
    8,236 chars
  5. 5卷三
    8,998 chars
  6. 6卷四
    10,332 chars
  7. 7卷五
    9,190 chars

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