李虚中命书
李虚中命书 · section 1 · 題 鬼谷子 撰 · 李虛中 注 · 612 characters
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钦定四库全书 子部七 提要 李虚中命书三卷 术数类五 命书相书之属 臣等谨案李虚中命书三卷，旧本题鬼谷子撰，唐李虚中注虚中字常容，魏侍中李冲八世孙，进士及第，元和中官至殿中侍御史，韩愈为作墓志铭，见于《昌黎文集》，后世传星命之学者皆以虚中为祖，愈墓志中所云：最深五行书以人之始生年月日所值日辰支干相生胜衰死王相，斟酌推人寿夭贵贱，利不利，辄先处其年时百不失一二者是也，然韩但极称其说之汪洋奥义，万端千绪，而不言有所著书。唐书《艺文志》亦无是书之名，至宋志始有李虚中命书格局二卷郑樵《艺文略则》作李虚中命术一卷命书补遗一卷，晁公武《诵书志》又作李虚中命书三卷，焦氏《经籍志》又于命书三卷外别出命书补遗一卷，名目卷数皆参错不合世间传本，久绝无以考证其异同，惟《永乐大典》所取其文，尚多完具，卷帙前后亦颇有次第，并载有虚中自序一篇，称司马季主于壶山之阳，遇鬼谷子出遗文九篇，论幽微之理，虚中为掇拾诸家注释成集云云。详勘书中义例，首论六十甲子不及生人时刻干支，其法颇与韩愈墓志所言始生年月日者相合而后半，乃多称四柱，其说实起于宋，与前文殊相谬戾，且其他职官称谓多涉宋代之事，其不尽出虚中手，尤为明甚中间文笔有古奥难解者，似属唐人所为，又有鄙浅可嗤者，似出后来附益，真伪杂出，莫可究诘，疑唐代本有此书，宋时谈星学者以说阐入其间，托名于虚中之注鬼谷，以自神其术耳。今以其议论精切近理，多得星命正旨，与后来之幻测恍惚者不同，故依晁氏原目厘为三卷著之于录以存其法【诀】而于其依托之显然者则各加案语随文纠正，俾读者勿为所惑焉。 乾隆四十六年九月恭校上 总篡官臣纪昀臣陆锡熊臣孙士毅 总校官臣陆费墀
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