傅说是商朝武丁时期的贤相,被称为中国第一圣人。他传奇般地际遇商王武丁,使“殷国大治”的事迹,广泛记载于古代的典籍,并为历代人民所颂扬。但是,关于傅说相殷前的身份,一段时期以来都说他是“奴隶宰相”或“从奴隶到宰相”。傅说真的是奴隶出身吗?说傅说出身于奴隶,主要是因为传说他曾为“胥靡”引起的误解。我们不妨略作梳理。一、在先秦的典籍中,并没有傅说是“胥靡”的记载最早记载傅说事迹的是古文《尚书》中 Fu said that it was the virtuous phase of the Shang dynasty during the Wuding period and was called China’s first saint. His legendary encounter Wang wu ding, so that “deeds of Yin State ” deeds, widely documented in ancient books, and praised for the people of all ages. However, regarding Fu’s pre-eminent status, he has been quoted as “slave prime minister” or “slave-to-prime minister” for a period of time. Fu said really slave origin? Said Fu said that he was born in the slave, mainly because of the legend he had “Ximo” caused by misunderstanding. We might as well sort out. First, in the pre-Qin classics, there is no Fu said that “Xu Mocao” records earliest recorded Fu said deeds is the ancient “Shang Shu”