考证是历史研究很重要的一个环节。建国以后,某些同志不甚注意这个问题,所以特别提出来谈一谈。一般说,考证学不等于史学,搞历史研究,也并不一定都要搞考证,但有时却是不可少的。如果不认真研究史实,只空发议论而不结合实际,那就没有多大价值。如果要讲具体史实,那就不免涉及考证。否则史实的真相还弄不清楚,就谈不到研究历史。考证范围很广,一个字,一句话,一本书,一件事情,一个人物,都有考证的必要。譬如你对前人对某个问题的看法提出疑义,那你就要提出种种理由来反驳他,条分缕析,用证据 Textual research is a very important part of historical research. After the founding of the People’s Republic, some comrades did not pay much attention to this issue, so they specifically asked to talk about it. In general, textual research does not mean historiography, engage in historical research, but also do not have to engage in textual research, but sometimes it is essential. It would be of little value if we did not study the facts of history seriously and did not discuss the facts by air. If you want to talk about specific historical facts, it will inevitably involve research. Otherwise, the truth of history is still not clear, we can not talk about the history. A wide range of textual research, a word, a sentence, a book, a matter, a person, have a textual research necessary. For example, if you raise doubts about the views of our predecessors on a certain issue, then you should make various reasons to refute him,