刘蓉是晚清湘系集团的重要人物,其学术思想有三个阶段的转折与变化,也可以说刘蓉一生有“学术三变”的经历。以道光十三年为界,在此之前主要是服膺陆王心学,之后转向程朱理学。同治五年,刘蓉罢官还乡后,足不出户,皓首穷经,在礼学上又颇有涉猎。每一次变化,都是他为适应时事而进行学术自我调适、自我发展的结果。 Liu Rong was an important figure of the Xiang Group in the late Qing Dynasty. His academic thinking has three stages of turning points and changes. It can also be said that Liu Rong had an “academic three changes” experience throughout his life. To Daoguang thirteen years as a community, prior to this is mainly served as Lu Wang Xin Xue, then turned to Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism. Tongzhi five years, Liu Rong dismissed from office after returning home, stay at home, Haoshou poor, in the ceremony and quite covered. Every change is the result of his academic self-adjustment and self-development in response to current events.