我對我寫的“中國通史簡編”是不滿意的,早就想修改,但總是沒有機會。去年才開始改了一些,今天看來仍是不能滿意,還得從頭再來過,寫一本書要錯誤儘可能少些,实在不容易,更不必說寫得好了。希望同志們共同指出本書的毛病,作到像孔子所說的:“十目所視,十手所指”,指出很多毛病來,對我幫助就大了,可以修改得較好些。 1940年我去延安,中宣部要我編寫一本十幾萬字的中國通史,爲某些幹部補習文化之用。我當時 I am not satisfied with the “Compendium of Chinese General History” that I wrote. I wanted to change it long ago, but I always have no chance. Last year it started to change a bit. Today it still seems unsatisfactory. It has to be rebuilt from beginning to end. Writing a book requires as few mistakes as possible. It is not easy, not to mention writing well. I hope my comrades will jointly point out the problems of this book and, as Confucius said, “I have ten eyes on my head and ten fingers on my back,” pointing out a lot of problems, helping me a lot and being able to change better. In 1940, I went to Yan’an. The Propaganda Department asked me to compile a general history of China of more than a hundred thousand words and to use it for some cadres. I was