《明实录》、《明史》、《石砫厅志》是研究石砫土司的基础史料。但是在具体研究石砫土司参与平播战争这一问题上,三种史料对这一问题的记载都存在不同程度的偏差,其可靠性与原始性不如李化龙所编著的《平播全书》。史料的原始性和可靠性是土司研究的基石,研究土司制度更应当重视对第一手史料的利用。 “Ming Shi Lu”, “Ming Shi”, “Shijie hall Chi” is to study Shijie chieftain. However, in the specific study of Shijie toast involved in the peacetime war on this issue, the three historical records on this issue are recorded in varying degrees of deviation, its reliability and original than Li Hualong edited by the “flat broadcast book.” The originality and reliability of the historical materials are the cornerstone of the chieftain’s study. The study of the chieftain system should pay more attention to the utilization of the first-hand historical materials.