曾纪泽对公法态度的充满矛盾,由高度推崇到多有保留,其转折点恰是在他准备中俄修约谈判期间。中俄修约期间及其以后,曾纪泽虽同样未曾放弃利用公法维护国家权利的努力,却很少再提及公法对包含中国在内处于劣势的亚洲国家的适用性。究其原因,一是他对公法自身困境的认识;二是他所处时代中国处理周边国家的朝贡体系尚未全面解体,他对包含律法在内的中国文化还持有信心。 Zeng Jize full of contradictions in public law attitudes highly respected to many reservations, the turning point is precisely during his preparations for Sino-Russian treaty repair negotiations. During and after the Sino-Russian revision of the treaty, Tsang Jitzer, who also failed to give up efforts to use public law to safeguard state rights, rarely mentions the applicability of public law to Asian countries at a disadvantage, including China. The reasons are as follows: First, his understanding of the dilemma of public law; second, his tributary system of handling the neighboring countries in his time has not yet been completely disintegrated. He also holds the confidence in Chinese culture including the law.