司马迁对秦史记载尤重,原因很多,有史料方面的原因,可能更重要的还是史识方面的原因。其中关于秦人殉葬的记载即如此。兹就其中若干问题作如下探讨,以求教于方家。一、司马迁关于秦人殉葬的记载及其选材方面的取舍司马迁关于秦人殉葬的记载主要有以下几条:1.秦武公六年“始以人从死”;2.秦穆公卒,“从死者百七十七人,秦之良臣子舆氏三人名曰奄息、仲行、鍼虎,亦在从死之中”;3.秦献公元年“止从死”;4.公子高欲奔,恐收族,乃上书曰:“先帝无恙时,臣入则赐食,出则乘舆。御府之衣,臣得赐之;中厩之宝马,臣得赐之。臣当从死而不能,为人子不孝.为 Sima Qian recorded a particularly serious history of Qin, for many reasons, there are historical reasons, may be more important or historical reasons. Among them, the records about the sacrificial burials of Qin people are the same. Here are some of the issues for the following discussion, in order to teach in the square. First, Sima Qian on the Qin people sacrificial records and selection of materials Sima Qian on the Qin people buried in the record are the following: 1 Qin Wu Gong six years, ”Start with people from the dead“; 2 Qin Mu public death , ”From the dead one hundred and seventy-seven, Qin’s good courtiers Yuanye three names say dying, Zhonghang, needle tiger, also from the dead “; 3 Qin Xian Gong year ”only from the dead “4 son of high desire to Ben, fear of confiscation of the family, is the book said:” When the emperor was unharmed, the minister into the food is fed, out of the public by the Yu house clothing, minister was given; in the stable of the BMW, Chen When the minister is from the dead can not, for the son of filial piety