蔡清是明代理学四书学的代表人物之一,他的《四书蒙引》对朱子的《四书集注》多有补充和阐发,以弥补《四书大全》作为明朝官学课本的不足。他在四书学诠释方面既注重训诂,也辨析义理,并且精细笃实,不仅继承了宋以来理学四书学的研究成果,而且还以“从道不从贤”的治学态度将其进一步向前推进,对后来理学四书学的发展产生了重要影响。 Cai Qing was one of the representative figures of the four books in the Ming Dynasty. His “four books quoted” supplemented and elucidated Zhu Xi’s “four books” in order to make up for the deficiencies of the “Four Books” as the official textbooks of the Ming Dynasty. He not only pays great attention to exegesis and interpretations of righteousness, but also understands righteousness. He inherits the research results of the four sciences of neo-Confucianism since the Song Dynasty, and further advances it with the attitude of " Promote, on the later development of Neo-Confucianism has had a significant impact.