1645年清军南下,南明弘光政权灭亡,钱谦益向清军投降,这是其人生的一大转折,也引起后人的众多议论。钱谦益的降清是个人性格、特定环境、时代心态等诸多因素促成的,其降清的经历与心态都在易代之际具有一定的代表性,需要进行细致的分析与客观的评价。 In 1645, when the Qing army went south, the demise of Nanming’s Hongguang regime and the surrender of Qian Qianyi to the Qing army were a turning point in their lives and aroused numerous discussions by future generations. Qian Qiyi’s relief is driven by many factors, such as personal characteristics, particular circumstances and the psychology of the times. His experiences and mentality of degenerating have some representativeness in the era of easy generation, and require detailed analysis and objective evaluation.