In ancient China, there was no shortage of people who were both civil and military, but those who could reach the pinnacle of both aspects were like the morning star. It seems that all miracles can only wait for Wang Yangming to appear. Wang Yangming's theory of mind is considered a major achievement in the history of the development of the wisdom of the Chinese nation, and there are not many people who can really criticize it.
This is Mr. Yu Qiuyu's evaluation of Wang Yangming and his psychology in the book "Where is the Township", and I think this evaluation is both accurate and pertinent.
Wang Yangming, a master of ancient Chinese thought, his thoughts are like a good medicine for personal success and a national thinking bomb. For philosophers, Wang Yangming is an insurmountable mountain at any time, but when he climbs to the top, he finds that there is no end ahead.
However, for ordinary philosophical researchers, Wang Yangming's thoughts may be difficult to understand, but they are familiar with his concept of "unity of knowledge and action".
Wang Yangming's thoughts, far from it"To the conscience"with"Knowledge and action are one"It can be summed up in four words. He opposed Confucius, Mencius and other Confucianism as immutable dogmas, and even more opposed to blindly following feudal ethics and morality.
He believes that the individual has agency. With this in mind, he came up with far-reaching ideas"To the conscience"Philosophical propositions and"Knowledge and action are one"of the party**.
For those who have been bound by feudal thinking for thousands of years, Wang Yangming is undoubtedly the pioneer of the times. His thoughts, breaking through the feudal shackles, called for the emancipation of the individual and the mind, like thunder on the ground, deafening and deafening.
In order to propagate his ideas, he recruited a wide range of disciples, and gradually formed"Yang Ming School", which had a profound impact in later generations.
Although Wang Yangming is a great person, modern people know very little about him. He had a miserable last day of life, his body festered but no one cared about him, and he left this world with only eight words.
Wang Yangming, formerly known as Wang Yun, was a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, and was an outstanding thinker, writer, military strategist and educator during the Ming Dynasty. He was born in a family of eunuchs, and his father Wang Hua was an official in Nanjing, so he enjoyed a superior family environment since he was a child.
However, the young Wang Yangming did not show anything out of the ordinary, and his ideas did not spread widely until the twenty-first century, and even in the eyes of his parents, he could be considered a useless person.
Wang Yangming couldn't speak when he was five years old, but his grandfather firmly believed that it was not a problem to become a talent late, and he read for Wang Yangming every day to accompany him through helpless moments. Later, my grandfather found that there was a sentence in the Analects of Wei Linggong, "If you know it, you can't keep it, and if you get it, you will lose it", so he named him "Shouren".
Miraculously, it didn't take long for Wang Yangming to learn to speak.
Wang Yangming's wisdom is like the dawn of dawn, and his talent is eye-catching. He has a wealth of knowledge that is beyond the reach of his peers. The ancients often said that learning and excellence are the highest ideals of scholars in feudal society.
For Wang Yangming, however, the imperial examination was not the most important thing for him. He firmly believed that through studying, he could realize his ideals and become a true sage.
Although Wang Yangming failed many imperial examinations, when his family tried to comfort him, he said: "You are ashamed of not being on the top, and I am ashamed of being upset by not being on the top." ”
At the age of twenty-eight, Wang Yangming was finally admitted to the Jinshi and became an official in the court, however, because he offended the powerful, he chose to resign and return to his hometown. Five years later, he was reactivated to continue to serve the country.
When the eunuch Liu Jin was in power, Wang Yangming was deeply indignant, but he offended Liu Jin because of this, was sentenced to forty rods, and was driven out of the capital. Although he couldn't stay in the court, Wang Yangming didn't care, he became a local official and rose to prominence with his outstanding military talents.
In 1516 AD, Wang Qiong, the secretary of the military department, appreciated Wang Yangming's military talent and recommended him as the imperial history of the Inspectorate Zuo Yandu, and the governor of Nan, Jiangxi, Zhang and other places. Although this official position was first established only in the fifth rank, and later promoted to the fourth rank, it was extremely powerful and was known as the emperor's eyes and ears.
is the governor outside, and the first and second grades of the place must be in awe when they see it.
If we compare this period with the present, then Wang Yangming is a senior cadre of our Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. In addition to the left and right imperial history, he also has the left and right imperial history, the left and right deputy imperial history and the right imperial history and many other senior ** in charge of the supervision work, and when he goes out, he can also be in charge of the local military and political power.
At that time, thieves were rampant in Nannan, Jiangxi and other places, and collusion between officials and bandits was already the norm. Faced with this situation, Wang Yangming was unrelenting, he immediately found out the eyes and ears of the thieves in the official palace and asked them to act as "counter-espionage".
In this way, he grasped the movements of the thieves. Then, he led an elite army to encircle and suppress it. Although the number of thieves is large and powerful, they don't take the ** army in their eyes at all, but Wang Yangming is fearless, he relies on his outstanding military talent, with the momentum of thunder, broke more than 40 villages, and successfully cleared the rogues and bandits who have been plagued for decades.
Wang Yangming is in Jiangxi, he will definitely be able to catch the traitor, you don't have to worry. He pointed out that King Ning was not an ordinary rebel, he had a strong army under his command and strategists around him, and at this time Wang Yangming had already handed over his military power, and there were no available soldiers in his hands.
However, Wang Yangming did not stop there, he immediately asked the ** in Jiangxi to assist in the deployment of troops, and released smoke bombs, announcing that he had gathered 160,000 troops to deal with this impending crisis.
King Ning hesitated, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court, but missed the best opportunity. At this time, Wang Yangming had already assembled his army, and the two sides launched a fierce decisive battle at Poyang Lake.
After three days of fierce fighting, King Ning was defeated. To Wang Yangming's surprise, although he showed outstanding military ability in his counterinsurgency career, his exploits did not bring him a happy ending.
In 1527 AD, the ethnic leaders of Sien and Tianzhou rebelled, and the imperial court sent Wang Yangming again to quell the rebellion. After hearing the news, the two immediately surrendered to Wang Yangming. Soon after, the leaders of Broken Tengxia also rebelled against the imperial court, and Wang Yangming acted decisively, and the rebels were quickly suppressed.
Wang Yangming's military talents have been fully demonstrated in his counterinsurgency career.
Wang Yangming, this name may be a little unfamiliar, but the miracle he created has benefited the Chinese people a lot so far. He can be both literate and martial, and he has achieved the ultimate in both aspects, as Mr. Yu Qiuyu said, he deserves his name.
However, after judging the rebels in Tengxia, Wang Yangming's lung disease worsened, and he asked the imperial court to return to his hometown. It's just that his body can't support it anymore. In January 1529, Wang Yangming's life came to an end.
He was seriously ill, his body began to fester, and the doctor invited by his ** was no longer able to return to heaven. On his deathbed, his ** asked him if he had any last words to explain, he shook his head and only said eight words: "This heart is bright, and what can I say." ”
His heart is as open as a stone, bright and fair, worthy of heaven and earth. His words seem to be a summary of his own life and an expectation for future generations. With such an attitude and spirit, he bid farewell to this world, leaving behind future generations endless admiration and ...... thinking