mtl008 Chapter 345 The last saint in ancient times?
Chapter 345 The last saint in ancient times?
Li Ranran opened a long video to watch the next morning. Influenced by her previous obsession with documentaries, 13th Station Video recommended a video related to Wang Yangming.
【Longchang Enlightenment that Illuminates the Sky of History——
Taking you into Wang Yangming's life】
[The emperor said he was: a man of integrity and righteousness, a great man of his generation. He had the talent to restore order and the strategy to save the world and bring peace to the people.
Scholars evaluated him as: a first-class figure in the Ming Dynasty, extremely great, and had great achievements in both military and political fields.
The intellectual community believes that his doctrines directly influenced the island nation's Meiji Restoration.
A master of a certain school of thought in an island country said: China's true Renaissance began with Wang Yangming.
A master of Confucianism who shines brilliantly in both thought and practice.
This is Wang Yangming. 】
＜The last saint of ancient times!＞
＜All saints are but shadows; conscience is our teacher＞
＜“When you have not seen this flower, it and you are both in silence; when you come to see this flower, its color becomes clear.” Only by understanding this sentence can you enter Yangming’s philosophy of mind.＞
＜Although many netizens now hold a negative attitude towards Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind or towards Wang Yangming himself, believing that he is not worthy of being called a saint at all, and that it is exaggerated and excessive.
But what I want to say is, what does it have to do with you! I personally benefited a lot from him. When I was in high school, I was crazy about his theories. The more I learned about his deeds, the less I wasted time and gradually found my direction.
I hope that when you judge a person, you will not just follow what others say, but explore and gain insights on your own [love]＞
[Twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan Period in Tang Dynasty: Zhang Jiuling: The last saint after Confucius and Mencius?]
[Kong Rong, the sixth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty: I want to see what kind of person this saint is.]
[Ming Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian: This comment by Emperor Muzong is really well said.]
[Tang Taizong Li Shimin: Why do island nations always haunt us?]
[Sima Guang, the fourth year of Song Xining: Let's listen to what this saint has to say.]
[Ming Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: Oh? A great man has emerged in my Ming Dynasty?! Great! In terms of military and political affairs, he seems to be both civil and military, not bad. [Satisfied smile] This is my minister from which dynasty, and this emperor is also very good, he values him very much!]
[Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty Zhu Houcong: Hahaha [covering face] @Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty Zhu Houzhao, do you want to tell me what you did? Did you listen to slander and frame him?]
[Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty: ...Wang Yangming?! Who is this person?]
[Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong: The one you often look for on the screen, the one you have a good relationship with now.]
[Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Ming Zhengde: !!! @Wang Shouren of Ming Zhengde Year Three Is that you? ]
[Wang Shouren, Ming Dynasty, Zhengde Year 3: My name is Yangming.]
[Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty Zhu Houzhao: You are so amazing. No wonder I will use you very much in the future.]
[Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong: [Watching a play]]
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The dynasties before Wang Yangming were all in turmoil, and there were many different opinions about Wang Yangming.
"He is not worthy of his position! Who does he think he is? How dare he call himself a saint?"
"I don't recognize it! There are only two saints, Confucius and Mencius!"
“So rampant!”
"..."
Comments like these flooded into the comment section of the Guangmu video, which angered a large number of fans of Wang Yangming, the late Ming dynasty.
"Yangming's philosophy of mind blablabla..."
"He is a saint. You may say this even if you don't know his teachings, but once you understand his teachings you will be shocked."
"..."
Many people who were arguing paused.
Some of them began to analyze the few short sentences on the light curtain, and the more they savored them, the more they found them interesting.
"It seems... a little interesting."
"Let's take a look first."
“Conscience is my teacher?”
"When you haven't seen this flower, it and you are both in silence; when you come to see this flower, its color becomes clear all of a sudden."
"This sentence is worth exploring..."
……
After Zhu Yuanzhang sent his sons away, he finally felt like having fun together, so he asked all his sons who were still in the capital to get together for a meal, and they all talked happily.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the screen showing that a great man had emerged in the Ming Dynasty, he grinned, looked at Zhu Di with satisfaction, and nodded at him encouragingly.
The saint mentioned on the screen made Zhu Di feel proud. He patted the Ning Wang Zhu Quan who was closest to him and said, "Great! A great saint has appeared!"
Prince Ning Zhu Quan understood what he meant immediately and echoed him sincerely.
As the comments increased, Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm and asked Zhu Di with a smile, "I hope your descendants will make use of this saint."
King Zhu Su of Zhou did not know what he was thinking, so he raised his hand and replied, "But don't sages always make their minds suffer, their muscles and bones tired, and their bodies hungry?"
"Oh, really?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Di and said no more.
Zhu Di: "..."
My dear brother, you could have kept silent.
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Ming Dynasty, Zhengde Year 3
Zhu Houzhao scratched his sleeves, as if asking the people around him or talking to himself, "Saints, how many people in ancient times could become saints?"
"What does Zhu Houcong mean? How could I not use him?"
"He is so talented! He has made great achievements in military affairs. I like him at first sight."
Zhu Houzhao was puzzled and could only pin his hopes on the light curtain, hoping that the latter part of the video could help him solve the puzzle.
Wang Shouren, who was the postmaster of Longchang Post in Guizhou, remained calm in the face of adversity. During this period, he taught and observed the lives of the grassroots people, and gained a lot.
In addition, many people from the late Ming Dynasty expressed their admiration for him in previous videos, so Wang Shouren didn't care much about the discussions in the current comments on the screen.
“Is this the truth I have realized?”
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Wang Yangming, whose real name was Wang Yun, later changed his name to Wang Shouren, with the courtesy name Bo'an, the pseudonym Yangming, and the pseudonym Leshan Jushi, was from Yuyao, Zhejiang. He was the son of Wang Hua, the Minister of Personnel in the Ming Dynasty.
I loved having fun when I was young.
At the age of 11, he moved to the capital with his father Wang Hua. He often skipped private school classes and liked to play war games, in which he played the role of a general in charge of coordination.
His father Wang Hua asked him to study hard to obtain official titles, but Wang Shouren had doubts about studying with the ultimate goal of obtaining official titles.
At the age of 12, Wang Shouren had his lifelong ambition.
In class, what is the first thing to ask the teacher?
He did not agree with the answers given by his teacher and father.
"Passing the imperial examination may not be the most important thing. You can study hard and learn from the saints and sages!"
Being a saint left a deep impression on Wang Shouren's heart, and he never forgot it for the rest of his life.
He learned the art of archery and horse riding at the age of 14. He dreamed of the Fubo Temple and wrote a poem after waking up, expressing his admiration for General Ma Fubo.
At that time, Wang Shouren had more action than other Confucian scholars.
The 15-year-old Wang Shouren was not afraid of risks and personally traveled to Juyongguan to investigate and gain a certain understanding of the terrain and customs of the people. After returning home, he repeatedly wrote to the court for border defense, but was stopped by his father and gave up.
From then on, Wang Shouren, as a teenager, immersed himself in Confucian classics and studied Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucian works.
Zhu Xi had a profound influence on young people in the Ming Dynasty.
After the failure of Gezhu, Wang Shouren developed some distance and doubt towards Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and turned to explore other paths to knowledge.
Thinking: Is it possible to find a path to the way of the sage other than Zhu Xi? 】