Throughout the ages, there have been countless talented people with lofty ideals, but there are very few who can truly deserve the title of "literary people can bring peace to the world with pens, and military forces can mount horses to determine the world." I personally recommend the Ming Dynasty's No. An outstanding person - Wang Shouren, also known as Wang Yangming, who is described in a few strokes in our history textbooks. He was both civil and military, and he reached the peak level. He is a well-deserved saint.
1. Wen Neng brought peace to the world with his pen
In 1472, a generation of saint Wang Shouren was born in the Ming Dynasty. His birth was like a cheat, just like what is described in the novel , his father was the number one scholar, and his mother gave birth to him after 14 months of pregnancy. And before giving birth, his grandmother dreamed of a god descending from the clouds, holding a child in his arms and descending from the clouds. Wang Yangming didn't speak until he was 5 years old, but he was already full of knowledge.
As a young and promising man who entered the official career, he denied the "studying things to gain knowledge" proposed by the sage Zhu Xi at that time. After gaining enlightenment through Longchang, he founded his own school of "Xin Xue" and proposed that "the heart is the The philosophical theory of "reason", unity of knowledge and action, and conscience":
Heart is reason: "Heavenly principle" is in everyone's heart, and people should "unify knowledge and action" to improve their inner cultivation and Wisdom, benefiting oneself without harming others, eliminating distracting thoughts, and striving to benefit others, so as to achieve the harmonious operation of society, is everyone's "conscience"?
"The heart is reason" is the cause,
"Unity of knowledge and action" is process practice,
"developing conscience" is the fundamental purpose,
the three form a whole, and one cannot be separated.
From the perspective of "literary ability to bring order to the world", there are only a handful of people who can rival Wang Yangming.
2. Military ability to settle the world
Wang Yangming is also unique in the military. , he is not a mediocre person like Zhao Kuo who talks about military affairs on paper, but a genius who "unifies knowledge and action". His military thinking and archery are top-notch?
In 1516, Wang Yangming became the emperor. Shi was responsible for managing the mountainous area at the junction of the four provinces of Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan and Guangdong. However, banditry was rampant in the area. Due to the special terrain and reports from traitors, the imperial court had been unable to do anything to them.
In 1517, Wang Yangming actually took him with him. A group of scholars and generals quelled the banditry that had been causing trouble for ten years, and were exclaimed as gods by the locals.
In 1519, King Ning Zhu Chenhao raised an army of 100,000 to resist the imperial court. This King Ning was known as "Tang Bohu Point". The Prince Ning in "Autumn Fragrance", in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance", it is Tang Bohu who is both civil and military, and uses the Tang family's overlord gun to defeat the deadly scholar and take down Prince Ning. However, in reality, Tang Bohu only pretended to be crazy and acted stupidly. He escaped and spent the rest of his life in misery.
The one who really put down the rebellion was Wang Yangming. He launched a "war of hearts" and cleverly used alienation tactics to shoot a letter that provoked internal relations among Prince Ning. The letter trapped King Ning in his hometown of Nanchang, and then cleverly used tactics such as diverting the tiger away from the mountain, surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao, attacking the mind, and setting the boat on fire. God, pacify 100,000 rebels" myth.
3. Both civil and military talents create a generation of saints
Because Wang Yangming admires the study of mind, which is inconsistent with many mainstream thoughts in modern times, he Deliberately downplayed. But the real saint will not be covered up or forgotten. His thoughts and deeds exude dazzling light and deeply influence us.
However, currently influenced by Wang Yangming’s thoughts. The most profound influence is on people in East Asia. For example, the rise of Japan in modern times relies on the ubiquitous craftsman spirit, and the true essence and core of the craftsman spirit is actually Wang Yangming's "Xin Xue". Fortunately, in recent years, Wang Yangming's thoughts have resurfaced. Respected by us, it began to return to the public's vision.
As a Chinese, we really cannot forget Wang Yangming!