Politically, Wang Yangming went to Zuodu Duchayuan as an imperial adviser and governor of Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang and Jiangxi provinces. He was the governor of Gannan and Jiangxi, a former new official, and a public office after his death.
Militarily, Wang Yangming selected and trained militia regardless of the court cost, and put down a large-scale rebellion that plagued four southern provinces; Under the constraint of the imperial court, he led a militia with no actual combat experience, and defeated tens of thousands of elite soldiers of Ning Wangzhu in just 35 days, smashing his decades-long usurpation plan; However, the suppression of bandits in southern Jiangxi and the conquest of Sitian in Guangxi reflected Wang Yangming's military thought of using both the army and the people, and promoted the tactics of military strategists to the realm of "being unmoved."
Philosophically, Wang Yangming combined the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, broke the rigid official ideology of Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, and founded Yangming's mind theory with three propositions: mind is reason, knowledge and action are integrated, and conscience is awakened. From prime minister to farmer, believers spread quickly and widely, which was unparalleled not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also rare in ancient and modern China and foreign countries. There are countless disciples in high positions among officials, including Xu Jie, Zhang,,, etc. ) into the cabinet to worship each other, leading the way in their respective fields, such as crucian carp crossing the river (Xu Wenchang, Tang Xianzu, Xu Guangqi, Li Zhi, etc. In the Ming Dynasty, he worshipped Confucius Temple. In modern times, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Zhang Taiyan, Sun Yat-sen, Chen Duxiu, and Hu Shizhi in the May 4th Movement all absorbed people's liberation and fearless self-esteem from Yangming's mind, and established immortal achievements.
Yangming's theory of mind is by no means a fantasy in his study, but a real weapon to apply what he has learned. When it comes to politics, he became a first-rate politician; Used in the military, he became the most terrible strategist.
Therefore, China people who have been brainwashed by the theory of success for many years should ask themselves: Why do they read Zeng Guofan every day or are they frustrated in their official career? Why is Hu Xueyan still poor after studying day and night?
Because you haven't experienced the same mental journey as them. Everyone will say that a hundred schools of thought contend for their own purposes, but it is not from the heart that he honed a strong mind that is impartial and full of vitality. Even if he does the same thing and says the same thing, his actions will be out of shape. After all, he was born of his heart and his feelings moved with him.
Yangming's theory of mind is the study of refining the mind and the "foundation of all things" The reason why Wang Yangming accurately depicts the grand and delicate psychological map of China people is to convey a truth: all battles are psychological warfare, and inner strength is the real strength.