No matter what modern people think, no matter how Xiao encourages, Zhang Cong is tired, really tired.
He knows very well that he has been kidnapped by something called "ambition" or "will" over the years. This thing, invisible and invisible, is deeply rooted in a person's heart. Although it is not obvious on weekdays, it will jump out to "wreak havoc" at the critical moment of life, with great power, leading him to make choices that others look quite ridiculous, and pushing people to his promised land intentionally or unintentionally.
This ambition is essentially a pity for the suffering of all beings and a desire for the right law, which is reflected many times in his poems.
When I was a child, I was punished by my teacher. I happened to see a frog and wrote a poem:
Sitting alone by the pool is like a tiger, and the poplar raises its spirit.
In spring, the worm will dare to be quiet until I speak first!
It can be said that there is a strong "tiger spirit" in Zhang Cong's character, which reveals a strong confidence in life. This eyeing direction is "the whole world". If you say you have an initial heart, this is his initial heart.
13 years old, he wrote in "brothers instant noodles":
There was a Wolong man who lived a noble life.
Holding a white feather fan, as bright as snow.
When you move, the breeze is born, and when you are still, the moon hangs.
The breeze and the bright moon only move, which will make the world bitter and hot.
Obviously, it is another person who boasts of Wolong!
After his forties, he founded Luofeng Academy for many times, and wrote poems here to express his feelings:
There is hope in the mountains, and I hope to see peace in the world for a long life.
Green hyacinthus orientalis climbed onto the stage of music, listening to the surging waves and clear water every day.
If a person says loudly in junior high school, "I must become the prime minister of China in the future!" His teachers and friends may smile and encourage them. However, in his forties, he has achieved nothing in life and is down and out, but he still keeps saying "I want to be the Prime Minister of China", and people around him may not want to pay attention to him any more. Zhang Cong, who has repeatedly failed, is undoubtedly in such a state.
Life like Zhang Cong is not uncommon in China. For such people, China is their body and Buddhism is their soul. All this seems to be natural for no reason, although many people seem incredible.
What follows is: taking the country as the body, all the sufferings you see and hear in this country will naturally rush to you-of course, there is happiness, but the pain always seems to be much more than happiness, much more; Taking Buddhism as the soul, all the injustices you see and hear in this country will naturally gather in your heart and make you breathless.
You can't get rid of it You suspect this may be a kind of fate. This is indeed a fate, but it is your choice.
Its power is constantly increasing, because you keep remembering it and thinking about it, its power in your heart will naturally increase, just like a seedling growing on the ground.
If you have this trait, first of all, congratulations, your life is equivalent to having a booster and amplifier. With it, you will move forward quickly, even involuntarily, and you can do things that others can't imagine, because with this kind of motivation, any obstacles on the road are simply not worth mentioning. In his seventies, he can still engage in the riskiest business in the world-rebellion. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, you can publish two monographs and travel around China for 25,000 miles a year. This is unimaginable to others, but at the same time, this inescapable force haunts you, and you will not enjoy many things that ordinary people can enjoy, because your heart is always full of that kind of power.
You know, once you choose this fate, it is equivalent to submitting a special exam application to the sky, and then you can't live a good life. You don't care about other people's happiness, and their pain will all be added to you, depending on how you handle it.
Some people, faced with this state of life, can't understand and cope with it, and endless pain is added to it. When they couldn't hold on any longer, they died. So is Dr. Jiang Xulin!
Zhang Cong, faced with this state of life for more than 20 years, showed enough flexibility without changing his original intention.
After much hesitation, he still didn't want to take the road that most people took-to be a candidate in the official department as a juren, and then to be a small official in the county, such as a "teaching Oracle" and a "county official", and then slowly cook his qualifications until retirement. This kind of life, he dare not think, think of it is unbearable.
After years of failed exams, a new and more attractive life began to wave to him. That is, choose a scenic spot to set up a college and teach at the same time.
This kind of life was a trend at that time, especially his hometown of Yuyao, Wang Shouren, liked it very much. He not only founded an academy in his hometown, but also continued to give lectures and teach students everywhere, which had a great influence at that time. As a native of eastern Zhejiang, Zhang Cong couldn't help being exposed to this kind of information.
He chose Yao Xi, a place in the Rhoda Mountains, which is 15 miles away from home. The scenery here is beautiful and mountains and rivers meet. He built several huts here, named Yao Xi Academy, as a place for his study and research for the rest of his life.
After the completion of the Academy, about 30 students came to study. Most of these people are children of his relatives and friends, and some students come here.
After studying, he traveled with everyone and wandered freely between the mountains and rivers of Guixi. They kept going upstream along the stream, exploring the source of the stream and admiring the strange mountains and rocks on the edge of the stream. If it rains halfway, go to a nearby temple to take shelter from the rain and chat.
Such a life is also a rare happy day. Think about it, a man, although his family is not rich, has at least dozens of acres of land, a wife, concubines and two children. Although he didn't become a big official, he won a scholar at the age of 20 and a juren at the age of 24. He is one of the few people in Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang. I am not worried about the innocence of my family. I continue to study and pass on my hope to my children and grandchildren. I live in an academy, give lectures, write books and talk about things, and there is no complicated case. This kind of life is really a thousand dollars for many people!
But at this rate, Zhang Cong will not be Zhang Cong, but another Chen Baisha.
Then again, why has Zhang Cong been so slow to reach the top? As a latecomer, it seems that it is no accident now.
First of all, his personality is too strong, and God may be grinding his temper. In fact, when he really began to relax in the mountains, his obsession with the imperial examination had been put down, and there was no longer such a strong gain and loss, but he would rank first.
Secondly, increase your knowledge. Zhang Cong's knowledge is quite practical, which is different from the "mind" discussed in Yangming studies. He cares about etiquette, people's livelihood, land merger and other social practical issues. Especially in etiquette study, before he took the imperial examination for the eighth time, he had written eight volumes of The Book of Rites, twelve volumes of Zhou Li's Books and five volumes of Yi Li's Books. He became an expert in etiquette and had his own understanding of governing the country, which was completely different from those who knew nothing about reality in junior high school.
Third, increase their social experience and hone their minds. This made him always have a clear understanding of people's livelihood. It is precisely because he knows people's livelihood very well that after he came to power, many measures were the right medicine, which was quite time-consuming.
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