The original text and translation of Wang Yangming's genealogy include the following:
He was born in Longquan, Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, on the 30th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar in Renchen, the eighth year of Emperor Xianzong's reign in 1472. Ruiyun Tower near the mountain. My husband’s mother was 14 months pregnant, and he was born in a dream of his grandmother Cen, who said “the gods are flying on auspicious clouds to deliver their children.” My grandfather, Zhuxuan Weng, named my husband "Yun".
1473, the ninth year of Chenghua, Guisi, two years old, Yuyao.
1474, the tenth year of Chenghua, three years old, Yuyao. Without babbling, my parents were very worried. My grandfather Zhuxuan Weng (1421-1490, named Wang Lun, also named Tianxu) firmly believed that "noble people speak late".
1475, Yiwei, the eleventh year of Chenghua, four years old, Yuyao.
In 1476, Bingshen, the twelfth year of Chenghua, was five years old in Yuyao and still hadn't spoken. A divine monk passed by and said, "What a good boy, but it's a pity that the truth has been revealed." Zhuxuanweng renamed his husband "Shouren", which means that he can speak and recite the books that Zhuxuanweng read.
1477, the thirteenth year of Chenghua, Ding You, six years old, Yuyao.
1478, the 14th year of Chenghua, seven years old, Yuyao, addicted to Chinese chess. My mother objected and threw the chess piece into the river in anger. The husband wrote the poem "Crying over the chess piece".
1479, Jihai, the fifteenth year of Chenghua, eight years old, Yuyao.
1480, the 16th year of Chenghua, Gengzi, nine years old, Yuyao.
1481, the 17th year of Chenghua, Xin Chou, ten years old, Yuyao. His father, Duke Longshan, was the top scholar in Huazhong and entered the capital.
In 1482, the 18th year of Chenghua, Renyin entered the capital at the age of eleven. Zhuxuan Weng brought his husband to the capital because he was welcomed by Longshan Gong. Passing Jinshan Temple, Mr. Wang wrote poems "Passing Jinshan Temple" and "Moon-covered Mountain House".
1483, the 19th year of Chenghua and the 12th year of Guimao, he came to the capital. Ask the teacher: What is the first priority in life? The teacher said: If you study and get the rank, your father is also the one. The teacher said: I'm afraid it's not true, I should study and become a sage.
1484, the 20th year of Chenghua, thirteen years old, the capital. His biological mother Zheng passed away, and my husband stayed in mourning for her for three years. The husband lamented that life was limited, which paved the way for him to later practice Taoist immortal health care. Shouren outsmarted his stepmother as a "nested bird" and forced her stepmother to improve her attitude.
In 1485, the 21st year of Chenghua, Yisi, fourteen years old, came to the capital.
1486 Bingwu, the 22nd year of Chenghua, at the age of fifteen, came to the capital. The gentleman came from Yongguan (today's Changping District of Beijing), where he chased Hu'er, rode and shot, paid homage to the ancient battlefield, and remembered his ancestor Yu Qian. He clearly had the ambition to explore all directions. At the beginning of menstruation, I dreamed of visiting the temple of General Fubo Ma Yuan.
1487, the 23rd year of Chenghua, Ding Wei, sixteen years old, came to the capital. The husband lamented the current affairs and wanted to write to the emperor many times, but his father Longshan Gong stopped him.
1488, the first year of Emperor Xiaozhi's reign, Wushen, seventeen years old, Hongdu. In July, he married the Zhu family in Hongdu, Jiangxi (now Nanchang). Zhu's family name is "Yun", and he was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. His father, Zhu Yanghe, was the chief envoy of Jiangxi Province at the time. On the wedding day, I accidentally entered the Tiezhu Palace, sat opposite the Taoist priest and forgot to return. During the wedding period, he devoted himself to calligraphy and his calligraphy skills improved greatly.
In 1489, the second year of Hongzhi's reign, he was eighteen years old and living in Jiangxi. Mr. Xiang began to admire Shengxue. In December, he returned to Yuyao with his wife, and passed by Guangxin (now Shangrao, Jiangxi Province) by boat. He met Lou Liang (named Yizhai), a great scholar in Neo-Confucianism, and believed that "a sage must learn from it". Change his lively personality and become serious and seek to become a saint.
1490, Gengxu, the third year of Hongzhi, nineteen years old, Yuyao. After receiving the teaching of "investigating things to gain knowledge" from Mr. Yizhai, I read all the works of Zhu Xi and thought about Song Confucianism, "Things have exteriors, interiors, essences and roughness, and every plant and tree has its own rationale." After seven days of studying bamboo, no results were obtained, and he suffered from a cough. . In that year, Zhuxuan Weng passed away in Beijing. Wang Hua helped Zhuxuan Weng's coffin return to Yuyao. It was Ding You's third year. Duke Longshan asked his younger brother Wang Mian and others to lecture and analyze the classics for Shouren, and he made great progress in his studies.
1491, the fourth year of Hongzhi's reign, twenty years old, Yuyao. The Wang family moved to Shanyin (now No. 19, Wangya Lane, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and the old house in Yuyao was occupied by the Qian family.
In 1492, the fifth year of Hongzhi, Renzi, twenty-one years old, was in Yuecheng. In the autumn of Hangzhou, he passed the Zhejiang Provincial Examination. Sun Sui and Hu Shining were promoted together, but King Hou Ning rebelled. "Three people are good at doing things." Father Wang Hua Ding was worried about the expiration of his term and returned to Beijing to resume his duties.
1493, Guichou, the sixth year of Hongzhi, was twenty-two years old. In the spring of the capital, when he failed in the general examination, Li Dongyang, the first assistant, said in a play: When you become the number one scholar in Lai Ke, try to write "Ode to the Number One Scholar in Lai Ke". The gentleman just picks up his pen and writes.
There is a taboo saying: If this boy takes the first place, there will be no one like me in his eyes. Returned to Yuyao, established a poetry club in Longquan Mountain Temple, and wrote poems about chess and couplets.
1494, Jiayin, the seventh year of Hongzhi, he was twenty-three years old. Longquan Poetry Society expounded the old and adopted the new, absorbing many local intellectuals.
In 1495, the eighth year of Hongzhi, Yimao, twenty-four years old, went to Yuecheng.
1496 Bingchen, the ninth year of Hongzhi, at the age of twenty-five, came to the capital. In spring, he was suppressed by those who were taboo, and he failed to win in the test. The Master said: You are ashamed of not being able to get the first place, and I am ashamed of not being able to get the first place. In that year, Qian Dehong (1496-1574) was born in Ruiyun Tower, Yuyao, and later wrote "The Story of Ruiyun Tower".
1497, the tenth year of Hongzhi, he was twenty-six years old. When I moved to the capital, the border situation was very urgent. He studied the art of war from various schools of thought and used fruit core formations as a show, hoping to become a saint by virtue of his heroism. However, he was ridiculed by others as Zhao Kuo "talking about war on paper" and had no stage to perform.
1498, Wuwu, the eleventh year of Hongzhi, at the age of twenty-seven, he came to the capital. I accepted the reality, made up my mind to explore Neo-Confucianism, studied Zhu Xi's "Collected Commentary on the Four Books" diligently, refined it step by step, and respected it. However, my mind ended up being divided into two parts. I occasionally heard Taoist priests talking about health preservation, and I had the idea of ??leaving the world and entering the mountains.
In 1499, the twelfth year of Hongzhi's reign, he was twenty-eight years old and came to the capital. He ranked second in the Chunwei examination, and was awarded a Jinshi status in the palace examination. He ranked seventh in the second class (tenth in the country), Guanzheng and the Ministry of Industry, and Wu Wending ranked 217th in the country. Make friends with Li Mengyang and other top seven sons. In the autumn, the imperial envoy supervised the construction of King Weining Bo's tomb, which was completed. He gave Mr. Weining Bo's sword as a gift, which was in line with his dream, so he accepted it happily. That year, due to "leaking the questions in the examination", Tang Bohu failed and was not allowed to be an official.
In 1500, Gengshen was twenty-nine years old in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi. In the capital, he was appointed as the head of the Yunnan Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Punishment and wrote "Chen Yan Border Affairs Shu".
In 1501, the 14th year of Hongzhi, Xin You was thirty years old and in the capital. He was ordered to go to Zhili and Huai'an to try and decide the cases of serious prisoners, and vindicated many unjust cases. Traveled to Jiuhua Mountain, visited Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, and wrote "Jiuhua Mountain Ode".
1502, Renxu, the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, was thirty-one years old. He returned to life in May, reported illness and returned to Yue City in August. He built a house in Yangming Cave in Kuaiji Mountain, sat in meditation and practiced the art of guidance, and was able to predict things. He calls himself "Yangmingzi" and is known as "Mr. Yangming". In this year, Mr. Wang gradually realized the faults of the two families.
In 1503, Guihai, the 16th year of Hongzhi, he was thirty-two years old. He came to West Lake in Hangzhou to recuperate and persuaded the eminent monk who had been in retreat at Hupao Temple for three years to return to his hometown to be a filial piety to his mother.
In 1504, Jiazi, the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, he was thirty-three years old and came to the capital. In autumn, he took the Shandong Provincial Examination, wrote "Shandong Provincial Examination Records", visited the Confucius Temple and climbed Mount Tai. In September, the Ministry of War was reorganized into the Military Affairs Department to select the head of the Qing Li Department (the sixth rank). In that year, Mu Konghui (1479-1539, a native of Liaocheng, Shandong Province today) passed the Yuan Dynasty.
In 1505, the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Yichou, thirty-four years old, came to the capital. Open the door to teach students. He became friends with Zhan Ruoshui (1466-1560, named Ganquan, a native of Zengcheng, Guangzhou Prefecture), and he advocated holy learning. Later, Ruoshui wrote an epitaph for Yangming.
In 1506, the first year of Emperor Wu Zongzheng's reign, Bingyin, thirty-five years old, came to the capital. Xu Ai became his disciple, but he did not accept him. Liu Jin was good at power. In February, he was appointed as the official of Nanjing, Dai Mian went to Shu, and he was sent to prison. With a staff of forty, he was demoted to the post of Xiuwen Longchang in Guizhou. His father, Wang Hua Ming, was secretly promoted and transferred to the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing.
In 1507, in the second year of Zhengde, Ding Mao, thirty-six years old, went south to be banished. Liu Jin sent assassins to chase him to the Qiantang River. He escaped by pretending to throw himself into the river, crossed Wuyi Mountain, and went to Nanjing to visit Nanjing at that time. The father of the Minister of Civil Affairs. In December, he returned to Yuecheng and officially accepted Xu Ai as his chief disciple.
1508, Wuchen, the third year of Zhengde, at the age of thirty-seven. In the spring, he went to Longchang, Xiuwen County, Guizhou, and accepted many disciples on the way, including Ji Yuanheng (1482-1521). He realized that "the way of the sage is self-sufficient in nature, and it is wrong to seek the truth from things", which is known in history as "Longchang Enlightenment". Long Chang's works "Ji Lv Wen" and "Xiang Temple Ji" are included in "Gu Wen Guan Zhi".
1509, the fourth year of Zhengde, he was thirty-eight years old, Guiyang. He was invited by Xi Shu, deputy envoy of Tixue, to give lectures at Wenming Academy, and he began to unveil the purpose of "unity of knowledge and action".
In 1510, Gengwu, the fifth year of Zhengde, he was thirty-nine years old. Liu Jin was executed in March. In March, he was appointed as the magistrate of Luling County in Jiangxi Province. When he passed through Chenzhou and Changzhou, he taught people to sit in meditation. He entered Beijing in November and lived in Daxinglong Temple. He made a date with Ruoshui and Huang Wan (1477-1551, courtesy name Zongxian, Hao Jiu'an, a native of Donghuang, Huangyan County, Zhejiang Province, and became the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Hanlin Bachelor in Nanjing). study. In December, he was promoted to head of the Sichuan Officials Department of the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment.
In 1511, Xinwei, the sixth year of Zhengde, was forty years old and came to the capital. In the first month of the first month, the Ministry of Personnel was transferred to verify the title of the head of the Department of Officials of the Qing Dynasty. February is the same examiner for the joint examination. In October, he was promoted to civil servant and elected as a member of the Qing Dynasty.
In 1512, the seventh year of Zhengde, Renshen, forty-one years old, came to the capital. In March, he was promoted to a doctor in the Qing Dynasty. Mu Konghui, Huang Wan, Xu Ai and other dozens of people shared the same profession. Xu Ai recorded and organized the lectures, which were named "Chuan Xi Lu". In December, he was promoted to Shaoqing of Taipu Temple in Nanjing. He went to Nanjing and returned to the province. Xu Ai was promoted to Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing and returned to Yuecheng with his husband.
In 1513, Guiyou, the eighth year of Zhengde, he was forty-two years old and returned to Yuecheng in February. In October, he went to Chuzhou to supervise the horse administration. The place is remote and the officials have free time. I travel with my disciples among the mountains and rivers of Langguan. A large number of old and new students gathered in Chuzhou to teach people to meditate and enter Taoism.
1514, the ninth year of Zhengde reign, at the age of forty-three. In April, he was promoted to minister of Honglu Temple in Nanjing. In May, he went to Nanjing and taught people in Nanjing "to preserve the principles of nature and get rid of selfish desires."
In 1515, Yihai, the tenth year of Zhengde, he was forty-four years old and came to the capital. Shangshu asked him to return, but he refused. In August, he wrote "Admonishment to Welcome the Buddha", which used the breadth and depth of Confucianism to highlight the shortcomings of Buddhist thought. Li Zhengxian was his heir when he was eight years old.
1516, the eleventh year of Zhengde, Bingzi, forty-five years old, in Nanjing. In September, on the special recommendation of Wang Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of War, he was promoted to Zuo Qiandu Censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, and was appointed governor of Tingzhang and other places in southern Gansu. In October, I returned to Yuecheng to visit my grandmother and father. My grandmother, Cen, was ninety-seven years old.
In 1517, Ding Chou, the twelfth year of Zhengde, was forty-six years old. In the first month of the first month, he arrived in Gansu Province. In February, he first defeated the Zhang bandits. In April, he sent troops to garrison in Hangzhou. In May, he established Pinghe County in Fujian Province. In June, he sent troops to clear up the salt law. In September, he was assigned to the admiral of Nangan, Tingzhang and other departments for military affairs, and won the flag. Cards can be used cheaply. In October, in Pinghengshui, Tonggang and other places, ten schools of cards were practiced. From then on, Wu Wending fought side by side. The teacher will be in class in December, and will be established in Chongyi County, Jiangxi Province in the leap December.
1518 Wuyin, the thirteenth year of Zhengde, was forty-seven years old. In the first month, we marched for three months. In the third month, we sent out beggars and became officials. However, we were not allowed to do so. We leveled Tai Mao Shan and Huantou. In the fourth month, we marched to teach and set up communes to teach the local people along the way. In May, Heping County in Guangdong was established. After one year and three months, Mr. Yangming put down the refugee riots in four provinces that had caused harm for many years. In June, he was promoted to the right deputy of the capital censor, a hereditary member of hundreds of households. He resigned and was not allowed to do so. In July, the ancient editions of "The Great Learning" and "The Conclusion of Zhu Xi's Later Years" were engraved. In August, Xue Kan, a disciple of the family, engraved the "Chuanxi Lu" in Ganzhou. In September, Lianxi Academy was built, and scholars from all over the world gathered here. Xu Ai died, and Mr. Xu mourned for him. In November, please dredge the salt method again.
In 1519, the fourteenth year of Zhengde's reign, he was forty-eight years old and in Jiangxi. In June, he was ordered to investigate and deal with the Fujian rebels. When he arrived in Fengcheng, he heard that King Ning Zhu Chenhao had rebelled, so he returned to Ji'an and raised his troops to quell King Ning's rebellion. Only on the 43rd, King Ning's rebellion failed, and Mr. Lou was buried. (Lou Suzhen, Princess Ning, the youngest daughter of Mr. Yizhai, always persuaded King Ning not to rebel). In August, Wu Zong went south and had a small encounter with the eunuchs Zhang Zhong and Xu Taiqun who came to seize power from the king. My grandmother, Cen, passed away and she begged for a way to be buried in the province, but she refused.
In 1520, Gengchen, the fifteenth year of Zhengde, was forty-nine years old and in Jiangxi. Wang Gen became a disciple, and Empress Gen founded the Taizhou School. Yangming said that he relied solely on the guidance of his conscience when dealing with the eunuchs. In December, Wu Zong returned to the palace.
In 1521, Xinji, the 16th year of Zhengde, was fifty years old and was in Jiangxi. In the first month of the year, he lived in Nanchang and began to unveil the teaching of "To Conscience". In March, Zhengde collapsed. When Shizong Jiajing came to power, Ji Yuanheng was tortured by a group of gangsters and died a few days after he was released from prison. In May, the disciples gathered in Bailu Cave. In June, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. In August he returned to Yuecheng, and in September he returned to Yuyao Province to visit his ancestral tomb. He visited Ruiyun Tower, where Qian Dehong and others paid their respects. In December, he returned to Yue City to celebrate his father Wang Hua's birthday and was granted the title of "Xinjian Bo". He specially entered Guanglu's official Zhuguo and served as the Minister of the Ministry of War in the two capitals.
1522 Renwu, the first year of Emperor Shizong’s reign. Fifty-one years old, Shanyin. In the first month of the year, Shuci was granted a title. In the second month, his father Wang Huaxian passed away at the age of seventy-seven. Ding You. Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, proposed to ban Wang Xue.
1523 Guiwei, the second year of Jiajing, fifty-two years old, Shanyin. Many scholars come here. Gui E, the head of the Nanjing Criminal Department, was favored by Dali. In September, Duke Longshang was buried in Tianzhu Peak, and Mrs. Zheng was buried in Xushan.
In 1524, Jiashen, the third year of Jiajing, he was fifty-three years old. Sanin. In the first month of the first month, the disciples came in, and Nandaji paid homage to the disciples. In April, when I served as a minister, there were many recommendations in the court. Some people greeted me with great courtesy but did not answer. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the banquet was held at Tianquan Bridge, which was an unprecedented event. In October, Nan Daji continued to engrave "Zhuan Xi Lu" and added five volumes.
1525, Yiyou, the fourth year of Jiajing, fifty-four years old, Shanyin.
Madam Zhu Yun died in the first month, and her nephew was buried in Xushan in the fourth month. At the invitation of Nan Daji, the prefect of Shaoxing, he wrote "Zunjingge Ji" for the Shanshan Academy, which was included in "Guwen Guanzhi". In June, Xi Shu, the Minister of Rites, strongly recommended Mr. Xi to join the cabinet, but to no avail. In September, he returned to Yuyao Province and met his disciples at Zhongtian Pavilion in Longquan Mountain. He decided to teach at Zhongtian Pavilion four times a month. In October, Yangming Academy was built in Yuecheng.
In 1526, Bingxu, the fifth year of Jiajing, at the age of fifty-five, he systematically taught the theory of mind in Shaoxing. In November, the stepmother Zhang gave birth to a son, Zhengcong. Seven years later, Huang Wan took him as his son-in-law and changed his name to Zhengyi in order to protect the orphan. In December, he wrote "Xi Yin Shuo" for the "Xi Yin Meeting".
1527, Dinghai, the sixth year of Jiajing, fifty-six years old, Shanyin. In May, he was ordered to serve as the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and conquer Sien and Tianzhou in Guangxi. In September, he set out to conquer Sien and Tianzhou in Guangxi. The night before departure, he attained enlightenment on the Tianquan Bridge and set up a four-sentence teaching on good and evil with Qian Dehong and Wang Ji, which was called "Tianquan Enlightenment". In December, he arrived in Wuzhou, Guangxi and held office to discuss matters. In December, he was appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
1528 Wuzi, the seventh year of Jiajing, at the age of fifty-seven, was in Wuzhou. In February, the rebellion in Sitian was put down, and then schools were built to educate the new people. In July, the rebellion of Bazhai and Duanteng Gorge was broken. In September, Feng En was sent to Guangzhou to appreciate Sitian's contribution. In October, he was seriously ill and asked to sue Shangshu, but was suppressed by Guihe. During this period, we visited Fubo Temple and Zengcheng Ancestor Temple.
In November, he set out to return home. At about 8:00 on the 29th (January 9, 1529 AD), he died of illness on a boat at Qinglongpu Pier, Dayu County, Nan'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. He was fifty years old. When he was seven years old, he was accompanied by his disciple Zhou Ji and others, and left his last words: "My heart is so bright, what else can I say?"
In November 1530, the ninth year of the Jiajing reign, his soul returned to Hongxi (now Lanting), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and the sky cried for him. Hongxi is thirty miles away from Yuecheng. I personally chose it for my husband.
In the fifth month of Dingmao, the first year of Longqing in 1567, an edict was issued to give Mr. Xinjian the title of Marquis of Xinjian, with the posthumous title of Wencheng. He would forever be a minister of the generation, and he would be honored in the annals of history for thousands of years.
In 1584, the twelfth year of Wanli's reign, Mr. Jiashen was enshrined in the Confucius Temple at the 58th place in the east veranda of the Confucius Temple. "Establishing virtue, establishing meritorious services, and establishing reputation" are the "Three True Immortals".