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Wang Yangming is another name for Wang Shouren. He was the top student in high school in Hongzhi for 12 years, and later served as the director of punishments and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In his later years, he was an official of Nanjing Ministry of War, Shangshu, and Zuodu Yushi of Duchayuan. He made great contributions in office and was very popular with the emperor. In addition, Wang Shouren also had military talent. He put down the Chen Hao Rebellion and other military arrangements, and made great contributions to the stability of the emperor's country. Moreover, Wang Shouren is indispensable in literary achievements. He was a master of psychology in the Ming Dynasty. His thoughts and philosophical theories influenced thousands of students in Qian Qian in the Ming Dynasty, and some people introduced Wang Yangming's theory of mind to Japan, Korea and other countries. Even today, Wang Yangming's theory of mind still has high research value. He was a famous thinker, philosopher, calligrapher, strategist and educator in Ming Dynasty.
Why is Wang Yangming both civil and military, and his ideological realm is super high? I'm afraid this can be traced back to his family education-Wang Yangming's father Wang Hua. Because Wang Hua is also a well-behaved gentleman, the story of "Wang Hua returning gold" recorded in history books has been passed down to this day. It is said that when Wang Hua was playing with his friends when he was six years old, he happened to meet a group of people who were drinking. It happened that one of them was carrying gold, several people were as drunk as a fiddler, and a bag of gold was missing. If ordinary people are afraid to get rich, what do six-year-olds know? Even if Wang Hua took the gold this time, no one would blame him.
I didn't expect Wang Hua to be very honest. He wants to stay where he is and wait for the owner to come back. However, it is very dangerous for a six-year-old child to keep a bag of gold. It's not good if someone takes it or impersonates him. Although Wang Hua was only six years old, he thought of this, so he threw a heavy bag of gold directly into the river. When the owner of the gold woke up and hurried back, Wang Hua pointed to the calm lake-the river. Surprised and delighted, the master quickly took out a silver ingot and gave it to him. Wang Hua waved and refused to thank him, so he went home. Although small, it happened to a six-year-old child, which made many adults feel ashamed. Wang Hua is really honest and smart.
Such a well-behaved gentleman won the second place in Zhejiang in the 16-year rural examination of Chenghua. There is also an interesting episode. It turns out that Wang Hua's literary level is very high and he has been praised by her husband many times. In this provincial examination, his article also won the first place. Unfortunately, he was dressed in white when thanking the examiner. At that time, the examiner was a very traditional antique and thought that Wang Hua: "It is indecent to wear clothes!" So he dropped his grades to the second place.
As the saying goes, "real gold is not afraid of fire." Although Wang Hua won the second place in the rural examination, he was a blockbuster in the imperial examination. It took only four words to win the attention of the emperor and won the first place.
According to historical records, when Wang Hua entered the palace for an exam, the emperor raised the question "Who is more important, morality or law?". This question is difficult to answer, because morality and law have their own emphases, and no one can talk. This question is like asking: Who is more important, steamed bread or rice?
When this question came out, everyone at the door gasped, and everyone was secretly frightened. I saw young Wang Hua with a confident face, and once again raised his pen without any panic. He thought carefully for a while, and then replied on the test paper: "Law depends on time, so frugal people are also on the road." It is not enough to cure the failure of people's livelihood and the failure to eliminate the people's suffering. If the law is not established, the principles will be ruined, the customs will be decadent, and the text will be enough to cure it. Therefore, good governance, not relying on the rule of law, must be based on Tao; And those who are good at practicing the law, those who don't just name names in the world, must seek truth from facts ... "This means that law is as important as morality. After all, without laws, the sky would be in chaos and morality would be out of the question. Without morality and corrupt folk customs, laws cannot be observed.
Of course, articles with opinions without themes will not be taken seriously. The most surprising thing is the final conclusion: Confucianism and Zhu in the Song Dynasty were right, warning them not to speak honestly. Xi said, "What I have learned all my life, how dare I deceive my king in silence?" I take this as a warning to myself. Today, I inherited the imperial edict, so at the end of the article, I gave it to scholars as a gift. "This points out the theme of this article-sincerity.
The ingenious word "sincerity" carries a lot of weight. On the surface, it wants us to sincerely implement morality and the rule of law. Morality and law are the emperor's right-hand man, and they cannot be neglected. Are important. The deep meaning behind it is to execute the court from top to bottom, and really infiltrate morality and law into everyone's heart. Although Wang Hua wrote very simply, he grasped the key point and was not angry. It can be said that his answer satisfied many people, which was really remarkable. In this way, the emperor finally adopted his "sincere heart" answer and named him the champion on the spot. It is precisely because of the education of his father that Wang Yangming will become a great scholar and become famous all over the world.