Chapter Five Hundred and Ninety Nine: Wang Shouren
The gate of the Nanjing Military Department Yamen finally returned to the front door.!
In front of the gate of this mansion, a sedan chair was parked steadily.
The sedan chair was very simple, but the surrounding guards did not dare to neglect it. They all pressed their swords on their waists and looked nervous. It was obvious at a glance that the person sitting in this sedan must be an extraordinary person.
The doorman came forward and said respectfully: "Uncle, please invite Mr. Futai to come in and talk."
Because of Wang Shouren's meritorious service in quelling the rebellion of King Ning, he was conferred the title of Xinjian Bo during the period of Zhengde. This person's achievements were no less than those of Yang Yiqing, but he was obviously not as good as Yang Yiqing. This shows that the so-called sages in this world often have ups and downs in their fate.
I'm afraid that because of this, Wang Shouren's character became so depressed due to too much hard work.
Xu Qian got out of the sedan, dusted off his official uniform and gauze hat, and immediately walked into the yamen, passed through the front hall, and entered the back yamen.
The back office is very simple. When you get to the flower hall, you can see a person standing at the door with his hands behind his back, looking at him quietly.
Xu Qian clearly felt that the person who was looking at him was obviously ordinary, even standing a little reluctantly, but those eyes were like a beam of light, making people feel respect for this person.
"Is it Xu Futai?" This man spoke plainly, but his words were plain and approachable.
Xu Qian stepped forward, bowed his head and said: "Student Xu Qian, I pay my respects to you sir."
This is a discipleship ceremony. Xu Qian calls himself a disciple of Wang Xue. Although he has not acknowledged it openly, no one in the world knows that he is a pioneer of Wang Xue. Now, in order to meet the needs of the New Deal, he does not shy away from this identity. Since he is
As a disciple, there is no embarrassment in bowing to Wang Yangming as a disciple.
Wang Shouren laughed, stepped forward to hold him, and said, "No need to be polite, please come in."
Xu Qian nodded to him and entered the flower hall. The two of them sat down separately, while Wang Shouren continued to sit in his rocking chair. His disciple Liu Yan poured tea and wanted to stand aside, but Wang Shouren waved his hand to him and motioned him to go outside.
While waiting, Liu Yan hesitated for a moment and then went out obediently.
"I have heard about Xu Futai for a long time, and when I saw him today, he turned out to be a successful young man. Unfortunately, I am already old. Xu Futai was a young man, but now he is a high-ranking official in the border areas. He is a young and talented man who is envied by others."
Xu Qian gave Wang Shouren a meaningful look and said: "Others are the ones who envy me, but this is not my ambition, so I guess I can't envy you.
Wang Shouren smiled slightly, neither admitting nor denying, but said lightly: "My heart has become weak. There are people in this world who have made great achievements, and there are people who have achieved success at a young age. There must be a few in the world who would rather be silent and endure loneliness.
, go and study the principles of the world."
Xu Qian said: "I just don't know what the reason is for Sir to study the truth of the world?"
Wang Shouren said: "I just want to be calm."
Xu Qian smiled: "It is said outside that Wang Xue is not a Confucian scholar. I wonder if you agree with this statement?"
Speaking of the most holy teacher Wang Shouren, he immediately stood in awe and said: "No."
Xu Qian said: "Then the Master said: Qi family governs the country and brings peace to the world. He also said, apply what you have learned. I wonder if you agree with it?"
Wang Shouren seemed to have seen Xu Qian's little thoughts: "What Confucius seeks is great governance, so if you want to achieve great governance, you must first consolidate your original intention and learn and make a difference. This is not wrong, but what Xu Futai said is not wrong."
To say that I have neglected fame and fortune, I am not following the example of Confucius and Mencius, but actually following the example of Lao and Zhuangzi?"
The difference between the learning of Confucius and Mencius and the learning of Lao and Zhuang lies in pursuit. Lao and Zhuang emphasized tranquility and inaction. To put it bluntly, it means to be born in the world and pursue the Tao in your heart. This Tao has nothing to do with others and is only related to yourself. The so-called human
The sublimation of oneself. Confucius and Mencius paid attention to the world, the way of Confucius and Mencius, and the common people in the world. That is to say, scholars should take the world as their own responsibility, and to achieve success in learning, they must apply what they have learned.
Wang Shouren's current state is no different from that of Lao and Zhuang. Even though he was appointed Minister of War in Nanjing by the imperial court, he still lives in this cave and is indifferent to outside affairs. Wang Gen and others promote Wang Xue,
On the contrary, he was displeased and wrote a letter to reprimand. This should have something to do with his life experience. He was a person whose life was full of ups and downs. He had seen through the world. After the ups and downs of his life, he naturally became tired of fame and fortune.
Xu Qian's words are a metaphor that Wang Shouren himself cannot combine knowledge and action, otherwise why would he be so tired of the world?
Wang Shouren stroked his beard and smiled. He laughed off Xu Qian's accusation and said calmly: "I don't agree with what you said. Saints advocate applying what they have learned and also preaching and teaching. I am old, so I can only teach by words and deeds and advocate the learning of sages."
Xu Qian said: "Then I dare to ask, how many disciples did you teach?"
Wang Shouren said happily: "More than a dozen people."
Xu Qian added: "But there are Wangxue disciples all over the south of the Yangtze River. What do you think, sir?"
Wang Shouren's face turned cold: "They are not learning Wang Xue."
This sentence is a bit demeaning. Logically speaking, people like Wang Shouren should not say such things, because these words are a bit like a child's anger, which is similar to me not being friends with Xiaofang.!
Wang Shouren is really upset. Wang's study of the classics has been completely changed beyond recognition by these bastards. Under the banner of integrating knowledge and practice, today he links Wang's study with etiquette, and tomorrow he uses it to scold the princes in the court. The day after tomorrow, it will not be pleasing to the eye.
, and used it to implement the New Deal. This Wang Xue has become a basket case, as long as it has political purposes and has no influence on the current situation.
People who are dissatisfied with the situation all dig into it for their own private goods. Now, Wang Shouren also reads Mingbao, and then reads the articles of the so-called Wang Xue great scholars in Mingbao. Even he is dumbfounded. Is this his own opinion?
?This also has something to do with yourself? It turns out that the unity of knowledge and action is how you bastards understand it?
In fact, all sages have encountered this kind of situation, whether it is Confucius, Mencius or Cheng Zhu. If they knew that their so-called disciples in later generations would suffer like this, I am afraid they would have spit out a mouthful of old blood. But they were luckier than Wang Shouren.
Because they can no longer see how future generations change their ideas and play with their academic knowledge. Mr. Kong was the luckiest and even got a long-term meal ticket for his descendants. This long-term meal ticket can last for two thousand years.
But Wang Shouren is different. Wang Shouren is not dead yet, and no one is dead. You are just tossing around like this, each one playing your own banner. Today, he says that the new policy means the unity of knowledge and action, and tomorrow he says that getting rid of the old school means the unity of knowledge and action. The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow will be the same.
Could it be that visiting brothels and soliciting prostitution has become the unity of knowledge and action?
Wang Shouren was so angry that he wrote a letter to Wang Gen, Nie Bao and others, scolding them for distorting their thoughts. However, they replied and told you very seriously that thanks to the teachings of his teacher, we are very good now. How about Wang Xue?
Prosperous, their mentors were such sages. As for other things, they never mentioned it, because although they studied Wang Xue,
But after all, they are not Wang Shouren. Wang Shouren has Wang Shouren's ideals. They still have their own ideas after all. It is like several people have the same hobbies, but this does not mean that all their behaviors are the same. Hobbies are the same.
The same thing, even the concept is the same thing, but everyone may not have the same understanding of the same concept.
This is Wang Shouren's sadness. His sadness is that he died too late.
Xu Qian just smiled at this and said immediately: "So, what do you think of the New Deal, sir?"
When the New Deal was mentioned, Wang Shouren's face calmed down. He thought about it and answered with two words: "Good governance."
It can be seen that Wang Shouren is not confused, and his thinking is not rigid. Although he is very unhappy with these people, his evaluation of the New Deal is still fair.
What is good governance? Good governance means benefiting people, being able to benefit the general public, and benefiting the public. In Wang Xue’s words, the emergence of the New Deal has its own reasons. If the New Deal can get users, it naturally has the basis for its existence.
Xu Qian sighed and said: "Since it is good governance, if it can be extended to Southern Zhili, sir, do you think it is okay?"
Wang Shouren pondered and said: "Everything has good and bad. Even if it is good governance, there are also some omissions. As for generalization, it is not a bad idea. Maybe it can be done in South Zhili, but in Hubei, Hunan and other places, it may be bad governance. Managing a big country is like cooking.
Xiao Xian, you can’t rush into anything, you can only plan it slowly, change some things today, change some more tomorrow, and you may have some success in ten or twenty years.”
Being able to say these words made Xu Qian look at Wang Shouren with admiration. The old guy was very quick in thinking, and more importantly, he was a person who had really done practical things. Many scholars thought they had mastered the world after reading a few books.
The truth is, if you say this is OK today, but say this is not OK tomorrow, you have to change and demand something new. The result is often that everyone is fooled by this guy.
Damn it. Real social change always happens unconsciously. The success of Zhejiang’s New Deal is because it already has a foundation. The New Deal only speeds up the process, but it may not work in Zhejiang or elsewhere. The things involved here are really complicated.
, who just want to change their so-called theories and ideas, and that will do whatever they want. There are countless such people throughout the ages.
Wang Shouren understood this. He glanced at Xu Qian and said, "What do Xu Futai think?"
Xu Qian said with a smile: "What you said is very true, but the New Deal in South Zhili is imminent. You know that after the New Deal in Zhejiang, South Zhili has been completely chaotic. It is not Hunan. It is not Hubei. Now
If you don't advance, you will retreat. Whether it's in the government, the county or the countryside, the lot is very tight now. If we don't deal with it, I'm afraid it will only affect the people. I'm here to ask you, sir, to do a little help."
Wang Shouren said calmly: "Do you think I will agree?"
Xu Qian said seriously: "Sir, you will definitely agree."
The second update is here! Tiger is out of town these days and time is tight. I hope the plot won’t make you dislike it!