Du Yinshan, a master of history at China Renmin University, is the author of the best-selling book Kings and Generals: Liu Bowen. I read Wang Yangming's Biography repeatedly in college, and I have been reciting it until now. I am convinced of the causal relationship between Wang Yangming's achievements and "conscience" and "unity of knowing and doing", so I have accumulated a lot of achievements in the past ten years and wrote this unique popular biography of Wang Yangming's life from the perspective of "unity of knowing and doing".
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Brief introduction of Du Yinshan's works.
1: Imperial Commissioner: Liu Bowen.
Three points of the world, Zhuge Liang, unified Jiangshan Liu Bowen. In terms of achievement, Liu Bowen is far above Zhuge Liang; In terms of military talent, Liu Bowen surpassed Xiao He and helped Zhu Yuanzhang win Dayuan in just eight years. On the ability of governing the country, Liu Bowen is better than Sean, which laid the prosperous pattern of the Ming Empire for two hundred years. A pancake song has been handed down from generation to generation, adding to its legend.
According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, when we first met, Liu Bowen gave Zhu Yuanzhang a copy of Eighteen Policies on Current Affairs, which scared Zhu Yuanzhang into a cold sweat. Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang's ways of conquering, governing the country, recruiting talents and controlling ministers have never exceeded the scope of this book.
As soon as there was a big or small war, Zhu Yuanzhang called Liu Bowen to a small secret room to discuss it quietly. In the battle of Poyang Lake and the siege of Suzhou City, Liu Bowen took the overall situation and led Zhu Yuanzhang to win again and again with absolute weakness. Every battle is like a chess game, which is carried out step by step according to Liu Bowen's instructions.
Under the guidance of Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang, a commoner, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and he was comfortable in the position of emperor. After the founding of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Liu Bowen's general plan of governing the country in many aspects, such as politics, economy, military affairs, law and education. And created a century-old inheritance of the Ming Dynasty.
2. Wang Yangming's Unity of Knowing and Doing
In the wild dragon field, Wang Yangming realized that "the sage's way is self-sufficient", that is, everyone has a conscience. However, in blood shed's battlefield and sinister court, it is the "unity of knowing and doing" that makes Longchang realize a truth, that is, following the inner conscience can achieve the realm of tranquility and invincibility.
If the study of mind is a sage's kung fu, then the unity of knowing and doing is worldly wisdom. The unity of knowing and doing is not an epiphany, but a realm of life that is constantly reflected and practiced in hardships. After experiencing the shame of being attacked in public and the fear of going to jail to die; The despair of expelling barbarians and the danger of plague; A barren hill/hill
From the loneliness of the wild ridge to the ecstasy and calmness of enlightenment, Wang Yangming not only achieved inner peace, but also gradually gained the power to change the world through "the unity of knowing and doing". Wang Yangming led the weak officials with the powerful power of knowing and doing, and eliminated the giants in Jiangxi for decades.
With the powerful power of knowing and doing, Wang Yangming put down the rebellion in Wang Ning in 35 days with only a few letters and a fire attack. With the powerful power of knowing and doing, Wang Yangming fundamentally eliminated the Guangxi tribal bandits who had troubled the Ming government for many years.
3. Genghis Khan
This is the history of Genghis Khan's conquest of the world and his personal conquest. The Mongolian Empire laid by Genghis Khan and his descendants spans Europe and Asia, and it is a huge empire in the world. At its peak, it faces the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Black Sea coast in the west and the South China Sea in the south. Today, Hungary, Poland, Russia and South Korea were once part of the Great Mongolian Empire.
He lost his father at the age of 9 and was abandoned by his people and priests. He fell from a noble family into the abyss of pain and almost starved to death in the wilderness. After 67, he was captured alive by his sworn enemy Tai Chi Wu and returned to exile, and his savings for several years were destroyed.
At the age of 4 1, Genghis Khan, who had unified the Mongolian tribes, was defeated again, leaving only 19 people to follow. However, with his amazing will, Genghis Khan withstood the blows of repeated failures, and each time he could quickly absorb the experience and strength of the enemy in a short time, and make a comeback with a stronger self.
Through constant bloody battles, he swept Eurasia with very few troops and created a huge empire in the world-the Mongolian Empire. In its heyday, the Mongolian empire covered half the world at that time, including more than 40 countries and 720 nationalities. "Strong physical strength can only defeat a single husband; A strong will can defeat the people. " Genghis Khan said to his grandson Kublai Khan.
References:
Wang Yangming-Baidu Encyclopedia