Foreword: In March of the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Wang Yangming was awarded the title of New Uncle for the "Rebellion of the King of Ning" in Pingjiangxi, and his descendants were hereditary. His father, Wang Hua, the Shangshu of the Nanjing Libu, was overjoyed, but he uttered such fearful words as "The beginning of the decline of the prosperous, the basis of the misfortune of the blessed, although he thinks that he is fortunate, he also thinks that he is also a club." A few years later, the wang family's affairs were indeed in his words.
Portrait of Wang Yangming, figure invasion and deletion
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > generation of masters, Mr. Yang Ming died of illness</h1>
In November of the seventh year of Jiajing, Wang Yangming of the Southern Expedition to Liangguang had made several previous requests to return to his hometown, but they were rejected by gui cao, who was the chancellor of the dynasty. Wang Yangming, who was tormented by illness, did not wait for the imperial court to reply and left his post to return to his hometown in Zhejiang.
On November 29, Wang Yangming suspended the cultivation of Nan'an Province, Jiangxi. On the same day, he was seriously ill, and Zhou Ji, the governor of Nan'an Province, a disciple of Wang Men, was accompanied by his attendants. Wang Yangming knew that the limit was coming, and said to Zhou Ji lightly, "I'm going!" Zhou Ji tearfully asked the teacher's last words on his deathbed, and Wang Yangming only left the eight-character last words that fell into the annals of history: "This heart is bright, what is the same thing?" But there was no mention of family affairs.
Previously, Zhou Ji had asked Wang Yangming how to arrange the future life in the family, and Wang Yangming could only sigh and return: "Why bother with this!" "I think the sage Wang Yangming also has his own helplessness, and the affairs of future generations are no longer within his control."
Perhaps it is true that as his father Wang Hua said, "The beginning of the decline of the prosperous, the basis of the blessing of the evil." Sure enough, shortly after Wang Yangming's death. The courtiers of the DPRK and The Chinese Dynasty regarded the evil door of "Xinxue" as a crooked way, saying that he had slandered the former saint Zhu Xi, attacked Confucianism, and impeached Wang Yangming.
Wang Yangming was stripped of all honors and official positions by Emperor Ming. When Wang Yangming's bones were not cold, the disaster of Xiao Wall occurred within the family, and the clansmen, wives and concubines competed for birth. At this time, the Wang family was already in tatters, and for his two-year-old young son Wang Zhengyi, it was a disaster.
ShouRen was arrogant and resisted the destruction of the ancestors... The earl of the title should have been pursued, but it was a messenger of the first dynasty, and the aunt was for life, and after his death, the pension was not allowed to be given. - Records of Emperor Myeongseong
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > the xiao wall, clansmen, wives and concubines competed for birth</h1>
Wang Yangming had six wives and concubines, and his wife Zhu shi died before Wang Yangming, and there were also concubines chen, wu, zhang and others. Among them, Zhang Shi, Yu Jiajing gave birth to his youngest son Zhengyi (formerly known as Zheng Cong, later renamed Zhengyi), which was also Wang Yangming's only biological son, and Wang Yangming was already fifty-five years old at this time.
After Wang Yangming's death, his disciple Wang Geng and others elected Wu as the head mother of the Wang family. Zhengyi's mother, Zhang, was the latest to enter, the youngest, and came from a humble background, and if the Zhang clan was the main mother, she could not suppress the other ladies who were strong and older in other matriarchal clans. However, the Wu clan elected by Wang Gen and Qian Dehong had a strong personality and was not tolerant. This was also one of the triggers of the incident.
If they are afraid that the mothers will be uneasy about the mother's birth, then the uneasiness of their sons can be known. My generation did not investigate the meaning of the ancestors, the way of far-sightedness, and Li Liwu thought that Lady Wu thought that she was the lord of the mothers, and her sexual rigidity was intolerable, so that the mother of Zhengyi was in danger of being a brother, and there was no reason to be at ease. If the mother is like this, why is the billion brother safe? —— "The Book of Departure from Xue Zhong. Wang Gang
Coupled with the Wang family, in the past, when Wang Yangming was still alive, the clan members had to look up to his sniffles, and now Wang Yangming's family is just an ordinary white-clothed family. Wang Hua and Wang Shouren's father and son have been officials for decades, leaving behind a lot of land and assets. Several concubines and their families, plus the wang family's clan relatives, colluded with local officials and squires and bullies, and fought each other.
There is a si mo who accepts the wind and the media to sin against his family, and the evil of the countryside is inciting each other, and he wants to flesh his children with fish. - "The Spectrum of the Yang Dynasty"
Even Wang Yangming's stepson, Wang Zhengxian, asked for separation at this time. Wang Zhengxian was ruled by Wang Hua, the father of Wang Yangming, and was succeeded in Zhengde for ten years as the son of Wang Yangming's uncle Wang Gong. Wang Yangming once wrote in a letter to Qian Dehong and Wang Ruzhong that "Zhengxian is extremely lazy, and if he does not add acupuncture to the pain, his illness will not be easy to go." From this point of view, Wang Zhengxian is not a good person.
Outside, there were court officials who intervened to suppress the Wang family, and inside there were haoqiang sects who fought for property. Wang Zhengyi lived in such a bad situation, with his young son and widowed wife, and he did not know how much humiliation the orphans and widows had suffered. Even in the eleventh year of Jiajing, Zhengyi, who was only five years old, and his mother Zhang Shi were detained by their clan for more than a month.
Zhengyi's external insults are slightly restless, the internal provocations are gradually emerging, and the people who live in the same door or menstruate cannot be seen, and they want to be worried. - "The Spectrum of the Yang Dynasty"
The storm over the property struggle has become more and more intense, and if it continues like this, Wang Zhengyi's orphans and widows may die in this royal family compound one day. As Wang Yangming's only heir, Wang Men's disciples could not bear to look at it.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > the intervention of Wang men's disciples</h1>
In the tenth year of Jiajing, Fang Xianfu, a disciple of Wang Yangming's disciples, entered the cabinet as a scholar of Wuyingdian University to participate in the pre-flight service, and concurrently served as an official Shangshu. Fang Xianfu was one of the few imperial court officials among Wang Men's disciples, and he was also the favorite vassal of the Ming Dynasty's "Great Rites" dispute, and his intervention could at least curb the adulterers from further persecuting Wang Zhengyi's mother and son.
After hearing about the turmoil in Wang Yangming's family, Fang Xianfu took The Punishment Department's official Wang Chen as a minister in Zhejiang for eleven years in Jiajing, and inspected eastern Zhejiang and forcibly interfered in Wang Yangming's family affairs.
Next summer, Fang Xianfu, a scholar of the Gate University, was in charge of the ministry, and Wang Chen, a member of the punishment department, was promoted to Zhejiang Youshi, and he was divided into eastern Zhejiang, brokering his family, and obstructing the party slightly. - "The Spectrum of the Yang Dynasty"
However, this is only a cure for the symptoms, not the root cause, Wang Zhengyi is in the Wang family for a day, there will be a day of danger, the disciples of the Wang Men deeply believe that this is true. Focusing on the aftermath of Wang Zhengyi's mother and son, the "Orphan of baoxian master" action of Wang Men's disciples can be roughly divided into two points.
1. Political marriage to ensure basic life safety
Wang Yangming's protégé and close friend, Huang Xi, served as an official attendant in Nanjing during the seventh year of Jiajing. Wang Men's disciple Huang Honggang went to Nanjing to find Huang Xie and discuss the arrangements for the aftermath of Wang Yangming's young son and widowhood.
Huang Xie believes that whether it is the suppression and persecution of political enemies on the outside, or the forcible seizure of property by internal clan relatives. The reason for the bullying of Zhengyi's mother and son is because Wang Yangming was stripped of his official body and title after his death, and Wang Yangming's pulse is now a white body. Although there were Wang Men disciples in the dynasty to help, these officials could not always accompany the attendants. The most important thing now is to find a political backer for Wang Zhengyi and marry a member of the DPRK and The Chinese People's Government, so that political enemies and internal clans are jealous.
Out of pity for the son of an old friend, Huang Xuan took the initiative to give his daughter Xu to Wang Zhengyi (with weak breath, willing to marry). And taking into account Wang Zhengyi's education problems after that, he was raised in Huang Xuan's official residence. Although Huang Xuan was only a servant of the Nanjing bureaucracy, like Fang Xianfu, he was a hero of the etiquette school of the "Great Etiquette Dispute".
Emperor Ming Shizong had never been a weak contributor to the ceremonial sect, and Huang Xuan had achieved the Nanjing Libu Shangshu in the eighteenth year of Jiajing. Later, in the Annam rebellion, the Ming Dynasty Sect sent Huang Xuan to send an envoy to Annam, and Huang Xuan was afraid of dying in the civil unrest in Annam, saying that he could not go to the disease, and the Ming Dynasty did not punish him much. Of course, this is all an afterthought. Therefore, it is a good choice to marry Huang Xuan.
The old gentleman of Jiu'an (Huang Xuan) took the official residence of Zheng Yiyu, and also tried to raise funds repeatedly, and could not help himself. Gai is not only worried about the traces of Zhengyi Baoyu, but also fears that it will grow in the hands of women. Cultivate or immerse yourself in evil and reunite with the shame of your ancestors. - "Book with Wang Xinzhai. Ouyang De》
In the same month, Wang Men's disciples Qian Dehong and Wang Qi made a special trip to Nanjing to ask Wang Zhengyi's name (ancient wedding ceremony). Because Huang Qi's old mother is still alive, it is necessary to seek the advice of the old lady. Qian Dehong and Wang Qi went straight to Huang Yan County, the capital of Taizhou, Huang Qi's hometown, and after receiving the approval of Huang Qi's mother, they sent Wang Gong to propose to Wang Zhengyi.
Hong and Qi, who tended to Jinling, asked for the name of Zhengyi, and said: "The old mother's home, she has not been killed, and she does not dare to specialize." "Hong and Qi walked away from the stage, and the wife was killed, so they performed the dowry ceremony with Wang Gong. - "The Spectrum of the Yang Dynasty"
The founder of the Taizhou School, Wang Geng, was depicted as a figure for deletion
2. The family divides the property and protects Wang Zhengyi's property
The division of property was carried out in the presence of Wang Men's disciples, his wife (Wang Yangming's stepmother), family relatives, and local officials. And at Huang Qian's request, the custody of Huang Qi was first determined. In addition, a property division list belonging to Wang Zhengyi needs to be contracted in triplicate, one in the clan, one for Zhengyi's mother Zhang, and one for his adopter Huang Xuan. When Zhengyi becomes an adult, the property will be officially handed over to Zhengyi, and others cannot lightly move the property. This move can also be regarded as a great guarantee of zhengyi's inheritance rights to a great extent, and it can also be regarded as painstaking.
The accounts left by Mr. Yang Ming's sac, the friends and those who had been involved with him, Wang Boxian (Wang Shouwen), Wang Zhongsu (Wang Zhengxian), and the family members of the matter were checked and understood one by one, and three copies of the same contract book were set up, one for Yuezhong, one for the mother of the orphan son, and one for the orphan son. Check the day when the orphan son is an adult, and no way is allowed to move lightly. - "The Stone Dragon Collection"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" > Wang Zhengyi's aftermath</h1>
In September of the 39th year of Jiajing, Wang Zhengyi's mother, Zhang Shi, specially asked the imperial court to ask for mercy from Wang Shouren, perhaps as a disciple of Wang Men, or because Emperor Mingshizong was ashamed in his heart, and authorized Wang Zhengyi to be a supervisor of the state son (record Shou Ren Zi Zhengyi as a son of the state).
In November of the 39th year of Jiajing, Emperor Mingshizong also added Wang Zhengyi to the position of Deputy Qianhu of Jinyi Weizuo, and Wang Zhengyi's son Wang Chengxue was born as a son of the state. Wang Shouren's stepson Wang Zhengxian was also honored as a royal ceremony for donating millet.
In the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, Emperor Muzong of Ming ascended the throne, and at the request of Xu Jie, the first assistant of Wang Men's disciples, Wang Yangming was finally rehabilitated. Wang Yangming was posthumously honored as the Marquis of Xinjian and posthumously honored wencheng. In May of the second year of Longqing, Wang Yangming was restored to the new earldom, and his descendants were hereditary. Wang Zhengyi was officially knighted in October of the second year of Longqing. The newly built earldom, which had been broken for more than forty years, was returned to the hands of Wang Yangming's descendants. The decades of help of Wang Men's disciples have also borne fruit.
Looking at the history books, the author sees the most is still conspiracy and killing. However, Wang Men's disciples came from all over the world after Mr. Yang Ming's death to heal his funeral and keep filial piety. For example, Huang Xuan took the initiative to raise his best friend orphans. For example, Wang Qi took the initiative to serve as Wang Zhengyi's teacher. For example, Wang Geng, Qian Dehong, and others sent wang Zhengyi to personally hire. In addition, every year, two disciples of Wang Men are assigned to accompany him to help Wang Zhengyi's mother and son. These should have been the things that parents did, but after Mr. Yang Ming's death, Wang Men's disciples all took the initiative to undertake it. This scene of warm pictures really moved the author.
It is also enough to show that Mr. Yang Ming's personality is highly charismatic and his academics are superb, so that Wang Men's disciples will follow him and help his young son and widow at all costs.
May there be warmth everywhere in the world.