Wang Daokun is a famous writer and anti-Wu hero of the Ming Dynasty, he was born in Anhui, he has been influenced by books since childhood, and the commercial atmosphere here is strong, and the Huishang culture has also had an important impact on his life, he once created "The Biography of Confucian Heroes" in his poetry collection "Taihan Collection", reflecting the ideals and pursuits he insisted on.
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The name of "The Biography of Confucianism" expresses the pursuit of chivalry by a reader, which is closely related to Wang Daokun's life experience.
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Wukou Rebellion began on the southeast coast and became a serious national emergency. Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's promulgation of the ban on the sea, the people are not allowed to go to the sea, resulting in economic decline, a large number of unemployed people have become displaced people, fleeing everywhere. Some lower-class ronin warriors from Japan came to China by chance, and when they met and combined with these bankrupt peasants, they formed a huge force, formed a community of interests, and committed crimes everywhere.
The Ming Dynasty officials sent troops everywhere to attack, but the effect was not good, and the wildfires could not be burned. At that time, people once made it clear that although they were called Wokou, there were "three points of true Wokou and seven points of false Wokou", and the number of Japanese was very small, most of them were Chinese who robbed their homes under the banner of Wokou, so the more they suppressed. There is no way, the state's failed policies have led to a huge surplus agricultural population, everyone has no livelihood and can only take risks, and the "mass base of the Wokou" is too large and continuous, resulting in a more serious social crisis.
Wang Daokun was in the middle of it, and he saw the evil deeds of Wu Kou in his eyes, although he might also understand the reason for the incident, but after all, the imperial order was difficult to violate, and he must obey.
During the period when the imperial court sent a large army to conquer the Wukou, Wang Daokun also actively participated, and learned a good martial art, which came in handy in the chaotic world, throwing pens from Rong, protecting the border and the people, and making meritorious achievements, during this period, he also met qi Jiguang, a famous general who resisted the Wu, established friendly relations with him, and introduced each other as confidants.
Wang Daokun was brilliant since childhood, full of economics, and entered his career with the imperial examination, and according to the arrangements of the imperial court, he came to Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, where the plague was severe. He reorganized his army, organized coastal defense, and conscientiously prepared for war. And close cooperation with Qi Jiguang and others, jointly quelling the chaos, and achieved remarkable political achievements. In addition, Wang Daokun's Yiwu has a deep relationship with his friend Qi Jiguang.
It is said that Qi Jiguang recruited soldiers everywhere during the anti-Japanese war, but there was no suitable person. One day, when he passed through Yiwu and other places, he found that the locals were engaged in an armed struggle with the Yong'an people, and the scene was very spectacular and intense. After Qi Jiguang "observed", he was greatly shocked, so he hurried to the table, hoping to recruit Yiwu people as Qi Jiajun, and sure enough, he played a huge pioneering demonstration role later, which was relished by future generations, and Qi Jiguang also became a generation of famous generals.
Wang Daokun's appointment in such an environment should be full of ears and gains. In order to deal with the tough Wokou, the local governor must have a courageous character, and the local tough folk customs also make his people unique.
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In his long career, Wang Daokun has been dealing with foreign enemies and family thieves, and he is also born with a chivalrous personality, so he has become a generation of "Confucian heroes".
The old saying has clouds: Confucianism violates the law with literature, and chivalry violates prohibition with force. And Wang Daokun, who has both, is naturally extraordinary.
Confucianism pursues the concept of governing the country and the world, while chivalry emphasizes serving the country and the people, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, and achieving fairness and justice.
In order to support the great cause of resisting the Wokou, Wang Daokun must relentlessly resist the encroachment of the liukou, but he is sympathetic to the people of Li and needs to be treated differently and rescue the people who have "gone astray" among them, so that they can play a role in differentiation and fundamentally govern.
During his term of office, in addition to striving to build city defenses, he began to appease the people, open up financial resources, and let every family live and work in peace and contentment, so that he would not have an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of the opportunity to pull the good people into the water, and it was better to block than to loosen up, so as to fundamentally eliminate the problem of wokou.
Wang Daokun comes from the Anhui region, where the business atmosphere is strong, and his governance ability is excellent after all, as long as the economic problems are solved, other potential hidden dangers can be solved. Although China has historically despised commerce as the last page, it is still beneficial to apply it in special periods. Here, Wang Daokun carried forward his Confucian and shang skills, using merchant thinking to control the localities, so that the plague was gradually alleviated.
However, Wang Daokun's career was not very smooth. Because of his flamboyant personality, he was very stubborn, and sometimes treated his superiors particularly fiercely, so he was ostracized, and later left the official field and became obsessed with literary careers. After his life's experience, he summarized the "Biography of Confucianism", which mentions the relationship between the reader and the chivalrous spirit, but also permeates the concept of Confucianism, and the two go hand in hand.
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According to traditional thinking, Confucianism seems to be quite disgusted with commercial enrichment, but in fact, in history, this is not exactly in line with the original intention of the Confucian and Meng people. Confucianism has been exalted by successive rulers and integrated the transformation of the Legalization, making it a tool of brainwashing and promoted by the trust of those in power. In fact, Confucianism had a very close relationship with Taoism at the beginning, respecting human nature and natural laws, and although it also emphasized the norms of lilly for words and deeds, it was not infinitely on the line.
Confucianism emphasizes "sacrificing one's life for righteousness" and "killing oneself to become benevolent", but does not adhere to the absurd concept of "starvation is small, and loss of discipline is big". The same is true of business, and the orthodox Confucian fundamentalism defends the gentleman's love of wealth, the way to get it, and the use of it in moderation, not favoring one over the other, believing that business is inferior and farming is noble. Confucius once said: Rich and demanding, although the whip is a man, I will do the same."
From this, we can understand that it is not a shameful thing to get rich in an upright and upright manner. Later generations exaggerated Confucianism infinitely as a tool to harm human nature, and it was entirely because the rulers used the Dharma to completely alienate Confucianism, which was very sad, and Confucianism was also stigmatized and spurned for a long time.
Therefore, from this point of view, Both Confucianism and Confucianism are corrections between "Confucianism" and "Confucianism". Confucianism was originally incompatible with the Dharma, and the Jurists preferred to "fox and fake tiger power", to occupy the moral authority of Confucianism, to practice their own "hegemony" of controlling thought, and to make Confucians back the pot, which is indeed hateful.
Therefore, the treatment of Confucian merchants and Confucian heroes should be carried forward, from business ethics and chivalrous spirit we can truly discover the valuable side of Confucianism, excavate its beneficial connotations, break the dross, avoid falling into the trap of the Dharma, and do endless harm.
Wang Daokun is the practitioner of the above two, seemingly debauched and rejected by the times, but in fact, it truly represents the direction that Confucianism should pursue.
In terms of Confucianism and commerce, Wang Daokun did not despise money, but used it as a tool to realize personal value and achieve career. His understanding of capital transcended that of his peers, approached modern people, and set a brilliant example.
As a cultural celebrity of the time, he had many disciples, often held lectures, and the audience was weaving. And all this is not "free", he once used his celebrity effect, traveled to study, and made a lot of money, which allowed him to have no worries about food and clothing, and he could continue to devote himself to teaching and working hard.
In addition, Wang Daokun's attitude toward money is not obsessive and indifferent. He is calm and detached, demanding himself according to Confucian standards, possessing money, not money. He practiced "profit by righteousness", using wealth to give back to society and help the vulnerable, which gave him moral high ground and justified the reputation of Confucians and businessmen, all of which were not set in stone.
It is the recognition of the core concept of Confucianism that makes Wang Daokun very tolerant of business. In the practice of business, he also understood the significance of Confucianism's entry into the world, not the poor theory of emptiness, not the so-called self-amusement of the so-called gentleman and doctor sitting and talking about the Tao, but the political achievements that can truly benefit the people of Li through their own efforts, which is also the embodiment of the chivalrous spirit.
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Wang Daokun not only has the shrewdness and generosity of Confucian businessmen, but also the faith and responsibility of Confucian heroes. Although he is a literati, he is bold in nature, generous in nature, and affectionate.
When his old superior, Hu Zongxian, was framed by the emperor because of the party strife and was imprisoned by the emperor, Wang Daokun did not consider the past grievances and was willing to come out and say justice.
Hu Zongxian once served as a soldier Shangshu and was ordered to preside over the great cause of the southeastern anti-Wu Dynasty, and under his selection and appointment, a group of famous anti-Wu generals led by Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayu stood out and made great contributions to the pacification of the sea frontier. And because it was the Jiajing Dynasty at that time, the Yan father and son were furious, Hu Zongxian had no choice but to sell himself to the trust, endure humiliation and burden, but because of this, he suffered all kinds of sins and stigma for himself. Wang Daokun prides himself on being high-minded, and he is not accustomed to this, and has repeatedly complained and criticized, and was thus demoted.
At the time when this fellow was now in distress, he did not fall into the well, remembered the merits of his people, and went to many places to seek advice, and finally hu Zongxian's stigma was rehabilitated. From this, we can see Wang Daokun's chivalrous spirit, not to forget the great deeds with small grievances, which is also the confucian advocate of "repaying virtue with virtue" and "repaying grievances with directness".
Later, his good friend Qi Jiguang also lost power because of his patron Zhang Juzheng, suffered liquidation, was degraded to Lingnan, his wife was separated, depressed, and the ending was tragic. After Wang Daokun heard about it, he still bravely went to mourn, despite the rumors and dangers at that time. And combined with the life deeds of Qi Jiguang, he wrote the long-standing "Meng Zhuqi Cemetery Epitaph". This is the basic principle of Wang Daokun's life in the world, paying attention to justice for others and himself, and the feelings of Confucianism permeate it.
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In addition to Confucianism, the Confucian hero Wang Daokun is even more respectable, perhaps the Shang and the hero are just a means tool for the literati, and in the end it is the Confucian ideal of sainthood to be achieved. But so what? Confucianism, which is far away from the Fa, whether it is combined with shang or blended with chivalry, has its own unique value, which is also the spirit of chivalry reflected by a person born in the environment of HuiShang like Wang Daokun, which is worth pursuing and learning for future generations.