"What do you think? Why did they do that? Wang Yangming asked.

Wang Yuan had already seen that Wang Yangming had something to say to him. Immediately, he didn't bother to think about it, so he did his job well, so that the teacher could give a lecture with peace of mind, and said casually: "I heard that the winter in the grassland is very cold, and there are often snowstorms, and it is difficult for the herdsmen to survive the winter, so they come out to raid in order to survive." The four bandits in Centipede Ridge were also persecuted by the officers, and they chose to fall into the grass in order to survive. ”

"Otherwise," Wang Yangming shook his head and explained, "the herdsmen are exploited by their nobles, whether the tribes will attack each other, or they will gather together to enter the border areas of Kou Daming. The playground and the looted wealth were all divided up by the Mongolian nobles, and the herdsmen could only get a little, and that little harvest was not as good as being bandits in Daming. ”

Wang Yuan thought to himself: Looking at the problem from the perspective of low-level herdsmen, this statement is relatively new.

Wang Yangming also said: "Although the four bandits in Centipede Ridge were forced to flee by the officers of the guard, they had no choice but to fall into the grass. But after robbing the property a few times, he had the money to buy farm tools and seeds, and he could hide in the mountains to cultivate the land. Why do you continue to be a bandit? ”

"It's easy to work hard," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "It's much easier to be a bandit than farming." ”

"It's not just a matter of pleasure and hard work," Wang Yangming sighed, "this person's desires are also!" Greed, laziness, cruelty...... The Mongol nobles had this desire, so they attacked year after year; Mongolian herders have this desire, so they work for the tiger; The bandits in Guizhou have this desire, so they are willing to fall. ”

Well, Wang Yangming also advocates "preserving heavenly principles and destroying people's desires", but his statement is "to conscience".

Wang Yuan asked, "When Mr. told me this, did he want me to destroy my desires?" ”

"It's not." Wang Yangming shook his head.

Wang Yuan suddenly asked, "I don't know how Mr. influenced those bandits?" ”

Wang Yangming didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "I pretended to be panicked, handed over the silver to them, took the opportunity to seize his blade, put the knife on the neck of the bandit leader, and then slowly reasoned with them." ”

"If you really convince people with reason." Wang Yuan bowed.

Wang Yangming explained: "If you are reasonable from the beginning, they will definitely not listen. But putting a knife on their necks and talking about the disadvantages of being a bandit is much more effective. ”

Wang Yuan asked again, "Why did Mr. tell me this?" ”

"People are not saints and sages, they all have desires," Wang Yangming suddenly asked, "What are your desires?" I have observed for a long time that you do not value money, nor do you covet good food and wine, nor do you seem to covet power. ”

Wang Yuan asked rhetorically: "How does Sir know that I don't covet power?" ”

Wang Yangming said: "You are a self-appointed school inspector and give orders to all students, and I also think that you are greedy for power. But I soon found out that you are only giving orders while you are doing the right thing, and you never support others out of selfish desires. So, what exactly do you want? What do you want to do? ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I have just turned thirteen years old, it seems too early for Mr. to ask this." ”

"You are a wise person, and like me, you must know what you want," Wang Yangming said, "All beings study under me, and they all have their desires." Boyuan and Zonglu want to be officials and glorify the lintel; Li Sanlang and Chen Erlang also want to be officials, but they plan to make contributions on the battlefield. ”

Wang Yuan scratched his head: "I really didn't think about what I wanted, and I didn't think about what I should do." Let me really say, maybe I want to leave Guizhou early and go to the outside world to see. ”

Wang Yangming suddenly laughed: "I thought you wanted to be a sage." ”

"Why?" Wang Yuan asked.

Wang Yangming said: "Because I have wanted to be a sage since I was a child, and I have no greed for other things, I think you are very similar to me." ”

Wang Yuanle said: "Let Mr. disappoint, I really don't want to be a sage." ”

"I'm not disappointed," Wang Yangming shook his head and said, "You have a pure heart." Human nature will always be blinded, and your nature will not be blinded. That's great, but how can it be disappointing? ”

Does Wang Yuan have a pure heart?

Hell, Uncle Wang is out of sight. His apprentice is just too high-minded, and everything in Guizhou is not worth it, so he behaves without desire.

Two years ago, Wang Yuan was so poor that he had to sneak away even a pile of straw paper.

"Sit down and talk." Wang Yangming sat cross-legged on the bed by himself.

Wang Yuan was also not polite, and sat on the edge of the bed.

This is Uncle Wang's bedroom.

Why Wang Yangming favors Wang Yuan can be seen from these small places. The other students were all respectful in front of him, and they were very careful when they sat and spoke, for fear of leaving a bad impression on the teacher, and only Wang Yuan behaved naturally and casually.

"I heard, what kind of blue man are you?" Wang Yangming asked.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "My father is Han, and my mother is Miao. ”

"No wonder you can communicate with the Miao people freely," Wang Yangming asked curiously, "Then do you think of yourself as Han or Miao?" I didn't mean to look down on the Miao people, I just wanted to explore. ”

Wang Yuan thought about it carefully and said, "I haven't thought about this issue. Even, I don't think there is any difference between Han and Miao, but I identify more with the language and culture of the Han people. However, in this part of Guizhou, Tusi despised the Miao people (referring to ethnic minorities in general), and the Han officials despised Tusi as Miao people. I don't think it should be, and if I were to wipe out the Mongols one day, I would do my best to assimilate the Mongols, rather than despise them from the bottom of my heart. Born in the Ming Dynasty, they are all Chinese people, no matter which tribe, they should be regarded as equal people. ”

Wang Yangming said: "It's very difficult. ”

"Of course it's difficult," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "For those who are stubborn, they must definitely use thunder methods." But generally speaking, the so-called barbarians are also people, if the court can keep him fed and clothed, who will have a rebellious heart for no reason? As far as Guizhou is concerned, there are two types of barbarian rebellion. One is the low-level barbarians, who are unbearable to be exploited by the Tusi and Han officials, and rebel in order to survive; One is the chief of the Tusi, who can hardly endure the oppression of the Han officials, and has his own strength, so he has a heart of disobedience. ”

Tusi is indeed ambitious, but he really won't rebel for no reason, because they know in their hearts that it is impossible to succeed in rebellion. Their greatest pursuit is to ignore the court, and the court ignores them, so that they can live their best.

The Tusi chose to rebel, either because the Han officials were too oppressed, or they committed a capital crime and sacrificed their lives.

Wang Yangming asked again: "How do you think the problem in Guizhou should be solved?" ”

"This method started in the Taizu Dynasty, and it can't be done overnight," Wang Yuan said, "Now the situation is getting worse, the health center system is being abolished, and the people's livelihood and education are not good." Forcibly changing the soil and returning it to the stream can only float on the surface. For example, if you change Guizhu Division to Guizhu County, what is the use of you sending a few liuguan over? The adjutants and officials are all locals, and most of them are former toasts, and they just change the soup and not the medicine. If all Han Chinese are appointed, I am afraid that it will be difficult to even levy enslavement. ”

Wang Yangming bowed his head and said: "That's true, the official can't go down to the county." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It's useless to say this, I'm not an elder of the imperial court." By the way, I think Mr. should change his teaching, and don't get along with Zhu Zi directly, which will only scare away more students. ”

"I was in a hurry." Wang Yangming actually admitted it himself.

Perhaps it was because he was in a barbarian land and suddenly understood the truth, so that Wang Yangming did not have so many taboos, and he couldn't wait to spread his own doctrine.

Historically, after Wang Yangming returned to Beijing, two students had an argument over academic issues. One believes in Lu Jiuyuan's psychology, and the other believes in Zhu Xi's science, so they quarreled and let Wang Yangming judge it.

As a result, how cautious was Wang Yangming?

He said that he was sure that Zhu Xi was right, and this had already been decided. Even if Lu Jiuyuan's mind is discerned, will it be able to promote the world?

This sentence has three meanings:

First, Wang Yangming disapproves of Lu Jiuyuan's psychology.

Second, Wang Yangming did not dare to criticize Zhu Xi.

Third, Wang Yangming didn't really agree with Zhu Xi.

is also the study of mind, Wang Yangming's mind, and Lu Jiuyuan's mind, although the similarity is very high, they are two different sets of knowledge, but they are collectively called "Lu Wang's mind" by later generations.

Lu Jiuyuan's psychology originated from Cheng Hao.

Wang Yangming's psychology was realized from science and originated from Cheng Yi.

And Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi are brothers, both of whom are the heirs of Chen Lu's ancestor from generation to generation.

You heard it right, it's that sleeping fairy Chen Jun.

This is quite funny, the ancestor of the founder of Confucianism and science is actually a Taoist heir, and Chen Tuan respects the study of Huang Lao.

Wang Yangming lectured in Guizhou, it should be said that he was the wildest, although he gradually took the initiative to converge, but he did not have too many scruples, so the Qianzhong School (Xinxue) was also very wild.

To what extent is Qianzhong School wild?

Historically, after Jiajing ascended the throne, Xinxue was once regarded as pseudo-science by the imperial court, and its spread was banned nationwide.

The other sects of the mind school have all been dormant, but only the Qianxue sect has openly shouted that Yangming mind is the right school. Tang Yan, Ye Wu, Chen Wenxue and other disciples of Xinxue resolutely resigned and returned to their hometowns, specializing in spreading the idea of Xinxue in Guizhou, and ignoring the imperial court decrees, openly built the country's first Yangming Academy.

Just ask you if you are wild or not, and directly fight against the emperor and Shousuke!

It's a pity that the early data of psychology are scattered, and Guizhou has a long way to go. When Huang Zongxi compiled the "Case of Ming Confucianism", he included all other schools of Xinxue, but omitted the Qianxue school. And a few generations later, the disciples of Xinxue also couldn't get the same pot as the Qianzhong Middle School, because Guizhou Xinxue was Wang Yangming's initial thought.

It can only be said that the early thoughts, because Wang Yangming's early thoughts, which are recognized by the academic community, were disseminated after he left Guizhou.

The older he gets, the more Wang Yangming respects Zhu Xi. In his later years, he even sorted out Zhu Xi's correspondence in his later years out of context, saying that this was Zhu Xi's real thoughts, which were consistent with his own mental thoughts.

Wang Yangming self-reflected: "The living beings of Guizhou, they can't understand things that are too profound, and they should focus on being simple and easy to understand in the future." You are quite right, the most urgent task in Guizhou is to let the people bathe and educate them, so that more people can read and write, know the basic truths, and lay the foundation for reforming the land and returning it to the stream. I'm too eager, and that's a bad thing. The hundreds of readers who were scared away by me should have been the seeds of education. ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said, "Mr. is a person who understands. ”

"You, you must have seen my omission a long time ago, but you just held it in your stomach and didn't say it," Wang Yangming shook his head and smiled, "You should be so tactful with some people." But if I can accept dissent, don't hide it. Did you disagree with my doctrine from the beginning? If you have any doubts, you can tell them bluntly, and teachers and students are just learning from each other. ”

Okay, after talking for a long time, the last sentence is what Wang Yangming really wants to say today.

Wang Yuan said: "I think Mr. is right, but there must be something wrong. But with my knowledge and knowledge, I can't find out what is wrong for the time being. Therefore, I keep your knowledge and Zhu Zi's knowledge in mind and figure it out together, and maybe one day I will be able to think it clearly. ”

"It's a viable way." Wang Yangming was not angry, and many of his later disciples also had a variety of beliefs. Some believe in Zhu Xi, some believe in Lu Jiuyuan, and even some believe in Buddhism and Taoism.

Wang Yuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he also thought that Wang Yangming could not accommodate dissident thoughts.

Wang Yangming said: "How about I give you a table word?" ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said, "The elder gave it, and he didn't dare to resign." ”

"You act more than upright, like to break the situation with strength, although you have small wisdom, lack of great wisdom," Wang Yangming said, "Abyss, deep pool backwater, the table word 'Ruoshui' is the most appropriate." But my best friend's name is Zhan Ruoshui, let's avoid it, how about taking the word 'Ruoxu'? If Dacheng is missing, its use is not harmful. If the big profit is rushing, its use is endless. ”

"Ruoxu" is bigger than "Ruoshui", that is what Lao Tzu used to describe the avenue!

It can be seen that Wang Yangming has high expectations for Wang Yuan.