"It is easy to break up a thief in the mountains, but it is difficult to break up a thief in the heart", from "The Complete Works of Wang Yangming·Books with Yang Shide and Xue Shangqian".

About the author:

Wang Shouren (October 31, 1472 - January 9, 1529), Han nationality, his childhood name was Yun, his courtesy name was Bo'an, and his nickname was Yangming. A native of Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province (now part of Yuyao, Ningbo), he named himself Yangmingzi because he once built a house in Yangming Cave in Kuaiji Mountain. Scholars called him Mr. Yangming, also known as Wang Yangming.

A famous thinker, writer, philosopher and military strategist in the Ming Dynasty. He was the master of Lu Wang's philosophy and was proficient in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi (1499), he was a Jinshi. He successively served as chief of the Ministry of Justice, Longchang Yicheng of Guizhou, magistrate of Luling, censor of Youqiandu, governor of Southern Jiangxi, and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In his later years, he served as Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing and Zuoyuan of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Du censor. For his military service in quelling the Chenhao Rebellion, he was granted the title of Xinjian Bo. During the Longqing period, he was posthumously awarded the title of Xinjian Marquis. He was given the posthumous title Wencheng, so later generations also called him Duke Wencheng.

Wang Shouren (the master of the mind), Confucius (the founder of Confucianism), Mencius (the master of Confucianism), and Zhu Xi (the master of Neo-Confucianism) are collectively known as Confucius, Mencius, Zhu, and Wang.

Wang Shouren’s doctrine and thought Wang Xue (Yangming Xue) was the most influential philosophical thought in the Ming Dynasty. His academic thoughts spread to China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and Southeast Asia. He established his moral character and reputation, and his achievements were unparalleled in the Ming Dynasty. He had so many disciples that he was known as the Yao Jiang School. His articles are broad and profound, and his writing has a refreshing air. There is "Wang Wencheng Gongquan Shu".