This sentence comes from the representative work of Gu, a famous scholar and great thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. This work has a great influence on later generations. This book is a large-scale academic reading notes written over the years, and it is Gu's work of "recalling the past, reading notes and writing a book". It aims at Ming Dow and saving the world, including all the author's academic and political thoughts, and has the connotation of practical application.
Gu compared writing this book to "finding copper in a mountain". He is very confident about the value of this book, saying that "his lifelong ambition and career are in it". This book has a far-reaching influence. As Pan Lei commented in the preface to The Record of Japanese Knowledge, "Mr. Wang is not my destiny, and this book is not my destiny."
The creative background of Rizhilu;
The Record of Japanese Knowledge is an academic masterpiece of China in the middle of17th century, which can reflect the characteristics of the times. The author is Gu, a famous scholar and thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The History of Japanese Knowledge is a book of Gu. He began to learn from the past and read notes at any time. It was compiled by the author for more than 30 years, aiming at governing the country. "Life ambition and career are all in it."
The title of Rizhilu is taken from The Analects of Confucius. Xia Zi said, "I knew the day he died, and I never forgot what I could do in that month. It can be said that it is eager to learn. " Rizhilu is rich in content, which can be roughly divided into eight categories: Confucian classics, history, government, official administration, finance and taxation, etiquette, geography and art.
The book Rizhilu takes "Ming Dow" and "Salvation" as its purpose, including the author's academic views and political opinions all his life, and puts forward the idea of "benefiting heaven and earth, benefiting the spirit of heaven and earth", many of which are to the point.