Evaluations of Wang Yangming at home and abroad in ancient and modern times

Wang Yangming’s outstanding achievements in culture, governance and martial arts made him a famous official of his generation. In the second year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1568), he was given the imperial edict to the Marquis of Xinjian (previously, in the 16th year of Zhengde (1521), he had been granted the title of Xinjian Boqieli Archway), with the posthumous title Wencheng and an iron certificate. Emperor Mu Zong said in the article: "Two righteous men, a generation of great men, with the talent to bring order to things, and strategies to save the world and bring peace to the people. If they are not rewarded for their high achievements, the alliance is very pitiful! In memory of the virtuous people, we reiterate our oath of alliance." Regarding Wang Yangming's objective evaluation, Most are supreme.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" commented: "In the end of the Ming Dynasty, civil servants used troops to win, and they were not as good as those who kept benevolence."

His fellow countryman Huang Zongxi, an enlightenment thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, called Wang Yangming "a shocking person." The thunder awakens sleep, and the fierce brilliance breaks the confusion. Since Confucius and Mencius, there has never been such a profound enlightenment."

Historian and litterateur Zhang Dai said: "Mr. Yangming's theory of conscience was a torch in the darkroom."

Qing Dynasty scholar Wei Xi said: "Mr. Yangming's theory of morality Wang Shishen, a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said: "Wang Wencheng was the first-class figure in the Ming Dynasty, and he was the best in terms of morality, meritorious service and speech."

Japanese scholar Takase Takejiro said in "Yōmei-study in Japan": "The characteristics of our country's Yangmei-study are almost none of its active entrepreneurs, or even the earth-shattering achievements of the heroes of the Restoration. It is not given by Wang Xue."

Zhang Taiyan said: "Japan's reform was also spearheaded by Wang Xue."

Japanese Navy Admiral Togo Heihachiro carries one with him. The seal is engraved with the words "Bow your head and worship Yangming throughout your life".

Qian Mu classified Wang Yangming's "Zhuan Xi Lu" as one of the seven "must-read books for Chinese people".

Guo Moruo said in "Praise to Wang Yangming": "Wang Yangming also had his unique ideas on education, and his ideas are mostly consistent with modern progressive educational theories."

Yu Qiuyu In "Where is the Countryside", he said: "There were many people in Chinese history who were capable of both literary and military skills, but Liao Ruochenxing was the one who reached the extreme in both aspects. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang were both capable of fighting and were talented in literature, but After all, he failed to overlook history in the comprehensive creation of culture; who is a master of culture and good at leading troops in war? Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty is one of them, but he cannot be said to be an outstanding military strategist. Only when Wang Yangming appears can the miracle really happen... Wang Yangming's philosophy, which has been criticized by people, is in my opinion a major achievement in the history of the development of the Chinese nation's intelligence. There are not many people who are qualified to criticize it. Please listen. One sentence: When you don’t look at this flower, this flower will die with you; when you look at this flower, the color of this flower will become clear for a moment... This is such a superb understanding and such an exquisite expression. I know that many smart people will use it! He angrily refutes him with the flowery "objectivity", but what a clumsy rebuttal! Another example is the eternal proposition of "to conscience" he put forward, so trusting in human nature, so contemptuous of dogma, and even disrespecting certain people. I have such ardent expectations for the natural growth of this kind of universal human standard. At least for me, I can only study it respectfully.

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