He had been imprisoned in Nanjing before, but the emperor approved his transfer to the north. He was executed only three days after entering Beijing.
The case was jointly heard by the three judicial divisions. The whole process seemed formal and orderly, but in fact it was just perfunctory.
Who dares to dig deeper?
Who dares to dig up the roots?
Even the bribery account book sent by Wang Yangming is unknown when it was lost. Anyway, once King Ning dies, all the officials will feel at ease, and the court will return to a stable and harmonious atmosphere.
Wang Yuan and Wang Yangming possess copies of the account books, which were copied by Xinxue disciples.
This is done to prevent "loss", but there is no need to take it out for the time being.
Let’s not talk about Beijing, let’s turn our attention to Guangzhou.
Zhan Ruoshui, who was born second in the rankings, had a very unsatisfactory career. When he first became an official, he encountered Liu Jin in power. He finally managed to get ahead after enduring Liu Jin's death. Li Dongyang promoted him to editor of the Hanlin Academy and specially sent him to Annan as envoy. After returning to the court,
It can definitely be promoted.
By the time Zhan Ruoshui returned from Annan, his backer Li Dongyang had retired and returned home, and his friend Wang Yangming had also been squeezed out to Nanjing. From then on, he was completely ignored. Even his contribution to the vassal country was ignored by his superiors because Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu's people
Controlled the Hanlin Academy.
At this time, Zhan Ruoshui's period of worry had expired, but he showed no sign of returning to Beijing to report.
If Zhan Ruoshui never returns to Beijing and cannot give a sufficient reason, he will be stripped of all official positions if he is found out during the review by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Historically, he was deprived of his official position and was only left with the rank of second place. He did not come out until Jiajing ascended the throne and started as an editor at the Hanlin Academy. As a result, he was implicated by Wang Yangming and the Emperor Jiajing suppressed Xinxue. Zhan Ruoshui could only be a minister in Nanjing.
, Nanjing's Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of War, and Minister of Rites were all denounced by him.
Guangdong, Xiqiao Mountain.
Zhan Ruoshui is lecturing in the academy——
"How to understand the laws of heaven? You should observe things!"
"One way to study things is to start from the heart, and some to start from things. Wang Ruoxu, a school of physics in the capital, found another way to start from things. But he always said that he studied the mind and started from the heart, and it was difficult for others to deny it."
"Why are you mentioning Wang Ruoxu? This man is a genius of the world. I have carefully studied his school of physics. I also have some knowledge of mathematics and physics, which can be regarded as a method of investigating things. If you are interested, you may as well
Let’s experience it and confirm each other so that we can learn from each other’s strengths.”
"Nowadays, there are disputes over Qi and Principle, as well as psychological disputes. In fact, in my opinion, there is no need for them. The great road in the world has different paths leading to the same goal. Whether it is Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism or Lu-Chen (Baisha) Psychology, in the final analysis, it talks about the same truth.
.Mind and matter, reason and Qi, heart and reason, heart and nature, knowledge and action, reason and desire, emptiness and reality, are all inseparable and can be discussed individually."
"Mr. Yangming said that there is nothing outside the mind, which is wrong. If you argue about the superiority of Xin Xue and Neo-Confucianism, that is also wrong. The defenders of Taoism should adhere to the principles of nature and eliminate all desires. That is also wrong. We should, the heart and the
Things are one, Qi and reason are one, reason and desire are one.”
Suddenly a disciple asked: "Sir, how can reason and desire be united?"
Zhan Ruoshui explained: "Eating, drinking, and love between men and women are all human nature, not human desires. Even wanting to do beautiful things and admiring beautiful women is also human nature, and it is a better pursuit of food and sex.
.What is human desire? People in the south of the Yangtze River eat monkey brains, not to satisfy their hunger, but to flatter themselves and kill living beings for the sake of food and drink. There are also those lustful people who have ten or twenty concubines who are still outside with women.
Is he busy enough?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
All the disciples burst out laughing, all showing tacit understanding.
Zhan Ruoshui added: "Why can reason and desire be united? Desires are also divided into weights, good and bad. Laziness is a human desire, and diligence is a natural principle. But if there are lazy people, they can invent boats, carriages and horses, which will benefit the economy.
People in the world have reason to be lazy. There is no limit to human desires, and only saints can eliminate them. We ordinary people should try our best to restrain human desires, and we should also use human desires to do good things."
"Sir, what a great talk!" the disciple said in admiration.
Zhan Ruoshui said with a smile: "I figured it out two years ago. At that time, my mother died of illness. I returned to my hometown of Dingyou and thought about the similarities and differences between Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Lu Chen Xin Xue, Yangming Xin Xue, and the School of Physics. After a long time of thinking, I finally found something.
Huo. The viewpoint of 'reason and desire' just now is actually based on Wang Ruoxu's theory of physics. The school of physics focuses on practicality and does not talk about empty talk. It is the best knowledge in the world."
Another disciple asked: "Sir, if a student wants to study physics, must he go to the capital to study?"
"That's no better," Zhan Ruoshui said, "If you want to learn physics, I can also teach you. But it's only for the basics. If you want to go deeper, you have to go to the Beijing Institute of Physics, because the knowledge of the physics school is increasing every day."
Suddenly, Zhan Ruoshui's entourage ran into the school and whispered: "Master, some officers and soldiers are here, saying that they asked you to be an official under the emperor's order."
Zhan Ruo's expression on the water surface did not change and he only said: "Let them wait and don't disturb the disciples."
The lecture continued until evening. Zhan Ruoshui finally announced that get out of class was over. Shi Shiran walked out of the classroom and said with cupped hands: "I am Zhan Ruoshui. What is your position?"
Manzheng bowed and said: "I am Manzheng, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Beiwa. A few days ago, the Folang fleet attacked the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty without permission outside Hangzhou Bay. Your Majesty ordered me to send troops to conquer, and luckily I wiped out all the enemies and captured Folang.
Langji had thirteen ships and captured hundreds of officers and soldiers of Langji Navy."
Zhan Ruoshui's hometown is in Guangzhou, so of course he knows that Folang's boats are powerful and powerful.
In fact, at the end of last year, Simon attacked smuggling fleets of other countries in Guangzhou Bay. As long as they were not Portuguese merchant ships, Simon directly opened fire on them and even sank two Chinese private smuggling ships.
Guangdong officials were powerless to deal with this situation, and the Guangzhou Navy's few broken ships did not dare to fight against the Folangji people.
Zhan Ruoshui asked in surprise: "General Fo Langji, what is your name Simon?"
Man Zheng smiled and said: "It is this guy who is now imprisoned in Hangzhou Prison. Did he also commit crimes in Guangdong?"
"The Manchu soldiers are so brave and brave!" Zhan Ruoshui praised.
Manzheng took out a document, a letter, and handed it to Zhan Ruoshui and said: "The Wang Shilang advises His Majesty and recommends Mr. Zhan to be sent as an envoy to Manlajia."
The letter was written by Wang Yuan, explaining the matter clearly and stating the key points of this mission.
Zhan Ruoshui conveniently put away the conferment documents. As an editor of the Hanlin Academy, he concurrently serves as a member of the Ministry of Etiquette. In terms of rank, he has been promoted, but there is nothing to be happy about. As far as Zhan Ruoshui's qualifications are concerned, he is qualified to be directly promoted to a doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette.
, now it’s just a temporary part-time job.
After spending a day, Zhan Ruoshui arranged the affairs of the academy and followed Manzheng to Malacca.
When the Ming Dynasty treasure ship arrived in Malacca, it immediately caused a sensation in the port. The Portuguese were so frightened that they quickly set up their cannons. After all, the treasure ship was too huge, much larger than the two main warships of Portugal!
When Zhan Ruoshui went ashore and asked, he found that the Portuguese governor was not there and there was no one in Malacca who could make the final decision.
As a result, after Manzheng unloaded the goods in Malacca, he immediately bought the goods and returned home - Wang Yuan had warned that the treasure ship could not sail to India for fear of being seized by the Portuguese.
India is Portugal's Eastern home base. It has the largest shipyards and arsenals in Asia. The main force of the Portuguese Eastern Fleet has also remained in India. One treasure ship, two bird ships, and more than ten surrendered sea-going ships.
, I went to India purely to deliver food to people.
As an envoy, Zhan Ruoshui took only a few followers and took a Portuguese ship to Goa, India, for negotiation.