The reading value of those things in Ming dynasty

The Ming Dynasty is an interesting and useful historical reading. In the process of reading, I often have a feeling of surging expectations-looking forward to those interesting and meaningful words and taking myself to appreciate those wonderful historical events that really happened. Let's talk about the changes and improvements I made:

1. Enrich knowledge and nutrition

This work of more than 2 million words is beautiful and popular, with interesting language and profound historical and cultural background. It contains profound vocabulary, idioms, history, humanistic knowledge, and many essences and essences of traditional culture. It is a good textbook for myself who loves literature and culture, which greatly improves my knowledge.

2. Improve understanding ability

If I don't doubt history books and historical events, the historical truth is hidden under those words, which is what I feel after reading those things in the Ming Dynasty. Taking Hu as an example, the teacher concluded after analysis that Zhu Yuanzhang endured Hu for seven years because "Hu is by no means Zhu Yuanzhang's real goal, and Zhu Yuanzhang wants to destroy the monster behind Hu." That monster is the prime minister system.

As the saying goes, "It is better to believe in a book than to have no book", and the author's analysis method in the book greatly improved my understanding ability.

For example, there is such a story in the section "The Uninvited Guest of Emperor Hongwu": One day after the victory of Longwan War, Zhu Yuanzhang visited the Zen Temple on the Purple Mountain. The abbot of the temple was worried about Zhu Yuanzhang's accident, and invited him to give a lecture at the Ursa Major Hall in the middle of the night. Zhu Yuanzhang, who had fallen asleep, was woken up and laughed when he learned the reason. The book wrote: "What a shrewd man he (Zhu Yuanzhang) is, naturally. In the eleventh chapter "Miracle of Hongdu", the author said: "With Zhu Yuanzhang's shrewdness, it is impossible not to know Zhu Wenzheng's words and deeds. How could he hand over such an important position to such a person? "

The evaluation of "How smart he is" and "Smart with Zhu Yuanzhang" makes people feel the soul of Zhu Yuanzhang. Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang is a living person. He spared cattle, worked as a monk and a beggar, but they were all forced. Beneath these identities, there is a "smart" soul. Throughout Zhu Yuanzhang's life, if he was not "smart", how could he stand out in such a harsh environment and climb the throne of Daming's founding emperor after a cruel struggle? Then, in the face of so many armed, brave and arrogant military commanders, although he is afraid, he can "break them one by one" without causing a devastating rebellion. Many important events from the end of Yuan Dynasty to the Hongwu period proved that Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor with a high political level, and he could not have done those things without a high mind and courage.

This is my subversive understanding of this historical figure after reading Things of the Ming Dynasty. According to the previous level, Zhu Yuanzhang is just an unimaginable rigid ancient emperor in history textbooks.

Step 3 inspire thinking

The inspiration of the author's own thinking—

For example, in the southern part of Beijing, the book says: "Mao Zedong once had an evaluation of Judy's cultural level: semi-illiterate." At that time, Teacher Yue Ming said, "Of course, this is relative to the royal education." In other words, Judy is semi-literate in Wang Zizhong, but not among the common people. In this way, an objective and true Judy (his cultural level) will leap from the page. Please note that Mr. Yue Ming did not understand the meaning of "semi-illiteracy" in a static, isolated and one-sided way, but from Mao Zedong's perspective and starting point. This is very clever and correct. This objective and dialectical way of thinking is the reference standard for us to understand things.

"Only flexibility and practical actions can adapt to this ever-changing world." "From sage's words to practical learning, they have no books to read, and from these books, they have mastered some essential and regular things, which enable them to look at the world more rationally and objectively." These philosophical words inspire me as much as letting a person who can't ride a bicycle master the balance technique.

For another example, Teacher Yue Ming commented on Judy's attitude towards Nair's non-consumption: "Judy at the age of 30 has achieved these things, and in these respects, he may even surpass Zhu Yuanzhang at the age of 30." When we understand the problem, we also need such thinking and views.

"History itself is wonderful, and history can be written well." We know that reading and writing are two different things. That year, Yue Ming wrote such a beautiful and practical work in her own way. The core of this method is the skills of narration, description and comment. This skill is worth learning for people who make a living by writing.

Enlightenment of historical figures' thinking—

In the "Final Test" section of the second book "All Nations Come to Korea", Yang Shan "doesn't have rich gifts or decent credentials, but he wants the present generation to negotiate with himself (first) and give Zhu Qizhen to himself for free (and he has no money)."

Yang Shan's "only weapon is his wisdom."

The following is also a malicious question: "Why did you lower the price of horses?" "Why are all the clothes you sell us inferior?" "Why are our messengers often detained by you?" "Why should we lower our annual reward?"

Yang Shan was convinced when she saw the move. The result is: "on the battlefield, he is often the winner and conqueror first, and this time, he was completely conquered by a helpless old man, by his words and wisdom."

This is the art of wisdom and language, and it is also the art of dialectical thinking.

4. Strengthen the correct concept

Whenever there are respectable good people, loyal subjects and martyrs in the book, such as being imprisoned in Zhu Yuanzhang, taking risks to hide baked wheat cakes in his chest to deliver meals for him, ordering people to kill in Zhu Yuanzhang (such as traitor nephew Zhu Wenzheng) and repeatedly discouraging his Ma Huanghou, the author will praise him and sing praises; Whenever there are treacherous court officials, disaster stars and villains in the book, such as Wang Zhen, the chief culprit leading to the failure of the Battle of Civil Fort, and Wei Zhongxian, who has far-reaching historical influence, the author will criticize and condemn them deeply.

Another example is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenzheng, who stuck to Hongdu in the process of farmland cultivation, but finally defected to his uncle because he didn't get the ideal reward. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to put him to death, but he was put in prison because of Ma Huanghou's dissuasion. The author commented, "In any case, the fault lies with Zhu Wenzheng. ..... His tragedy stems from his character. This man with military genius doesn't know how to be a man. He is perverse, narrow-minded and has a bad conduct. Even if it is not bad in this matter, one day he will get into trouble because of other things. From this perspective, his tragedy is doomed. " Such an evaluation is deeply admirable.

It is not difficult to see that what we appreciate and advocate in Ming Wu is loyal ministers, righteous men, dutiful sons and kind personalities who can bear the burden of humiliation, take care of the overall situation, turn the tide, serve the country for the people and benefit all beings. Praise for good people and suppression of evil people naturally arouse the inner voice of readers and strengthen correct concepts. This is a good growth for people's cultivation.

5. strengthen your belief in life

There are many amazing life concepts in the book, such as: "Success is to spend your life in the way you like." "Long-term hard life can best temper a person's will. Many people can only complain about others after encountering difficulties, while others have to bow their heads in the face of difficulties, but they never give in. They will continue to work hard and believe that they will definitely win the final victory. " In this case, it should be Yue Ming's understanding and summary of the life course, fate and ending of many historical figures after reading a lot of history books. It is a philosophy based on the torture and efforts of countless people in history-it can make people establish a firm belief in life.

6. Reflection and growth

At that time, Teacher Yue Ming commented on Aquamarine in the book: "Rough people". Aquamarine took off her coat and let Naha put it on, because she saw Naha's clothes worn out at the surrender banquet of Mongolian general Naha. Naha Chu refused on the grounds of national customs, and the two sides had a dispute. Chang Mao, the son of Chang Yuchun, attacked Naha Chu and almost ruined the surrender.

At that time, Teacher Yue Ming pointed out: "This incident shows that Aquamarine's character defect is thoughtless and her character is too tough. It was a very simple thing. As long as you propose a toast to each other and give each other face, things will be successfully completed. This also laid the groundwork for his later tragedy. " In the next "Fall of Aquamarine" section, teacher Yue Ming wrote: "We can give Aquamarine a conclusion, that is, this is a clown. ..... In fact, his character has always been like this. Even if he doesn't make mistakes in this matter, he will leak the secret in that matter sooner or later. " In other words, the root cause of the dispute with Naha lies in the character of aquamarine, not the incident itself-there is no accident in this incident, and other things will also have accidents.

The revelation of this incident is that character determines fate. In order to have a good fate, sometimes, we have to shape a personality that can create a good life. There are many similar places in the book that can arouse people's reflection. If we can arouse self-reflection and improvement from historical figures, it is a good lesson to learn from history.

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In short, there are too many dry goods in life to learn from this book, so I won't list them here. It can be said that this is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation by an extremely clever author with a high spiritual level and a "root device". There are several book reviews on the back cover of those things in the Ming Dynasty. The following is an excerpt from one of them:

"With the patience of Swiss watchmakers, the rigor of German manufacturing workers, the feelings of French winemakers, and the humor of American dramatists (incarnated as magic words), the article tells the story of the magnificent peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty more than 600 years ago, and tells the history of 276 years until the end of the Ming Dynasty. This article is rigorous and humorous. It can be used as a popular reading of Ming history, and also as a leisure reading after a meal. It is the first choice for home travel, learning to read, and being idle. " -Close to the truth.

This should be the most interesting and pertinent evaluation of this work.

Finally, I want to say (it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty and history books, but with our attitude)-Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior and psychology have certain problems, which have a great relationship with his own personality and painful experience. He has the root and motivation of his morbid over-defense, so readers should not be influenced by Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior and thoughts in the process of reading. We are all ordinary people who work hard for a better life. This attitude towards Zhu Yuanzhang should be the same for all historical figures who may have adverse effects. This is the principle of our study, and it is also a sign of our growth-choose the good and follow it, and change the bad.