What did Gao Yuliang write in the fifteenth year of Wanli?

One book, in the name of people, is famous for its two books. First, it has already appeared in front of us (click to view), and second, it is fifteen years of Wanli. Not only Gao He mentioned this matter many times, but even Gao's downfall was related to it-Zhao Ruilong wanted to develop Crescent Lake in Luzhou, but after his father transferred it, Gao still didn't approve it. Therefore, Zhao Ruilong found that Gao had fifteen years of Wanli on his desk through observation. He tried his best to train the fisherman's daughter into an "expert in Ming history" and finally dragged Gao into the water through this artificial beauty.

So, what kind of book is this? In short, it is really a wonderful book, which has reached the point that "if you haven't read it for 15 years in your life, it is useless to say that it is a masterpiece of historian Huang Renyu". By intercepting the historical section of the 15th year of Wanli (AD 1587), Mr. Huang Renyu carefully observed the pathology of that era with a microscope. According to Huang Renyu, it "aims to explain the traditional historical background of China society in the16th century, that is, the side form before the conflict with the world trend."

For example, before Huang Renyu, everyone thought that there was nothing to say about the fifteen years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, but Huang Renyu didn't think so. He chose this dull year, ruled out the possibility of all accidents, showed readers the operation of an empire, and concluded that traditional China is a society that relies on morality rather than technology, and the defects of this society will inevitably collapse.

Yes, Huang Renyu told the world an important historical viewpoint through this book: compared with morality, reliable figures, excellent systems and excellent "skills" are more worth looking forward to. -China's old dynasty always valued virtue over technology, but by the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the world's science and technology had been vast, and China was no exception. At this time, morality obviously hindered the development of society.

So, on the surface, nothing earth-shattering happened in the Ming Dynasty this year, but many trivial things happened this year, such as the end of the Qing Ping Rebellion, which became a precursor to the collapse of the empire: for example, Harry died, Qi Jiguang died, and the emperor went on strike. At the same time, the scene outside the Ming dynasty was that Nurhachi, then 29, rose in the northeast: spreading religious orders, banning riots, eliminating theft and legislation ... but the court did not pay attention to it; The Spanish Armada is about to sail for England, turning a new page in world history. ...

In a word, the fifteen years of Wanli seems to be a quiet year, but in fact, we can see the whole history of China from the slices of this year. So Huang Renyu said that although this book is about a year's story, in fact, he wants to talk about all the records of China's failure.

In short, it is extremely important to re-examine the fifteen years of Wanli from the perspective of the great historical view. In this year, Zhang died for five years, and the reform achievements before his death were crumbling. Also in this year, Harry, as a moral model of officials, and Qi Jiguang, as an outstanding representative of military attache, died one after another, leaving only the sulking Wanli emperor, a group of civilian groups who dared to die, and Shen Shixing who was tired of mediating between the emperor and the ministers.

On the other hand, Fifteen Years of Wanli mainly tells the story of several important figures in Wanli period, such as Emperor Wanli, Zhang, Zhang's heirs, honest official Harry, military commander Qi Jiguang and Taishi Gong Li Zhi, in order to illustrate that the Ming Dynasty was terminally ill.