Inquiring Into "notes On Studying History"

Yu Shenxing (1545 ~ 1608) First Courtesy Keyuan, Second Courtesy Wugou, from Shandong Dong'a (now a town of Shandong), Ming Dynasty politician, historian, writer, poet. Wanli appointed him Minister of Rites, the East Court scholar. Yu Shenxing is honest to others and familiar with ancient decrees and regulations, looking at the issues with a unique and sharp vision. While his literary accomplishments are also very high, and eponymous to Feng Qi.When he is young he shows extraordinary talents, with the innate talents and the acquired efforts he becomes one of the youngest masters of the emperor. He is candid, generous and decent to the Emperor and his colleague, so that he has lived a life of frustrations during his official career, directly leads to his 3 times'official career. In his official time he strongly oppose the overall situation, although he is unable to change. And it also shows his power for taking the bull by the horns and the loyalty to the Emperor and the devotion to the people. When he is at home, he is still thinking about the country and the people; he tries his best to write books and makes his own opinions of the country and the society in the books, which reflected loyalty for the country and the people. His main books: Reads History Casual note, picked the Museum Collection, Gucheng, mt. The Museum Collection, Gucheng, mt. Notes on Studying History, the valley, mt. T dust, the Museum Collection, Gucheng, mt., the Museum Collection, Gucheng, mt. to participate in the rehabilitation of Dong'a county Annals, prepared under the auspices of the Yanzhou Annalst.There are 5 versions for Notes on Studying History in 14 volumes. It describes the late Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor at that time owns very little power, the Cabinet of the auxiliary strife between statistics, corrupt officials, social unrest, and financial resources, so it is prominent class contradictions, "dumping" of the building. During this period the ideological and academic fields, Cheng Chu jurisprudence has been ruling class strongly advocated, as a government study in the ideological field is still playing a rule; on the other hand, the Cheng Chu jurisprudence criticism, particularly that the latter part of the literati of academic knowledge has undergone a qualitative leap in their profound understanding of jurisprudence empty harm the country, 8 unit imperial examination harmful substance, advocated "learning", "the world and the people", a number of Enlightenment said the thoughts and ideas of Chinese absolute monarchy system with a deep reflection.The ideological and political origins in Notes on Studying Historyis mainly from the Confucian ideology, especially the Confucius. It includes loyalty and mourning, observance ceremony, upholding moral, eliminate social long-standing abuse, a gentleman vs villain, and so on, which appears to be careful in political, ideological and is dedicated to maintain rules. The historical thoughts in The Notes on Studying History was reflected in studying for the purpose of application, learning from history, and moved to the change of address ethnic relationship, reflecting the cautious and treat history in the event sharply, whose vision is impartial in the ideological and origins from pre-Qin, "the only State in the fixed Bunning" thinking, in particular, Confucius and Mencius thinking, mainly in the public was built in the fundamental, loving the people, raising the people, and obeying the people, and reflects his quality for the people, respecting the people and loving the people.Yu Shenxing is an official in late the Ming Dynasty. Though his achievements cannot catch up with Zhang Juzheng and other officials', far from satisfactory, but I think this is the era dictates, we cannot blame on him.