The Study Of The Local Affairs Of Luoyang Wangmwn In The Middle And Late Ming Dynasty

Gentry is a common research subject in studies on regional history of Ming and Qing Dynasties,and its role in regional society is a consensus in academic circles.Generally speaking,gentry in different regions and with different aspirations played different roles in local society.The spread and regionalization of Wang learning in the middle and late Ming Dynasty formed different offshoot of Wang Xue.Under the influence of the thought of Wang Xue,In the process of participating in local affairs,Wang Xue gentry showed certain particularity.The Luoyang Wangmen appeared after Jiajing and were an important branch of the Wangmen in the north.On the one hand,Luoyang Wangmen constantly brought forth the new on the basis of the Wang Xue,forming the thought of the Wang Xue with regional characteristics.On the basis of the thought of Wang Xue,You Shixi formed his own ideological system: the theory of Tao was its core,"the virtue of objects to conscience" and "the benevolence of all things in one body" were its two wings,and practical learning was the concrete path to carry out his thought.On the basis of inheriting You Shixi’s thought and combining with the local resources of Neo-Confucianism,Meng Huali effectively avoided the empty atmosphere of Wang’s learning.On the basis of inheriting the Wang Xue of Luoyang,Wang Yiwu developed two new characteristics: "talking about Zen without entering Zen" and "taking virtue as one".Zhang Xinmin’s thought of the integration of characteristics is very outstanding,he took the mind as the school,on the basis of inheriting the thoughts of Meng Huali and others,widely integrated the family,at the same time against heresy,advocate practice;Lü Weiqi was deeply influenced by the thought of Meng Huali,and integrated the thought of Luoyang Wangxue with the Classic of Filial Piety.The most important characteristic of Luoyang Wangmen is to practice and advocate practical learning.Under the guidance of practical thought,Luoyang Wangmen generally participated in local affairs,and show certain characteristics.You Shixi set an example to change the atmosphere of a county,set up educational undertakings,and raised the local intermediate examination rate.While improving the local area,he effectively spread Wang Xue.Meng Huali set up a lecture,the construction of the family,and improve the village customs;In addition to improving custom,Wang Yiwu also paid attention to the excessive burden of the people and tried to relieve the burden.Zhang Xinmin actively participated in the construction of his own clan,the transformation of village beliefs and the construction and management of the ancestral hall of the local neo-Confucianist Cao Duan.Faced with the invasion of peasant rebel army and the destruction of social order,Lü Weiqi on the one hand relieved disaster and famine,and on the other hand resisted the bandits,and tried to save the local social crisis in the late Ming Dynasty.In addition to these main representatives,other members of the Luoyang Wangmen also took an active part in local affairs in order to improve local custom.Compared with other local gentry who spent their time leisurely and "building temples and towers",the Luoyang Wangmen attached importance to participating in local affairs,showing the characteristics of Luoyang Wangmen.At the same time,compared with the southern Wangxue gentry,Luoyang Wang men participated in the local affairs content is relatively simple,the main activity is to improve the local customs.This is due to the difference in the regional environment of the above-mentioned gentry,showing the difference in the role of the northern and southern gentry in the regional society.Luoyang Wangmen successfully realized the "localization of Wang-learning" through the development of Wangxue thoughts and active participation in local affairs.Henan Prefecture therefore became an important town of Wang Xue in the north in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.