A historical novel is born.

As soon as it was published, it sparked a rush to buy and became a phenomenal bestseller that year.

It is "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".

After the book became popular, the author Mingyue was also interviewed by CCTV that year.

In the interview, Mingyue talked about her feelings about history:

Many people see history as stories, but I see emotions, pain, sorrow, and regret.

A thin page in history, turning over, is the magnificent life of many people.

In their lives, there are also pains, losses, regrets, and separations......

When you understand the 5 sentences of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", you will also understand how to overcome these regrets, sufferings and impermanence.

1

About loss

If you look at the history books, you will find that loss is the most edifying experience.

When a person loses everything, he will be bent on becoming strong.

Zhu Yuanzhang in "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" was born poor.

In the more than ten years that he has been herding cattle for the landlord, his biggest dream is to survive with his parents and have something to eat.

However, at the age of seventeen, Zhu's father and mother, as well as his two elder brothers, left him one after another.

In order to survive, he had to go to the temple and become a monk.

Even so, other monks always bullied him in a different way, and even forced him to go out to beg for food.

Zhu Yuanzhang suffered a lot of cold eyes because of this, and lost the last bit of dignity as a human being.

It is precisely because of the extreme suffering that Zhu Yuanzhang did not complain and was discouraged.

Instead, he gradually transformed into an indomitable warrior who could face all difficulties in despair.

Later, when he followed the Red Turban Army to revolt, he encountered powerful opponents like Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng.

Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer afraid, he defeated everyone and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty step by step.

As the saying goes:退無可退唯有進，失無可失唯有得。

When a person has nothing, he has experienced the warmth and coldness of human affection and the cold of the world, and the more he sees life, the deeper he feels.

They understand that if they lose everything and don't get up, they really have nothing and there will never be a day to turn over.

At this time, they will burst out of their hearts with a kind of courage, which is enough to make a person rewrite the fate of the rest of his life.

So, losing isn't necessarily a bad thing, and when you have nothing to lose, it's the beginning of life.

2

About regrets

Shi Nai'an once said: I knew today earlier, and regretted not at the beginning.

People in the world will always do something that they regret when they don't know the end.

Waiting until everything is a foregone conclusion to regret it will never help.

"Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" said that after the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the newly enthroned emperor Zhu Yunwen wanted to consolidate his rule, so he vigorously cut the domain.

It stands to reason that this kind of seizure of power from the uncle's hands should be done as soon as it is done, and the mess should be cut through quickly, so as to avoid endless troubles in the future.

But as five or six vassal kings were disposed of, Zhu Yunwen said: Don't be too hasty in cutting the feudal domain, lest the world's scholars spurn it.

And this hesitation also gave Zhu Di, the king of Yan, the opportunity to rebel.

According to historical records, before Zhu Di's rebellion, there was another incident.

When Zhu Yuanzhang died, Zhu Di was supposed to go to the capital to worship.

But Zhu Di knew that it was dangerous to go to the capital, so he called himself sick and asked his three sons to go for him.

Faced with the three hostages sent to the door, Zhu Yunwen could have detained them and used them to blackmail Zhu Di.

Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, also persuaded him that he must not let them go back, otherwise he would let the tiger return to the mountain, and there would be endless troubles in the future.

But Zhu Yunwen still didn't listen and let the three go.

It wasn't until later that these people followed Zhu Di to take away his throne that he lamented:悔不聽輝祖之言！

It's a pity that the cruelest thing in this world is that there is never an if.

The poet Zhang Zao once said:"As long as you think of the things you regret in your life, plum blossoms will fall all over Nanshan."

When many people regret the past, they always think: if they had made a different choice at that time, would the ending be different.

But there is no turning back in life, and nothing will start again.

Instead of spending time lamenting the past, it is better to take every remaining step with your heart.

In this way, it is the greatest disappointment to life.

3

It's about dealing with the world

When people reach a certain age, they see a lot of dirt and are infected with profit, and they will realize how rare it is to live a clean life.

However, there was a person in the Ming Dynasty who spent his life living the word clean to the extreme.

He came from a poor background, but he always adhered to his own observance and was never fascinated by material desires.

After being in a high position, he is still honest and upright, and has been an official for decades, and has never been corrupt or bribed.

He is Yu Humility, who chanted "I am not afraid of broken bones, I want to leave my innocence in the world".

Yu Qian's officialdom at that time was corrupt and bribed public banks.

When local officials enter Beijing, they must bring heavy gifts and give them to the eunuchs in power.

But Yu Qian despised this kind of behavior very much, and never refused to bribe, every time he entered Beijing, he only brought his personal clothes.

It is precisely because of this that Yu Qian is regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by many villains in power.

Together, they falsely murdered Yu Qian.

After Yu Qian's death, Jin Yiwei went to raid Yu Qian's house, but saw that his house was surrounded by walls, and there was nothing of value.

This scene also made many brocade guards cry.

In the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Yu Qian's character was praised like this:忠心義烈，與日月爭光。

He has looked up to the sky all his life, and he has never been afraid of the ground, and his heart is even more bright and bright, and he is frank.

The height of his personality can indeed compete with the sun and the moon.

Mr. Liang Shuming, a master of Chinese culture, said:"Unless the heart is extremely clean, without the slightest desire for greed, and cannot live as hard as possible."

In this complex world, many people are infected by materialism and become greedy, jealous, arrogant, and hypocritical...... In the end, he lived like he once hated.

But no matter how filthy the world is, you and I are born in the world, so we should pursue something:

If you want to do it, make a white lotus, out of the mud but not stained, clear and not demonic;

If you want to live, you will live out the temperament of Qiu Ju, and you would rather die with incense on the branches than blow down in the north wind.

No matter how dark the road ahead is, if we are honest and innocent, we can get rid of the filth and live a noble life.

4

About impermanence

"The Peony Pavilion" wrote: The wind is uncertain, and people are impermanent.

Life is like this a lot of times, one moment is still proud, the next moment is heavy rain.

What's even more powerless is that no matter how capable you are, you can't fight against the impermanence of life.

The fierce generals mentioned in "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" often meet spring and have quite military talents.

他進能衝鋒陷陣，奮勇殺敵，退能運籌帷幄，決勝千里，且從無敗績。

However, such a powerful person, but in a class teacher returned to the court, he died of a violent illness at the age of forty.

There are also people who call Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, who was powerful all over the world during his lifetime and received infinite grace.

He dictated and arbitrarily ruled in the name of the emperor, changed the decadent habits of officialdom, and delayed the fall of the Ming Dynasty for at least fifty or sixty years.

But not long after Zhang Juzheng's death, Emperor Wanli ordered his home to be raided, and almost dug him up and whipped his body.

As the saying goes, the world is impermanent, and blessings and disasters are unpredictable.

When we travel through this world, we will always encounter accidents of one kind or another, and experience unexpected twists and turns.

And the best way for a person to deal with impermanence is nothing more than eight words:Things come to conform, and the future is not welcome.

When you face all the unknowns with a calm heart, you will find that there are surprises hidden in the misfortune;

If you look at the bitterness and happiness of the world with a normal heart, then life and death are just a big dream.

5

About suffering

When we look at the fate of others, we always feel that suffering is just a springboard in life.

Skipped, fame, wealth and glory.

It wasn't until I was in this kind of purgatory that I knew:The days of walking with hardships are tormenting every minute and every second.

Even if there are piles of splendid scenery ahead, you won't want to take this road a second time.

Speaking of which, I have to talk about the story of the talented Tang Bohu in "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".

The tragedy of Tang Bohu's life began at the age of twenty-five, when he witnessed the death of his parents, wife and children, and sister.

These pains of life and death made him decadent for a long time.

Later, in order to fulfill his father's last wish, he decided to take the examination to gain fame and glorify his ancestors.

As a result, because his grades were too good, he was framed for cheating and deprived of his qualifications to be an official.

After this incident, Tang Bohu was disheartened by officialdom.

But when he returned to his hometown in embarrassment, what awaited him was the sarcasm and ridicule of relatives and friends, and they spoke ill of each other.

In the face of the cruel facts, Tang Bohu was completely desperate.

He no longer has dreams, no longer pursuits, and lives a life of drunken dreams and deaths every day, and finally dies of depression.

Suffering, for anyone, is never two words that can be lightly revealed.

It is a lifetime of struggle and despair.

No one can live a smooth and worry-free life, and you and I will eventually meet with suffering.

In the days of wrestling with suffering, remember to tell yourself:No matter how hard it is, getting through it and holding on means everything.

As long as we don't stop and unswervingly climb the mountains of life, we will eventually find the strength to resist our despair on the way.

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In the book "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", it tells the history of the Ming Dynasty in the three hundred years from 1644 to 0 years.

During these three hundred years, countless people have struggled to get ahead, to be famous, and to realize their life ideals.

Although the final ending was good and bad, they all lived their own style.

When you're stuck and don't know where to go, take a look at the past.

As it is called,Read history wisely, learn from the past and know the future.

The wisdom precipitated by history will surely make you look at the world more accessible and live in the present more soberly and rationally.

And the life experiences of these historical figures will also travel through the history books, guiding generations of people to transcend suffering and live their own lives.