Research On The Whereabouts Of The Literati In Southeast Area Of Zhejiang Province When Fang GuoZhen Seized

The literati’s choices often receives the attention when the dynasty changes. The choices became more polytropic in the time when Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty changed prominently. The Yuan Dynasty was ruled by the national minority,while the Independent local organs of state power was ruled by the Han Nationality rules. And between them, the literati has made the different choice, and manifested the different point of view. The literati community’s in the southeast area of Zhejiang Province at that time had certain representation regarding the research. During Yuan Dynasty’s last years, the Zhejiang area’s political pattern is very complex. Fang Guozhen seized Wenzhou, Taizhou, Qingyuan these three places, with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng’s army diverted mutually; The Yuan Dynasty government tried to win over the literati of south of Yangzi River area; Some aristocrat set up the army that named spontaneously "righteousness". The resistance establishes a separatist regime the influence. Fang Guozhen’s army might defeat that weather Zhu’s or Zhang’s, even the Yuan Dynasty’s army, but actually throughout had not established his own political power. The different influence was winning over him, but he was not partial to any side. Fang Guozhen’s group manner is not clear, this causes the situation of the literati community’s in the southeast area of Zhejiang Province became very subtle, they were facing the very complex choice."Foreigner and Chinese’s differences" and "the loyalty to their king", these two traditional Confucianist’s values contradicted in the Yuan Dynasty. During Yuan Dynasty’s last years, this kind of contradiction erupted, and established a separatist regime the influence. Therefore, at that time the literati in the southeast area of Zhejiang Province had three kind of different choices:To be loyal to their king, to join Fang Guozhen’s group, or to live in seclusion. After Yuan Dynasty’s political power deconstruction, the Ming Dynasty had established. Fang Guozhen joined the Zhu Yuanzhang’s regime, a part of the literati in the southeast area of Zhejiang Province became Ming Dynasty’s government official, others returned to their hometown. But, regardless of making any choice, under the extreme bad political context, they must be discrete in front of the ruler, that was the only way that can protect themselves. The literati in the southeast area of Zhejiang Province had been separated from government’s core organization gradually, this caused their literary work to start to fill to the past deeply, and fondlly.