Study Of Zuo Maodi Between Ming And Qing

During the reign of Emperor Wanli,a lot of political,economic,military and social problems have arisen in the Ming dynasty.These problems have not been effectively addressed until the end of the Ming dynasty and have always plagued the Ming regime.Internal affairs were slack,Manchu nationality entered and hosted the central plains of China,“losing state”and“losing world”are intertwined,literati and officialdom's arguments and thoughts are very complicated.Under the challenge both internal and external tensions,literati and officialdom's career pursuits,value pursuits,political ethics,political criteria have changed.As a literati and officialdom of Laiyang,Shanzuo district,Zuo Maodi lived in the change from Ming to Qing dynasty.Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself,Ming dynasty collapsed,the Hongguang regime established,Qing dynasty wanted to reunify.Under the background of alternating between the Ming and Qing dynasty,the political and cultural meanings he represented were far beyond himself.As an official of the last phase of an age,under the influence of his career pursuits,he appeased the people,dealt with politics,coped with Qing dynasty when he served as a local official and central official.Shaanxi was the location of the peasant uprising.Han city was the worst place in the north-west region.When he was the county magistrate of Han city,he took actions that suited local circumstances.These measures have achieved remarkable results and embodied the actions of the special period.When he was a speech officer,he participated in the political affairs,faced with Emperor Chongzhen,and had more clearly understanding of the late Ming dynasty.He provided some reform programs.In the meantime,the establishment of the Hongguang regime of Southern Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty's determination to unify the whole country conflicted.Southern Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty have made various attempts at the time.The fulcrum of the compromise between the two sides was the Zuo Maodi's mission.Zuo Maodi negotiated with the Qing dynasty,the process is tortuous.He carried on the reconciliation mission and fought against the Qing dynasty.Eventually,he felt hopeless about his recovery and died in martyrdom.Zuo Maodi's actions in the three aspects of appeasing the people,dealing with politics,coping with Qing dynasty reflected values and presented the career pursuits,moral integrity of the Ming dynasty's literati and officialdom.From the special experience of Zuo Maodi and his encounter at the turn of the century,we could understand more deeply about the ills of a dynasty and the historical inevitability of the decline of an era,and the final struggle at the time of the demise.A small person concatenates historical events and outlines a "History of late Ming dynasty" for us.