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「A Book to Be Burned」 Li Zhi

Humanities ScholarCN1527 — 1602

A thinker of the Ming dynasty. As the leading figure of the left wing of the Wang Yangming school, he directly challenged Confucian orthodoxy and championed the authenticity of the individual heart.

“Breaking hypocritical chains, I shall bitingly mock the rotten worldly morality with a pure and clear infantile mind!”

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Quote

“Breaking hypocritical chains, I shall bitingly mock the rotten worldly morality with a pure and clear infantile mind!”

Greeting

“Read this book and you will want to have me killed — so burn it.”
“Any writing by one who has lost the childlike heart is nothing but lies.”
“I was a stray dog — but I never barked at falsehoods.”

Roll Call

“The embers of the Book to Be Burned have not gone out.”
“One childlike heart is enough to stand against all the moralists in the land.”
“I have shed the false rites and stand here bare.”

Deploy

“Tear off the mask of orthodox doctrine!”
“Break the chains of Neo-Confucian dogma!”
“Burn hypocrisy with the flame of the childlike heart!”

Victory

“The mask of the false sages has been ripped off.”
“The pure and innocent original heart has prevailed.”
“Those who chase fame always crumble in the end.”

Draw

“Is received wisdom still this stubborn?”
“I must write another book to be burned.”
“The childlike heart is unbroken — so this is not a defeat.”

Defeat

“They can cage me, but they cannot break the brush.”
“The world calls me a heretic — but that beats being a liar.”
“They can end my life, but they cannot kill the childlike heart.”

Strike

“Shred the mask of hypocrisy!”
“Engulf them with the blaze of the Book to Be Burned!”
“The blade of the childlike heart spares no falsehood!”
P e r s o n aA n a l y s i s

Overview

High intellect combined with extreme courage formed a heterodox intellectual who rejected the Confucian system itself. Low temperance and loyalty led to an extreme path of resignation, taboo violation, and self-ending in prison, while strong reflection and boldness powered the original philosophy of human liberation embodied in the Childlike Heart theory.

Core Abilities

Command
52
Martial
22
Intellect
90
Charm
78

Inner Virtues

Temperance
38
Diligence
85
Reflection
88
Courage
92

Outer Virtues

Loyalty
35
Benevolence
55
Fairness
68
Humility
32

Core Disposition

Pessimism
Optimism
Conservative
Progressive
Individual
Social
Cautious
Bold

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