On this day 184 years ago, on September 26, 1841 (August 12, 1841 lunar calendar), Gong Zizhen, a thinker and poet of the Qing Dynasty, died. Gong Zizhen, a thinker and poet of the Qing Dynasty, died on September 26, 1841. Gong Zizhen, a thinker and historian in the late Qing Dynasty. A Gong Zuo, a character Seren. Zhejiang Renhe (now Hangzhou). At the age of twenty-seven, he was Juren. In the first year of Daoguang (1821), he wrote in the cabinet of officials and served as the proofreader of the National History Museum. In nine years, he became a jinshi. Official to the head of the ritual department. In nineteen years, he abandoned the official and returned to the south. In twenty-one years, he died suddenly in Yunyang Academy, Jiangsu. Gong Zizhen first inherited the origin of family learning, starting from words and exegesis, and then gradually involved in gold stones, catalogues, and spread to hundreds of poems, geography, and scriptures He was deeply influenced by the rise of the "Spring and Autumn Ram Studies" at that time. In the face of the increasingly serious social crisis during the Jiadao period, he rejected the study of textual exegesis, focused on the affairs of the world, and dedicated his life to reform. Written in his youth, "Mingliang Theory" and "Discussion on the occasion of the first year" exposed and criticized the long-standing shortcomings of feudal autocracy. His thoughts opened the door for Kang Youwei and others to promote the study of rams and reform. After middle age, although he could not extend his ambition, he turned to Buddhism, but his ambition to "apply it to the world" did not fade. He supported Lin Zexu to ban opium and advised Lin Zexu to strengthen military facilities and prepare for fighting the British invaders. Gong Zizhen's pursuit of "reform" throughout his life, although he did not achieve it until his death, it had a beneficial impact in many aspects. In terms of society, he pointed out that the root cause of social unrest was the disparity between the rich and the poor, and called for the reform of the imperial examination system and the recruitment of talents who "can be applied through the scriptures". In philosophical thought, he expounded the views of Tiantai Sect in Buddhism, and put forward the saying that human nature "has no good or bad", and "good and evil rise up later". In history, he issued an appeal to "respect history" and immersed himself in the discussion of Northwest history and geography. In literature, he put forward the saying of "respect for feelings" and advocated that poetry and people should be one. He was very rich in poetry and prose during his life, and later generations published "The Complete Works of Gong Zizhen".