阳澄湖镇风光秀丽又多古迹,其中有两处古迹与奇僧姚广孝有关,知者可能不多,值得一说。姚广孝《明史》有传,他是燕王朱棣的“智囊”,也是燕王起兵造反的鼓动者和军事策划人,晚年又著《道余录》,批驳了明王朝奉为指导思想的程朱理学,这种反叛行为自然受到了封建正统人士的指责。但以现代观点来看,这个和尚了不得, Yangcheng Lake beautiful scenery and many ancient monuments, of which there are two monks and monks Yao Guangxiao related, may not know enough, it is worth saying. Yao Guangxiao’s “History of Ming Dynasty”, he is the “think tank” of Zhu Di Yan Wang, is also the advocate and military planner of Yan Wang’s rebel army. In his later years, he wrote “Yu Yu Lu”, criticizing the Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism This rebellious act was naturally criticized by the feudal orthodox people. However, from a modern point of view, this monk was unfortunate.