In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 643), Wei Zhi, who dared to speak out, died of illness. Emperor Taizong was very sad. He said with tears: "My husband can dress himself up with copper as a mirror; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. Wei Zhi didn't, I died a mirror! "
"A person who takes copper as a mirror can make his clothes and hats wear correctly; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the reasons for the rise and fall of the country; Looking at people as a mirror, you can find your own right and wrong. After Kevin·Z died, I lost a good mirror. " -This is the highest evaluation of Wei Zhi's life value.
Extended information Emperor Taizong and Wei Zhi:
After the Xuanwumen incident, Li was killed by his younger brother and proclaimed himself emperor. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, some people privately complained and gave many bad ideas.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, summoned Wei Zhi and asked him, "Why did you provoke my brother?"
At that time, Wei Zhi was already a prisoner of the monastery, but he still said calmly and confidently, "Everyone is his own master. I used to work under the prince, but unfortunately the prince didn't listen to me at first. Otherwise, no one sitting on the throne now knows who it is. "
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat and thought that Wei Zhi was going to die. Unexpectedly, after listening to Wei Zhi's wild words, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, not only did not blame Wei Zhi, but said, "There is no need to mention the past."
Later, Emperor Taizong reused Wei Zhi and took the initiative to marry Wei Zhi. Wei Zhi lives a simple life, and his house is very humble. Emperor Taizong wanted to give him a big house, but he refused.
Wei Zhi bluntly remonstrated, although he often offended the dragon's face, but later he calmed down. Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin always thought that what Wei Zhi said was reasonable.
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