Emperor Taizong
Emperor Taizong was named Li Shimin. He was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Born in 599, died in 649, died at the age of 50. When he 18 years old, he and his father Li Yuan fought against the cruel emperor Yang Di. /kloc-at the age of 0/9, he followed his father into Chang 'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, and destroyed the Sui Dynasty to establish the Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozu acceded to the throne, is Tang Gaozu. Li Shimin was made King of Qin, his younger brother Li Jianmin was made Prince, and his younger brother Li Yuanji was made King of Qi. At the age of 27, he launched the Xuanwu Gate rebellion, killing his younger brother Li Jianmin and his younger brother Li Yuanji. Tang Gaozu abdicated as the emperor's father. Li Shimin acceded to the throne as emperor, that is, Emperor Taizong. Year number Zhenguan.
Emperor Taizong was a famous emperor and a very successful politician in the history of China. He is a wise monarch who manages the world. He manages the country well mainly because he is good at listening to different opinions. He knows that listening is clear and listening is dark. A wise king will listen to both opinions, but a bad king will believe them. This is what Minister Wei Zhi told him. Once, Emperor Taizong humbly asked Wei Zhi, "How can we distinguish a wise king from a fatuous king?" ? Wei Zhi solemnly replied that the monarch was enlightened because he could listen to different opinions widely; The monarch is fatuous because he is partial to hearing and partial to believing. After saying this, he cited both positive and negative examples in history to prove it. He said that Yao and Shun were sages in ancient times, because they could speak freely and listen to different opinions, so the villain could not deceive him. Bad kings like Qin Ershi, Liang Wudi and Yang Di live in the palace, isolating courtiers and alienating the people, unable to hear the real voice of the people. Until the world collapsed and the people betrayed, they were still ignorant. Take the advice of the liegeman and the people's voice will be heard. This wise saying of Wei Zhi is deeply engraved in the heart of Emperor Taizong.
From then on, Emperor Taizong paid special attention to coachable's modesty. He doesn't care who you are or what your attitude is. As long as your opinion is correct, he can accept it with an open mind. Here is a true story of "the power to save the sky". At that time, Emperor Taizong ordered the dilapidated Gan Yuan Temple to be decorated for visiting palaces in other places. It is a piece of cake for the emperor to build a small palace.
However, a small official, Zhang, who attended the memorial ceremony, complained that the move was inappropriate. He said that after the completion of Epang Palace, the Qin Dynasty perished; After Zhang Huatai was repaired, the State of Chu was scattered; When the Gan Yuan Temple was built, the Sui Dynasty collapsed. These are all lessons from history. Now in the Tang Dynasty, everything is in ruins. Where is our national strength comparable to that of the Sui Dynasty? Your Majesty continued to serve the people suffering from war in the chaos of national destruction and death, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build large-scale projects. Your majesty did not inherit the advantages of the former emperor, but inherited the shortcomings of the hundred emperors. From this point of view, your majesty's fault far exceeds that of Emperor Yang Di. This is a commemoration of hitting the key with a sharp pen.
However, Zhang, a little boy, dared to compare the wise emperor Taizong with the fatuous tyrant and offended Tianwei. Isn't this throwing eggs at a stone? The man Wu is sweating for him. People are watching the reaction of Emperor Taizong. If it were not Emperor Taizong, but other emperors, they would immediately go on the rampage when they saw this disrespectful memorial, not only Zhang's head fell to the ground, but also nine families were implicated. However, Emperor Taizong is Emperor Taizong. Instead of blaming Zhang, he ordered him to be summoned. At this time, Emperor Taizong wanted to further test Zhang's courage, so he asked, Qing said I was not as good as the emperor. So, how do I compare with Xia Jie and Shang Zhou? You know, Wang Jie in Xia Dynasty and Zhou Wang in Shang Dynasty were notorious tyrants in history. Emperor Taizong asked this question with profound meaning. Without thinking about it, Zhang replied bluntly that if your majesty really built a temple, it would be as confused as Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
Hearing this answer, Emperor Taizong was not angry, but was deeply moved. He thought, a small official, dare to die unsatisfied, for what, not just for the country? Therefore, Emperor Taizong withdrew his letters and stopped rebuilding Gan Yuan Palace. He praised Zhang and gave him 500 silks. Wei Zhi, who has been paying attention to this matter, heard this happy ending and sighed deeply, saying that the reason why Zhang Gong's Theory of Things has the power to save the world is because of a word said by a noble gentleman! The true story of "the power to return to heaven" fully illustrates the modesty and eagerness of Emperor Taizong.
Another advantage of Emperor Taizong is that mistakes must be corrected. Once, he got a delicate kite. At that time, he forgot Wei Zhi's usual saying that the monarch should not be tired of playing with things, so he put a kite on his arm with great interest and made fun of it. Unexpectedly, I met the old minister Wei Zhi. Taizong hurriedly hid the kite in his arms. In fact, Wei Zhi has seen everything, but pretended not to know. One step forward, he deliberately talked about the pursuit of pleasure by ancient emperors, alluding to things that emperors could not play with. Emperor Taizong was worried for a long time, and the kite choked to death. However, Wei Zhi gushed, and Emperor Taizong knew that he was indefensible and dared not interrupt. As a result, the kite still suffocated in her arms.
Emperor Taizong knew his mistakes and corrected them. He was kind and ambitious. On ethnic policy, he regarded ethnic minorities and Han nationality as one family and adopted a correct policy of appeasement and being close to the people. Ethnic minorities fully believe in the policies and measures of Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong had a great centripetal force, and they kept coming and going, honoring him as "Tiankhan".
Emperor Taizong married Princess Wencheng to Songzan Gambu, the king of Tubo. This is a great event in the history of Sino-Tibetan ethnic relations. As a dowry, Princess Wencheng brought a lot of treasures, classics, medical books, jewels, gold and silver, gold saddles, ornaments, brocade, medicines, food, drinks, seeds, trees, lions, phoenixes and so on. Princess Wencheng brought the advanced civilization of the Central Plains. Songzan Gambu is very satisfied with this marriage. He claimed to be the son-in-law of Emperor Taizong and congratulated him on the success of his expedition. This marriage strengthened the unity of the Han and Tibetan nationalities and promoted the economic development of Tibet.
The economy, politics and culture in the period of Emperor Taizong got unprecedented development because of proper employment, correct policies, light taxes and light penalties.
During the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong, the politics was clear, the economy was prosperous, the society was stable and the culture was prosperous, which was called "Zhenguan rule" in history.