After the Xuanwumen Rebellion, they killed their brothers, Prince Li, King Li Yuanji of Qi and their sons, and were made princes. Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu was soon forced to abdicate and Li Shimin succeeded to the throne. After Li Shimin became emperor, he actively listened to the opinions of ministers, ruled the world with civilization, expanded his territory and became a famous monarch in the history of China.
Emperor Taizong was open-minded, good at training, and practiced economy at home, so that the people could recuperate. In the end, it made the society prosperous and peaceful, created the famous rule of Zhenguan in China history, and laid an important foundation for the prosperity of Kaiyuan later. Emperor Taizong reigned for 23 years, aged 50, and was buried in Zhaoling. In 674, he was made a saint of Wu Wen, a saint of Wu Wen in 749 and a saint of Xiaoguang in 754.
Li Shimin (65438 +5981October 28th, 65438 +5991October 23rd -65438 July +00, 649), namely Emperor Taizong (reigned from 626 to 649), was born in another martial arts school.
Li Shimin joined the army as a teenager and went to Yanmenguan to rescue Yang Di. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, as the official residence of Shang Shuling and You Wuhou, was named King of Qin, and later was named King of Qin. He led his troops to pacify Xue, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande and Wang, and made great contributions to the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty.
On the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wude (July 2, 626), Li Shimin launched the "Xuanwumen Rebellion", killing his eldest brother, Prince Li, and his fourth brother, King Li Yuanji of Qi, and his son, and was made a prince. Soon, Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu abdicated, Li Shimin acceded to the throne, and changed his chastity.
During Li Shimin's reign, he actively listened to the opinions of ministers, ruled the country with courtesy at home, was modest and courteous, practiced economy, advised farmers and mulberry workers, and enabled the people to recuperate, enrich the country and strengthen the people, thus creating a famous chastity rule in the history of China. Open up the territory to the outside world, attack and destroy the East Turkistan and Xueyantuo, conquer Gaochang, Qiuci and Tuguhun, hit Goguryeo hard, and set up four towns in Anxi, where all ethnic groups lived in harmony, and were honored as "Tiankhan" by people of all ethnic groups, laying an important foundation for the prosperous years of Tang Dynasty 100 years.
On May 3rd, the 23rd year of Zhenguan (10, July 649), Li Shimin died of illness in Hanfengtang, at the age of 52, and he reigned for 23 years. His temple name is Taizong and he was buried in Zhaoling.
Li Shimin loves literature and calligraphy, and has poems handed down from generation to generation by Mo Bao.
Shortly after Li Shimin ascended the throne, a new library was built according to the model of Qin Literature Museum, which further reserved world literary talents. Li Shimin knows how to perform people's duties well and employs people according to their abilities, regardless of their origins. Fang Lingxuan and Du Ruhui were used in the early stage, and Sun Chang Wuji, Yang Shidao and Chu Suiliang were used in the later stage. They were all honest people. Others, such as Li Ji and Jing Li, are also famous for their generation.
In addition, Li Shimin also let bygones be bygones, re-used the old headquarters of Wei Zhi and Wang Gui, and handed over Weichi Gong and took away a large number of talents. He also ordered Gao Shilian, Ling Hudefen and others to rebuild the Genealogy, emphasizing virtue, speech and standing, and replacing the world with heroes; And through the imperial examination, attract talented literati in cloth and replace their family background with the imperial examination. As a result, the opportunities for children from poor families to become officials have greatly increased, bringing a new atmosphere to politics. In addition, he accepted Feng Deyi's suggestion, appointed the imperial clan as an official, and got rid of the bad habit of enjoying the success.
During the reign of Li Shimin, the Sui system became more perfect. For example, the central court continued the system of six departments in three provinces and set up a special government office to facilitate the collegial discussion of politics and contain the three provinces; Locally, it follows the Sui Dynasty county-level system, and the whole country is divided into ten prison areas (roads). In addition, the government's military system includes soldiers in agriculture; The land equalization system, the tenancy adjustment system and the imperial examination system all developed.
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Li Shimin (Emperor Taizong)-Baidu Encyclopedia