Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, was also a hero with decisive war and broad vision. Li Shimin seems to have many qualities as an emperor. He is a corporal with high moral character, open-minded, taking history as a mirror, making great efforts to govern and loving the people as a son. On the other hand, Li Shimin also personally participated in the struggle for the world, and also developed Li Shimin's decisive, broad-minded attitude of governing the country, which was born of worry and died of happiness. It is such an emperor that he can conquer and rule the world as soon as he gets off the horse. There is a saying about Cao Cao: "There is more wisdom than one in controlling changes in times of crisis and expecting the enemy to set a surprise attack, but there are not enough talents."
Needless to say, this sentence must be understood and wise. This sentence is a recognition of General Cao Mengde's life. Whether it was the battle of Guandu or Battle of Red Cliffs after that, these two battles changed the situation of the Three Kingdoms and defined the boundary of Cao Cao's life, both of which Cao Cao participated in with different positions and situations. "Wisdom is unique to people, and its use of soldiers is also like Sun and Wu." This sentence is Zhuge Liang's evaluation of Cao Cao. In Zhuge Liang's view, Cao Cao has always been more "planned" than "timeliness", which is the great cause of being as powerful as Cao Cao but unable to unify the world. Li Shimin once wrote a eulogy for Cao Cao, but he also regretted that Cao Cao's great cause was not completed. He praised Cao Cao's heroic gesture, but God's will and fate were unpredictable.
And Li Shimin is also very critical of Cao Cao's character, thinking that Cao Cao is crafty and not ashamed of his character. Perhaps it is because Cao Cao "laughed in the name of humiliation, or was heartless and unfilial, but he had the skill of governing the country with soldiers: knowing what he did and not leaving behind." Meritocracy, not meritocracy, can be promoted even if the conduct is bad, unfaithful, unjust and unfilial. This may be the place that Li Shimin hates. Think about it here, too For Cao Cao, the world is uncertain. He needs to pacify the world, and he takes care of those virtuous people too much, which may lead to a large number of brain drain. In other words, I don't need these people. Someone does. There is a saying that the length of employing people is useless in the world, and the shortness of employing people is useless in the world.
Now the world is set in Li Shimin, with the emphasis on sandwiches. After years of social unrest in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, it was hard to stabilize, and it was definitely impossible to be martial. Whoever wants to maintain national stability and long-term stability cannot continue to take the road of belligerence. Moreover, there is no doubt that the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is contrary to Cao's application for Korean Legalism. What Li Shimin wants to express is also very simple, that is to say, Cao Cao is really an unparalleled talent. Few people in the world can command the army, but he is always only one step away from the emperor's territory. Cao Cao can never get out of this step, and there is nothing he can do. After all, Cao Cao never proclaimed himself in his life.
There is no need to explain this "lack of talent". I think so, too. Li Shimin didn't praise this sentence. At that time, when Li Shimin said this sentence, he was old enough to know his destiny. At this time, Li Shimin looked back on his life, and it was inevitable that he would be compared with the emperors of past dynasties. Li Shimin ascended the throne by means of thunder and cruelty, but after he ascended the throne, he made great efforts to govern coachable with an open mind, often worried about the country and the people, and created a prosperous time with his own ability.
Li Shimin knows very well that future generations will always take out what they have done before and evaluate it. He has been labeling himself as a sage and sage all his life. As a public figure, his words and deeds have influenced the public opinion of the whole society, and the concept of divine right of monarchy has been a symbol of feudal imperial rule since Dong Zhongshu. He is the son of heaven, how can he say such a thing as "I would rather lose to others"?
Therefore, Li Shimin's words and deeds must conform to his "nature", even if he likes Cao Cao's ambition, even if he likes Cao Cao's magnificent poems, even if he likes Cao Cao's passionate life. But he can't just say it. For example, he once said that "Hanwu is arrogant and extravagant, and the country is extremely unique." He said that Wendi was dark and unreasonable, but he was suspicious. They are all emperors' hearts of Li Shimin's Yao and Shun team, and there is no distinction between praise and criticism, that's all.
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