Although there are gaudy and boastful elements, at least in later generations, the evaluation of it is mostly considered to be more pertinent. In the ninth year of Zhenguan (AD 635), Li Shimin evaluated himself in front of all the officials.
What does this mean? I found that all middle-aged uncles in their forties can succeed in troubled times. The only exception is Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who started his army at the age of 33.
At the age of eighteen, he settled the world at the age of twenty and became emperor at the age of twenty-nine. I have surpassed the ancients in martial arts. ? When evaluating his martial arts, Li Shimin was not polite. Is it hyperbole or does Huang Po sell melons? Genghis Khan of later generations gave such an evaluation:? Those who want to bring peace and stability to the country must know Tang Zong's art of war. ?
1926, Mao Zedong said in a speech at the Guangzhou peasant movement workshop. Like Emperor Taizong, in a war, we must first guard against the attack, let the enemy attack, and forbid soldiers to talk about the attack. Those who talk about it will be killed. When the enemy failed to attack again and again, the soldiers were very angry and ordered to fight back. The first attack was victory. In this way, one can train and the other can train people. ?
Self-evaluation of martial arts is unreserved, and Li Shimin is not stingy with sandwiches. ? When I was young, I led troops to fight and had no time to study. After I acceded to the throne, I often put down and studied the fundamental and political basis of enlightenment. After several years of practice, the world has been ruled, customs have changed, and children have been filial and loyal to the monarch. So I also surpassed the ancients in literacy. ?
According to Zhenguan dignitaries, Emperor Taizong said: In my opinion, the ancient masters of chaos were all in their forties, and Guangwu was only thirty-three years old. But I went to the army at the age of eighteen, became the son of heaven at the age of twenty-four, and went to ancient Vu Thang at the age of twenty-nine. Less from the army, no time to study, since Zhenguan, I have never put down my books, knowing the roots of weathering and seeing the sources of politics. After working for several years, the world has been ruled, customs have changed, and sons are filial and loyal, which is too old. ?
Throughout the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's evaluation of himself was also the keynote of literature, martial arts and employment. For example, it is recorded in Zhenguan dignitaries that Jason Wu, a doctor, commented on the revision of the history museum during the Tang Zhongzong period. Tang Taizong's political changes were considerable. From ancient times to the present, nothing? .
It is said that Tang Taizong was judged by the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. Due to the limitations of the times, objectivity will inevitably be greatly reduced. It is a fact that Emperor Taizong also made mistakes during his reign. If Goguryeo is conquered, it is futile to waste people and money.
Another example is the late ministers such as Fang and Fang, who did not listen to different opinions and even fell in love with Jinshi Dan medicine. However, after all, people are not sages, to err is human. Not only later historians, but also emperors spoke highly of Li Shimin.
There is Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of Li Shimin in Records of the Emperor Gaozu: However, the heroic Emperor Taizong, his four-sided military strategy, the rule of Zhenguan and the wind of Zhao Wende all have the virtue of governing the world and the power of eternal peace. ?
According to the records of the holy father of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi thought? I have met ancient emperors, such as the capital of Tang Yu and the favorite of Emperor Taizong. Monarchs and subjects, like family members and fathers, have close friendship, so they can be good at keeping evil and do whatever they want. ?