Wei Hui's satirical advice
Tang Taizong Li Shimin was the de facto founder of the Tang Dynasty, and he was the first among Chinese emperors in martial arts and civil administration. According to historical records, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty "invited his academicians to stay at night and watch the dynasty, and discuss classics with them, mixed with poems and chants, or read the mugwort in the day and night, which was not a little lazy." "The Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" records a volume of his poems. , ***Sixty-nine poems. Due to the era he lived in and the limitations of his literary talent, his level of poetry creation was not very high, but because of his preference and advocacy, he played an important role in creating a generation of people who respected poetry.
Wei Zheng was a famous critic throughout the history of the Qing Dynasty, and Taizong followed his advice fluently. This was the ultimate encounter between a monarch and his ministers in history, and many good stories have been handed down. However, the two people also had a poetic relationship, which also showed the awe-inspiring righteousness and excellent qualities of the monarch and his ministers:
Once, Taizong hosted a banquet for all the ministers, and each composed a poem about something. Taizong wrote a poem in "Shangshu": "Every day I play hundreds of poems, and I wear five classics before the lamp. Xia Kang is free and pretentious, and Shang Xin is also desolate. There are many faint masters who want to please, but there are few who are self-restrained and wise. To destroy one's body and property, there are many evils, and to become famous is to accumulate good deeds. ." Based on the historical events of Xia Kang and Shang Zhou's debauchery and the ruin of their country, they have the demeanor of a holy king. The theme of the poem is similar to Wei Zheng's warning to be prepared for danger in times of peace and to cultivate virtue and depose evil in "Ten Thoughts on Remonstrance to Emperor Taizong". Wei Zheng's "Western Han Dynasty": "I was sent to Zhi Road to fight for the long term Hongmen. On the Wei Bridge, I watched the soldiers in Xiliu Village. I had a night banquet through Baigu and went out to Duyuan in the morning. Finally, I borrowed the gift from my uncle and sun, and then I knew that the emperor was honored. "Although Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, conquered the world on horseback after a long period of war, he finally gained the dignity of the emperor through the establishment of a ritual system, and more importantly, the rule of the Han Dynasty was consolidated. The purpose of the poem is satire and remonstrance, and it is still the character of a criticizing minister who takes the world as his own duty to persuade the king to do good. Emperor Taizong sighed and said: "Wei Zheng doesn't need to restrain me with etiquette!"
Although these two poems about the monarch and his ministers were written for a banquet, they have a grand meaning and elegant content. His supreme status undoubtedly had a positive impact on the poetic style at that time.
These two poems have no outstanding artistic features. What is distinctive is the magnanimity and magnanimity of the wise king and his direct ministers!