I would rather love a piece of soil in my hometown than a thousand taels of gold in a foreign country.
Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (January 28, 598 AD, January 23, 599 - July 10, 649 AD), whose ancestral home was Longxi Chengji, was the second son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan and Empress Dou. Zi, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, an outstanding statesman, strategist, military strategist, and poet.
After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin served as Shangshu Ling and General Youwuhou. He was named the Duke of Qin and later the King of Qin. He led his troops to pacify warlords such as Xue Rengao, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong. He made great achievements in the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty. On July 2, 626 AD (the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wude), Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion and killed his elder brother, Prince Li Jiancheng, and his fourth brother, King of Qi Li Yuanji, as well as two other princes. He was established as the crown prince. Tang Dynasty The great ancestor Li Yuan soon abdicated, Li Shimin ascended the throne, and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Zhenguan.
After Li Shimin became emperor, he actively listened to the opinions of his ministers, governed the world internally with civility, accepted advice with an open mind, practiced strict economy, and encouraged farmers to teach farming, so that the people could recuperate and live in peace, and the country and the people were peaceful, creating a famous example in Chinese history. The rule of Zhenguan.