Han and Tang dynasties
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Dongpo said: "An ancient gentleman must worry about governing the world and endangering the Lord. The wise master has unique talents, but there is nothing terrible about governing the world. " Beautiful words! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wu in the later Tang Dynasty [1], is unknown, but the sorcery curse [2], the prison [3], the world smeared charcoal [4], concubines or officials, and Wu was slaughtered [5], and later generations heard the name of Er Wu, which they hated. Cai did write a poem, using the events on Haozan Mountain at the end of Yuan Dynasty, and after talking with him, he had a contest with me. Su Zhe remonstrated with the extravagance of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty [6], and Zhezong said that he would lead the first dynasty above Hanwu. Offended by it. The establishment of the sovereign government cannot be supervised [7]!
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[1] Wuhou: Wu Zetian. [2] Witchcraft: Poisoning people with witchcraft. In ancient times, it was said that poisonous insects cultivated artificially were specially used to harm people. [3] Prison in Luo Zhi: Setting traps and fabricating charges to put people in prison. Luo Zhi fabricated various charges and framed the innocent. [4] Tu Youyou: Mud and charcoal fire are metaphors of an extremely difficult situation. [5] simultaneous murder: being killed for a little thing. [6] remonstrance: remonstrance, advise you to correct your mistakes. Sparse, item-by-item writing, generally refers to the courtiers telling the emperor. [7] Supervisor: Reference and reference.
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Su Dongpo said: "People with noble morality in ancient times will certainly strive to govern the country and share their worries for a wise monarch. Mingjun must have extraordinary qualifications, but he is innocent in governing the country. " That's right! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty can't say that they are unwise, but their governance will still be plagued by witchcraft and Luo Zhi's prison, and the world will be devastated. The harem concubines and court ministers may be killed because of a trivial matter, and future generations will be very disgusted to hear the names of these two monarchs. Cai did write a poem about Hao Zan and the end of Yuan Dynasty. Ren Xuan compared her to Wu Zetian. Su Zhe used the example of Emperor Wu's extravagance, belligerence and waste of public funds to convince the monarch. Zhezong thinks that he is quoting the story of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to compare with the previous dynasty. Both of them were found guilty for this. How does the monarch govern the country without taking this as a lesson?
Comment and analysis
At the beginning, this paper quotes Su Dongpo's words, and puts forward the full-text view that "the ancient gentleman must worry about governing the world and endanger his master, who has other people's resources, but he is fearless in governing the world", and discusses that although the monarch has made great achievements, he can't avoid the existence of governing the country. Later, I put forward my own views on the way of governing the country of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty and Wu Zetian. Hong Mai believes that the two men can't be said to be unwise, but there will still be a tragic situation of "painting charcoal on the earth, killing the concubines as soon as they meet", and future generations should take this as a warning. Then I listed loyal ministers like Cai Que and Su Zhe who were worried about governing the country, but they were not recognized by the monarch, so they were guilty. From this, they expressed that "one's government cannot be supervised!" This article tells us that no matter what we do, we should be good at listening to other people's suggestions calmly and wisely, and take the lessons of the ancients as a warning.