After ascending the throne, Tang Taizong realized the power of the masses from the peasant war at the end of the Sui Dynasty and learned the lessons of the fall of the Sui Dynasty; Tang Taizong attached great importance to the lives of the common people; at the same time, he paid attention to the rule of officials, selected and appointed the virtuous, knew how to make good use of people, followed the advice of the stream, and reused Wei Zheng and other ministers; and adopted some policies such as taking agriculture as the foundation, practicing strict economy, recuperating and recuperating, reviving culture and education, and perfecting the imperial examination system, so that a stable situation appeared in the society; and vigorously pacified external troubles, respected the customs of the border people, promoted the integration of ethnic relations, and stabilized the frontier。 Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

During the Zhenguan period of his reign, under the joint efforts of the monarchs and ministers, there was a political clarity, economic development, social stability, and martial arts prosperity of the ruling situation, known as the rule of Zhenguan, which was the first rule of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time laid a solid foundation for the later Kaiyuan Dynasty.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was one of the few outstanding emperors in Chinese history, and was especially known for his admonition. However, when the ministers' admonitions were fierce and painful, Taizong sometimes couldn't control himself, and he also wanted to cover up and turn a deaf ear. But after all, Taizong has extraordinary elegance and bearing, and he attaches great importance to the country's social affairs, and changes when he hears it.

Wang Jue of the Tang Dynasty, whose name is Shuju, is pure-hearted, well-behaved, and upright. After the prince Li Jiancheng was established as the prince of the East Palace, he served as the prince of Zhongshe, and after the change of Xuanwumen, Wang Jue was implicated and exiled to Junzhou.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong ascended the throne, and he knew that Wang Jue was very talented, so he recalled Wang Jue regardless of his previous suspicions and worshiped him as a doctor. Once, when Tang Taizong came to the court, he said to his courtiers: "An upright monarch cannot rule the world with treacherous courtiers, and an upright courtier serving a treacherous monarch cannot make the world rule either." Only when the monarch and the minister meet, as harmonious as fish and water, can the sea be stable and the world be governed. Although I am not sensitive, I still hope that the princes will correct it more, so that with the good strategies of the princes, the world will be peaceful. ”

Wang Jue immediately responded: "The minister heard that the wood will be upright when it is divided according to the rope and ink, and the monarch will be holy when he adopts the advice of his subordinates." Therefore, the ancient holy lord must have seven ministers beside him, and if they do not obey their words, they will continue to admonish each other with death. Your Majesty is an enlightened and sage, and of course he is willing to be loyal to his ministers in a dynasty where he is widely open. ”

Taizong benefited a lot from hearing this, so he stipulated that prominent officials above the third rank must have an official by his side when entering the court. Taizong is indeed a streamer of advice, and Wang Jue has even had necessary rules, and he must persuade when he sees a deficiency. However, not every exhortation sounds so good to the ear, once Taichang Shaoqing Zu Xiaosun because the vocal music of the professor palace people did not conform to Taizong's wishes, Taizong lost his temper and blamed Zu Xiaosun fiercely.

Wang Qi and Wen Yanbo thought that the responsibility was not on Zu Xiaosun, so they advised Tang Taizong and said: "Zu Xiaosun is proficient in music and rhythm, and he is not unattentive when teaching, but I am afraid that the person Your Majesty asks will deceive Your Majesty." Besides, Zu Xiaosun was a gentleman, His Majesty ignored this, let him teach female music, and blamed him, and the ministers and others were worried that everyone in the world would be frightened by this. ”

When Taizong heard this, he became angry, and angrily reprimanded: "You are all my henchmen, you should be loyal and dedicated, why did you attach yourself to the top and speak for your ancestors and filial piety?"

Wen Yanbo hurriedly bowed and apologized, but Wang Jue didn't worship and said: "The minister used to serve the prince of the East Palace, and the crime deserves death, His Majesty forgave the minister, and put the minister in a prominent position, and asked the minister to be loyal to his duty." Today's minister's words are not for himself, but His Majesty suddenly became suspicious and ridiculed as a minister, this is Your Majesty sorry for the minister, not the minister sorry for Your Majesty. Taizong listened and was speechless.

The next day, Taizong said to Fang Xuanling: "Since ancient times, it has been difficult for emperors to adopt advice. King Wu of Zhou didn't need the words of Boyi and Shuqi, King Xuan was a virtuous lord, but Shubo was actually killed without guilt. I have always hoped that the former Holy Master of the Fa only hated myself for not being able to reach the level of the ancients, and yesterday I blamed Wang Qi and Wen Yanbo, for which I regret it, I hope you don't stop speaking out because of this. ”

Tang Taizong is very good at hunting, said that the emperor is still interested, often mobilized the crowd out of the city to hunt, many ministers persuaded each other, Taizong thought that this is a practice of riding and shooting, beneficial to the country, do not listen to advice. One day, Taizong was about to go hunting again, and when he was about to get on his horse, suddenly the lord Bosun Fujia ran over, grabbed the reins of the horse, and forcibly stopped Taizong from leaving the city.

He solemnly admonished Taizong: "The Son of Heaven is heavily guarded and guarded in his manners, not for the sake of pomp, but for the interests of the country and the dignity of the court. Shooting horses and hunting, releasing eagles to drive dogs, that is what the young brother does for fun. When Your Majesty was the King of Qin, he occasionally hunted, which had nothing to do with the overall situation, but as the Son of Heaven, how could he often do this? Galloping to hunt in the fields made people mad, and His Majesty forgot Lao Tzu's warning and was keen on hunting, which was not conducive to the country and was not a good example worthy of being followed by future generations, and the ministers thought that Your Majesty should not do so. ”

Taizong didn't listen to Sun Fujia's dissuasion, and while he couldn't wait to turn over and get on the horse, he explained to Sun Fujia: "If it's peaceful today, you can't relax your military preparedness. What is wrong with me going out to hunt and training martial arts to strengthen my body? I am light and obedient and do not alarm the people, so what is inappropriate? Don't talk any more. ”

Sun Fujia grabbed the reins of the horse and said sharply: "Your Majesty today does not listen to the persuasion of Weichen, you must leave the palace, just let the horse step over me." Even if I am trampled into flesh, I will not let go of the reins, otherwise Your Majesty will not want to leave the palace. ”

Tang Taizong repeatedly ordered him to let go, and the attendants on the left and right also came to persuade him, but Sun Fujia ignored them, grabbed the reins of the horse, and said to Taizong passionately: "As long as I still have a breath, I don't want to see Your Majesty do what the Son of Heaven should not do." ”

Seeing Sun Fujia being so stubborn, Taizong was furious, and shouted: "I am the Son of Heaven and the Lord of Ten Thousand Vehicles, is this bit of freedom still there?

So he immediately ordered the samurai to push Sun Fujia out of the noon gate and behead the public, and several warriors came in response, grabbed Sun Fujia's collar, twisted his hands and dragged him out. Sun Fujia was not afraid of the scourge of killing, and said loudly: "I would rather die by speaking out, and it is better to swim underground with Guan Longfeng, who was killed by Xia Wei, than to live, and see Your Majesty's mistakes and not change." ”

Seeing that Sun Fujia was so stubborn and disregarding his life, Taizong was also moved by his fearless spirit and loyalty, so he rolled down from the saddle and said to Sun Fujia with a smile: "I'm just trying your guts, can you risk death and be loyal, can I still go hunting?"

Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng are a pair of famous monarchs and ministers in history, and there are some interesting anecdotes between them. Wei Zheng's various admonitions to Taizong are recorded in many historical books.

Taejong and the courtiers often discussed various issues together and formed a consensus, so the power to implement them was very strong. When Zhenguan was four years old, the whole country had entered the prosperous era of Zhenguan's rule, Zhenguan was full of talents, famous ministers were like clouds, and among them, Wei Zheng was famous for admonishment.

Wei Zheng assisted Taizong for 17 years, he had the courage, when he admonished Taizong, although Taizong Tianwei was angry, he still looked firm and had no fear, and Taizong could gradually calm his anger and listen to the advice. The two of them, one is as good as a stream, the other is outspoken and daring, and between the monarch and the minister, they have left a good story in history.

Wei Zheng will immediately correct Taizong, whether it is a public or private matter, as long as he thinks it is inappropriate. Taizong is very fond of hunting, and also likes to play with a bird called the harrier eagle, for this hobby, he also set up a harrier workshop, and sent a special person to raise a large number of harrier eagles. Once when Taizong took the harrier eagle out to play, he sighed and said: "Alas, how can the time for playing the harrier eagle pass so quickly, there is always not enough." It can be seen that he is deeply obsessed.

One day, Taizong got a little harrier eagle, he liked it very much, and was playing with it in his hand, when he suddenly saw Wei Zheng coming over, so he quickly hid the little harrier eagle in his arms and sat down. But Wei Zheng had already seen it from afar, so he deliberately stretched out the topic and talked endlessly, and finally waited for Wei Zheng to leave, Taizong hurriedly took out the eaglet in his arms, and looked, oops, the eaglet had already suffocated to death. After this incident, Taizong stopped playing Harrier Eagle for the rest of his life.

Another time, Taizong was going to Zhongnan Mountain to hunt, and after Wei Zheng knew about it, he ran to the gate of the palace to wait, wanting to dissuade Taizong. But after waiting for a long time, I didn't see Taizong come out, so I had to run to the palace to take a look, only to see Taizong sitting there in full hunting clothes, but it didn't look like he was going out.

Wei Zheng had no choice but to step forward and ask, "I heard that Your Majesty is going to Zhongnan Mountain to hunt, why haven't you gone yet?"

Taizong smiled and said, "I was going to hunt, but I thought you would definitely come to dissuade me, so I decided not to go, you can go home with peace of mind." So Wei Zheng bowed down and went out of the palace with a smile.

After Taizong ascended the throne, he made great efforts to govern the country, and invited Wei Zheng to the bedroom many times to discuss political affairs and ask for advice on gains and losses. Wei Zheng has insight and talent, a loyal personality, and meets Mingjun, so he knows everything more, and Taizong also trusts Wei Zheng very much, and he readily adopts his opinions. However, this kind of elegance in governing the country also needs to be honed repeatedly before it can mature.

Once after Taizong retired from the dynasty and returned to the palace, he was furious and said to the eldest grandson: "Sooner or later, I will kill this hillbilly!"

The queen hurriedly asked, "Who is Your Majesty going to kill?"

"Wei Zheng always insulted me to my face and didn't show me mercy. ”

After hearing this, the queen immediately changed into her dress and came out to congratulate Taizong and said: "Jun Ming is upright, Wei Zheng is loyal and upright, and he dares to make a mistake and admonish him, which shows your generosity, which is really gratifying." ”

After Taizong listened, his anger gradually subsided, and when he remembered Wei Zheng's conduct in the world, infinite respect arose in his heart. So Taizong once said: "People say that Wei Zheng behaves rudely, and I think this is exactly what makes him charming and cute." ”

Wei Zheng is upright and serious, and he doesn't smile, and Taizong actually likes to make jokes about him and tease him. Once Taizong heard that he liked to eat vinegar celery, which was a kind of celery soaked in vinegar, so he gave Wei Zheng a banquet, and vinegar celery was also prepared in the banquet. Sure enough, Wei Zheng was overjoyed when he saw the vinegar celery, and he ate it all in two or three clicks.

When Taizong saw it, he smiled and said to him: "You said that you have no hobbies, but I saw it today." ”

Wei Zheng faced Taizong's ridicule, and said to him: "If the monarch has nothing to do and only wants to explore these boring little things, then we, as courtiers, have no choice but to like ordinary things like eating jealous celery." ”

Wei Zheng's attitude was respectful and sharp, both an answer and an admonition, he hoped that the Son of Heaven would make great achievements, so that his subordinates could also work hard. Taizong was silent for a long time after hearing this, looking at the sky and sighing repeatedly, because he heard more expectations and encouragement in his words, so he was moved.

Wei Zheng said when he saw what to say, he was never afraid, and his courage and insight made an indelible contribution to the rule of Zhenguan. When Wei Zheng died of illness, Taizong came to cry bitterly, and called the court to mourn for five days, and later Taizong came to the court with tears and said to the ministers: "With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed properly." With the ancient as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses. I always keep these three mirrors to prevent my own mistakes. Now that Wei Zheng has passed away, I have lost a mirror. ”

Zhenguan once, talents came out in large numbers, and they shined. In particular, the prime minister's group has a strong lineup, almost all of them are famous ministers in history, and Wei Zheng, the good minister of the Tang Dynasty, is praised by later generations as a golden jian. The arrangement of heaven and the meeting of the wind and clouds seem to have concentrated the talents in the past twenty or thirty years, and Taizong and the ministers gathered together to compose this magnificent and windy Zhenguan prosperous era, leaving a thousand good stories.