[As we all know, a generation of famous ministers Wei Zheng has served a total of six masters on his life path, if this is placed in the past, it is an unforgivable betrayal, and he should bear the infamy of history and be criticized by future generations.

However, Wei Zheng was not only not despised by his contemporaries and descendants, but became a model of direct ministers and loyal ministers through the ages, and was respected by later generations as "a generation of famous ministers".

According to the "Old Tang Book: The Biography of Wei Zheng", after Wei Zheng's death, Li Shimin was heartbroken and said: "The husband uses copper as a mirror, and he 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 in case I make mistakes. Now Wei Zheng has passed away, and he has died in one shot!" 】

"Your Majesty!" When Wei Zheng saw this, his tears couldn't stop flowing down anymore, he was so moved.

"Six or Six ???" Guan Yu couldn't believe his eyes.

In his time, Lu Bu, who served the three lords, had been scolded by his third brother as a "slave with three surnames".

If he knew that Wei Zheng had served a total of six lords, he might have to scold something even more ugly.

[Let's take a look at which six people Wei Zheng followed. 】

Wei Zheng's face fell, and he felt that Su Qian was targeting him.

[Wei Zheng's father was the commander of Tunliu County in Northern Qi, and later due to the change of dynasty and the early death of his father, the Wei family changed from everyone in the Northern Qi Dynasty to a cold family in the Sui Dynasty.

Although the Wei family was down, Wei Zheng had few great ambitions, and when he saw that the world was gradually chaotic, he became a Taoist priest.

Wei Zheng is a good reader, has a wide range of knowledge, and is particularly fond of the theory of vertical and horizontal, which can be said to be a vertical and horizontal family. His eloquence is first-rate, his mouth is like a river, he talks endlessly, his opinions are precise, his arguments are accurate, and he is well-founded. 】

[Wei Zheng can not only speak, but he also has real talent and learning.

Later, when the world was in turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Chengyuan Treasure of Wuyang County rebelled and invited Wei Zheng to invite him to the Taoist Temple, so that he could join the rebel team and serve as a clerk.

Yuan Baobao became the first master followed by Wei Zheng. 】

[Yuan Baobao, this person has a close relationship with another group of rebels, that is, Li Mi of Wagang.

And Yuan Baobao has an advantage, that is, he is self-aware.

He knew that his strength was too weak, and he didn't have much ability, so he took refuge in the Wagang army led by Li Mi.

After Li Mi knew that the previous Yuan treasure and the letters he exchanged were all from Wei Zheng's hand, Li Mi appointed Wei Zheng as the Marshal's Mansion Literary Army, in charge of the documents and files.

Therefore, Li Mi became the second master followed by Wei Zheng. 】

[It's a pity that Li Mifei is not a dragon among people, he didn't support it for too long and was defeated by Wang Shichong, and then surrendered to Li Tang, and Wei Zheng also surrendered to Tang Gaozu Li Yuan.

Therefore, Li Yuan is Wei Zheng's third master.

However, although Wei Zheng submitted to Li Yuan, he was not reused, so he invited himself to recruit hundreds of thousands of righteous troops of Xu Maogong in Shandong and Hebei.

Li Yuan didn't think about it, and immediately approved.

Xu Maogong actually had the intention of submitting to Li Tang, so when Wei Zheng came to Shandong to persuade Xu Maogong, Xu Maogong was very happy to lead 50,000 elites to surrender to Li Tang.

But at that time, Wei Zheng was still in Liyang, but he didn't want to, and the next year Liyang was captured by Dou Jiande, and Wei Zheng was captured.

Dou Jiande also raised troops against the Sui, and successively defeated Wei Dao'er, Yu Wenhua, Meng Haigong, etc., and established the Xia State.

Dou Jiande also knew that Wei Zheng was talented, and he used Wei Zheng as a scholar.

Therefore, Dou Jiande is Wei Zheng's fourth master. 】

"This Wei Zheng is also an interesting person, and he has brought the spirit of Taoist priesthood to the extreme."

"In my opinion, this is actually because Wei Zheng has real materials, otherwise he won't be able to live long no matter how he meets him."

"What this brother said is that iron striking still needs its own hardness, and people with real talents and real learning are not afraid of unemployment wherever they go!"

[A year later, Li Shimin destroyed Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and Wei Zheng returned to Li Tang.

As soon as he returned to Chang'an, Wei Zheng was invited by the crown prince Li Jiancheng.

In this way, Wei Zheng became Li Jiancheng's prince to wash horses, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng became Wei Zheng's fifth master. 】

[After that, Wei Zheng proposed three strategies to the prince to fight for the world:

The first is to strive to lead troops to fight and improve their own merits and reputation.

The second is to dig up the talents of the Qin Palace, or buy them with a lot of money, and if they don't accept it, they will be transferred out of the capital and the Qin Mansion.

The third is to make an early decision and strike first.

To put it bluntly, Wei Zheng persuaded the crown prince Li Jiancheng to get rid of Li Shimin as soon as possible. It's a pity that Li Jiancheng didn't listen, he just didn't act, so that Li Shimin seized the opportunity. 】

[When the Xuanwumen Incident occurred, Li Shimin asked on the spot when he saw Wei Zheng: "Why do you want to separate my brother?"

Who knew that Wei Zheng said unhurriedly and unhurriedly: "If the first prince had listened to me earlier, how could he be today?"

The implication is that if Li Jiancheng listens to him, how can he Li Shimin.

Everyone was frightened into a cold sweat by Lao Wei's words, but Li Shimin was very happy, because this was exactly what he wanted.

The struggle between the East Palace and the King of Qin has no right or wrong, nor is it about morality, there is only one question of who strikes first and who will have the last laugh.

According to the logic of success and defeat, Wei Zheng's personal attitude and position are also very clear, which is nothing more than his own master.

Wei Zheng's "ruthlessness" just proves that he is sincere in doing things for the prince, and Li Shimin admires such a loyal and wise person with great vision and ability.

Since then, Wei Zheng has been reused by Li Shimin and has become an official, Shangshu Zuocheng (equivalent to the prime minister).

And Li Shimin became Wei Zheng's sixth master and Wei Zheng's last master. 】

[Under Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zheng did his best, worked hard for the country, and broke his heart for Li Shimin's personal problems.

Finally, Wei Zheng assisted Li Shimin to create the rule of Zhenguan, and he became a generation of celebrities. 】

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, and he said with some grievances: "Actually, he doesn't have to worry so much about my personal trivialities."

[Judging from Wei Zheng's experience in this life, although he changed his master six times, he was actually forced every time, not because he took the initiative.

And every time the lord is changed, Wei Zheng will silently perform his duties and do what a courtier should do.

Whether it was under Li Mi, or under Li Jiancheng, or under Li Shimin, Wei Zheng did his duty and loyalty, and adhered to the ethics that a courtier should have. 】

[And Wei Zheng also has a principle, that is, national interests are higher than personal grievances.

Everything he does, he is based on the interests of the country, and it is not so important who becomes the emperor.

At the same time, Wei Zheng also has two strengths:

First, he himself is gorgeous and proficient in politics, or he doesn't say anything, and he will be able to do what he says;

The second is that he has an upright personality, and he never knows what it means to hit a wall or what the consequences are, or he doesn't say anything, and he will say it transparently.

This second point was particularly deeply felt by Tang Taizong Li Shimin. 】

Li Shimin couldn't cry and laughed and said: "Su Shangshen understands me"

[Wei Zheng once said to Tang Taizong: "May Your Majesty fulfill Wei Zheng and be a good minister not a loyal minister."] ”

Taizong was surprised, so he asked, "What is the difference between loyalty and goodness?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Loyal ministers only put forward opinions, without considering whether the other party can accept it, and as a result, they lost their lives, and the king also had a bad reputation, which is not advisable." The correct thing to do is to let the monarch become a wise monarch and become a good minister himself. ”

Taizong replied: "Very good! And fulfilled Wei Zheng's idea.

And Wei Zheng's principle of only being a good minister and not a loyal minister has always run through his life, and he has also done a very good job.

This is probably the reason why Wei Zheng changed his master six times and was still respected by later generations. 】

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