[Fang Xuanling in his childhood, he was witty and intelligent, he was well-read, liked to write articles, and also had certain attainments in calligraphy.

Although Fang Xuanling is young, he has a unique view of things. Once, he went to the capital with his father, and the capital was prosperous, and everyone thought that the Sui Dynasty would not fall.

But Fang Xuanling said to his father: "The current emperor of the Sui Dynasty has no merit, he will only confuse the people of Li, and he has not made a long-term plan for the development of the Sui Dynasty, and the position of the crown prince is delayed, and sooner or later the brothers will kill each other." Relying on these people, how could the Sui Dynasty continue? In such a situation, the Sui Dynasty would perish sooner or later. ”

Fang Xuanling's words surprised his father very much, and he immediately treated this underage son differently. 】

[At the same time, Fang Xuanling is also a filial person.

It is said that after Fang Xuanling's father fell ill, he took care of him for more than 100 days, personally fed medicine and food every day, and slept beside his father in clothes at night.

After his father's death, he was so sad that he did not eat for five days, which is enough to witness his filial piety. 】

[Fang Xuanling was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of eighteen, and was later posted. At that time, Gao Xiaoji, the servant of the ministry, praised Fang Xuanling endlessly, and he asserted: Fang Xuanling will become a great weapon in the future.

Sure enough, Fang Xuanling was later appointed as the county lieutenant of Xicheng County. 】

[But after entering the official career, Fang Xuanling felt powerless about the corruption and decadence of the Sui Dynasty.

At that time, the society of the Sui Dynasty had already begun to be in turmoil, and uprisings appeared in various places.

Among the rebel armies, the strongest forces were undoubtedly the Li Lords and the Song Lords.

After Li Yuan, the leader of the Li valve, raised the banner of righteousness and entered the pass, Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin led his army to open up the territory to Weibei. 】

[Fang Xuanling, who was in Shangjun, saw that the army of Li Yuan and his son was strictly disciplined, had strong combat effectiveness, and was polite and virtuous, won the hearts of the people, and had great ambitions to set the world, so he resolutely left Shangjun and went to Weibei.

Before leaving, Fang Xuanling went to Heishui Temple to say goodbye to Master Gu Xuan, Master Gu Xuan gave him a long sword, and said with his palms: "Good birds choose Jiamu to perch, and virtuous ministers choose to do things." Now it's the clouds and the sunrise, you go!" And he said, "I have repaired a letter to Keming, and in less than three months, I will teach him to go to the army." ”】

[In the thirteenth year of the Sui Dynasty (617 AD), Fang Xuanling, who was Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old, decided to go out of the mountain and seek his true career in this chaotic world.

This is a solemn choice he has been waiting for for many years, a rise when he is at a low point in his life, and a rare opportunity given to him by the times.

[After Li Shimin met Fang Xuanling, the two met and talked happily, and they felt like they hated each other.

Although Li Shimin only gave Fang Xuanling an official position to join the army on behalf of the Weibei Provincial Marching Office, Fang Xuanling had no complaints and did this job conscientiously. It was also from this moment that Fang Xuanling often followed King Qin on expeditions and gave advice to Li Shimin, the king of Qin. 】

[Every time the other warlord forces attack one side, the people in the military camp rush to search for goods first, but only Fang Xuanling first thinks of gathering talents.

After Wang Shichong was defeated by Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling said that he was "suave and resourceful" when he saw the demoted general Zhang Liang, and immediately recommended Zhang Liang to Li Shimin.

And Li Shimin also trusted Fang Xuanling's vision very much, even if he appointed Zhang Liang as the general of the Qin Palace.

In addition, there are people like Xue Shu, who is agile, Li Daliang, who has "Wang Ling, Zhou Bojie, and can rely on big things", and Du Ruhui, who has Wang Zuozhi's talent, and others, all of whom were discovered and recommended by Fang Xuanling.

Among these people recommended by Fang Xuanling, the most famous is Du Ruhui.

For a while, Du Ruhui was about to be transferred out of the prince's mansion, and Fang Xuanling immediately said to Li Shimin: "There are a lot of handsome people in the palace who have been transferred, and I don't feel sorry for others." Only Du Ruhui is different, if you want to run the Quartet and win the world, you have to be this person."

Later facts also proved that Du Ruhui was very insightful in judging major events, Fang Xuanling and him cooperated very tacitly, and the two also left an allusion to "Fang Mou Du Xuan", which became a good story that circulated in the officialdom at that time and in later generations. 】

Liu Bang praised from the bottom of his heart: "Wholeheartedly for the lord, this is simply a model of human ministers!" ”

"Fang Mou Du Xuan, Taizong's right-hand man, is naturally extraordinary!" Li Longji said with honor.

"Alas, is there only one Zhang Juzheng in my Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unwilling, and he couldn't help but re-examine what he had done in history, and whether he had beaten the enthusiasm of those officials?

"It's really enviable." When Yang Guang said this, he couldn't help but grin and said, "But now these two people will be my people!" ”

[Before the Xuanwumen Revolution came, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Jiancheng, the crown prince, were already full of contradictions.

In order to stabilize the position of the crown prince, Li Jiancheng first made a small report like Li Yuan and cleared Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui out of Li Shimin's prince's mansion.

Without the help of Fang and Du, Li Shimin fell into life-threatening crises many times.

Li Shimin, who had been in distress many times, finally made up his mind to secretly take back Fang and Du, and with the help of the two of them, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, successfully launched this extremely important coup d'état.

After eliminating the main opponent, Li Shimin also became the emperor as he wished. 】

[After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he appointed Fang Xuanling as the left servant of Shangshu and served as the prime minister.

In his 22-year career as prime minister, Fang Xuanling was loyal, devoted himself to the rule of Zhenguan, and did his best.

He worked day and night, no matter how big or small, he was willing to deign to be a "Du Zhi Langzhong", personally taking care of the budget and accounts.

His busyness made Li Shimin feel unbearable, and even persuaded him in person not to always make himself too tired, but Fang Xuanling was still the same and unmoved. 】

[Fang Xuanling is well aware of the truth of "full of losses and humble benefits", and when Li Shimin awarded him the title of "Prince and Young Master", he asked to be relieved of his confidential position and quit the center of power. Li Shimin not only did not approve it, but also ordered him not to continue to express his request on the same issue again.

When the prince prepared a guard of honor to formally meet the teacher, Fang Xuanling never dared to accept such courtesy.

Even though Fang Xuanling is in a position, he is still humble and courteous, and carefully maintains the way of the monarch and minister. 】

[Throughout Fang Xuanling's life, he has made countless contributions:

Before Zhenguan, he assisted Li Shimin in managing the Quartet, leveling the heroes, and seizing the throne.

In Zhenguanzhong, he served as the official Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, Sikong and other positions, and was in charge of government affairs for 22 years. He participated in the formulation of the code system, presided over the revision of the laws and regulations, and participated in the formulation of the "Zhenguan Law", which laid the foundation for the later "Yonghui Law" and the oldest and most complete existing feudal criminal code in China, "Tang Law Shuyi".

He also practiced Tang Li with Wei Zheng, adjusted government agencies, and provincial and central officials were the heads of Zhenguan and good governance.

He is good at employing people, not to seek to prepare people, not to ask about the high and low, according to the appointee, abide by the duties, do not claim to be meritorious, and later generations will take him and Du Ruhui as a model of good looks.

"Old Tang Book" praised: "The text contains warp and weft, and it is supplemented by deep and deep." Shengqi homonym, only room and Du. Because Xuan Ling is good at planning and good at making decisions, the history is called "Fang Mou Du Decision". 】

[Fang Xuanling's achievements are far more than these, and later generations have a very high evaluation of him,

Someone gave Fang Xuanling such an evaluation as "the stars hold the moon and the moon is hidden, and the night sky is bright and bright", virtuous and low-key, how many such prime ministers have been there throughout the ages? 】

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