For Xu Jingye to discuss Wu Shuo
In history, all the emperors who can do a great job can be roughly divided into two categories. A type of person, selfish, ruthless, ruthless, fierce, in order to achieve personal goals at all means, the future generations basically give bad reviews. There are also some people, although there are shortcomings and mistakes, but the moral martial arts can still be said on the whole, and posterity basically gives praise after comprehensive consideration.
However, these people, no matter how their character, morality, civil rule, and martial arts are, and how they are evaluated by future generations, they all have one thing in common, that is, they all have the ability to know people, they all have the wisdom of using people, they all have the heart of love for talents, and they all have the ability to tolerate people.
Why? Because if you want to do anything well, it is absolutely impossible to rely on yourself alone, you must have a team, and you must also organize this team effectively, towards a common goal, work together, persevere, and work hard to finally achieve a great cause.
The founding emperor fought the world, and the successor emperor sat on the country to develop agriculture and develop the economy to create a situation of great rule in the world.
The only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian, is a typical representative of the founding prince and the successor king. Although she was fierce and fierce, and killed countless people, she also had self-knowledge, so she only erected a wordless monument on Mount Tai, without self-praise and without any evaluation. However, after hundreds of years of historical precipitation, the evaluation of future generations is basically relatively objective. Compared with the merits, the evaluation of Wu Zetian generally tends to be positive.
Luo Binwang, one of the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty, was the one who wrote "goose, goose, goose", the most famous and sensational event he did in his life, that is, he wrote a famous article that scolded a generation of empresses Wu Zetian.
This article is "For Xu Jingye to ask for Wu Shuo". In 684, Wu Zetian deposed Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (Li Xian) in order to go from behind the scenes and prepare to become emperor himself, resulting in the killing of a large number of Li Tang's descendants and senior officials of the imperial court, and intensified internal contradictions in the ruling class. Xu Jingye, who was demoted to Sima of Liuzhou, took the lead in the rebellion against Wu Zetian, and Luo Binwang, who was serving as a civilian in the army at the time, wrote a famous essay that allowed him to be remembered for posterity, which was selected in the "Ancient Literature Guanzhi".
King Luo Bin said in the text that Wu Zetian was worthless. Speaking of Wu Zetian, the heart is like a snake and scorpion, and the man is like a jackal. It is said that she had two wives and two husbands (Tang Taizong and Tang Gaozong), who defied the palace, destroyed the gangchang, and violated human morality. It is said that she first entered the palace as a maid, but she was sinister and cunning, covered her sleeves, ambitious, and was not satisfied with being an empress, and even wanted to spy on the artifact (referring to being the emperor), is it tolerable, what is intolerable? From personal morality to political ethics, adding oil and vinegar to the ink and color, such a big book and special book, almost pointed at Wu Zetian's nose and scolded, scolding really can be described as painful! That's called a refreshing!
Then he said that Xu Jingye, as an old minister of the Tang Dynasty who had been favored by the emperor in the world, in view of what Wu Zetian had done, rose up to fight the army, how famous the division was, how the righteousness was awe-inspiring, how the soldiers were well fed, and how powerful they were. Subsequently, according to the convention of articles in the literature, he called on Li Tang's former ministers and high-ranking officials in the imperial court to have a clear understanding of the situation, make a correct historical choice, and jointly seek revenge on the rebels, otherwise they would have no regrets.
Finally, he issued a famous question that made him famous: "The soil of a piece has not dried, and the lonely one of six feet is not to be trusted?" ”
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Wu Zetian later read this article, when she saw the beginning of the "entry to see jealousy, moth eyebrows refuse to let people; When covering up the sleeves, the fox charm can confuse the lord", I don't care, it is just a personal attack, nothing new.
But when she reads, "A piece of soil has not dried, and six feet of loneliness is what to do?" He was shocked, because this question pointed out the substantive issue of the succession to the throne. And the end of the article begins with the words" "Look at whose family is in the realm of today!" "The ending is also extremely contagious and inflammatory. The author's political ambitions and literary talents caught her attention.
According to the historical records, after Wu Zetian read this article, he was moved and asked who wrote this article? When she learned that it was King Luo Bin, she couldn't help but sigh: This is the fault of the prime minister! Is it rare that there are talents like this? This means that there are such talents outside the imperial court, and they are not used by me, which is indeed a dereliction of duty by the prime minister.
Wu Zetian was scolded by King Luo Bin to the point of bloodshed, and with the prestige of his position at that time, he did not get angry, did not shoot the case, but ignored the insults of the author of the article, but instead cherished the talent, such a pattern and vision, such a mind and temperament, not only ordinary women, but also so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries at that time, so many high-powered men, and how many people had it? Wu Zetian, as a woman in the feudal era, was able to become the only female emperor of a famous politician in Chinese history, which could be explained by chance and fate!
In the tang xuanzong era, he wanted to collect folk sages and use it, but Li Linfu's sentence "wild and unquestioned sages" drew a close, and it did not end, and it ended without illness. If Emperor Tang Ming, who was famous for creating the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era," appointed traitors as prime ministers in this way, li bai du fu and others could not be appointed, and it was not difficult to imagine in reason. Turning a blind eye to Zhang Jiuling's foresight and good strategy of predicting that An Lushan would be killed, and if there was such a good strategy and good judgment but ignored it, it was even more irritated, then the occurrence of the An Shi chaos was a natural thing.
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Tang Xuanzong did not realize that Zhang Jiuling's advice was valuable until after Yang Guifei fled to Sichuan after experiencing the change of Ma Wei and regretting it! His imperial throne was lost, robbed by his son, and his most beloved woman also died away from him, and there was no more neon dress feather song to appreciate and listen to! In today's terms, his family and career have been devastated. What is the point of being alive? After that, it was nothing more than the walking dead. He was still panting and eating every day, but his people were actually dead. Death can't be blinded! The sky is long and sometimes ends, and this hatred is endless!
Wu Zetian is scheming, the city government is extremely deep, vicious and vicious, in order to blame others, his newborn flesh and bones can be done, which is shocking! However, Wu Zetian, as the most famous female politician in Chinese history, is extremely talented, has a broad pattern, has a long-term vision, attaches great importance to major events, does not care about personal grievances and gains and losses, has the ability to know people, has the heart to love talents, and has the capacity to tolerate people, so that modern people such as me in the twenty-first century also have to admire and add.
Luoyang Longmen Grottoes Lushena Buddha is said to have been carved according to the true appearance of Wu Zetian
The Wu Zetian era was relatively clear politically. Wu Zetian attached great importance to talents, and the famous Di Renjie was reused, and Yao Chong, Song Jing, and others were discovered and selected, laying the foundation for her grandson Tang Xuanzong Li Longji to create the glory of the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era". Sima Guang of the Northern Song Dynasty believed that Wu Zetian: "Politics is made by oneself, and it is clear that good judgment is made."
During the Wu Zetian period, the economy was greatly developed. Wu Zetian attaches great importance to agricultural development, and she believes that "the foundation of the founding of the country must lie in agriculture." She also attaches great importance to and advocates the construction of water conservancy projects. Thinking of the construction of more than 80,000 reservoirs, including the Hongqi Canal, in the 30 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, people can't help but feel emotional.
Ever since the First Emperor created the Great Unification State known as the Great Qin Empire, national unification has become the mainstream of history. Evaluating whether an emperor's thousand or one's deeds are meritorious or not has become a very key criterion. During the reign of Wu Zetian, the comprehensive national strength was strong, the country's sovereignty was independent, and ethnic relations were well handled and maintained.
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Wu Zetian inherited Tang Taizong's huaiyi rouyuan ethnic policy and the principle and tactic of "surrendering to the people, and seeking revenge for rebellion" to deal with the ethnic issue. Isn't this the ancient policy of "carrots and sticks", the modern two hands must be grasped and both hands must be hard, is it not like there is also a bit of "people do not offend me, I do not offend, if people offend me, I will offend"?
A literati and the only female emperor in Chinese history has a small story because of an article, which is interesting and intriguing. History is a treasure trove, with endless treasures waiting for us to excavate, worthy of our appreciation, to ponder, to taste. Know the past and learn from the present, and use the past for the present. Inherit the past and open up the future, pioneering and innovating.