No matter what kind of glory a person has before he is born, whether it is an emperor who is high up in the sky and kills decisively, a general who is in power and the opposition, who only covers the sky with his hands, or a magnate who is rich and monstrous, or a magnate who is the overlord of one side, when they leave the feast of life, they are powerless to do anything about the things behind them, no one can predict what kind of changes will occur in the world after their death, and in the face of this matter, everyone is really equal.
In history, many important ministers who were in power in the government and the opposition before their deaths suffered liquidations, such as Huo Guang during the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Han, etc. After Huo Guang's death, he used thunderous means to clean up the Huo family, and another famous example is Zhang Juzheng during the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Juzheng was a real hand covering the sky before he died, as Zaifu, he vigorously implemented reforms, he was selfless, even if it was the face of the emperor and the empress, he would not give, what to do, and Zhang Juzheng was also the teacher of the Wanli Emperor.
Zhang Juzheng was always strict in educating the Wanli Emperor, and there was no warmth. Therefore, the Wanli Emperor had respect and fear for this teacher, but at the same time he knew that Zhang Ju was doing something beneficial to the empire, and all the Wanli Emperors could bear to resist no matter how much they wanted to resist. But then Zhang Juzheng died, the reckoning against him began, Zhang Juzheng's reforms provoked a lot of officials, so after his death, the voices opposing him rose and fell, and the Wanli Emperor found that this teacher was selfless to all people, including the emperor, only in the matter of self-enjoyment, Zhang Juzheng inevitably thought that he had merit and was different from all people.
When it came to the time of liquidation, the Wanli Emperor saw the other side of Zhang Juzheng, so as an emperor, the Wanli Emperor hated Zhang Juzheng extraordinarily, he trusted Zhang Juzheng so much, and Zhang Juzheng destroyed this trust, how much he respected and feared Zhang Juzheng in the past, and how much he hated Zhang Juzheng later, such feelings were very complicated, and it was difficult for the Wanli Emperor.
Speaking of this complex relationship between kings and subjects, there was also a pair of monarchs and subjects during the Tang Dynasty who had a more complicated relationship, namely Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Wei Zheng, of course, Wei Zheng was not Zhang Juzheng, Li Shimin was not the Wanli Emperor, Li Shimin was a strong-willed politician, he would control the development of the situation without being controlled by the courtiers.
Speaking of which, wei Zheng's treatment before and after his death was also very different, when he was seriously ill, Li Shimin called a sad person, visited Wei Zheng in person several times, and also took the prince and princess to the Wei family, personally decided the marriage between Princess Hengshan and Wei Shuyu, after Wei Zheng's death, Li Shimin abolished the dynasty for five days, and when Wei Zheng was buried, "Emperor Taizong ascended to the west building of the garden, looking forward to mourning and crying, and the hundred officials sent out of the suburbs." The emperor made the inscription and made it a book stone. ”
Then, only a few months later, Li Shimin threw Down Wei Zheng's tombstone, and there were two reasons for this, one was that Li Shimin suspected Wei Zheng's party, the other was that Wei Zheng wanted to leave a name in Qingshi, the second was beyond reproach, and the first was only Li Shimin's suspicion, there was no evidence, but in any case, in Li Shimin's view, Wei Zheng had made a big mistake.
Regarding the matter of the Ah Dang, in fact, as early as the first year of Zhenguan, there were officials who reported Wei Zheng'a Dang, when Li Shimin asked the imperial master Wen Yanbo to investigate, but did not find anything, and later Wei Zheng said to Li Shimin: "May Your Majesty's envoys be good ministers, and do not make your ministers loyal." This matter was thus settled, but this did not mean that Li Shimin had complete trust in Wei Zheng, and it was impossible for any emperor not to react to the official's alliance for personal gain, but there would be a trade-off.
After Wei Zheng's death, because there was a case of prince Li Chengqian's intention to plot rebellion, and Hou Junji and Du Zhenglun were involved, what was more coincidental was that these two people were both candidates recommended by Wei Zheng to Li Shimin, and once Wei Zheng died, many officials who did not like him naturally did not let go of this, and once again mentioned in front of Li Shimin that Wei Zheng had formed a party for personal gain, Li Shimin was naturally very angry.
Immediately after, Li Shimin knew one more thing, Wei Zheng has always been the most fond of advice, before and after the advice no less than two hundred times, of course, each advice is for the sake of the national community, so Li Shimin sometimes angry and can not take Wei Zheng no way, in the matter of advice, Wei Zheng did not give in, this would have been a good thing, Wei Zheng is considered to have achieved Li Shimin's wisdom.
However, Li Shimin was told one thing, that is, Wei Zheng recorded every time he entered the counsel and the content of the advice back and forth, and showed it to Chu Suiliang, who was Chu Suiliang? He was a Living Lang and a historical official at that time, and Wei Zheng's purpose was self-evident, that is, he wanted Qing Shi to leave a name, which formed a certain contrast with Wei Zheng's selfless image as a grand duke in the court, Li Shimin felt that he had been deceived by Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng had betrayed his trust.
These two events made Li Shimin very angry, and the consequences of the emperor's anger were very serious, Li Shimin directly threw down Wei Zheng's tombstone, and the marriage between Princess Hengshan and Wei Shuyu also stopped. But Li Shimin also felt that it was not good to do this to a deceased courtier, so after returning from the conquest of Goguryeo, he re-erected a monument for Wei Zheng, that is, two years later.