Fang Xuanling
What is so powerful is that it has been in the position of prime minister for a long time
Twenty-two years
？
Fang Xuanling Botong History, Gongshu Shanwen
At the age of 18, Honshu recommended that he should enter the Shikao Examination, and was later awarded the rank of Knight Lieutenant and the Lieutenant of Kuicheng. The Great Chaos at the End of the Sui Dynasty,
Xuan Ling surrendered to Li Shimin in Weibei
He served as the secretary of the Qin King's Mansion, participated in the planning and advice, and collected talents for the Qin King. Whenever he wrote a sonata, he often stopped in place and waved it, the writing was concise and the reasoning was sufficient.
He and Du Ruyi were the most powerful advisers of the King of Qin
, known as "house plot to make a decision"
。 In the ninth year of Tang Wude (626), he participated in the planning of the Xuanwumen Rebellion. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, Fang Xuanling served as Zhongshu Ling.
Together with Du Ruhan, Changsun Wuji, Wei Chi Jingde, and Hou Junji, he was known as the Five Heroes, and Fang ju was the first.
In February of the third year of Zhenguan (629), he was appointed as the left servant of Shangshu and supervised the revision of the history of the country; in the eleventh year of Zhenguan (637)
Feng liang guogong
In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, he was appointed crown prince taishi; in the sixteenth year of Zhenguan (642), he ascended the throne in July, still in charge of the imperial government, and was ordered to rewrite the Book of Jin.
Zhenguan fifteen years, daughter is princess of Han,
His son Fang Yi loved to marry Princess Gaoyang, and was already extremely noble
So he frequently went to the table and asked for resignation from the "Fang Mou Du Duan" Fang Xuanling Phase. But Emperor Taizong did not approve it.
Seventeen years of Chastity,
The portraits of Fang Xuanling and eldest grandson Wujie and others were painted on the Ling Yan Pavilion,
Its praise is: "Talent has both rhetoric, thinking about man and god." For the sake of the officials, they are dedicated to the festival, and they are loyal and forgetful.
In February of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan (645), when Emperor Taizong of Tang invaded Goguryeo in Eastern Liaoning,
Let Fang Xuanling stay behind in the Beijing Division
His edict said: "If you assume a position like Xiao He's, you will have no worries about the future."
It can be seen that Emperor Taizong trusts Fang Xuanling
。
Once, Fang Xuanling was deposed and returned home for minor negligence. Chu Suiliang, a waiter at the Yellow Gate, said: "Xuan Ling really has no debt in the aspect of the courtiers, and although he has made supreme merits, he is still loyal. You can't abandon him for a small mistake. So Emperor Taizong resumed his official duties.
In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan (648), Fang Xuanling was seriously ill and difficult to walk, and was carried to the palace when he went to the Yuhua Palace to see Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong wept over it. afterwards
Fang Xuanling added: "The Northern Turks are our great trouble, and remote remnants like Goryeo are the ones who are suffering from it.
It is not worth the expedition, and it should be forgiven so as not to make a mistake.
Princess Gaoyang of Emperor Taizong said, "People are sick like this, and they are still worried about the imperial court." On the 24th day of July (18 August 648), Fang Xuanling died of illness and was given the courtesy name "Wen Zhao".
Fang Xuanling was able to stay in the prime minister for 22 years because
The reason for his own talents has won the trust and reuse of Li Shimin
, and himself
The requirements for themselves are also particularly high, and they understand things and can recognize their position.
In fact, in Fang Xuanling's later years, he asked Li Shimin to resign, but for Li Shimin, losing Fang Xuanling was equivalent to losing his hands. Therefore, every time Fang Xuanling resigned, he was retained by Li Shimin.
In order to repay Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling also helped Li Shimin in the position of prime minister until his own death.
Fang Xuanling's ability to be reused is related to Li Shimin's reuse of Xianliang, and it is also related
His own attitude is related to his heart
During Fang Xuanling's reign, he was always single-minded in his work
Even lying on a hospital bed, he was already critically ill and advising Li Shimin not to continue to attack Goryeo.
And his advice also made Li Shimin very moved, his body was already in that state, he was about to face death, and he was still worried about the safety of the country.
whereas
Although Fang Xuanling had been the prime minister for 22 years, he was not as invincible as other high-powered ministers, forming parties for personal gain, and he had been conscientious during his reign, never crossing a red line that made the emperor uneasy
Fang Xuanling had helped Li Shimin a lot in the Xuanwumen Revolution. Although he Li Shimin actually had a very high status during his reign. But
But he always put himself in the position of a courtier
And never arrogant, always very
Modest
, be able to recognize their position from time to time
。 And such a minister is impossible for the emperor to catch the mistake, so he is also very popular with the emperor.
It is precisely because Fang Xuanling has always been able to clearly understand his identity and has been able to do so all his life
Conscientious
Working on the ground, with one heart to the country and one heart for the people, he can be reused by Li Shimin and praised by future generations.
When Fang Xuanling was alive, he often warned his son:
Don't be arrogant, don't indulge in sound, don't be status and door! Bullying others
！ He also said, "The Yuan family in the Later Han Dynasty has maintained loyalty throughout the ages, which is what I admire, and you should follow suit." ”
It can be seen that Fang Xuanling does not value the phase and occupies it for a long time, but because of it
Humble, not proud of one's achievements, think: rigorous and serious,
Therefore, he lived in phase until he died of illness, and was not an ordinary speculator.