In history, Li Shimin can be described as a legend of a generation. In his early combat career, Xue Rengao, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Liu Heimin and other powerful forces were suppressed one by one by him, making great contributions to the stability of the Tang Dynasty in the midst of chaos. After he ascended to the throne, he was even more able to choose a virtuous and virtuous corporal. He paid attention to the rule of the world by culture, so that the people could recuperate and recuperate, and also created the rule of Zhenguan, which created the situation of all countries coming to the dynasty, and laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in the next hundred years. However, such a male lord hated Chen Shou, the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Even not only was he disgusted, but his subordinates such as Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were not too cold to Chen Shou and picked faults everywhere. This is strange. What mistake did Chen Shou make that could make the Tang Dynasty so angry?
In fact, the problem lies in Chen Shou's "criticism" of Zhuge Liang. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chen Shou commented on Zhuge Liang: "The strain will be slight, not his strength." We don't know if this sentence really carries personal emotions, but Li Shimin and others, who are zhuge Liang's small fans, think that this is Chen Shou's deliberate smear. In the Biography of Wei Zheng, Li Shimin once asked Zai Chancellor Cen a question: "Zheng and Zhuge Liang?" "Wei Zheng is the 4th of the 24 heroes of LingYange, known for his outspokenness and daring advice, and he is also a famous minister of a generation. However, Cen Wen replied without hesitation: "Bright talent and general appearance, non-sign comparable."
In Cen Wenwen's eyes, Zhuge Liang was on top, and he was definitely not comparable to Wei Zheng. Hearing this, Li Shimin deeply believed it. But this remark was undoubtedly too blunt and hurtful, and did not save wei Zheng face. But the strange thing was that when this matter reached Wei Zheng's ears, he was not angry at all. What's going on? In fact, Wei Zheng, Cen Wenwen, and others were all fanatical admirers of Zhuge Liang, and they all used Zhuge Liang as an example to write Zhuge Liang's merits, exhortation notes, and poems. In the text, Zhuge Liang's status is even higher, how can they say that their level is higher than that of their idols?
It is precisely for this reason that everyone does not hesitate to praise Zhuge Liang's "deification", and the view is unprecedented: Zhuge Liang is a wizard of the ages, and no one can compare with him. As for Chen Shou, who dared to make Zhuge Liang "fly in the ointment", everyone also held a consistent attitude, that is, criticism.
In the Book of Jin, which was compiled during the Tang Dynasty, Fang Xuanling specially established a biography for it. In his pen, he first affirmed Chen Shou's talent, but when the pen turned, he turned to criticize Chen Shou's lack of virtue. He took Ding Yi and Ding Xi as examples, pointing out that the two had a good reputation and could already be passed on. However, Chen Shou warned his descendants that they must receive Qianhu rice before they could establish a tradition for them. As a result, when people did not give, he really did not give, and his character was extremely corrupt. Since then, he has also used many cases to point out that Chen Shou likes to wear colored glasses to see people, and what he wrote is not pertinent.
It is precisely because of this that Chen Shou almost became a famous fisherman in the early Tang Dynasty. Including Li Shimin and others, almost all wanted to stomp on him to justify Zhuge Liang's name.