There is a time in history when the land of China stretches from the sea in the east to the Wuling Mountains in the south, and they do not close their homes at night, and they travel without food, but only take food on the road. This year is the third year of Chastity.
Isn't this scene written by Historians a harmonious society that only communism has? How did it appear in the feudal era of the mainland? Not only that, but throughout the Zhenguan years, such a prosperous atmosphere emerged in an endless stream. We can't help but sigh what kind of person is Tang Taizong Li Shimin?
In fact, summarizing Li Shimin's strategy for governing the country is nothing more than benevolence. Looking at the historical materials of the entire Zhenguan period, Li Shiminguang mentioned the word renyi dozens of times.
In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his attendants: "Lin Shen is bird-dwelling, water is wide, fish swim, and Ren Yiji returns to himself." Everyone knows to fear and avoid disasters, but if they do not know how to act benevolently, disasters will not occur. The way of benevolence and righteousness, when the thought is in the heart, always orders one after another, if si must slacken off, it is far away. Just as the diet is sufficient, the stomach is always full, but it can save its life. ”
Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Shimin were one of the most reputable emperors in Chinese history, and the evaluation of him in the history books was "a thousand years can be called, only one person", "the king of the supreme rule is not born in the world".
Li Shimin's only stain was the launch of the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killing his brother and brother. Li Shimin was merciful, why did he brutally kill his brother? There must be something hidden in it. According to the records of the history books, Li Shimin seemed to have been forced to kill his brother.
According to the Old Book of Tang. The Biography of gaozu's twenty-two sons records: "Jiancheng conspired with Yuan Ji to poison the ducks, and lured Emperor Taizong into the palace for a night feast, and emperor Taizong was in pain in his heart, vomiting blood for several liters, and the king of Huai'an was miraculously helping him back to the Western Palace." Both the Old Book of Tang and the Zizhi Tongjian record this incident.
The Old Book of Tang records that Li Jiancheng invited Li Shimin to the mansion for dinner, which contained severe poison, and in order to protect himself, Li Shimin had to kill his eldest brother. The history books also record that Li Jiancheng deliberately gave Li Shimin a horse and wanted to fall to his death through the horse, but because Li Shimin's horse skills were good, he did not fall to his death.
At first, Li Shimin was full of compassion, could not bear to fight with flesh and blood, hesitated for a while, and it was difficult to decide. The eldest son Wuji and Fang Xuanling used Shun as an example to tell the example of how Shun escaped persecution from his evil brother and father, and finally persuaded the King of Qin to take a pre-emptive action.
In the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Jiancheng drew a bow and fired an arrow at Shimin, but because he was panicked and could not aim accurately, he did not even shoot three arrows at Li Shimin. Perhaps by providence, Li Shimin returned fire with a bow, and an arrow hit Li Jiancheng's heart, and then fell off his horse and died.
Wei Zheng once wanted to assassinate Li Shimin, but because of impulsiveness, he mistakenly killed officials, 390 death row inmates were on vacation, and what did zhenguan rule rely on to maintain it? Why does Li Shimin win the hearts of the people?
How does Li Shimin practice benevolence and righteousness in unity of words and deeds?
Treat political opponents with kindness
As we all know, Wei Zheng was the most famous advisor in the entire Zhenguan Dynasty, and according to statistics, in more than ten years, Wei Zheng gave advice to Li Shimin more than 200 times, repeatedly pointing out tang Taizong's mistakes and shortcomings, and expounding many strategies that were beneficial to the state and the society, and had the courage to advise and die.
After Wei Zheng's death, Tang Taizong once lamented: Using people as a mirror can understand gains and losses, and after Wei Zheng died, I lost a mirror!
Without going into depth, who would have thought that such a loyal minister had plotted to kill Li Shimin? It turned out that Wei Zheng was a courtier of the former crown prince Li Jiancheng, and had repeatedly made a promise to Jiancheng to get rid of Li Shimin early, but Jiancheng did not listen.
In the end, Li Shimin learned of this matter after the success of the Xuanwumen rebellion, and in the face of Wei Zheng, who had become a prisoner of the order, Li Shimin did not kill him, but instead abandoned his previous suspicions and reused Wei Zheng. This has made this pair of Ming Junxian's eternal stories.
Since then, the talents of the Zhenguan Dynasty have emerged one after another, and they have followed Wei Zheng's blunt advice, and finally achieved a clear and promising political new atmosphere.
In order to treat Li Ji's illness, the dragon must be used as a medicinal primer
The generals begged for a living on the battlefield, the southern conquest of the northern war, the big and small injuries, the immediate labor, climate change, etc., and one year, Li Ji was seriously ill! The humerus was ill, so how could he not show concern as a king? The Taiyi used by the imperial court, using ginseng from Changbai Mountain, deer antler velvet, and tribute to Ganoderma lucidum.
Li Ji's condition is still not improving. Li Shimin was distressed, and a doctor thought of a formula that could save people, but he lacked a medicine primer. That medicine primer is nothing else, it's the dragon's whiskers!
But where do you go to find the dragon's whiskers? Just when everyone was worried, Li Shimin had the idea to pull off his beard and give it to Li Ji! The emperor is a real dragon, and this beard is naturally a dragon's whisker.
In ancient times, the parents of the body hair and skin, let alone the emperor? That is not to be taken lightly. Li Shimin was deeply touched by Li Ji's doing this, and it was strange to say that Li Ji did not have much time to get sick.
Li Shimin: I created the rule of chastity with benevolence and righteousness
Attaching importance to the people is the great benevolence and righteousness
Water can carry boats and overturn boats, Tang Taizong knows this truth very well, and he really remembers the safety and well-being of the people of the world.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan alone, the Tang government used treasury money to redeem more than 80,000 Central Plains people from the Turks, who became their slaves because of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and were either robbed or lured by the Turks.
Once Li Shimin mistakenly killed an official on a whim, and while sighing, he immediately reflected on the epiphany that human life should not be taken lightly, nor should he despise the truth of light sentence, and immediately ordered the relevant departments that human life cases must be reconsidered five times before the death penalty can be executed (three times in non-capital areas).
The so-called benevolent people love people, and only Renjun, who cherishes and respects the life of Li Min in his heart, can make this decision. This decision is the first time in history! Since then, the number of people executed has decreased considerably, and misjudgments have become less and less frequent.
According to the Zizhi Tongjian, In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin gave 390 death row inmates across the country a holiday and agreed with them to serve their sentences after the autumn harvest next year. A year later, 390 death row inmates arrived on time, and none of them fled. If you throw a peach, I will repay it to Li, and Tang Taizong finally pardoned all these death row inmates.
Knowing that mistakes can be corrected is the most important thing, and executing them will not save the lives that have been killed. It is better to give them a chance to do it all over again.
Concerned about the well-being of the people, the locusts swallowed raw and prayed for the wind and rain to be smooth. Li Shimin guided the people with benevolence and righteousness indoctrination without imposing severe punishment and harsh laws in order to achieve a prosperous and powerful Tang Dynasty - the rule of Zhenguan!
It is undeniable that Tang Taizong Li Shimin had many shortcomings and made some mistakes, after all, no one is perfect, and Jin has no feet. Although Tang Taizong Li Shimin ruled the Zhenguan Dynasty for only 23 years, it definitely left a chapter in history, which was enough to be proud of posterity.
Ranked 29th among the world's most influential emperors- Tang Taizong Li Shimin, from his epiphany, from the governance of the country, to the small to create brilliant achievements in the world, it is inseparable from the word "benevolence".
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