Tang Taizong was able to establish extraordinary achievements, both the elements of "the times create heroes" (the Sui Dynasty unified the world, established a system, and became the blueprint for Tang Taizong), as well as the elements of "the times create heroes". Taizong's personal political courage is especially shown in his way of employing people. In terms of system, which has been discussed above, the following is a discussion of the relationship between Taizong and the prosperous world.
One of the ways of employing people in Tang Taizong is "not asking about origin, not avoiding relatives". Among the ministers, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were both subordinates of Taizong when he was the king of Qin, and they can be said to be the personal subordinates who were brought into the imperial court, and the eldest grandson Wuji is the elder brother of the eldest grandson empress, who is not only a relative, but also a close friend of Taizong. They are reused and are not buried because Taizong avoids suspicion. Different from "nepotism", in fact, there are many old departments of the Qin Wangfu who have not been promoted, and Taizong responded that officials must be appointed on the principle of selflessness.
On the other hand, Wei Zheng and Wang Qi were both important advisers of the crown prince, Wei Chi Jingde was the general of Liu Wuzhou at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and Qin Shubao was the general of Li Mi at the end of the Sui Dynasty. These characters are not only sparse, even hateful, but they are also reused because of their talents.
Taizong's search for talent is also reflected in a small story, due to the great drought in the world, Taizong asked the civil and military people to speak, and the general Chang He found a diner Ma Zhou to draw more than 20 articles, Taizong found out, not only did not blame, but also rewarded Chang He for recommending the merit, Ma Zhou was awarded an official position.
Tang Taizong's way of employing people, the second is to employ people only and know people well. This kind of knowledge is not only an understanding of the minister, but also a kind of trust, allowing the minister to give full play to his talents in his post. Taizong commented on the diligence of Emperor Wen of Sui, believing that the king should be decided according to the ministers, and the rewards and punishments should be clear.
Taizong is good at using ministers, the famous example is Fang Mou Du Xuan, Fang Xuanling is good at building good plans, but he is indecisive, Du Ruhui is decisive, but his personality is strong, Taizong puts them together, Fang is in charge of Zhongshu, Du is in charge of his subordinates, and gives full play to his advantages. Taizong once said that the wise take their wisdom, the foolish take their strength, the brave take their might, and the cowardly take their prudence.
The third is the way of employing people in Tang Taizong, and the third is to accept advice with humility and follow the good. Taizong often used Emperor Yang of Sui's refusal to admonish as a reference, and exhorted himself to his ministers that the reason why the monarch is clear is that he listens to it, and those who are secretive are biased to believe it. Among them, Wei Zheng is the most capable of making direct admonitions, and has successively admonished Taizong more than 200 times.
The relationship between Taizong and Wei Zheng left many touching anecdotes. If Wei Zheng expressed his will to Taizong, he hoped that His Majesty would make his ministers good ministers, and not make his ministers loyal ministers. Taizong once lamented Wei Zheng's death that by taking people as a reference, you can know the gains and losses, but now you have lost a mirror.
History cannot be used to calculate the weight of different factors in formulas, and the rule of chastity is produced by the objective environment. In that year, Emperor Wen of Sui ended the split situation and re-established the unified regime. During the Zhenguan period, inheriting the institutional, economic and cultural foundations of the previous dynasty, coupled with the smooth transition of the nine-year reign of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the prosperous era of Zhenguan emerged in this way.
On the other hand, Taizong's personal courage has a clear concept of governance, he improved the system and played an effective role, made good use of talents to establish a prosperous governing team, and the self-control was just right, not overbearing and not sideways. The rule of Zhenguan is not only a follow-up, but also a personal initiative.
Tang Taizong Li Shimin, "Zhenguan Political Leaders" commented that it came from ancient times, and there was no such thing, and "New Tang Book" praised the king of the most ruled, and he did not come out of the world. Zhenguan is prosperous, of course, there is a suspicion of beautification, such as the country only has 30 death row prisoners in the whole year, it is really too peaceful to be suspicious. But then again, it is indeed generally recognized that the peaceful life and work during the Taizong period was generally recognized. During his reign of twenty-three years, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was the shower of the prosperous era of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the rule of Zhenguan was praised by later generations and regarded as a model for ancient monarchs.