He was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Taizong, whose ancestral home is in Longxi, is the second son of Tang Taizong Li Yuan and Dou, a famous politician, strategist, calligrapher and poet. When Li Shimin was in office, he actively listened to the opinions of ministers, governed the world internally, modestly coachable, practiced economy, advised the people to recuperate, and made the country rich and the people strong, which created the famous Guan Zhen rule in China history and laid the foundation for the prosperity in the heyday of Kaiyuan.

Li Shimin (65438+5981October 28-65438+July 00, 649) was born in Wugong Bieguan (now Shaanxi Wugong), the second son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and was honored as "Tiankhan".

Li Shimin was clever, decisive and good at fighting, which made great contributions to the unification of the Tang Dynasty. In the ninth year of Wude (July 2, 626), he launched the "Xuanwumen Change" and became a prince. After he ascended the throne, he ruled the world internally and created the rule of chastity. Opening to the outside world laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (10, July 649), he died, with the temple name Taizong, and was buried in Zhaoling.

Li Shimin loves calligraphy. Calligraphy is good at official script, and he loves the famous Preface to Lanting Collection, and he personally wrote the book Praise of Wang Jinxi. In the 14th year of Zhenguan (640), Li Shimin showed his real cursive script screen to his ministers, and his brushwork was a unique skill. The courtiers said, "Learning books is not an urgent task at the beginning, so it is better to abandon your grandson if you think carefully. Anyone who has not studied various arts and crafts is also sick and can't concentrate on listening. " Another cloud said, "I am in the book of the ancients, and I can't learn from their feelings, but from their strength." If you have the strength, you will be self-sufficient. "