After a long struggle, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin ascended the throne. After a series of measures taken by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin, it ushered in the famous rule of Zhenguan in history and laid a solid foundation for the later Tang Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, due to the chaos caused by Yang Di, the Sui Dynasty experienced serious destruction and depression of people's livelihood. The population of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was "left" to 6.9 million households in the Sui Dynasty, and there was no major war. However, Yang Di caused chaos in the world, and the population dropped sharply, leaving only over 2 million households in the Tang Dynasty. The heroic pattern was split and destroyed unprecedentedly. Li Yuan and Li Shimin unified the Central Plains and the South, creating conditions for the rule of Zhenguan.
After Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, he witnessed the rise and fall of the Great Sui Dynasty and the process of the disintegration of the Sui Dynasty by the peasant war. He realized the importance of the peasant class to the stability of the autocratic monarchy, so he often used Emperor Yang Di as a negative example to warn himself and his subordinates. Draw lessons from the demise of the Sui Dynasty, correct the disadvantages of the previous dynasty, and adjust the ruling policy.
In order to ease class contradictions, stabilize social order, and restore the economy, we should adopt the policy of paying more taxes than agriculture, persuade farmers to teach mulberry, abstain from extravagance and be simple, and let the people recuperate.
In the way of being an official, he knows that people are good at their duties and are open-minded. He is meritocratic, regardless of his background and grievances. Among civil servants and military commanders, he was a Taoist priest and an old minister of Prince Li. He once proposed the murder of Emperor Taizong. Weichi Gong is a blacksmith and a soldier, but both of them are highly valued.
Emperor Taizong encouraged his subordinates to protest directly. Wei Zhi remonstrated about more than 200 things and went straight to Chen Qi, which made Emperor Taizong want to kill him many times, but in the end he refused to accept it and chose kindness. After Wei Zhi's death, Emperor Taizong said sadly, "My husband can dress himself up with bronze as a mirror; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. When Wei Zhi died, I died in the mirror.
During the Tang Dynasty, the surrounding nationalities developed rapidly. Turkic is a nomadic tribe rising in Altai Mountain area. Established political power in the middle of the 6th century, and then split into East Turkistan and West Turkistan. At the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, East Turkistan went south many times. In the early years of Zhenguan, Tang Jun fought back, defeated and captured the East Turkic Khan, and the East Turkic Khan perished. All ethnic groups in the grassland respectfully called Emperor Taizong "Tiankhan".
During his reign, a rare enlightened political situation appeared in the country, which was called "the rule of chastity" in history. "Zhenguan" is the title of Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong, which comes from The Book of Changes: "The way of heaven and earth is also." It means to show people the right way.
In ancient times, managing the world and flourishing age were relative and could not be compared with today. Our ancestors lived in an ancient society, which was definitely a paradise they dared not imagine. The "flourishing age" in ancient China was only the flourishing age of emperors and princes, but also the flourishing age of talented people and beautiful women. These prosperous times have never belonged to the grassroots working people who account for more than 90% of the total population. The peasants at the bottom can only make ends meet, and they will be grateful without military service and heavy labor. Cherish the present life.
Emperor Taizong's spirit of loving the people is embodied in one of his actions. Emperor Taizong often told the ministers around him that a wise monarch should take Yao and Shun as his ruling example. "The way of Yao and Shun is only filial piety", or filial piety and ruling the country by virtue. So the ancients used torture, and he couldn't bear to use it as a last resort. Punishment is like a soldier. The "ominous thing for soldiers" is "used as a last resort", not the more you use, the better.
Therefore, when the monarch was punished in winter, he stopped having fun and reduced his diet, which was so sad. Therefore, Emperor Taizong said: There is no music standing in my court every day, and it was not deliberately withdrawn, so there is no music. Every winter when the death penalty is to be executed, Emperor Taizong does not drink or eat meat, which is such an act.
An official in the Tang Dynasty, he respected these auspicious days very much, such as officials avoiding taking office in the first month, May and September, and the third month of Ramadan. Why? Since the official will definitely hold a banquet in the local area when he takes office, a banquet may kill many students, so he will not go to his post for three months to avoid killing students.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty became the climate of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the demeanor of a big country. The neighboring countries respected China very much, and internal moral strength was the core. There are a group of monarchs like Emperor Taizong, who are generous and kind, easy to teach and open-minded. People like Wei Zhi can call a spade a spade, and he can accept it. Wei Zhi's exhortation was so powerful that Emperor Taizong sometimes felt embarrassed.
There is a short story about Emperor Taizong flying a kite at home one day. As a result, it is reported that Wei Zhi came. Emperor Taizong: Alas, Wei Zhi is here. If he sees me playing these games, he may say that he is tired of playing with toys again. He quickly hid the bird under his clothes. Wei Zhi sat there talking about many things, which made him afraid to move. Finally, when Kevin·Z left, he saw that the bird was dead. Angered emperor Taizong: this guy!
But when the queen of Emperor Taizong saw that he was angry, she put on very formal clothes, saluted Emperor Taizong and said, Congratulations, you have such a good minister, which is a sign of the prosperity of your dynasty! He also has a good wife, a good mother and loyal ministers, which is why political clarity will form the scene of "chastity rule".
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