Li Shimin adopted the policy of taking agriculture as the foundation, reducing taxes, recuperating, practicing economy and perfecting the imperial examination system, which made the society peaceful, peaceful and progressive. In particular, his love affair with Wei Zhi monarchs and ministers is a much-told story that has been passed down through the ages.
Extended data 1, old Tang book? "Biography of Wei Zhi": "A husband can learn from history by looking at copper, and he can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses.
Emperor Taizong's heart is clear. Emperor Taizong's famous words have been passed down to this day and become a perfect life guide to teach future generations to be human, do things and look at history.
Aside from the official history or unofficial history's sincere praise of Tang Taizong's historical position, aside from historical and political factors, let's take a look at how the later emperors and leaders of Li Shimin evaluated Tang Taizong's eternal position.
Emperors in Song and Ming Dynasties all aimed to become "emperors like Li Shimin" in order to consolidate the dynasty and establish the image of the emperor among the people.
2. Li Shimin's "Emperor Fan" can be called a thousand-year emperor textbook: "If it lasts forever, success or failure lies in the pen; The waves are huge, and the ups and downs will definitely last for some time. It's expensive to fight at this time, but it's cheap to fight. As far as Haiyue is concerned, the dust has been cleared, the afterglow of seven virtues has been suppressed, and the merits of nine virtues have been greatly improved. At this time, armor is light and poetry is heavy. It is to know the two ways of civil and military affairs, give up one, keep pace with the times and adapt to it. Samurai and Confucian can not be abolished. These twelve articles are also the outline of the emperor. Safety and waste, salty here!
3. Jiang Zhongzheng's Destiny of China said: "The unification of Sui and Tang Dynasties, including the east of the Green Ridge, the west of the Yellow Sea, the south of the desert and the north of the South China Sea, all religions, philosophy, literature, art, astronomy, skills, laws, systems, customs and people's feelings in the whole field have also been integrated into one furnace."
4. Ming Dynasty-Zhu Yuanzhang: "The official system of the Ming Dynasty gained and lost along the old Han and Tang Dynasties." "Clothes are like the system of the Tang Dynasty." "If you let the old Tang Dynasty increase its losses, you will get 20 articles a day." Li Shanchang: "Nine Chapters of Hanshu is a Sect, and it came into being in the Tang Dynasty. This system should follow the old Tang Dynasty. "
5. Xinhai-Sun Yat-sen: "The Han and Tang Dynasties were developed and prosperous." "The most powerful elephant is the Han nationality. When the power of the Han and Tang Dynasties was the greatest, it reached the Caspian Sea in the west. " "The Six Classics of Tang Dynasty, the Complete Collection of Six Laws." "The spirit of my emperor and the Han nationality carries forward infinity and the hope of literature!" "Such as Korean, Jing, Tang Zhizhen's opinion, can protect the people for good.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Emperor Taizong