Emperor Taizong was a rare enlightened monarch in history. He is broad-minded and good at accepting other people's teaching. He is not as suspicious as Liu Bang. So he hardly killed any heroes during his reign. His method of restraining heroes is also very special.
One day in the sixth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong gave a banquet in Qingshan Palace and invited relatives and government officials to attend. At the banquet, everyone drank, chatted and watched the performance, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Besides, there are entertainment programs in the banquet. Not royalty, but also farmland heroes attended the banquet. Castle Peak Palace is the place where Li Shimin was born. Choosing such a house for a banquet can also be said to be an easy-going private banquet. But after three glasses of wine, Wei Chijingde got angry with a man in front of him. At the banquet, he asked loudly, "What can you do? Sit on me! "
Who's Wei Chijingde? He was the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, and even saved Li Shimin's life on the battlefield. Such a heavy person should really take the top spot. However, in a society ruled by men, as a minister, no matter how great his contribution is, he can't get angry in front of the emperor. This is obviously a challenge to the authority of the emperor. But Wei Chijingde went further.
Li Daozong, sitting behind Wei Chijingde, saw that the atmosphere was not harmonious, and immediately got up and pleaded with Wei Chijingde. Wei Chijingde also don't know whether she is drunk or her anger is really too big, she didn't speak. She turned around and punched Li Daozong in the face, almost blinding others. Who's Li Daozong? He was the King of the City God, the cousin of Emperor Taizong, and the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. This caused trouble and the emperor's relatives were beaten. If it had been under Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, it would have been pulled out and beheaded.
After all, Li Shimin is an enlightened and magnanimous king. He didn't have a seizure. Afterwards, he summoned Wei Chijingde and said to him, "I have read Hanshu, and I am very opposed to Emperor Gaozu killing heroes, so I hope to share my wealth with all heroes. After watching your performance today, I know that Han Xin and Peng Yue have been punished, and it's not just Gaozu's fault. The governance of the country is nothing more than a clear distinction between rewards and punishments. Unfair kindness is rare. I hope you can strengthen your cultivation and be a good person, otherwise it will be too late to regret! "
Emperor Taizong's words were an ultimatum. In today's words, it is "I have put my words in front of me, don't blame me for being heartless!" " In particular, the phrase "I know Korea, but it's not my great-grandfather's fault" is straightforward, and no matter who listens to it, his back will feel cold.
Three Han Xin families were killed and Peng Yue was beheaded. Wei Chijingde cannot fail to understand these historical lessons. Will he dare to do it again after that? Wei Chijingde is a clever man. After this conversation, he was always in awe of Emperor Taizong, restrained in words and deeds, and lived at home after retirement, and finally came to a good end.
Emperor Taizong treated heroes with equal emphasis on love and restraint, encouragement and exhortation, tolerance and generosity, and lost no time to make them earth-shattering, so that the pillars of those people were "spoiled without arrogance, arrogant without falling down, made without regret, and regretted without regret." Therefore, Li Shimin is a worthy monarch.