Chapter 24 Du Yanxie twenty-third

At the beginning of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his courtiers: "I look at the previous generation, the slanderous people are all the country's thieves. Or clever words and tricks, cliques are like Zhou. If the dark master is a mediocre monarch, everyone will be confused by it. Loyal ministers and filial sons will cry blood for grievances." Therefore, if the orchids want to flourish, the autumn wind will defeat them; the king wants to know, but the slander conceals it. This matter is written in historical records, and cannot be proven. As for the slander in the Qi and Sui Dynasties, those who have been caught by the ears and eyes are a little bit like the public. .Dhu Lü Mingyue, a good general of the Qi Dynasty, shocked the enemy country. The Zhou family chopped the ice of the Fen River every year, thinking about the Qi soldiers’ crossing to the west. And Mingyue was slandered by the ancestor Xiaozheng, and the Zhou people began to have the intention of swallowing Qi. Gao Jiong There is a great talent in economics and state affairs, who supported hegemony for Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. He has known the state affairs for more than 20 years, and the world depends on peace.

And it was killed by Emperor Yangdi, so the criminal administration was in decline.In addition, the prince of the Sui Dynasty bravely assisted the army and supervised the country. In the past 20 years, Gu also had a fixed score.Yang Su deceived the master and ignored the good, and the thief harmed the good, so that the way of father and son was destroyed by nature, and the source of rebellion and chaos began from then on.Sui Wen confuses the concubine and concubine, but it hurts himself, and the search for the country is also defeated.The ancients said that "when the world is in chaos, slander prevails", which is not a lie.

Every time I take precautions against the erroneous progress and use the end of the slander, I am still afraid that my mind will not be able to do it, or I will not be able to realize it. The history of the past says: "The ferocious beasts are in the mountains and forests, and the goats are not harvested; the direct ministers set up the court, and the treacherous evils are the plots." 'This is exactly what I hoped for in the crowd. "Wei Zheng said: ""The Book of Rites" says: "Be cautious about what you don't see, fear what you don't hear." "Poetry" says, "Kai Ti is a gentleman, and there is no letter to slander."The slanderous rumors are indiscriminate, and the four countries are in chaos. ’ And Confucius said: ‘Evil and sharp mouths overwhelm the country’, which is why.I have seen that since ancient times, those who have a country and a family, if they are slandered and slandered, they will harm the loyal and good, and they will have their ancestral temples, hills and ruins, and the market will be exposed to the frost.May Your Majesty be careful! "

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong was lucky to Puzhou.Inspector Zhao Yuankai's father and elder wear yellow gauze single clothes, greet the left side of the road, decorate the palace, build camp towers and pheasants in order to flatter; they also secretly feed more than a hundred sheep and thousands of fish, which will be given to noble relatives.Taizong Zhi, called and counted, said: "I patrolled the river and Luo in the province, and went through several states. Everything I need is an official property. You feed sheep and fish, and carve and decorate courtyards. This is a bad custom in the late Sui Dynasty. Today It can’t be done again. You should know my heart and change the old attitude.” Because Yuan Kai was evil in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong made this statement to warn against it.Yuan Kai was ashamed and died without eating for several days.

In the tenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his courtiers: "The prince protects Fu, and it was difficult to choose in ancient times. King Cheng was young, and he took Zhou and Zhao as his protectors. He was worthy of both left and right, enough to grow benevolence and bring about peace. He was called the Holy Lord. And Qin Huhai, the first emperor's favorite, was Zhao Gao's tutor and taught him the criminal law. He also usurped him, punished his meritorious officials, and killed his relatives. He was so cruel that he died in succession. From this point of view, people's good and evil can be learned from others. I am a weaker person to make friends with, but Chai Shao, Dou Dan, etc., are neither three-benefit people, but I occupy the position of treasure and manage the world. Although they are not as bright as Yao and Shun, they are free from the violence of Sun Hao and Gao Wei. Say, why can't you be stained again?" Wei Zheng said:

"A middleman can do good with one another, and one can do evil with one, but the wise man has nothing to do with it. Your Majesty was ordered from heaven to quell the rebellion, save the lives of all people, and bring peace to the people. How can Shao and the dead be tired of holiness ? But the scriptures say: "Release the sound of Zheng, stay away from the sycophants." Between recent and old students, you should be cautious." Taizong said: "Good." Shangshu Zuo Servant shot Du Ruhui and said: "Chen Shi, the supervisory censor, wrote "Bao Shi Lun", saying that people's thinking is limited, and one person cannot always know the number of positions, so he can discuss ministers and so on." , the current appointment as Xuanling, Ruhui, is not for honoring the old, but because of his talent. This person slanders and slanders, and stops trying to separate my monarch and ministers. In the past, the empress of Shu was weak, Qi Wenxuan was mad and rebellious, but the country was called the ruler. Ren Zhuge Liang and Yang Zunyan did not guess.

I am now as dark as I am, and I am also like the law. "So, Liu Chen and Shihe were outside the ridge. In Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong called Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui and said: "I have heard that since ancient times, the emperors have united the hearts of heaven and brought peace to them. They all have the strength of their arms. Compared with those who open the way of speaking out, they know the grievances and want to hear remonstrance. All the matters of the Shangfeng People, too much to criticize and criticize all officials, there is nothing to be learned. I have chosen the former king, but if there is a king who doubts his ministers, he will not be able to go up. If he wants to be loyal and anxious, how can he get it? Slandering and slandering the monarch and ministers are not beneficial to the country. From now on, anyone who writes a letter criticizing others for small evils should be charged with the crime of slandering others."

Wei Zheng served as the secretary and supervisor, and someone who sued Zheng for treason.Taizong said: "Wei Zheng, in the past, my lord was only loyal to what he did, so I pulled it out and used it. Why did you create a slander?" In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong called Chu Suiliang, an admonishing official, and said: "Qingzhi's daily life, how can I remember my good and evil actions?" Suiliang said: "The establishment of a historian must be written by the emperor. Goodness must be written, and there is no hiding in mistakes." " Taizong said: "I am diligently doing three things today, and I hope that historians will not write about my evil. One is to learn from the successes and failures of previous generations, and think it is a tortoise; the other is to use good people to achieve political success; Listen to the slander. I can keep it, and I will never turn around."