Chapter 35 Rise and Fall Thirty-fourth

At the beginning of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong calmly said to his courtiers: "Zhou Wu quelled the chaos of Zhou to rule the world; the Emperor Qin swallowed the six kingdoms because of the decline of Zhou. It is not different for him to win the world. If this is the case, the fortune of Zuo depends on each other?" Shangshu The right servant shot Xiao Yujin and said: "Zhou has no way, and the world suffers, so the eight hundred princes will meet unexpectedly. The Zhou family is weak, the six countries are innocent, and the Qin family is full-time intellect and cannibalize the princes. Although peace is the same, human feelings are different. Different." Emperor Taizong said: "Otherwise, Zhou conquered Yin and promoted benevolence and righteousness; Qin gained ambition and specialized in deceit. Not only did the difference be obtained, but also the difference was kept.

Zuo's shortening is intended to be here! " In the second year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong called Wang Gui, the servant of Huangmen, and said: "In the 14th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, there was a severe drought, and many people were hungry. At that time, the warehouses were overflowing, and no relief was allowed, but the people were ordered to chase food. Sui Wen did not pity the people but cherished the warehouses. Compared to the end of the year, the world's reserves could be used for fifty or sixty years.Emperor Yangdi relied on this richness, so he was extravagant and immoral, which led to his destruction.This is also the reason why Emperor Yang lost his country.Those who govern the country should accumulate in people, not fill their warehouses.The ancients said: "The people are not enough, who is the king?" 'But the warehouse can be prepared for a bad year, so why bother saving!If the heirs are worthy, they will be able to protect the world; if they are unworthy, accumulating more warehouses will only benefit their extravagance and endanger their foundation. "

In the fifth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong said to his courtiers: "The way of heaven is good and good, and evil is bad, and everything still affects it. In the past, when the people of Qi came to subjugate the country, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty spared no expense in millet and silk, and the Daxing scholars settled in camps and guards, so they were able to survive.After being strong and rich, the descendants don't think about repaying virtue, and at the end of the day, they raised troops to surround Yangdi in Yanmen.And the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, and the strong and deep-rooted, so that those who established their country in the past, their descendants, were slaughtered by the Jieli brothers.Now that Jieli is ruined, isn't it the result of indifference? "The officials said salty: "It is as the imperial decree. "

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, the Northern Fan returned to the court and wrote: "It snowed heavily in the Turks, the people were hungry, and the sheep and horses died. The Chinese who were there all went to the mountains to become thieves, and the human nature is very evil." Taizong said to his courtiers: "Looking at the ancient rulers, if you practice benevolence and righteousness, you will be righteous; if you are a villain, you will be defeated. Those who are trusted by the Turks are seen by the public, and there is no loyalty and integrity. Jieli will not worry about the people again, and will do what he wants. , I look at it from the perspective of personnel, how long will it take?" Wei Zhengjin said:

"In the past Wei Wenhou asked Li Ke: "Which of the princes died first?" Ke said: "Wu died first." Wenhou said: "Why?" If you are tired, why not die?' At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when China was in chaos, Jieli relied on the internal invasion of the masses, and it is still going on today. This is the way to die." Emperor Taizong thought deeply. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong called Wei Zheng and said: "After reading the history of Zhou and Qi, the last ruler of the subjugated country is evil. The Lord of Qi loves extravagance, and all the treasuries are used up, and even the customs and cities are full of taxes. I It is often said that this is like a greedy man who eats his own meat. If the meat is exhausted, he will die. The people and the rulers are endlessly collected, and the people are detrimental, and their rulers are also dead, so is the Lord of Qi. But if Tianyuan and the Lord of Qi are good or bad?" Zheng Confrontation said : "Although the two lords subjugate the country, their behaviors are different. The Qi lord is weak, and the government has many schools. The country has no rules and disciplines, and then it is destroyed. The nature of Tianyuan is fierce and strong, and the prestige and blessing are in oneself. The subjugation of the country is all in it Body. From this point of view, Qi Lord is inferior."