Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang (Three-Volume Set)

From what I see, the world's citizens are eighteen years old, with majestic appearance, majestic air, majestic posture, and the appearance of an emperor. The future is boundless. He will surely settle the world, control the unification of the people and the common people, control the four directions, sweep the universe, develop the emperor's career, leave a name for the ages, and establish the history and book industry. His fame will last forever, and his legacy will last forever. It can be called an emperor through the ages!

After listening to this book, I breathed a long sigh of relief and felt a little lost. Nothing else, it was just because I listened to this book from December last year to February this year that I finished listening to this 1.13 Million-word novel. This book has been with me for nearly two months. During this period, I actually experienced a lot of things, both in life and work. Instead, this book became a relatively stable companion for me. Moreover, many of the plots and stories in this book have also provided a lot of inspiration and ideas for the novels I am currently writing. Since last year, I have listened to a lot about the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. On the one hand, I feel that in such an era, I want to know how the prosperous age that we are still talking about more than 1,000 years ago was created? On the other hand, I am also very curious about characters like Li Shimin. Did he, the hero, create that era, or did that era create him, the hero? This is because I have some foundation in reading and listening to books before, and this book is actually a literary description similar to a historical romance. In fact, it sounds very interesting to listen to it and think it is told eloquently. Li Shimin was a man of great talent, capable of both literary and military skills. Following his father Li Yuan, he launched an army against the Sui Dynasty, and made great contributions in the southern and northern campaigns. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there was a battle for the right to inherit the throne with his eldest brother Li Jiancheng and his second brother Li Yuanji. In the end, he made a dangerous move, killed his brothers in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, controlled Li Yuan, and became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. After he ascended the throne, he calmed the people and convinced them with education, finally creating this unique Zhenguan era in China for five thousand years. He absorbed the lessons from the collapse of the previous dynasty, recruited talented people, opened up channels of speech, listened to advice, worked diligently in government, and reflected from time to time. This is an advantage that must be mentioned for his ability to achieve eternal achievements. Famous sayings such as "Use copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; use history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall; use people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses", "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it" and other famous sayings through the ages are all from his mouth. However, in the later stages, he actually began to show signs of being overjoyed with success, having a repetitive temperament, and not being able to listen to honest advice and harsh words. It can be seen from this that humans are humans after all, not gods. Human beings have seven emotions and six desires, and human shortcomings in thinking actually exist in everyone. When people reach old age, their thinking becomes solidified and their emotions become unstable, which may be inevitable for everyone. I remember when I was reading a book before, I saw this comment: Li Shimin lived to be 52 years old, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty lived to be 77 years old. In fact, after he passed 50, Li Shimin had already begun to decline. It's just that at this age, Li Shimin's political thinking was relatively clearer than that of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. But we are not so good. If he really lived to the age of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, would he have ruined his reputation in his lifetime because of his old age? This man has passed away, and the merits and demerits are actually judged by us descendants. If the merit is greater than the fault, then the person is a hero; if the fault is greater than the merit, then the person is a sinner. In fact, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also had merits and demerits, but his faults outweighed his merits, and instead he was infamous for all generations. But the evaluations of us descendants are somewhat hindsight. Who can really see the causes and consequences of all this when we are in it and at the time?

I like reading books with historical themes, and they are explained clearly.

I especially like the description of his battles on the battlefield in the book, and I feel like I am also charging into battle with him. Moreover, Tang Taizong's good use of people also resonates with me. Just like the outstanding friends around me, they can always find the bright spots in others. I think this book can not only help us understand history, but also learn a lot about how to behave in the world.

It's good-looking, but it's more like a history book. There are too many aspects involved, and the characterization is more realistic.

The plot has ups and downs and is thought-provoking 😘 [Learned]

It's great to watch, as exciting as watching TV.

I like it very much and it looks good

Respect history, artistic processing, enrich culture, and make lasting contributions.

Love to see vivid images