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"What surprises us is how Emperor Taizong dealt with this matter. It seemed that a locust flew into the palace at that time. The locust was caught by Li Shimin and was immediately eaten by him."

"After Li Shimin ate it, he pointed to his stomach and said to the locusts inside: Stop eating the people's crops. If you want to eat, it's the meat in my stomach."

"The ministers below were horrified and quickly tried to dissuade the emperor, saying that the emperor could not eat the locusts."

"Li Shimin's move reflected the Confucian thought of the country at that time, which is the "benevolent man is invincible" proposed by Lao Tzu. Only with benevolence and righteousness can a country be won, and an unbenevolent world will not make the people return to their hearts."

"And Li Shimin's attitude towards the people was enough to win the support of the people. Even the emperor expressed his attitude like this and also did it. Who else would a common man submit to if he didn't submit to the Tang Dynasty on the premise of gaining benefits?"

"It is enough to show that Li Shimin's attitude at that time was to govern the country and care for the people's livelihood. He was a truly benevolent and good emperor."

"Li Shimin is also good at recognizing people and making good use of talents, especially his ability to ignore past grudges, which is still very rare among emperors."

"Although he faced some people with whom he had conflicts in the past, he never gave up on talent because of personal vendettas."

"He knows that the construction of a country requires the help of many talents. Only in this way can we retain the hearts of the people."

"Wei Zheng was a very important minister during the Li Shimin period. His outspokenness has been directly praised by history."

"The most obvious example is definitely Wei Zheng, an important and famous official."

"Before Wei Zheng became Li Jiancheng's man, he had fought against Li Shimin many times and raised various objections."

"However, after Li Shimin took office, he chose to ignore the past grudges and continue to trust Wei Zheng. This tolerant and inclusive attitude made many talents willing to work for him."

"Wei Zheng is known for his brilliance, but he is also known for being straightforward and not caring about other people's feelings."

"He even pointed out the emperor's mistakes in front of the emperor. Although Li Shimin was unhappy because of this, he did not abandon Wei Zheng because of this. Instead, he accepted his criticism and teachings."

"When his elder brother Li Jiancheng was the crown prince, Li Shimin had no ambition to compete for the crown prince's position."

"He prefers to be an important assistant to help his brother."

"However, Li Jiancheng was not qualified for the role of prince."

"Although he is docile on the surface, he is stingy and selfish on the inside. This character is not suitable for being an emperor. Coupled with the incident of the "Xuanwumen Coup", Li Shimin was established as the new prince."

"After succeeding as the crown prince, he treated his previous subordinates leniently, including Wei Zheng, who had planned for Li Jiancheng against Li Shimin many times."

"Although some counselors suggested getting rid of Wei Zheng to avoid future troubles, Li Shimin still chose to ignore the past grudges, reuse him, and even promoted Wei Zheng to prime minister."

"Wei Zheng was a man with strong self-assertion. He never gave in in officialdom, especially to the emperor."

"He would not hesitate to speak out on any occasion, even pointing out the emperor's mistakes in front of everyone, which embarrassed Li Shimin many times."

"But Li Shimin did not give up on Wei Zheng because of this. Such an emperor made people feel very grand, and after many quarrels, Li Shimin still accepted Wei Zheng's suggestions and teachings." "During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the economy and society of the Tang Dynasty did improve. Great development and unprecedented prosperity.”

"Due to his Zhenguan rule, reforms were carried out in agriculture, economy, politics, and military, and the effects of the reforms were very significant."

"All this is not only due to Tang Taizong's intelligence and extraordinary courage, but also due to an important reason, that is, he knew how to make good use of talents."

"Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, can be said to have his own methods for managing talents. He believed that "it is common for kings to promote talents, for officials to appoint talents, and for scholars to respect talents. "

"Continuously discover talents and make good use of them, thus creating a prosperous era of Zhenguan."

"Li Shimin, who was still the king of Qin, went to the front line to participate in the war at the age of 16. Two years later, his father launched an army to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. At the age of 18, Li Shimin was promoted as the commander-in-chief of the Tang army. He led an army composed of old, weak, sick and disabled, and outnumbered the many. He accomplished the great cause of unification at the age of 24, which is unique in history, so his military capabilities should not be underestimated."

"Li Shimin believed that "the king of Ming Dynasty used people as weapons. He took talents from his time and did not borrow talents from another generation. "Li Shimin's concept of treating people as tools has enabled him to discover and recruit a large number of talents, and there are all kinds of talents."

"Because of Li Shimin's good use of these talents, Li Shimin played an extremely important role in whether he raised the flag to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, competed for the throne, or governed the country."

"After just establishing his own great cause, Li Shimin was in urgent need of talents in order to consolidate and develop. At this time, Li Shimin mobilized all ministers to recommend talents to him."

"Minister Deyi was criticized by Li Shimin because he rarely recommended people. Deyi explained that he had not found suitable talents."

"Taizong of the Tang Dynasty immediately pointed out: What dynasty has no virtuous people, but they are suffering from legacy and do not know their ears? This is quite right. In which dynasty will there be no virtuous people? They will only be missed, so they are not discovered."

"Fang Xuanling is dedicated to serving the country and does a very good job in logistics."

"Wei Zheng, who dared to give direct advice, and Li Jing, who could not only lead troops to fight as a general, but also enter the court to manage and serve as prime minister, etc."

"And in Li Shimin's eyes, everyone has his own irreplaceable advantages and strengths, but he just needs a pair of eyes that can discover their respective advantages."

"After discovery, we can arrange positions according to their respective experience and strengths, so that they can show their talents in the fields in which they are good."

"In Li Shimin's eyes, even if there is a peerless treasure, a thousand taels of gold, it is not as good as the prosperity of the talents gathered around him and the respect of the wise men. This is Li Shimin's way of making good use of talents."

"Li Shimin managed a country that had just emerged from the war and turned it into a model of prosperity. The key point was to be good at employing people."

"No matter how good the policy is, it will be in vain if it cannot be effectively implemented. Therefore, it is very important to use the right people and make good use of them."

"The world is so big that it cannot be ruled by a single monarch, nor can it be managed by a single monarch."

"The most important task of a leader is to employ people. If you employ the right people, you can get twice the result with half the effort and govern from the top. If you employ people inappropriately, you will corrupt the government and cause endless harm."

"And among the people Li Shimin dared to employ, I would like to mention a general. He is the military god of the Tang Dynasty - Xue Rengui."