Project Gutenberg 2008-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 64 Wang, Fangqing 702 王方慶 魏鄭公諫錄 Wei Cheng Kung Chien Lu Wei Zhenggong jian lu Produced by Yan-Qiong Huang "魏鄭公諫錄" by Fangqing Wang is a historical account written in the early medieval period, likely during the Tang Dynasty. The book presents a collection of admonitions and advice offered by the renowned minister Wei Zheng to Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin), reflecting on his governance and the crucial decisions he faced. It serves as a profound exploration of the principles of good governance, the importance of integrity, and the role of loyal advisors in maintaining a stable and just society. The opening of the work introduces several instances where Wei Zheng courageously offers counsel to Emperor Taizong on various matters of state, touching upon fiscal policies, military conscription, and the treatment of officials. It reveals a dynamic discourse between the emperor and his minister, wherein Zheng cites historical precedents and moral considerations to critique the emperor's decisions, highlighting the complexities of leadership in a growing empire. These exchanges set the tone for the ongoing themes of accountability, ethical governance, and the ever-present tension between authority and counsel that permeate the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh China -- Biography Wei, Zheng, 580-643 China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Biography AC Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 124224 124171 2024-09-11T04:11:40.491810 2023-09-11T07:46:10.742905 text/html text/html 124217 124164 2024-09-11T04:11:40.648912 2023-09-11T07:46:10.902897 text/html text/html 85230 2024-09-11T04:11:43.444771 application/epub+zip 84259 2024-09-11T04:11:41.680835 application/epub+zip 84259 2024-09-11T04:11:41.014795 application/epub+zip 169634 2024-09-11T04:11:44.854811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164263 2024-09-11T04:11:43.039813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164421 2022-09-11T13:56:11.104221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116348 2024-09-11T04:11:40.335797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116228 2008-04-25T07:14:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 52912 2008-04-25T07:14:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17138 2024-09-11T04:11:44.979793 application/rdf+xml 8042 2024-09-11T04:11:41.350841 image/jpeg 2327 2024-09-11T04:11:41.184796 image/jpeg 85061 2024-09-11T04:11:40.659801 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog