Project Gutenberg 2008-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 210 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.) Reading ease score: 91.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. zh China -- Biography Wei, Zheng, 580-643 China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Biography AC Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 124404 2025-06-10T11:32:54.063736 text/html 124225 2025-01-10T11:21:14.335318 text/html 124710 2025-06-10T11:32:58.798672 application/epub+zip 123500 2025-06-10T11:32:56.509726 application/epub+zip 114883 2025-06-10T11:32:55.333724 application/epub+zip 206313 2025-06-10T11:33:00.475689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200998 2025-06-10T11:32:58.169705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164421 2022-09-11T13:56:11.104221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116348 2025-06-10T11:32:53.827712 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 17621 2025-06-10T11:33:00.746667 application/rdf+xml 8760 2025-06-10T11:32:55.890722 image/jpeg 2393 2025-06-10T11:32:55.609690 image/jpeg 122978 2025-06-10T11:32:54.077701 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia