Notes on Fang Zhuan, a Book of the New Tang Dynasty

1, Fang, the word Joe, is from Linzi. Father Fang was an official of the Sui Dynasty. He was the secretary of the Secretariat. When Fang was a child, he was alert and smart. He has read many classical books, is good at writing Zhu, and is also a long cursive official script. In the middle of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, the world was unified. It is said that Zuo Fu in the Sui Dynasty (the position of emperor) will exist forever. Fang secretly stated to his father that today's emperor has no merit, but only killed (people) at will and robbed (stolen) the throne to own the country by virtue of his close relatives (identity) in the Zhou Dynasty, but he did not make long-term plans for future generations. Confuse the order of the old and the young, try to condone (make) offside things, and eventually lead to civil strife (killing peers). Now the world is shocked: "Don't talk nonsense ~" Fang was the first scholar when he was eighteen. An official was appointed as the captain of the feather riding team, and the school avenged the secretary province. The University Foundation met him and said to Pei Ju, "I have met many people, but I have never seen such a young man. He will definitely become a pillar of the country, but unfortunately he has not shown his talents now. " In private, the prince was at odds with the king of Qin, who summoned Fang to discuss the plan. Fang Xuan _ said, "This kind of thing has existed since ancient times, and only a saint can restrain the development of this kind of thing. King Qin, you have made great contributions to the world. Not only ordinary people will plot against you, but also the gods will protect you. " Then introduce Du Ruhui to discuss the plan together. (Therefore) the two men became jealous of the prince, even exceeding the power of the emperor, reprimanded and expelled both of them, and returned home from office. When the prince wanted to rebel, the king of Qin summoned Du Fang and asked them to put on Taoist clothes and enter the house. They discussed the matter overnight. After the change of Xuanwu Gate, the king of Qin became a prince, and the promotion party was the right bastard. The prince succeeded to the throne and became the new emperor before he was promoted to the position of Minister of Chinese Literature. On the merits of rewarding Fang and Du, Chang Wei and Hou as first-class merits, he entered Qi Huangong and lord protector and enjoyed 1,300 fiefs.

2, sealed as Shangshu left servant shot. Emperor Taizong said, "You should help me try, be happy and seek talents. As you are now, there are hundreds of cases of listening to and reading official documents every day. Is it too late to be thirsty? " So he ordered that the small things should be borne by the left and right prime ministers, and the big things should be borne by the servants. Coincided with the imperial edict, ministers can be hereditary, and Song and Zhou Dynasties were given the title of secretariat, so they moved to Guo Liang and became Duke Liang. Soon, the prince teacher was blocked. At first, when he arrived at the East Palace, the prince wanted to visit him, but Fang was too generous to shirk. So I no longer pay my respects. He lived for fifteen years, his daughter became a princess and his son married a princess. He thinks he is extremely powerful and has repeatedly resigned. Taizong refused to accept it and told him that the country lost your help, just like losing its hands. Considering that you are not weak now, don't always give up. "Datang crusade against Liao, left the capital. Emperor Taizong wrote a letter: "You (now) shoulder the heavy responsibility of Xiao He, and I have no worries about going west. "He arranged the overall situation for the input and output of commissary equipment, the mobilization and stay of soldiers, and wrote to Emperor Taizong many times, hoping that he would not underestimate the enemy and control foreigners for a long time.

When he was ill in his later years, Emperor Taizong called him into the temple in a sedan chair. After seeing him, Emperor Taizong was in great pain, so he couldn't help choking. Fang looked at his children and said, "There is nothing wrong in the world now, but the war against North Korea is not over yet. The emperor was so angry and determined that ministers were afraid to see him. If I don't say anything, I will die with guilt. " When Taizong learned about it, he said to Princess Gaoyang, "(courtiers) are like this? Deterrence, but also worry about something in our country ~ "