Wei Zheng was called the Human Mirror by Li Shimin and was a famous remonstrator in history. Even though he often made Li Shimin angry, he was still unharmed. Logically speaking, the relationship between the two was so good, but why did Li Shimin knock down his tombstone after hi

Wei Zheng was called the Human Mirror by Li Shimin. He was a famous remonstrator in history. Even though he often made Li Shimin angry, he was still unharmed. Logically speaking, the relationship between the two was so good, but why did Li Shimin knock down his tombstone after his death? Can Wei Zheng still offend Li Shimin after his death?

Wei Zheng was originally a subordinate of Li Mi, and later served under Li Jiancheng. He repeatedly advised Li Jiancheng to release Li Shimin. After the Xuanwumen Incident , Li Shimin summoned Wei Zheng as the emperor and asked Wei Zheng why he wanted to alienate their brothers. Facing the superior Li Shimin, Wei Zheng replied directly: If the prince had done as I said, nothing would have happened today.

Li Shimin saw that Wei Zheng was so straightforward, so he pardoned Wei Zheng and appointed him as the chief administrator of Zhan Shi. From this moment, Wei Zheng began his journey of admonishment and became the most famous admonisher in Chinese history. And when Wei Zheng was dying, Li Shimin was grateful for Wei Zheng's advice to him, so he knighted his son and allowed his daughter to marry into the Wei family.

But the good times did not last long. According to legend, three days after Wei Zheng's death, Li Shimin sent someone to smash his tombstone. This thing does exist, but it is not as fast as three days. Everything has a cause and a result, and Li Shimin would not smash the tombstones of his ministers without any reason. But this matter is indeed a disaster for Wei Zheng. In today's terms, Wei Zheng is an old unlucky man.

This matter also starts with Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian, as the eldest son of Li Shimin, after the death of 's eldest grandson Queen , he was as unruly as a wild horse, so Li Shimin asked Wei Zheng to be Li Chengqian's teacher. But because Li Chengqian was rebellious and Wei Zheng was ill again, Wei Zheng was only a teacher in name.

Later, the rebellious boy Li Chengqian could not suppress the ancient power in his heart and embarked on a road of seeking death. But what does this have to do with Wei Zheng? Why did Li Shimin smash his tombstone?

Li Chengqian, who had nowhere to vent his energy, quietly contacted civil servants and generals to prepare to oust his father from the throne. But Li Shimin knew about this in advance. Li Shimin was shocked when he heard about it. Knowing that his son was going to rebel, Li Shimin's thoughts were very confused, but he knew that he had to keep his son.

In order not to put his son to death, he not only fasted, but also pardoned the rebellious Hou Junji . After one operation, Li Chengqian was deposed as a commoner and expelled from the capital.

But Li Chengqian was seriously ill at that time, and being kicked out of the palace would mean death. In this case, Wei Zheng was brought up by Li Shimin. Who made him Li Chengqian's teacher? Li Shimin, who had nowhere to vent, could only punish Wei Zheng. This punishment was called the Marriage Suspension Servant Monument.

The servant monument knocked down Wei Zheng's tombstone. Li Shimin thought that Wei Zheng must have known about the rebellion, but at this time Wei Zheng had passed away, and Li Shimin couldn't find anyone alive if he wanted to settle the score. He thought about it again and again, but couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, so he sent someone to knock down the monument erected for Wei Zheng. But this was not enough to calm the emperor's anger, so he stopped the marriage of Xincheng Princess and Wei Shuyu. This is the origin of the Marriage Suspension Monument.

After this incident, the Wei family was put on the blacklist of the Li Tang royal family, and the root of all these disasters was inseparable from Wei Zheng, the prince's teacher. But Wei Zheng was really wronged. Wei Zheng did not want to be Li Chengqian's teacher. He only agreed after Li Shimin's repeated requests, and this teacher was also in name only. But the imperial power was overwhelming, and Wei Zheng could only be a scapegoat. But was Li Shimin really treating Wei Zheng like this just because of Li Chengqian?

Li Shimin knew that his son's rebellion had nothing to do with Wei Zheng, but he had nowhere to vent his anger. Wei Zheng, the prince's teacher, often contradicted him and did not give him any face, so Li Shimin acted willfully and angered Wei Zheng.

Later, Li Chengqian died of illness among the people. While mourning his son, Li Shimin also thought of Wei Zheng. He understood that Wei Zheng was not to blame for this matter.A few years later, Li Shimin went on an expedition to Goguryeo . Although he won a great victory, he lost many troops and generals. Li Shimin felt that he still lost. At this time, he thought of Wei Zheng again. If Wei Zheng was still alive, he would definitely stop this war.

After repeated consideration, Li Shimin decided to rehabilitate Wei Zheng out of memory for Wei Zheng. The previous charges against Wei Zheng were lifted one by one, Wei Zheng's tombstone was straightened, and the Wei family finally left the Li Tang family's blacklist.

During Wei Zheng's long years as an official, he was a political enemy of Li Shimin, and later became a virtuous minister and good leader who fought side by side. After his death, his tombstone was smashed. It can be said that there were ups and downs. Fortunately, Li Shimin was good at reflection and Wei Zheng was rehabilitated.

In his later years, Li Shimin also missed Wei Zheng a lot, and asked Taoist priests many times if he could cast a spell to let him meet Wei Zheng's soul again. It can be seen from this that Wei Zheng is not only a courtier to Li Shimin, but also an old friend who is missed!