Tang Dynasty Under the Microscope

"Water Can Bear the Boat, Yet Also Overturn It: How Tang Taizong Ascended as the ""Heavenly Khan""¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿This book was polished by the author over a period of nine years, based on the ""Old Book of Tang,"" ""New Book of Tang,"" and ""Zizhi Tongjian,"" combined with the latest historical research in recent years. It narrates the 300 year history of the Tang Dynasty in plain and fluent language, consisting of eight volumes.The second volume is ""The Governance of Zhenguan"", which tells the history of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, during the Zhenguan period. The term 'Zhenguan' comes from the Book of Changes, Section 2: 'The Way of Heaven and Earth is the Way of Zhenguan.' The phrase 'Zhenguan' reflects Li Shimin's ambition to govern the world. Internally, he opened up a wide range of opinions, valued the talents, rested and recuperated with the people, and society became increasingly prosperous; Externally, he endured hardships and endured hardships for four years, then defeated his archenemy, the Eastern Turkic, and annihilated the Tuyuhun and Xue Yantuo. Although he also began to enjoy himself and take elixirs in the later period of the Zhenguan period, he remained the most outstanding emperor in ancient Chinese history. This book is rich in historical materials, witty in language, broad in perspective, and has a certain depth, making it an excellent popular historical reading material.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿