Later, Shao's Biography of Old Tang Dynasty and:
A husband can dress himself up with copper as a mirror; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses.
Translation:
Using copper as a mirror can straighten clothes; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs of past dynasties; Take people as a mirror, you can understand your own gains and losses.
Allusions in the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, Biography of Wei Zhi and Taking Copper as a Mirror
The Biography of Wei Zhi, with bronze as a mirror, originated from Tang Taizong's evaluation of Wei Zhi. A person who looks at copper as a mirror can tell whether his clothes and hats are properly dressed; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the reasons for the rise and fall of the country; Looking at people as a mirror, you can find your own right and wrong. After Kevin·Z died, I lost a good mirror. -This is the highest evaluation of Wei Zhi's life value.
In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 643), Wei Zhi, who dared to speak out, died of illness. Emperor Taizong was very sad. He said with tears: "My husband can dress himself up with copper as a mirror; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. Wei Zhi didn't, I died a mirror! " Using copper as a mirror can tidy up a person's clothes; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs in history; Take others as a mirror and you can know your own gains and losses every day.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-taking copper as a mirror.