Accepting remonstrances with an open mind

Encouraging ministers to give remonstrances, being willing to accept remonstrances, having the courage to make corrections, and truly doing good deeds. This is not only the biggest highlight of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but also his life. Without the foundation of virtue, he would at best be just a successful founding monarch like Han Gaozu Liu Bang, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and others.

After the death of Wei Zheng, a famous official of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty mourned him and said: "People use copper as a mirror to correct their clothes and hats; they use ancient times as a mirror to see the rise and fall (gains and losses); people use people as a mirror. , you can know the gains and losses; if Wei Zheng disappears, I will be dead in a mirror." This is a famous saying that has been widely recited by later generations, but there is an inaccuracy here. In fact, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty did not use Wei Zheng as a mirror to observe his own gains and losses. The mirror used for reference is actually Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Wei Zheng was just a good supervisor with extremely accurate eyesight and the courage to correct Taizong's mistakes.

There is no need to buy a mirror

The ancients said: "Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses." Liu Lanzhi used copper as a mirror to achieve unparalleled makeup; Sima Qian used history as a mirror and wrote the unrhymed Li Sao "Historical Records"; Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used Wei Zheng as a mirror to create the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty. They bought just the right mirror, but as us in the new century, I think: there is no need to buy mirrors.

Isn’t it? There are many mirrors of “love” around us and in our hearts:

My first mirror is my father. My father is a simple and unpretentious person with reserved emotions. I never heard him say "I love you" to my mother, but it was this kind of father who taught me what love is through his actions. At the dinner table, my father would put the deboned fish into the bowls of my mother and me; when the cold wind blew in the middle of the night, my father would quietly get up and tuck my mother into bed; in the dark and long corridor, my father would hold her hand My mother's and my hands... Maybe my father didn't know who Zhuangzi was, but he used his actions to truly teach me what "great love is without words". What I got from him was a side of "how to love others" "The mirror is a priceless treasure that does not need to be bought with money. So, when my parents come home late, I will cook them a not rich but thoughtful dinner; when they come in, I will hand them slippers; on their birthday, I will say to my mother One sentence: You have suffered...

My father's simplicity and restraint taught me how to express family affection; and the teacher's words and deeds taught me how to love everyone.

The head teacher is an old man, and he does not have gray hair as described in the novel. Her hair was jet black, not a single white hair in sight, and she was in high spirits. She was the first one to come to the classroom every morning and the last one to leave at night, no matter the wind, frost, snow or rain, she was always the same. Everyone thought she was in good health and secretly called her "Queen Mother" behind her back. Until one morning, when we came to school, she didn't... When we found the teacher, we cheered and no one cared about us. Later, a substitute teacher said that we were ignorant, and we found out that the head teacher was actually not as healthy as we thought. She went to the hospital every day to get injections, and then rushed back to teach us, but she kept refusing. Hospitalized. His condition worsened last night and he had to be admitted to the hospital. For the first time, I felt my ignorance, and for the first time, I let tears of regret flow down my face. We came to the hospital and saw that she was still preparing for lessons. Facing such a teacher, a mirror was set up in my heart. As we grow up, we understand that we should love everyone with a "dedication" attitude - these began to stay in my heart.

There is no need to buy the mirror of "love" on the road of life; there is no need to buy all the mirrors on the road of life. In the age of heroes, there are sparkling mirrors; in the age of reform, there are mirrors that stir up the turbid and clear; in the age of innovation, there are magical and unpredictable mirrors. There is no need to buy these mirrors, but they do require us to dedicate a sincere, warm and persistent heart. You can find it if you are willing: the mirror is around you.