Du Ruhui

Du Ruhui

Du Ruhui (585-630) was born in duling County, Jingzhao county (now Chang'an District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province). In the early Tang Dynasty, he was the son of Du Zha, the governor of Xiangzhou.

Born in the Du family of Jingzhao, he was an official in the Sui Dynasty, and was granted Fuyang county magistrate. After Jinyang started to fight, he became the adviser of Li Shimin's shogunate of Taizong of Tang Dynasty, and gave his soldiers Cao to join the army. He moved to Shanzhou for a long time and started from the rebellion of Xue rengao, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. He moved to the palace of King Qin to work as Zhonglang, and actively planned strategies, which was respected by people. After the establishment of the literature museum, it ranked first among the 18 bachelor's degrees. When he participated in the planning of "the change of Xuanwumen", he won the first prize. He worshipped the prince Zuo Shuzi and conferred the title of Duke CAI. After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he successively served as the Minister of the Ministry of war, the inspector general, and the Minister of the Ministry of official. He moved to the right side of the court and cooperated with Fang Xuanling to assist the government. He was responsible for the selection of talents and the formulation of laws. He was also known as "Fang Mou Du Duan".

In the fourth year of Zhenguan (May 6, 630), he died of illness at the age of 46. He was awarded to Sikong and laiguogong with the posthumous title of Cheng. In the 17th year of Zhenguan (643), Lingyan Pavilion was the third.

Life of the characters

Early experience

Du Ruhui was intelligent and savvy when he was young. He liked to talk about history and literature. During Daye (605-618) of Sui Dynasty, Du Ruhui was recruited as a reserve official. Gao Xiaoji, the Minister of the Ministry of official, highly valued Du Ruhui and said to him, "you have the ability to deal with the situation. You should be a pillar of the country. I hope you can stick to this virtue. I want you to be a small official first, that is, less salary. " So he used Du Ruhui as Fuyang County captain, but soon afterwards, Du Ruhui abandoned his official and returned.

Gao Shen of Qin government

In the 13th year of Daye (617) of Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan and his son left in Taiyuan set up troops in Taiyuan and moved into Chang'an. After Chang'an was pacified, Du Ruhui was summoned by Li Shimin to join the army as FA Cao in the palace of King Qin, and then he was promoted to be the governor of Shaanxi Prefecture and regarded as a confidant. Li Jiancheng, the crown prince, saw that there were a lot of talents in the palace of the king of Qin. He was afraid of threatening his position, so he suggested to Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Dynasty, that all the officials of the palace of the king of Qin should be transferred to other places. After the order was issued, many people were moved to other places, and Li Shimin was very worried about it. Fang Xuanling, who was in the record room of the king of Qin, said to Li Shimin: "although there are many people in the house who have been moved to other places, there is no good pity. Only Du Ruhui is intelligent and has insight into things. This man has the talent of Wang Zuo. If the king is a part of the town, he can't be used. But if he wants to manage the world in the future, he must be Du Ruhui. Only this person can help you a lot." After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin woke up and said to Fang Xuanling, "if you don't, you'll almost let such a brain drain." So Li Shimin played to Li Yuan and asked to keep Du Ruhui as an official.

In 618, the first year of Tang Wude, Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty. In July of the same year, Xue Ju of Longxi invaded Jingzhou. Li Shimin led his army to attack, but he was defeated. After Xue Ju died suddenly, Li Shimin sent troops to attack his son Xue rengao again, and asked Du Ruhui and other military counsellors to accompany him. Xue rengao surrendered and was beheaded.

In 619, Liu Wuzhou and song Jingang attacked Taiyuan. Du Ruhui followed Li Shimin to fight against Liu Wuzhou.

In the third year of Wude (620), Li Shimin led the army to attack Wang Shichong in Luoyang, and Wang Shichong combined with Dou Jiande. Du Ruhui followed Li Shimin to break Dou Jiande first and then Wang Shichong. During Li Shimin's campaign against Xue rengao, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and other separatist forces, Du Ruhui followed Li Shimin's military counsellor to plan strategies for Li Shimin and judge the military situation. Li Shimin attacked accurately according to Du Ruhui's judgment and eliminated all anti Wang forces one by one.

Xuanwu coup

Li Shimin's prestige is getting higher and higher when he crusades against rebellions in various places. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are jealous of him. They collude with Li Yuan's concubines Zhang Jieyu and Yin Defei to plot to frame Li Shimin. Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, won dozens of land awards for her military achievements. Zhang Jieyu's father secretly asked Li Yuan for the land, and Li Yuan agreed to him. However, Li Shentong gave the land to himself first, so she did not want to give it to Zhang Jieyu's father. Zhang Jieyu told Li Yuan that Li Shimin had bullied others and let Li Shentong take the land. Then Du Ruhui rode past the residence of Yin rat, the father of Yin Defei. Yin rat asked the children to come out and forcibly pull Du Ruhui off the horse and beat him, and said, "who are you? You dare not dismount in front of my house!" After that, Yin rat asked Yin Defei to tell Li Yuan that it was Li Shimin who made Du Ruhui bully Yin rat. Li Shimin made a deep apology to Li Yuan, but Li Yuan favored Zhang and Yin very much and didn't believe Li Shimin.

In the fourth year of Wude (621), Li Shimin was appointed general of Tiance and established a literature museum. He took Du Ruhui as Zhonglang and the first of the eighteen scholars. Li Shimin often went to the literature museum to discuss classics with Du Ruhui and others, and often talked about the evening. But Prince Li Jiancheng was very afraid of this. He told Li Yuanji, king of Qi, "Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are the only two people who can make people worry in the palace of King Qin." So Li Jiancheng said that Li Yuan expelled Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui from the capital.

In the ninth year of Wude (626), Li Jiancheng refused to woo Yuchi Gong, so he sent someone to assassinate him. After his failure, Li Jiancheng said that Li Yuan would send Yuchi Gong to prison. After Li Shimin released Yuchi Gong on bail, Yuchi Gong found out that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji wanted to do harm to Li Shimin in Kunming pool and told changsun Wuji about it. Changsun Wuji immediately went to Li Shimin and let Li Shimin take the initiative. However, Li Shimin hesitated because he was a brother to Li Jiancheng. Yuchi Gong advised Li Shimin not to abandon the country's righteousness with little benevolence and expressed his gratitude If Li Shimin doesn't make a decision, he will run away with Chang sun Wuji. But Li Shimin still can't make up his mind. Yuchi Gong and Hou Junji admonish him day and night. At this time, Li Shimin thought of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, so he sent his eldest son Wuji to recall them secretly. However, they were expelled from the capital by Li Yuan, and it was a capital crime to return to Beijing without permission. Li Shimin takes his Sabre and gives it to Yuchi Gong. Yuchi Gong takes Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to disguise themselves as Taoists and sneaks into the palace of King Qin. After planning with Fang and Du, Li Shimin finally made up his mind to launch the Xuanwumen incident and kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. After the event, Li Shimin was made the crown prince, and Du Ruhui was appointed the crown prince Zuo Shuzi. In October, Li Shimin praised Du Ruhui as the Minister of the Ministry of war, granted him the title of Duke Cai, and granted him 1300 households.

The beginning of Zhenguan

In the second year of Zhenguan (628), Li Shimin ordered Du Ruhui to serve as a school inspector and a minister of the Ministry of officials, still in charge of the east palace. Du Ruhui was very competent during his term of office.

In the third year of Zhenguan (629), Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Chang sun Wuji to pray for rain because of a severe drought. In the same year, Du Ruhui took the place of Chang sun Wuji as the right servant of the minister. He still managed the selection of officials and assisted the government with Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui decided the scale of the establishment of the Taige and the commendation of the figures. They were highly praised at that time and were called good ministers.

Deeply remembered

In the fourth year of Zhenguan (630), Du Ruhui fell ill, so he asked Li Shimin to resign. Li Shimin still paid him according to his previous official position, but Li Shimin was still very worried about Du Ruhui's illness. He sent envoys and famous doctors to treat Du Ruhui many times, and the people sent to Du Ruhui's house could be seen on the road. However, Du Ruhui died at the age of 46. Li Shimin cried and could not deal with the government for three days. Du Ruhui was appointed Duke of Lai.

After Du Ruhui's death, Li Shimin wrote an imperial edict to Yu Shinan, the author of the imperial edict, saying: "I have a deep friendship with Du Ruhui. Now Du Ruhui has unfortunately died. I am very sad to remember his old achievements. I hope you can understand what I mean and make inscriptions for Du Ruhui."

Later, Li Shimin rewarded Fang Xuanling with a yellow silver belt. He couldn't help feeling sad. He cried and said to Fang Xuanling, "at the beginning, you and Du Ruhui helped me together, but the reward can only be given to you alone. I heard that ghosts and gods are afraid of silver. I'll take another gold belt. You can take it to Du Ruhui's room. "

In 631, Du Shihui and his wife often visited Du Shihui's family. And a son of Du Ruhui (Duhe) was made Duke of the county.

In the seventh year of Zhenguan (633), Li Shimin issued an edict to offer sacrifices to shaolao in front of Du Ruhui's tomb.

In the 17th year of Zhenguan (643), Li Shimin ordered Yan Liben to paint 24 portraits of changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui in Lingyan Pavilion, and Du Ruhui ranked third.

According to the records of Lei Bian Chang'an Zhi, Du Ruhui's tomb is 30 Li south of Xianning County, but it has been razed to the ground and become the land of local farmers. The inscription on the tombstone was written by Yu Shinan, a good friend calligrapher. The tombstone has been damaged.

There are biographies in Volume 66 of the old book of Tang and Volume 96 of the new book of Tang.

Character evaluation

Li Shimin: the quantity of knowledge is clear, the color of God is reflected, the morality is publicized inside and outside, and the sound overflows the temple. He pushed the pillars, planned for the future, prepared for the curtain, and dominated the map of the classics; he learned from the classics, learned from fan Guangmao, and was loyal to the Communist Party.

Fang Xuanling: Du Ruhui is smart and knowledgeable, Wang zuocai is also.

Chu Liang: Jianping is elegant, but there is no strong light. He is famous for his loyalty and righteousness.

Chang Gung: among Wu De Zhen Guan, there are Ruo Wei Zheng, Wang Yao, Li Jing, Li Ji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, etc., who support the Universiade, are industrious in Wang's family, respect the Lord and protect the people. The bandits bow to death. They are virtuous and worthy of the emperor's memory.

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