Sui and Tang · Ruler

Taizong 太宗

Tàizōng

Attested AD 627 - AD 649

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Taizong was a ruler.

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 56Volume 56 Treatises 52: Punishment and Law · 5 passages
初即位,有勸以威刑肅天下者,魏徵以為不可,因為上言王政本於仁恩,所以愛民厚俗之意,太宗欣然納之,遂以寬仁治天下,而於刑法尤慎。 At the start of his reign some advisers urged him to terrify the realm with harsh punishments. Wei Zheng argued against it, telling the emperor that humane government rests on kindness and grace—the spirit of cherishing the people and strengthening custom. Taizong gladly accepted this counsel and governed with leniency and mercy, exercising particular caution in applying criminal law.