In the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms, perhaps the most unspeakable thing is the failure of Emperor Liu's uncle: it was originally from the ancient Han Dynasty that the Thieves were not separated, and the Wang Ye was not partial, but the Shu Han Dynasty was purged by the "chaotic courtiers and thieves" within a few years. In the end, why did the Shu Han perish? If the reasons are analyzed from inside and outside the imperial court, there may not be many old routines such as favoring eunuchs and weak monarchs. But one of the sharpest views is that because Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei repeatedly went north, they greatly depleted the already weak Shu Han regime. If you think about it, it does make sense, but isn't that a paradox? This is to unify the world and destroy the Cao Thief! The city is flying, but the patriotic flag!
Then again, what exactly is a "thief"? Confucius in ancient times had a saying: Old and not dead is for thieves! Of course, the rumors of later generations have pushed the old master to the cusp of the storm, and it seems that people are just an old fool. In fact, the old master is only to satirize those selfish elements who deliberately confuse the public opinion, rely on the old and sell the old, and are smug. In this way, the people who have done the most harm to this nation and country should be those "traitors" and those traitors! When we look at the arduous years of the War of Resistance, we will be surprised to find that the most numerous enemies on the battlefield in China are not the Japanese invaders or the Korean servant army, but the "Imperial Allied Army"! Millions of Chinese defected to the warring enemies, the largest number in World War II.
Of course, they are not the top traitors. The term "Han traitor" was first seen in the Qing Dynasty's "Han Traitor Discernment": "In the early Han Dynasty of China, it began to guard against border troubles, and the Northern Hu gradually formed troops. Created by the name of the Han people, the name of the Traitor. "Of course, if you think about it, how did hundreds of thousands of Manchurians occupy the Central Plains? Of course, these "traitors" are indispensable! However, their act of betraying the country and seeking glory is straightforward and can be approved by the public and history. But when it comes to "patriotic thieves", it is almost confusing: Why is patriotism also a thief?
Leaving aside the example at the beginning, let's explore it in detail. In fact, this is not a deliberate irony, nor is it a surrender and traitor, but a bitter lesson earned by history with blood and tears! In the two or three hundred years of China's two and three hundred years, although it was ridiculed by later generations as poor and weak, the extremely brilliant achievements of civilization it created were obvious to all. More importantly, its demise is a foreign invasion, but also a matchmaking of "patriotic thieves"! Whether it is Jurchen or Mongolia, many people in the government and the public are opposed to alliances, but there is no result: to wash away the shame of the country! There is a reconquest of the homeland! All calm and objective analysis is crushed again under this extremely patriotic slogan...
On the contrary, our neighbor Japan, in the early days of the founding of the country in the 1860s, broke out large-scale xenophobic incidents, especially the "Sakurada Gate Incident", which almost caused Japan to suffer a devastating blow. These samurai ronin, who flaunt "patriotism," run rampant because they have slogans of extreme justice. But as the Meiji Restoration unfolded, the Empire's quest for power finally abandoned the conservative samurai. However, the neighboring Qing Empire staged the "Boxer Rebellion" again decades later...
So, what do you think about "traitors" and "patriotism"? Discussion is welcome.