introduction
The Qin Emperor and the Han Wu are two monuments in Chinese history. For the first time, Qin Shi Huang realized the great unification of all aspects of China, which directly ensured the endless inheritance of China; Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty directly spread the prestige of the Great Han abroad, and for the first time defeated the Xiongnu militarily, laying the foundation for the "strong Han", so that there was the evaluation of later generations that "the country is destroyed by weakness, while the Han independence is destroyed by strength", and the Han Dynasty has become the symbol of the Chinese nation.
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When it comes to Taishan Fengchan, from ancient times to the present, two emperors are qualified, one is Qin Shi Huang, the other is Emperor Wu of Han, and Tang Zong and Song Zu are all not qualified. The greatness of Qin Shi Huang did not lie in the fact that he was the first emperor to "eat crabs", but that he realized the unification of China at all levels, of which the most significant significance for future generations was the "book and text".
▲Qin Shi Huang stills
China is so big, the accent and writing are extremely complex, and there is even a saying of "ten different sounds in the south", in which case the difficulty of unifying the script can be imagined. And Qin Shi Huang did it, and all the pre-Qin classics have since had a unified written record, and the Chinese script has a clear context. When foreign archaeologists can't guess the meaning of several ancient texts for decades, it is easy to identify ancient characters Chinese, and even oracle bones do not take much effort to read them. Therefore, although Qin Shi Huang also "burned books and pit Confucianism", it was insignificant compared to his contribution to cultural inheritance.
▲Stills of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Although Emperor Wudi of han did not have such a great deed, he for the first time reversed the situation of passive beating in the central plains, hit the northern grasslands, and realized the "no royal court in the south of the desert"; at the same time, Emperor Wudi of Han also paid attention to foreign trade, making the central plains move from closed to open, and the surrounding small countries paid tribute to the central plains. It was from the beginning of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the military strength of the Han Dynasty grew by leaps and bounds, and even became the strongest period of China's feudal dynasty, and it is said that the military strength of a state and county in the Han Dynasty could compete with the grassland, which is unimaginable in any other dynasty. So, how strong is Liu Che, the Emperor of Han, who can be compared with Qin Shi Huang and is collectively known as "Qin Emperor Han Wu"? Experts say that you see he survived several generations of Xiongnu leaders.
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The first one is more famous, called the military minister Shan Yu. Of course, in terms of popularity, his grandfather Mao Dundan Yu is more famous, because he led troops to besiege Han Gaozu at Baishan Mountain. How strong were the Huns at that time? It is said that the Huns under the mountain were divided into four sides, each side was a cavalry, and the hair of the horse was the same color and pure, and the four sides were four colors. And the newly established Han Dynasty? At that time, the four horses of the emperor's imperial carriage were not matched with the same color, and the ministers did not have a carriage when traveling, so they could only use ox carts instead.
▲ The military minister is single in the stills
Of course, in this generation of military subjects, the balance of strength between the two sides has undergone a fundamental change, especially after experiencing the rule of Wenjing, the national strength of the Han Dynasty has reached a peak, during which the Han Dynasty sacrificed one poor princess after another to exchange peace for the Xiongnu and his relatives. Therefore, when Emperor Wu of Han interrupted and personally sent 300,000 troops to take the initiative to attack, the military minister Shan Yu did not react yet. Naturally, anger ensued, and the habitual harassment and plundering of the steppe people began.
However, the military minister Shan Yu was not young and died soon after. However, there was a problem with the transfer of power, and his son did not take the baton steadily, and lost the single position, so he ran to the Han Dynasty to surrender, was named the Marquis of An, and died soon after.
▲ Izuku oblique single in the stills
Earlier, it was said that the son of the military minister Shan Yu did not take the baton steadily, so who did it fall into? This man was the younger brother of the military minister Shan Yu, Yi Zhi Shan Yu. At this time, the climatic conditions of the Xiongnu deteriorated, the horses became thinner and thinner, the people could not eat enough, and the combat effectiveness plummeted. On the other hand, the Great Han, a generation of fierce men Wei Qinghuo to go ill has been on the stage, sharpening the knife Huohuo, so the Xiongnu are tragic. Huo went to the sick and sealed the wolf Juxu gloriously, but the steppe men were forced to retreat to the north of the desert, so "there is no royal court in the south of the desert".
▲ Hun wax figure
Izukuhihara reigned for 13 years, which is also relatively long. His son Uwei was fond of killing, but in the face of the strong man, he appeared to be weak and afraid, enshrined the Han Dynasty as the suzerainty, and let the prince be held hostage. The Han Dynasty also entertained Uwei Shan Yu with good food and drink, and built a mansion for him in Chang'an.
The fourth is Child Shan Yu. He was the son of UviDanyu, who was very young and strong when he succeeded to the throne. So Emperor Wu of Han sent emissaries to divide him and the Right Xian King, and as a result, he detained the emissaries in anger, and as a result, more than a dozen batches were later detained on both sides. At that time, the Xiongnu Left Metropolitan surrendered, and Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhao Punu to support him, but he was defeated. However, it was not without effect, because this son Was alone, thinking that the time had come to restore the glory of his ancestors, so he ordered troops to invade the Han Dynasty, and as a result, he inexplicably died on the road.
▲ Xiongnu stills
So the Right Sage King ascended the throne, but unfortunately he reigned for a shorter time than Erdan Yu, only for one year. After that, his younger brother hou Shan Yu succeeded to the throne, and this Shan Yu became very famous. He initially released the envoys of the Han Dynasty, but his appetite grew, and he detained Su Wu and surrendered Li Ling and Li Xu. Li Xu helped the Xiongnu train troops, and Emperor Wu of Han misheard Li Ling, so he killed his entire family and completely forced Li Ling. Li Ling had this incident, and one of his close friends was anxious, and as a result, he angered Emperor Wu of Han with his words, became a eunuch by a knife, and wrote the "History of History" in prison.
▲Photo of Emperor Mao of the Han Dynasty
Moreover, Hou Shan did not reign for a long time, only 6 years. He was succeeded by his younger brother Hulu Gudan Yu. As soon as he took the throne, he invaded the Han Dynasty and killed two du wei Liwei. So Emperor Wu of Han sent Li Guangli to go on a crusade, but finally surrendered in defeat, and Li Guangli also married a Xiongnu princess.
Emperor Wu of Han had survived seven generations of Shan Yu in his lifetime, and if he fought for a few more years, even the fox deer Gu Shan Yu would have to be killed by him, which can be said to be very fierce in the emperor. What is even more rare is that he is consistently tough on the Xiongnu and completely plays the mighty style of a strong man.
epilogue
It is worth mentioning that the emperor who experienced something similar to Emperor Wu of han and the later Ming Chengzu, who was also a warrior for a lifetime, five expeditions to the north of the desert, and finally died on the way back to the dynasty. Both of them were representatives of the Iron-Blooded Emperor, and although the people did not have a good life under their rule, the country became stronger because of them.
Resources:
Book of the Later Han Dynasty (citation in The Chronicles of the Emperors)