During the Qin II period, the Chen Sheng wuguang uprising broke out in the Central Plains, and for a time the world gathered to respond, and the anti-Qin struggle was in full swing. In the Lingnan region, Zhao Tuo completely ignored the instructions of Qin Shi Huang, killed Qin Dynasty officials, blockaded Guan Pass, and established himself as king. Later generations will ask, as an official of the Qin Dynasty, what Zhao Tuo did was a betrayal of the Great Qin Empire? Wait a minute, watch the calf break it down for you.
First, from the pure perspective of Zhao Tuo's official behavior, what he did was indeed a betrayal of the Great Qin Empire.
At the beginning, Qin Shi Huang could be said to have a special love for Zhao Tuo, poured his heart and soul, and pinned his ardent hopes. After unifying the world, Qin Shi Huang ordered Tu Ju as the leader and Zhao Tuo as the auxiliary, leading 500,000 people to the land of Baiyue, where he opened up frontiers, set up counties, and reclaimed the border. Yingzheng's measures can be described as knowing people and doing good work, but Zhao Tuo, as a descendant of Zhao Guo, has no need to be grateful to Dai De, because what Yingzheng did was for his family and the world. As a one-man thief, Yingzheng committed heinous crimes in the process of unifying the world, and he did not know that he would kill himself if he did more unrighteous deeds, so anyone could have the right to betray the Qin Dynasty.
Seeing that the Great Qin Empire Building was capsizing and would affect the pond fish, the terminally ill Nanhai Lieutenant Ren Huan summoned Zhao Tuo of longchuan ling and asked him to take over the duties of the South China Sea Lieutenant. Judging the situation and considering the situation in the long run, the two reached a three-point consensus on the situation and future actions of South Vietnam: First, the Qin Dynasty was brutal and lawless, the people in the world were miserable, and Zhao Tuo could not go back to guard it; second, The Chen Sheng Uprising, the great chaos in the Central Plains, zhao Tuo could not go back even if he wanted to go back; third, lingnan had natural dangers such as mountains and seas, plus the soldiers and civilians brought from the north had been mixed with the people of Baiyue for 13 years, and had been integrated into Lingnan life, and Zhao Tuo had the advantages of time, place, and people, and could occupy this place and become king.
After Ren Hu's death, Zhao Tuo resolutely decided to betray the Qin Dynasty. Zhao Tuo was a realist, and he understood that if he wanted to save the Qin Dynasty with his own strength, it was tantamount to using his mantis arm as a car: at this time, the Central Plains became a big battlefield, and the Chu Dynasty Qidi Ludi Wei Di Yandi had been occupied by anti-Qin forces, and the Qin Dynasty forces could not go south; Zhao Tuo wanted to go north to help, and it was difficult to cross Jianghuai. Zhao Tuo decisively merged the three counties of Guilin, Xiang County, and Nanhai, and then established himself as the King of Wu of South Vietnam. Zhao Tuo's actions are betrayal, but also abandonment of the dark and surrender to the light.
Second, the Qin Dynasty has lost its morality to the world and has been spurned by the people of the world. Zhao Tuo's abandonment of it is a move that conforms to the trend of history, and for the world, it is a contribution rather than a betrayal.
Jia Yi summarized the reasons for the demise of the Qin Dynasty in "On Passing the Qin Dynasty"—the failure to practice benevolence and righteousness led to the people's revolt. The two generations of kings of the Qin Dynasty were violent and violent, poor soldiers and armed forces, large-scale construction, labor and wealth, causing the world to mourn and prosper, starvation on the way, and the people did not have a good life. This shows that the Qin Dynasty has long lost the legitimacy of its existence, and everyone has to blame it. Although going north to qin wang was in line with the wishes of the rulers of the Qin Dynasty, it was against the wishes of the people of the world. If Zhao Tuo's 500,000-strong army were to march north, it would change the strategic situation in the Central Plains at once. A large number of rebels were slaughtered, and countless people were displaced, but Zhao Gao of Qin II was able to survive. At this time, if Zhao Tuo is loyal to the Qin Dynasty, he is driving a history backwards, that is, he is a stumbling block to the wheel of history, and the final outcome is bound to be to lift a stone and drop it on his own feet.
Third, the person who knows the times is Junjie, zhao Tuo lingnan is the king, and the deep cultivation of South Vietnam is also a contribution to the reunification of the Chinese nation.
In the 13 years after Tu Ju, Ren Hu and Zhao Tuo went south, the Lingnan region was far away from the rampant madness of Qin Shi Huang, away from the tyranny of Qin II, and away from the wars and chaos of the late Qin Dynasty, and indeed gained a good time of peace and tranquility. These 13 years are the 13 years of recuperation in the Land of South Vietnam, the 13 years of agricultural development in the Pearl River Basin, and the 13 years of integration of central plains culture and Baiyue culture.
According to historical data and archaeological results, there were a large number of migrants in Zhao Tuo's army, many of whom were specialized in agricultural handicrafts. They spread the advanced agricultural production and handicraft techniques of the Central Plains to the indigenous peoples, such as cattle farming, irrigation, weaving, pottery and smelting, which completely changed the slash-and-burn farming methods of the South Vietnamese, brought about the great liberation and development of productive forces, promoted the leap in the level of civilization, and made the barbaric land leap into the land of fish and rice. The achievements of these 13 years have not been easy to come by, and we must cherish them. We can imagine the positive significance of the Qin army going south, and we can understand the wish of Ren Hu Zhao Tuo to love South Vietnam and protect South Vietnam. At a critical juncture concerning the future and destiny of South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo had great foresight and made a decisive decision at the moment, taking resolute measures to protect the peace of one side and safeguard the achievements of civilization, which conformed to the interests of the local people and the long-term interests of the Chinese nation.