Chapter 259 Why the Han Dynasty is praised by future generations
Li Niandao: "However, God was jealous of talents. In the sixth year of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu planned to send troops to the Xiongnu again to completely eliminate the main force of the Xiongnu Shanyu. Huo Qubing died of illness. , twenty-four years old!”
The youngest and brightest star of the Han Dynasty fell. Li Nian’s words made Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi fall into silence. They thought about many of Huo Qubing’s endings in their hearts, but they never thought about Huo Qubing. He would die of illness at the age of twenty-four.
The young man who went on an expedition at the age of eighteen, was granted the title of Marquis at the age of eighteen, who at the age of twenty-two "featured the wolf as a vassal, drank from the vast sea of horses", and killed the Xiongnu until there was no royal court in Monan, died like this?
Although they were not Huo Qubing's monarchs and were not born in the same era as Huo Qubing, the three of them still felt sorry for Huo Qubing, regretted his talents, lamented his fate, and were truly jealous of talents.
Ying Zheng took the initiative to ask: "Why did Huo Qubing die of illness? Emperor Wu didn't ask anyone to treat him?" If he had generals like Huo Qubing under his command, he would definitely summon doctors from all over the world to treat him.
Li Niandao: "Emperor Wu loved Huo Qubing very much, how could he not let others treat him?"
"Later generations mostly believed that the cause of Huo Qubing's death was that he led troops to fight against the Xiongnu in the desert for a long time. It was caused by being in a difficult environment and not eating well or resting well. However, some people think that Huo Qubing died from being infected with some kind of disease. "
"These two possibilities are higher, Huo Qubing died. Although young, but long During this period, he frequently led armies in battles, and Huo Qubing led cavalry in battles, often covering hundreds or even thousands of miles, which put a particularly heavy burden on the body. The disease secretly accumulated in the body, and once it suddenly broke out, he died suddenly;"
"As for dying from a certain disease, the living customs of the Huns and the Han are different, and the Huns often travel to the Western Regions, so it is not surprising that they have some unknown disease, and it is very possible to infect Huo Qubing."
"It is unlikely that Emperor Wu assassinated him or someone else attempted to murder him. Emperor Wu was preparing to conquer the Huns again, so there is no reason to assassinate Huo Qubing. Others also knew that Huo Qubing was loved by Emperor Wu. If Emperor Wu knew that Huo Qubing was murdered, Emperor Wu would definitely Will be angry.”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng sighed: "Huo Qubing, the person who named him hoped that he would be free of illness and disease throughout his life, but he still died of illness in the end."
Li Niandao: "After Huo Qubing died, Emperor Wu was very sad and allowed Huo Qubing to be buried in his imperial mausoleum and gave him the posthumous title of ' Jing Huan'..."
After listening to Emperor Wu's series of operations after Huo Qubing's death, Ying Zheng said: "For Emperor Wu to be like this shows his love for Huo Qubing. It is really a good story for the emperor and his ministers to get along like this. He is a general of Emperor Wu, but Emperor Wu really treats him as his nephew."
< br>Li Niandao: "Because Huo Qubing was too young, he left only one son when he died. However, this son also died of illness six years later. Although Huo Yun and Huo Shan were adopted as Huo Qubing's grandsons, during the reign of Emperor Xuan, the Huo family Certain actions led to the annihilation of Emperor Xuan's clan, and Huo Qubing was exterminated."
Although he achieved a glory that many famous generals could only dream of, it was too short-lived. After his death, he even died and his incest was cut off. Is there really a God who couldn't bear to see Huo Qubing being so smooth before his death?
Li Nian continued: "Emperor Wu not only conquered the Huns and relieved the Huns from harming the Han Dynasty, but also conquered Baiyue and Wei's Korea. There were almost no surrounding countries that had not been defeated by the Han Dynasty. From this, the Han Dynasty also Open up new territories and expand your territory, spreading your prestige to all directions!"
"As for how great the Han Dynasty's prestige has become, you can know it just by looking at the envoys of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty would send envoys to other countries, and these Han envoys would kill envoys from other countries, kill kings, steal queens, start rebellions, shout at other countries’ kings, and treat them like dogs and horses..."
Li Nianyue said The more I felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, why did the Han envoys' operations look so familiar? When I thought about it, wasn't this the operation performed by Ying Jiang in later generations?
It turns out that the ancestors of the Han Dynasty had already done all the operations of Eagle Sauce. After hearing Li Nian's words, Meng Tian and Meng Yi's eyelids twitched. Are these Han envoys so reckless, so cowardly and not afraid of death?
But they also figured out the reason why the Han envoys were so bold. There were powerful Han people behind them to support them. What could other countries do to them? What would they dare to do to them?
Even some Han envoys are eager to be killed, so that the Han Dynasty will have a reason to send troops: Either I kill you, or you kill me, but you have to think clearly, you kill me, Tomorrow the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty will sprout from the ground and turn your country into a county of the Han Dynasty.
No wonder later generations longed for the Han Dynasty and called it "Han and Tang" together with the dynasty called "Tang". It was indeed strong, and it was strong externally. It was superior to other countries and could make the people support it. With a straight spine, there is no need to serve other countries.
“The Han envoys sent to all directions not only expanded the territory, but also promoted cultural and academic exchanges, but I believe that the most important thing is to bring back many unprecedented crops to China.”
"There is a saying of 'Zhang Qian's Careful Selection' in the later generations where I came from. Zhang Qian was the most famous of the Han envoys. He went to the Western Regions twice and brought back grapes, alfalfa, pomegranates, flax, cucumbers, Peppers, walnuts and other crops”
“There are fruits, vegetables, and seasonings, which enrich our Chinese diet. The influence was far-reaching. Because the crops Zhang Qian brought back were more practical and delicious in later generations, they were nicknamed 'Zhang Qian's Careful Selection' by later generations."
Li Nian added: "Emperor Wu reigned for fifty-four years. He was the best among all the emperors of China in terms of both civil and military skills. There were not many who could compare with him. However, Emperor Wu had his merits but also his faults. Although he created the Han Dynasty. His reputation has also caused some problems."
Li Nian looked serious, "One is that Emperor Wu 'deposed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism'. Although Emperor Wu had no intention of making Confucianism stronger, he just wanted to use it. This deepened his power, but Confucianism did develop due to Emperor Wu's policies. "
"The second is that Emperor Wu frequently used troops, although he fought. The power of the Han Dynasty was reduced, but the vitality that Emperor Wen and Jing had finally recovered was once again exhausted. However, he wanted to use troops again, but he did not know that the people were exhausted, resulting in more than 2 million refugees in Guanzhong, and 400,000 people who were not registered. There emerged a situation where "the cities and warehouses were empty, and many people were in exile" and the world was wasted and people were eating each other again. "
These words reminded Ying Zheng of what Li Nian said about himself in history, who also abused people's power, but Emperor Wu seemed to be better than him. Emperor Wu abused people's power because he wanted to use troops abroad, and what was he doing, building the Great Wall and building mausoleums? Repair the palace...
"The third reason is that Emperor Wu was old and afraid of death, and he was confused. He believed in immortals and gods, summoned alchemists to refine the medicine for longevity, and even went to Donglai to seek immortality. He was also keen on worshiping immortals, doing sacrifices in the countryside, and traveling quickly. "
At this time, Ying Zheng's sense of déjà vu became even more important. Well, no wonder they are collectively called "Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han". Is it possible that the hero will always be like this when he is in his later years?
But Li Nian's words immediately made Ying Zheng feel that he was better than Emperor Wu in terms of superstition. He only heard Li Nian say: "Because Emperor Wu was superstitious, many alchemists, witches, and witches from all over the world gathered in Chang'an. Some people thought that through Expose the opponent's use of witchcraft to curse Wu Emperor Wu, use Emperor Wu's hands to get rid of the enemy."
Meng Tian asked: "This method can be used to trap others. When Emperor Wu wakes up, what he is doing is deceiving the emperor. Isn't it also dangerous for others? If you apply the same method to someone else, don’t you fear that you will suffer the same consequences?”
(End of this chapter)