Chapter 111: The Influence of Han Civilization

But how can it be that simple?

After Li Shimin said his thoughts, it was very unexpected and was opposed by almost everyone, not to mention his close ministers, and even Wang Tingchu, who was in charge of the subordinate division, did not approve of this - after all, Goguryeo and the Nanyang countries are not comparable, Nanyang are all newly civilized natives, in the eyes of the Central Plains people, they are no different from pigs and dogs, but Goguryeo is an old neighbor who has been in contact with the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years.

If you kill a pig and dog, no one will say anything about you, but if you slaughter your old neighbor, then it can't be said, no matter how big the grudge is, after all, you have been together for hundreds of years, and you will kill it?

So Li Shimin had no choice but to retreat, follow Li Zhen's example, let go of the people of Goguryeo, and only hold the Goguryeo royal family responsible.

No one objected to this handling of the proposal, which not only deterred the enemy, but also relieved the hatred in the heart, killing two birds with one stone.

As for treating the Goguryeo royal family in this way, it will cause protests from the people of Goguryeo.

This must be there, but don't worry too much, it's just a little trouble, after a long time, the people of Goguryeo will naturally agree with the rule of the Tang Dynasty, which everyone is convinced of - don't underestimate the influence of the Han civilization on the whole of Asia, and never underestimate the Tang Empire's rule over the surrounding countries.

In later generations, it may be that the Han civilization will be regarded as a backward civilization by foreign countries, and it will be promoted by the major bosses with all their might, but it will still not be recognized by the mainstream civilization.

But that was only after the twentieth century, before the Qing Dynasty, and even before the Sino-Japanese War, when the Han civilization was absolutely dominant over the whole of East and Southeast Asia.

Not to mention the current Sui and Tang dynasties, this is a period of highly developed Han civilization, in this period, the Han civilization has been expanded to the peak, since the Sui Dynasty, the Han people have developed their influence to the limit, the whole East Asia and Southeast Asia are within the radiation circle of the Han civilization.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Sui Dynasty at this time was already able to do all the kingdoms to come to the dynasty - although this is not necessarily a compliment, but it undoubtedly explains some problems.

The deeper level of these problems represents the radiation range of the Tang Dynasty from the Western Regions to the Wa Kingdom, from the South Seas to Siberia.

Although the influence of the Han civilization decreased after the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty, by the Tang Dynasty, and through the governance of Li Yuan and Li Zhi's ancestors and grandchildren, the Tang Dynasty had recovered its vitality again, and even went one step further, expanding this scope again, and even extending to Central Asia.

It is recorded that after the continuous development of the Han civilization, these vassal states of the Tang Dynasty would let their princes and vice-kings (kings who are second to the monarch, which are not available in China, but this title is very common abroad) as envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

Datang will also give them certain gifts in return (although many times Datang will always act as the wrongdoer), and even canonize them to certain official positions, so that they can stay in Datang and work for Datang.

In the face of the Tang Dynasty's officials, most of these people will agree and willingly serve as protons to maintain peace between the two countries.

Datang will also send officials to their countries, on the one hand, to help them build their own country, and on the other hand, to map and map the local area, investigate the local customs, and strive to know themselves and their opponents.

How terrifying was the influence of Han culture on neighboring countries at that time?

It is said that in foreign countries at that time, an ordinary Tang person could enjoy the treatment of a scholar, and if a Tang person with a little bit of identity was required to be personally received by the king - this is why so many Han people held important official positions in Nanyang before.

In order to show respect for the Tang Dynasty and ensure the safety of the Tang people, some countries have also specially formulated laws that the Chinese people kill the Tang people and need to pay for their lives, while the Tang people kill the Chinese people, but they only need to compensate a cow.

The currency of the Tang Dynasty was circulated to foreign countries, and it was not used as currency at all, but more often collected by people to become collections, and it was the kind of collection that no one could see.

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Such a situation is not something that can be recounted by later generations, and only after the development of civilization has entered a bottleneck period and foreign countries have taken this opportunity to catch up, can there be etiquette between countries and an opportunity for equal exchanges.

But in the beginning, the relationship between Han civilization and other Asian civilizations was that of father and child, between king and courtier, and even between gods and people.

When these countries were in a weak state, the Tang Dynasty was a god to them, a monarch, and a father, giving them everything, and at the same time they were grateful and longing for their father.

This situation has developed to a certain level, when civilization begins to evolve, and the inferior side of human beings begins to show, and the relationship between the two will change quietly.

It can be said that despite this, for a long time, the influence of Huaxia on the entire Asian circle has not changed much.

This situation continued until the iron hooves of the Manchus in the north broke through the last line of defense, and the barbarians in the west trampled on the ancient Eastern world, everything was destroyed, and the situation changed dramatically in an uncontrollable way.

The original awe, the original belief collapsed in an instant, and the newly established values were desperate to get rid of the original setting, and the relationship between the two began to reverse.

The relationship between the two sides is no longer a relationship between father and son, kings and ministers, and gods and men, but a relationship between man and the devil.

And because they have belonged to the ruled for thousands of years, a kind of inferiority that goes deep into the bone marrow has not been eliminated with the turn over. So in order to eliminate this inferiority, they began to incarnate as demons, foaming and killing frantically, trying to make them inferior, make them afraid, and make them afraid, and finally in this kind of killing, completely annihilate the pride of the Han people in their own civilization, drain the marrow of the Han civilization, and let them never turn over. The Han civilization, which has lost itself, will completely become garbage in history, and will begin to turn into slaves, kneeling and licking the inferior civilization that they would not even look at in the past.

The master-slave trend has changed, and the Han civilization is no longer superior, but has become the lowest existence, and any human-dog-like thing can be trampled on, and then spit on a mouthful of foam.

The Han civilization completely collapsed, reduced to the most humble and weak, curled up in the corner and groaned, no longer having the grace of the past.

Tired, mourning, sleepy, I got up at three o'clock this morning, and worked until nine o'clock in the evening, and worked for eighteen hours......

It's still three o'clock tomorrow, and I don't know how busy it will be......

Today may be the next two shifts for the time being, and the third one even I don't know if I can write it, I am so sleepy, I feel that I am now wandering outside the world, my soul is out of my body, the whole person is fluttering, standing on the ground I feel like I am in the water, floating with the waves, and I can't lift my spirit at all......

But I will try my best to write the third update, come on, struggle, and work hard......

In addition, thank you for the great reward of the 'Law of Dreams', Ben San is grateful......

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