Chapter 101: Is China's People's Customs Strong or Weak (2)
[In general, is China's people's customs strong or weak? #尚武精神#民风]
[To talk about this topic, we have to talk about our outlook on life and life and death.
It seems to us that one's life can be given up, but one must be exchanged for sufficient benefits from the gods, otherwise it will be a loss.
This view is deeply ingrained in our national character and has left an indelible mark.
Whenever the country is plunged into chaos and instability, this terrible outlook on life is activated and affects everyone.
Because death is no longer a terrible thing, for us, death is an exchange.
If a person sacrifices his life in exchange for the destruction of the enemy, the happiness of his family, the victory of the war, and the prosperity of the country, the meaning of his life will be infinitely sublimated.
That's why Tan Sitong said: "All countries change their laws from bloodshed."
There were also Zuo Zongtang's coffins to recover Xinjiang, the Beiyang Fleet would rather die than give up warships, and countless soldiers who later sacrificed for the interests of the country and the nation.
That's why everyone has heard a saying, killing one is enough, and killing two is earning.
It's not that we're not afraid of death, but it feels like it's worth it!
And if we really do, I'm afraid we'll reopen a page on the genealogy.
If the credit is great, there is a possibility that the history textbook will have our name on it.
I think no one can resist this temptation! 】
Qin Dynasty.
Qin Shi Huang watched the video on the canopy, and he was stunned by the environment of martial arts in later generations.
From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, and then to his unification of the Six Kingdoms, there were more than 500 years of war, and all the people suffered from the war.
And he Qin State, Fen VI Yu Lie, he unified the Six Kingdoms.
This was not only because of the strength of their Great Qin, but also because the people of the Six Kingdoms did not want to suffer from war anymore.
Qin Shi Huang's goal of unifying the six kingdoms was the same, and he also began to build the Great Wall to defend against foreign tribes for this goal, but the people of the world did not seem to understand him.
But it doesn't matter, in Qin Shi Huang's view, as long as the country can be stable, he believes that Daqin will be able to enrich the country and the people sooner or later.
It's just that this video in the later generations stunned him all of a sudden and completely subverted his thoughts.
Qin Shi Huang never imagined that these descendants of later generations would be so warlike, always thinking of opening a single page on their genealogy, and even wanting to leave their names in history.
But Qin Shi Huang thought about it, if it was himself, why didn't he want to do this?
Unify the six countries by yourself and become the emperor of China, why not?
Qin Shi Huang believed that not only he could not stand this temptation, but even anyone in the world could not stand this temptation.
Han dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was very excited when he saw the video on the canopy.
In the view of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, what the Han Dynasty needed was this kind of atmosphere.
Only with this kind of atmosphere can the Han not be afraid of the Huns.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the policy adopted has been based on harmony.
Although these policies had some effect, the skirmishes with the Xiongnu did not stop.
In order to put an end to the constant harassment of the Xiongnu on the border, since he ascended the throne, he has been vigorously developing his troops and refusing to make peace with the Xiongnu.
In the view of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, harmony could not solve the problem, but only made the Xiongnu feel the weakness of the Han Dynasty.
In order to solve the Xiongnu, Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions, so that he could understand the situation in the Western Regions and unite the countries of the Western Regions.
It's just that he didn't expect his fate to be bumpy, and he was controlled by the Xiongnu in the Western Regions for ten years, and he almost couldn't come back.
During Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, fortunately, he also had two generals, Huo Qubing and Wei Qing.
In the later war against the Xiongnu, he defeated the Xiongnu, so that the situation of the whole war changed to 'the enemy can go, and I can also go'.
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, believed that the Xiongnu would sooner or later perish under the attack of the Han Dynasty.
This is not only the trust in Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi, but also the trust in the people of the Han Dynasty.
Tang dynasty.
Li Shimin and the ministers saw the information on the canopy, and they agreed with the view on the canopy.
A person's value is never reflected in how good he lives, but in the value he can bring to the country.
It is whether we can destroy the enemy, make the country rich and strong, and the people safe.
During the Sui Dynasty, with the turmoil of the country, there were countless heroes who used their own methods to save the country.
After a long time of chasing the world, he finally seized the world and became the king of the world.
This is not how powerful he Li Shimin is, but the countless generals and people who sacrificed their lives to make the country peaceful again.
Later, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, countless generals and people resisted the Turks again and again, allowing the Tang Dynasty to light up peace again in the wind and rain.
Later, with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the generals also destroyed the hostile countries again and again, so that the Tang Dynasty came to the dynasty to feel the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
This has never been the credit of their Tang Dynasty kings and civil and military officials, but the people who gave their lives for the country to make all this happen.
Song dynasty.
When all the civil officials saw what was said in the canopy, they sneered.
In their opinion, the so-called abundance of martial virtues is just an excuse for those Qiu Ba to want to develop their own power.
But if the army really develops, it will conflict with the national policy of the Great Song Dynasty.
You must know that the demise of the Tang Dynasty was because the martial arts were too abundant and the ruling ability of the imperial court was not enough, which made the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns too powerful and caused the Anshi Rebellion.
Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin has consciously limited the power of military generals.
The later generations of emperors elevated the status of scholars and made the entire Great Song Dynasty more prosperous and powerful.
If the Great Song Dynasty is really as stated in the sky, the civil armed forces are abundant, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will not be long in life.
Qin Hui, who saw this video at the same time, remembered Yue Fei at this time.
He felt that Yue Fei was just a Qiu Ba who was just tattooed with 'Loyal to the Country' on his body, and he actually asked His Majesty to issue 12 gold medals before returning to Lin'an, he simply didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
When Yue Fei saw the video on the canopy, he just smiled sadly.
Since he was recalled by 12 gold medals, ten years of power, wasted in one fell swoop, he thought about his future life.
And now when he sees the canopy of the sky, which tells the abundance of martial arts in China from ancient times to the present, he feels that he is satirizing him.
From the fall of the capital, the second emperor was captured by the Jin Dynasty, the imperial court moved the capital to Lin'an, and there were too many officials in the whole country who did not want to make progress, and never thought of recovering the old capital.
Not long ago, he was even more involved in fabricating charges of rebellion.
Yue Fei touched his mother's 'loyalty to the country' on his body, he sighed deeply and gave up resistance.
He did this not only because of his mother's expectations, but also because he did not want the people to suffer from this war again.
(End of chapter)