Chapter 21 Trouble with the Xiongnu
"Wei...I know."
"Um?"
Under Ying Zheng's stern eyes, Meng Tian abruptly changed his mind.
Li Si said: "Sir, in fact, Lao Meng didn't turn around for a while. Now he has figured it out and won't target him anymore."
Qin An waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. I can understand Lao Meng's inner thoughts. The faith that has been guarded for two thousand years is gone. I have felt this sense of loss before.
Lao Meng, let me tell you, you need to get over this feeling of loss yourself, outsiders can't help you.
I can only tell that since I am here, I will definitely help the children in the village learn knowledge about the outside world, and then open up the roads in the village and the roads outside.
In this way, you will be able to see the outside world and know how much the world has changed. "
Meng Tian was a little confused at this time. The young man in front of him said that the Qin Dynasty had been destroyed for more than two thousand years, and the First Emperor had also died for more than two thousand years.
If what Qin An said is true, then Qin An may come two thousand years later. No wonder both His Majesty and Li Si believe in Qin An.
Because Qin An's words are history, history that will inevitably happen, which means that His Majesty may die next year, and the Qin Dynasty will also perish.
But is this really going to be the case?
Ying Zheng said: "Lao Meng, sir, you know more than you think. Aren't you very concerned about the Huns? You'll know if you ask sir."
Meng Tian nodded, looked at Qin An, cupped his fists and said, "Sir, Meng Tian... that is my ancestor, how did he drive away the Huns?"
Qin An said: "Driving the Huns away? After Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 to drive away the Huns, he has been building the Great Wall to resist the Huns.
But this was only useful when Meng Tian was still at the border. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the Xiongnu came back.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the world entered a conflict between Chu and Han. The Xiongnu took advantage of the lack of time in the Central Plains to visit the north and rose again.
Under the leadership of leader Maodun Shanyu, they attacked from all sides and regained control of vast areas in northwest, north and northeast China.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Huns had completely become a major threat to the peaceful life of the Han nation.
The Xiongnu entered the border several times. A small invasion brought small profits, a large invasion brought big profits. They attacked cities and slaughtered towns, robbed livestock products, killed officials and soldiers, and were outright bandits. They brought heavy disasters to the people in the northern region of the Western Han Dynasty and seriously harmed northern China. Peace on the border. "
"Damn it, didn't the Han Dynasty send troops to attack the Xiongnu?" Meng Tian said angrily.
I finally drove the Huns out of the northwest, but I didn't expect that after a dynasty changed, the Huns would come back and cause heavy losses to the people. It was really abominable.
Ying Zheng said angrily: "Is that Han Dynasty so useless? It is really hateful."
Qin An shook his head and said: "What the village chief said is wrong. It's not that the Han Dynasty did not send troops, but that the Han army was not as strong as the Qin army for many reasons.
Even Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, went on a personal expedition, but unfortunately he was surrounded by the Xiongnu army in Pingcheng. In order to save himself, the Han Dynasty could only adopt a marriage policy in the early stage, that is, marry the princess to the Xiongnu Chanyu.
This alleviated the Xiongnu's harassment, and was considered a great shame and humiliation by the Han Dynasty. "
"It is indeed a great shame and humiliation." Meng Tian said.
Ying Zheng followed up and said: "I didn't expect that such a weak Han Dynasty could destroy the Qin Dynasty. It's really hard to believe."
Qin An smiled and said: "It all comes down to fate. The real force that destroyed the Qin Dynasty was not Liu Bang but Xiang Yu. It's a long story. Let's talk about it next time. Let's talk about the Xiongnu first."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That's fine."
Everyone focused their attention on the Huns again.
Qin An continued: "In fact, the peace policy cannot really curb the Huns from invading the northwest, and the Han Dynasty's border troubles are still quite serious.
The marriage policy also had benefits. The people saw the difficulties of the court and their anger was reduced a lot.
It provided the necessary conditions for the Han Dynasty to rectify its internal affairs, restore its economy, develop production, and enhance its strength.
After several generations of emperors worked hard to govern, the declining social economy was quickly restored, and the entire country presented a scene of prosperity and abundance.
Historical records record this: "During the more than seventy years since the rise of the Han Dynasty, the country had been fine, except for floods and droughts. The people had enough to provide for their families, all the houses were full, and the treasury had surplus goods and wealth." The money in the capital is accumulated by tens of thousands, which is rotten and cannot be corrected; the millet in Taicang is overflowing and accumulated outside, so that it becomes rotten and cannot be eaten. There are horses in the streets and alleys of the common people, and there are groups of horses in the streets. '
One can imagine how peaceful the Han Dynasty was at that time. "
Li Si said: "Is the Han Dynasty really so prosperous and peaceful for the people?"
Ying Zheng and Meng Tian also didn't believe it. Don't forget, there are still remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
Qin An said: "Of course it is true. If it hadn't been for these seventy years of peace and prosperity, how could Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty have completely solved the Xiongnu's troubles and completely established the reputation of the Han Dynasty.
There is also a slogan circulating that anyone who offends our strong men will be punished no matter how far away they are. "
"Anyone who offends our strong men will be punished no matter how far away they are." Ying Zheng and the other three murmured to themselves.
They reflected the power of the big man from this sentence. The big man who dared to say such words was absolutely invincible in the world.
Qin An continued: "From now on, we all regard ourselves as Han people. Even if the Han Dynasty is destroyed, we will all regard ourselves as Han people.
Gradually, the Han people became a nation, the Han nationality. I am Han Chinese. "
Ying Zheng said: "Then the Han Dynasty has a great influence on later generations."
"It's very big, very big." Qin An said, "The most important thing is that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu and even included the entire Western Region in the territory of the Han Dynasty."
Meng Tian asked: "Sir, how did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wipe out the Xiongnu?"
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent two generals at the time, Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, to lead an army to attack the Xiongnu. A total of four wars were launched, namely the Battle of Henan, the Battle of Monan, the Battle of Hexi and the Battle of Mobei.
The four wars completely defeated the Huns, occupied large areas of their grasslands, and captured most of their active forces. They completely weakened the power of the Huns and made them unable to fight against the Han. "
"My ancestors also frightened the Huns, but in the end they still threatened the Qin Dynasty." Meng Tian said, "I wonder if sir, there is a way to completely solve the Xiongnu's troubles."
"There are actually ways." Qin An said, "And there is more than one."
"Sir, do you really have a way?" Meng Tian said.
Although Meng Tian already knew in his heart that Qin An had a solution, Meng Tian was still very surprised after hearing it from his mouth.
Qin An nodded and said: "This topic has been discussed on the Internet, and many people have given solutions.
I classify this method into three categories. One is economic warfare, which is to use the economy to completely soften the Huns, that is, to let Meng Tian do business with the Huns and sell them what they need. "
