Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 260

"Xiao Lin, let me tell you, what is my position in the "emperor list" of your future generations? You must tell the truth, you must not be pretentious, you must not ignore the facts, and you must not deceive your ancestors..."

Liu Bang smiled like a good man.

But everyone knows.

He's hiding a knife in his smile now.

Lin Feng said helplessly, "Emperor Gaozu, this junior has already said that your ranking is about ten or so."

Can Han Gaozu enter the top ten?
According to the content information of many mainstream websites in modern times, when ranking the emperors, Lin Feng didn't see much of Liu Bang's ability to squeeze into the top ten.

of course.

It's not that Liu Bang is not qualified, it's just that people in later generations underestimated the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty.

The glory of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years began with Liu Bang, and the credit was greater than the sky.

Liu Bang looked displeased, and said, "Xiao Lin, tell me, who is in the top ten?"

Qin Huang, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, these four are definitely able to enter the top ten.

the reason is simple.

Qin Shihuang: One emperor through the ages, the founder of the emperor, unified the six kingdoms and ended the disputes.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty: Mingjun through the ages, the majestic Tang Dynasty, intimidating all directions, the rule of Zhenguan, is the most powerful era in China.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty need not say much.

The first emperor to use the reign title was also the first reign title in Chinese history.

The first emperor to regard Confucianism as the governing thought for ruling a country.

The first emperor to set up Taixue to train talents.

The first emperor to vigorously expand the territory of Huai'an.

The first emperor to use the emperor's year name as the era.

The first emperor to criticize himself in the form of an imperial edict.

The first to open up the Silk Road and promote the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures, which is the first in China...

Such imperial feats are countless.

Liu Bang squinted his eyes and said, "How can this Zhao Kuangyin enter? His Song Dynasty was a weak one."

Lin Feng said, "Song Taizu's achievements are not low."

In the last episode, I just had a conversation with Zhao Kuangyin.

Lin Feng still knew the deeds of Song Taizu very well.

In the battle of Gaoping between Chai Rong and the Northern Han Dynasty in 954 AD, Fan Aineng, the commander of the Imperial Army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, escaped.

In 956 AD, when Chai Rong attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin won consecutive battles and personally captured the main generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Huang Fuhui and Yao Feng.

In 957, Chai Rong made two expeditions to the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the Battle of Shouzhou, Zhao Kuangyin defeated the Southern Tang reinforcements and forced the defenders to surrender.

Before long, Chai Rong made three expeditions to the Southern Tang Dynasty. As a vanguard, Zhao Kuangyin defeated the enemy repeatedly, and finally forced the Southern Tang Dynasty to cede territory and seek peace.

When returning to the teacher, Chai Rong found that the beloved general had brought several carts of books. Chai Rong asked what he was doing.Zhao Kuangyin replied, "Broaden your knowledge and increase your wisdom."

It can be seen that this hero is both wise and brave as well as civil and military.

Although after Chai Rong's death, Zhao Kuangyin did not become a loyal minister to assist Chai Rong's youngest son Chai Zongxun, but added a yellow robe and bullied the Chai family's orphans and widows. Take swift action—

From 962 to 975, the separatist regimes such as Jingnan, Hunan, Houshu, Nanhan, and Nantang were eliminated successively.

After the annihilation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, some ministers asked Zhao Kuangyin to add the title of "Unified Taiping", but Zhao Kuangyin said, "Yan and Jin have not yet recovered, can it be said that they are unified?"
In 976 AD, Zhao Kuangyin sent troops to defeat the Northern Han army under the city of Taiyuan, but he died suddenly. This is the so-called "candle shadow and ax sound" mystery. Zhao Kuangyin's dream of unifying the world failed to come true after all.

If Zhao Kuangyin can live longer, maybe he can really rule the world.

After unifying the south, Zhao Kuangyin's economic and military strength increased greatly.

It was a very correct choice for Zhao Kuangyin to take advantage of the confusion of Liao Muzong Yelujing, known as the "Sleeping King", to quickly take over the South, and then turn to deal with the North.

Moreover, during Zhao Kuangyin's reign, the Song and Liao armies fought at the border, and fought a total of six times.

Once, [-] Liao troops besieged [-] Song troops. The Song troops held the city for several days and broke through safely.

The other five times were the Battle of Gu'an, the Battle of Liaozhou, the Battle of Yangqu, the Battle of Dingzhou and the Battle of Yizhou. The Song Army defeated the Liao Army!How about it?This is the strength of the Song Army in Zhao Kuangyin's era!
Zhao Kuangyin ended the split of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and benefited many people.

People who have experienced the horrible and troubled times where human lives are worthless are grateful for Zhao Kuangyin's great achievements.

Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin, who loves to read, is also top-notch among the emperors of all dynasties.

He completely eradicated the separatism of feudal lords, and redeveloped the imperial examinations in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I won't say more about other things such as building water conservancy, rewarding wasteland reclamation, developing agriculture and mulberry, and laying the foundation for the cultural development of the Song Dynasty.

Generally speaking, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin is a hero with great talent and strategy. His achievements can be compared to "Qin Huang Han Wu Tang Zong". It is not bad for him not to completely unify the world!

Moreover, the people of the Song Dynasty in the era of Zhao Kuangyin were happier than the people in the era of Emperor Qin and Han Wu.

Liu Bang said with a headache on his face, "Where are the other emperors on the list?"

Lin Feng also listed them one by one, such as Yang Jian who ruled the founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, the commoner emperor, Zhu Di who lived in Yongle, the star emperor Kangxi, and so on.

no way.

There are too many outstanding emperors in the feudal dynasty of ancient China.

Liu Bang said thoughtfully:
"I ask myself, in the whole world, looking at the universe, only the First Emperor can be better than me!"

It is no secret that Liu Bang admires the first emperor.

As for the ranking of the great kings in history, there are three main reasons why there is no Liu Bang.

"Three reasons, so many?" Liu Bang clicked his tongue.

"Emperor Gaozu, the era in which the younger generation lived was more than 2000 years away from the Han Dynasty, and the years have gone through many vicissitudes, and many things cannot be guaranteed to be authentic." Lin Feng replied.

Four generations and one hundred years.

In 2000, that was more than 80 generations.

As the saying goes, eighteen generations of ancestors are far away and cannot be traced back, let alone 80 generations of ancestors.

"But the information error of your future generations is too big, right?" Liu Bang objected.

It's useless if you don't accept it!

Anyway, the information bias is already here.

Lin Feng still told him exactly why it was difficult for Liu Bang to make it to the top of the "Emperor List".

First, Liu Bang's greatest achievement is to overthrow the Qin Dynasty and establish the Western Han Dynasty. However, when overthrowing the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are more famous. In terms of achievements or heroism, everyone talks about Xiang Yu more. Some historical records are indeed not considered to be of noble character, and there are not many epic deeds, but a bit like a hooligan.

Second, Liu Bang's greatest achievement was defeating Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and people generally believed that his generals had more credit for defeating Xiang Yu. After attacking the Xiongnu, he was besieged by the Xiongnu Baideng, and only saved his life by bribing Maodun Shanyu's wife. In the end, the first three emperors of the Han Dynasty always compromised with their relatives, recuperated, and did not dare to go to war with the Xiongnu.

Third, the aura of his great-grandson is too dazzling. His great-grandson, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and basically solved the threat of the northern border that had plagued the Han Dynasty for many years. He also cultivated famous generals such as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Qi Gonggong is as famous as Qin Shihuang, and people call him Qinhuang Hanwu.

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The audience who were watching before the live broadcast of the show, heard Lin Feng's reasons, and started talking about it.

"Host, your three reasons are really unconvincing."

"The age is too long, and there are only a few classics to check the history of the Han Dynasty."

"People often say that the overlord of Chu is brave through the ages, and no one can match it. Who knows if it's true or not?"

"For the sake of splendor, classics and historical materials are generally exaggerated."

"From the perspective of modern people, with limited information, the host's reason is not outrageous."

"Look at Liu Bang's expression, it looks like a dead fly after eating too much."

"If it's my ranking, Liu Bang can be ranked fifth."

"I think Liu Bang can be second, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty should be third."

"In terms of the means of controlling people, political wisdom, means, etc., our Han Gaozu is very good."

In the lens.

Liu Bang couldn't help himself.

He slapped the table again, stood up vigorously, and shouted like an old lion, "Injustice, injustice, these three reasons are simply nonsense."

"I was the first to lead troops into Xianyang Palace, why didn't I get any results?"

"The siege of Baideng Mountain relied on a woman. It was pure rumors. At that time, our Han army was hundreds of thousands, but it was only a lone army that went deep. The army has been advancing in the rear. If the Huns dare to attack, they will be surrounded. Alien Huns It is only because of the fear of being destroyed that I retreated wisely."

"It's definitely the later historians, those aides and scribes of the big clans, that group of shit-eating bastards, who can't see me as a commoner, can't see me as a scoundrel, can sit on the high throne of the emperor, and slander to death..."

Liu Bang's temper came up, and his mouth was fragrant.

Completely disregarding the majesty of the Ninth Five-Year Lord.

This is very Liu Bang.

It's a pity that the mainstream view of modern history cannot be changed because of a few words of him, because of a few words of Lin Feng.

"Emperor Gao Zu, why hasn't the delicious meal you promised come to the table?" Lin Feng suddenly asked.

Liu Bang, "..."

Lin Feng said again, "Emperor Gao Zu, why don't you try the delicacies of future generations?"

Liu Bang looked left and right, and then said angrily, "Young man, don't tell me that there are delicious things hidden in your ragged clothes?"

Lin Feng, "The younger generation can travel through time and space, so naturally they can also make all kinds of food move around."

"really?"

Liu Bang immediately disappeared the unhappiness just now, and said with a flattering expression, "Xiao Lin, hurry up, you don't know, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, I have not tasted real food for many years. .”

It seems that in the early days of the Han Dynasty, it was really poor.

Lin Feng said, "Emperor Gao Zu, what do you want to eat?"

He swiped his right hand in the air, and in the dark, it seemed that lightning flashed across the sky of the hall, and then the colorful menus slowly fell down.

Exactly eight servings.

Corresponding to the eight major cuisines of the modern Tiannanhaibei region.

Liu Bang was suspicious, "This is?"

Lin Feng explained, "After 2000, places to eat are called hotels, restaurants, etc. This is the menu in the store. If you want to eat any dishes, tick the empty box above, and someone will serve you..."

Liu Bang smiled, swallowed three mouthfuls of saliva in a row, his eyes gleamed, and he said with a greedy face, "Do you want me to order food myself?"

Han Gaozu held the menu in his hand and ordered meals one by one.

The picture looks slightly funny and funny.

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(End of this chapter)