Huo Qubing in the Han Dynasty and Xue in the Tang Dynasty. Why didn't there be a famous soldier in Qing Dynasty?

In the history of thousands of years in China, there have been many famous soldiers, such as Bai Qi, Li Mu, Han Xin, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Jing and Xue. But there is a strange phenomenon that there were no famous soldiers in the Qing Dynasty.

Bai Qi

There may be many different explanations for a famous soldier, but from the public's point of view, there are nothing more than two points: one is to have great military achievements, and the other is to have popularity. In the Qing Dynasty, there were some military commanders with strong ability to lead troops, such as Ba Hai, who was good at Zhou Xuan, Zhao Liangdong, who was good at attacking, and Yang Fei, who was good at array tactics, such as resourceful Zhou Peigong, but their names were not known to many people in later generations.

Huo Qubing

Why is this happening? There are two aspects, one is the decline in the status of military commanders, and the other is the absence of foreign wars.

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During the Warring States period, due to the implementation of the military knighthood system, Qin famous soldiers came forth in large numbers. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing was just a slave, but he became a general. Huo Qubing was named the top scholar at an early age, and Li Guang regretted not being named the top scholar for life. In the Song Dynasty, the status of military commanders began to decline, and literati were in charge of soldiers. Since the Song Dynasty, the number of famous soldiers has gradually decreased.

Until the Qing dynasty, the status of military commanders fell to the historical freezing point. Zeng Guofan's meritorious service is equivalent to recreating the Great Qing Dynasty, and Cixi also sent word to seal a prince, but in the end? Break your word.

Qing dynasty territory

The world of the Qin Dynasty was at war with six countries, which produced such famous players as Tian Lei, Wang Jian and Meng Tian. The Han Dynasty was the dynasty of China's external expansion, and both Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were promoted because of the war against Xiongnu. The same is true of Li Jing and Xue in the Tang Dynasty, Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty became a national hero, and Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty became a big star just by dealing with a few Japanese pirates.

And the Qing dynasty? Apart from the initial Pingsan Francisco and Geerdan, there was basically no war. The war against Russia has long been abolished, and it is a joke to exchange land for peace and be the peerless martial arts of the dragon emperor.

Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar Chu

The Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar Chu was actually signed with Russia during the Kangxi period, which was the first time in China's history to determine a fixed territory, making the Qing Dynasty less enterprising. In addition, for 2 million Manchu people, to manage 200 million Han people, the focus of the Qing Dynasty lies in internal affairs and stability, which is also the fundamental reason why there are no famous soldiers in the Qing Dynasty.