Did Ran Min really save the Han people during the Wuhu chaos in China?

Ran Min is a Han Chinese. When he was born, the north was invaded by many nomadic tribes outside the Great Wall due to the "Five Hus Rebellion" incident. These Hu tribes established dozens of political powers, large and small. At that time, the political, economic and cultural center of the Han people, the Northern and Central Plains, suddenly became a mess. The Hu people invaded on a large scale, and the orthodox dynasty of the Western Jin Dynasty moved south. The rule of the Hu people was extremely barbaric and brutal, and many Han people who had time to evacuate were humiliated and slaughtered.

After Ran Min took power, he was repeatedly opposed by the Hu people. He hated the Hu people and issued a famous "Kill the Hu Order" in Yecheng. He made an appointment with his subordinates, and if he killed the Hu people, he could be promoted. He personally led the troops to massacre the Hu people. Men, women, old and young, no matter how high or low they were, they were distinguished by their appearance, tall noses and thick beards. As long as they were barbarians, they would be killed. Massacres were carried out. According to records, more than 200,000 people were killed in Yecheng and all of them were thrown into the wilderness.

For a time, the Han people attached themselves one after another, and the Hu people all fled. Later, the Hu people gathered their troops and attacked Ran Min. After several battles, they continued to massacre millions of Hu people and civilians. For a time, millions of people from the Di, Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei and other tribes withdrew from China, and the Han people in the north could be preserved.

For the Han people in the north, Ran Min was indeed the hero who saved them. The barbarians invaded and treated the Han people extremely cruelly. They called Han women two-legged sheep, raped them at night, and slaughtered and cooked them during the day. After Ran Min massacred the Hu people extensively, the Han people in the north were able to survive.

However, it is widely believed in history that Ran Min's regime was not orthodox, and his method of massacre against the Hu people - regardless of men, women, old or young, the Hu people were killed, was not recognized. At that time, the orthodox Han people favored the south, and Ran Min's method was also to consolidate his rule. Because he was not supported by the Hu people, he used ethnic conflicts to lead the Han compatriots to start a massacre of the Hu people.