Da Qin Fu: The last Zhao people led an army of 400,000 to the south. The Qin rebelled and established the South Vietnam Kingdom.

"Da Qin Fu" uses magical long and short times to interpret the palace battle drama and the battle to destroy the Six Kingdoms respectively. Although the TV series took a very short time to destroy the Six Kingdoms, Through the narration, it is enough for us to understand the great achievements of the Qin Dynasty in unifying the six countries.

Note that what Zhaoliejun is talking about here is to unify the six countries, that is to say, from the moment Tian Jian, the last king of Qi, came out of the city naked to surrender, the Qin Dynasty was completed. The great cause of unifying the six countries in Kanto was achieved.

But at this time, it is far from unifying the whole country. To unify the whole country, Qin Shihuang still has two major things to do, expel the Huns to the north and build the Great Wall, and establish a northern geographical and psychological defense line for the empire. .

To the south, it is necessary to completely pacify the Baiyue region and bring the entire southern China into the territory of the Qin Dynasty. This matter has a profound impact on China, but because it is always mentioned in history books, Zhaolie Today I will take you to see how great the achievement of pacifying Baiyue is.

Recently, due to the popularity of "Da Qin Fu", there have been more topics about Qin Shihuang. Lord Zhaolie's attitude is very simple. Everyone knows that Qin Shihuang has both merits and demerits. .

You cannot not mention his achievements because of his faults, and Qin Shihuang’s achievements are the kind of achievements that will shine through the ages. When they should be mentioned, they should be mentioned, and when they should be praised, they should be praised.

For example, the pacification of Baiyue, as one of Qin Shihuang's important achievements, is easily overlooked. Every inch of our territory today was conquered with the blood of our ancestors. If you It is natural to enjoy it, but I am sorry for the 400,000 soldiers of the Qin State who overcame all obstacles and went south to unify Baiyue.

China’s territory is vast, but its original core area was the Central Plains. During the Spring and Autumn Period, many ethnic groups in the southeast, Lingnan, and southwest broke away from the control of the royal family earlier than the Central Plains princes, and merged with many ethnic groups in the north. The Hu ethnic group and the many Rongdi Qiang ethnic groups in the west united and launched a long-term and large-scale encroachment war on China's hinterland from all directions.

This is the so-called Xirong, Nanman, Dongyi and Beidi. In the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, the feudal vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty, in addition to fighting with the internal vassals, those areas The princes in the border areas had to constantly fight with these barbarians.

In the late Warring States period, the east was basically completely occupied by Qi, the north was defended by Yan and Zhao, and the west was defended by Qin. Only the south showed a large vacuum zone.

This mainly refers to the Chu State and the Yue State. After the Chu State annexed the Yue State, only the Chu State was left in the entire southern China.

And because the southern region is sparsely populated, and the Chu State adopts a loose alliance, as long as you are a tribal leader in the southern jungle and mountainous area, you only need to surrender, unlike the seven annexed tribes. More than a dozen small vassal states have such tight control.

In the late Warring States period, the national power of Chu State began to decline, and the northern territory was continuously eroded by Qin State. In order to guard against Qin State, the southern areas that were already laxly governed began to gradually break away from Chu State, forming A de facto mess.

The territory of Chu State in its heyday included Daba Mountain, Wushan Mountain, and Wuling Mountain in the west, the sea in the east, Nanling in the south, and central Henan, Anhui, and northern Jiangsu in the north. , southeastern Shaanxi, west and south Shandong, it is obvious that Chu State has been unable to set foot in the vast Lingnan area, not to mention that after the later period, the focus was entirely on the northern area, and the southern area was even less able to rule.

With a stroke of his pen, Qin Shihuang delineated the three counties of Lingnan for the newly conquered territory, which roughly included all of today's Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan, as well as part of Fujian, part of Yunnan, part of Guizhou, and part of Hunan. Most of Vietnam.

This large territory was newly added by the Qin State. It was only in the process of unifying this territory. Because the political civilization in these places was relatively low and they did not enter the Central Plains area, they could not be recorded. There are many, but the process of unification is not simple, and the area is so vast that it is even the same size as the core area of ??the Central Plains.

With such a vast area and population, if the Qin Dynasty did not integrate it in time, these areas would be conducive to integrating with the Rongdi and Qianghu ethnic groups in the southwestern part of the Chinese civilization to establish a new state power or develop independently. To become a new national form, the Chinese nation will face very severe survival challenges. There are enemies in the north and southwest at the same time. In such a living environment, it is difficult to imagine what our history will be like.

Qin Shihuang’s heart has always been that the world is bigger than the six kingdoms. He can conquer the Huns in the north and Baiyue in the south. Only in this way can he be called a great emperor, because all the great emperors in history are In this way, they conquered all areas within their sight.

After Ying Zheng pacified Chu, he immediately began a comprehensive southern expedition. This was the spirit of that era, with a tenacious spirit of exploration and the courage to take risks.

The vast southern region is filled with high mountains and dense forests, and is filled with smog. If the gains and losses were calculated like many dynasties in later generations did, the Qin Dynasty would probably have stopped unifying the Lingnan region. Fortunately, our nation at that time was still A nation that dares to take risks and explore.

The initial process was not smooth sailing. In the Cold Weapon Age, because everyone’s weapons were essentially the same, scattered tribes could also defeat the huge imperial army by taking advantage of the terrain.

According to the records of "Huainanzi":

The Qin army had never encountered such a tragic situation in the battle to unify the six kingdoms, but it did We encountered this during the battle to open up the southern region. Considering the medical and transportation conditions at the time, it must have been very difficult to conquer such a large area southward.

After that, the Qin army began to fight steadily, and even dug a spiritual canal to transport grain. After the death of the old general Wang Jian, the commander-in-chief was replaced by Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo belongs to the Qin Dynasty Zhao State and was born in Zhongzhending, Hebei Province. In the early battle to unify the six kingdoms, his name was not mentioned, but according to Qin Shihuang’s talent training system, he must also be in the army. After continuous training, he finally served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the southern expedition.

Under the strategy of steady advancement, in about three to five years, Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo's southward Qin army centered on Panyu and extended eastward and westward, basically pacifying the Sannan area. At this time, Ren Xiao was appointed by the empire as Nanhai Lieutenant - Commander-in-Chief of the Lingnan Theater. Zhao Tuo was appointed as the Longchuan Order - Commander of the Longchuan Military Region.

In this way, the Baiyue area was completely included in the territory of the Qin Dynasty. The Baiyue area included today's Vietnam, and the Qin Dynasty really regarded these areas as My territory is being managed well.

According to "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shi Huang": In the thirty-third year of Qin Shi Huang (214 BC), the Qin Empire conscripted 500,000 non-military people into the "South China Sea Luliang Land" - south of Wuling In the South China Sea area, they served as "suitable for garrison" tasks. The arrival of a large number of non-military personnel made a huge contribution to the economic and cultural development of Lingnan.

But these were not enough. The keen Zhao Tuo realized that if he wanted to take root here, he must have a home. According to "Historical Records·Huainan Hengshan Biography":

In order to pacify the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in the Sannan area, Zhao Tuo once wrote to the First Emperor, requesting that 30,000 unmarried women be sent to Lingnan so that the soldiers could build families. The First Emperor cut it in half and approved the conscription of 15,000 unmarried women into Lingnan.

This is the fundamental reason why the Baiyue region finally stood firmly in the Chinese civilization circle, and it is also the fundamental reason why Zhao Tuo was able to stick to Baiyue and become the king on his own after the collapse of Qin.

When the soldiers make this their home, they no longer think about returning to Xianyang, Hebei, or Shandong. As long as they have families, this is their home.

Don’t you feel that these fifteen thousand unmarried women are not many? They were only sent down by Qin Shihuang in the name of the central government. Once this policy becomes the basic policy of the local Qin army, there will be a large number of them. Women joined through various means, and also combined with local women. In this way, in the vast Lingnan area, these huge populations have completely taken root and are completely connected to the civilization of the Central Plains and no longer separated.

Zhao Tuo was lucky. As a Zhao native, he did not feel the sadness when Zhao was destroyed, because he was a Qin soldier. When the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, this kind of grief Luck struck again. As a Zhao native, he didn't have too deep feelings for Qin.

When the world was in chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Ren Xiao passed away not long ago, and Zhao Tuo became the highest official in the Baiyue region. He chose to sit on the sidelines and took the initiative to close the main transportation routes, establish the Southern Guangdong Kingdom, and become independent. As King Wu, wait and see what happens.

The Yue of Nanyue here is the Yue of Baiyue. "Hanshu: The Benji of Emperor Gaozu" says:

It can be seen that in ancient times, Yue and Guangdong were interchangeable. Zhao Tuo's It is historically progressive to wait and see what happens, mainly because he has a deep business foundation in South China. Qin II went from tyranny to national subjugation too quickly, and there was no time to send troops.

If a large-scale army is organized and sent to participate in the Chu-Han War, the most likely result is that Lingnan will not be able to return, and he himself will be defeated and killed, and his reputation will be ruined. end.

Moreover, Zhao Tuo is quite interesting. He proclaimed himself king after the death of Ziying. , people at that time had generally accepted that the emperor was the highest level, and below the emperor was the new hierarchy of kings.

The ancients attached great importance to status. What you call yourself can very much reflect your true mentality. By the time the Chu-Han war for hegemony ended, Zhao Tuo was extremely fat. By the time of Emperor Wen of Han, Zhao Tuo ruled The territory is very large.

Including today's Vietnam, the four provinces and autonomous regions of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and most of Guizhou Province in today's China have a circumference of more than 10,000 miles, and the total number of various armies The number is already over one million. Comprehensive comparison shows that the strength of Zhao Tuonan's Guangdong Kingdom, which has been developing steadily, even surpasses the barren early Western Han Dynasty.

With such strength, if you want to form a pattern, it is a matter of minutes. But Zhao Tuo has never forgotten his identity. He is a Qin person, and his ideal is to be with the Qin State. It’s the same, to dominate the world.

Now that Qin is gone, his ideals are still there. Zhao Tuo cannot do such things as splitting. His last two choices were all to surrender to the Han Dynasty.

The first time was during the period of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. Zhao Tuo surrendered to the Han Dynasty. Empress Lu took charge of the government and turned against each other. During the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo returned to the Han Dynasty because in his heart, he had always been a member of the Chinese civilization. As a member of the Communist Party of China, they have never thought of truly breaking away from the central government and becoming their own king.

Zhao Tuo lived for more than a hundred years. His greatest contribution was to defend the vast southern region for China and made an indelible contribution to the complete integration of the Lingnan region into the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty. After more than two thousand years of contribution, no matter whether the Central Plains dynasty was strong or weak, they always regarded the Lingnan region as an integral part of their territory. Zhao Tuo took the greatest credit here, and of course Qin Shihuang took the first credit.

Let’s make some gossip here. Judging from the current historical changes in Vietnam, it is obvious that it was founded by Zhao Tuo. It is just that the years have changed and the country is still separated, but at least this period of history cannot be erased.