Chapter 260 How much land did Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, conquer in his lifetime?

A new sky appeared.

[Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, how many countries did he conquer in his lifetime? 】

[How much territory did you conquer? ]

[Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, generally has a relatively good reputation on the modern Internet.]

[Most netizens also agree with his great talent and his contribution to the formation of Han nationality consciousness.]

[And the contribution to laying the foundation for the basic territorial area of ​​China. ]

【But in fact, Liu Che was a very controversial emperor in ancient times. 】

[While ancient people recognized Liu Che's military achievements, they also believed that he caused great loss of national strength. ]

[It caused domestic waste and the population was halved.]

[Even in some dynasties, he became synonymous with tyrant. ]

[If you praise the emperor at that time as a person like Emperor Wu of Han, he might not be happy, but instead think you are scolding him. ]

【So let's take a look today at how many countries Liu Che destroyed in his lifetime. 】

[How much territory did he expand? ]

Outside the sky.

Han Dynasty.

Liu Che's mood went through dramatic ups and downs in a short period of time.

At first, when Liu Che saw Tianmu calling his name, he felt surprised and frightened.

I was delighted that I was on the sky.

I was also worried that I would be criticized by Tianmu.

At the beginning, Liu Che saw that Tianmu was talking about his martial arts, which made Liu Che feel very confident.

But then Tianmu said that he would be very controversial in later generations.

It even became a synonym for tyrant.

This made Liu Che's mood plummet again.

"I? A tyrant?"

To be honest, this was a heavy blow to Liu Che.

Because all along, Liu Che thought that it was probably impossible for him to become a model of a benevolent monarch.

But you won't become a tyrant, right?
As it now seems, I have become a tyrant in the eyes of many people.

Even left a bad reputation in later generations?
Even emperors of later generations were unwilling to be called Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che?

Liu Che was in a state of panic and confusion.

Canopy.

【First, let’s take a look at the territory of the Han Dynasty as described in history textbooks. 】

On the sky curtain was a diagram of the territory of the Western Han Dynasty, which was used in textbooks.

Map of the Western Han Dynasty in the textbook.

It starts from Lelang County in Korea in the east.

To the west, it extends to the Protectorate of the Western Regions and is adjacent to countries such as Dayuezhi.

To the south it exceeded the present-day Jiaozhi County in Vietnam.

To the north, the Great Wall was used as a boundary to fight against the Huns.

[This map of the Western Han Dynasty is used in history textbooks. ]

[This is also the territory of the Western Han Dynasty in the impression of most netizens. ]

【But in fact, when Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, had just ascended the throne. 】

【The territory of the Western Han Dynasty was like this. 】

A new map was given on the sky screen. Compared with the map in the previous textbook, the new map was greatly reduced in size.

[It can be seen that when Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, first ascended the throne. ]

[On the eastern side of the country, we can barely reach Liaodong. ]

[To the west there is only a part of present-day Gansu.]

[To the north, they still basically confronted the Xiongnu along the Great Wall.]

【To the south, the scene is horrible.】

[Don’t even mention that the sphere of influence has reached Vietnam. ]

[Due to the existence of the Nanyue Kingdom and the Minyue Kingdom, large tracts of land along the southeastern coast, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian, were not under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty.]

【When Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, ascended the throne. 】

[The territory of the Han Dynasty was only about 215 million square kilometers.]

【After Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, ascended the throne. 】

【A series of military conquests were launched in the surrounding areas. 】

【He destroyed countless countries in his lifetime. 】

[The first country it destroyed was the Nanyue Kingdom established by the remnants of the Qin Dynasty.]

[The Han Dynasty's demise of the Nanyue Kingdom was also part of the Han Dynasty's wolf warrior diplomacy. 】

[The Han envoy first hooked up with the Queen Mother of Nanyue, and decided to bring the King of Nanyue to join the Han.]

[This action caused a coup in South Vietnam.]

[This gave the Han Dynasty a legitimate reason to send troops.]

[After suppressing the rebellion, the Nanyue Kingdom was also destroyed and incorporated into the territorial jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty.]

[Nine counties were established in the original land of Nanyue. ]

【Historical records show that the area was divided into nine counties.】

[Next to the Nanyue Kingdom, there is also a Minyue Kingdom. ]

[As the name suggests, its territory was mainly in present-day Fujian.]

[The predecessor of the Minyue Kingdom was the Yue Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The king of Minyue was a direct descendant of Gou Jian.]

[The Minyue Kingdom is not very powerful, but it is very courageous and can be called an expert at courting death. ]

[Their king called himself Emperor Wu of Minyue! ]

[And they also set up an official position called General Tun Han! ]

【The ambition is obvious.】

[Before that, the Minyue Kingdom had been hiding behind the Nanyue Kingdom and secretly doing things. ]

[Now that the Nanyue Kingdom has been destroyed, the Minyue Kingdom naturally has no reason to continue to exist. ]

[Emperor Wu of Han sent troops to attack the Minyue Kingdom from both land and sea, destroying it in one fell swoop.]

【In the southwest of the Han Dynasty. 】

[There is another kingdom called Yelang. ]

[This is also the origin of the idiom "Yerlangzida".]

[The Yelang Kingdom lasted for hundreds of years, and its ruling foundation was relatively stable. ]

【There are also 100,000 troops! 】

[So before the fall of the Nanyue Kingdom, the Yelang Kingdom was very powerful. ]

[And the location of Yelang State is also crucial. ]

[It is an important transit country on the southwest trade route. ]

[Before the opening of the Western Silk Road, it was the most important foreign trade channel. ]

[So the Yelang Kingdom probably knew that it had been targeted by the Han Dynasty. ]

[After the Nanyue Kingdom was destroyed, the Yelang Kingdom knew that it might be the next target. ]

【If you can't resist, just enjoy it. 】

【If Yelang can't beat them, then join them. 】

【I voted directly. 】

[Further southwest of Yelang State is Dian State, which is mainly located in Yunnan and Myanmar. ]

[This is also an ancient and powerful kingdom with tens of thousands of elite soldiers. ]

[And the location is remote and easy to defend but difficult to attack. ]

[For a long time, he refused to obey the king and was very arrogant towards the Han Dynasty.]

[This is mainly because the Dian Kingdom was established by the descendants of the Chu Kingdom during the Warring States Period.]

[It also inherited the characteristics of the Chu State, which is barbaric. 】

[The Chu people didn't even give face to the Zhou Dynasty, let alone the Han Dynasty? ]

[Before, the Han Dynasty and the Dian Kingdom were far apart and out of reach. ]

[But after Yelang surrendered, the Han Dynasty finally got within reach.]

【So he dispatched troops to attack the Dian Kingdom. 】

[After several hard battles, the Dian Kingdom was successfully incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty. ] [At this point, Emperor Wu of Han had destroyed all the small countries in southern China. ]

【Incorporate its territory into the territory of Huaxia.】

【In a true sense, the unification of the country was completed. 】

[It also formed the foundation for many dynasties in the Central Plains in later generations, and its historical significance is very important! ]

Nominally Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Liu Yu looked at the sky and saw Emperor Wu of Han conquering several countries in succession and laying the foundation for the basic territory of the Han Dynasty.

I can't help but yearn for it.

"We are living in troubled times now."

"Although I have conquered several countries, the north still fell into the hands of the Hu people."

"I really hope that I can conquer the North in the rest of my life!"

"I don't dare to hope to conquer Korea in the east and the Western Regions in the west like Emperor Wu of Han did."

"But at least the land within the Great Wall cannot be lost at all."

"This is the historical destiny of my Great Song, oh no, it's my Great Jin."

"After several years, when the Song Dynasty is destroyed, it will be no matter which dynasty comes next."

"You will definitely work hard to possess the complete country left by Emperor Wu of Han, right?"

And in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Song Zhenzong looked at the Han territory on the sky.

I couldn't help but praise:

"It's so beautiful, the map of the Great Han."

"At this time, the Han Dynasty had no Western Regions, no Liaodong, and no such cumbersome regions."

"It's about the same size as my Song Dynasty."

"From Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to Zhao Heng of the Song Dynasty, they all had similar territories."

“This is also a kind of inheritance that spans thousands of years.”

"Although our Song Dynasty still lacks a little in the north, the Liao people have been conquered by me."

"It would be beneficial to keep the Liao people and let them guard the northern border for the Song Dynasty for generations."

……

[Next, we turn our sights to the northwest. ]

【After Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions. 】

[The Han Dynasty and the Western Regions countries formally established diplomatic relations.]

But the relationship was not stable.

[In the Western Regions at that time, the influence of the Xiongnu was obviously greater than that of the Han Dynasty.]

[Many small and medium-sized countries in the Western Regions have a diplomatic stance that is more inclined towards the Xiongnu. ]

[Either voluntarily or under duress, they often detained and killed Han envoys and merchants.]

[So the strength and tyranny of the Han envoys were not innate.]

【It was gained back bit by bit. 】

[During the long-term confrontation with the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty successively destroyed many small countries in the Western Regions. ]

[For example, Loulan, Cheshi, and Dayuan. ]

[Especially the battle to destroy Dayuan, the distance of the battle was even longer than Huo Qubing's decisive battle in Mobei! ]

[This ultra-long-distance deployment of troops, capable of destroying the military strength of a powerful country in the Western Regions, also poses a great threat to the countries in the Western Regions.]

【The Western Regions countries subsequently surrendered to the Han Dynasty. 】

[And laid the foundation for the further establishment of the Western Regions Protectorate. ]

[In addition to the expansion in the northwest direction, there is also expansion in the northeast direction. ]

【In Liaodong and northern Korea at that time, there was a regime called Wiman Joseon. 】

[Its predecessor originated from Jizi Joseon, which was established by the descendants of the Shang Dynasty. 】

【He is also a person who refuses to obey Zhou. 】

[Because of a diplomatic incident, after two years of hard fighting, they finally defeated Wiman Joseon and established counties in the area to rule. ]

【During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. 】

[The territory of China also increased from 215 million square kilometers when he ascended the throne.]

[It has skyrocketed to nearly six million square kilometers! ]

[This extremely exaggerated expansion of territory also earned Emperor Wu of Han the title of Emperor Wu.]

[And it became the representative of the emperor's martial arts in Chinese history. ]

The curtain ended here, and the comments were also made one after another.

《Awesome! Emperor Wu is not called that for nothing!》

"He almost doubled the territory!"

"This Minyue country is so funny, they even want to swallow the Han Dynasty. If they had even a peanut, they wouldn't drink like this, right?"

"The main achievement of the Han Dynasty in expanding its territory is that it set a precedent."

"Emperor Wu of Han conquered the so-called 13 provinces of Han, which were the real foundation of China."

"The most amazing thing is that Emperor Wu of Han did not try to use barbarians to control barbarians."

Although the foreign wars consumed a huge amount of national strength, most of the counties and prefectures that were conquered remained within the territory, at least until the Three Kingdoms period.

"What's yours is mine."

"They are all directly governed, much better than the control of Emperor Taizong of Tang!"

"How can Emperor Wu of Han compare to Emperor Taizong of Tang? Emperor Wu of Han is not even worthy of carrying Li Shimin's shoes. Among emperors, Li is second and Liu Che is third. If he can enter the top 50, it will be a success."

"Haha, Liu Che? Too bad! He was so bad in his later years that even he couldn't stand it anymore, so he issued an edict of remorse. "

"What is rare about Emperor Wu of Han is that, although he was a hegemon, he did not engage in aggression. He only fought civil wars."

"The Han Dynasty was overbearing to foreign powers. The Han army never returned empty-handed. There is no point in laughing so much. Whoever kills you is mine. Everything is mine."

"Which is more important, 0 to 1 or 1 to infinity?"

……

Discussion focus on the sky screen.

Soon, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, destroyed many countries and conquered many lands.

The question then shifted to who was more powerful, Liu Che or Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin?

Even between the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, which dynasty was more powerful?

Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, looked at the discussion about himself on the sky curtain.

My mood gradually calmed down.

No longer as nervous as at the beginning.

Some even collapsed.

Because Liu Che noticed.

On the sky screen, there were also some voices from the people of later generations accusing him of abusing the people's power.

But most of them still recognize their own achievements and have a positive attitude towards themselves.

He also recognized his own martial arts skills.

More importantly.

Liu Che saw that the person he was being compared with was not someone else.

And it was none other than Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin!
Although Liu Che and Li Shimin, one was in the Tang Dynasty and the other in the Han Dynasty.

I don't know why they are fighting.

But thanks to the story told before the sky curtain.

Liu Che knew it very clearly.

Li Shimin was a very powerful emperor!

His level and achievements are among the best in the entire history of China.

And it became the focus of discussion on the sky screen in later generations.

He actually compared himself with Li Shimin!

This is not embarrassing at all!
Even Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, felt honored.

See how future generations evaluate you.

The people with whom I compare myself are the descendants of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin.

Liu Che finally felt relieved.

It seems that no matter what, what I do is right and recognized.
The war with the Huns will continue!
However, Liu Che also realized that the criticism of him by later generations largely came from the fact that he invested too much in the war.

(End of this chapter)