Meng Tian (a famous general in Qin Shihuang's period)
Meng Tian (about 259 BC-2 BC10), surnamed Ji, was born in the state of Qi (now Mengyin County, Linyi City, Shandong Province) and was a famous Qin Dynasty soldier.
Meng Tian was born in a noble family and had great ambitions since childhood. In 22 1 BC, Meng Tian was made a general, attacked Qi, worshipped it as literature and history, and won the favor of Qin Shihuang. At that time, he and his younger brother Meng Ke were called "loyal ministers". After the reunification of the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to attack the Huns in the north. Recovering the land in Henan (now in Ordos City, south of Hetao, Inner Mongolia), leading the army to build the Great Wall of Wan Li and Kyushu Straight Road, which overcame the dilemma of domestic traffic congestion. It has greatly promoted the economic and cultural exchanges and integration of the people of all ethnic groups in the north. In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang died of illness, and CRRC ordered Zhao Gao to secretly plot a coup with Prime Minister Reese and son Hu Hai. After Hu Hai acceded to the throne, the Montessori brothers were allowed to die, and Meng Tian committed suicide by swallowing medicine.
Meng Tian has been stationed in nine counties for more than ten years and is known as "the first warrior in China". It is said that Meng Tian once improved the writing brush, so he is also called "the father of writing brush". He was the earliest developer in northwest China and the first person to develop Ningxia in ancient times.