Some people say that China is a country of etiquette, and Confucianism has always been a feudal ruling ideology. Rule the world with the golden mean and kindness! The history of China developed on the fulcrum of peace, and I think China was pushed forward by war.
Uncover the history and count the traces left by peace in the history of China. The governance of literary world, the rise of martial arts, the rise of the new century, the governance of Guan Zhen and the rise of resistance to cadres. What role does peace play in history? Is it a pigeon with an olive branch in its mouth, wearing a gorgeous hat for history, or is it a respite moment left over from one war, a gift for the next war?
In people's minds, whether it is to relive the joy of peace constantly, or to deeply remember the blood and tears brought by war. Undeniably, the contribution to China's production and development is enormous. And people are always eager for the emergence of one prosperous time after another. However, this desire is the desire produced by war. Because it is undeniable that the history of China was written by the war, and it was the war that pushed China forward for 5,000 years.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wars continued and peace disappeared. But let's see that a hundred schools of thought contend and social reforms are constantly rising, for the sake of war and not to be destroyed by war. So rulers can't sit back and relax. Diligence and love for the people are understood as inevitable by war. In order to survive in the war, the war created China's colorful historical thoughts.
Qin, after how many wars, six countries were destroyed, and how many lives died in the war, who can count? But who will call Qin Zhan guilty in five thousand years? Because the war ushered in the first great reunification of China, that is, the first large-scale peace. People always say that peace is beautiful, but they don't understand that happiness is short-lived. For this kind of peace, how many wars are needed to fill the gap where there is no peace? So people began to get bored. Why can't peace last? Think about it. When you lament the grandeur and vastness of the Great Wall, do you still remember how it was built? This is war, the wealth left by Qin Xiongnu War, and the art left by the war.
What does peace bring to history, arrogance, extravagance, pleasure-seeking, tyranny. Shang Zhou and Qin Ershi believed that the world was peaceful compared with the sun, and they considered themselves masters of history. Because there is no war, a monarch accustomed to peace will only be carried away by peace. Therefore, I said that China's 2,000-year feudal history was completed in the war.
Genghis Khan, a lifelong soldier, China on horseback. His war added to the history of China, and he used it to open up the widest field in China. It reaches the North Sea in the north, the Aral Sea in the west and the Indus Valley in the south. "Barbarians" conquered half the earth by force. At that time, we proudly said that Mongolia was conquered by the advanced culture of the Han nationality. I don't know whether this is conquest or corruption.
There is no right or wrong in war. War is indispensable for the progress of history. The backwardness of the nation is important for the progress of the war; Thought stagnation, breakthrough for war. War is the catalyst of China's historical progress, and peace often becomes the cage of progress.
In the battle of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao sent troops to the Central Plains, Sun Quan monopolized the south of the Yangtze River, and Liu Bei guarded the middle of Shu. Because war exists all the time, it is precisely to further integrate all ethnic groups in the frontier with Chinese culture. Everyone is worried about himself, but only the right time, the right place and the right people can appreciate the preciousness of peace in the war. On the other hand, how long did the peace last when Kim unified the Three Kingdoms? How much joy do people really have?
The Turks disturbed the border and achieved the "rule of Zhenguan", while the Huns invaded the south and obtained the "rule of Wenjing". Since its heyday, only war can show its prosperity, and only war can achieve prosperity.
The Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were content with the status quo and sought temporary comfort with "benevolence". It is the idea of peace that has stopped history. Let's look at the "prosperous times", with internal troubles and foreign invasion. War makes the rulers understand that peace is bought by war, and war can create peace. After the Qing Dynasty, China, who claimed to be the celestial kingdom, thought that there would be peace forever and there was no smoke at all, so he stopped his motherland?
War and peace, who is the mainstream of China's history?
Born in sorrow, died in happiness. Perhaps the most accurate description of China's 5,000-year history, China's history was rewritten by the war.