0p0 Chapter 177 Lessons Learned from Naming
Chapter 177 Lessons Learned from Naming
Lin Ke's voice rang out again in the live stream.
"Originally, the neighboring countries got along well, but Wang Mang, who was hailed as the 'Mandate of Heaven,' regarded them as defeated opponents, successfully provoking the anger of all the neighboring countries towards him."
"It's almost impossible to find an emperor like this in history, who has incited hatred to such an extent!"
"Let's first look at what he did. Cough cough, Wang Mang first looked at the surrounding small countries with the contempt of a king, thinking that these barbarians were not worthy of the title of king. So he took back the Xiongnu Chanyu seal and replaced it with the new Chanyu seal."
"Then he used his naming skills again, changing Xiongnu to 'Subjugated Slaves' and Goguryeo to 'Lower Goguryeo.' Look at the names he changed! No one knows how to change names better than him! It's basically the kind of name that makes you think you're the best in the world and everyone else is your underling!"
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: ...Is he sick?!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: ...He's really not afraid of this group rebelling!
First Emperor (speechless): ...
"Wang Mang's domineering aura caused the Xiongnu, the Western Regions, and the southwestern barbarians, who had long been subjugated, to all rebel. They wanted to see who their underlings were!"
"Wang Mang's actions are truly insulting. The original intention of the Xiongnu was to belittle them, and then you went and called them surrendered. Even if the Xiongnu are not as good as the Central Plains, they should not be called surrendered slaves!"
Wang Mang: Everyone here is my subordinate! You must submit to me! You must surrender to Goguryeo!
Xiongnu Chanyu: ...I curse you, you bastard!!!
Goguryeo: ...Damn it! This change sounds awful!
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"Therefore, faced with Wang Mang's arrogant name change, the Xiongnu were the first to stand up and express their disagreement! In 10 AD, the border region, which had been peaceful for decades, was once again engulfed in war."
"This historical record is quite funny. The Xiongnu surrendered and sent more than ten generals with ten thousand cavalry to invade Shuofang County. It is said that the Xiongnu have been called by this name for many years and fought because of it. In the end, it was still recorded in history that they used this name!"
Wang Mang expressed his incomprehension regarding the Xiongnu's uprising, saying, "What's going on? It's just a name change! All these barbarians know is how to fight!"
"Therefore, Wang Mang conscripted prisoners and able-bodied men from all over the country, along with his existing army, claiming to have an army of 300,000. He then divided the army into six routes and launched a counterattack along the northern border from Zhangye, Xihe, Wuyuan and other places."
"According to Wang Mang's plan, his six armies could pacify the Xiongnu in one fell swoop, drive them to a more distant place, then divide that barren land into fifteen parts, and then establish Huhan Chanyu's fifteen sons as Chanyu, and then govern these fifteen parts of land respectively."
Xiongnu Chanyu: ...Are you being polite?!
"Even Emperor Wu of Han, who fought the Xiongnu most fiercely, didn't divide his troops into six routes and launch simultaneous attacks like this. The soldiers were already annoyed, and now they have to go on expeditions, which will only make things more complicated!"
"Moreover, the logistical supply for these 300,000 people is a huge expense. The soldiers in the original unit have not been on the battlefield for a long time. In addition, there is a group of convicts who have been forced to work. As a result, the army formed by these individuals will be very slow to advance."
"Wang Mang's approach was truly inept at resisting the enemy but adept at harassing the people. The people in the north not only had to endure the harassment from criminal soldiers of unknown quality within the army, but also had to endure the increasingly heavy taxes caused by this war."
"Those who could not bear it would become refugees, and some even became outlaws or bandits, rendering all the efforts made during the Western Han Dynasty futile."
"The people on the northern border used to live a happy life and have maintained peace for nearly a hundred years. But just because Wang Mang fought with the Xiongnu, this place became a hell. Historical records state: 'There was a great famine along the border, and people ate each other.'"
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: Even a few words are insufficient to describe the tragic situation at that time!
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: The world is about to descend into chaos! It turns out that all of this is Wang Mang's doing!
A Tang Dynasty official: Is this the country he envisioned?!
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Emperor Xuan of Han
Northern border
At this time, the people benefited from the Western Han Dynasty's policy of recuperation and development, and their lives were quite good.
But little did he expect that what he had intended to take as a story from Fang Pingzhong would one day become a weapon in his own body.
This man named Wang Mang actually caused them to become vagrants and bandits!?
What should we do?!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
"Goguryeo has always been a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. When Wang Mang launched his campaign against the Xiongnu, he also conscripted troops from Goguryeo. However, Goguryeo was indeed angered by Wang Mang. They had been called Goguryeo for many years, but you called them Lower Goguryeo. What kind of nonsense is this!"
"So Goguryeo also rebelled, along with other southwestern kingdoms. They were doing well as kings, and then you made them surrender and demote them to marquises. How could they accept that?"
"There's a tribe called Juting, which is relatively strong compared to the other tribes. They were hurt by Wang Mang's actions. Why did his father and grandfather's generation all get the throne, but he only got the title of Marquis? I think you're a monkey. I'm not doing this anymore!"
"Therefore, the southwestern barbarians also fell into chaos. Moreover, Wang Mang gained little advantage in either the south or the north, and coupled with the chaos and absurd policies within the country, resentment was rising throughout the land."
"However, the Han Dynasty is indeed strong. Although the Central Plains have been ravaged by Wang Mang, it is not yet time for its final demise."
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: !? …
A farming expert in the Song Dynasty: In a sense, this guy is quite resourceful, but none of his attempts are successful!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "What a talent! So much energy!"
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"Speaking of which, the Xin Dynasty founded by Wang Mang actually only lasted one generation, so the Qin and Sui dynasties could be considered the second to last! However, besides his questionable actions and man-made disasters, natural disasters also accelerated the demise of the Xin Dynasty."
Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty: ...
First Emperor: ...! ?
"Although these natural disasters had nothing to do with the emperor's character, natural disasters were indeed frequent in the final years of a dynasty, as if they were divine retribution for the emperor's incompetence."
"The end of the Western Han Dynasty was no exception, especially since Wang Mang had squandered a large part of the country's wealth. For example, in 11 AD, bandits increased in Qingzhou, the Yellow River changed its course, and locusts swarmed everywhere; in April of 14 AD, heavy frost fell, and all the vegetation withered; in 16 AD, there was an earthquake and heavy snow."