Qianlong's merits are thousands of years, and the Han Wu Tang Taizong is equally famous
The Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, these three dynasties successfully controlled the Western Regions. However, their evaluation of these three rulers is very different. Among them, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was praised as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
He created an unprecedented national honor that allowed a nation to stand with confidence for a thousand years. His country name has become the eternal name of a nation.
He not only opened up a vast territory, but also greatly improved and developed the imperial system, making unification the unremitting pursuit of future generations of emperors. He was one of the most prominent monarchs of China's feudal dynasty and a model for later emperors.
Tang Taizong is the master of the Chinese cultural and martial arts emperors, his internal and foreign affairs, cultural and martial arts have become a model for the emperors of all dynasties, and he is also respected as the "Heavenly Khan" by the various ethnic groups of the grassland.
Under his rule, the military generals were full of talents, the country's economy was prosperous, the national strength was strong, the territory was vast, and the four sides were subjugated, realizing the magnificent scene of common progress of many nationalities, and making the Chinese civilization reach its peak.
It was in the Tang Dynasty that "Tang people" became the new name of the Chinese nation and laid the foundation of the modern Chinese nation.
Emperor Qianlong made great achievements in the war to recover the Central Plains Dynasty and lose nearly a thousand years in the Western Regions, but his evaluation in history is far inferior to that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
In the middle of the 18th century, at a critical juncture in the history of Central Asia, the Russian Empire had completed its occupation of Siberia and began to expand into Central Asia, but was met with stubborn resistance from the Dzungar Khanate.
The Dzungar Khanate was a hard bone, and the Russian Empire launched a three-kingdom war in Central Asia with the Qing Empire and the Dzungar Khanate. At the same time that the Dzungar Khanate was plunged into civil strife, the Russian Empire was also ready to attack the Dzungar Khanate.
However, Emperor Qianlong overrode public opinion, destroyed the last nomadic empire of mankind ahead of schedule, recovered the Western Regions, realized the Chinese millennium dream, and established the hegemony of the Qing Empire in Central Asia.
Emperor Qianlong's decisive attack and the decisive battle laid the foundation for the century-old foundation of the Qing Empire.
Defend Xinjiang and ensure the security of Mongolia, so as to protect the capital. The northwest region is closely connected, the situation is complete, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it. If Xinjiang is unstable, Mongolia will be uneasy, and not only will the border defense lines be unable to resist, but even the Guanshan Mountains in the north will be difficult to be peaceful.
Imagine if the Russian Empire had eliminated the Dzungar Khanate ahead of schedule, the entire Western Regions would have been occupied by Russia, and Qinghai-Tibet, Manchu-Mongolia and other places would have gone, and I dare not imagine the consequences.
Emperor Qianlong was a great monarch in history, who recovered the Western Regions, which had been lost for thousands of years, stopped the expansion of the Russian Empire in Central Asia, and made great contributions to the Chinese nation.
Although he made mistakes in his later years, they were unavoidable for any monarch who reigned for more than 30 years. In general, the first thirty years of Emperor Qianlong were definitely an eloquent monarch, and his exploits should not be overlooked.
His deeds, just like Emperor Tang Ming, are worthy of being remembered and learned by future generations.
When evaluating history, whether it is a historical figure or a historical event, we cannot think from a modern perspective and thought. We need to restore history, look at history from the perspective of specific historical conditions and historical limitations, and then re-examine history from the perspective of the whole situation from the perspective of the whole situation.
Every historical figure is complex, not to mention those who occupy an important place in history. This article was originally intended to be written on micro headlines, but it was too long to write and write, so I expressed it in the form of an article.
Regardless of our point of view, a rational approach to history is required.