In ancient times, there was a domineering and awe-inspiring figure - Xiang Yu. Like a fork in the road in history, if on that fateful night in 202 BC, Xiang Yu had not been besieged in the Battle of Qixia.
did not say the rhetoric of "pulling out the mountain and covering the world", but slashed with a sword, killed Liu Bang, won the battle of the storm, and became the overlord of the world, how will the world change?
This is a historical hypothesis that we cannot witness today, but we may speculate on the possibilities. If Xiang Yu is called emperor, his domineering temperament and ambition that does not tolerate two ministers will definitely bring a territory to the world that is completely different from that of the Han Dynasty.
Xiang Yu, self-proclaimed overlord of Western Chu, a general, swallowing mountains and rivers, if he can become the lord of the world, he will definitely redelineate the feudal order and win the hearts of the people with the position of princes and kings.
Chang'an is no longer the center of the empire, and Xiang Yu may return to Qi and build the capital Linzi, changing Liu Bang's Hanzhong layout. And he will establish the power of the powerful and centralized system of the powerful princes, implement a strict rule of law internally, expand the frontier externally, and make the world subjugated.
The Kwantung princes may be the first to feel the pressure of Xiang Yu's iron fist. Under his rule, there will be no more heroes in the world who will unite with righteousness, and all resistance and dissatisfaction will be firmly suppressed.
Liu Bang's vaunted popular tactics did not succeed under Xiang Yu's power, but Xiang Yu's will ran through the world, and the situation of Yiyantang could be seen everywhere.
The Han scholars, who paid attention to etiquette and culture, may not have been fully respected under Xiang Yu's rule, but the Chu culture, which was known for its combat power, was reinvigorated.
Xiang Yu's neglect of Confucianism inhibited the rise of Confucian culture, while the heroism and martial arts in Chu culture were promoted throughout the country, giving birth to batches of warriors.
On the one hand, the rise of Chu culture has made swords and swords commonplace, and on the other hand, Xiang Yu's war expansion in a specific period will make the economy and culture of Chu reach unprecedented prosperity.
He may have continued to carry out military conquests of the Han Chinese, and even set his sights farther west to the west, allowing Chu culture to influence a wider region.
However, compared to Liu Bang's Han dynasty, Xiang Yu's empire lacked flexibility and flexibility. He may have emphasized strict military law at the beginning, but Xiang Yu was obviously not interested in meticulous and patient government management, and lacked a long-term political vision.
After a brief period of glory, Xiang Yu's empire may continue to weaken due to rigid internal management and power struggles.
History has become a cloud of smoke, and we can only get a limited glimpse of the "if" world through the scrutiny and interpretation of past records. Whether Xiang Yu can really suppress his uncontrollable temperament and stabilize the world, or whether his empire will be in a flashy and short-lived life, these can only leave us with endless reverie.
In any case, if Xiang Yu became the emperor of that era, a strong and unusual picture of the times would have already cast a strong mark in the long river of history.