Time seems to have covered the world with a layer of frosted glass, and the older you get, the more hazy it becomes. Historical records are always difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and different historians or historians will have different opinions and descriptions of the same thing.
The historical figure Ran Min is the best example of this phenomenon, he can be a hero of the Han people or a butcher of the Hu people. It is not uncommon for this kind of contradiction to manifest itself in the same person, because human beings themselves are full of contradictions.
During the 319 years of Later Zhao and Ran Wei, only the Qi people could be called the Guoren, and the Han people could only be called the Zhao people. If you call a karma a Hu, you may incur the scourge of death.
At that time, Zhangwu Neishi was plundered by the Qianren, and he met Shile on the road. Shile only rewarded him with chariots and horses, and did not mention the question of catching the thief. At that time, the ** suffered such treatment, not to mention ordinary Han people.
In 333, Shile died of illness and was succeeded by his son Shihong, but he was ** after only a few days in power. This shows the inequality and precarious situation faced by the Han Chinese at that time.
During the reign of the two generations of kings Shile and Shihu, Ran Min was always on the cusp of the political center. Because he grew up in the environment of the Hu people, he firmly believed in the truth that "if you are not of my race, your heart will be different", and it is impossible for Shi Le and others to be unaware of this.
Only by truly believing that he is a Hu person can Ran Min enter the core leadership of Hou Zhao. During Shi Hu's reign, Ran Min had been promoted to the general of the conquest, and later helped Shi Zun seize the throne, and then helped Shi Jian kill Shi Zun, at this time he had become a general, King Wude, and his status was supreme.
However, Ran Min has the blood of the Han people in his veins after all.
After killing Shi Jian, Ran Min tried to gain the support of the Hu people, but the Hu people fled when they heard about this, and only a few were willing to stay. Ran Min realized that he was a Han in his bones, so he issued the third order - the order to kill Hu.
It is rumored that this order led to tens of thousands of beheadings in a single day. Although there are different theories about the killing of Hu, Ran Min did carry out the killing of Hu. Ran Min actively promoted Confucian culture and the Jin Dynasty system, and in the context of the era of Wuhu Chaohua, the Han dignitaries and nobles regained the style and culture of the early Wei and Jin dynasties.
However, Ran Wei did not last long, and in 352, its capital was breached by Former Yan, and Ran Min was killed.
Ran Min's death triggered the withering of plants and trees within a radius of seven miles, and drought and locust plagues followed. His "Hu Killing Order" caused widespread controversy among people, and also left a deep impression on Ran Wei, a small country that existed in history for a short time.
Whether he is a national hero or a murderous butcher has never stopped. He seems to have become a representative of the Han people, using his sword to tell the Hu people that this land did not belong to them.
However, it seems that his killing behavior was not motivated by the idea of winning glory for the Han Chinese, but simply killing.
In the era of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, Ran Min's killing order became a symbol of people's rebellion against the tragic era. But how should we view this event? Do you see him as a glittering hero, or do you think he's just a criminal who kills innocents?
Ran Min's order to kill Hu was not to kill for the sake of killing, but his pursuit. In this way, he hopes to let more people understand the tragic situation of the Han people and arouse people's sense of resistance.
However, this indiscriminate killing did not change Ran Wei's situation, but instead caused him to lose a lot of talents and people, making him more vulnerable and helpless. Therefore, we should look at Ran Min's killing order from a more comprehensive and rational perspective.
It is not only an important symbol of the Han people's resistance to the tragic era, but also a portrayal of the tragedy of human nature and the cruelty of war. We should learn from this experience, avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and seek a way of peace, harmony and common development.
Ran Min's actions are not heroic, even though he has killed many people, no matter who is killed. He was not a good emperor, as he appointed his son as the Great Shan Yu and chose a thousand Hu Qi as his retinue, which seems to indicate that he was selective in his actions.
Ran Min's personality was suspicious and repeated, and he even changed the name of the country to Wei when Shi Jian was still in power, and killed Shi Jian two months later. His actions led to a violent upheaval at the top of Ran Wei, the capital was bloodied, and the beggar army also left Ran Wei, laying the foundation for Ran Wei's downfall.
Therefore, it is difficult for us to praise him as a hero, he did not win many battles in times of internal and external troubles like Yue Fei, nor did he seal the wolf like Huo Quai. Ran Min will only kill innocents indiscriminately, kill those who don't like him, kill those who don't obey him, and kill those who threaten him, which is more like a butcher's behavior.
1.The development of history is always advancing, and although some people believe that "the only lesson that mankind has learned from history is that it has not learned any lessons from history", the course of history is still driven on the basis of its predecessors.
Therefore, if we always look at the events of the past with a modern eye, we can be biased. 2.No one can transcend the times, and the imprint of the times is deeply imprinted on everyone's body.
When we look at history, we should think from the perspective of historical figures, not just evaluate it based on our own identity or position. 3.For example, when dealing with Ran Min, we can't call him a national hero just because he did ** to the Hu people.
It would be wrong to tout his exploits and mythologize his heroic image just because he is a Han and stand on the standpoint of the historical honor of the Han people. We should look at historical events holistically, rather than focusing on just one aspect.
In the context of that era, after a **, the Han people of Ran Wei were forced to flee south to the Jin State and began a three-year war life. Their already struggling lives have been torn apart by years of war, and they have had to leave their homes and become refugees.
If you look at the refugees in West Asia now, their lives are already very difficult, but the refugees at that time, their situation will only be ten times more miserable. If we only look at history with emotion, it is easy to go to extremes, whether it is extreme nihilism or extreme populism, it is not advisable.
Rationality has always been one of the most precious treasures of mankind, and only through rational thinking and analysis can we dig out the treasures from history, the richest heritage of human time.