Why did Qin Shihuang suddenly levy on Lingnan Hundred Vietnam, and Lingnan Hundred Vietnam did not fight?

1. Many readers think that Qin Shihuang's expedition to the south of Lingnan Baiyue was sudden, and Qin Shihuang could have avoided fighting Lingnan Baiyue. Because both the "Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period" and the "Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period" have been scampering in the Central Plains, and Lingnan is too far away from the Central Plains. After Qin Shihuang annexed the six countries, the territory was very vast, and it was not necessary to hit the undeveloped Baiyue area in Lingnan.

2. The author thinks that after Qin Shihuang annexed six countries, it doesn't seem sudden to March to the south. But naturally, this is also very necessary. Qin Shihuang in Baiyue area of Lingnan really can't beat it!

1. The enfeoffment system of the Zhou Dynasty: Is it the land of kings under the world?

1. The Zhou Dynasty implemented the enfeoffment system, and the Zhou Emperor was in the supreme and absolute position, and all the vassals in the world were enfeoffment. The Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed all the governors, big and small, to defend the territory of the world and govern the place for the Zhou Emperor, and was at his disposal at any time.

2. According to the patriarchal system of the Zhou Dynasty: Is the world the land of kings? Is leading the land king? Therefore, legally speaking, the Lingnan area and Baiyue tribe at that time belonged to the Zhou Dynasty, which was the nominal territory and world of the Zhou Dynasty.

3. Lingnan Baiyue has a vast territory, stretching from the north to the south of the Yangtze River, and the south includes today's Vietnam. At that time, Lingnan Baiyue was north, near the south of the Yangtze River. In history, many governors were enfeoffed by the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, according to the patriarchal clan system of the Zhou Dynasty at that time, the Baiyue area in Lingnan in the south also belonged to the nominal territory and world of the Zhou Dynasty.

Second, after Qin Shihuang annexed six countries, he inherited the Zhou Dynasty in name and in fact:

1. The enfeoffment system of the Zhou Dynasty led to many vassals. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were the biggest "five tyrants" in the vassal states: Qi Jin, Qin, Chu and Wu; During the Warring States period, the biggest vassal states were Qi, Chu, Yan, South Korea, Zhao, Wei and Qin.

2. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the big vassal states continuously annexed the surrounding small vassal states, forming a super-giant vassal state of "five tyrants" and "seven chivalrous men". The "Six Kingdoms" finally annexed by Qin Shihuang actually annexed the surrounding small and medium-sized vassal states before their demise. Therefore, Qin Shihuang finally completed the annexation of the "six countries", which actually annexed the world of the Zhou Dynasty. After the annexation of the six countries, Qin Shihuang actually and nominally inherited and replaced the Zhou Dynasty.

3. Inheriting Qin Shihuang of the Zhou Dynasty, only Xiongnu in the north and Lingnan Baiyue in the south are left to unify the world;

1. After the annexation of six countries, Qin Shihuang inherited the Zhou Dynasty in name and fact. Then Qin Shihuang's next step must be to continue to clear Liuhe, sweep away the Eight Wastes, and truly complete the great cause of unifying the world.

2. So Qin Shihuang naturally extended his next step to areas outside the Central Plains: east, south, west and north. At that time, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he was already close to the sea in the east; To the south is the Baiyue area in Lingnan, which has not been effectively developed; To the west is the native land of Qin, and to the west is also included in the development scope of Qin; To the north is the nomadic tribe Xiongnu. Excluding the fact that the East is already the sea, the West has been developed by the State of Qin, and the great cause of Qin Shihuang's reunification is only the Xiongnu in the north and Lingnan Baiyue in the south.

Fourth, the north was in an emergency. In the Qin Dynasty, Huang Can only hit the Xiongnu first, and then Pingbaiyue:

1. As early as during the melee between the seven heroes in the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, the Xiongnu in the north often harassed and plundered the northern region. After Qin Shihuang finally annexed the six countries, the Xiongnu in the north also crossed the Yellow River and occupied a large area of land south of the Hetao of Qin State, which directly threatened the security of Xianyang, the capital of Qin State.

2. It can be said that the capital of Qin at this time was in jeopardy under the harassment and plunder of the southern Xiongnu. Qin Shihuang had to fight Xiongnu in the north first, and then slowly consider Lingnan Baiyue in the south.

In 2 15 BC, Qin Shihuang led 300,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north, with general Meng Tian as commander in chief. On the banks of the Yellow River, the Huns were defeated and won a great victory, so they had to flee north. Qin Shihuang newly established Jiuyuan County and 34 counties in Hetao area and Yinshan area of the Yellow River.

Five, after the attack on the Huns in the north, the next step of Qin Shihuang is naturally to have Baiyue:

1. After the northern attack on the Huns, Qin won a great victory, and Qin Shihuang's confidence naturally expanded. Since even the powerful Huns were defeated so simply, it would be easier for Lingnan Baiyue in the south. Moreover, if Qin Shihuang really wants to accomplish the great cause of unifying the world, then conquering the southern Lingnan Baiyue is an important link that Qin Shihuang can't bypass.

2. In 2 19 BC, Qin Shihuang gathered the strength of the original seven countries and sent 500,000 troops to the south. However, Qin Shihuang underestimated the fighting capacity and resistance determination of the tribes in Baiyue, Lingnan. At the beginning of the war, the fighting in Qin Jun was extremely fierce. In the territory of the Ou (Xiyue) tribe (present-day Guangxi), it was stubbornly resisted by the Ou Wang Song and was killed by the Ou Wang Song and the viceroy Tusui.

3. Qin Shihuang made three expeditions to the south and conquered the Baiyue tribes in Lingnan. The Nanyue, Western Europe (Xiyue) and Luoyue tribes in Baiyue, Lingnan also formally surrendered to Qin Shihuang, and the Baiyue area in Lingnan was officially under the direct jurisdiction of the central government. Qin Shihuang set up three counties: Nanhai, Guilin and Elephant in Baiyue area of Lingnan.

(1) Nanhai County, which governs Panyu (present-day Guangzhou), mainly covers the Nanyue tribal areas of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

(2) Guilin County, which governs Bushan (now Guiping), mainly includes the Xi 'ou (Xiyue) tribal area of Baiyue in Lingnan, that is, most of Guangxi today;

(3) Xiang County, which governs Chen Lin (now Chongzuo Jiangzhou District), mainly includes Luoyue tribal areas in Baiyue area of Lingnan, namely southwest Guangxi, central northern Vietnam, western Guangdong and Hainan Island.

Sixth, Qin Shihuang's expedition to Lingnan Baiyue was not sudden, but natural:

To sum up, after Qin Shihuang annexed the six countries, he conquered the south more than a hundred times. I don't think it is sudden, and there is nothing sudden. But naturally, Qin Shihuang annexed six countries, and the east was at sea, so there was nothing to fight; The west is already Qin's territory, so you can't beat yourself. Therefore, it is natural to hit the most troublesome Xiongnu in the north first, and then the quietest Lingnan Baiyue in the south.

Seven, Qin Shihuang's southern expedition to Lingnan Baiyue was a great achievement for thousands of years:

1. It was Qin Shihuang's southern expedition to Lingnan that finally completed the last link of Qin Shihuang's great cause of reunification, and Qin Shihuang also made outstanding achievements. Qin Shihuang established a unified dynasty-the Qin Dynasty, with Liaodong in the east, Plateau in the west, Lingnan in the south and Yinshan in the north. Later unified dynasties were established on the basis of the territory of the Qin Dynasty. It can be said that Qin Shihuang annexed six countries, attacked Xiongnu in the north and conquered hundreds of places in the south, which laid the foundation for the rule of China's unified dynasty.

2. If Qin Shihuang had not traveled south to Lingnan Baiyue, then the Lingnan Baiyue area at that time would not really belong to the Qin Dynasty; Without Qin Shihuang's expedition to Lingnan Baiyue, there would be no unified dynasty behind Lingnan Baiyue. If Qin Shihuang didn't March to the south of Lingnan Baiyue, then today's Lingnan Baiyue area may be like Europe, where small countries are everywhere, attacking each other. Therefore, Qin Shihuang's expedition to the south of Lingnan was a great achievement in the Millennium.

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Readers, what do you think of Qin Shihuang's South Expedition to Lingnan? The author talks about Guangdong and Guangxi, and welcomes comments, discussions and concerns in the comment area.