Chapter 2 Introduction War Fable Hero Myth

The Great Wall of China is one of the eight wonders of the world. As a kind of historical culture, the Great Wall has far-reaching significance. Due to the special inner quality of the Great Wall and the long history of thousands of years, when mentioning the Great Wall, people first think of Qin Shihuang.History is heavy, and Meng Tian is a faithful executor of the construction of the Great Wall.Heroes are heroic. Meng Tian created several historical firsts in his life: For the first time, "Hu people dare not go south to herd horses, and scholars dare not bend their bows and complain."

For the first time, the water of the Yellow River was opened to divert and canals were built to extend hundreds of miles for agricultural irrigation, and the Ningxia Plain was developed. It was the first time to build a straight road running from north to south, with a width of 30 to 50 meters and a length of 1,800 miles; it strengthened the connection between the inland and the frontier, and was known as the "highway" more than 2,000 years ago. For the first time, the policy of immigration and border defense was implemented, which laid a good foundation for the exchanges between various ethnic groups and the integration of multiculturalism.

"It's rare to smile when you open your mouth in life, but you only know the crescent moon when you go to the battlefield."When people look back at this period of history, while broadening their knowledge and appreciating the true meaning of Chinese politics, they also see the true fate of a group of powerful figures.In the history of mankind, there are strong songs, sorrows and joys, brilliance, and catastrophes. From the lines that describe Meng Tian and Meng Yi brothers who were wronged to death and Zhao Gaojiao’s unjust killing of Fusu, we can see that Meng Tian’s grievances are also the first in history. .Among all kinds of historical injustice cases, Meng Tian's injustice has its historical inevitability just like other injustice cases.Tang Taizong Li Shimin said to his officials on a certain day during the reign of Zhenguan: "I want to be superior to Yao and Shun, so that the case of injustice will not appear in this dynasty. You may wish to tell me, which general in ancient times died the most unjustly?" Xuanling, the admonishing official Wei Zheng and others listed some names. Taizong shook his head and said what he said from the bottom of his heart: "In my opinion, Meng Tian is the one who has been wronged the most."

Meng Tian's ancestral home was in the state of Qi, his grandfather Meng Ao and father Meng Wu were both famous generals of Qin.Meng Tian studied prison law when he was young, and later became a prison officer.In the twenty-sixth year of the first emperor, he was named a general and worshiped as an internal historian, and his younger brother Meng Yi was also the highest minister.The Meng brothers were deeply favored by Qin Shihuang.When Qin unified the six kingdoms, the Xiongnu took the opportunity to go south and occupy Henan.In the thirty-second year of the first emperor, Meng Tian was ordered to lead an army of 300,000 to attack the Xiongnu in the north. The next year, he regained Henan, repelled the Xiongnu for more than 700 miles, and stationed troops in Shangjun (southeast of Yulin, Shaanxi today).Mengtian built a fortress from Yuzhong along the Yellow River to Yinshan, connected the old Great Wall of Yan, Zhao, and Qin for thousands of miles, and built a straight road from Jiuyuan in the north to Yunyang in the south, forming a long defense line in the north of the Qin Dynasty.

In 210 BC, the first emperor died in a sand dune during his fifth tour, which changed the fate of a large number of people, including General Meng Tian.In the death of the first emperor Shaqiu and the subsequent "Shaqiu Conspiracy", the characters to be dealt with are the son Fusu and the general Mengtian.This is the case with political scheming. When the desire for power reaches its peak and is about to collapse, no one can escape the catastrophe of history or the vortex of politics.After Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, Meng Tian was framed by a treacherous villain and forced to commit suicide.

Meng Tian was originally a descendant of the general family, with great achievements, and the thought of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country is deeply rooted in his blood and bone marrow.With 300,000 troops and more than 100,000 laborers in his hands, he was calm-headed and never had the intention of rebelling.I think about the long-term stability of the country, and I don’t forget the legacy of several generations of Meng’s ancestors who are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and are loyal to the emperor.As in life, so in death!Sima Qian said: "Meng Shi is a general of the Qin Dynasty, and he is a Zhongxian in the internal history."The first construction of the Great Wall, Wan Li An Bian.Meng Tian's voice: From my ancestors to my descendants, I have been born and died for the Qin State for three generations.I command an army of 300,000 troops. Although I am imprisoned, my influence is enough to betray.But I know that I should die righteously.The reason why I did this is that I dare not disgrace the teachings of my ancestors, and dare not forget the kindness of the late Lord.It is Meng Tian's nature that he would rather be killed than be a second minister.In the body of Meng Tian, ​​the general of Kaibian, in the blood of Meng Tian, ​​the first Chinese warrior at that time, people saw his iron bones, hot-blooded man, and heroism on the battlefield; Leaves a thick stroke.

The generals of the Qin Dynasty were like clouds, and the general Meng Tian fought bravely and won by surprise. He defeated the Xiongnu, built the Great Wall, and built straight roads.Meng Tian was the earliest developer in the northwest of the motherland, and also the first person to develop Ningxia in ancient times; his loyal and refined character determined Meng Tian's final choice, and at the same time doomed the subsequent history. ...Meng Tian knew where the prison was, so he strode towards the prison with his head held high.In the prison of Yangzhou, Meng Tian, ​​who lived his life as a soldier, thought a lot, even thought that when he was very young, his grandfather was always eager for his son to become a dragon, so he taught the two brothers military knowledge prematurely, forced them to practice martial arts, and taught them the art of war and tactics... Grandfather repeatedly taught them to learn skills and be loyal to the king and serve the country.Meng Tian spent his whole life faithfully executing every order and completing every task conscientiously. As a result, Emperor Shi Huang trusted him with an army of 300,000 soldiers for ten years.This honor was never received by any Qin general.

It was an era that can be recalled but cannot be surpassed, so each story, bearing the traces of the years, appeared in front of us one by one...