The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 562 Why is there no record of ancient China invading other countries? Invasion? Isn't that the kingship?
Sima Rui had a hard life. When he was the King of Langya, he lived a good life in Shandong. He had food and drink, and was flattered every day.

But after moving south, their food, clothing and other expenses were not as good as when they were princes. What's worse, those southern scholars even looked down on these beggars who took refuge in the north.

He also had to go to their homes every day to mediate disputes, which was really unbearable.

If it weren't for the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, those Huns and Xianbei peoples invading the Central Plains, he wouldn't have felt so wronged.

On the other hand, the Hongwu Emperor who drove out the Tartars and restored China also refused to do so.

"All we have seen in our lives is that foreign races oppressed us Han people, so we had to rise up and resist. How come in this video it becomes the Chinese invading foreign races?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was indignant and looked at the ministers below and asked:

"Do you think this is true?"

It was very embarrassing. Except for some illiterate military generals, all the civil officials were silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little slow to react, scratched his head awkwardly and said:

"Could it be that what is said above is true?"

"Ahem, your majesty..."

Li Shanchang stood up and was about to explain science to Zhu Yuanzhang, but the next moment, the video on the sky screen started playing again.

[As we all know, China's territory was established during the 800-year Chengzhou Dynasty. I believe everyone agrees on this.]

The audience shook their heads. This was common sense and no one would object.

Then, they saw two comparison pictures displayed above the sky.

[This is the map of the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty when King Wu Jifa divided the kingdoms. You can see that it extends from the Haihe River in the north to the Huaihe River in the south.]

[But this is the end of the Warring States period. The combined territory of the seven major powers of the Warring States period extended to Baiyue in the south, Monan in the north, Liangzhou in the west, and Liaoze in the east.]

King Zhao of Yan said: "It's just that my men fought eastwards. It's only a few thousand miles away. It's not worth bragging about."

Duke Mu of Qin: "We have only turned the Qiang people and barbarians in the west into citizens of Qin. We cannot bear to see them eating raw meat and drinking blood. Is this wrong?"

King Zhuang of Chu: "I have too many vassal states. If I don't fight southwards, there will be no more people and territory for them. Is this wrong?"

King Wuling of Zhao: "Why are you looking at me? If those Xiongnu people hadn't come to rob me every day, I wouldn't have beaten them into the desert."

……

[Once upon a time, during the Warring States Period, everyone was keen on building the Great Wall, which could not only block the enemy's chariots and cavalry, but also determine the border. ]

[Even during the Qin Empire, thousands of miles of border towns were built to consolidate the empire's northern border.]

In front of the screen, Ying Zheng touched his beard on his chin and nodded slightly.

The Great Wall is indeed one of his outstanding projects and it really brings him honor.

[But within less than two hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the Great Wall had become the interior of the country, and the former border had moved hundreds of miles north.]

[The situation in the west is even more exaggerated. The Great Wall originally built in Longyou was pushed to the Western Regions Protectorate thousands of miles away.]

[The races and nations that originally lived on this land did not leave a single word behind, and disappeared into the history books.]

At this moment, Liu Che just took a sip of wine and then couldn't help but spit it out.

"Ahem, can this be called invasion? It's called spreading the King's influence to all directions! I want the barbarians on the border to be able to enjoy the teachings of the saints!"

The corner of Wei Qing's mouth twitched. If he had not personally sent a group of barbarian slaves to build the imperial mausoleum for Liu Che in front of him, he would have really believed it.

[Of course, the most exaggerated one is the Great Tang Dynasty, which was later called the Giant Tang because its territory had expanded beyond the historical limit.]

[As long as the land is bathed in the light of Chinese civilization, all people are Tang people. ] [People who originally lived on this land can be called Tang children. ]

[The border of the Tang Dynasty was approached by the Tang army's gleaming armor and Mo Dao, as well as countless government soldiers. ]

[The history of all the small countries in East Asia is the history of China's invasion and encroachment on them.]

"Bullshit! How dare your small country, Rong'er, make up such stories about the Celestial Empire! Believe it or not, I will send troops to destroy them!"

Tang Dynasty, Emperor Minghuang Li Longji couldn't help but curse, but suddenly found that what he said did sound like an invader, and he couldn't help but open his mouth.

Later, he thought that since he had brought those foreign people under the protection of the Tang Dynasty, he was like their adopted parent, so what was wrong with being a little tough?
Then he thought of the rebellions in Jiaozhi and Liuzhao that he had never been able to suppress, and that his previous emperors had expanded their territories to such an extent, so he could not fall behind.

So...

"Now, there is unrest between Jiaozhi and Liuzhao. It must be because the Tang Dynasty did not send enough soldiers. These lands belong to the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Longji slammed the table heavily and said, "Put them all on me! Are you giving them face?"

"That's right! Leaving it to the future generations will only bring disaster to our descendants. It's better to merge it directly into China. China is big and can accommodate the people of these small countries!"

Zhu Di, who had just annexed the Jiaozhi Vietnam Dynasty a few years ago, said with his hands on his hips.

His face was full of righteousness.

It is estimated that even if he saw the records of Vietnam's invasion of China in history books, he would just laugh it off and then order the burning of Vietnamese history books again.

[Among the surrounding countries, the most obvious one is Jiaozhi. Although the monkeys in the jungles of South Vietnam are dressed in human clothing, they have indeed learned a lot from China. ]

[In the nearly 2,000 years of Chinese dynasty history, Jiaozhi has been an integral part of China for 1,500 years. The tomb of Wang Bo, a Tang poet who died young, is located here.]

Wang Bo, who is looking up at the sky:

……

Although everyone is destined to die, it is still strange to hear where your tomb is.

But what the hell is dying young?

"Alas! What a pity, the first 1,500 years were in the hands of the Chinese, but the last 500 years were gone, and they became unfilial descendants and ungrateful wolves!"

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di sighed.

He felt a little annoyed when looking at his good grandson Zhu Zhanji. Why did you throw away such good land?

Although he knew that he had to shrink his defenses because of the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty, he still felt the pain of selling his father's land without any regret.

All I can say is that the Chinese desire for land is ingrained in their bones!

[So, when time came to modern times, these neighboring countries in East Asia wrote in their history books about the thousand-year oppression they had suffered from an indescribable great power.]

[As a certain Western scholar said: The reason why Europe can have so many Roman orthodoxies is that the real Roman Empire has become the dust of history and will never come back.]

[But in the East, for the little people, the monkeys in South Vietnam, and even the Koreans in the Peninsula and the Wala in the North, their Rome has always been there and is alive and well.]

Barrage flies by:

"For five thousand years, your father has always been your father!"

"What is invasion? When we become strong, we will let you all experience what it means to be blessed by heaven and what it means to be the Celestial Empire."

"By then, China won't even have to do anything. You guys will all rush to be the dogs, just like what happened before."

(End of this chapter)