Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drive out the rangers? What is its purpose?

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty exterminated the rangers, and his ultimate goal was to consolidate his imperial power and rule, and at the same time to calm the resentment of the common people and return them to a peaceful life. Among the many rangers, Guo Xie is the most famous, and he is also the most feared by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The rangers of the Han Dynasty were formerly known as the soldiers raised by the princes and gentlemen of all parties during the Warring States Period. Without the division of forces, these soldiers would have nowhere to go, and they slowly developed into rangers.

The character of the rangers is uneven, there are noble and true rangers, and there are also people who have their own appearance, chickens and dogs. Their existence makes the state management miserable, and the people at the bottom dare not speak out in anger many times.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw through a small incident that allowing the development of rangers would bring danger to the country, so he ordered the rangers to be exterminated.

Guo Xie is a ranger, the mistakes he has made, even if he beheads 10 times, it is not enough to offset the crime. But he is well-informed, and every time he commits a crime, he can learn the news in advance, and then flee first, and then turn back and continue to live when the matter is over.

Rangers like Guo Xie have formed a small group, not only the local people are convinced, but even the bottom ** does not dare to provoke each other easily. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt a sense of crisis from these rangers and wanted to eliminate them all and consolidate the rule of the Han Dynasty.

The existence of the rangers, nominally hoeing the strong and helping the weak, but in fact, killing people and overselling goods, they do everything they can. Crucially, they ignore the legal system and act according to their personal preferences.

The existence of such a group of people has a very great impact on the stability and harmony of society. The people at the bottom are also deeply hurt by them, and many people have suffered losses, but they do not have the strength to argue with them. After a long time, these people's behaviors have become more and more arrogant, and they have become tumors.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned the lessons of the pre-Qin Dynasty and did not want the Han Dynasty to die at the hands of these rangers, so he killed them. Guo Xie himself, as a civilian, can let a general like Wei Qing speak for himself, which shows how huge the power behind him is.

Because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that these rangers would affect his status and would also bring some threats to himself, he would kill them all. And the status of the rangers at that time was indeed relatively high, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to get rid of them.

The rangers will affect the normal development of society, and there will also be some burning, killing and looting, and a new class will appear that is not conducive to the jurisdiction of the imperial court. That's why I want to thank the killing, the purpose is to make the court more stable.

Because only by killing them all can Emperor Wu of Han be relieved, and his purpose is to make them not pose a threat to himself, especially to the descendants of Emperor Wu of Han.

Because these people have a very high status in the people, and these people will endanger their own lives. It is to strengthen his control over the people and the country.

Because he wants to consolidate his position, but also to calm the people's anger, so that the people can live a stable life.

He may want to show his authority, and even if there are bad guys, he will send his own people to do it, rather than let the Ranger solve it for him.

He thinks that the existence of rangers is not conducive to the stability of society, so they must be eradicated.

Sima Qian is suspected of knowing Guo Jie, a figure in the rivers and lakes, which shows that he was unofficial and had no position at that time, and his popularity and social influence were great. Historical Records. In "The Legend of the Ranger", Guo Xie is the absolute protagonist.

In fact, this kind of level of participation in social management, which is independent of the first administrative system, has always existed in the course of Chinese history. We can trace the earliest to the emergence of the "scholar" class in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

<> he wanted to conquer the Xiongnu in the north, Baiyue in the south, Mount Tai in the east, and the Western Regions in the west, so he had to concentrate his power on himself. What is great about him is that he not only achieved the centralization of power, but also achieved all the above goals and completed great historical achievements.

Ranger first originated in the turbulent period of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they advocated supreme freedom, unrestrained, and even jumped out of the discipline and law to survive in the world, they have the chivalrous spirit of honesty and promise, words and deeds, sacrifice life for righteousness, and help others, but later Wei Zifu gave birth to Liu Ju, Gillian was even more jealous, and even prepared to poison Wei Zifu at a banquet, although it was unsuccessful. But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt a secret threat that could not be eliminated and could not sleep. The majestic rangers in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were dealt a heavy blow, whether it was Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, who was known for his softness, or Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they all killed this group, causing it to gradually decline and even fade out of the historical stage.

The prosperity of the ranger was in the last years of the Warring States period, and the "Hanshu Ranger Biography" said that "the princes of the nations, Wei has Xinling, Zhao has the plain, Qi has Meng Wei, and Chu has Chunshen, all of them take advantage of the power of the princes, compete for the rangers, roosters and dogs, and all are courteous."

Because the princes began to compete for hegemony and annexation, the demand for talents became more and more intense. And the original aristocratic hereditary system could not provide enough talents. The contradiction between the strong demand for talents and the insufficient number of talents is reflected.

People who are anxious about people's needs, fight grievances, and provide people with private rights and interests relief outside the public ** and the law. As for the means of redress, they are often ignored and unrestricted, but rely mainly on private force and wealth.

Emperor Wu of Han did this because he thought that the rangers might affect his dominance, and because there were some rangers whose prestige was still very high and the people loved him very much, he felt afraid.

The main purpose is to make all these people who know their brutal side die, and finally make themselves have a good reputation.

His aim was to remove threats to himself and to pacify his people.

Because of the promotion of good and the elimination of evil, the rangers have a strong personality charm, and both the court and the local people have their loyal "believers". For example, Wei Qing, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, admired and respected the rangers very much, and even had direct contact with them. And the reason why the people love rangers is very simple, they are a weak and vulnerable group, and they urgently need these "masters" with high skills and good character to protect.

Therefore, rangers often respond to all calls, have a strong charisma and cohesion, and have a certain amount of power in the local area and even the whole country. But it is precisely because of this that the rangers have violated the taboo of the emperor. In order to consolidate the centralization of power, the emperors will not show the slightest mercy to any spontaneous organization anywhere, and can only eradicate it completely.

Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who loves joy, is an emperor with great talents, he can't rub a grain of sand in his eyes, so it is reasonable to ruthlessly suppress the rangers after coming to power.

That's because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that these rangers were a factor of social instability, and these rangers were scurrying around in society, and they were likely to do something that violated the law and discipline and endangered social security.

Because there are too many rangers, high martial arts, and too much power, they pose a threat to the rule of the dynasty.