From the Warring States to the Western Han Dynasty, the struggle between the division system and the county system lasted for hundreds of years. In the Qin Dynasty, the county system was introduced, but many Confucians still believed that the system of separate seals was superior, which led to the "book burning" incident. However, by the Western Han Dynasty, the county system gradually defeated the division system. This article will explore the historical background and course of this struggle.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu carried out large-scale division and formed eighteen vassal states. Xiang Yu was a descendant of the nobles of the State of Chu, did not understand the centralization of power, and chose to turn back the wheel of history in an attempt to restore the Spring and Autumn Warring States period. However, soon after Xiang Yu divided the seal, the vassal states began the annexation war, and Xiang Yu was difficult to stop. Liu Bang took the opportunity to send Han Xin to attack the Three Qins, eventually defeating Xiang Yu and establishing the Han Dynasty.
However, Liu Bang controlled only part of the land, most of which was under the control of the princely states, and in order to gain the support of the princely states, Liu Bang implemented the county-state parallel system. Liu Bang divided the nine princes with the same surname, and the princely states occupied half of the land and population of the Han Dynasty. However, over time, the rise of the Liu princes posed a threat to the central government. In order to protect Jiangshan, Liu Bang began to reduce the domain.
The implementation of the policy of cutting the domain encountered great resistance, and a seven-nation alliance was formed to oppose the central government. However, the rabble of the Seven Nations army was quickly defeated by the central government. Emperor Jing of Han continued to implement the policy of reducing the domain, placing the princes' counties under the direct jurisdiction of the central government. After the reduction of the domain, the problem of the princes of the Han Dynasty was basically solved.
After decades of efforts, the Han Dynasty achieved internal integration, which provided conditions for Emperor Wudi of Han to fight back against the Xiongnu and expand abroad. Emperor Wudi of Han introduced the "Tui En Order", further consolidating the power of the central government. In general, the Han Dynasty successfully defeated the system of division and fiefdom and implemented the county system, which laid the foundation for the unification and stability of the country.
Looking back at the process of the struggle between the division system and the county system, we can find that this struggle was cruel and arduous. Both the sub-sealing system and the county system had a certain degree of rationality in the social context at that time, but in the end, the county system defeated the sub-sealing system and became the ruling model of the Han Dynasty. The victory of this struggle laid the foundation for the stability and development of the Han Dynasty.
However, we should also see that the weakening of the princes did not completely solve the problem. The need for successive emperors of the Han Dynasty to face threats and rebellions from princes was a persistent problem. Therefore, how to deal with the relationship between the central and local governments and how to balance power still need to be studied and explored.
Finally, we can consider a question: how is the relationship between local autonomy and centralization in modern society? Is there a struggle similar to the division system and the county system? Please leave a message to share your views and opinions.
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