Since the establishment of the imperial system, there have been 408 emperors in China, from the first Qin Shi Huang to the end of the Qing Dynasty, each of whom has left their own names and records in Chinese history.
Their reigns varied and their contributions to Chinese history were different, and as a result, history has received mixed reviews of them.
However, when it comes to playing a positive role in China's historical development and national progress, only these four can be unanimously praised.
1st, Qin Shi Huang.
As the founder of the emperor system in Chinese history and the founder of the feudal system, Ying Zheng not only completed the great cause of China's unification, but also laid the foundation for the existence of the Chinese nation.
Its unified system has not only completed the state form in terms of territory, but also unified the whole country in terms of ideology, culture, system, and people's livelihood.
Ranking him in the position of the emperor of the people, no one dares to question it.
2nd, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In the early Qin and Han dynasties, the only one who could rule on the throne for more than 50 years was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
During his reign, he not only pushed the territory of the Qin and Han dynasties to the peak, but also announced the strong attitude of the Chinese nation to the outside world.
The war against the Xiongnu was won repeatedly, and the world-famous military generals were cultivated, and the opening of the Silk Road pushed the Han culture beyond Asia.
At the same time, the real unification was completed in the ideological field, and the hundred schools of thought were overthrown, so that the feudal society after the Han Dynasty gradually had only one voice.
No. 3, Tang Taizong.
Although the way to get the throne is debatable, his existence made Chinese culture shine all over the world again, and the Tang Empire really took off in his hands.
Whether it was the external war of annihilation or the internal rule of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty became the only hegemon in the world.
Li Shimin can be described as one of the models of the emperor.
No. 4, Zhu Yuanzhang.
From a commoner to a beggar, and then to a self-made man, this was an emperor who came from the peasantry, so during his reign, the peasant characteristics were very distinct, and he truly took the peasant as the foundation of the country.
For corrupt officials and the ruling class, the means of bloody repression were adopted to maintain the foundation of the country and achieve the development of the prosperous era in the early Ming Dynasty.
Externally, it expelled the Mongol forces and returned the Youyun region, which had been lost for 500 years, to the Central Plains regime.
At the same time, he was the last Han Chinese regime.