Why does history exist? Most of history is recorded by historians what the current dynasty experienced and the heroic deeds of this era. History is not only a record, but also tells future generations what we have done and what you should do as future generations. But history is recorded artificially after all. Are the artificially recorded facts necessarily true? There is not a saying: history is what successful people of all ages want to leave to future generations. So, how should we treat historical stories?
A battle once recorded in history, the Battle of Cliff Mountain. The Battle of Cliff Mountain decided the fate of the Southern Song Dynasty. According to historical records, in that battle, Zhao Ruo went out with the Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty and led 65,438+10,000 soldiers to fight to the death with the Yuan Army. The situation is very tragic. In this battle, Zhao Ruo jumped into the sea with the emperor at that time, and the rest of the soldiers on the battlefield followed suit.
It is said in history that Zhao Ruohe committed suicide with the Southern Song Emperor. Is that really the case? Let's start with Zhangpu County, Fujian Province. In Zhangpu County, there is a castle built in the Ming Dynasty, which not only has defensive facilities, but also has a living area, which is out of place with the surrounding buildings. What's more strange is that all the people living in this castle are surnamed Zhao, which is obviously a foreign surname. So how do these people named Zhao who live in this castle get involved with Zhao Rehe?
This is an interesting story: an ancient stone tablet was found in the vegetable garden of an old farmer in Zhangpu County, Fujian Province. After the experts came to study, they asked who the ancestors of the old farmer were. What the hell is going on? The old farmer named Zhao lives in a strange castle. They have lived here for generations and made a living by farming. On a very ordinary day, when the old farmer was reclaiming farmland, he found two stone tablets with strange words printed on them. The old farmer thought he had dug up the treasure house of his ancestors and immediately reported it to the government, hoping that an expert would investigate.
Experts were shocked after reading the words on the stone tablet. There may be a historical secret behind these words. However, the expert asked the old farmer some information very carefully, such as who his ancestors were. The old farmer couldn't answer, but he took out the genealogy handed down from home. There is a name written on the genealogy: Zhao Ruohe. Didn't Zhao Ruohe die in the Battle of Cliff Mountain? Why did it appear in Fujian again?
There are answers on both stone tablets. These stone tablets are important props for sacrifice, which clearly record that this place belongs to Zhao Ruohe, the king of Minchong County in Song Dynasty. So these people surnamed Zhao are descendants of the Zhao royal family? Don't Zhao Rehe didn't die in those days, just like his knowledge, he went down incognito. Since Zhao Ruohe didn't die, is it possible that the little emperor of the Song Dynasty didn't die and chose anonymity? We need time to solve this mystery.
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Through this incident, let us think about the authenticity of history again. What is recorded in history must be true? Is the so-called unofficial history really just a folklore? History has its realistic basis, but we can't blindly believe it. Although unofficial history looks absurd, unofficial history is not groundless. So how should we look at history? Professor of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said that history, as a country's history, can't be fully believed. We should quote classics and logically analyze its rationality, and also refer to unofficial history's records.