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There's a reason why historical books not legends are taken seriously.I have a question to you. perhaps you can answer.
in the book "Vietnam borderless history" I find following historical legend about Zhao Tuo's Nanyue kingdom (only English translation, no Hanji):
(written by Yu Insun)
In 196 bce, after Gao Zu of the Han dynasty had unified China, a Chinese emissary Lu Jia was sent to invest Trieu Da with the King of Nam Viet. When Trieu Da met the emissary, he asked "who is greater, me (Trieu Da) or Gao Zu of the Han?"
When Lu Jia replied that Gao Zu of the Han, who governs a vast empire, is surely the greatest, Trieu Da said, "Had I been born in China would I not be just as great as the Gao Zu?"
Zhao Tuo said he was not born in China, so he could not be Chinese, or am I wrong?
From Shiji
Shiji : 列傳 : 南越列傳 - Chinese Text Project
南越王尉佗者,真定人也,姓趙氏。
The King of Nanyue. previously military leader Tuo,hailed from Zhending,bore the surname Zhao.
It is also clearly stated that his ancestral tombs were violated leading to his attacks on Changsha.