The essence of "hero" is the key to shaping heroes in the current situation. If one party does not accurately grasp the concept of "hero", it is easy to fail. The definition of hero in the dictionary is very simple, but in our real life, sometimes the adulterer is regarded as a "hero" of a certain era. In fact, the concept of "hero" is generally accepted in our society because it has outstanding personality charm. For example, in Li Shimin, almost no one can match the martial arts of Wen Zhi at that time, caring for subjects, and the starting point of doing things is often to consider the country and people first, to be strict with oneself, and to have a very strong personality charm. But some people did heroic things, such as Qin Shihuang and Yang Di mentioned in the above defense, because they did heroic things, but did they do so out of a great heroism that benefited the people? I think it is to satisfy my own selfish desires and show off my wealth and strength. What is a hero? For example, if you push your classmate down with a wicked heart, it shows that you have great strength. As a result, a car happened to come, and that classmate was not knocked down by the car, but pushed down by you. Can you say that you are a kind person?
Speaking of which, maybe the landlord will understand. If your point of view is that the times make heroes, you should adhere to the law that heroes are people who make heroic undertakings, and give positive examples as far as possible-for example, Emperor Taizong was a hero because the world was in chaos for many years, the society needed stability, and there were so many outstanding courtiers suddenly at that time that there were no other dynasties. Many charismatic people have their own conditions to be heroes, such as Wang Bo, Li Bai, Du Fu and Fan Zhongyan. They are all models of having both ability and political integrity, caring about the country and the people, and having their own heroic temperament, but they can only make achievements in poetry for future generations to evaluate, and they have not made much contribution to the society at that time. Otherwise, why didn't Li Can Bai Du Fu stop the Anshi Rebellion?
However, if your point of view is that times can't make heroes, you can make people who have made achievements in history but have low personality, such as repairing canals and the Ming Dynasty's Yongle Dadian. Take it out and say those people are not heroes. They happened to do several things with very wrong starting points. However, you can take Yue Fei as an example. Although unsuccessful, he is a hero.
In short, it is necessary to grasp whether the hero is a person with heroic achievements or a person with heroic personality. Which statement is good for you, which one to use. There is no debate about right and wrong, so don't stick to dictionaries, which are often biased. I hope you win this debate.