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Chapter 129 Ban Gu ()

Wan Ning can’t sleep (Guan): That’s right! Just because of her "Girl's Commandment", I don't know how many girls have been harmed!
Fuling (Guan): I don’t even know why we have to define girls! Girls can be said to be gentle and virtuous, lively and cheerful, melancholy and quiet, or heroic! We are who we are, why define us?

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Agreed! I really hate the kind of men who rate girls. How much do they weigh and how much do they rate girls? Get down!
I send my longing to the bright moon: Ah, this is a fake beep?

Jiangnan has been in mist: I don’t know, after all, I am a grown man and have never seen it.

Not allowed to grow old in the world: I can only say that this is true, including the fact that I don’t like Queen Changsun, and this is also the reason.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: seconded! But Queen Changsun is okay, after all, her advice to Erfeng is part of the reason for Erfeng's success!

Even Wudu refuses: Just like Empress Ma is to Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Changsun is also very good to Erfeng.

Su Yue saw what they said and said: "Okay, okay, no matter what happened to Ban Zhao, Ban Gu is still good. Now let's take a look at Ban Gu's anecdotes and allusions!"

Related allusions: Literary men look down on each other; they are neither equal nor equal; they write endlessly
Fu Yi and Ban Gu were both famous literary historians in the Eastern Han Dynasty. They were both from Fufeng County, and their experiences were very similar. When Ban Gu was 16 years old, he went to Luoyang, the capital, to study at Taixue. He became classmates with Fu Yi, and together they rose to prominence in Taixue.

In the fifth year of Yongping (62 years), Ban Guqian became Lang and secretary of the school. The two met again in Luoyang, the capital.

During the period of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, divine birds gathered in large numbers. Emperor Ming asked hundreds of officials to compose "Ode to the Divine Lord". Ban Gu and Fu Yi presented their poems, which were equally praised by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty.

On the issue of opposing the relocation of the capital to Chang'an, Ban Gu wrote "Ode to Two Capitals", and Fu Yi also wrote "Ode to Luodu" and "Anti-Du Fu".

After Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, he called Fu Yi to be the Lantai Lingshi, and the two became colleagues again.

Fu Yi wrote ten pieces of "Ode to the Revealed Emperor", which were revealed to the court. Ban Gu felt quite dissatisfied. In a letter to his younger brother Ban Chao, he ridiculed Fu Yi for "taking Neng Shiwen as the history of Lantai Order, and he could not stop writing." "Literati have always looked down upon each other, which has been the case since ancient times."

During the period of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, Dou Xian was appointed as the general of chariots and cavalry, and Fu Yi was invited to take charge of the recording office.

Soon, Dou Xian was promoted to general, and Fu Yi was appointed Sima and Ban Gu was appointed as the central guard.

At this point, the two became colleagues again, and both wrote "Ode to the Northern Expedition" to praise Dou Xian's achievements in the Northern Expedition.

In the shogunate, Ban Gu and Fu Yi were reused by Dou Xian, hoping to achieve fame one day.

Soon, Fu Yi passed away, and Ban Gu also died in prison in the fourth year of Yongyuan, implicated in Dou Xian's rebellion.

As a literary historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Fu Yi is highly praised by the world, and is as good as Ban Gu.

Wang Chong recorded the evaluation of people at that time in "Lunheng": "In the history of Lantai, Ban Gu, Jia Kui, Yang Zhong, and Fu Yi were disciples of Xiangwenmei."

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Pi also said in "Dian Lun": "Fu Yi is like a brother to Ban Gu."

My charming and short-lived ancestor:? ? ? Fu Yi? who? Have not heard!
Jiangnan is already in mist: I hate being implicated even more than this. Why did Ban Gu need to be killed when the Dou family was killed? Speechless!
I send my thoughts to the bright moon: Isn’t this normal? You were not so excited when it was mentioned that Zhu Di had killed Fang Xiaoru!

I can’t sleep at night (Guan): That’s right! We can only say that it was like that in ancient times, none of us can say that!
My charming and short-lived ancestor: Ah, I can only say that I was wrong. Okay, okay, let’s change the topic!
Don’t let the world grow old: That’s right, let’s change the topic!
Su Yue saw what they said and said: "Okay, okay, we are talking about Ban Gu and Ban Zhao, how can we not talk about Ban Chao? This is also a rare talent!"

Ban Chao (32-102), courtesy name Zhongsheng.

A native of Pingling County, Youfufeng (now XY City, SX Province). The youngest son of Ban Biao, a famous military strategist, diplomat and historian in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His eldest brother Ban Gu and sister Ban Zhao were also famous historians.

Ban Chao is a man of great ambition and does not pay attention to details, but he is filial and respectful in his heart and scrutinizes affairs.

He is articulate and well-read.

Unwilling to copy documents for the government, he joined the army and followed Dou Gu to attack the Northern Huns. He then led thirty-six people on an envoy to the Western Regions and conquered some countries in the Western Regions at the end of Emperor Ming's reign. However, after Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, he was forced to abandon the Western Regions due to the invasion of the Northern Huns. , leaving Ban Chao alone in the Western Regions and adding more than a thousand troops to him.

In the second year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty (90 years), Ban Chao defeated the Yueshi (Guishan Empire) who invaded from Central Asia.

The following year, he reconquered some countries in the Western Regions and was appointed as the Protector of the Western Regions by Emperor He of the Han Dynasty.

In the sixth year of Yongyuan (94 years), Ban Chao conquered more than 95 countries in the Western Regions, and sent envoys to pay tribute from Tiaozhi, Anxi and other countries "as far as miles away from the sea". In the seventh year of Yongyuan ( years), he was granted the title of Marquis of Dingyuan by Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, and was known as "Ban Dingyuan" in the world.

In the ninth year of Yongyuan (97), Gan Ying was sent as envoy to Daqin (Roman Empire) and returned to the east coast of the Mediterranean.

In the twelfth year of Yongyuan (100 years), Ban Chao requested to return to the court because of his old age.

In the fourteenth year of Yongyuan (102), he arrived in Luoyang and was worshiped as the captain of Shesheng.

He died of illness soon after at the age of seventy-one.

After his death, he was buried on Mang Mountain in Luoyang.

Ban Chao spent thirty-one years in the Western Regions. He suppressed civil strife in various countries at home and defended against powerful enemies externally. He gained popular support and high prestige.

He carried out military activities in the Western Regions, mainly relying on local troops.

The government should be tolerant and simple, officials and scholars should be united, and people's hearts should be attached to them.

Since the establishment of the Protector of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, Ban Chao has made the most outstanding achievements.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Ahhhh! That is to say, Ban Chao is really awesome!

I send my longing to the bright moon: it is just that! Ban Chao is really awesome! Except for Zhang Qian and Zheng He Banchao's achievements are invincible!
Jiangnan has encountered mist and rain: Yes! And Ban Chao also created countless myths!
Su Yue saw what they said and said, "Okay, okay, now let's look at Ban Chao's anecdotes and allusions!"

conduct oneself in society
Ban Chao always worked hard at home and married, and was not ashamed of the humiliation of hard work.

He is articulate and well-read, able to weigh the importance and examine the reasons.

He is a man of great ambition and does not care about small details, but he is filial and respectful in his heart.

Join the army
When Ban Chao was copying documents for the government, he would write at his desk every day. He would often stop and put down his pen and sigh: "As a man, even though I don't have any outstanding strategic talents, I should learn from Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian who have made great achievements abroad. , how can you always do this ink business to make a living?
Others laughed at him, but Ban Chao said: "How can ordinary people understand the ambition of a man with lofty ideals and a benevolent person!"

Simple motto
When Ban Chao was recalled, the imperial court appointed Wuji Colonel Ren Shang as the Protector of the Western Regions. When handing over the work, Ren Shang said to Ban Chao: "Your Majesty, you have been abroad for more than thirty years, and I am ashamed to be behind you. The responsibility is great but the wisdom is short, you should be able to teach me some things.”

Ban Chao said: "I am getting older and have become stupid. If you take up an important position, how can I, Ban Chao, compare with you? I have no choice but to say a few words of great wisdom."

The officials and soldiers outside the Great Wall were not filial sons and grandsons in the first place. They were all moved to serve as soldiers on the border because of their crimes.

The barbarians, on the other hand, have an animal heart, which makes them difficult to adopt and easy to do bad things.

Now you have a stern and somewhat impatient nature. If the water is clear, there will be no big fish. If supervision is strict, the people below will not be happy.

You should be tolerant and calm, act simply, deal with minor mistakes leniently, and just stick to the important links. "

After Ban Chao left, Ren Shang said privately to his cronies: "I thought Ban Jun had some clever ideas, but what he said now is just ordinary remarks."

A few years after Ren Shang took office, there was a rebellion in the Western Regions, and Ren Shang was recalled because of his guilt, just as Ban Chao warned.

How can you catch tiger cubs if you don’t enter the tiger’s den?
From "Book of the Later Han·Biography of Ban Chao": "Chao said: 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs.'"

It is a metaphor that nothing can be accomplished without taking risks.

Today it is also used as a metaphor for the realization that true knowledge cannot be obtained without going through the most arduous practice.

Born into Yumen Pass

In his later years, Ban Chao wrote a letter requesting to return to Beijing. There was a sentence in the letter: "I dare not see Jiuquan County, but I hope to be born in Yumen Pass." This is the origin of the allusion "born in Yumen Pass".

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