A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 205 Hidden dragon in the abyss, temptation

April
In accordance with the wishes of the imperial court, Wang Li, the prefect of Hanoi, recommended two virtuous and upright people. One was Bai He, the son of Bai Lun, and the other was Zhang Qian, a disciple of the Zhang family in Hanoi. During the reign of Emperor Jing, he changed the post of governor to prefect.

The Zhang family is a branch of the Quan family. Zhang Qian, a disciple of the Zhang family, is well-known in the academy and is eloquent and recommended by the prefect.

This year, princes and princes from all counties elected a total of 300 people. The Emperor of Han recruited all of them as doctors, including those with military skills. He kept them in Shanglin Garden in the south of Chang'an and trained them in horseback riding and archery to prepare for his future pro-government. .

Secondly, because Liu Piao, the eldest princess of Guantao, claimed that she had supported the establishment of the Han Emperor, she was very tired of the Han Emperor's various requests.

Empress Chen, the daughter of the eldest princess Guantao whom the Han emperor married as agreed, was initially favored. However, she was not only "arrogant and jealous" but also childless for many years, which caused Liu Che to alienate her.

At this time, the Queen Mother warned the Han Emperor: "You have just ascended the throne and the ministers have not fully obeyed. You have made trouble first, which angered the Queen Mother. Now you have disobeyed the eldest princess. You will definitely offend them seriously. Women are easy to do." It’s easy to please, but it’s also very easy to offend, so you must be very careful!”

Therefore, the Han Emperor had to respect Princess Guantao and Empress Chen a little, and even if he was very dissatisfied with their requests, he would show happiness.

During this period, the Han emperor kept a low profile and his external image was that he indulged in traveling in private and hunting.

August
The Han Emperor thought that the Xiongnu had driven the Yuezhi people to the west. In order to get more help in future battles, he prepared to send envoys to the Western Regions on the advice of his attendants and doctors.

I heard that there was a man named Zhang Qian in the doctor's house who could speak Xiongnu and some languages ​​of the Western Regions, so he decided to send Zhang Qian, the doctor, with an envoy of more than 100 people to the Yuezhi to seek to establish contact and agree to attack the Xiongnu together. .

So the Emperor of the Han Dynasty formally appointed Zhang Qian, a doctor, as the chief envoy of the Han Dynasty's envoy to the Western Regions at the court meeting. He appointed the eunuch Liu Er as his deputy envoy, accompanied by more than a hundred people recommended by General Zhenbei who were familiar with the Xiongnu situation. With the Huns Tang Yifu as a guide, they set out from Chang'an to the west, passed through the Hexi Corridor, and headed to the Western Regions to find the country established by the Yuezhi people.

September
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty consulted with Dong Zhongshu, the recommended doctor of Taixue, and then he consulted with him twice, for a total of three times. The first question was about the fundamental principles of consolidating his rule. The second question was about the fundamental principles of consolidating his rule. , the Han emperor mainly asked about the political skills of governing the country, and the third policy question was mainly about the induction of heaven and man.

In his countermeasures, Dong Zhongshu elaborated on the interaction between heaven and man, discussed the relationship between divine power and monarchy, and put forward the suggestion of "respecting Confucianism", using Confucianism as the backbone, and other schools as branches and leaves, to unify the world's thinking.

It was highly praised by the Han Emperor and gradually established the Han Emperor's future governing philosophy.

Later, Dong Zhongshu was appointed as the Prime Minister of Jiangdu by the Han Emperor. Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, was the brother of the Han Emperor. He was rough, arrogant and a martial artist. However, because Dong Zhongshu had a high reputation in the world and was a well-known scholar in the country, he respected Dong Zhongshu very much.

He is often compared to Guan Zhong who assisted Duke Huan of Qi to dominate the princes, which means that he hopes that Dong Zhongshu will assist him in the same way that Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi in order to usurp the throne.

But who was Dong Zhongshu? He advocated the "Unification of the Spring and Autumn Period", that is, he believed that only a unified country could deal with the surrounding barbarians. This was also the mainstream thinking in the Bai Kingdom, and it was also the reason why Duke Bai Guangxin surrendered in the past.

Therefore, in response to Liu Fei's question, Dong Zhongshu used ancient metaphors to persuade him, saying: "The so-called benevolent person is the benevolence of 'correcting one's way without seeking benefits, and cultivating principles without rushing to achieve results'. Dedicated to virtue Educating the people and changing the social atmosphere is the highest state of benevolence! Therefore, even the children of Confucius' disciples are ashamed to mention the Five Hegemons, because the Five Hegemons first deceive and then practice benevolence and righteousness. They are just tricks, so they are not enough to be punished. Mentioned by truly moral people.”

This is to suggest that you, kid, be more at ease. I studied in the Spring and Autumn Period.

November

The mighty Han Dynasty envoys bid farewell to the border generals at the border of the Han Dynasty and stepped into the yellow sand in the sky.

Just as Zhang Qian and his entourage hurriedly passed through the Hexi Corridor, the huge team attracted the attention of the Huns. The Huns' cavalry captured them all. In order to save the lives of the members of the envoy, Zhang Qian had to identify himself, so they were all killed by this group of Huns. captured.

They were handed over to the kings of the right side of the Xiongnu, who immediately escorted Zhang Qian and others to the royal court of the Xiongnu to meet with the military minister Shanyu.

The military minister Shanyu asked: "Where is your envoy going?"

Zhang Qian knew he couldn't hide it, so he said: "I was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions on the order of the Han Emperor. The Huns and the Han Dynasty have always made peace with each other and are allies. I hope the Great Chanyu can provide convenience!"

The military minister Shan Yu sneered: "The Western Regions, you want to go to Yuezhi!"

Zhang Qian saluted without changing his expression: "That's right. I hope the Great Chanyu will provide convenience for the sake of the relationship between the two countries."

The military minister Shan Yushu stood up and said: "The Yueshi are to the north of my great Xiongnu. How can the Han go there? If I want to send someone as an envoy to South Vietnam, will the Han listen to me?"

Zhang Qian was at a loss for words, and the military officer Shan Yu said again: "I have always known the principle of not killing the envoys when the two countries are in war, not to mention that I, the Xiongnu, have an alliance with the Han Dynasty. So, I, the Xiongnu, have always been hospitable, so please treat me with kindness. Let me, the Xiongnu, stay here first, and when I think it is enough, your envoy can return to the Han Dynasty to resume his duties!"

Zhang Qian immediately said: "No, since the Great Chanyu refuses our passage, we should be released. How can there be any reason to detain the envoy?"

"If we don't detain you and let you go, are we going to let your emperor secretly send envoys to the Western Regions again?"

After speaking, the military minister Shanyu ordered the delegation to be detained and placed under house arrest. They continued to send people to soften and win over Zhang Qian, and used various threats and inducements to the mission. Many members of the mission could not control themselves and surrendered one after another. Only Zhang Qian and his guide Tang Yifu were determined to fight to the death, especially Tang Yifu, because they were the same as Zhang Qian. Being the Huns, they took special care of him.

However, Tangyi's father was born in the Han Dynasty and grew up in the Han Dynasty. He had served in the Han army for three generations and his affection for the Han Dynasty was no less than that of Zhang Qian. Therefore, no matter how the Huns beat, scolded and insulted him, he followed Zhang Qian and waited for the opportunity.

Han three years

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty followed the advice of Zhonglang Yanzhu, and the population in Kuaiji County was sparse. The Minyue and Dongou people moved inward to Kuaiji to enrich the population, and to facilitate the placement of officials for management and management of the Minyue land. He changed the title of King Dongou to King Pengze, appointed Yan Zhu as a general, and served as a general in charge of the Jijun army to supervise the inward migration of the Fujian and Yue people.

He also implemented autonomy for Luoyue in the Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen areas, appointed the local chief "General Luo", and nominally submitted to the imperial court.

The final result was that the Minyue people fled and the Dongou people surrendered.

In the same year, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was lucky enough to see that the maid Wei Zifu sent by Princess Pingyang became pregnant.

Han Dynasty four years

When the Han Emperor's first child was a daughter, he was very happy and promoted Wei Zihu to his wife.

And Emperor Han's respect for her became more and more favored day by day.

However, this was met with hostility by Empress Chen. When she heard that Wei Zifu was pregnant due to great luck, but she had not been able to have a child for several years, she became very jealous of Wei Zifu. He told his mother, Princess Liu of Guantao, about her depression.

After hearing this, Liu Piao immediately sent people to arrest Wei Zifu's younger brother. Wei Qing, who was on duty in Jianzhang, wanted to kill Wei Qing to intimidate Wei Zifu.

Just when Wei Qing was surrounded by killers, Wei Qing's friends in Jianzhang Palace, Gongsun Ao and Bai Ze, led a group of strong men to rescue him in time, saving Wei Qing from death.

The Han Emperor was furious when he heard about it, but he did not dare to attack Empress Chen and Princess Guantao, so he issued an order to summon Wei Qing to be the supervisor of Jian Zhang and to serve as a minister. Wei Zifu's elder brother, Wei Changjun, also gained high status and was appointed as an attendant. Within a few days, the total bounty given to Wei reached a thousand gold.

After that, his attitude towards Queen Chen remained the same.

Han six years

After the death of Empress Dowager Dou, the Han Emperor was able to take full power. He dismissed Prime Minister Xuchang and imperial censor Zhuang Qingzhai for their inability to handle the funeral for Empress Dowager Dou. At the same time, he appointed his uncles Tian Fu and Taichang Qing Bai Lun as imperial censors. .

After that, Tian Fu and Bai Lun worked together to continuously replace officials in the court, and installed a large number of Lang Zhong, San Lang and Han Emperor's close associates from Shi Zhong or Taixue.

For example, the doctor Fu Yan was appointed as the doctor, Gongsun Hong, the doctor, was appointed as Taichang Cheng, the doctor Zhang Tang was appointed as Tingweicheng, etc.

In the same year, the Huns sent people to the Han Dynasty to ask for peace. The Han Dynasty was divided into the war faction headed by Wang Hui, the great king, and the peace faction headed by Bai Lun, the imperial censor.

"Your Majesty, after more than 30 years of rule by Emperor Ren, Emperor Wen, and Emperor Jing, our great Han Dynasty has already become well-equipped with troops and food. The ropes stacked with copper coins in the warehouse are almost rotten. It is time to attack the Xiongnu. It’s a good time to be ashamed!”

Wang Hui came out of the army and said passionately.

Emperor Han was very excited after hearing this.

"No!" Bai Lun came out and said
"Your Majesty, although the Han Dynasty now has the confidence to fight the Huns through the hard work of the previous emperors, your Majesty has just taken control of the government and is not very sure about the internal and external affairs. If you start a war rashly, you will not worry about the food and fodder of the army before the war. Whether they are fully prepared and transported to the border, even those villains hiding in the dark are enough for us to bear.

Therefore, I suggest that we first agree to the Huns' proposal and relax their vigilance. When Your Majesty takes complete control of the government and the army is ready, we will attack the Huns and achieve a great victory, averting the humiliation of Emperor Gao. "

Then the two parties began to argue with each other. After the Han Emperor paused for a while, he felt that what Bai Lun and others said was pretty good, so he said: "I feel that the words of the imperial censor are very consistent with the current situation of the Han Dynasty, so I decided to , first agree to the request of the Huns, Taichang Mansion will prepare everything and try to drag out the Huns, and when we complete the preparations, we will try to defeat them in one battle."

Seeing the excited Han Emperor, all the officials said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Han 7th year

Emperor Han ordered the Yuan Dynasty to be changed, and this year was called the first year.

He also issued an edict to promote "virtuous literature" throughout the country to enrich the already somewhat empty Lang Zhongfu, and appointed Bai He as Lang Zhongling.

The second year of Han Dynasty

According to the suggestion of the businessman Nie Yi, Wang Hui proposed the "Mayi plan" to the Han emperor, that is, to let Nie Yi, a Mayi man, make friends with the Huns and lure the Huns to attack Mayi. As long as the Xiongnu military officials entered the country, they would You can set up an ambush in Mayi Valley to destroy it.

Emperor Han saw their detailed plan and agreed very much.

June
The Han Emperor ordered to dispatch 300,000 elite troops, and ordered Zhenbei General Bai Fang, Qianqi General Li Guang, and Qingchao General Gongsun He to lead the main force to ambush in the valley near Mayi. He also appointed Daxingling Wang Hui as the General of Jiangtun, and together with Caiguan General Li Xi, led more than 30,000 people out of Daijun, preparing to attack the Xiongnu's baggage from the flanks and cut off their retreat, and annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu in one fell swoop.

A grain depot was set up in Jinyang, Taiyuan County, to provide supplies for the army, and Prime Minister Tian Fu was ordered to mobilize civilians and gather grain, grass and baggage to station in Jinyang first.

At the same time, merchant Nie Yi was sent to prepare to go to the Xiongnu to lure the enemy. When everything was ready, he sent the fish into the urn.

(End of this chapter)