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

Chapter 324: The Longevity of Yongyuan, the fate of Han Dynasty is always changing

Liu Zhao, who was only thirteen years old, with the help of courtiers, eliminated all the constraints of his cousin Dou's party in one fell swoop. Queen Dou retreated into the palace and no longer interfered with political affairs. He retained all power in his own right.

This young emperor began his era.

Yongyuan five years
March
Yu, who was previously supported by the Dou family and succeeded the northern Xiongnu, rebelled against Chanyu. He believed that the Huns should not be subordinated to the Han people and expelled the Han people who managed the northern Xiongnu in an attempt to restore the glory of his ancestors.

Liu Zhao ordered Ren Shang, the general who was responsible for protecting the Northern Huns to protect the Huns, to destroy them.

April
Ren Shang, the general who protected the Xiongnu, led 5,000 elite cavalry and defeated 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry at the Anhou River in the west of Langjuxu Mountain. The Northern Chanyu was captured by Yu Chuan, and was taken to the capital for questioning.

July
The Southern Xiongnu attempted to rebel against Nan Shan Yu An, but Hou Xi of Gudu discovered it and reported it to the Zhenbei General's Mansion stationed in Wuyuan. The Zhenbei General Bai Kuo and the Huns Zhonglang General Geng Kui sent troops to pacify the Southern Xiongnu, and the Southern Xiongnu settled down. Shanyu was beheaded by Hou Xi of Gudu.

The Marquis of Gudu was originally canonized by the Chanyu of the Xiongnu. Later, when the Huns attached themselves to the south, the Marquis of Gudu became a position conferred by the Han Dynasty on the internal leaders of the Huns. Xi was a nobleman of the southern Xiongnu, and his daughter married Bai Kuo, the general of Zhenbei.

Bai Kuo, the son of Bai Wan, inherited the title of Marquis of Xiuwu and guarded Northern Xinjiang for the Han Dynasty. General Zhenbei had the right to temporarily control the border troops of the twelve counties in Northern Xinjiang when enemies from the north invaded.

Since the establishment of Zhenbei General Mansion, the Huns have never broken through the Great Wall defense line.

The Zhenbei General Mansion has 3,000 soldiers. In addition to commanding the border defenders, it is also responsible for looking after the southern Xiongnu, together with the general Zhonglang who is responsible for protecting the southern Xiongnu.

It is precisely because of the pressure shared by the Zhenbei General's Mansion that Geng Kui's number of troops is only 2,000, which is far inferior to Ren Shang's 5,000.

Yongyuan six years
July
Reports came from the Western Regions, and the Western Regions Guards Squadron defeated the Yanqi, Yuli, Weixu, and Shan kingdoms, and beheaded the kings of Yanqi and Weili. Their heads were sent to the capital with the military report and presented to Liu Zhao.

Since then, the Western Regions surrendered, and no country has ever been an enemy of the Han Dynasty. There are more than fifty countries in the Western Regions that have been recorded as surrendering to the Han Dynasty. These countries have sent protons to the Han Dynasty to express their surrender.

Even Xi'an, Tiaozhi and even coastal countries 40,000 miles away sent envoys to the DPRK, and the two sides translated each other's languages.

November

The new Shanyu Fenghou of the Northern Xiongnu rebelled, and Ren Shang, the general who protected the Xiongnu Zhonglang, with the help of the Xianbei Protector Su Baxin, defeated the rebel army of the Shanyu Fenghou Shanyu of the Northern Xiongnu and beheaded more than 17,000 people.

The Xianbei Protector-General is an official position established by the Han Dynasty to manage the Xianbei people, and is often held by the strongest member of the Xianbei tribe.

Yongyuan seven years
In order to commend the meritorious service of Ban Chao, the Protector of the Western Regions, and Su Baxian, the Protector of Xianbei, Liu Zhao issued an edict to confer Su Baxian, the Protector of Xianbei, as the leader of the kings, and Ban Chao, the Protector of the Western Regions, as the Marquis of Dingyuan, with a population of thousands of households.

Yongyuan 9th year
Liu Zhao sent Gan Ying as envoy to Daqin, intending to establish contact with Parthia and other countries further away.

Yongyuan 12th year

November

The Han envoy Gan Ying returned from his mission. He did not reach Daqin, but arrived at the seaside. Because there was no way forward and the time was too long, he gave up and continued.

But Gan Ying brought envoys from Menchi (Macedonia) and Dole (Tyre). Liu Zhao received the envoys from the two countries in the palace and gave their king a gold seal and purple ribbon.
The thirteenth year of Yongyuan

Man Qu, the monarch of the Parthian Empire, paid tribute to Liu Zhao with lions and "big birds with strips" (ostriches), which the people of Luoyang called "Parthian birds".

Liu Zhao looked at this exotic bird and was very happy. He said to Shangshu Ling Bai Zhi: "Shang Shuling, I know that your wife Ban Zhao is the sister of Dingyuan Marquis. She is a famous and talented woman in the Han Dynasty. She has poems and songs at her fingertips. , people say that the female Bai Shao is a good writer.

Nowadays, countries tens of thousands of miles away are delivering gifts to the Han Dynasty. This is really a rare grand occasion in history. I decided to record this moment. How about asking your wife to make a gift for it? "

Bai Zhi didn't expect to have his own affairs, so he said tactfully: "This is the most glorious moment of the Han Dynasty. Even Bai Shao and Sima Xiangru during the period of Emperor Wu did not dare to say that they would be able to do well. I really did not dare to issue a military order. "

Liu Zhao knew that his close friend always respected and loved his wife, but he did not expect that he would love his wife so much that he would dare to contradict the emperor. So he pointed at Bai Zhi and smiled at the others: "I have always known that the minister of law protects his wife. Today, I See, it’s well-deserved.”

Bai Zhi quickly stood up and confessed.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, just let your wife write the poem. If it's good, I'll reward you. If it's defective, I won't punish you, so what?"

"I obey your order."

After returning home, Bai Zhi told Ban Zhao about the matter. Ban Zhao heard that he was interested, put down the history book he was revising, and immediately agreed.

Accompanied by Bai Zhi, Ban Zhao went to the Royal Garden to see what the "resting bird" looked like. He was quite impressed and immediately asked Bai Zhi to bring some tissue paper and spread it on the ground. Bai Zhi polished it himself, and his thoughts surged. , a short poem was written.

"Ode to the Great Bird"

"Where Jia Da Que gathers, the spiritual hill of Kunlun is born.

They have the same nickname but are very different. They are the same category as the Phoenix Emperor.

Having virtue and returning to righteousness leads to traveling thousands of miles.

Gather in the emperor's court and rest, and travel happily and peacefully. The superiors and subordinates work together to get close to each other and listen to the elegant songs of Yong Yong.

From the east to the west and from the north to the south, we are convinced and united. "

After Liu Zhao read it in person, he clapped his hands and praised: "She is indeed a talented woman of the Han Dynasty. This Fu shows the magnanimity of the Han Dynasty! Come and collect this Fu in Lantai."

Later, he ordered that because of Ban Zhao's talent and his contribution to the advancement of the Han Dynasty, he adopted the system of benevolence in the previous Han Dynasty and named him Wendejun in recognition of his contribution.

Yongyuan 16th year

The Shanyu of the Northern Huns sent envoys to make contributions and request for peace. Liu Zhao believed that the Northern Huns were "unprepared for the old etiquette" and rejected the Northern Huns' marriage request.

The first year of Yuanxing
Liu Zhao died of illness in the Zhangde Front Hall of Beigong, Luoyang, at the age of twenty-seven.

The posthumous title "He" was given to the ministers, and the order to please the people was called He; the kindness to the nine tribes was called He; the gentle and gentle were called He; the gentle and unkindness was called He.

In the same month, Liu Zhao's son Liu Long, who was only more than a hundred days old, worshiped Gaomiao to succeed to the throne in the arms of Queen Deng.

Liu Long is the youngest son of Liu Zhao. For some unknown reason, Liu Zhao gave birth to many princes, but most of them died in infancy. Only the eldest son Liu Sheng and the youngest son Liu Long survived.

But the eldest son, Liu Sheng, had a strange illness since he was a child. He did not recover for many years and became delirious. Queen Deng had no choice but to make the prince Liu Long, who was raised among the people, the crown prince.

In order to keep Liu Long alive and prevent him from dying prematurely, Liu Zhao secretly sent Liu Long to the private sector for upbringing when he was born.

After Liu Long succeeded to the throne, he respected Queen Deng as Queen Mother Deng and named his eldest brother Liu Sheng King of Pingyuan. Empress Dowager Deng came to the court to listen to politics.

After discussing with the ministers, it was decided to name next year's reign as "Yanping", which means to continue the peace of Emperor He, and also hopes that the new emperor can grow up safely.

The first year of Yanping
After the recommendation of the ministers and princes, Liu Zhao had made great contributions to the country and established the temple name "Mu Zong". It was for Emperor Mu Zongxiao of the Han Dynasty and was buried in Shenling.

August
Under circumstances that no one expected, Liu Long, who had been emperor for only 222 days, passed away quietly in his palace. The man, who had just lost his dejection, hung up the mourning cloth that had just been stored in the warehouse.

The ministers gave Liu Long the posthumous title of "Shang", which means "Shang" if he is not successful, "Shang" if he is not a family member, and "Shang" if he is a child. It is for the Emperor Xiaoshang of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Long became the emperor who died at the youngest age and had the shortest life span in the history of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Long's sudden death, coupled with Liu Zhao's untimely death, and the successive deaths of princes, can't help but make people with a heart feel disrespectful. Has Han's fate begun to decline?
Liu Long was buried in the Shenling area of ​​his father Emperor Xiaohe's mausoleum. There is a separate area in Shenling called Kangling.

Afterwards, the ministers urgently discussed the candidate for the new emperor.

In the end, Liu Hu, the son of Qinghe Xiao Wang Liu Qing, recommended by Empress Dowager Deng and Chariot and Cavalry General Deng Zhi, who had been praised by Emperor He and had a reputation for being a studious young man, became the new emperor.

"Liu Hu is loyal and filial by nature, cautious, able to understand poetry and theory, devoted to learning ancient music, and benevolent and loving. He is thirteen years old and has ambitions to become an adult. After being close to Germany, it is not suitable for him to be with Hu."

At the same time, in order to cultivate Liu Hu, Empress Dowager Deng appointed Deng Hong, a well-known domestic scholar, as Taifu, who went to the palace to teach Liu Hu knowledge.

Empress Dowager Deng continued to attend the court and listen to politics.

Due to the successive problems with the throne, the entire Han Dynasty seemed to have pressed the pause button, and the prosperous national power during the Emperor He period was suddenly interrupted.

At this time, the population of the Han Dynasty had exceeded 50 million, the highest in history. The fields were endless, and there were countless people coming and going on rivers and roads.

There were also foreign troops coming to the dynasty, the Western Regions were conquered, the Huns were established, the Southern Border was peaceful, and the East China Sea was peaceful. Famous Confucian teachers with profound knowledge appeared frequently, and the national power reached the highest peak in history. It was like a prosperous age. The people called this "the prosperity of Yongyuan".

In the past two years, the emperor had passed away one after another, and now the queen mother was in charge, leaving the whole world leaderless and in chaos.

First, many countries in the Western Regions rebelled, and the governor of the Western Regions was still besieged and sent letters asking for help. There were also domestic disasters for many years. Eighteen counties were affected by earthquakes, forty-one counties were hit by floods, and 28 counties were affected by earthquakes. Attacked by storms and hail, the people were in dire straits and eager for help from the court.

However, due to the turmoil at the top, the imperial court did not concentrate on disaster relief. Instead, it could only issue an edict, ordering the governors of various counties and counties to provide disaster relief on their own, and at most they would be exempted from local taxes.

Fortunately, after decades of development, the national strength of the Han Dynasty was no longer the same as before. Local officials alone were able to rectify the local disasters with great difficulty. This did not lead to frequent refugees and bandits. .

However, what the court didn't know was that this disaster caused countless farmers who originally had a lot of land to go bankrupt and had to sell their land to local powerful men and become tenant farmers.

This disaster became a carnival for all the powerful men of the Han Dynasty, but the rulers of the Han Dynasty simply did not have the energy to control this matter at this time, or in other words, they were not aware of it at all.

Because Queen Mother Deng's administration once again made hundreds of officials face the threat of foreign relatives. At this time, all their energy was focused on Queen Mother Deng's next step. They simply did not see the letter from local knowledgeable officials about the local powerful annexation of local fields. Memorial book.

This is not the case for the Bai family. In the Bai family's countless inheritance experiences, their ancestors told them that disasters will inevitably lead to the prosperity of powerful people, and they need special attention.

Therefore, every time a national disaster occurs, the Bai family will be extremely vigilant. This is the reason why they have been able to maintain their existence for thousands of years, and it is the same this time.

(End of this chapter)