Chapter 296 The outrageous reason for attacking the Huns
After Li Nian finished speaking, the Zhangtai Palace hall fell into silence for a period of time, and Li Nian did not say anything more to ruin the atmosphere.
After a while, the First Emperor sighed: "What a heroic and loyal man!"
Although he was in a different dynasty, the First Emperor paid his respects to these soldiers who defended the city. He believed that the soldiers of Qin would be able to do the same in the future.
But it is best not to let this happen. Da Qin must prevent this from happening and cannot let soldiers fighting abroad fall into such danger.
His Great Qin is greater than the Great Han!
Li Niandao: "There are many such heroes in Chinese history, such as Su Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wuhou of Shu, Zhang Xun of the Tang Dynasty, Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty, Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty..."
"But not many people like Geng Gong and others were rescued by the imperial court. Many of them became regrets. Because of this, the affairs of Geng Gong and others are even more precious."
"Liu Jin also allowed Ban Chao to stay in the Western Regions and sent troops to reinforce Ban Chao."
"This has something to do with Liu Jin's fault. Liu Jin abolished the Western Regions Protectorate at that time, which led to the reduction of the Eastern Han Dynasty's control over the Western Regions."
"But it is also understandable that the Western Region is too far away from the Central Plains. To effectively control it will require a lot of manpower and material resources. It is not worth it."
In fact, the big man is too particular and honest. He wants to be like the guys like Niu Niu and Gaul Chicken. He is not a human being, is not worth it, and loses money. What does that mean?
Not everywhere is Kuiana, where the wool of imperialism can be harvested.
Even if you can't control the Western Region, you can still leave a lot of bad jobs in the Western Region.
The big man is still too civilized!
Li Niandao: "Considering these aspects, it is understandable that Liu Jin made the decision to abandon the Western Regions, but it is indeed a bad decision."
"It is easy to quit, but it is difficult to come back, and you have to pay a higher price. At that time, many countries in the Western Regions were already accustomed to the presence of the Han in the Western Regions, and they were committed to the Han. As long as they are managed well, the Western Regions will become Han soil, and the people of the Western Regions will They will also become Han people.”
"For example, when Ban Chao received Liu Jin's edict to withdraw his troops and left Shule, the whole country in Shule was worried. His captain Li Dan said: 'If the Han envoy abandons me, I will be destroyed by Qiuci again. I really can't bear to see the Han envoy leave. . '" because he killed himself with a knife. ”
"When Banchao arrived in the country of Yucheng, the princes and princes of Yucheng and below all cried and said: 'The envoys of Yihan are like parents, we must not go.' We can't do it if we try to catch each other's feet."
This big man's influence on the Western Regions has actually reached such an extent. These people from the Western Regions probably think that the air in Chang'an and Luoyang is sweet. As long as they are given more sweetness, they will definitely become die-hard Han people who are more loyal to the Han people than the Han people, just like that Jin Rixi, a die-hard Emperor Wu Party member.
Jin Rixi and the Huns could all be made to sympathize with the Han Dynasty and become die-hard Emperor Wu party members, let alone those from the Western Regions.
"What will these countries in the Western Regions think after the Han abandons them?"
"Even if the big man comes back later, will he still be that attached to the big man?"
Because of the might of the Han, they may continue to submit to the Han, but their degree of attachment to the Han will definitely be affected.
They will worry that the big man has abandoned them before and may abandon them again in the future.
"In the future, when Da Qin governs these places and achieves this effect, it should not be abandoned at will. It should try its best to turn them into the land of Da Qin."
"In fact, there are ways to solve the problem that Liu Jin is thinking about, including using the barbarians to control the barbarians, taking manpower and material resources from the local area, moving the people here, or intermarrying the Han troops stationed with the local people, and providing them with Han education, integrating them into the Han family, and paying them A certain amount of Daqin household registration (Daqin Green Card)..."
"If you station troops in that place and make long-term efforts without getting much return, you will feel that these places are not worth the investment. It is normal. In fact, you can turn it into a planting base, pastoral area, source of human and material resources, and tax land for the Han people, so that the local area Produced by man.”
Many times, the Chinese dynasties controlled those remote places by doing business at a loss, which made some dynasties become more and more conservative:
That bird's land is so far away, and it costs a lot to garrison and occupy it, and it doesn't produce much, so what's the point of occupying it?
It is better to give up and stabilize the Central Plains!
To put it simply, they did not gain any benefit from it, and their efforts were not proportional to their gains, so of course they did not want to do it.
The First Emperor said: "Like the Huns and Baiyue?"
Li Nian shook his head and said: "No, the countries in the Western Regions respect the Han more than the Xiongnu respects the Qin, so it is easier to convert to the Han than the Xiongnu."
"Liu Jin abolished the Western Region Protectorate and withdrew the Han troops. Fortunately, Ban Chao was there, otherwise the consequences of this edict would have been more serious."
"Ban Chao was named 'Dingyuan Hou' for his merits, so he was often called 'Ban Dingyuan'. He was from Pinling, Youfufeng, and was the youngest son of Ban Biao, the magistrate of Xu County. He was very ambitious since he was a child."
"In the fifth year of Yongping, Ban Chao and his mother came to Luoyang with his brother Ban Gu."
Ban Chao's brother and sister are both very talented, and Ban Gu is the brother who said, "Qin Zhi was in power, but Lu Zheng was ruthless."
Li Nian didn't dare to tell the First Emperor what Ban Gu said. Apart from irritating the First Emperor, it would do him no good.
What's more, who is the son of the First Emperor and what does it have to do with him? What's the point of studying it so clearly?
Ban Chao's sister was Ban Zhao, who participated in the government as a woman, wore a gold seal and a purple ribbon, and was the same as the prime minister. "Female Commandments" was his creation.
"Due to his poor family, Ban Chao was often hired by the government to copy books to make a living, but copying books for a long time was very difficult."
"One day, Ban Chao threw his pen aside and sighed: 'A man has no other ambitions. He should follow the example of Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian and make contributions to foreign lands in order to win the title of marquis. How can he be able to spend a long time between pen and inkstone?'"
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"Everyone on the left and right laughed at him because of this. Ban Chao said: 'You know how ambitious a strong man is!'"
This statement is obviously a reference to Comrade Chen Sheng's "A sparrow knows the ambition of a swan." The person copying the book next to him must also understand this joke, and probably laughed at Ban Chao even more happily at that time.
"Later, Ban Chao was granted the title of Marquis for his meritorious service in the Western Regions, and his merit was mainly in military affairs, so he left behind an idiom of 'throwing a pen and joining the army'."
"'If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs' is also what Ban Chao left behind."
"When he was in Liuzhuang, Ban Chao was sent to the Western Regions as an envoy, and he led his men to the Shanshan Kingdom in the Western Regions. When Ban Chao first arrived, King Shanshan was very respectful to Ban Chao and others, but suddenly one day he changed his attitude. Be lazy and lethargic.”
"Ban Chao guessed that there must be a reason. He analyzed to his subordinates that the envoys from the Northern Huns arrived in Shanshan, which made King Shanshan hesitate. He didn't know whether to surrender to the Northern Huns or continue to obey the Han. That's why there was such inconsistency. Attitude.” Chao deceived the Hu people who served them and confirmed their suspicions. Then he made a plan with his subordinates to kill the Northern Huns envoy to Shanshan Kingdom. It was at this time that he said the words "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will never enter the tiger's den." Not a tiger'. ”
"On the night when the plan was decided, Ban Chao and his subordinates successfully killed all the Northern Huns envoys. There were only thirty-six people in their group, but there were hundreds of Northern Huns envoys."
"After the battle, Ban Chao showed the head of the Northern Huns envoy to King Shanshan, which shocked King Shanshan and shocked the entire Shanshan Kingdom. They no longer dared to jump between the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Northern Xiongnu, and expressed their willingness to submit to the Eastern Han Dynasty court. ”
The First Emperor said: "If you are brave and resourceful, you are a real hero!"
Killing the envoys of another powerful country in another country's land and forcing the other country to express its stance is extremely audacious.
These Han envoys are really good at getting things done!
Li Niandao: "Ban Chao continued to be active in the Western Regions and gained a great reputation and high prestige in the Western Regions. Therefore, when Liu Jin abolished the Western Regions Protectorate and issued an edict to withdraw his troops, Shule people and Yu Yun did not want Ban Chao to leave. .”
"It is Ban Chao who wins the hearts of the people there, and it is also because of his fierce presence that they can resist the invasion of the Northern Huns."
"Ban Chao stayed in the Western Regions because of Yu Chen's efforts to persuade him to stay. It was precisely because Ban Chao stayed that the Eastern Han Dynasty was prevented from losing control in the Western Regions due to Liu Jin's edict."
"If Liu Jin forcibly recalled Ban Chao, the Eastern Han Dynasty would have a vacuum of control over the Western Regions, which would allow the Northern Huns to quickly control the Western Regions, and the Northern Huns, who were supplied by the countries in the Western Regions, might even regain their former glory and become the Xiongnu again. A powerful enemy of the Eastern Han Dynasty.”
"The situation I mentioned had already happened at that time. After the Western Region Protectorate was abolished and the Han troops stationed in the Western Regions left, some areas originally controlled by the Eastern Han Dynasty were lost, and some were not regained until later."
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Without Ban Chao, more would be lost. Even if the Eastern Han Dynasty was strong, it would take even more effort to regain control of the Western Regions.
"Since many Han troops withdrew from the Western Regions, Ban Chao did not have many Han troops at his disposal, so he adopted the method of 'using barbarians to control barbarians' to control the Western Regions."
"That is, he used the countries in the Western Regions that were willing to follow him to form an army, and then went to attack those countries that did not surrender to the Eastern Han Dynasty or caused chaos in the Western Regions. This method did not require much effort from the Eastern Han Dynasty and could effectively control the Western Regions."
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"Liu Jin is also very good. Worried about Ban Chao's lack of manpower in the Western Regions, he once sent Han troops to reinforce Ban Chao, although each time there were not many."
"Until Liu Jin's death, and even after Liu Jin's death, Ban Chao stayed in the Western Regions for many years. He spanned three dynasties in the Western Regions. When Liu Zhao came to the throne and Empress Dowager Dou came to rule, Ban Chao still made great achievements."
Ban Chao was also a veteran of three dynasties of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was a pity that he was in the Western Regions all year round and was not in Luoyang. If he were in Luoyang, he might be able to have disciples and old officials all over the world.
Of course, if Ban Chao was in Luoyang, he would not have the achievements he achieved in the Western Regions.
The First Emperor heard "Queen Mother" and "Zheng Zhi" from Li Nian's words, and the surname was somewhat familiar. The relationship between the Han Dynasty and the surname "Dou" was unclear, right?
The First Emperor said: "Did Liu Jing's fault also lead to the harem and relatives interfering in politics?"
Li Nian nodded: "Exactly! Liu Jing doted on his queen quite a lot, and he doted on the Dou family from which the queen came. But he probably didn't expect that his queen would make such a big fuss after his death. After all, Liu Jing He was only thirty-three years old when he passed away."
"The Eastern Han Dynasty had the event of 'six empresses coming to court', and Liu Jin's empress, Empress Zhang Dedou, was the first. That is to say, she set the precedent for the harem to interfere in politics in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The harem and relatives had been suppressed by Liu Xiu and Liu Zhuang. , and then raised its head until the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty."
"Historical books have not recorded the reasons for Liu Jin's untimely death, so there are some conjectures in later generations that he was murdered by Queen Zhang Dedou and others."
"Because there is a record in the history books that when Liu Jin was in power, there was a servant named 'Guo Ju'. This person had an affair with the harem, and the person who had the affair with him may be Empress Zhang Dedou."
"One day, Guo Ju was caught by Liu Jin while having an affair in the harem. Guo Ju actually drew his sword and threatened Liu Jin."
"Then, Liu Jin passed away in the second year of Zhanghe. On the contrary, Guo Ju was still alive and well, and was quite favored after Empress Zhang Dedou came to the throne."
"As a result, some people in later generations speculated that the person who had an affair with Guo Ju was Queen Zhang Dedou."
"After Liu Jin discovered the affair, they were afraid of being executed by Liu Jin, so Queen Zhang Dedou and others decided to take a preemptive strike and kill Liu Jin first."
Meng Tian asked: "Then why didn't Liu Jing execute them when he discovered them?"
Li Nian replied: "Some people think that Liu Jing was too fond of Queen Zhang Dedou and became soft-hearted for a while. Like Queen Zhang Dedou, Liu Jing adopted the son of a nobleman with her and established the son as the prince."
"Some people also think that he may be worried that the power behind Queen Zhang Dedou and Guo Ju is too great to eradicate them all at once. Liu Jing wants to figure it out slowly. Guo Ju is Guo Shengtong's grandnephew, and Queen Zhang Dedou is also very powerful, but Liu Jin was killed before the time was right.”
"Of course, these are some speculations about Liu Jin's death by later generations, but regardless of the truth, it is true that Liu Jin failed to restrict the harem and relatives like his grandfather and father."
"He doted on Queen Zhang De Dou. Queen Zhang De Dou's brothers Dou Xian and Dou Du were also favored by Liu Jing because of their love for the house and the crow. They served in the palace and provincial affairs. As the favor grew, the princes looked at her with suspicion."
"Dou Xian even dared to buy the princess's garden at a low price, but the princess was afraid of Dou Xian's power and did not dare to compete with him."
"Probably because Dou Xian was arrogant and domineering, although he left behind the honor of "Le Shi Yanran" as a military commander, he was not as popular as the champion of "Fenglangjuxu"."
Is this Dou Xian the protagonist of "Le Shi Yanran"?
According to the boy Li Nian, that was an honor that many generals in later generations would only dream of.
Li Niandao: "Liu Jin passed away in the second year of Zhanghe. He reigned for thirteen years. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaozhang, and his temple name was Suzong. He was also the third emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty to have a temple name."
"There are two interesting little things about Liu Jin: First, he received lions and giraffes as gifts from the Kushan Empire. These two animals came from Xuanzhou thousands of miles away; second, Liu Jin's calligraphy was excellent, especially cursive calligraphy. ”
Who said that an emperor who is good at calligraphy cannot be an emperor? You think so, Zhao Ji?
"After Liu Jin's death, Crown Prince Liu Zhao, the prince who was adopted by Queen Zhang Dedou, came to the throne. Because Liu Zhao was young, Queen Zhang Dedou came to rule the court and controlled the government with his followers. At that time, Dou Xian, The power has also grown unprecedentedly.”
"But Dou Xian was afraid that someone named 'Liu Chang' would dilute his power, so he sent assassins to kill Liu Chang. And this Liu Chang was said to be a close friend of Empress Zhang De Dou. According to historical records, Dou Xian and Zhang De Judging from Queen Dou’s reaction, Liu Chang may really be a good friend of Queen Zhang De Dou.”
"Liu Chang has a bad character, but he has been summoned by Queen Zhang Dedou several times, and she was prepared to give Liu Chang the right to enter and leave the palace."
"Dou Xian felt the crisis, so he sent people to kill Liu Chang. But after killing Liu Chang, Queen Zhang De Dou was furious and locked Dou Xian up in the inner palace."
"Dou Xian was afraid that he would be killed by his sister, so he volunteered to fight the Huns!"
Xiongnu: People are sitting on the grassland. The trouble comes from Luoyang. It was you who sent people to kill Liu Chang. He offended his sister. What does it have to do with us? You came to beat us? Is there any more royal method?
The First Emperor and the other three couldn't hold it in any longer, and weird and absurd emotions were rolling in their hearts. The Huns were also unlucky, and they actually attracted a plague god for such an outrageous reason.
Li Niandao: "As for Queen Zhang De Dou's love affair, it is rumored that in addition to Guo Ju and Liu Chang, there are also two chariot princes."
(End of chapter)