Original text and translation of "Su Wu Sheep"
——Selected from "Hanshu·Li Guang Su Jian Biography" Author: Ban Gu
Original text:
< p>Wu was named Ziqing. He was appointed by his father as a minor (1), and his brothers were both Langs (2). He later moved to Zhongzhong Stable Prison (3). At that time, the Han Dynasty continuously attacked the Hu, and Shutong envoys took a look at it [4]. The Huns left Han envoys Guo Ji, Lu Chongguo and others for more than ten generations [5]. When the Xiongnu envoys came, the Han also kept them as equals [6].In the first year of the Han Dynasty [7], Qi Tuhou Shanyu was established at the beginning [8]. He was afraid that the Han would attack him, so he said: "The emperor of the Han Dynasty, my father-in-law is here." He returned to the Han Dynasty and sent Lu Chong. Country etc. Emperor Wu appreciated his righteousness, so he sent the military commander Zhonglang to send Chijie to the Xiongnu envoys who stayed in the Han Dynasty [9]. He bribed the Shanyu generously and responded to his goodwill. Wu, together with his deputy lieutenant general Zhang Sheng and false official Chang Hui, recruited more than a hundred soldiers and scouts [10]. When they arrived at the Xiongnu, they left some money behind. Shanyu Yijiao is not what the Han people want.
Fang wanted to send envoys to send Wu and others, but King Hui Feng and Changshui Yu Chang and others plotted against the Huns (11). The one who killed the king was the sister of King Kunxie [12]. Together with King Kunxie, he surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and then followed the Marquis of Zhao Ye and disappeared in Huzhong [13]. And those who were surrendered by the law of Wei [14], Yin Xiang and Muzhi Jie Shanyu Mulan's family returned to the Han Dynasty [15]. Huiwu waited until the Xiongnu. When Yu Chang was in the Han Dynasty, he was acquainted with the deputy Zhang Sheng and waited for Sheng privately. He said: "I heard that the emperor of the Han Dynasty resented Wei Lu very much, and he often shot him with a crossbow for the Han Dynasty. My mother and younger brother were in the Han Dynasty, and they were fortunate to be rewarded by him. "Zhang Sheng promised to give him the goods.
More than a month later, Shanyu went hunting, and the children of the Dulan family were there. Yu Chang and more than seventy people were about to attack him; one of them died in the night and he informed him. Shan Yu's sons sent troops to fight, King Feng and others died, but Yu Chang was born. The Chanyu sent Wei Lü to manage his affairs. When Zhang Sheng heard this, he was afraid of what he had said before, so he used adjectives to describe Wu. Wu said: "If this is the case, it will definitely happen to me. If you see an offender, you will die, and you will bear a heavy burden on the country!" He wanted to commit suicide, but Sheng and Hui* stopped him. Yu Changguo lured Zhang Sheng. Shan Yu was angry and summoned all the nobles to discuss the matter, intending to kill the Han envoys. Zuo Yi Zhizi said [16]: "If you are planning to attack the Chanyu, why add another one? It is better for everyone to surrender." The Chanyu sent Wei Lv to summon Wu to accept his words [17], and Wu said to Hui and others: "You have humiliated your integrity and humiliated your life, even though you are still alive. How can I return to the Han Dynasty?" He stabbed himself with his sword. Wei Lu was frightened, so he took up arms and called for a doctor. Dig a ridge into the ground, place a simmering fire, cover it with weapons, and walk on its back to draw blood. The martial energy is exhausted, and it takes half a day to recover. Hui and others cried, and Yu returned to camp [18]. Shanyu strengthened his festival, and sent people day and night to wait for Wu, and then he accepted Zhang Sheng.
Wu Yiyu improved, and the Chanyu envoy Xiao Wu discussed Yu Chang, hoping to surrender Wu at this time. After Yu Chang was beheaded with his sword, the law said: "The Han envoy Zhang Sheng murdered Shan Yu's close ministers and deserved death. Those who ask Shan Yu to surrender will be forgiven." He raised his sword to strike at him, but Victor asked to surrender. The law said to Wu: "If you are guilty, you should sit down." Wu said: "There is no plan, and we are not relatives, so how can we sit down?" He raised his sword again to imitate it, but Wu did not move. Lu said: "Su Jun! Lu Qian betrayed the Han and returned to the Huns. Fortunately, he was greatly favored and was given the title of king. He has tens of thousands of people and horses and livestock in the mountains [20]. He is so rich and noble! Su Jun surrendered today and will come back tomorrow. He has nothing to do with his body. Gao Cao Ye [21], who knows it again? "Wu Ying should not." Lu said: "Because of my surrender, I became my brother. If you don't listen to my plan now, even if you want to see me again in the future, will you still be able to get it?"
Wu scolded Lu and said: "A woman is a subject of a human being. Regardless of the kindness and righteousness, the host betrayed his relatives and surrendered to the barbarians. Why did he use a woman to see him? ! South Vietnam killed the Han envoys and slaughtered them in Jiujun [24]. King Wan killed the Han envoys in Touxian County [25]. North Korea killed the Han envoys and killed them immediately [26]. If you know that I will not surrender. Ming, I want the two countries to attack each other. The trouble of the Xiongnu will begin with me!" Lu Zhi knew that Wu Zhong could not be threatened, Bai Shanyu. The Chanyu wanted to surrender more and more, but Youwu put him in a big cellar and refused to eat or drink. It rained and snowed, and Wu lay down and bit the snow, swallowing it together with Zhan Mao (27). He survived for several days. The Xiongnu thought they were gods, so they moved to Wubei Sea to an uninhabited place [28] to herd cattle, and the milk was returned [29]. Except for the officials who belonged to Chang Hui and others, they were all placed in other places.
When Wu reached the sea, he could not find any food, so he dug up wild rats to eat the grass and grass [30]. Shepherding sheep on the Han Festival, lying down to take care of things, all the festivals are gone. After five or six years of accumulation, Shanyu's younger brother went to the sea with King Qian Yishe (31). Wu Neng made a net and spun his hand [32], and carried a bow and crossbow [Ji 33]. King Qian loved him and gave him food and clothing. When he was more than three years old, the king became ill and was given military horses and livestock, Fu Nie, and Qiong Lu [34]. After the king died, the people fled. In the winter, Ding ordered Wu to steal Wu's cattle and sheep [35], and Wu was in dire straits.
At the beginning, Wu and Li Ling were both servants (36). The military envoy Xiongnu will surrender in the next year and dare not ask for military force. For a long time, Shanyu sent his mausoleum to the sea to set up wine and entertainment for the military. Because he said to Wu: "Chan Yu heard that Ling and Ziqing had a good relationship, so he sent Ling to speak with humility and wanted to treat each other with humility. In the end, he could not return to the Han Dynasty, and he suffered in the land of dead people. How can Xinyi An see it? What is the former leader? He carried the chariot [37] to the Yongjiyang Palace [38], removed the chariot [39], touched the pillars and broke the shaft, which was considered disrespectful [40]. In Houtu, east of the river, the eunuch and the consort of Huangmen were fighting for a boat. The eunuch was pushed into the river and drowned. Unfortunately (43), the funeral was carried to Yangling (44). Ziqing's wife was young, and she was married to two girls. Like the morning dew, why have you been so miserable for so long? When the mausoleum first descended, you suddenly felt like you were mad, and you felt sorry for the Han Dynasty, and the old mother line protected the palace [46]. Ziqing didn't want to surrender, how could you pass the mausoleum [47]? The decrees are often destroyed, and dozens of families are destroyed because of the crimes of the ministers. The safety is unknown.
Who cares if Ziqing returns? I am willing to listen to the plan of the mausoleum, and there will be no more clouds! "
Wu said: "The merits of Wu's father and son's death were all accomplished by your Majesty. They are ranked as generals (48) and nobles as marquises (49). They are close brothers and always wish that their lives would be wiped out. Now that I have killed myself, it will be effective. Even if I am given the ax, ax, soup, and wok [50], I will sincerely enjoy it. A minister serves the king just as a son serves his father; a son will be hated by his father if he dies. Please don’t say it again!
Ling and Wu drank for several days, and then said again: "Ziqing listened to Ling's words." Wu said, "I have been dead for a long time!" The king will definitely surrender, please finish today's joy and die in front of me! Seeing his sincerity, Ling sighed and said, "Hey, you righteous man!" The sins of the mausoleum and Weilu are connected to heaven! " Because he was weeping, he decided to leave with Wu. Ling evil himself gave Wu a gift, and his wife gave Wu dozens of cattle and sheep.
Hou Ling returned to Beihai and said to Wu: "The district is free from capture. Deyun Zhongshengkou (51) said that all the officials and people below the prefect were in white clothes, saying Shangbeng (52). "When Wu heard about it, he cried in the south, European blood, and it was coming day and night for several months.
Emperor Zhao came to the throne [53], and within a few years, the Huns and the Han made peace. The Han asked Wu to wait, but the Huns tricked him into saying that Wu would die. Later Han Dynasty When the envoy returned to the Xiongnu, Chang Hui asked his guards to accompany him. He met the Han envoy at night and told the envoy to tell the Shanyu that the emperor shot up the forest [54] and caught the wild goose. There was a silk script tied to it. Wu and others were in a certain lake. The envoy was overjoyed and gave Shanyu a favor. The Shanyu looked around and was startled. So Li Ling bought wine to congratulate Wu and said, "Now that I have returned home, I will be famous among the Xiongnu, and my merits will be shown in the Han Dynasty." Although it is written on ancient bamboos and silks [55] and painted in paintings [56], why should I pass Ziqing! Although the mausoleum was cowardly [57], the Han Dynasty was guilty of the crime [58] of the mausoleum, and his old mother was killed, which made Fen Fen's ambitions humiliated and almost allied with Cao Ke [59]. This mausoleum is the place where it stayed in the past and will not be forgotten! After taking over the Ling family and killing people for the world, why would Ling Shang care about it? That’s it, let Ziqing know my heart and ears! People from foreign lands are separated forever! "The mausoleum dances and sings: "I have traveled thousands of miles to cross the sand curtain, and I am the king and general to fight against the Huns. The road is exhausted and arrows have destroyed it, and the scholars have been destroyed and their reputation has declined. My old mother is dead, but I want to repay my kindness and will return home in peace! "The mausoleum wept for several lines, because of the duel with Wu. Shanyu summoned the military attachés and their subordinates, who had already surrendered to Wu, so nine of them followed Wu back.
Wu Yi arrived in the capital in the spring of the sixth year of the First Yuan Dynasty [60] 〕. He ordered Wu to pay a visit to Emperor Wu's garden temple [61]. Xu Sheng and Zhao Zhonggen were both worshiped as Zhonglang, and were given 200 pieces of silk each. The other six old men returned home, and were given 100,000 yuan in cash, and were reinstated for life. Chang Hui later became the right general and was granted the title of marquis. When Wu Liu Xiongnu was nineteen years old (64), he came out strong and his hair was all white.
The next year when Wu came back, Shangguan Jie, Zi'an, Sang Hongyang, King Yan, and Lord Gai rebelled. 〔65〕, Wu Zi Nanyuan had a conspiracy with An, and Chu Jie and An fought for power with the general Huo Guang. 〔66〕, they reported Shu Guang's faults and ordered him to write to the Xiongnu for twenty years. , If you don't surrender, you will return to the country. The general Shi Wu has no merit, and he is the commander of Susu. Guang Zhuanquan rebelled against him and the king of Yan. He was in charge of the party and Wu Su, Jie and Hongyang. There was a lawsuit filed by the king of Yan, and the emperor was involved in the conspiracy. The court official asked him to arrest Wu [68]. Wu used the two thousand stones and his strategy to establish Emperor Xuan [70], and granted him the title of Marquis of Guannei and the settlement of three hundred households [71]. After a long time, General Zhang Anshi of the Wei Dynasty recommended Wu Mingxi's story [72], and he did not disgrace his orders. The late emperor regarded it as his last words [73]. 〕. All the rewards Wu received were given to Kundi's old friends, and the family had no money left. The queen's father Ping Enhou, the emperor's uncle Pingchang Hou, Lechang Hou, the chariot general Han Zeng, the prime minister Wei Xiang, and the imperial censor Bing Ji all respected him. Wu 〔77〕.
Wu was old and died sitting in front of his son. He went to Minzhi and asked his surroundings: "Wu has been with the Xiongnu for a long time. How can he have a son?" "Wu Yinping Enhou confessed: "When the Xiongnu invaded the country, Hu's wife was ready to give birth to a son, and she came to ask for the reason. The messenger sent gold and silk to redeem her. " Xu Yan was sent to the emperor. After the envoy from Tongguo arrived, he was regarded as a man. He also appointed a disciple of Wu as the right cao [78].
Wu was more than eighty years old, and Shenjue died of illness in the second year of his life [79]. ......
——"Hanshu Li Guang and Su Jian Biography" Author: Ban Gu
Translation:
Su Wu was named Ziqing. When he was young, he relied on his father's position , the three brothers all became the emperor's attendants, and were gradually promoted to officials in charge of the emperor's pommel, horse, hawk, and hunting tools. At that time, the Han court continued to attack the Xiongnu, and sent envoys to each other to spy on each other many times. The Xiongnu detained the Han envoys Guo Ji and Lu. Chongguo and other more than ten groups of people came, and the Han court also detained them to compensate.
In 100 BC, Qie Di had just been established as a chanyu, fearing that he would be attacked by the Han Dynasty. He attacked, so he said: "The Emperor of Han is my elder. "All the Han envoys Lu Chongguo and others were returned to the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised his sensible approach, so he sent Su Wu as an envoy as Zhonglang General to escort the Huns envoys detained in the Han Dynasty back to China. He gave Shan Yu a rich gift to thank him for his kindness. Su Wu went with Zhang Sheng, the deputy lieutenant general, Chang Hui, the temporarily appointed envoy officer, and more than a hundred soldiers and scouts recruited. When they arrived at the Xiongnu, they arranged their property and presented it to Shanyu. Shanyu became more and more arrogant, which was not what Han expected.
Chanyu was about to send an envoy to escort Su Wu and others back to Han Dynasty, when King Feng and Changshui met. Ren Yu Chang and others conspired to rebel within the Xiongnu.
King Gou was the son of King Kunxie's sister. He surrendered to the Han Dynasty together with King Kunxie. Later, he followed Zhao Ponu, the Marquis of Zhaoye, and fell back into the Hu territory. Among those who surrendered under the command of Wei Lu, they secretly planned a kidnapping plot. Yu's mother, the Yan family, returned to the Han Dynasty. It happened that Su Wu and others went to the Xiongnu. When Yu Chang was in the Han Dynasty, he had always been in contact with the deputy envoy Zhang Sheng. He visited Zhang Sheng privately and said: "I heard that the emperor of the Han Dynasty resented Wei Lu. I, Yu Chang, ambushed the Han court with a crossbow and shot him to death. My mother He and his younger brother are both in the Han Dynasty, hoping to be taken care of by the Han court." Zhang Sheng promised him and gave his property to Yu Chang.
More than a month later, Shanyu went out hunting, and only the Yan family and Shanyu's children were at home. Yu Chang and other seventy people were about to start a rebellion. One of them escaped at night and reported their plan to the Yan family and his descendants. Shanyu's disciples sent troops to fight with them, and King Gou and others were killed in the battle; Yu Chang was captured alive. The Shanyu sent a law envoy to investigate and deal with the case. When Zhang Sheng heard the news, he was worried that what he and Yu Chang said in private would be exposed, so he told Su Wu what happened. Su Wu said: "Things have reached this point, and we will definitely be implicated. If you die after being insulted, you are even more sorry for the country!" So he wanted to commit suicide. Zhang Sheng and Chang Hui stopped him together. As expected, Yu Chang confessed to Zhang Sheng. Chanyu was furious and summoned many nobles to discuss the matter and wanted to kill the Han envoys. Zuo Yi Zhizi said: "If the Chanyu was murdered, what more severe punishment should be used? They should all be asked to surrender." The Chanyu sent Wei Lu to summon Su Wu for interrogation. Su Wu said to Chang Hui: "If you have lost your integrity and insulted your mission, even if you are alive, how can you have the dignity to return to the Han court?" After saying that, he pulled out the knife he was wearing and killed himself. Wei Lu was shocked. He hugged and supported Su Wu and sent him to Chang Hui. A man rides a fast horse to go to the doctor. The doctor dug a pit in the ground, lit a small fire in the pit, then placed Su Wu face down on the pit, and gently tapped his back to let the congestion flow out. Su Wu had already expired, and it took him a long time to breathe again. Chang Hui and others were crying and pulled Su Wu back to the camp in a car. Chanyu admired Su Wu's integrity, and sent people to visit and question Su Wu sooner or later, and had Zhang Sheng arrested and imprisoned.
Su Wu’s injury gradually improved. Shanyu sent an envoy to inform Su Wu that they would come together to interrogate Yu Chang, hoping to use this opportunity to make Su Wu surrender. After killing Yu Chang with his sword, Wei Lu said: "The Han envoy Zhang Sheng murdered the ministers close to the Shanyu and should be put to death. Those who surrendered to the Shanyu should be forgiven their sins." He raised his sword to kill Zhang Sheng, but Zhang Sheng asked for surrender. . Wei Lu said to Su Wu, "The deputy envoy is guilty and you should be punished." Su Wu said, "I didn't participate in the plan and I'm not his relative, so how can I be considered a deputy?" Wei Lu raised his sword and pointed it at Su Wu. , Su Wu remained motionless. Wei Lu said: "Jun Su! I, Wei Lu, once deserted the Han Dynasty and surrendered to the Xiongnu. Fortunately, I was greatly favored by the Chanyu, who gave me a title and made me king. I own tens of thousands of slaves, horses and other livestock all over the mountain. So rich! Su Jun, if you surrender today, you will use your body to fertilize the grass in vain. Who knows about you?" Su Wu didn't respond. Wei Lu said: "You surrender to me, and I will become your brother. If you don't listen to my arrangements today, will you still get a chance if you want to see me again in the future?"
Su Wu scolded Wei Lu. Said: "You are someone else's minister and son. You betray the emperor, abandon your relatives, and become a surrendered slave to a foreign tribe without caring about your kindness and justice. Why should I see you! Besides, Shanyu trusts you and lets you decide the life and death of others. But you are unfair and do not uphold justice. Instead, you want to make the Han emperor and the Xiongnu Chanyu fight each other and watch the disasters and losses of the two countries! His head was hung on the north gate of the palace. The king of Korea killed the Han envoy and was immediately punished. Only the Xiongnu was not punished. You knew that I would never surrender and wanted to cause the Han and Xiongnu to destroy each other. It will start with me!" Wei Lu knew that Su Wu could not be forced to surrender after all, so he reported to Shan Yu. The Chan Yu wanted to make Su Wu surrender more and more, so he imprisoned Su Wu and put him in a big cellar without giving him anything to drink or eat. It was snowing, so Su Wu lay down and chewed the snow, swallowing it together with felt wool to satisfy his hunger. He survived for several days. The Xiongnu thought it was magical, so they moved Su Wu to a deserted place by the North Sea and asked him to herd rams, saying that they would not return to the Han until the rams gave birth to lambs. At the same time, his subordinates and his entourage Chang Hui and others were placed in other places.
After Su Wu moved to Beihai, food could not be transported, so he could only eat wild fruits stored by wild rats. He used the Han court's talisman festival to herd sheep, holding it on when sleeping and getting up, until all the yak tail hairs tied to the festival fell off. Five or six years after the first year of the dynasty, Shanyu's younger brother, King Yuqian, went hunting in the North Sea. Su Wu would weave hunting nets and correct his bows and crossbows. King Yu Jin valued him and provided him with clothes and food. More than three years later, King Yuqian fell ill and gave Suwu horses and livestock, earthenware vessels for wine and cheese, and a dome-shaped felt tent. After the king died, his subordinates also moved away. That winter, Ding Renren stole Su Wu's cattle and sheep, and Su Wu fell into poverty again.
At the beginning, Su Wu and Li Ling were both servants. In the second year after Su Wu went to the Huns as an envoy, Li Ling surrendered to the Huns and did not dare to visit Su Wu. As time passed, Shan Yu sent Li Ling to Beihai and arranged banquets, singing and dancing for Su Wu. Li Ling took the opportunity and said to Su Wu: "Chanyu heard that I have always had a deep friendship with you, so he sent me to persuade you to treat you with humility and sincerity.
After all, you can't return to this dynasty. You have to suffer in a deserted place for nothing. How can you show your loyalty to the Han Dynasty? In the past, your eldest brother Su Jia, who was serving as the captain of the chariot, followed the emperor to Yong's Palace. He helped the emperor's chariot down the palace steps. He hit a pillar and broke the shaft of the chariot. He was convicted of disrespect and committed suicide with a sword. He was only given two million dollars for burial. Your brother Ruqing followed the emperor to worship the earth god of Hedong. The eunuch on horseback fought with the consort for the boat, pushed the consort, and fell into the river and drowned. The eunuch on horseback fled. The emperor ordered Ruqing to hunt him down, but he couldn't catch him, so he committed suicide by taking poison out of fear. When I left Chang'an, your mother had passed away, and I sent her to Yangling for burial. Your wife is still young. I heard that she has remarried. She has only two younger sisters in the family, two daughters and a boy. Now more than ten years have passed, and she still doesn’t know whether she is alive or dead. Life is like morning dew, why torture yourself like this for a long time! When I first surrendered, I felt like I had lost something all day long, and almost went crazy. I felt sorry for the Han court, and my mother was detained in Baogong. How could your feeling of not wanting to surrender be greater than that of me, Li Ling, at that time! Moreover, the emperor was old, and the laws were changed at any time. The ministers were not guilty but the whole family was killed in dozens of families, so the safety was unpredictable. Who else are you going to keep for? I hope you will follow my advice and say nothing more!
Su Wu said: "My father and I, Su Wu, have no merit or kindness. They were all cultivated and promoted by the emperor. Their official positions were promoted to generals, and their titles were granted to Tonghou. The three brothers are all close ministers of the emperor." , often willing to sacrifice everything for the court. Now that I have the opportunity to sacrifice myself to serve the country, I am willing to do so even if I receive the death penalty of ax and wok. A minister is loyal to the king, just like a son is loyal to his father. There is nothing hateful about a son dying for his father. I hope you won't say it again!
Li Ling drank with Su Wu for a few days, and then said: "You must listen to me." Su Wu said: "I guess I am already dead!" The Chanyu must force me to surrender, so please end today's joy and let me die in front of you! Seeing that Su Wu was so sincere to the court, Li Ling sighed with emotion: "Ah, righteous man!" The sins of me, Li Ling, and Wei Lu can reach to heaven! "As he spoke, tears flowed down his face, soaked his clothes, and said goodbye to Su Wu. Li Ling was too embarrassed to give gifts to Su Wu himself, and asked his wife to give Su Wu dozens of cattle and sheep.
Later Li Ling went to Beihai. , said to Su Wu: "A prisoner from Yunzhong County was captured on the border, saying that the officials and people below the prefect were all wearing white mourning clothes, saying that the emperor was dead. "When Su Wu heard the news, he faced south and cried loudly, vomiting blood, and cried every morning and night for several months.
Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne. A few years later, the Xiongnu and the Han reached a peace agreement. The Han court sought Su Wu and others, the Xiongnu lied and said that Su Wu was dead. Later, the Han envoys came to the Xiongnu. Chang Hui asked his guard to go with him. He met the Han envoys at night and told the Han about the situation in the Xiongnu in detail. The envoy asked him to tell Shan Yu: "The emperor was hunting in Shanglin Garden and shot a wild goose. There was a silk book tied to his foot, which said that Su Wu and others were in Beihai. "The Han envoy was extremely happy and went to question Shan Yu according to what Chang Hui taught. Shan Yu looked at the people around him and was very surprised. He apologized to the Han envoy and said: "Su Wu and others are indeed still alive. So Li Ling arranged a banquet to congratulate Su Wu and said, "Today you will return and become famous among the Xiongnu and make outstanding achievements among the Han royal family." How can the deeds recorded in ancient history books and the characters depicted in pictures surpass you! Although I, Li Ling, am incompetent and timid, if the Han Dynasty temporarily forgives my sins and does not kill my old mother, so that I can realize my long-cherished wish despite the great shame and humiliation, it will be similar to Cao Mo's alliance in Keyi. What I have never forgotten before! Arresting and killing my whole family has become a great shame and humiliation for the world. What should I care about anymore? Forget it, I just want you to understand my heart! I have become a foreigner, and this separation will forever separate me! Li Ling danced and sang: "Walking thousands of miles, crossing the desert, leading troops for the king, fighting against the Huns." The way back is cut off, the swords and arrows are destroyed, all the soldiers are dead, my reputation is ruined. My mother is dead, even if I want to repay my kindness, where can I go? "Li Ling burst into tears and said goodbye to Su Wu forever. Shanyu summoned Su Wu's subordinates. Except for those who had surrendered and died before, there were nine people who followed Su Wu back.
Su Wu was the emperor of Han Dynasty. Returning to Chang'an in the spring of the sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), Emperor Zhao ordered Su Wu to bring a sacrifice to pay homage to Emperor Wu's mausoleum and temple. Two hectares of land and one residence. Chang Hui, Xu Sheng, and Zhao Zhonggen were all appointed as the emperor's bodyguards, and each of them was given 200 pieces of silk. The remaining six were given 100,000 yuan each when they returned home. , was exempted from corvee for life. Chang Hui later became a right general and was granted the title of Lieutenant. He also has a biography. Su Wu was detained in the Huns for 19 years. When he was in his prime, his beard and hair were all white. /p>
In the second year after Su Wu returned to the Han Dynasty, Shangguan Jie and Zi'an conspired with Sang Hongyang, King Yan and Lord Gai to rebel. Su Wu's son Su Yuan was executed for participating in Shangguan An's conspiracy. Shangguan An was fighting for power with the general Huo Guang. Shangguan Jie and his son repeatedly wrote down Huo Guang's faults and handed them to King Yan, who asked him to write a letter to the emperor to report Huo Guang. After the imperial court, he only served as a vassal of the country. However, the chief historian under the general had no merit, but he was promoted to the captain of Sosu. Huo Guang had unbridled power.
When the King of Yan and others rebelled and were killed, the accomplices were tracked down and punished. Su Wu had always had old friendships with Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang. The King of Yan also wrote to Su Wu several times because of his superior martial arts, and complained on his behalf. His son also After participating in the rebellion, the officials in charge of the prison wrote a letter requesting Su Wu's arrest. Huo Guang shelved the prison officer's memorial and only dismissed Su Wu from his official post.
A few years later, Emperor Zhao died. Su Wu, as his former official of 2,000 stone, participated in the plan to establish Emperor Xuan, and was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei and a settlement of 300 households. After a long time, General Wei Zhang Anshi recommended that Su Wu was familiar with the laws and allusions of the court, and his mission would be worthy of the emperor's orders. Emperor Zhao mentioned these two advantages of Su Wu in his last words. Emperor Xuan summoned Su Wu to the yamen ordered by the eunuch to wait for the call. I visited him many times and became a vassal of the country of You Caodian. Because Su Wu was a veteran with outstanding integrity, he was only allowed to enter the court on the first and fifteenth days of each month. He was respectfully called the respected "sacrificial wine" and favored him very much. Su Wu gave all the rewards he received to his younger brother Su Xian and his former neighborhood friends, leaving nothing at home. The queen's father Ping'enhou, Emperor Xuan's uncles Pingchanghou and Lechanghou, the chariot general Han Zeng, the prime minister Wei Xiang, and the imperial censor Bingji all respected Su Wu.
Su Wu was old and his son had been executed before, so the emperor took pity on him. Asked the people around him: "Su Wu has been with the Xiongnu for a long time. Does he have a son?" Su Wu told Emperor Xuan through Ping'enhou: "When the Xiongnu were distributed, the Xiongnu woman he married happened to have a son named Tongguo. There is news. He wanted to send gold, silver, and silk through Han envoys to redeem the boy." The emperor agreed. Later, Tongguo returned to the Han Dynasty with the Han envoys, and the emperor made him a Langguan. He also made Su Wu's younger brother's son the right-hand Cao.
Su Wu lived to be over eighty years old and died of illness in the second year of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty (60 BC).