Xiongnu Khan adamant4, Zhang Qian and a dozen followers were detained and taken to Mobei. Zhang Qian endured humiliation for more than ten years, never forgetting the emperor's life, and finally came to Wan Li Benz. After many hardships, he finally returned to Chang 'an, the capital of Han Dynasty, and completed the mission of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
During the period of 13, Hun Khan tried to naturalize Zhang Qian and others, and Zhang Qian and his entourage were forced to marry Hun women and gave birth to mixed-race offspring. After Zhang Qian successfully returned to Dahan, what happened to his Xiongnu wife and children?
Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty send Zhang Qian to the Western Regions?
Dahan Dynasty was a powerful dynasty in Chinese history. At that time, Emperor Dahan communicated with all neighboring vassal states, and Xianning was everywhere. Only the Xiongnu kingdom in the western regions invaded repeatedly, which made the Sino-Hungarian border suffer from war.
In 65438 BC, the wise SHEN WOO emperor Liu Che ascended the throne of the son of heaven. When he was preparing to strategize and paint the country, he suddenly found that only Anbang could decide the country, which meant that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty realized the vital importance of national border security.
At that time, Xiongnu was the most fierce with Dahan on the issue of border territory. Huns have lived in the cold desert for a long time and are short of materials. They always wanted to invade and expand the Han Dynasty with ambition.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty secretly planned a war against the Huns, but overheard a captured Hun say that there was a Yue kingdom in the western regions, and half of its royal family members were killed by Xiongnu soldiers in the war against foreign aggression, and the two countries forged many enmities.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty speculated that the State of Yue wanted to retaliate against the Huns, hoping to join hands with the State of Yue to jointly attack the Huns.
How did Zhang Qian break through the tight encirclement and complete its historical mission?
In BC 164, Zhang Qian was born in a relatively wealthy family in Chenggu County, Hanzhong. According to unofficial history, Zhang Qian's greatest hobby when he was young was wandering around and exploring secluded places. He is lively, hearty, enthusiastic and straightforward. As an adult, Zhang Qian, who was elegant in Jun Gao, was called into the palace as a bodyguard because of his profound knowledge and strong physique. After Zhang Qian came to Chang 'an, the capital of China, he was officially appointed as a "Langguan" in the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, a squire who often walked around the palace.
In BC 140, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to join forces with the Yue Kingdom in the western regions to attack the Xiongnu, so he ordered people to post a royal list and recruit warriors.
After the announcement of the imperial list, many people are eager to try. However, when Zhang Qian, who has a strong personal hobby and several years of adventure experience, took the exam, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shone at the moment and appointed him as a mature, knowledgeable and experienced young man at the age of 24.
In BC 139, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, held a farewell ceremony at the gate of Ganquan Palace in Chunhua County, North Xianyang. Zhang Qian, who was ordered to lead a hundred troops to the Western Regions, rightfully took over the "Han Festival" from Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. It was a seven-foot bamboo Jeff, decorated with yak tail hair and painted with red paint. "Han Festival" represents the country and protects the "Han Festival". At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Zhang Qian and others actually knew in their hearts that this trip to the Western Regions had no map to refer to, and they had to go through a drought and dangerous place, but they had to go through the Hexi Corridor, so they were bound to take the risk of being captured by Xiongnu rangers. Knowing that the future was dangerous and unpredictable, Zhang Qian embarked on a journey with a lonely heart.
Loyalty and persistent blood make this young man never flinch or complain no matter what difficulties he meets. Zhang Qian, who has both courage and dreams, led his mission all the way west and rushed to the Gobi and the depths of the desert without hesitation.
In the third year of Jianyuan, Zhang Qian and his party entered the Hexi Corridor from the border of Dahan, intending to pass quickly and go straight to Da Yue.
Unfortunately, Zhang Qian's mission was captured by Xiongnu Rangers shortly after it entered the Hexi Corridor. Xiongnu soldiers carried their party to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia today-that was the palace where Xiongnu Khan was at that time.
Although Xiongnu knew that Zhang Qian's leadership was not for military purposes, and there was no other malice, even Xiongnu Khan couldn't bear to let it slip away in vain in the face of such brave and fearless talents, and he was bent on persuading him to surrender and let such a wise warrior use it for himself.
The Huns unilaterally detained Zhang Qian and others, preferring to die rather than surrender, bent on assimilating them. Zhang Qian and others "obeyed" silently for 13 years, and finally caught an opportunity. They rode all the way to the west, fled to Dawan, passed through a comfortable home, and finally reached the established destination-Dayue Kingdom. In BC 126, Zhang Qian finally returned to the Big Man after many difficulties and dangers.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was pleasantly surprised when he saw Zhang Qian with white hair dyed on his temples. Later, Zhang Qian told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in detail the situation of the countries in the Western Regions. In recognition of Zhang Qian's ambition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named him "Doctor Tai Zhong". Zhang Qian, who had just returned to Dahan in his later years, married a Hun wife and gave birth to a bastard. What was the result?
Looking through the biographies of Qian and Li Guangli, we can know that there is such a written record: (Xiongnu) stayed for more than ten years, married and had children, but did not lose his virginity.
That is to say, during the period of 13 when the Huns were imprisoned, Zhang Qian not only married the Huns' alien women, but even gave birth to mixed-race offspring.
Isn't Zhang Qian always steadfast and trustworthy? Then why did he marry and have children in Xiongnu?
It turns out that Huns Khan learned that the Zhang Qian Mission was sent to Da Yue on the orders of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, and he didn't want them to achieve their political goals smoothly.
Xiongnu Khan not only forcibly detained Zhang Qian to keep him for his own use, but also forced Zhang Qian to marry a beautiful Xiongnu woman to kill his willpower.
At first, Zhang Qian, who was strong-willed and used to ladies and beauties, didn't care about Huns. Probably Xiongnu women have no other choice but to wait beside Zhang Qian every day, and there is nowhere to go.
After a long time, Zhang Qian, who was bent on escaping from the Huns, thought hard and finally came up with a plan of "pretending to serve" to escape-pretending to obey the wishes of Huns Khan, having children with Xiongnu women, making Huns think that they have "assimilated" and then trying to escape from Xiongnu.
In BC 128, Zhang Qian had already given birth to two sons with his foreign wife. The Huns thought that Zhang Qian and others had married, so they basically stopped thinking about returning to Han, so they relaxed their care and vigilance for Zhang Qian and others.
Zhang Qian, who had been grazing on the grassland for 10 years, finally chose a night with few twilight stars, waited for an opportunity to get on the horse with some people, and drove off in the direction of the western regions, successfully leaving the Xiongnu.
After successfully completing his mission to the Western Regions, Zhang Qian was always uneasy about his alien wife and children who were still in Xiongnu. This mature middle-aged man quietly rode back to Xiongnu. In the autumn of the same year, Zhang Qian returned to Chang 'an, the capital of Dahan, with his wife and children, and presented a large number of literature, pictures and texts related to the Western Regions to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
After being named "Doctor Tai Zhong" by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian gained fame and fortune, but his wife was often ill because she could not adapt to the water and soil in the Central Plains.
In 1 19 BC, Zhang Qian made his second mission to the western regions. This time, because the Han army had driven the Huns out of the Hexi Corridor, Zhang Qian's trip to the West was very smooth. After Zhang Qian returned to Chang 'an, he was named "Bo Wanghou" by the emperor, and Fangcheng was given to Zhang Qian as a fief.
Later, Zhang Qian lived in the fief with his wife and children. A few years later, Zhang Qian's wife died of illness. In 1 14 BC, Zhang Qian also died in a fief. It is said that the descendants of Zhang Qian have lived there for generations. Today, there are more than 3,000 descendants in Zhang Qian, which is rich in fruits and vegetables. From the prime of life to gray hair, Zhang Qian embarked on the road of two missions to the western regions with full loyalty and fearlessness. All the way through difficulties and obstacles, all the way through Dai Yue, all the way to an uncertain future, all the way to crisis. No matter how difficult it was, Zhang Qian accomplished his mission. At the same time, he also gained foreign wives and children in adversity and never left.
This kind of Zhang Qian is flesh and blood, affectionate and righteous, and can be called a tough guy, a sober diplomat, and the first person in the western regions!