China's "Silk Road" is probably no stranger to everyone, and Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions is a well-known story, but few people know what kind of difficulties and obstacles Zhang Qian experienced in the process of his mission to the Western Regions, and that he can have achievements that everyone can see today, all by his personal will. What everyone doesn't know is that Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions was not so smooth, and when he went to the Western Regions, he was imprisoned, and this imprisonment was ten years, and in the past ten years, Zhang Qian had already married and had children.
Envoy to the Western Regions
Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions refers to the historical event that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty hoped to unite with the Yue clan to attack the Xiongnu and send Zhang Qian on an envoy to various countries in the Western Regions. When the Western Han Dynasty was founded, the north was threatened by the Xiongnu. In the first year of Emperor Jianyuan (140 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to unite with the Great Moon Clan to jointly attack the Xiongnu, and Zhang Qian served as an emissary, leaving Longxi in the third year of Jianyuan and arriving at the Great Moon Clan after suffering hardships. In the third year of Yuan Shuo (126 BC), Zhang Qian returned to the Han Dynasty and reported in detail to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on the situation in the Western Regions, and Emperor Wu appointed him the Grand Master of taizhong. Although the mission did not achieve its original goal, it had a relatively detailed understanding of the geography, products, customs, and habits of the Western Regions, and provided valuable information for the Han Dynasty to open up the main transportation routes to Central Asia.
Imprisoned
Zhang Qian and his party set off in a mighty way, at the beginning it was smooth and smooth, after all, it was still the Great Han Jiangshan, and when it came to the Hexi Corridor, what should have happened was still happening, all the Xiongnu were detained and brought to Shan Yu, who could be the leader, he must not only be a martial artist, but also stronger than others, and he knew the true purpose of this trip by turning his mind, and how could he allow his unfavorable activities. But after all, it is the envoys of the Great Han Dynasty, the two armies do not kill the envoys when they are fighting, if they are killed, they will cause the two countries to fight, but they cannot let him go, the best way is to imprison! The life of captivity, shan Yu tried everything in his power, beef and mutton, Hun women, and constantly seduced him, but he never forgot his mission in his hometown. This imprisonment was ten years, for ten years, Zhang Qian had already married and had children, and the custody of the Xiongnu would not be too strict, but they did not think about how strong Zhang Qian's willpower was.
Finally returned home
Although this mission did not achieve military objectives, but "there is no intention to plant flowers and flowers, no intention to plant willows and willows shading", he brought back information on the distribution of forces in the western regions, geography, property, customs and customs, etc., for the opening up of new trade routes later provided valuable first-hand information, Zhang Qian and his party from dunhuang in the Western Han Dynasty out of Yumen Pass into Xinjiang, and then came to West Asia, Central Asia, this is actually the prototype of the world-famous "Silk Road", this line opened up the entire East Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, greatly promoted the politics and economy of these regions Cultural and military exchanges have made great contributions to promoting the development of human civilization.
Although the mission to the Western Regions was initially for military purposes, after the opening of the Western Regions, its influence far exceeded the military scope. From Dunhuang in the Western Han Dynasty, out of Yumen Pass, into Xinjiang, and then from Xinjiang to Central Asia, West Asia, a transboundary passage through the east and west, once again unimpeded. This passage is the famous "Silk Road" in later generations. The "Silk Road" linked the Western Han Dynasty with many countries in Central Asia and promoted political, economic, military, and cultural exchanges between them. Since successive feudal central governments in China called the frontier ethnic minorities "Yi", Zhang Qian's envoy to the Western Regions promoted the first cultural fusion between Han and Yi. More than a dozen kinds of plants in the western region, such as walnuts, grapes, pomegranates, and broad beans and alfalfa, were gradually cultivated in the Central Plains.