Zhang Qian saw the city in the night, his legs were soft, and he knelt on the vast land of the Han Dynasty, and the experience of going to thirteen years was like a long life, but it was like a momentary situation that passed suddenly, "Thirteen years - thirteen years!" Zhang Qian let out a tearing cry. The tall city walls grew more solemn in the vast fog, and the royals and people in the city were already in a sound sleep, and this man with an iron will suddenly shed two lines of tears on his cheeks.
There were two people standing next to Zhang Qian. The man on the left was tall and strong, with tears shining in his eyes, and the past tribulations had made his once young face vicissitudes, and his long hair was scattered haphazardly, not so much a decent messenger, but now more like a wanderer, And Zhang Qian's right was a woman.
There is little mention of this woman in the records, putting aside the injustice of history, brushing away the dust of a thousand years, no matter what, that gentle woman will always exist in that time and space, although people now praise Zhang Qian's great achievements and how he promoted the course of history, but back to that era, in Zhang Qian's life, this woman left us with an unknown heavy stroke.
Thirteen years ago, in the Ganquan Palace, the nineteen-year-old Emperor Wu of Han had a solemn face and was worried, at the moment he was waiting for the arrival of someone, last night was a sleepless night, whenever night fell, this mighty lord of the Han Dynasty, the worries in his heart were increasing day by day, the powerful Xiongnu was on the back of the Han, like a carnivorous beast, savagely gasping for breath, firmly staring at the fat prey of the Han, as the emperor of the Great Han, this Jiangshan was so seriously threatened, and the hidden pain and fear were constantly eroding him. I don't know how many times he woke up in a cold sweat.
Can't drag it on any longer, the alliance with the Great Moon Clan in the west of the Xiongnu is imminent, an idea has been brewing in the mind of Emperor Wu of Han for a long time, it is time to act, in the mouth of the Xiongnu captives, Emperor Wu of Han got an important message, the Xiongnu ambition is strong, eager to expand the power, so that the western Dayue clan was forced to move west, which provoked the contradiction between the Xiongnu and the Great Moon Clan, the fiery anger stimulated the heart of revenge of this western nation, but after all, it was alone, weak, and no one to help, For the Han Dynasty, which had been suffering from Xiongnu aggression and harassment, this was an excellent period of joint efforts.
The man that Emperor Wu of Han was waiting for came, the man was tall and mighty, with a firm step, respectfully came to the emperor, there was not much dialogue, perhaps it was the erosion of a long history, the specific words were unknown, but it was certain that a dark red scepter passed into the hands of the man, and everyone looked solemn. The pattern on the runes is gorgeous and the carvings are meticulous, which represent the majesty and power of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Qian, just now, became the emissary of the Great Han to the Great Moon Clan.
Zhang Qian, 27, held the scepter in both hands and took three steps back. Then straightened his chest, turned away, there was a wind blowing up his sleeves, the strong man went away, did not know when he would return, Zhang Qian looked ahead, full of pride, the power of his eyes penetrated the thick walls of the palace, straight to the front of a journey, this trip, he carried the honor and future of the entire Han.
The figure of the emperor behind him gradually disappeared, the hustle and bustle of Chang'an Avenue gradually became quiet, and everything behind him was now transformed into a sacred mission. Whenever life reveals its fragility, this mission reasserts itself with tenacity.
Then the sun grew stronger and drier. The vast desert appeared in front of them, and fell under their feet, they had already stepped into the vast Hexi Corridor, who knew that in the boundless desolation, there was a hidden killing machine, the most unfortunate situation, Zhang Qian was expected, after all, if he wanted to reach the Western Dayue Clan, he had to venture through this vast desert ruled by the Xiongnu, however, no one expected that so soon, the barbaric Xiongnu cavalry suddenly appeared. The sound of fighting was already close at hand, the swords rose and fell, and the guards around Zhang Qian fell down one by one.
The group was all captured in this way, Zhang Qian stood in front of the leader of the Xiongnu at this moment, this kind of scene he did not expect, Shan Yu confronted him, but found that he did not waver for a moment, a stalemate could not be stopped, Zhang Qian was detained in the Xiongnu, this house arrest, a ban is ten years of time, but this decade, but this decade, but it is not good, just in order to make Zhang Qian submit, and make him give up the idea of sending an envoy to the Great Moon Clan, he has used all kinds of threats and inducements, but what has to impress him is that this Han Dynasty person has not done anything insulting to the mission.
It was only in these ten years, for a man, it was so lonely and difficult to endure, being in a foreign race, facing different living habits, and not knowing how to face the punishment of this long time, among the more than one hundred entourage who went to the Western Regions that year, only he and Tang Yi's father were left.
At this time, a Xiongnu woman walked into Zhang Qian's life, this woman is not as barbaric and unreasonable as the character characteristics of all the Xiongnu in the legend, the pulse between the hands and feet is warm, in this remote imprisonment, giving Zhang Qian enough warmth and comfort, for ten years, Zhang Qian and the Xiongnu wife lived a plain as water life, the Xiongnu slowly let down their guard against this Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian seemed to be obedient on the surface, but in fact carefully observed the every move of the Huns, he observed how they used weapons, how to fight, Studying the terrain and roads where he was located, he never gave up the mission given by the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
In the sixth year of Yuan Guang, it was also the tenth year of Zhang Qian's detention in the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu's surveillance of him gradually relaxed, Zhang Qian's escape intention became more and more obvious, how could the Xiongnu wife who had been in love with each other for ten years not be aware of it, but she did not say anything, and soon, Zhang Qian and his entourage Tang Yi's father took advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation to escape from his control, perhaps for fear of being discovered by the Xiongnu, in order to hide his eyes and ears, the wife still stayed in the Xiongnu's home, although there is no historical evidence, but this Xiongnu wife fled for Zhang Qian. Many people still think that she has helped an extremely important help, presumably she is a very concerned and reasonable woman, we seem to be able to imagine the scene of their husband and wife separated, looking at each other without words, this time life and death are unknown, or never see each other again in this life.
Over the past decade, however, the situation has changed again and again. The Westward Migration of the Dayue Clan moved west again because of the invasion of the enemy country, they had settled down in the new land, there was no time to take revenge, Zhang Qian understood and turned to the southwest, after a very difficult, wind and food camp march, they came to Dawan, this Dawan King has long heard of the wealth of the East, so he warmly entertained, gave property, on the way back, but Zhang Qian fell into the hands of the Xiongnu and detained again.
A year later, the Xiongnu civil unrest, Zhang Qian and Tang Yi's father took advantage of the chaos to escape back to Chang'an, this time, one more of them, that is, Zhang Qian's Xiongnu wife, Xiaobian believes that this woman is determined to follow Zhang Qian back to the strange Han Dynasty life, it can be seen that her deep love for her husband, the Xiongnu woman who cherishes love and righteousness and understands the overall situation, did not leave too much ink in the annals of history, but it is always a touch of warmth in Zhang Qian's life.