Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (107 BC)
In the winter of October, Emperor Wu of han was fortunate to go to Yong and held a sacrifice. At this time, the Huizhong Road had been opened, and Emperor Wu of Han left Xiaoguan in the north, passing through Dulu and Mingze all the way, and then returned to Guannei from Daidi and patrolled Hedong County by the way.
In the spring of March, all criminals except those on death row in the Fenyin, Xiayang and Zhongdu areas were pardoned.
Ancient Back to the Middle Way
Summer, great drought.
Since Wei Qing and Huo Quyi crossed the desert to defeat the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu rarely harassed the borders of the Han Dynasty, and they migrated far to the north, while herding horses and nomadic herding, while recuperating, and never fell behind the habit of riding and shooting. They also sent emissaries to the imperial court several times to request intermarriage with the Great Han.
The imperial court never took the Xiongnu lightly, and sent Wang Wu, a northerner, to the Xiongnu to spy on the reality. After Wang Wu arrived at the Xiongnu, he did not put up the messenger's shelf, but in accordance with the customs of the Xiongnu, he put down the envoy's charm and went to the tent to meet Uwei ShanYu. Wang Wu saw Wu Wei Shan Yu and expressed the hope that he would send the crown prince to Chang'an as a hostage. U wei shan saw that Wang Wu was very real, and while he was warmly entertained, he made various promises to Wang Wu with sweet words.
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Soon, the imperial court sent Yang Xin as an envoy to the Xiongnu. Yang Xin was not Wang Wu, and he never let go of his status as an envoy of the Heavenly Son. Wu Weidan did not dare to fool Yang Xin, so he said: "At the beginning, we agreed with Your Majesty to let the daughters of the Han Dynasty vassals marry over, and give us some silk fabrics and other objects, and the two sides made a covenant of peace. But now you have violated your previous agreement and want my prince to be a hostage in Chang'an. Isn't it too deceitful? ”
After Yang Xin returned, he informed Emperor Wu of Han of the matter. Emperor Wu of Han felt that Yang Xin was inferior to Wang Wu and did not do a good job, so he sent Wang Wu as an envoy to the Xiongnu. When Uwei Shan saw that the honest man Wang Wu had come again, he coaxed Wang Wu with sweet words. In order to obtain more of the han Dynasty's treasures, Uwei Shan Yu also said to Wang Wu: "I am willing to personally go to Chang'an to see the Son of Heaven, and make a brotherly alliance than His Majesty!" Wang Wu went back to inform Emperor Wu of Han, who was very happy and deliberately built a mansion for Wu Weidanyu in Chang'an.
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The Xiongnu also sent envoys to say: "Your Majesty must send a person of distinguished status to the Xiongnu, otherwise we will not be able to be honest with each other!" The envoy of the Xiongnu faction this time was also a nobleman, but after he arrived in Chang'an, he was ill due to the disobedience of water and soil. Although the imperial court asked him for medical treatment, he died of illness. The imperial court then granted Lu Chongguo the official seal of two thousand stones, asked him to send the coffin of the Xiongnu envoy back to the Xiongnu for burial, and equipped the Xiongnu envoy with funerary items worth thousands of gold, and said to Uwei ShanYu: "The two thousand stones of the Lu Chong state official are the nobles of our Great Han!" ”
However, Wu Weidan did not think so, believing that the Han Dynasty had killed his emissaries, so he detained Lu Chongguo and did not allow him to return to China. Moreover, the various conditions that Uwei had previously promised, such as personally entering the court to pay homage to the shrine and sending the prince as a hostage, were originally to deceive Wang Wu. At this moment, the two sides tore their faces, and Uwei Shan Yu no longer pretended to be a good person, and he immediately sent some cavalry to harass the border of the Han Dynasty unexpectedly.
In order to deal with the occasional harassment of the Xiongnu, the imperial court appointed Guo Chang as the general of Bahu and had him stationed with Zhao Baoyu, the Marquis of Huanye, on the eastern side of Shuofang County, to deter the Xiongnu.