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Zhang Wu was one of the former vassals of emperor Wen of Han, and what was the outcome after entering the capital with the lord?

author:Xiao Ran's literary history

When Emperor Liu Heng of Han was in charge of the kingdom, the most important ministers were Zhang Wu (張武) and lieutenant Song Chang (宋昌).

Zhang Wu was one of the former vassals of emperor Wen of Han, and what was the outcome after entering the capital with the lord?

Lang Zhongling of the kingdom is the chief of the prince's personal bodyguards. Lang Zhong ordered Zhang Wu to be a cautious man, and when the imperial court ministers sent liu Heng to beijing to inherit the throne, he and most of his subordinates agreed: they said that they would not go away. They thought that this was a conspiracy, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping were all important ministers when Liu Bang seized the world, they were familiar with military affairs, they were scheming and deceitful, they may have ulterior motives in doing so, they did not show it before, they were afraid of the power of Emperor Gao and Empress Lü. Now that they have destroyed Zhulu and stained the capital with blood, they should not be trusted when they send envoys to meet them. I hope he pretends to be sick, waits and sees, and does not go.

Zhang Wu and others discussed: "The Han ministers were all generals when Emperor Gao was a senior general, a soldier, and a lot of scheming, and this was not the only intention to stop here, but also to fear Emperor Gao and Empress Lü Wei'er." Now that Zhu Lu has been cursed, the new Blood King, this is in the name of the Great King, which is really not credible. The original king said that the disease was not going to go, in order to see how it changed. ”

Judging from the later facts, Zhang Wu was too cautious, and his caution almost made Emperor Wen lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, Zhang Wu's statement that the Han ministers were "scheming and deceitful" was not unfounded suspicion, and just when the ministers were cursing Zhu Lü, their various "tricks" were already evident, especially the decision to depose the Young Emperor and establish another queen, but he never took action against the Young Emperor, until Liu Heng was preparing to enter weiyang Palace, and Fang Qing Palace killed the Young Emperor and his third brother.

Moreover, after Liu Xingju, Xiahou Bao, and Zhang Ze completed the Qing Palace, there were still ten Gurudwara guarding the Duanmen gate outside the Weiyang Palace gate, and it was not until the Lieutenant Zhou Bo explained the situation that the Gurudwara put down his weapons and left.

Therefore, although Zhang Wu's suggestion of "saying that the disease is not to be seen and see what happens" was not adopted by Liu Heng, his concerns about the conspiracy of the Han ministers to be overpowered and vigilant were put into practice by Liu Heng. Emperor Wen first sent his uncle Bo Zhao to the capital to inquire about the news, and after learning the real thoughts of the ministers, he decided to go to the capital; when the car arrived at Gaoling, he stopped, and then sent Song Chang to the capital to inquire about the news again; when he met with the ministers at Weiqiao, he refused Zhou Bo's request to speak privately; after staying in the palace, he changed the guards that night and strengthened the guards in the palace and the capital.

Therefore, after Liu Heng ascended the throne, he trusted and reused Zhang Wu as always. On the night of entering the palace, Zhang Wu was promoted from Lang Zhongling of the Dai Kingdom to Lang Zhongling of the Han Empire, or the chief of the personal bodyguards. Lang Zhongling was a high-ranking official of rank 2,000 stones, one of the Nine Secretaries of the Western Han Dynasty, second only to the Three Dukes.

Deeply favored by the emperor, Zhang Wu became the object of the courtiers' incitement, and he failed to withstand the temptation and accepted bribes privately. Later, this matter was known to Emperor Wen, and he did not punish Zhang Wu, nor did he hand him over to Ting Wei for trial according to law, but took an equal amount of money from the imperial palace and gave it to Zhang Wu, so that he was condemned by conscience. Emperor Wen always attached great importance to ruling the country according to law, but in this matter he favored private feelings, which shows Emperor Wen's dependence on Zhang Wu.

The courtiers such as Zhang Wu and others were bribed with money, jue, and the money of the imperial palace was given to them, in order to shame their hearts and lay down officials.

In the winter of Emperor Wen's fourteenth year, the Xiongnu entered the border and killed the northern capital Wei Wei. Emperor Wen of Han was furious and decided to personally march on the throne, and he deployed troops to reprimand the generals and personally labored the army, and Langzhong ordered Zhang Wu to be appointed as a general of the Che Riders, and the Tun Army of Weibei, commanding a thousand cavalry soldiers and 100,000 horsemen.

Under the suppression of the empress, Emperor Han failed to personally march, and Zhang Wu did not attack the Xiongnu, but we can still feel Emperor Wen's trust in Zhang Wu. In large-scale wars, heavy troops still had to be controlled by cronies like Zhang Wu.

In the winter of the sixth year of Emperor Wen's reign, 30,000 Xiongnu invaded Shangjun and 30,000 invaded Yunzhong. Emperor Wen of Han ordered the army to be defended by six routes, including the general Zhang Wu, who was responsible for guarding Beidi Commandery (北地郡, in present-day Qingyang, Gansu).

In June of the seventh year of Emperor Wen's reign (157 BC), Emperor Wen of Han died. At this time, Zhang Wu was appointed as the chief in charge of supervising the construction of the imperial tomb, and more than 30,000 soldiers and soldiers from the surrounding counties of the imperial tomb and the area where the capital was located were requisitioned to build a mausoleum at Kaishan Mountain in Bailuyuan and escort the coffin for burial. Finally, the burial items will be placed in an orderly manner and restored to the soil.

In June of the seventh year, the emperor collapsed in Weiyang Palace. ...... LangZhong Lingwu was made a futu general, and the 16,000 people in Fajin County, 15,000 in the history of Fa Nei, and the general Wu of Zangguo, Wearing, and Futu.

Zhang Wu accompanied Emperor Wen of Han throughout his life, and Emperor Wen also gave him great trust and great courtesy. However, due to various reasons, Emperor Wen never gave Zhang Wu the title of Marquis, and Zhang Wu's descendants also completely disappeared into the long river of history and were not known to us.

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