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Introduction to the Book of Han, Classics of Sinology Lecture 72: The Biography of Han Anguo

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The Book of Han, also known as the Book of the Former Han Dynasty, compiled by Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, is one of the first chronicles of Chinese history, one of the "Twenty-Four Histories". The Book of Han is another important historical book in ancient China after the "Records of History", and is called the "First Four Histories" together with the "Records of History", "Book of Later Han" and "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms". The book of Han mainly records the first year of Han Gaozu (206 BC) from the Western Han Dynasty to the fourth year of Wang Mangdi emperor of the new dynasty, a total of 230 years of history. The Book of Han includes twelve chapters of the Ji, eight chapters of the Table, ten chapters of the Zhi, and seventy chapters of the Transmission, a total of 100 articles, which are divided into 120 volumes and a total of 800,000 words. #历史 #

Introduction to the Book of Han, Classics of Sinology Lecture 72: The Biography of Han Anguo

Han An Guozi was the eldest son, Liang Cheng'an Renren, and later Suiyang. Taste "Han Zi", miscellaneous theory Zou Tian Shengsuo. He was the Prince of Liang,000. When Wu and Chu rebelled, King Xiao made An Guo and Zhang Yu generals, and Wu bing was sent to the eastern border. Zhang Yu fought hard, and An Guo held a heavy weight, so Wu could not cross the beam. Wu, Chu Bao, An Guo, and Zhang Yu were thus prominently named. The King of Liang, even though he was close to his family, had to put himself in the picture and two thousand stones, and enter and exit the game, and beware of the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven smells it, but his heart is not good. The empress dowager, Emperor Fushan, was an emissary of the Nu Liang, and Fu Saw blamed the king for his actions. An Guo, for Liang's envoy, wept when he saw the eldest princess: "King He Liang is the filial piety of the son of man and the loyalty of his subjects, and the empress dowager has not been introspective?" Fu Qianri Wu, Chu, Qi, and Zhao rebelled against the seven kingdoms, and from the east of Guanguan to the west, only Liang was the closest, which was difficult. The King of Liang read the empress dowager and the emperor in the middle, while the princes disturbed, wept several lines down, kneeling and sending the ministers and six other generals to attack Wu, Chu, Wu, and Chu with the old soldiers did not dare to go west, and the pawns were destroyed, and Liang's strength was also. Empress Dowager Jin rebuked the King of Liang with a small courtesy. King Liang's father and brothers were all emperors, and those who saw them were great, so they were called thieves, entered the police, and the che banners were all given by the emperor, that is, to despise small counties, drive the country, and want to praise the princes, so that the world knows the empress dowager and the emperor love it. Now that Liang has come, he is responsible for the case, and the king of Liang is afraid, and he weeps day and night, and does not know what to do. King He Liang's loyalty and filial piety and the empress dowager's lack of mercy? The eldest princess told the empress dowager, and the empress dowager said, "For the emperor's words." In other words, the emperor's heart is to understand, and the empress dowager is exempt from the crown: "Brothers cannot teach each other, but they are worried about the empress." "See the messenger of Liang, and give it generously." Subsequently, King Yi of Liang was pro-huan. The empress dowager and the eldest princess even gave An Guozhi more than a thousand gold. Thus it is revealed that it is ended in Han.

Introduction to the Book of Han, Classics of Sinology Lecture 72: The Biography of Han Anguo

[Translation] Han Anguo (Chinese: Han Anguo), also spelled Changru, was a native of Cheng'an County, Liangguo, who later moved to Suiyang. He once studied the Han Feizi and the teachings of the Miscellaneous Family at the place where He was born in Zou County. Serve King Xiao of Liang and be a doctor. During the Rebellion of Wu Chu, King Xiao sent An Guo and Zhang Yu as generals to defend against the Wu army in Shu Province. Because Zhang Yu fought hard and An Guo was old and heavy, the Wu army could not cross the Liang State's defense line. After the Wu-Chu rebellion was put down, the reputations of Han Anguo and Zhang Yu also became prominent in the territory of the Liang State. Because King Liang was a close relative of the royal family, he was given the right to elect Liang Xiang and the two thousand stone officials on his own, and his pomp and circumstance of entering and leaving and playing had surpassed the position of a human subject and was compared to the Son of Heaven. At that time, after the Tianzi Han Jing Emperor heard this, he was very unhappy in his heart. Empress Dowager Dou, knowing that the emperor was dissatisfied, angered the emissaries sent by The King of Liang, did not receive them, and secretly rebuked them for what the King of Liang had done. At that time, Han Anguo was Anguo's envoy to Liang, so he went to see Princess Dachang and wept and said, "Why did the empress dowager not notice The filial piety of King Liang as a son and her loyalty as a courtier?" In the past, when the Seven Kingdoms of Wu, Chu, Qi, and Tu were created, the princes who were bound by themselves all united to march westward, and liang guo and the emperor were the closest to each other, becoming the obstacle of the rebels. The King of Liang often thought that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor lived in Guanzhong, and the princes rose up to make trouble, and every time they mentioned it, they wept several lines, knelt down to send their ministers and six other people, and led the troops to repel the Wu Chu rebels, so Wu Chu's army did not dare to cross the Thunder Pond half a step west, and finally lost, which is the credit of the King of Liang! Now the empress dowager blamed the King of Liang for some fine etiquette. King Liang's father and brother were all emperors, and Ping Yue was accustomed to grand pomp and circumstance, so when he went in and out of the game, he was as clear as the emperor, and the car and the flag were all given by the emperor, and he just wanted to boast to his people in the border, and to gallop back and forth in the country to show off to the princes, so that everyone in the world knew that the empress dowager and the emperor were very fond of him. Now that Liang Has arrived, he has been investigated and held accountable. King Liang was very frightened, and he thought about it day and night with tears, not knowing what to do. Why is it that King Liang is very filial as a son and the most loyal as a courtier, but the empress dowager does not have pity? The eldest princess told the empress dowager all this. The empress dowager said happily, "I will explain to the emperor on his behalf," and after the explanation, the emperor's heart was unraveled, and he took off his hat to apologize to the empress, saying: "My brothers cannot persuade each other, but let the empress dowager worry about you." So he received all the emissaries sent by the King of Liang and rewarded them heavily. After that, King Liang was more favored. The empress dowager and the eldest princess then rewarded Han Anguo with treasures worth about a thousand gold. Han Anguo's reputation thus became more prominent, and he established relations with the Han court. 

Introduction to the Book of Han, Classics of Sinology Lecture 72: The Biography of Han Anguo

Subsequently, An Guo sat on the law to atone for his crimes, and the prison official Tian Shen insulted An Guo. An Guoyue: "Dead ash alone is no longer the same?" A: "Then drown." "There are few in the house, the history of Liang Nei is lacking, the envoy of the Han envoy Bai An Guo is liang nei shi, and the disciple is two thousand stones." Tian Jia died. An Guoyue: "If A is not an official, I will destroy the Sect." An Guo smiled and said, "Gong Waiting for Enough and Ruling?" "Good deeds. The lack of internal history is also, Wang Xindeqi people Gongsun Wei, said, want to please for internal history. Empress Dowager Dou heard that the king of Zhao took An Guo as his internal history. Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng said that the king wanted to be the crown prince and the affairs of yidi, but the Han ministers did not listen, but yin made people stab han and use things to plot against the subjects. And the plan of killing the late Wu Xiangyan, Emperor Jing heard the trick and won the plan, but sent the envoy to capture the trick and win, and he would win. Han envoys ten generations to Liang, the same as the national Grand Suo, Yue Yu Fude. When an guo heard the strangeness and won the king's house, he saw the king and wept: "The lord who insults him dies." The king had no good subjects, so he came here. Now victorious and unsure, please resign and die. Wang Yue: "Why?" An Guo wept for a few lines, and said: "The great king is self-respecting to the emperor, who is with the Emperor Taishang and the Emperor Gao, and the emperor and the prince of Linjiang?" Wang Yue: "Furuye." An Guoyue said: "Between Emperor Fu Taishang and Linjiang's father and son, Emperor Gao said that 'the one who lifts three feet to take the world is also the one who takes the world', so Taishang cannot control things in the end and lives in Oak Yang." Linjiang, the prince of Shichang, deposed the king Linjiang with one word; used the palace to commit suicide in the lieutenant's mansion. Who? There is no need to rule the world in private and public affairs. The saying goes: 'Although there is a father, is Anzhi not a tiger?' Although there are brothers, is Anzhi not a wolf? 'Now the great king is listed among the princes, and the evil courtiers are floating, and they have violated the prohibition and the law has been clarified. The Son of Heaven, as the empress dowager, could not bear to bring the Dharma to the great king. The empress dowager wept day and night, but fortunately the king changed himself, and the king finally felt embarrassed. Just like the empress dowager's car is Yan driving, who is the king shang? Before he could say a word, wang wept several lines down, and Xie Anguo said, "I am out of here today." "The same day is devious, victorious suicide." The Han envoys also reported that Liang Was released, and An Guoli was also released. Emperor Jing and Empress Dowager Yizhong'anguo.

Later, when Han Anguo was sentenced for breaking the law, Tian Jia, a prison official in Mengxian County, humiliated him, saying, "Won't the ashes that have been extinguished not burn again?" Tian Jia said, "If it burns again, I will use urine to extinguish it." Soon after, the post of Liang's internal history was vacant, and Han Ting sent emissaries to appoint Han Anguo as Liang Neishi and promote him from among the disciples to be the official of the two thousand stones. Tian Jia abandoned his official position and fled. Han Anguo said, "If Tian Jia doesn't come back and take office, I will destroy your clan." Tian Jia then apologized. An Guo smiled and said, "Is someone like you worthy of my punishment?" "Finally treat Tian Jia kindly." At the time of the vacancy of Liang Neishi, King Xiao had just recruited Gongsun Wei of Qi, liked him very much, and wanted to ask for his appointment as Neishi. When Empress Dowager Dou heard about it, she ordered The King of Liang to appoint Han Anguo as the internal history. Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng lobbied the king of filial piety and taught him to request to be the heir to the throne and gain the fiefdom, but fearing that the Han court ministers would not agree, they secretly sent people to assassinate the moting's powerful ministers. When Yuan Ang, who had killed his predecessor Wu Xiang, Emperor Jing heard of Gongsun Wei, Yang Sheng, and others' plans, so he sent people to arrest Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng. The Han court sent many emissaries to Liang one after another, and from Liang Xiang down to the whole country to search, after more than a month has not been caught. When Neishi Han Anguo heard that Gongsun Wei, Yang Sheng, and others were hiding in the palace of King Xiao, he entered the palace to see the king, crying, and said, "If the monarch is humiliated, the courtiers should die." The king did not have good courtiers, so things were chaotic to such an extent. Now, since you can't catch Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng, please let the subject bid you farewell and give the subject death. The King of Liang said, "Why do you have to do this?" Han Anguo tearfully said, "The Great King himself wonders about your relationship with the Emperor, who is closer to you than the Taishang Emperor and The Emperor Gao and the Emperor and the King of Linjiang?" The filial king said, "Not as good as them." An Guo said: "Emperor Taishang and King Linjiang are all father and son relations with Emperor Gao and Emperor Gao, but Emperor Gao said, 'I am the one who holds the three-foot sword and wins the world.'" Therefore, Emperor Taishang never had the right to take care of political affairs and only lived in Liangyang Palace. The King of Linjiang, the Crown Prince of Concubine, was deposed of the title of King of Linjiang because of his mother's wrong words, and because of the matter of the palace, he finally committed suicide in the Lieutenant's Mansion. Why is that? Because governing the world cannot always harm the public because of selfishness. As the saying goes, 'Though there is a father, do you know that he will not be a tiger?' Although he has a brother, how can he not turn into a wolf? Now the king was a prince, but he listened to the false remarks of an evil courtier, violated the monarch's prohibition, and perverted the strict laws. Because of the empress dowager, the emperor can't bear to use decrees against you. The Empress Dowager wept at night, hoping that the king would know that he had changed, but the king could not realize it. In case the Empress dowager dies, who else can you cling to, the Great King? Before he could finish speaking, King Xiao wept bitterly and scolded himself at Han Anguo, saying, "I will immediately hand over Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng." On the same day, Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng committed suicide. The Han envoys returned to their lives, and the disasters of the Liang state were completely dissolved, which was all the credit of An Guo. Therefore, Emperor Jing and Empress Dou attached more importance to Han Anguo. 

Introduction to the Book of Han, Classics of Sinology Lecture 72: The Biography of Han Anguo

Filial piety, the common king is on the throne, An Guo sits in the law and loses his official position, and the family. Emperor Wu ascended the throne, and Marquis Tian of Wu'an was made a lieutenant and pro-noble. An Guo, with five hundred gold widows, said that Empress An Guo, Shangsu Wen An Guoxian, that is, summoned as the capital of the Northern Lands, moved to the position of Grand Sinong. Min and Eastern Vietnam attacked each other, sending generals An Guo and Daxing Wang Hui to fight. Before the yue, the more he killed his king, the more the Han soldiers stopped. In his year, Tian Yu was made the Minister of Honor, and An Guo was made the Imperial Master. The Huns came to invite peace and relatives, and they discussed it up and down. Daxing Wang Hui, a Yan person, counted as a border official, Xi Story, and discussed: "Han and Xiongnu are friendly, and the rate is only a few years old to renege on the contract." It is better not to allow it and raise troops to attack it. An Guo said: "Fighting for thousands of miles, that is, soldiers do not profit." Today's Xiongnu bear the foot of the horse, carry the heart of the bird and the beast, and the migratory bird set, which is rare to know. The land is not enough to be wide, and there is its multitude that is not strong enough, since the ancient genus. If the Han Dynasty strives for profits for thousands of miles, then the people and horses will strike and control them completely, and they will inevitably be in danger. The subject thought it was better to be friendly. "The group of ministers agreed to attach more to An Guo, so they agreed to make peace. The next year, The Yanmen Mayi Hao Nie Yi was restored by king Daxing: "The Xiongnu are first peaceful and close to the side, and they can be lured to profit, ambush the army to attack, and the way will be broken." Shang Nai summoned the Secretary of State to say: "The children are decorated with a single, and the money is brocade, and the bribe is very thick." Alone on standby, the invasion was unstoppable, and the side was even shocked, and it was even minzhi. Why do you want to raise an army to attack it now? Daxing replied to him: "Although Your Majesty has not said anything, the subject is willing to do so." At the time of the whole dynasty, there were strong hu enemies in the north, and even the soldiers of China, but they still had to grow up and grow young, plant trees in time, cangxiao was always real, and the Xiongnu did not invade lightly. Now with the majesty of His Majesty, the sea is one, and the whole world is the same, and he sends his sons to take advantage of the border to guard the plug, and turn the millet to save the loss, thinking that it is prepared, but the Xiongnu who invade and steal endlessly, without it, do not fear the ear. The courtiers thought it was convenient to strike. ”

After the death of King Xiao, the gongwang took the throne, and Han Anguo lost his official position because of breaking the law and lived idly in his home country. After Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, Marquis Tian of Wu'an became a lieutenant and was favored and took power. Han Anguo gave five hundred gold to Tian Feng, who mentioned Han Anguo to the empress, and the emperor often heard of An Guo's talents, so he summoned him to be the governor of the northern region, and later promoted to the rank of Grand Si Nong. Minyue and Shuyue attacked each other, and the emperor sent Han Anguo and Daxing Wang Hui to lead troops to Vietnam. Before they reached Yuedi, the Yue killed their king to surrender, and the Han court collected troops. At that time, Tian Yu became the minister of affairs, and Han Anguo was made the imperial master. The Xiongnu sent people to request peace, and the emperor was consulted by the courtiers. Daxing Wang Zheng was an entertainer who served as an official in bian county for many times and was very familiar with the situation of the Xiongnu. He commented: "Most of the Han soldiers and the Xiongnu were friendly and pro-Xiongnu, and within a few years, the Xiongnu once again reneged on their promises. It is better not to agree and send troops to attack them. Han Anguo said: "Sending troops to fight thousands of miles away will not have good results." If the Xiongnu were fighting with the rapid feet of horses, with the heart of an animal, and migrating like a bird, it would be difficult to restrain them. The acquisition of their land is not considered to be a frontier, nor is the people who rule them rich and strong, and they have not been our people since ancient times. If the Han soldiers travel thousands of miles to seek war profits, the people and horses will be tired, and the Xiongnu can wait for work, which is bound to be very dangerous. I think it's better to be with them and kiss. Most of the courtiers agreed with An Guo, so the emperor agreed to make peace with the Xiongnu. The following year, Haojie Nieyi of Mayi City, Yanmen County, told the emperor through The Great Line Wang Zheng: "The fish have just been close to Xuanhe, and the people of the border areas can use profits to lure them over, and if we lay ambushes on the road, we will definitely destroy them." The emperor then summoned and questioned the secretaries of state and said, "The children were chosen, dressed and whipped, and Shan Yu was given, and he was given money, silk, and brocade. Shan Yu's orders to Yuan were very contemptuous, the raids were endless, and the people of bian county were harassed many times, and He was very sympathetic to them. Now you want to send a large army to attack the Huns, what do you all think? Daxing Wang Hui replied, "Even if Your Majesty does not say it, his subordinates would have advocated the use of this tactic." The subject heard that when the Warring States world was not unified, although there were powerful Hu people in the north threatening the interior, and the central plains inland was constantly in war, the countries were still able to raise their people, cultivate according to the seasons, and the public and private warehouses were often enriched, so the Xiongnu did not dare to invade easily. Now, with the majesty of Your Majesty, the unification of the world, colleagues of the Han Court, and the dispatch of his sons to the border city, guarding the fortress, transporting grain, and transporting cars and horses, are all complete. However, Bao Qi's aggression and plunder were incessant, and there was no other reason, because there was no fear. The subject privately thought that the attack was advantageous. ” 

Introduction to the Book of Han, Classics of Sinology Lecture 72: The Biography of Han Anguo

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