Zhang Qian, who could hold the Han Festival for 13 years without losing it, was an outstanding diplomat and explorer of the Han Dynasty, and in 139 BC, the 25-year-old Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions on the orders of the Han Wu Emperor Liu Che, along the way, the westbound troops were dusty servants and starved, but they were unfortunately captured and suppressed by the Xiongnu cavalry in the Hexi Corridor.
The Xiongnu did not spare, and detained Zhang Qian and more than ten retinues together and wrapped them up in the northern desert, Zhang Qian endured humiliation and burden for more than ten years, did not forget the emperor's orders, and finally waited for the opportunity to gallop, and finally returned to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, after all kinds of hardships, and completed the mission of Emperor Wu of Han.
During the 13 years of captivity against the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu Shan Yu tried to naturalize Zhang Qian and others together, and Zhang Qian and his entourage of envoys were forced to marry Xiongnu women and give birth to mixed-race offspring, and after Zhang Qian successfully returned to the Han Dynasty, what was the fate of his Xiongnu wives and children?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > why Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions</h1>
The Han Dynasty was a dynastic era in China's history that could be called a mighty and powerful dynasty, at that time, the Great Han Tianzi and the neighboring feudal states were all in contact with each other, the four seas and xianning, only the Xiongnu state in the western region repeatedly attacked, making the Han-Hungarian border sometimes plagued by wars.
In 141 BC, the wise and divine Emperor Wudi of Han Liu Che ascended to the throne of Tianzi, and when he was preparing to plan and draw the jiangshan, he suddenly found that only Anbang could determine the country, that is to say, Emperor Wudi of Han realized the vital importance of the country's border security.
At that time, the most fierce quarrel with the Han on the issue of border territory was the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu lived in the bitter cold desert for a long time, and the materials were poor and scarce, and they always had great ambitions to invade and expand to the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of han secretly planned a war against the Xiongnu, but overheard a captured Hun saying that there was a Great Moon Clan in the Western Regions, and that members of its royal family had been killed by more than half of the Xiongnu soldiers in the war against foreign insults, and the enmity between the two countries was not shallow.
Emperor Wu of han speculated that the Great Moon Clan state would retaliate against the Xiongnu, and hoped that he could join hands with the Great Moon Clan to attack the Xiongnu together.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > how Zhang Qian in history stood out and completed his mission</h1>
In 164 BC, Zhang Qian was born in a relatively wealthy family in Chenggu County, Hanzhong County, according to the history of ye, Zhang Qian's greatest hobby in addition to reading and learning when he was young was to travel around, adventure and seek shadows, he was lively and cheerful, enthusiastic and straightforward, and when he became an adult, Zhang Qian, who was elegant and elegant, was summoned to the imperial palace as a bodyguard because of his good insight and strong physique.
After coming to the capital Chang'an, Zhang Qian was officially appointed "Lang Guan" during the first year of emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, a servant official who often walked in the palace.
In 140 BC, Emperor Wu of han wanted to join forces with the Great Moon Clan in the Western Regions to attack the Xiongnu, and he ordered people to post the imperial list to recruit warriors.
After the imperial list was released, many people were eager to try, but when Zhang Qian, who had a strong personal hobby and several years of adventure experience, unveiled the exam, Emperor Wu of Han was bright-eyed, and on the spot, he approved this mature and experienced young man who was only 24 years old.
In 139 BC, Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty held a farewell ceremony at the gate of Ganquan Palace in Chunhua County, north of Xianyang, and was ordered to lead a team of 100 people to the Western Regions, Zhang Qian, confidently took over the "Han Festival" from Emperor Wu of Han, which was a bamboo rune seven feet long, decorated with yak tail hair and painted with red paint, "Han Festival" represented the country, and protecting the "Han Festival" meant defending and loyal to the country.
At that time, in fact, Emperor Wu of Han and Zhang Qian and others knew in their hearts that this trip to the Western Regions had no map to refer to and had to pass through the desolate and dangerous places, and if they wanted to take the Hexi Corridor, they would inevitably risk being captured by the Xiongnu rangers. Knowing that the future is dangerous and unpredictable, Zhang Qian still embarks on a journey with a lonely courage.
The loyal and persistent blood made this young man never retreat and cry bitterly no matter what difficulties he encountered, and Zhang Qian, who had both courage and dreams, led his delegation all the way to the west, starry night and night, and calmly marched towards the depths of the Gobi and the desert without hesitation.
In the third year of Jianyuan, Zhang Qian and his party entered the Hexi Corridor from the border of the Han Dynasty, intending to quickly cross through it and head straight to the direction where the Great Moon Clan Kingdom was located.
Unfortunately, Zhang Qian's mission was captured by Xiongnu rangers shortly after entering the Hexi Corridor. The Xiongnu soldiers wrapped them up and led them to the vicinity of present-day Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, where the Xiongnu Shan Yu was located at that time.
Although the Xiongnu knew that Zhang Qian's leadership was not for military purposes and had no other malicious intentions, in the face of such a brave and fearless talent, even the Xiongnu Shan Yu was reluctant to let him slip away in vain, bent on persuading him to surrender and submit, so that such a wise warrior could be used for his own use.
The Xiongnu unilaterally suppressed Zhang Qian and others, who preferred to die, and were bent on assimilating them. After 13 years of silent "obedience" by Zhang Qian and others, they finally seized an opportunity and fled all the way to Dawan, passed through Kangju, and finally arrived at their established destination, the Great Moon Kingdom. In 126 BC, Zhang Qian finally returned to the Han Dynasty after all kinds of difficulties and dangers.
Emperor Wu of Han saw Zhang Qian, who had white hair and sideburns, and returned with a mixture of surprises and mixed feelings, after which Zhang Qian described in detail to Emperor Wu of Han the situation of the countries in the Western Regions, and Emperor Wu of Han awarded Zhang Qian the post of "Taizhong Doctor" in recognition of his ambitions.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" >-aged Zhang Qian, who had just returned to the Han Dynasty, actually married a Xiongnu wife and gave birth to a mixed-race child</h1>
Flipping through the "Book of Han, Zhang Qian, Li Guangli Biography", we can know such a written record: (Xiongnu) left Qian more than ten years old, gave his wife, had a son, and ran Qian to hold the festival.
That is to say, during the 13 years that Zhang Qian was detained in the Xiongnu, he not only married a foreign woman of the Xiongnu country, but even gave birth to mixed-race offspring.
Hasn't Zhang Qian always been unswerving and unchanged? So why did he marry and have children in the Huns?
Originally, when shan Yu of the Xiongnu learned that Zhang Qian's mission was sent to the Great Moon Clan at the behest of the Great Han Tianzi, he did not want them to be able to successfully achieve their political goals.
In order to be able to take Zhang Qian for his own use, the Xiongnu not only forcibly detained and enweied him, but also forcibly married Zhang Qian to a Xiongnu beauty in order to be able to consume his willpower.
At first, Zhang Qian, who was strong-willed and accustomed to seeing ladylike beauties, did not think much of the Xiongnu beauties, and probably the Xiongnu woman had no other way but to serve around Zhang Qian every day, with no other place to go.
After a long time, Zhang Qian, who wanted to escape from the Xiongnu, finally thought of a "submissive" and escape strategy - pretending to obey the Wishes of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, and having children with the Xiongnu women, so that the Xiongnu people thought that they had "assimilated" and then tried to escape from the Xiongnu.
In 128 BC, Zhang Qian had already given birth to 2 sons with his foreign wife, and the Xiongnu people believed that Zhang Qian and others had already established a family, and basically did not think about returning to the Han Dynasty, so they relaxed their guarding and vigilance against Zhang Qian and others.
Zhang Qian, who had been grazing on the grassland for 10 years, finally chose a twilight night, and with a number of his men waited for the opportunity to fly on the horse, all the way to the direction of the western region, and successfully left the Xiongnu.
After Zhang Qian successfully completed the mission of sending envoys to the western regions, he was always relieved about the foreign wives and children who were still in the territory of the Xiongnu, and this mature middle-aged man was quietly sent back to the Xiongnu on horseback, and in the autumn of the same year, Zhang Qian returned to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, with his wife and children, and also provided Emperor Wu of Han with a lot of various literary and graphic materials related to the western regions.
After being named "Taizhong Dafu" by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian had fame and fortune, but his wife was repeatedly embarrassed and unwell because she was not able to adapt to the water and soil of the Central Plains.
In 119 BC, Zhang Qian sent a second mission to the Western Regions, this time, because the Han army had already expelled the Xiongnu from the Hexi Corridor, So Zhang Qian's journey to the west was extremely smooth, and after Zhang Qian returned to the capital of Chang'an, he was given the title of "Marquis of Bowang" by the emperor and rewarded Zhang Qian with Fangcheng as a fief.
After that, Zhang Qian lived in the fiefdom with his wife and children, and a few years later, Zhang Qian's wife died of illness, and in 114 BC, Zhang Qian also died of illness on the fiefdom, it is said that Zhang Qian's children and grandchildren have stayed there for generations, and now Zhang Qian's descendants have exceeded 3,000 people, which can be described as a long time and rich descendants.
From Mao Nian Shaohua to his sideburns, Zhang Qian twice embarked on the road to the Western Regions with full loyalty and fearlessness, all the way to the difficulties and obstacles, all the way to the stars and the moon, all the way to the uncertain future, all the way to danger, but no matter how difficult it was, Zhang Qian still fulfilled his mission with discipline, at the same time, he also harvested foreign wives and children in adversity, and did not abandon them.
Such Zhang Qian has flesh and blood, affection and righteousness, and can be called a tough and upright strange man, a diplomat who remains unchanged, and the first person to visit Secrets in the Western Regions!