Chapter 10 1. The Huns in recent years

Over the years, the life of the Huns has not been easy at all.Their golden age was completely ended by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Before Liu Che was alive, he chased them for decades, and the Xiongnu fled from the south to the north, and even further north.After Liu Che's death, they seemed to be possessed by a demon, and they suddenly started fighting. The main reason why the Huns were in chaos was that they did not follow the rules in the selection of Shanyu's heirs, so that those who should be Shanyu were not made, and those who could not be made were.Therefore, if you can't be the one who is Shan Yu, you will not accept the one who is the one, and fight hard.

Between the Xiongnu, there were two factions fighting at first, and then it became three factions, four factions, and five factions.At the end of the fight, five Shanyu unexpectedly appeared on the grassland. The Huns also believed that five Shanyus were too many and they had to fight again.Then, after some fierce fighting, they split into three independent khanates.Three singles are not enough, so fight again.After another fierce fight, only two Shanyu were left.One ruled the north, named Zhizhi Shanyu; the other ruled the south, known as Han Xie Shanyu. The above two are biological brothers.The Northern Hun King is the older brother, and the Southern Hun King is the younger brother.The younger brother became Shanyu first, but the elder brother refused to accept it, and called himself Shanyu, turned his back on the younger brother, and beheaded other Xiongnu Shanyu at the same time.Now, the grassland world belongs to the two brothers.

In fact, when the five chanyus of the Huns were killing each other, someone from the central government of the Han Dynasty made a suggestion to Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Bingji.That is, when the Huns were in civil strife, they sent troops on an expedition and took them away in one nest. At that time, Liu Bing already thought the proposal was good, so he brought it up for discussion in a meeting.As a result, everyone voted with a show of hands. Most people thought it was feasible, and only one person strongly voted against it. The person who opposed sending troops to the expedition was Xiao Wangzhi.At that time, Xiao Wangzhi was still serving as Doctor Yushi, so his words were still very important.His objections are roughly as follows:

It is not impossible to conquer the Huns.The problem is, there is no benefit.First of all, if you can fight, they can also run; if you know how to fight, they can run even more.Therefore, if the Han Dynasty sent troops to conquer, they would definitely go to the farther northern desert, and the battle line would be stretched, which would be disadvantageous to the Han army.Secondly, when we send troops, we are taking advantage of the danger of others. In terms of public opinion, if the name of sending troops is not correct, I am afraid that the work will be in vain. In my opinion, Xiao Wangzhi's first analysis is reasonable, but the second is too far-fetched.However, Liu Bingji still adopted his opinion and decided to give up the idea of ​​sending troops for an expedition.

Liu Bing was able to accept Xiao Wangzhi's opinion, not only because of the above two opinions, but more importantly, Xiao Yushi also proposed a low-cost solution for him. Xiao Wangzhi's suggestion is as follows: send envoys to the Xiongnu, mourn those who should be mourned, comfort those who should be condoled, and appease those who should be appeased.In short, let them get their own place, and they don't have to listen to anyone's words, but they must listen to the words of the Han Dynasty.In this way, the Han Dynasty convinced people with virtue, and they dared not refuse to accept it, so they naturally enshrined the Han Dynasty.

This is indeed a clever trick.Not long after Liu Bingji's envoys were dispatched, the Xiongnu who fought each other expressed their willingness to send the prince to Chang'an as a hostage to accept the discipline of the Han Dynasty. The first person who proposed to send the prince as a hostage was Hu Hanxie Chanyu, king of the Southern Huns.Zhizhi Shanyu saw his younger brother Lalong Hanchao, and immediately jumped out, saying that he would send the prince to Chang'an as a hostage. The two hostile Chanyus both sent the prince as a hostage, so it was evened.However, fighting in the nest still has to go on.After Zhizhi Shanyu beheaded the other Shanyus in one fell swoop, he was powerful, occupied the royal court, and had great ambitions.Therefore, the ambitious Zhizhi Shanyu launched continuous attacks on his younger brother Hu Hanxie Shanyu.

The older brother Zhizhi Shanyu made a fierce attack, but the younger brother Hu Hanxie Shanyu couldn't stand it and retreated steadily.The defeated Hu Hanxie saw sadly that if he continued to fight his brother like this, there would only be one Shan Yu left in the grassland.And the one left must be Zhizhi Shanyu. So what to do?Hit or die, can you surrender?Of course not.You know, there was Hu Hanxie Shanyu first, and then there was Zhizhi Shanyu.From the point of view of legal authority, Zhi Zhi Shan is an evil Shan Yu, and heaven does not grant him an orthodox status. But what's the point of telling the heavens about these theories now?Strength is the right to speak. In this world, whoever is strong has always had the final say, and whoever is superior is justice. Does God care?

Fighting, or surrendering, seems to be a dead end.Thinking of this, Hu Hanxie Shanyu couldn't help feeling desperate.However, just when he was desperate, someone suggested a coup for him. It was one of his subordinate generals who gave Hu Hanxie Shanyu the advice.He said this: Anyway, we can't beat Zhizhi Shanyu. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to defect to the Han Dynasty. Hu Hanxie held a meeting to discuss it, and the result came out immediately, and everyone rejected the above plan with an overwhelming opinion.They had only one reason: Huhanxie Shanyu and Zhizhi Shanyu fought, but it was a fight between brothers. No matter who wins or loses, the Huns are still in the hands of the Huns.The Huns all conquered the world immediately, and died in battle, as a matter of course.If he defected to the Han Dynasty, wouldn't that be a big laughing stock?

Therefore, surrendering to the Han Dynasty is absolutely impossible. One said yes, but a bunch of people said no.So, those who said yes quarreled with those who said no.This general who said yes still insisted on his opinion, saying: "For so many years, we have never had a good life. Now, fighting Zhizhi Shanyu and dying, defecting to the Han Dynasty, and being surrounded by Han people, we can live a good life." Even better, the truth is obvious, don't you all have eyes?" Of course he has eyes, but his heart is very dissatisfied.In this world, are there more heroes, or more mediocrities?Of course mediocre.Why are there so many mediocre people but few great ones?It's very simple, the truth is in the hands of a few people, and the few people who master the truth are the heroes.

It can be inferred from this that those who hold opposing opinions are mediocre.The two factions quarreled for a long time, and in the end, Junjie won—King Huhanxie decided to defect to the Han Dynasty. In 52 BC, Huhanxie Shanyu personally led the army and arrived in Wuyuan County (now Baotou City, Inner Mongolia), a frontier fortress of the Han Dynasty.Then send people to enter the customs quickly and report to Chang'an. The news that Hu Hanxie Shanyu was about to surrender to the Han Dynasty reverberated in Chang'an like thunder from a drought.At that time, everyone's ears were full of chaotic voices; everyone's heart was filled with hot blood, boiling like boiling water.Of course, the most exciting thing is Liu Bingji.

It was he who followed Xiao Wang's plan and exchanged for today's huge glory with the smallest cost, it can be said that he is about to make a fortune. Liu Bing has convened an emergency meeting and introduced relevant plans for welcoming King Huhanxie into the city.But at this time, everyone froze on one question.The question is, when Hu Hanxie came, what kind of etiquette should the Han Dynasty entertain him with? In fact, the surrender of the Huns to the Han Dynasty is nothing new.Have you ever remembered that in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, King Hunxie was forced to lead tens of thousands of troops to Chang'an to meet Liu Che.At that time, Liu Che suspected fraud and sent Huo Weibing to meet him.As a result, people really surrendered. So many years have passed, and when they think of that incident, the hearts of the people of the Han Dynasty burst.At that time, Liu Che didn't make any trouble with the hospitality specifications. Tens of thousands of people came, ate and drank wildly for several days, and gave them a lot of special products. Finally, they were sent out of Chang'an, and King Hunxie was made a lord. The problem is that what Liu Bingji wanted to see was not any king, but the Xiongnu Chanyu.This is definitely the first time in the Han Dynasty.Therefore, for Liu Bingji, what kind of rules to entertain others is definitely a new question. What must also be confessed is that Hu Hanxie Shanyu is a genuine Shanyu.If you carefully count the genealogy of the Xiongnu, it belongs to the fourteenth Chanyu.The so-called Zhizhi Shanyu, whose name is not justified, belongs to the evil sect. At that time, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty was Huang Ba, and the official censor was Yu Dingguo.Xiao Wangzhi was sent by Liu Bing to the harem to tutor Liu Xi in his studies.But during the meeting, Xiao Wangzhi also came. First of all, the prime minister Huang Ba and Yu Dingguo jointly launched a plan.They agreed that: within the Han Dynasty, the capital was the highest, followed by the feudal state; in the world, the Han Dynasty was the highest, followed by the barbarians.The Xiongnu are barbarians, at most they received them according to the rules of princes and kings. However, Xiao Wangzhi immediately stood up and denied the above motion. Xiao Wangzhi put it this way: "The Xiongnu were not subjects of the Han Dynasty, so they should not be received with the etiquette of subjects. If they want to come, they should be regarded as distinguished guests. The reception standard can be higher than that of princes and kings. I think , entertain the Xiongnu Chanyu according to the rules of honored guests, and there will be no worries. If you treat the Xiongnu Chanyu with the etiquette of the vassals, there will be many problems in the future." Teacher Xiao is worthy of being a teacher. Speaking of the truth, he has one set of things.Then, he swallowed his saliva, and said: "Of course we know who the Huns are. Why did Huhanxie Chanyu defect to the Han Dynasty? The north can no longer survive, so find the Han Dynasty to protect him. If he always surrenders to the Han Dynasty, it will be the blessing of the Han Dynasty. If one day he turns his face and refuses to recognize the Han Dynasty, it will not be surprising. However, in the future The Xiongnu really turned their backs on him, because he is not our vassal, and we don’t have to treat them as traitors and send troops to expedition. Therefore, the best policy is to treat him as a distinguished guest.” I really have to admire Master Xiao.In his view, face is important, but national interests are more important.His chess moves can be said to be accurate and ruthless, and Liu Bingji really liked it.Without any suspense, Liu Bing has happily accepted Xiao Wangzhi's suggestion. In 51 BC, Huhanxie Shanyu finally entered Chang'an.On the day when the Huns entered the city, the streets of Chang'an were crowded with people, crowding the citizens watching the excitement.Everyone watched and felt a sense of national pride, and the blood couldn't stop boiling, so the citizens of the Han Dynasty couldn't help shouting: "Long live the Han Dynasty!" There is no long live in the Han Dynasty, only four hundred years old.However, the soaring voice of Long Live the Han Dynasty, traveling through time and space for thousands of years, still shakes the hearts of every Chinese today.