Chapter 1879: Three connections to the Western Regions, troops march into Hexi
Chang'an.
A sudden military intelligence report made Fei Qian's initially relaxed mood start to become a little troubled again.
After Pang Tong looked at it, he shook his head, and then said: "This matter... Since Li Changshi has invited troops, it must be useful... Yarkand, well, after Yarkand... there is Kangju... and then there is
Shule, after Shule...forget it, I am also a little dizzy. Pei Wenxing knows about the affairs of the Western Regions, why not ask him to come over and ask a question?"
Yes, there is a problem in the Western Region.
The Western Region is now like gruel that has been heated up, popping out. Not only is there heat, but also water, rice grains, etc., mixed together. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are also mouse droppings or gravel inside.
Broken glass or something...
After Lu Bu defeated King Fei Yun of Juqu, he further expanded his territory in the Western Regions, and once again erected the name and banner of the Han family in the Western Regions. However, with the changes that followed, Li Ru
They are all a bit overwhelmed.
Fei Qian also thought that there would be chaos in the Western Region, but he did not expect that it would be so chaotic.
The beginning of this chaos in the Western Regions, Li Ru said, starting from Shache Kingdom and Xiaoyueshi...
Fei Qian also had a headache when he looked at the map of the Western Regions. Fei Qian generally knew about the Little Yuezhi, but about the Shache Kingdom... Sun Monkey has seventy-two changes, and Zhu Bajie has thirty-six changes, so the Western Region happens to be a pig.
, thirty-six kinds of changes were swaying around. Fei Qian had tried very hard to smooth out the relationship among them, but he was still a little confused.
Soon, Pei Xi and Pei Wenxing arrived and went to meet him. Pei Xi's original name was also just "Qian", but because there was Fei Qian standing in the way, he silently changed his name to "Qian".
"Happy".
"I heard that Wen Xing knows something about the Western Regions. Would you like to quote a few words? To clear up my confusion..." Fei Qian asked Pei Xi to sit down and asked straight to the point.
"I will obey the order of the hussar..." Pei Xi replied respectfully. Regarding the Western Regions, the Pei family is somewhat more proficient and concerned about the gentry family among the Han Dynasty. Of course, if the Han Dynasty is the number one diplomat in the Western Regions, it is natural.
Ban Shi, unfortunately after Ban Chao and Ban Gu, Ban Shi either died in the Western Regions or died in the hands of his own people. Then Ban Shi also declined and completely withdrew from the Han Dynasty.
Among the Pei family's ancestors, there were two governors of Dunhuang, and Dunhuang is undoubtedly a key node in the Western Regions, so some records of the countries in the Western Regions have been passed down, which has become Pei Xi's advantage today.
"At the beginning of Guangwu, the imperial court had no time to look west. The king of Shache in the south, Yan and his son Kang, led the troops and supported the banner of the Han family." Pei Xi is indeed more familiar with it. Speaking of brakes, well, it's just that the king of Shache came to the country.
After thinking about it for a while, he started to talk eloquently, "After Yan died, his son Kang came to the throne. At that time, he had an old relationship with Hexi General Dou, so he asked him to report to the court on his behalf and appointed him as the Protector of the Western Regions..."
So, the Yarkand State was actually pro-Han? So why did it become a force against the Han now?
Although Fei Qian had questions, he did not interrupt Pei Xi, but let him continue.
"Guangwu said that the mainland was initially decided, and he did not hesitate to look outside, but did not agree to the invitation. After Shache Kang died, his younger brother Xian came to the throne." Pei Xi continued, "The Xian invited again. At that time, Duke Zhou expressed his loyalty and said that Shache would live for several generations.
Unswerving, loyal man, Guangwu Fang allowed it, and later granted the virtuous Western Region the seal of protection, and some beautiful carriages and flags..."
Pang Tong put his hands on the side and smiled and said: "That's right, and then "Yi Di cannot pretend to be powerful"!" This was Pei's highlight moment, no wonder Pei Xi was so familiar with it.
Pei Xi nodded awkwardly and said, "What Pang Lingjun said is very true..."
Pang Tong chuckled, then waved his hand, indicating to Pei Xi to continue.
What Pang Tong said before was actually said by Pei Zun, who was the governor of Dunhuang at that time. At that time, Pei Zun was very opposed to King Yarkand's appointment as the Protector of the Western Regions, and even went so far as to openly disobey, not only detaining Yarkand's envoys, but also
We must deprive the Yarkand State of the seals and ribbons given by Guangwu and the splendid carriage flags.
When Pei Xi said this, he secretly glanced at Fei Qian.
Fei Qian's face didn't show any special look. What, it's Pei Xi. What do you think I should say or show?
Seeing that Fei Qian remained as motionless as a mountain, Pei Xi could only continue to narrate.
Since then, the Kingdom of Yarkand has completely become the opposite of the Han Dynasty. The process of Wang Xian of Yarkand ascending to the throne was not glorious. There are even rumors that he killed Wang Kang of Yarkand, and then attacked Kumi and Xiye, the vassal tribes of Kang.
He took action, constantly killing people in neighboring countries, demanding taxes, being ambitious, violent and arrogant.
From this perspective, Pei Zun's opposition is correct to a certain extent, but...
Fei Qian squinted his eyes and rubbed the beard on his chin.
Of course, Liu Xiu still has to bear the blame.
Liu Xiu didn't know whether it was because he was old, or because he felt that the Western Region was far away, and it was better to do less than to do more. When Wang Xian of Shache began to retaliate against some tribes and countries in the Western Region that were more friendly to the Han, Bu Shan, Che
The Eighteen Kingdoms such as Shi Shi sent envoys to Luoyang to meet with Guangwu, saying that King Xian of Shache was tyrannical and begging the court to send a guardian. Then Emperor Guangwu said, "Today the envoys and soldiers are not able to come out because the countries are unable to do what they want.
North and south are at ease..."
"Although there was Marquis Dingyuan later who opened the Western Region again, but..." Pei Xi couldn't help but sigh softly, "Marquis Dingyuan was loyal to the Han Dynasty and allowed the Han Dynasty to connect to the Western Region three times. It's a pity..."
The Ban family is a tragedy.
Fei Qian generally knows something about this.
Going back on his word led to the decline of the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and then he pretended not to hear the request for help, which caused a heavy blow to the pro-Han people in the Western Regions. From this perspective, Guangwu did not do very well.
Later, during the period of Emperor Ming, the Southern Huns had surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and the power of Yarkand in the Western Regions had also declined, and the chaos among the countries became even more chaotic. At that time, Geng Bing, the emissary of the Servants of the Western Regions, wrote a letter suggesting that troops should be sent to restore control of the Western Regions. Emperor Ming accepted this suggestion and sent
The soldiers attacked in all directions.
The first three armies had mediocre results, but the last army led by Dou Gu reached the eastern Tianshan Mountains, defeated the Xiongnu Nanhuyan King stationed in Yiwu, chased him to Puleihai, and established Yihedu in the Yiwu area.
Wei, who left officials and scholars to garrison Yiwu City, opened a new channel of communication between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.
At the same time, with the support of the military power of the Han Dynasty, Ban Chao also achieved great success in his activities in the Western Regions. He traveled among the countries in the Western Regions and easily killed the envoys of the Northern Huns, forcing many countries in the Western Regions to have to
Returned to the big man...
This is Banchao's first link between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.
Ban Chao's success was certainly due to his personal wisdom and courage, but it also proved once again that "a weak country has no diplomacy". Unfortunately, after the death of Emperor Ming, people in Shandong began to advocate the idea of wasting people and wasting money in the Western Regions.
"We conquered the Xiongnu in the north, opened thirty-six kingdoms in the west, served for many years, and spent a lot of money on transportation. We also stationed in Yiwu, Loulan, and Cheshi Wuji in faraway places. The people were nostalgic for their country and resented the border towns." From then on, the imperial court "listened to the situation and returned to the border towns."
"Let's stop the border villages", and once again gave up the authority of the Western Region that was finally obtained.
Later, Ban Chao was very distressed by this situation. He disobeyed Emperor Zhang's orders and joined forces with the Shule tribe, which was friendly to the Han Dynasty, to attack the Northern Xiongnu forces who were still in the Western Region at that time. He also led Shule, Kangju, Khotan, Kumi, etc.
The tribes and people of the country captured Gumo and expelled most of the Northern Xiongnu forces in the Western Regions...
During this process, Ban Chao did not receive much support from Emperor Zhang of Han.
Seeing that the Western Regions had become more advantageous again, the Shandong nobles began to say that the countries in the Western Regions "relied on the Han and relied on the sky" and so on. Only in this way did reinforcements come...
Ban Chao had been waiting for this reinforcement for fifteen years.
This is the second pass.
Although Ban Chao was given a lot of honors on the surface, Ban Chao's disobedience to the imperial edict was always recorded in a small notebook, so much so that Ban Chao, who was old and seriously ill, asked to return to Luoyang, weeping in the above list.
, "I dare not see Jiuquan County, but I hope to be born in Yumen Pass..."
As a result, Banchao had applied for approval for three years but still could not get approval.
Later, his sister Ban Zhao went to the palace in person and wrote to Emperor He in person. In full view of everyone, he got Emperor He's permission. After that, Ban Chao finally returned to Luoyang and died that year.
Then the third pass was completed by Ban Chao's son, Ban Yong.
Under the brutal management of the newly dispatched Western Region Protector, the Western Region fell into chaos again. A few knowledgeable people insisted on safeguarding Han Wu's great cause and unifying the Western Region. However, the majority of people in Shandong opposed sending troops and spent money on people and money.
Hanging around in front of the emperor. The struggle between these two factions had ups and downs, and the court's decisions were also repeated. Since most of the court was eventually controlled by the Shandong gentry, and the internal political corruption became more and more serious, the conflicts between the upper and lower classes also became more and more serious.
It became more and more acute and the national power weakened, so the idea of giving up the Western Regions and retreating to Yumen became more and more dominant.
Later, although Ban Yong, the son of Ban Chao, was appointed as the chief historian of the Western Regions, he was only given 500 people...
With such a weak force, to go out of the Yumen and reopen the situation in the Western Regions, not only did the dissenting dignitaries shake their heads and sneer, Ban Yong himself also bravely stepped out of the country with a death wish.
Perhaps it was due to the protection of Ban Chao's heroic spirit, or perhaps Ban Yong was half of the Shule Wang family's bloodline. The development of the situation far exceeded his expectation. In the second year, Shanshan was the first to express its allegiance, and then Kucha surrendered in the face of a thorn.
With the support of three countries, Ban Yong once again defeated King Yili of the Northern Huns and successfully opened up the Western Region.
On this basis, Ban Yong continued his efforts, summoned tens of thousands of troops from various countries, and completely destroyed the Northern Xiongnu's lair in the Western Regions. King Huyan of the Northern Xiongnu fled, and more than 20,000 of his people surrendered. The Shanyu of the Northern Xiongnu led the army, and was captured again.
Ban Yong fights back...
The Western Regions were once again connected with the Han Dynasty under Ban's banner. But for such a warrior, Ban Yong also followed the same path as his father.
Ban Yong and Zhang Lang, the prefect of Dunhuang, attacked Yanqi in two directions. Ban Yong went from the south road and Zhang Lang went from the north road. They agreed on a date to meet at Yanqi City. However, Zhang Lang was eager to seek credit for his previous guilt, so he arrived early.
, and did not wait for Ban Yong, led his army to attack in advance, and won the battle, beheading more than 2,000 people. The Yanqi people were afraid, so they sent an envoy to ask for surrender. Zhang Lang directly entered Yanqi City, accepted the surrender and returned.
As a result, Zhang Lang's meritorious service in this battle offset his previous charges, while Ban Yong was conscripted back to Luoyang, Kyoto, and imprisoned because of the so-called "Chi Jun". Although Ban Yong was pardoned soon after, he never returned to prison.
He never went to court, and later died at home.
This is not even the most tragic thing about Ban's family. Ban's sorrow has continued to the third generation.
Ban Chao's grandson, Ban Shi, although he married Princess Yincheng and looked good on the surface, this Princess Yincheng was also a famous cuckold wholesaler in history. She didn't even mention any excuse to do her hair in front of Ban Chao.
In front of her, he summoned her favored pile driver. In the end, Ban Shi couldn't bear it anymore and beheaded Princess Yincheng in half. However, he was sentenced to be quartered by Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty because of this. He also killed all the Ban family members.
Fei Qian touched the beard on his chin, then looked at Pei Xi, and finally felt that Pei Xi emphasized these things about Ban Chao, especially the unfair treatment of the three generations of Ban Chao by the Shandong gentry, and seemed to be expressing some extra
mean……
Are you saying that the Western Regions have always been about suppressing rebellions and restoring rebellions?
Or are you saying that no matter how much Fei Qian does for the Western Regions, he still won't be recognized by the Han nobles, especially those in Shandong?
Or is it that even if he opens up the Western Region, even if Fei Qian becomes successful and famous, he will inevitably end up being feared by the court like Marquis Dingyuan, and will eventually bring harm to his descendants?
Or...
The hidden meanings of Pei Xi are indeed remarkable.
After all, Fei Qian has now obtained the Xijing Secretariat, which is considered a landmark institution at the political level. Although it is not complete yet and there are still some restrictions, but in the eyes of Pei Xi and others, these restrictions
Even if there is, it is speculated that it will be eliminated in the near future...
The issues Fei Qian was considering were not quite the same as what Pei Xi was thinking.
Regarding the Western Regions, after listening to Pei Xi's introduction, Fei Qian vaguely had a conceptual framework for a big topic...
Ban Chao and his son made three connections to the Western Regions. Although it highlighted the brave spirit of Ban Chao and his son, it also showed that in fact, even Ban Chao, or the entire Han Dynasty, took very rough measures against the outside world.
At the same time, Ban Chao and his son achieved three connections to the Western Regions, but the Shandong nobles could not see the secret? You must know that neither Ban Chao nor Ban Yong had many people at the beginning, and it was not like the Shandong nobles talked about it every day.
"Working people and hurting money ruins the foundation." Even if it is really working people and money, what can be done by three hundred and five hundred soldiers? So the focus of the debate in the Han Dynasty was not really whether to work the people or not, but on these
What's behind.
But now Fei Qian has a new idea about the countries in the Western Regions, and he can even mix in some personal belongings to promote and solve some previous problems.
"Send orders to Jia Wenhe! Prepare military supplies in Longxi!" Fei Qian finally ordered, "No Japanese troops will enter Hexi!" No matter what, the Western Regions cannot be given up, and this time, Fei Qian's ideas will be followed to clean up the Western Regions!