Since the autumn of the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC) of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, King Kunxie of the Xiongnu killed King Xiutu and surrendered more than 40,000 people to the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wu established five vassal states, the concept of vassal states appeared in the Han Dynasty.
in history.
The vassal states were mainly composed of vassaled ethnic minorities. They could continue to maintain the "customs of their own country" and did not need to pay various taxes to the Han Dynasty. The only burden they had to bear was the taxes of the officials stationed in the Han Dynasty who were responsible for supervision and coordination.
Under supervision, a certain number of troops were gathered to participate in various wars of the Han Dynasty.
Such troops would raise their own food and grass in the short term, but in the long term they would be provided by the Han army. They would also have a certain share in the distribution of spoils, and military discipline was far looser than that of the Han army, so they were welcomed by many foreign tribes.
When the time gradually came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, because the Eastern Han Dynasty implemented the strategy of "using barbarians to control barbarians", the number of vassal states increased day by day, and the coverage area also extended from the original northwest and northern regions to the northeast and southeast regions.
As one of the important results of the Han's war against the Xiongnu, Zhangye County, which belonged to the four counties in Hexi, was divided into two vassal states from one county. One of these two vassal states was called the Zhangye vassal state, and the other became the Zhangye Juyan vassal state.
According to modern interpretation, the jurisdiction of the Zhangye Kingdom includes present-day Zhangye City, Dahuang Mountain (Yanzhi Mountain) in the south of Shandan County, Shandan Army Racecourse and other places, as well as the adjacent Minle County, and the southeastern part of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County to Da
The Qilian Mountains in the upper reaches of Xianshui. In other words, this Ye vassal country is located in the southeastern area of Zhangye County, not far from Biandukou where Li Shushi and his party entered Zhangye County.
The most important thing is that this place is completely different from the Zhangye vassal state on the historical map. Is it possible? This is so deceptive! As a non-senior historical researcher, I can even be called a historical novice.
You can't afford to be hurt!
Okay, let’s put aside the resentment against the Zhangye vassal state for the time being. Let’s talk about another vassal state drawn from Zhangye County. That is, although it has only one county like the Qiuci vassal state in Shangjun County, it is
Zhangye, who was able to seize the country alone, lived in the Yan vassal country.
If the general environment in the northwest is relatively dry, then the Juyan area is a rare oasis in the yellow sand.
As the final destination of the main stream of the Heihe River Basin, the second largest inland river in the northwest, Juyanze and the weak water delta formed by the weak water (the upper reaches are called Heihe River) not only have fertile land and rich species resources, but also Juyanze and its surroundings
Hongguoer Mountain in the east and Mazong Mountain in the west together form the natural dividing line dividing Mobei and Monan, and they are the main transportation hub from Mobei to Hexi.
According to the research of later generations, the word Juyan should come from the Huns at the latest. According to legend, the Huns once had a tribe called Juyan nomadic here, hence the name (of course, it is also possible that this tribe was named after Quyan).
(from which it got its name). Some people even say that the word "Juyan" in the Xiongnu language means warm climate and abundant water and grass, which is quite suitable for the reproduction of livestock.
No matter what the real situation is, it can at least show that this place was once an ideal oasis. Later, after a series of battles, the Han people finally captured this land, so Juyan became Juyan County, where the Han Dynasty
A ruling symbol with its own cultural characteristics was established and has been passed down to this day.
At the same time, there is also the famous Xiongnu elegiac song: "Losing my Qilian Mountains, my six animals will not be able to rest. Losing my Yanzhi Mountain, my women will be colorless." It elaborates on those who once invaded us but finally lost everything.
National regret.
By the way, if what was said above about the jurisdiction of Zhangye's vassal state is true, it can be said that after hundreds of years, the Huns returned to their homeland in a new way, but this time even if they were unwilling,
The passport in his hand is no longer marked with the words Hun Empire, but replaced with the steel stamp of the Han Empire.
After all, not everyone has the national unity and astonishing wealth and political activity of Israel.
Okay, let’s return the topic to Juyan’s vassal state.
Now, this place has become the paradise of the Huns again. Although these people all hold passports as citizens of the Han Empire and must be supervised by officials sent by the Han Dynasty, compared with the cold and desolate Mobei, this place is still like a paradise.
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However, in recent years, they suddenly discovered that the "tight bands" they originally wore on their heads did not seem to be as tight as before, and had even been damaged in some places. It seemed that they only needed to use strong swords.
It seems that a pry can completely destroy it. It's just that I didn't dare to act blatantly because I was concerned about a group of guys who knew how to cast a spell, until...
"Lihejie, have you cleaned up everything?"
"Yes, the great Lord Shanyu killed a total of 18 officials who were unwilling to obey, and 236 soldiers who were unwilling to obey orders. No one escaped, and the rest were all willing to serve Lord Shanyu.
His destiny is to follow the work of dogs and horses."
"Very good, you have done a good job in Lihejie. As long as it is successful, the position of Youxian King will always be held by your lineage."
"Thank you Shanyu for your grace, Li Hejie and your family are willing to dedicate their loyalty from generation to generation and forever be the arrows in your hands. We will eliminate all enemies that stand in your way. We will only move forward and never retreat."
"There is no need for this. I can absolutely trust your loyalty, and our great cause will definitely succeed!"
Basically, every vassal state will have officials such as captains, prime ministers, marquises, and thousands of people, as well as nine translators who are in charge of having to hire a large number of translators due to the large number of foreigners who speak various languages, and a history of the vassal state.
, Belonging to the country and being a household official.
Some of these official positions will be held by Han people, and some will be held directly by Hu people, especially the leaders of Hu tribes. It can be said that in addition to important positions such as the captain of the vassal state and certain literary work, the Yue people
More and more foreigners have begun to fill the officialdom of the vassal country. Even in the current chaotic situation, the leaders of the foreign tribes who have always performed well can use more tributes to obtain the captaincy of the vassal country through certain channels, which has the same power as the governor.
Positions with exactly the same status.
In other words, although the subject country is often not very big, it is enough to be called a small vassal due to the powerful power of Hu Qi.
Among them was Chakna, the captain of the vassal state of Juyan in Zhangye and the leader of the various Xiongnu tribes nearby.
By the way, because the captain of Zhangye's vassal state is vacant, the most powerful Hu leader in Liangzhou, Ke Sasuo, has actually taken control of all the affairs in Zhangye's vassal state. However, because of his unfair name, he behaves very strangely on weekdays.
cautious.
Although neither Chakna nor Corsasso lacked ambition, their courage obviously could not support their ambition. They were afraid of the revenge of the Han people. Whether it was the "butcher" Duan Qiao or Dong Zhuo today, they were very afraid of it.
He knew that he would never be a match for those rare aliens among the Han people. They liked greater power, but they were more afraid of death.
But suddenly one day those powerful men from Zhangye and Jiuquan came to them and told them that Dong Zhuo was no longer able to take care of the situation in the west. Now they only had to face a scholar named Han Sui. Although he had some abilities, he could possess
There were so many soldiers and horses because the other side was too cunning and cunning to assassinate the leaders of the Qiang people.
Both Chakna and Cosasso were doubtful about such rhetoric, because after having been in contact with the Han people for so long, they clearly knew that there were such people among the Han people - although they might not be able to ride horses well.
, they may not be able to fire a bow, their martial arts are horribly low, and they even have physical disabilities, but the wisdom of these people is more terrifying than those old shamans. With their command, what can those Qiang people do?
No one can say how powerful it will be.
However, the powerful representatives of Jiuquan and Zhangye also expressed their willingness to support Chakna and Corsasso to form a separate empire. This allowed the ambitions in the hearts of the two people to gradually gain the upper hand, and even their original caution was gradually swallowed up.
This is a rare opportunity, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The most important thing is that in their view, as long as they can occupy the territory of a county and plunder it, even if the central court of the Han Dynasty finally reacts, they will
You can just throw those Han people out to apologize to the big man. Anyway, based on the old habits of the big man, it is very likely that these guys who usually perform well will avoid the death penalty. If they surrender quickly enough, they may even get some rewards.
Not sure.
The Han Dynasty's court was always very generous to foreigners who were willing to surrender. Anyway, after this vote, their tribe also had enough capital for development, and they could go dormant again and wait for the next opportunity.
Of course, although they were all tempted, Han Sui had a solid force of 100,000 troops after all. Even if he couldn't dispatch all of them, it was definitely not a small number. After all, God knows if all the troops under his command were used up, what would happen to their heads?
It became the capital of those who were friendly forces a moment ago to ask for credit and reward from the Han Dynasty court or the enemy.
So although Chakna seemed to be more "brave" than Cossaso, he did not throw out all the power in his hand at once, he just threw a pebble to explore the path. And Cossaso was still "hesitant"
" among them, it seems that they are waiting for the most appropriate opportunity. Even if Corsasso must unite with Chakna in the face of tens of thousands of enemies, the distribution of interests after the war still depends on the remaining troops of each party, not
Who has the greatest contribution to neutrality in this battle?
"Remember that in the conditions for sending troops, those Han people also need to send troops to obey our dispatch."
"Yes, Master Shanyu."
"You want me to rush to the front and kill all the precious warriors of our Huns. It's a daydream!"
It's a pity that not every guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes can have the special temperament like Zhu Xmao to be able to act like an underground worker of our party even when wearing a spy costume. Therefore, combined with the strong smell of blood in the room, the temperature in the room immediately dropped.
A lot. I just don’t know who is lucky and who is unlucky. The opponent of this group of Huns is not Han Sui, but a pioneer chosen by Han Sui to explore the way according to the circumstances. Moreover, they also have complicated grievances and grudges with the Huns.
Woolen cloth.
PS: On this day in 1879, Japan officially annexed the Ryukyu Islands belonging to China. As I once said, President Chiang’s handling of Ryukyu can be regarded as a historical sinner of the Chinese nation. The late Qing government was a hundred times stronger than him.
PS2: North Korea and South Korea have been very lively recently. Both North and South Korea have said a lot of harsh words. It seems that the clouds are gathering for a while, as if the war will start again in the next moment (of course, according to one party, the two sides are now in a state of war)
).
Even so, I personally think that we don’t need to worry about war really coming. As far as the south is concerned, the "China-North Korea Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance" will automatically renew as long as one of the two parties does not raise objections to its abolition, which means that this automatic treaty will be renewed.
The treaty signed in 1961 has been automatically renewed in 1981 and 2001. If we take the initiative to launch a war, it will definitely give our northern neighbors an excuse to intervene and allow the US imperialism to play with China on land. It is estimated that the psychological shadow of the US imperialism is still not small.
As for the North, I personally think that its main purpose is to consolidate its status as a nuclear country, just like India and Pakistan at the beginning. Then, with the nuclear threat as the backing, even disarmament and economic development will not be that surprising.
.Of course, by the way, it also allows the third generation to successfully complete the establishment of their own prestige.
.Presumably North Korea no longer wants the atmosphere over the Korean peninsula to depend on the style of the president of South Korea. At the same time, in order not to continue to widen the all-round gap between the North and the South, the three generations must make some changes. It is obviously best to have nuclear weapons.
After all, no matter how bad the ballistic missiles from the north are, they can still reach Seoul.
Of course, apart from North Korea, other countries are unlikely to be satisfied with this result, so it is estimated that the peninsula will still be very lively for some time to come...
PS3: I feel very uncomfortable, so I’m going to rest...
