Wang Zhaojun goes out of the fortress

In the late reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Xiongnu The nobles fought with each other and split. One of them, Shanyu , called Hu Hanye , was defeated by his elder brother, Zhizhi Shanyu , and his subordinates suffered heavy casualties, so he decided to join the Han Dynasty. So Hu Hanxie brought his men Malay to meet the emperor of Han, and decided to make peace with the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was very happy, and went outside the city to welcome Shan Yu, the first person who came to the Central Plains court, and treated him as a VIP. After living in Chang'an for more than a month, Hu Danyu, escorted by two officials of the Han Dynasty and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, brought 34,000 dendrobiums donated by the Han Dynasty to relieve their needs. Food is back. Hu Hanxie was extremely grateful. Western Regions Many countries heard that the Xiongnu Shanyu made peace with the Han Dynasty, so they also took the initiative to make peace with the Han Dynasty.

When Han Xi, the son of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, that is Emperor of Han Yuan came to power, Zhizhi Shanyu of the Xiongnu began to invade and attack various countries in the Western Regions, and also killed the envoys sent by the Han Dynasty . So the Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the Xiongnu and killed Zhizhi Shanyu. In this way, Huhanye Shanyu 's position in the Xiongnu has been consolidated.

Not long after, Hu Hanxie came to the Central Plains again, and proposed to marry the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty also agreed, but this time it was not to send the princess of the Han royal family, but to prepare to send a palace maid to Hu Hanye to marry. Hanshu·Yuandi Ji and Han Shu·Hun Ji, there is no record whether the palace maid took the initiative to apply for marriage, or whether the Han Yuandi ordered the palace maid to go to the marriage, but in Later Han book · South Xiongnu biography is It is recorded in this way: It is said that there were many palace maids at that time,Most of the palace maids were willing to leave the palace gate because they could not see the emperor after entering the palace. But the vast majority of them were unwilling to let them go to the Xiongnu where the living conditions were poor and the people were sparsely lived all year round. Only a maid named Wang Chang offered to go to the Xiongnu.

Who is Wang Chang? She is one of the four beauties in ancient China and the second most beautiful woman we talked about in the column Wang Zhaojun . Wang Zhaojun is Qi Guo Qi Xiang's daughter. She is naturally beautiful and intelligent. She is good at everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was elected to the palace at the age of 17. At that time, the maids had the opportunity to meet the emperor only after being selected at various levels. The court painter at that time was called Mao Yanshou . In order to be selected, many palace maids would secretly bribe the painter to let the painter paint themselves more beautiful. And Wang Zhaojun did not bribe, so Mao Yanshou deliberately painted an ugly black mole when he painted Wang Zhaojun, so he was not selected by the Han Yuan Emperor.

This time Hu Hanye Shanyu, the leader of the Huns, came to Chang'an to ask him to be his son-in-law. Wang Zhaojun is a knowledgeable woman, so she took the initiative to apply for marriage. Emperor Yuan of Han agreed to give her to Huhanye Shanyu. When she was leaving to visit Emperor Yuan of Han, Emperor Yuan of Han discovered her unusual beauty. About her beauty, there was a moving legend later. It is said that when Wang Zhaojun was approaching the Xiongnu, she sat on the horse and plucked the strings and played a tragic farewell song. The Dayan flying south heard the pleasant sound of the piano and saw such a beautiful woman on the carriage. , even forgot to swing his wings and fell to the ground, so Zhaojun has the name of "falling wild goose".

Of course, the description belongs to the description, and Wang Zhaojun's beauty is indeed real. At this time, although Emperor Yuan of Han had some regrets, the Emperor Jinkou Yuyan said that it was too late to regret it, so he could only watch Wang Zhaojun and Hu Hanxie get married in Chang'an.Hu Hanxie was very happy to get such a beautiful woman, and Emperor Yuan of Han was furious after finding out the truth. Mao Yanshou, who was greedy for money, was killed by Emperor Yuan of Han in a fit of rage.

After Wang Zhaojun arrived in the Xiongnu, he was named Ning Huyu , also known as the queen. She brought the culture of the Han Dynasty to the Huns and lived in harmony with the Huns, who respected her very much. Wang Zhaojun's departure from the fortress was a friendly policy adopted by the Central Plains to establish peaceful and stable relations with the Xiongnu. It enabled the Xiongnu to maintain a stable relationship with the Central Plains for about 60 years, strengthened the economic and cultural exchanges between the two sides, and promoted the unified development of the Central Plains.

Later, Hu Chanyu passed away. At this time, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty also died of depression due to the loss of Wang Zhaojun. Wang Zhaojun applied to the then emperor Han Chengdi to return to the Han Dynasty, but he did not With the consent of the Han court, she had no choice but to follow the customs, marry Hu Chanyu's eldest son and his younger brother, and died of melancholy in the Xiongnu at the age of 36. The Huns buried her in Daqingshan, which is her green tomb. The poems of later generations "The poor green tomb has been wiped out, and there are still mourning strings." It was her. When Jin Dynasty Sima Zhao, in order to avoid taboo, Wang Zhaojun was renamed as Wang Mingjun and Mingfei . Wang Zhaojun's departure from the fortress has also become one of the most moving stories in the Western Han Dynasty. Then what will happen after the Han emperor ascends to the throne? We will continue to introduce in the next column.