A Hexi corridor, half of Chinese history. On this thousand-year-old corridor, many "lonely braves" like Fa Xian, Xuanzang, Zhang Qian, and Ban Chao who do not disgrace their mission, are loyal to their ideals, and are loyal to their careers, as well as heroic deeds of perseverance and forging ahead. Let's take a closer look at history to understand their legends.
Diplomatic and military weakness kept the Han Empire under attack and suppression by the Xiongnu dynasty in the north for decades. To this end, Emperor Wu of Han decided to openly recruit emissaries to travel through the Hexi Corridor to the distant Western Regions in search of allies. Zhang Qian, who was the official of the palace at the time, stood up like this.
Although Zhang Qian did not complete the mission of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to unite with the Dayue clan to flank the Xiongnu, he brought back a wealth of information about the Western Regions, and his unique experience and insights opened the horizons of the Han Empire, laying an important foundation for the subsequent connection between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.
With his outstanding diplomatic and military talents, Ban Chao led only 36 people to run the Western Regions for 31 years, and successively subdued nearly 50 countries of all sizes, not only maintaining the territory and dominance of the Han Dynasty, but also promoting the development of the Silk Road again.
Throwing pen from Rong, returning to the dynasty with the class teacher, acting on behalf of Ma Yifeng, not entering the tiger's den, and getting the tiger's ......These idioms that we are familiar with are all related to Ban Chao. Do you know what allusions are behind this?In this issue, we will tell you in detail.