How did a Han princess build her kingdom in the wilderness?
Under the rule of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national strength of the Han Dynasty was at its peak, and the Quartet came to the court. As a representative of the advanced civilization of the East, the Han Dynasty attracted neighboring countries to send envoys to ask for intermarriage. Among them was the mighty Persian Empire.
The Persian envoys longed for a Han princess, but how could the royal family easily marry someone else?Women in such diplomatic marriages often need to be selected from the clan or court to be women of both talent and beauty. They are burdened with the interests of their country, but they can only dedicate their lives to a foreign monarch they have never met.
When generations of Han Dynasty princesses left their familiar homeland and embarked on the long road to the Western Regions, did they ever imagine their future?How many people have unwillingness in their hearts, but they can only bear the helplessness of fate alone?
A palace maid named Qiying is one of such nameless princesses. When she unexpectedly became pregnant, an absurd and bizarre drama was staged.
In the 2nd century B.C., the Han Dynasty was in full swing, and the Han Dynasty entered its heyday after Liu Che, the martial arts Emperor of the Han Dynasty, succeeded to the throne. In order to consolidate the northern frontier, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted a strategy of both Huairou and strengthened ties with foreign tribes through harmony.
Located in the western part of Central Asia, Persia was an ancient and powerful empire. The two countries had close neighborly relations, and Persia sent envoys to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty on many occasions. The Persian envoys had seen the strength and prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and dreamed of intermarriage between the two countries.
So in the fourth year of Emperor Yuanguang of the Han Dynasty, the Persian envoy came to Chang'an again with a letter of state and officially proposed to the Han court. The Persian king was willing to marry a Han princess as his queen in order to strengthen the friendship between the two countries for generations.
After deliberation, Emperor Wu of Han decided to accede to Persia's request. He sent someone to select a 16-year-old talented and beautiful palace maid from the court, named Princess Xianyu, and prepared to send him to Persia to marry.
This palace girl named Qiying is docile and dignified, good at playing the piano and singing and dancing, and is deeply favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Her parents died young, she had been growing up in the court, and knew almost nothing about the outside world.
Suddenly chosen to play the role of a princess, she can only obey the arrangement, even if she is at a loss for what to expect. For this political marriage, the Han court prepared a rich dowry, and sent the prime minister Jin Il to lead a team to escort it, and the dress was rich and the specifications were very high.
However, this seemingly flawless political marriage encountered unexpected twists and turns along the way.
In the winter of 133 BC, Qiying and her escort team set off for the west, preparing to cross the Qilian Mountains and go to Persia in Central Asia. As soon as the group reached the Green Ridge, they suddenly encountered a war between the two local countries.
It turned out to be located at the junction of three small countries, which had long-standing territorial disputes with each other. The scale of the war was unprecedented, and the scope of the war was so extensive that the convoy could only temporarily remain in a village high in the mountains and wait for the situation to subside.
Three months later, the fighting had subsided, and they were finally able to set off on their way down the mountain. At this time, a shocking news spread - Princess Qiying is pregnant!
This shocked everyone, and Qiying broke out of discipline and caused trouble, and should be sentenced to death. However, the guards rummaged through her outfit and found no evidence of her pregnancy, what the hell is going on?
It turned out that during the days of waiting on the mountain, Qiying developed a relationship with a young guard. The two had a secret tryst and finally got pregnant. In order not to kill the two of them, Qiying's number one maid cleverly concocted a fantastical story.
The clever maid lied to everyone that Qiying was conceived by the sun god Linxing.
She said nonsense that every day at noon, there was always a handsome man with a golden glow all over his body, driving a flaming chariot down from the sky. He is the sun god who rules the sun and fire, and he has come to have a tryst with Qiying. Therefore, the father of the fetus in her womb must be the sun god!
The crowd was in an uproar, and no one believed this unbelievable nonsense. However, I can't find another reasonable explanation, and it's not good to dispose of Qiying who is pregnant with Rokka. That's when a peculiar idea came to me
Since the princess was pregnant, it was natural that the Persian king would not marry her again. The escort group could not drive back to the Han Dynasty, so it had to establish a state on the spot.
The mountain they were in was difficult to defend and difficult to attack, just enough to build palaces and cities. Coupled with the lucrative dowry that came with this trip, it was enough to build a small country!
This idea was a little hesitant at first, but after thinking about it, it is indeed feasible. This peace and affinity is of great significance to the relations between the two countries, and the embarrassment of failure may be avoided for the founding of the country.
So, the escort group decided to establish its own country on the top of this high mountain. They named it "Shupantuoguo", which in Chinese means "land where the moonlight shines".
The project was huge and difficult, but fortunately, the materials provided by Hanting were sufficient. Ten months later, a palace and surrounding walls were officially completed, and Qiying gave birth to a healthy baby boy, so she made him king and regent herself.
The baby boy was born with extraordinary powers, could fly in mid-air, and when he grew up, he called himself a "Han and Ri Celestial Seed", with the dual blood of Han and Sun God. He became the founding king of this small new country, giving birth to a strange and bizarre dynasty.
In the century since the establishment of the kingdom, this kingdom built on the mountains has always been friendly with its neighbors, and the country has been peaceful and economically. However, the good times did not last long, and at the beginning of the 8th century, the situation in the Western Regions changed drastically.
The powerful Tibetan army began to expand in all directions, and many small countries were annexed and occupied. Finally, in 728, under the leadership of Fugui monks, the Tubo army captured the capital of the Shupantuo Kingdom!
The disparity in strength was so great that this small country with a magical origin could not resist at all, and soon fell after a hand-to-hand encounter. The people either fled or surrendered, and the state of Shupantuo came to an end and became part of Tibet.
The surviving descendants of the Han Ritian race were forced to migrate and integrate into ethnic groups throughout Central Asia. Their magical bloodline is hidden in the dust of history. And the ruins of the ancient capital of the founding of the People's Republic of China have gradually disappeared, and they have been swallowed up by the mountain wilderness for many years.
It was not until 100 years later, in the Tang Dynasty, that this homeland returned to the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty. Tang Taizong led his army to defeat Tubo and regain the lost territory. The original hometown of the Tupantuo Kingdom was renamed as "Green Ridge Guarding" and officially incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
This is the end of the history of the kingdom of Shupantuo, and its founders have become a bizarre legend. Although the authenticity is difficult to verify, through this story, we can also get a glimpse of the helplessness of the political marriage of the ancients.
As we trace the origins of those who were forced to establish their own kingdoms on the frontiers, we should also remember their unique destiny and greatness.
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