A.D. 29, Dou Rong decided to surrender to Liu Xiu, and sent Changshi Liu Jun to Luoyang to present a book to the Eastern Han Dynasty and a BMW. Before this, Liu Xiu also sent an envoy to Hexi to deliver a letter to Dou Rong.
Dou Rong] said that it was a coincidence that Liu Xiu's envoy actually met Liu Jun on the road, and the two chatted, and Hexi did not go, and returned to Luoyang directly. Seeing Liu Jun, Liu Xiu was overjoyed, received a high-level reception, feasted and entertained, and then wrote a very formal edict to Dou Rong for Liu Jun to take back. The edict says:
The edict is issued by the generals of the five counties in Hexi, and the military commanders of the subject countries(Acknowledging Dou Rong's self-proclaimed status as a general): You guard the five counties of the border passes, the soldiers and horses are strong, the warehouses are full, the people are rich, the outside is Qianghu, and the people are inside. Your virtue has spread widely, and I very much hope to be able to cook wine with you and discuss the world, but the road blocks me, which makes me extremely sad. I signed for the letter and BMW brought by Liu Jun in the long history, and I was moved by your deep affection. Now, Yizhou has the emperor Gongsun Shu, and Tianshui has the general Kui of Xizhou. If Shu and Han fight, who wins and who loses, the general, your attitude is very important (the original text is: the power is in the general, the right is left, there is weight. This is the idiom "pivotal"**) Today, the wind and clouds will meet, and the kings will prosper, whether they want to establish the hegemony of Qi Huan and Jin Wen, or if they want to divide their heads and join the vertical and horizontal, they should seize the opportunity to decide. The world has not yet been unified, and I do not border with you, and we will not annex each other, but someone must suggest that you follow the example of Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue (Zhao Tuo, explained earlier, means that the Central Plains is in turmoil, and the border can take the opportunity to establish an independent kingdom). The king can feud the land and the country, but he cannot divide the people (no independent ** is allowed), and each of them does what suits him. Today, I will give the general with **200 catties, and we can communicate at any time if there is something.
So, Liu Xiu appointed Dou Rong as the pastor of Liangzhou (Gansu Province). When the edict reached Hexi, the entire Hexi officialdom was shaken, thinking that the Son of Heaven was thousands of miles away, and he actually knew everything about Hexi.
30 A.D, Dou Rong sent his younger brother Dou You to Luoyang and wrote to Liu Xiu, which probably means that I am a descendant of the relatives of the Empress Dowager Dou (Dou Rong is the descendant of the Empress Dowager Dou's younger brother Dou Guangguo), and I have never considered emulating Gongsun Shu and Kui Huan, and I have never thought of being Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue. Although I Dou Rong is not talented, how can IBetray the old Lord, betray Allahto serve wicked and hypocrites!
Dou You walked to Gaoping County (Guyuan County, Ningxia, the county where Anding County ** is located), just in time for the Kui Huan rebellion, and the road was impassable, so he sent Sima (military and political officer) Xi Feng to bring the letter to Luoyang from the small road. Liu Xiu sent a letter to Dou Rong and Dou You to comfort them, and they were affectionate.
Dou Rong wrote a long letter to Kui Huan, persuading him not to betray Liu Xiu, and to know his way back.
Kui Huan does not adopt.
Dou Rong then mobilized for war with the Taishou of the five counties, and wrote to Liu Xiu, asking for instructions on the date of sending troops.
Liu Xiu was very satisfied with Dou Rong's performance, and gave him a picture of his subordinates and Taishi Gong's "Five Sects" and "Relatives of the Family" (Emperor Jing's thirteen sons were crowned kings, and there were five mothers in total, and the same mother was one, so it was called the Five Sects. It means that Emperor Jing was born to the Dou family, and there are many descendants) "Wei Qihou Liebiography" (Wei Qihou is Dou Ying, the cousin of the Empress Dowager Dou). Then he issued an edict saying:
Every time I think of foreign subordinates, Emperor Jing was born to the Dou family, and King Ding is the son of Emperor Jing and my ancestor. Back then, Dou Ying's words made the royal family maintain orthodoxy (referring to the fact that the Empress Dowager Dou liked her youngest son Liu Wu, King of Liang, so she gave Emperor Jing a blow from time to time, and asked him to give up the throne to his younger brother Liu Wu. Unexpectedly, Dou Ying suddenly stood up and said, the world is the world of Gaozu, and the throne is passed down from father to son, this is the rule of the Han Dynasty, how can it be passed on to King Liang! ）。Changjun and Shaojun respect the master, cultivate self-cultivation and virtue, and extend to the descendants of the empress dowager, this is the god of the Empress Dowager, God bless me in the Han Dynasty (Changjun is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager Dou, Shaojun is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Dou, that is, Dou Guangguo, Dou Rong is the descendant of Dou Guangguo, which means that Dou Rong you are the god of the Empress Dowager Dou and the god sent by God to help me in the Han Dynasty)! The people who came from Tianshui reported to me that you wrote a letter to condemn Kui, which really hurts to the bone marrow. When the rebellious minister read it, his legs trembled, and his heart was ashamed; The faithful have a sour nose; The righteous are bright-minded. If you are not a person who is loyal and filial, how can you do this? Kui Huan knows that without your help, the disaster of ethnic annihilation is coming, so he wants to sow discord and spread rumors to confuse the public. Now that the Kwantung thieves have been pacified, and the army is marching west at any time, please be strong and wait for the division.
He has been a great general and a prime minister of the Han Dynasty
When Dou Rong received the edict, he led his troops into Jincheng with the county guards to attack Feng He, the leader of the Kui Huan (based on Pingxiang) and the first Lingqiang tribe of the same party (west of Guide County, Qinghai Province), and broke the Qiang army. Beheaded more than 1,000 levels, got 10,000 cattle, horses and sheep, and tens of thousands of grains, so along the Yellow River, showed military prestige, and congratulated the holy driver. At that time, the Eastern Han army had not yet been launched, so Dou Rong led the army to retreat.
Liu Xiu saw that Dou Rong was so powerful, of course he had to express something. He ordered the renovation of Dou Rong's father's grave, sacrificed with Taigao (one cow, sheep and one pig), and constantly sent lightly armed messengers to give Dou Rong the rare food to pay tribute to.
Wuwei County Taishou Liang Tong was worried that everyone would hesitate and doubt, and make a fuss, so he simply sent someone to kill Zhang Xuan, the messenger of Kui Huan, and completely broke off friendship with Kui Huan.
The Xiaoyue tribe (living in the southern foothills of Qilian Mountain) and other infantry cavalry tens of thousands and more than 5,000 baggage vehicles joined Liu Xiu, and the coalition army divided into several roads to attack Longshan. At that time, the army was still in the initial period, the generals worshipped Liu Xiu, there was no unified standard, how to salute, during the war, no one took it too seriously. Before Dou Rong met Liu Xiu, he specially sent someone to ask for instructions on what kind of etiquette to use, and presented the etiquette plan he expected for the court. Liu Xiu listened to the report, watched the rehearsal, read the dragon's heart, and immediately announced that the hundred officials would all come according to Dou Rong's etiquette plan when they met in the future. After the formal meeting, Liu Xiu set up a grand banquet to entertain Dou Rong and others with the most noble etiquette.
Dou Rong helped the war, Liu Xiu named him the Marquis of Anfeng, the four counties of Shiyi, and named Dou Rong's younger brother Dou You as the Marquis of Xianqin, and the Taishou of the five counties were all marquis. Dou Rong felt that he had been staying in Hexi for a long time and monopolizing power, so he was uneasy, and asked someone else to replace him several times. Liu Xiu replied, "My relationship with the general is like a left and right hand, why do you always want to resign?" Why don't you know what I mean? Do your best to appease the people and don't leave your own tribe without permission.
A.D. 34At the end of the year, Liu Xiu destroyed the Kui Huan Department.
A.D. 36In November, Liu Xiu destroyed the Emperor Gongsun Shu. In December, an edict was issued, ordering Dou Rong and the five county Taishou to meet in the capital Luoyang.
The world is unified, summon Dou Rong].
After receiving the edict, Dou Rong and others set off, followed by officials and soldiers, and the convoy had more than 1,000 vehicles, horses, cattle and sheep all over the field. Dou Rong arrived at the city gate and presented the ribbon of the seal letter. Liu Xiu sent an envoy to return the marquis's seal letter ribbon (Dou Rong held three positions at this time: Liangzhou Mu, Zhangye Immigration District Director, and An Feng Marquis). met Dou Rong, and his reward and grace caused a sensation in Luoyang.
A few months later (A.D. 37), Bai Dou Rong for Jizhou (central and southern Hebei Province), more than ten days, and then moved to the Great Sikong. Dou Rong thinks that he is not an old minister, once he enters the court, his status is above that of all meritorious heroes, so every time he enters the church, he is extremely humble and polite to everyone, and Liu Xiu is more and more affectionate.
Dou Rong was still uneasy in his heart, and asked several times to resign from his official position and title, and pleaseJin Qian in the serviceExpress his sincerity to Liu Xiu in his resignation.
Dou Rong was unyielding to resign and retire from the fiefdom, and wrote again:
Chen Dou Rong is fifty-three, and he has a son who is only fifteen, stubborn and dull. Chen Chaoxi taught him Confucian scriptures and arts, and did not let him study astronomy and prophecy. I only want him to be dignified and respectful, and to abide by the right path, and I don't want him to have any talents, not to mention that after my death, I will pass on to him the city and the land, and enjoy the blessings that the princes and kings of the past can enjoy!
After that, he asked to meet Liu Xiu alone. Liu Xiu is not allowed.
After that, after a court meeting, Dou Rong lingered behind the seat, and Liu Xiu knew that he was going to talk about resignation and resignation, so he asked the left and right to send an edict to urge him to leave. A few days later, one day Liu Xiu saw Dou Rong and said to him, that day, I knew that you were going to resign again and return the sealed land, so let me tell you that the weather is too hot, and let you stay wherever it is cool. Today, the ugly words are said in the front, you can talk about anything, but you can't say resignation.
So Dou Rong didn't dare to mention this matter again.
So, Dou Rong has been working for seven or eight years, and it has arrivedA.D. 44, was implicated by the Great Situ Dai and was dismissed.
A.D. 45, add a special advance (at the time of the court, the position is below the three dukes and above the marquis).
A.D. 47, instead of Liu Xiu's brother-in-law Yin Xing, he was still a guard lieutenant, and he was still the same as before, and he also led the general to be a master craftsman (engineering director), and he worked until he was seventy or eighty years old, and then he retired.
The descendants of the Dou family, the ups and downs, are a later story.