The story of the Silk Road Zhangye

When the great explorer and great diplomat Zhang Wei was in Langzhong in the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, some of the Xiongnu surrendered to the Han Dynasty. They said that there were months in Dunhuang and Tianshan, hating the Huns and wanting revenge. Emperor Wu of Han wants to unite with the Moon to cut off the connection between the Huns and the countries of the Western Regions. He kneeled to ask the savvy and strong people to contact the month, and Zhang Hao applied for it. There was a Huns who had surrendered and called the uncle, and more than a hundred warriors were willing to go with Zhang Hao to find the country of the month.

In 138 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Wei as the messenger, with more than 100 people starting from Daisy. Outside the west is the Xiongnu boundary. Zhang Wei, who walked for a few days, finally surrounded the Huns and made prisoners. They had to live there and live for more than ten years. Everyone else is scattered, and only the father of the church is with Zhang. After a long time, they talked and did things, no different from the Huns. The Huns also relaxed their care.

One day, Zhang Huan and Tang’s father took the dry food, and when they were not paying attention, they rode two fast horses to escape. They are going to the moon, and they don’t know where the month is, just go west. They ran for dozens of days, escaped from the Xiongnu boundary and broke into a country called Dawan.

Dawan is in the north of the moon and is a place where horses, grapes and donkeys are produced. Dawan is a neighbor of the Huns. He knows the Huns’ words, and Zhang Yu and Tang’s father can speak the Huns. Dawan people reported to the king that Dawan Wang had already heard that there was a smashing China in the far east. The place was very rich. The food, the clothes, the living and the living were too much to say, and the gold and silver treasures and silk satin cloths were used. It’s not over, I heard the messengers of the Han Dynasty come here, and I welcome them.

Zhang Wei met Dawan Wang and asked the king to send people to go to the moon. Dawan Wang sent people to Zhang Hao and they went to the moon. Zhang Wei met with the King of the Moon and said that the Han Dynasty was willing to join forces with the Moon to fight the Huns.

However, Moon King does not want this. After the old king of the month was killed by the Xiongnu, the Yue people established his son as the king. The new king led all the people and livestock to flee west, until the summer. When the Yue people defeated the big summer, they established a big moon country. The moon king did not want to fight the Huns again, but he politely hosted the Han Dynasty messengers.

Zhang Yuhe and Tang’s father lived in Yue’s family for more than a year. They couldn’t call Yueshi Wang to fight the Huns. They had to leave the month to return to China. After Kangju and Dawan, they went to the Xiongnu boundary and caught the Huns. They had to spend more than a year there. The princes of the Huns and the singles competed for the throne, and the country was in chaos. Zhang Yi Tongtang’s uncle has escaped. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw Zhang Wei, who had not seen it for thirteen years. He worshipped him as a doctor in the middle school.

Zhang Hao still wants to go to the Western Regions. He said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "I saw the bamboo sticks produced in Lushan and the fine cloth produced in the mountains in the summer. The Daxia people said that the traders bought them from the body-small-small. Da Xia was in the west of Chang'an. Thousands of miles. Daxia people bought things from the body to the earth, showing that the poison is not far from the land. If we set off from the land, we will go to the southwest road, and after passing the poison to the summer, we will not have to go through the Huns. It is."

Han Wudi listened and planned to use the gift and morality to unite with these countries to deal with the Huns. He once again sent Zhang Wei as a messenger, starting from the ground and carrying a gift to make a living. This time, Zhang Wei divided the people into four teams, starting from four locations, and walking two thousand miles, some for the local tribes to fight back, and some for killing. A group of people going south went around Kunming and went to Laos. The king of Laos was originally a member of the Chu State. He was very polite to entertain the messenger. He was willing to help the messenger find a way to go to the body, but the Kunming people refused to let Zhang Hao return to Chang'an. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that this time in the South, he had made a country that he had never heard before, and he was very satisfied.

Later, many countries in the Western Regions saw that the Huns were defeated by the Han Dynasty and they were reluctant to pay tribute and pay taxes to the Huns. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took this opportunity and sent Zhang Wei to the Western Region. Zhang Wei said: "There is a Wusun country on the west side of the Xiongnu. The emperor may wish to make a Wusunwang first and follow him. The countries west of Wusun, like Dawan, Kangju, Daxia and Yueshi, are easy to make."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Wei as the messenger, holding the Han Dynasty's envoys, with three hundred warriors, two horses per person, and more than 10,000 cows and sheep. Gold, coins, satin, cloth and other tens of millions of dollars. The gift is leaving.

When I arrived at Wusun, Wusun Wang came out to meet. Zhang Wei gave him a very thick gift and said to him: "If the king can move to the east, the emperor is willing to seal the land there to the king, and marry the princess to the king to be the wife. The two countries are relatives. To deal with the Huns together. This is good for both countries."

Wu Sunwang asked Zhang Wei to take a short break for a few days, and he summoned the ministers to discuss and discuss. Both Wusun Wang and the ministers were afraid of the Huns, and they had been negotiating for several days and decided not to come down. Zhang Wei sent his deputies to hold the envoys, with gifts, to contact Dawan, Kangju, Da Yueshi, Da Xia, rest, body poison, Yu Yu and other countries. Wusun Wang also sent several translators to help them. Many messengers have not returned yet, and Wusun Wang sent Zhang Yu to go back. He sent Zhang Huan back and sent dozens of people to Changan to explore.

Zhang Wei came to see the Emperor Wu of Han with the messenger of Wu Sun. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty met them, they were very happy. They also saw dozens of high-headed horses that Wusun Wang gave him. They liked it, and they were especially privileged to give the grandson of Wusun.

After a year, Zhang Huan died of illness. After a few more years, the deputies sent by Zhang Wei came back with the messengers of various countries. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy. He knew that there were 36 countries in the Western Region. They were afraid of the Huns and had to hand over their slaves and wealth to the Xiongnu. At this time, the Han Dynasty made good contacts with these countries. They did not have to pay taxes and were willing to make friends with the Han Dynasty.

Wusun Wang did not want to move to the east. Hanwu Emperor set up two counties there, one was Jiuquan County, and the other was Wuwei County. Officials and soldiers were guarded all year round to prevent the Huns from invading.

The Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Yi to the Western Region. The thirty-six countries in the Western Region know that Zhang Xin’s eyes are good and enough friends. Therefore, for a long period of time, the friendly relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Western Region was established. From the Western Region, the Han Dynasty received dozens of products such as horses, grapes, oysters, walnuts, broad beans, and pomegranates. The countries of the Western Regions obtained silk and silk fabrics from China, learned to cultivate, drill wells, and iron and developed production. The road that Zhang Wei walked through the Western Region promoted cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. Later, people called it the "Silk Road."

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Fenghuang Middle School, Fenggang County, Fenggang County, Zunyi, Guizhou, China