At that time, countries in the Western Regions had no contact with the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, the countries in the western regions were controlled by the northern Xiongnu and invaded by the northern Xiongnu repeatedly, and the border people were miserable. In 73 AD, Ban Chao abandoned his pen and joined hands with Dou Gu to conquer the Huns. In the army, Ban Chao's military and diplomatic talents were brought into full play, and he repeatedly made outstanding achievements, which was appreciated by Dou Gu and sent to the Western Regions.
Ban Chao and others came to Shanshan first. Ban Chao used his excellent eloquence to persuade his men to attack the northern Xiongnu emissary stationed in Shanshan at night and successfully killed him. Later, he coaxed Wang Shanshan to submit to the Eastern Han Dynasty, successfully persuaded Wang Shanshan to agree to enter the DPRK, and sent his son to the Eastern Han Dynasty as a servant. Later, Ban Chao and others returned to Li, appreciated by Emperor Han Ming, and were ordered to go to the Western Regions. During this trip to the western regions, Ban Chao and others arrived in Khotan, successfully suppressed and appeased Khotan, returned Khotan to the court, and made other countries in the western regions agree to submit to the Eastern Han Dynasty. So far, after a lapse of 56 years, the relationship between the Western Regions and the Central Plains has been restored.
After that, Ban Chao successively captured Qiuci, Jungle West Vietnam and Yanqi, pacified the western countries, strengthened the ties between the western regions and the Central Plains, promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between the western regions and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and made great contributions to national integration.
Ban Chao manages the western regions.
Ban Chao is a famous diplomat in history. His diplomatic skills are excellent and he is also an excellent strategist. He spent decades in the western regions all his life. For decades, Ban Chao has been trying to manage the Western Regions and pacify the countries in the Western Regions, which has made great contributions to the return of the Western Regions to the Central Plains and the promotion of the contact and integration of all ethnic groups.
Before Ban Chao managed the Western Regions, Han people often went to the Western Regions to do business, some people went to the Western Regions to engage in political activities, and some western countries demanded to restore political relations with the Eastern Han Dynasty. It can be said that although some countries in the Western Regions have invaded the territory of the Central Plains, there are still contacts and exchanges between the Western Regions and the Central Plains.
In 73 AD, Ban Chao led 36 officers and men to the Western Regions. During that trip to the Western Regions, he killed the Xiongnu emissary in Shanshan and the Xiongnu overseer in Khotan, forcing the kings of the two countries and other kings to send their sons to the Eastern Han Dynasty as slaves. This is another exchange between the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty after 58 years. After that, Ban Chao and Xiongnu competed for the dominance of the Western Regions, which was strongly supported by Khotan and other countries. In seven years, Zhang Han intended to give up the Western Regions and call Ban Chao and others back to China. Ban Chao was ordered to return home, and the countries in the western regions in the Eastern Han Dynasty were shocked. They are afraid of retaliation from hostile countries such as Qiuci and weep for Ban Chao. So Ban Chao stayed, and later got one thousand reinforcements from Zhang Han. Later, Ban Chao led the western countries to defeat Qiuci and other countries, completely pacified the western regions and incorporated them into the territory of the Central Plains.
Ban Chao returned to China on 102 and died soon after, at the age of 7 1 year. He spent most of his life governing the western regions and made great contributions to national unity.
Ban Chao's letter was sent for a long time, and the court didn't reply to him. Ban Chao's sister Ban Zhao is a female historian. She was a model of women at that time and enjoyed a high reputation. Ban Zhao also wrote to the emperor, saying that barbarians were uncivilized and didn't know manners like Han people. Ban Chao is old and will die sooner or later. There will be no successor to Ban Chao in North Korea, and there will be chaos in the western regions. Ban Zhao continued to persuade the emperor, and now the literati only think about the present, regardless of the long-term plan. If there really is a war in the western regions, Ban Chao is too old to do so, which will hurt the painstaking efforts of the Great Han Dynasty in the western regions. Ban Chao himself will be very sorry, feel sorry for the people on the border. It is also a great pity that the people have really lost peace. So, Ban Chao, thousands of miles away, sincerely begged the imperial court to return home and tell her troubles. But the court didn't reply to Ban Chao for so long.
Ban Zhao went on to say that in ancient times, when you joined the army at the age of fifteen, you should be able to come back at the age of sixty. Finally, Ban Zhao decided that she was now willing to risk offending the emperor to see her brother, so that he could return to his hometown after his death. Let her sister see her in court. I implore your Majesty Ban Zhao to sympathize with the old man Ban Chao. Emperor Ban Zhao's words deeply touched Ban Chao, who was recalled from the Western Regions.
In August, Ban Chao finally arrived in Beijing and received a reward from the imperial court. A month later, Ban Chao died. This is the story of Ban Chao's retirement.