The deeds of some ancient sages

Su Wu (140 ~ 60 BC), whose real name was Qing Zi. Ling Du (now in the middle and west of Xi, Shaanxi) was a famous man of loyalty in the Western Han Dynasty. Father Su Jian, who followed the famous Wei Qing to attack Xiongnu many times in the north, later became the magistrate of Dai Jun. The bureaucratic system at that time stipulated that if the father was an official, the son could first enter the official rank from a lower rank. Su Wu is also a LangGuan first, and then gradually promoted. In the first year of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that is, in 100 BC, he was ordered to send an envoy to Xiongnu as a corps commander. Because King Gou Jian of Xiongnu plotted to kidnap Khan's mother, E Shi, and submit to the Han Dynasty, John Zhang, the messenger of the Han Dynasty, was also involved, and Su Wu was also implicated.

In order to force Su Wu to surrender, Xiongnu Khan initially locked him in the cellar. Su Wu was so hungry that he ate snow and Mao Weisheng, but he never surrendered. Khan took him to the North Sea (now Lake Baikal in the Soviet Union), and Su Wu was even more unmoved. He still holds Jeff of the Han Dynasty, herding sheep for a living, showing tenacious perseverance and unyielding integrity. Later, after Zhao Di ascended the throne, the Han Dynasty married the Huns and asked them to return Su Wu and other envoys, but Khan lied that Su Wu and others were dead.

Later, when the envoys of the Han Dynasty came to the Xiongnu area, they finally learned that Su Wu was still alive, so they threatened that the emperor of the Han Dynasty had shot a wild goose in Shanglinyuan, with silk on its feet, and made it clear that Su Wu was in the swamp in the north. Khan had to return Su Wu and other nine people.

Su Wu stayed in Xiongnu for a long time, with 19 years.

In the sixth year of Zhao Di's reign, that is, 8 1 year BC, Su Wu finally returned to Chang 'an. The following year, Shangguan Jie, Shangguan 'an and Sang Hongyang were charged with rebellion. Su Wu has a good relationship with Shangguan and Sang Hongyang, and his son is also involved. Su Wu was removed from office. After the death of Emperor Zhao, Su Wu was appointed as the Commissioner of Customs for his participation in the establishment of Xuan Di.