292. Xiongnu Shanyu
Linhe City is just a small city on the northern border of the Han Dynasty. Although the border counties have always been solid, they are more than 108,000 miles away from metropolitan cities such as Chang'an, and are much worse than Shuofang City, where the county seat is located.
But from now on, this small city will leave a lot of marks in history books, recording another great victory for the Han Dynasty against the Huns.
Today is the day when Luan Tibi, the king of the right Suzu of the Xiongnu, worshipped the Emperor Liu Yu of the Han Dynasty and was granted the title of Nan Shanyu of the Xiongnu.
The road outside the Linhe City Gate is lined with armored guards, and they are lined up several miles away. On the surface, it is a ceremonial guard set up to treat the king of Riju, but if you walk on the middle road, you will inevitably feel like you are being escorted.
King Rizhu comforted himself, which showed that the Han Dynasty attached great importance to him. When his grandfather Huhanye Shanyu entered Chang'an, Emperor Xuan of Han sent thousands of cavalry to escort the guards all the way, and the show was even greater than this.
At that time, a major discussion was held in the court about the reception specifications and etiquette. The court officials said: "The system of the sage king is to show virtue and rituals, first the capital and then the Xia, first the Xia and then the barbarians." The Huns were ranked among the barbarians, and it was believed that the Shanyu should be behind the princes and kings.
However, some people also suggested that the Huns did not follow the righteousness of the Han Dynasty, were not subordinates of the Han Dynasty, and did not treat them with the courtesy of the subordinates. In order to favor the Huns, Emperor Xuan of Han adopted the suggestions of a minority, treated Huhanye Shanyu with the courtesy of the state, and ranked him above the princes and kings.
But no matter what, the Huns, a great country of the hundred barbarians, who have always been against the Han Dynasty, still bowed their heads, which was a major victory for the Han Dynasty.
The King of Rizhu requested that there was no need to surrender, but instead used pilgrimage to change the forced surrender to actively surrender, leaving some face for him, Liu Yu agreed without hesitation.
The emperor did not worry about fame, but only valued the essence. No matter what, the Huns wanted to bow to him and bow to him and worship the Han Dynasty as the sect leader. Once he accepted the title of Shanyu, he would definitely send troops to fight, and the Huns would enter another period of North-South division in advance.
As long as the war between the North and South Huns started, the Han Dynasty would be boundless. The Southern Huns had to use the power of the Han Dynasty to compete with the Northern Huns, and Liu Yu would easily play political balance.
Compared to the emperor's ease, King Rizhu was somewhat worried. He was desperate and had to accept the arrangements of the Han emperor and hand over himself to the other party for disposal. His life depends on the integrity of the Han people. If the emperor turns against him, he may lose his head immediately.
But when he walked on this road escorted by the soldiers, he could not turn back at all.
King Rizhu dismounted his horse in front of the city gate and welcomed it into the city by the Han court officials. They walked across the street and walked towards a tall house in the distance, which was the temporary residence of His Majesty the Emperor.
It is difficult for the people of the border counties to see such a grand scene. Although the streets were cleaned up the road, they were not cleaned thoroughly. The people stood in front of their homes to watch. Some people simply climbed to the roof, sat high there, and pointed at the Huns on the street below.
Someone shouted, "Look, this is the king of the Huns, he looks just like that!"
"Will there be a good life in the future? The Huns will not go to the subway and rob, right?"
"Where my Han army is powerful, even the powerful Huns bow down and surrender!"
Everyone had a confident and proud smile on their faces, which was indeed the highlight of the Han people.
The pride of the Han people is the shame of the Huns, but since Huhanye Shanyu set the precedent for the Shanyu to enter the dynasty, they have long lost their shame and trampled the pride of the Huns who were established by Maodun Shanyu hundreds of years ago.
What is more powerful than military conquest is cultural conquest. The culture that the Han Dynasty has inherited for thousands of years has strong vitality and infectiousness, and even the Huns were deeply impressed. Since Huhanye Shanyu, his descendants, the Shanyu, have always admired the Han Dynasty, and even "Emotional Epin" and have also learned from the Han Dynasty in their own name, adding the word "Ruo Zhu" to the Shanyu.
"Ruobi" is the transliteration of the Xiongnu word "Xiao". The Han Dynasty promoted "governing the world with filial piety". Except for Emperor Gaozu of Han, the emperors all called "Xiaowen", "Xiaojing", "Xiaowu", "Xiaoxuan", etc. The Huns followed suit and added the word "Xiaoluoluoshanyu", "Souxieluoluoshanyu", "Cheyaluoshanyu", and even the current title of Shanyu is "Hudu and the corpse of Gaoluoluoshanyu".
Reminding the tradition of the Huns' "high and low on old people", this contrast is really ridiculous.
It is normal for a country to have prosperity and decline, and personal destiny still have ups and downs, let alone a big country? But the people must not abandon traditions and regard themselves as naughty in culture. There are always some people who, because of the temporary weakness of the country, think that everything is good, blindly worship others and despise themselves.
How can a country with a traditional culture power that has been passed down for thousands of years? Even if they are temporarily dominating the world, time will wash away the fancy and bright appearance and slowly reveal the pale background inside. By that time, everyone may find that the culture of their country is the most colorful and vital.
Since the reunification of the Maodun Shanyu, the Huns have risen for only a few hundred years, and have not even fully evolved from the barbaric civilization. When they encounter a great Han civilization that is many levels higher than them, their ending has long been destined to be gradually assimilated or slowly disappear in history.
King Rizhu came to the residence of Emperor Jianshi with awe at this time, and waited respectfully outside the gate.
A ritual official guided him and walked forward with all the officials, and went in to see him. He glanced around and saw that although this place was simple, it was very spacious, with various flags and ceremonial guards displayed around him. There were men holding halberds guarding the surroundings, each with bright armor and a solemn expression.
All officials were all tall and over-the-top, with big sleeves floating, and stood respectfully. The huge courtyard, with no less than hundreds or thousands of people, was silent and could be heard.
King Rizhu sighed in his heart that the Han Dynasty is worthy of being a country of etiquette and a great country style. Only such rules are full of dignity. If it were in the Huns, dozens of people would be in a mess and no rules, and they would be completely in a good manner.
The Huns stood there, standing with their heads down, waiting respectfully like Han officials.
Suddenly, the high-ranking officials of the Xiongnu, led by King Rizhu, followed the officials of the Han Dynasty and were arranged on both sides according to shifts.
Amid the sound of bells, drums, rituals and music, Emperor Jianshi Liu Yu, surrounded by eunuchs, came to the court. All the officials kowtowed and performed the ceremony according to the etiquette, and followed the king's example. Following the ministers, they shouted long live the mountain, which was even more respectful than when they met the Great Shanyu.
The emperor's throne was high above, and the ministers knelt down, bent their knees and heads, fearing and fearing. The Huns, who had always been like wild horses on the grassland, also turned into docile lambs in this instant, fully feeling the majesty and dignity of the Emperor of Han.
After the ceremony of court, an eunuch read out the decree of the Emperor of Han, and named Luan Tibi, the King of the Right Sai, Luan Dibi, the Xiongnu Shanyu, and named it "Huhanye Shanyu". He gave his Shanyu seal letter, with the words "Xiongnu Shanyu Seal" written on the gold seal.
King Rizhu received the seal and officially became the Huns Khan, and became one of the largest "Huns traitors" in the history of the Huns.
Chapter completed!