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Chen Tang, a native of Xia Qiu, Shanyang County, loved reading when he was young. He was knowledgeable and good at writing. However, due to his poor family, he often borrowed money from others and was looked down upon by local people.

Chen Tang went to Chang'an to seek an official position and got the position of Taiguan Xianshi Cheng.

A few years later, Zhang Bo, Marquis of Fuping, became acquainted with Chen Tang and valued his talents very much.

In the second year of Chu Yuan, Emperor Yuan of Han issued an edict ordering the marquises to recommend outstanding talents, and Zhang Bo recommended Chen Tang.

While waiting for his job, Chen Tang's father passed away, but Chen Tang did not return home to attend the funeral.
The matter was reported to the emperor by the Inspector General of the Imperial Guards, who accused Chen Tang of being unfilial and Zhang Bo of having recommended him falsely.

Zhang Bo was stripped of his fiefdom of 200 households. At this time, Zhang Bo had just passed away and was given the posthumous title of "Miao Hou" by the emperor. Chen Tang was arrested and imprisoned.

Later, he was recommended as a palace attendant and requested to be sent as an envoy to foreign countries many times.

A few years later, Chen Tang was promoted to deputy commander of the Western Regions and took up the post together with Protector General Gan Yanshou.

"During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, civil strife broke out in the Xiongnu, and five Chanyu fought for the right of succession,"

"Huhanye Chanyu and Zhizhi Chanyu both sent their sons to the Han Dynasty as hostages, and Huhanye Chanyu even went to pay homage to Emperor Xuan in person."

"Zhizhi Chanyu believed that Huhanye Chanyu surrendered to the Han Dynasty because of his decline, and he himself would not return to the Xiongnu."

"So he immediately went west to take the land on the right side of the Xiongnu, but the Han Dynasty happened to send troops to escort Huhanye back to the Xiongnu, so Zhizhi led his troops west to attack and defeat Hujie, Jiankun, and Dingling, and annexed the three kingdoms."

"He resented the Han dynasty for supporting Huhanye instead of helping him, so he imprisoned and humiliated Han dynasty envoys such as Jiang Naishi."

"In the fourth year of Chu Yuan, Zhizhi Chanyu sent an envoy to demand his son, who was held hostage in the Han Dynasty, and expressed his willingness to surrender."

"After discussion, the guard general Gu Ji sent his son back, but Zhizhi Chanyu killed Gu Ji."

"He knew that he had offended the Han Dynasty and that Huhanye Chanyu was becoming increasingly powerful, so he fled west to Kangju. With the help of the Kangju army,

"He attacked Wusun and conscripted people to build cities for him. He sent envoys to Hesu, Dayuan and other countries to demand their annual contributions."

"The Later Han Dynasty sent three waves of envoys to Zhizhi to demand Gu Ji's remains. Not only did he refuse the Han Dynasty's edict, he also insulted and detained the envoys."

"He also wrote to Emperor Yuan of Han in a mocking tone, saying that he was willing to submit to the Han Dynasty and send a hostage."

"In the third year of Jianzhao, Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou went to the Western Regions to take up their posts."

"Chen Tang was a calm and far-sighted man, full of strategies and tactics, and liked to accomplish extraordinary feats. Whenever he passed through a town or a mountain, he would climb high to observe the terrain."

"After Chen Tang received the order to go on the mission, he made plans with Gan Yanshou. He believed that it was the nature of the barbarians to fear the strong, and that the Western Regions originally belonged to the Xiongnu."

"Now, the Chanyu Zhizhi is famous and often invades and bullies Wusun, Dayuan and other countries. He also often gives advice to the King of Kangju in an attempt to subdue these two countries."

"If Zhizhi gets Wusun and Dayuan, and then attacks Ile from the north, Parthia from the west, and Yuezhi and Shanli Wuyi from the south, then the situation of the countries in the Western Regions will be very dangerous."

"Besides, Zhizhi is a brave and warlike person, and he has won many battles. If he is allowed to stay for a long time, he will be a disaster for the Western Regions."

"Although Zhizhi Chanyu's base is far away, they don't have a strong city or powerful crossbows for defense,"

"If we can mobilize the soldiers who are stationed in the fields, and then recruit the troops of Wusun and other countries, we can directly attack their city."

"They will have nowhere to escape, and no way to defend the city. This way, a thousand-year feat can be accomplished in one day."

"Gan Yanshou agreed with Chen Tang's judgment and was about to report it to the court, but Chen Tang stopped him and said,

"If the emperor and the ministers discussed this matter, they would certainly not support such an unconventional strategy."

"Gan Yanshou hesitated and fell ill, so Chen Tang pretended to be ordered by the imperial court to recruit troops from the fortified states in the Western Regions and the soldiers from the Cheshi and Wuji schools who were stationed there."

"Gan Yanshou learned about this and rushed to stop it. As a result, Chen Tang was furious and put his hand on the sword and cursed Gan Yanshou, saying, 'The troops have been assembled now, do you want to ruin their morale?'"

"Gan Yanshou had no choice but to follow Chen Tang's arrangements. They arranged the marching sequence and route, added three lieutenants, Yangwei, Baihu, and Heqi, and a total of more than 40,000 Han and Hu soldiers."

"After that, they submitted a petition to the court, admitted their guilt in falsely transmitting the order, and reported the military deployment."

"They led their troops out that day, and divided the six lieutenants into two groups. Three of the lieutenants went from the south, crossing the Pamir Mountains and passing through Dayuan."

"The other three lieutenants were led by themselves, starting from Wensu State, entering Chigu from the north, passing Wusun, and entering the territory of Kangju State."

Li Bai: The vice king of Kangju led several thousand cavalrymen to invade the east of Chigu City, killing and plundering more than a thousand people of the Wusun chieftain.
They stole a lot of livestock and property, and then encountered the follow-up troops of the Han army, who stole a lot of baggage.

Chen Tang immediately dispatched armies from various countries in the Western Regions to attack them, beheaded 460 people, and rescued 470 abducted tribesmen and returned them to the Great Kunmi. He used the horses, cattle, and sheep he obtained as military supplies, and also captured the Baotian noble Yinudu.

After entering the eastern border of Kangju, Chen Tang ordered the army not to plunder.

Along the way, he secretly met with the Kangju noble Tu Mo, demonstrated the military power and credibility of the Han army to him, and drank with him to swear an oath of alliance.

Chen Tang did not lead his troops directly to the city of Zhizhi Chanyu, but set up camp sixty miles away from the city. He also captured Kaimou, the son of Kangju noble Beisezi, and made him a guide.

Beisezi was the younger brother of Tumo's mother. They all hated Zhizhi Chanyu, so they introduced Zhizhi Chanyu's situation to the Han army.

The next day, Chen Tang and his men marched to Chanyu City and set up camp thirty miles away.

The Chanyu sent an envoy to inquire about the purpose of the Han army's visit. The Han army told him that the Chanyu had written to the Han Dynasty, expressing his willingness to submit to the Han Dynasty and to pay homage to the Han emperor.
The emperor felt pity for the Chanyu for leaving his great country and settling in Kangju, so he sent the Protector-General to welcome the Chanyu. But because he was afraid of disturbing the Chanyu, he did not allow the army to advance to the Chanyu's city.

After several rounds of communication, Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang blamed the messenger, saying, "We have come a long way to welcome the Chanyu.
But no one has come to see the general to discuss business. How can the Chanyu ignore the important matter and lose the etiquette of host and guest?

Now our food and grass are running out and we cannot return. Please ask the Chanyu to discuss a solution with the ministers.

The next day, the army went straight to the city of Chanyu, set up camp three miles away from the city and observed the situation.

There were colorful flags flying on the top of the city walls, hundreds of armored soldiers on guard, and more than a hundred cavalrymen galloping below the city walls.
More than a hundred infantrymen formed a fish-scale formation on both sides of the city gate. The people on the city walls also provoked the Han army to fight. More than a hundred cavalrymen rushed towards the Han army camp.

They were forced to retreat by the Han army with bows and crossbows, and then the Han army shot bows and crossbows at the cavalry and infantry at the city gate, and they retreated into the city.

Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang ordered their troops to rush to the city and surround it as soon as they heard the drumbeats, and each unit strictly guarded its own position.

Then they crossed the trenches and blocked the city gates. The shield soldiers were in front and the crossbow soldiers were behind. They shot arrows at the defenders on the city walls. The defenders were defeated and retreated. There was another wooden fortification outside the Xiongnu earthen city. Archers hid inside and shot outside, causing heavy casualties to the Han army's attacking forces. The Han army burned it down.

At night, hundreds of cavalrymen in the city rushed out and were shot and killed by the Han army.

Initially, when Zhizhi Chanyu heard that the Han army was coming, he wanted to escape, but he was worried that the Kangju people would bear a grudge against him, so he
He might become a traitor to the Han army, and when he learned that Wusun and other countries had also sent troops to join the war, he felt that he had no way out.

The Chanyu Zhizhi, who had fled, returned to the city and thought it would be better to hold the city firmly. The Han army had come from afar and would not be able to attack for long.
He put on armor and guarded the city himself, and dozens of his wives also joined the battle with bows and arrows.

"After Zhizhi Chanyu was shot in the nose by an arrow, and his wives and concubines were also seriously injured or killed, he ran down the tower and fled back to his inner room on horseback."

"At midnight, the wooden city was breached, and the Han army took the opportunity to rush to the top of the earthen city and shouted loudly."

"At that time, more than 10,000 Kangju cavalrymen were divided into more than ten groups, surrounding the Han army's siege troops outside the city and responding to the defenders inside the city."

"The Kangju army also claimed that it launched several attacks on the siege troops at night, but they were all repelled."

"The next morning, the city was on fire on all sides. The Han army was overjoyed and took advantage of the situation to pursue the enemy. The sound of war drums shook the earth."

"After the Kangju army retreated, the Han army used large shields to cover the siege and broke into the earthen city."

"The Chanyu and his wives, concubines and more than a hundred followers fled into the inner chamber. The Han army set it on fire and rushed into the inner chamber. The Chanyu was injured and died."

"The military marquis and acting chancellor Du Xun cut off the head of the Chanyu, rescued two Han envoys who were detained by Chanyu Zhizhi, and seized the documents and letters carried by the murdered envoy Gu Ji."

"In this battle, a total of 1,518 people including Yanshi, the crown prince, and famous kings were killed, 145 were captured alive, and more than 1,000 who surrendered were distributed to the kings of the Western Regions who participated in the battle."

"After the battle, Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang submitted a memorial stating that Zhizhi Chanyu had been beheaded and his head should be hung up for public display."

"In the first year of Jingning, because Chen Tang was always greedy and often embezzled the spoils of war, the lieutenant of the imperial court stopped Chen Tang on the road to inspect him."

"Chen Tang then submitted a memorial saying that he had killed Zhizhi Chanyu and the court should have sent envoys to reward the three armies, but now they have sent the Sili Xiaowei to inspect me, which is an act of revenge for Zhizhi Chanyu."

"The emperor had no choice but to withdraw the inspection and ordered the counties along the way to prepare wine and food to reward the army."

"When they returned to the capital to discuss meritorious service and reward officials, Shi Xian, Kuang Heng and other officials believed that Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang's actions were a distortion of the rules,"

"If we grant them titles and fiefs, some people will imitate them in order to establish merit, which will bring more trouble to the country."

"Because the matter had been discussed for a long time without a decision. Later, Liu Xiangshang, the former chief of the imperial clan, wrote to the emperor, saying that the Chanyu Zhizhi's detention and killing of the envoys had seriously damaged the prestige of the Han Dynasty."

"Now Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang have killed him, clearing away the shame that Gu Ji's murder brought to the Han Dynasty."

"Moreover, they did not mobilize the army at home, nor did they consume the country's resources. Their contributions were much greater than those of General Li Guangli before them. Now they are not rewarding their great contributions, but are instead fussing over minor offenses. This is an unwise move."

"So Emperor Yuan of Han pardoned their crime of falsifying the imperial decree and conferred the title of Marquis of Yicheng on Gan Yanshou and the title of Marquis of Guannei on Chen Tang."

"Each of them was granted a fief of 300 households and 100 catties of gold. Gan Yanshou was appointed as the Changshui Commandant and Chen Tang as the Shesheng Commandant."

"When Emperor Cheng of Han, Liu Ao, first ascended the throne, Prime Minister Kuang Heng again reported to the emperor that Chen Tang had committed the crime of sending troops without authorization and embezzling spoils of war, and Chen Tang was dismissed from office as a result."

"Later, Chen Tang reported that the prince sent by Kangju as a hostage was not a real prince, but Emperor Cheng of Han verified that he was indeed a real prince."

"Chen Tang was arrested and imprisoned for false accusation and even deceiving the emperor, and was prepared to be sentenced to death."

"At this time, the Grand Secretary Gu Yongtai wrote a letter to plead for Chen Tang, saying that since Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, no general who had fought in foreign countries had achieved such great achievements as Chen Tang."

"After reading it, Emperor Cheng of Han pardoned Chen Tang's crime, but stripped him of his title and demoted him to an ordinary soldier."

"In the fourth year of Jianshi, the Protector General of the Western Regions Duan Huizong was besieged by the Wusun army. The post riders sent him a letter asking for help, requesting the conscription of the city soldiers of the Western Regions and the army of Dunhuang for rescue."

Su Shi: Prime Minister Wang Shang, General Wang Feng and all the officials discussed the matter, but no decision was made for several days.

Wang Feng thought that Chen Tang was strategic and familiar with foreign situations, so he could ask for his opinion.

The emperor summoned Chen Tang to the Xuanshi Hall. Chen Tang caught a cold during the expedition against Zhizhi Chanyu and his arms were unable to stretch out, so the emperor specifically told him not to kneel down.

Chen Tang initially refused, saying that the general, the prime minister and the nine ministers were all talented people and there was no need for a disabled person like me to participate in state affairs.

The emperor said that the country was in trouble and asked him not to shirk his responsibility.

Chen Tang then said there was no need to worry about this matter. He believed that five Hu soldiers were only equivalent to one Han soldier. The Hu soldiers' weapons were not sophisticated. Even if they had learned some Han Dynasty technology, they could only fight three to one.

Moreover, the art of war states that the attacking force must be twice as large as the defending force in order to be evenly matched. The army now besieging Duan Huizong is not strong enough to defeat him, so Your Majesty need not worry.

Besides, even if we recruit reinforcements now, it will be too late to join the battle. If we rush over, we can only avenge Duan Huizong.

The emperor asked Chen Tang when the Wusun would withdraw. Chen Tang knew that the Wusun army was a motley crowd and could not attack for long.

The troops would be withdrawn in a few days, so they replied that the siege had been lifted and that good news would be received within five days.

Sure enough, four days later, news came from the army that the siege had been lifted.

Later, General Wang Feng requested to appoint Chen Tang as a Zhonglang official, and all matters of the shogunate were decided by Chen Tang.

Chen Tang was well versed in the laws and was good at adapting to the circumstances. All his suggestions would be adopted, but he often accepted money to make reports on behalf of others, and eventually broke the law.

From the time of Emperor Yuan of Han, people were no longer relocated to build settlements in the imperial mausoleums.

The mausoleum of Emperor Cheng of Han had been initially completed, but a few years later he fell in love with the area south of Quting of Ba Ling and wanted to rebuild the mausoleum.

In the second year of Hongjia, in view of the precedent that those who built the emperor's mausoleum were given official titles and titles, the minister Jie Wannian wanted to take this opportunity to win a huge reward.

He was on good terms with Chen Tang, so he encouraged Chen Tang to write a letter to the emperor, saying that the area south of Lingquting was located in the capital, the land was fertile, and it was possible to move the people there and set up a county.
It can not only strengthen the central government and weaken the princes, but also make the wealth of middle and lower families equal. It is suggested that Emperor Cheng of Han rebuild his mausoleum.

Chen Tang also said that he would take the lead in moving here, and Xie Wannian said that he could complete the project in three years.

Emperor Cheng of Han followed Chen Tang's advice and asked Xie Wannian to build Changling. However, Changling was located in a low-lying area and it was difficult to fill the depression with soil. (End of this chapter)