100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 25 3 Su Wu Chijie Shepherd for 19 Years

Chapter 33 Su Wu Shepherds Shepherds for 19 Years

——Faith can support the life of a soul person, and it is inevitable that when we enter a low stage, what can make us regain our sails?Certainly a strong belief.Faith supports the human soul and inspires us to leave all hardships behind.

In 100 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was about to send troops to attack the Xiongnu again. The Xiongnu sent envoys to sue for peace and released all the envoys of the Han Dynasty that had been detained before. Holding the Jingjie and his deputy Zhang Sheng, he went to the Xiongnu as an envoy.

When Su Wu arrived in the Xiongnu, he sent back the detained envoys and presented them with gifts.Su Wu was waiting for Shan Yu to write a letter asking him to go back, but at this moment, something happened.

Before Su Wu went to the Xiongnu, there was a Han named Wei Lu who surrendered after going on an envoy to the Huns.Shan Yu made special use of him and made him king.

Wei Lu has a subordinate named Yu Chang, who is very dissatisfied with Wei Lu.He and Su Wu's deputy, Zhang Sheng, were originally friends, so they secretly discussed with Zhang Sheng, intending to kill Wei Lu, kidnap Shan Yu's mother, and flee back to the Central Plains.

Zhang Sheng expressed support for this plan, but Yu Chang's plan failed and was caught by the Huns instead.Shan Yu was furious, and ordered Wei Lu to interrogate Yu Chang, and also to find out the accomplices.

Su Wu didn't know about this at first, but at this time, Zhang Sheng was afraid of being implicated, so he told Su Wu.

Su Wu said: "The matter has come to this point, and I will definitely be implicated. If people are killed after interrogation, wouldn't it be more embarrassing for the court?" After saying that, he drew his knife and wanted to commit suicide.Zhang Sheng and his entourage, Chang Hui, took the knife from his hand quickly, and persuaded him.

Yu Chang was subjected to all kinds of punishments, only admitting that he was friends with Zhang Sheng, had talked with him, and tried his best to refuse to admit that he was accomplice to him.

Wei Lu reported to Shan Yu.Shan Yu was furious and wanted to kill Su Wu, the Han envoy who led the team, but was dissuaded by the ministers, and Shan Yu asked Wei Lu to force Su Wu to surrender.

As soon as Su Wu heard that Wei Lu asked him to surrender, he said: "I am the envoy of the Han Dynasty. If I violate my mission and lose my integrity, what face will I have if I live?" After speaking, he drew his knife and wiped it on his neck.

Wei Lu hurriedly hugged him, but Su Wu was seriously injured and passed out.

Wei Lu quickly asked the wizard to rescue him with local methods, and Su Wu slowly regained consciousness.

Shan Yu felt that Su Wu was a man of integrity and admired him very much.When Su Wu recovered from his injuries, Shan Yu tried to force Su Wu to surrender.

Shan Yu sent Wei Lu to interrogate Yu Chang, and asked Su Wu to listen.Wei Lu first condemned Yu Chang to death and killed him; then he raised his sword and threatened Zhang Sheng. Zhang Sheng, greedy for life and afraid of death, surrendered.

Wei Lu said to Su Wu: "Your deputy is guilty, and you have to sit down."

Su Wu said: "I have neither conspired with him nor is he a relative. Why do I have to sit together?"

Wei Lu raised his sword again to threaten Su Wu, but Su Wu remained calm.Wei Lu had no choice but to put down his raised sword, and persuaded Su Wu, "I surrendered to the Huns as a last resort. Shan Yu treated me well, made me king, and gave me tens of thousands of subordinates and a mountain of cattle and sheep. Be rich and honorable. If you can surrender to the Huns, you will be like me tomorrow, so why sacrifice your life in vain?"

Su Wu stood up angrily, and shouted: "Wei Lu! You are the son of the Han people, and you have become a subject of the Han Dynasty. You are ungrateful, betrayed your parents, and betrayed the court. What face do you have to talk to me! I will never Surrender, no matter how hard you force me to do it, it’s useless.” Wei Lu turned his nose up and went back to report to Shan Yu.Shan Yu locked Su Wu in the cellar, deprived him of food and drink, and tried to use long-term torture to force him to submit.

It was winter at this time, and it was snowing heavily outside.Su Wu endured hunger and hunger, and when he was thirsty, he quenched his thirst with a handful of snow; when he was hungry, he pulled some leather belts and pieces of sheepskin and gnawed on them to satisfy his hunger.After a few days, he didn't starve to death.

Seeing that it was useless to torture him, Shan Yu sent him to the North Sea (now Lake Baikal) to herd sheep, separated him from his subordinate Chang Hui, and forbade them to communicate with each other. Goat, let you go back again." How could a ram give birth to lambs? This just means that he will be imprisoned for a long time.

When Su Wu arrived in Beihai, there was no one around him, the only company with him was the imperial banner.The Huns didn't give them rations, so they dug the grass roots in the voles' holes to satisfy their hunger.After a long time, all the tassels on the festival fell.

Until 85 BC, when Shan Yu died, civil strife broke out in the Xiongnu, and they were divided into three countries.Xin Shanyu did not have the strength to fight the Han Dynasty again, so he sent envoys to ask for peace.At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had died, and his son Emperor Zhaodi of the Han Dynasty came to the throne.Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Huns to return Shan Yu to Su Wu.The Xiongnu lied that Su Wu was dead.The messenger believed it was true, so he didn't mention it again.

The second time, the Han envoy went to the Huns again. Chang Hui, Su Wu's entourage who was also stranded in the Huns, bribed the Huns, met with the Han envoy in private, and told the envoy about Su Wu's sheep herding in Beihai.The envoy met Shan Yu and said sternly: "Since the Xiongnu intends to reconcile with the Han Dynasty, they should not deceive the Han Dynasty. Our emperor shot a wild goose in the imperial garden. There was a piece of silk tied to the goose's feet, which said that Su Wu was still alive." , how do you say he died?"

Shan Yu was taken aback when he heard this.He thought it was really Su Wu's loyalty that moved Asuka, and even the wild geese sent news for him.Then he apologized to the messenger and said: "Su Wu is indeed alive, we just put him back."

Su Wu was only 40 years old when he was sent as an envoy.After being tortured by the Huns for 19 years, his beard and hair are all white now.On the day he returned to Chang'an, the people of Chang'an came out to greet him.When they saw Su Wu with a white beard and white hair holding a bare pole in his hand, they were all moved and said that he was really a man of integrity.

Wisdom Interpretation:

Su Wu has been herding sheep in the desolate North Sea for 19 years. It can be described as extremely difficult, but he never surrendered because he has a firm belief that he has never forgotten his country, as witnessed by the envoy battle of the Han Dynasty.

In today's society, although we will not face such a difficult and difficult situation, strong beliefs do not lose their value.Because in the long voyage of life, faith is the paddle, the sail, and the power to support our progress.Only with strong enough beliefs can we always firmly move towards our goals when we are down and encounter setbacks.

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