According to the legend, during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a Dinghu stele in the Western Regions, which read: "All the sun and the moon are illuminated by the Han soil, and the rivers and rivers are all Han Chen!" More than two thousand years ago, this inscription engraved the grandeur of the Han Dynasty, making it eternal.
The landmark event of the western region officially incorporating it into the territory of the Great Han Dynasty was the establishment of the Western Regions Capital Protectorate in the Western Regions, and the first Capital Protector Zheng Ji appointed by the Great Han Dynasty took office.
Territory of the Western Han Dynasty
Zheng Ji, originally a small soldier, followed the Han cavalry to the Western Regions several times, and gradually grew into a general. Zheng Ji is tough and tenacious, and is good at handling external affairs.
Since Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions and opened the Silk Road and Li Guangli's conquest of the Xiongnu to win, the Han Set up a lieutenant in the Western Regions and set up a lieutenant in Quli Tuntian. By the time of Emperor Xuan of Han, Zheng Ji was in charge of Tuntian in Quli as a waiter, and soon grain was piled up in granaries. In order to stop Cheshi and other countries from plundering caravans, robbing and killing Han Dynasty envoys, and ensuring the smooth flow of the Western Regions Road, in the second year of the Han XuanDi Festival (68 BC), Zheng Ji was ordered to recruit 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Western Regions, together with 1,500 Tuntian soldiers, to advance westward and attack the Cheshi State.
Cheshiguo is an ancient tribe, formerly known as "Gushi". Located in the northern province and the middle of the Silk Road, it was the gateway for emissaries, caravans and Xiongnu into the western region. This time, the coalition army won a great victory over the Cheshi kingdom, and the Cheshi king surrendered to the Han. Based on his previous experience in Ploughing Tuntian and Jigu in Quli, Zheng Ji sent three hundred soldiers to Tuntian in Cheshi. For his exploits in breaking through the Cheshi Kingdom, Zheng Ji was promoted to Sima Wei.
The ancient city of the Western Regions
In the second year of shenjue (60 BC), the Xiongnu had infighting. The Emperor Shan intended to submit to the Han Dynasty and sent someone to inform Zheng Ji. Zheng Ji led more than 50,000 people from Quli, Guizi and other countries to greet the Japanese king.
Because zheng ji broke the car, surrendered to the sun and chased the king, and threatened the western region, the han emperor Xuan emperor in the second year, the Han court set up the western region capital protectorate in Wuleicheng (present-day Luntai County), and appointed Zheng Ji as the first capital protector, that is, the highest military and political governor of the Han Dynasty stationed in the western region.
Look out over the ancient city
The so-called "capital protection" is to protect the north-south passage west of the car division. Zheng Ji established Mo Province in the Central And Western Regions. The Central and Western Regions, located among the countries of the Western Regions, are centered on it, radiating the four directions of the Western Regions, and the distances are quite balanced.
Du Hu was directly in charge of the Han Dynasty's garrison in the Western Regions, and could also dispatch the combined forces of the Western Regions to maintain the smooth flow of the Silk Road, ensure the safety of envoys and caravans, and publicize the prestige of the Great Han. The Han Dynasty officially incorporated 1.5 million square kilometers of western land into the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Book of Han commented: "The Han Dynasty ordered Ban Xiyu to start from Zhang Qian and became Zheng Ji. "The Western Regions obeyed the orders of the Han Court, starting from Zhang Qian's opening up of the Western Regions, and finally achieved it when Zheng Ji ruled the Western Regions. Zheng Ji made great contributions to the expansion of the territory of the Han Dynasty, the expulsion of the Xiongnu, and the prosperity and stability of the Western Regions, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Anyuan.