There were many famous marriage cases in the Western Han Dynasty, the most famous of which were Wang Zhaojun and Princess You Jie. Wang Zhaojun is one of the four beauties in the history of China, and Princess You Jie is a royal princess in the Western Han Dynasty. Today, what we are going to talk about is neither Zhaojun nor Princess You Jie, but Feng Huan, a servant girl who married the Huns far away.
Feng Heng was originally a maid in Princess You Jie. You may think, what's wrong with a servant girl? Needless to say, Feng Heng is a pearl among maids. During the decades when she accompanied Princess You Jie into the Huns, she became the most active female politician between the Huns and the Western Han Dynasty, and the first female diplomat in the history of China!
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were many famous anti-Hungarians, such as Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Guang. In order to fight against the Huns, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted the method of uniting the countries in the Western Regions. He first took a fancy to Wusunguo, the strongest country in the Western Regions.
In BC 105, Emperor Wu named Liu Xijun as his own princess and married her to King Wusun. The custom of Wusunguo is to adopt the marriage system. Liu Xijun was old when he got married. The poor princess soon lost her husband and married her grandson, the new king of Wusunguo.
In BC 10 1 year, Liang Wudi once again sent a princess and a relative, Princess You Jie. As the maid of Princess You Jie, Feng Heng followed Princess You Jie to Wusun.
Feng Heng is versatile, intelligent and capable. After she came to Wusun, she not only learned to ride a horse and herd sheep, but also learned the language and customs of the western regions.
In order to form an alliance against the Huns, it is not enough to have only one Wusunguo, so Princess You Jie, who has a great responsibility, often sends Feng Gui as an envoy to visit neighboring countries.
Feng Heng travels from one country to another. She gave gifts to kings of various countries and preached the enlightenment thought of the Han Dynasty. All countries in the Western Regions respect Feng Heng very much. They were surprised by their mastery of western languages and superb diplomatic skills, and called her Mrs. Feng.
Feng Heng is so outstanding that naturally there are many suitors. Among these people, General Wu Sunyou is the most outstanding. General Wu Sunyou proposed to Feng Gui, and Feng Gui agreed to his proposal for the sake of peace between the two countries, so the relationship between the Western Han Dynasty and Wu Sunyou became better and better.
During the reign of Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty, civil strife broke out in Wusun, and General Beishan killed Wusun and made himself king. The Western Han Dynasty hoped that Yuan Guimi, the son of Princess You Jie, would inherit the throne, so he sent Xin Wuxian, a general of the Western Han Dynasty, to Dunhuang with 15,000 soldiers and horses, ready to attack Wu Jiutu. Later, Ji Zheng, the capital of the Western Regions, tried to persuade the Han family to negotiate with Wu Jiutu, and recommended Feng Heng, who had outstanding ability, to take this important task.
Feng Gui is very familiar with Wu Jiutu, and her husband is also very close to Wu Jiutu. She said to Wu Jiutu: The national strength of the Western Han Dynasty was strong, the general ascended the throne, and there were only a few soldiers. How can he fight against the Western Han Dynasty? Besides, if we really want to go to war, it will be the people who suffer, and the general will be ruined in the future. Do you really want this?
Wu Jiutu knew that the Han Dynasty favored Yuan Guimi. He was persuaded by Feng Gui to give way to Yuan Guimi, but he hoped that the Han Dynasty would give him a title. Feng Heng returned to the Western Han Dynasty after completing his mission. She suggested that Xuan Di agree to Wu Jiu Tu's terms to appease the people, and Xuan Di readily agreed. Feng Wei went back to Wusun and read the letters.
Later, Princess You Jie, who was in her seventies, missed her homeland, and the Han family took her and Feng Ke back. Later, after Princess William Sunsing Hidalgo of You Jie ascended the throne, Wusun fell into turmoil again. Feng Heng was very worried, so he volunteered to be the ambassador of Korea to appease Wu Sun. This time, Feng Heng was very old, but she still accomplished her task well, so the friendly relationship between Han Dynasty and Wusun continued. Feng Yuan died of illness.