To say the most legendary princess in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, Princess You Jie is the only one. She married to the Western Regions for fifty years, which was the greatest contribution to the Han Dynasty! So what are the legends of her life?
First, marry the western regions.
Princess You Jie was born in the imperial clan of the Western Han Dynasty. According to historical records, she is the granddaughter of Liu E, the king of Chu, and the grandson of Jiao Liu, the king of Chu Yuan. Jiao Liu is the half-brother of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of Han Dynasty. In BC 154, Liu Wu, the king of Chu, participated in the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion". After his failure, he committed suicide for fear of sin, and his descendants became "sinners". During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian sent envoys to the Western Regions to learn about the countries in the Western Regions, and the countries in the Western Regions also sent envoys to Chang 'an to see the power of the Han Dynasty.
At the same time, the Huns put pressure on the western countries. In this case, Wu Sunguo of the Western Regions decided to form an alliance with the Han Dynasty, saying, "I would like to give my horse to Princess Shang Zhouwang as Kundi". After some discussion, the Han Dynasty agreed to Wusun's request, so Wusun offered a thousand horses as a dowry. In BC 105, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty married his niece Princess Xijun to the arrogant hunter of Wusun. Later, Princess Xijun married Jun Xu Mi again, and soon died of depression. After hearing the news, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to marry Princess You Jie to the army.
Second, kiss the princess
Soon, he became seriously ill when he joined the army. Because his son Moody was still young, he passed it on to his cousin Weng Guimi. According to the tradition of Wusun, Weng Guimi married Princess You Jie again, and they had three men and two women. "Long people say that yuan is expensive; In ten thousand, he was the king of shache; The second time, it was Da Le and General Zuo; Shi, the elder brother of the eldest daughter, is the wife of King Qiuci; My little daughter is just a wife. " Since then, the relationship between Wusun and the Western Han Dynasty has become better and better, and the Han Dynasty sent troops to rescue Wusun.
In 64 BC, Weng Guimi even wrote a letter saying that he was willing to accept Yuan Guiyi, the grandson of the Han Dynasty, as his heir, so that he could get Princess Shang Han back, remarry, leave the Huns alone and hire thousands of horses and mules. However, after Weng Guimi's death, Princess You Jie's son failed to succeed to the throne, but was succeeded by Moody, the son of the army. Princess You Jie married Moody again according to the custom of Wusun, but the relationship between them was very tense, mainly because Moody was a descendant of Xiongnu and didn't want to submit to the Han Dynasty.
Third, fallen leaves return to their roots.
Later, Princess You Jie even designed and planned to kill Moody, but failed and was besieged by Moody. Ji Zheng, lord protector of the Western Regions, sent troops to rescue Princess You Jie. Since then, on the one hand, the Western Han court sent people to appease Wusun's mud, on the other hand, it sent people to investigate the matter. Zhang Weng, a general riding a motorcycle, was rude to the princess and "scolded the leader". Xuan Di, Emperor Gaozu, learned of this incident and put Zhang Weng to death. In fact, the imperial court of the Western Han Dynasty also supported the princess.
Although Princess You Jie married Wu Sun, she actually turned her heart to the Western Han Dynasty. With her support, the Han dynasty strengthened its rule in the western regions and established the western regions' capital protection office. In 53 BC, civil strife broke out again in Wusun. With the support of the Western Han Dynasty, Yuan Guimi, the son of Princess You Jie, became the ruler of Wusun. A few years later, Princess You Jie's son Yuan Gui died of illness, and Princess You Jie requested to return to Chang 'an. Princess You Jie, who had been married to the Western Regions for more than 50 years, finally returned to her hometown and was treated by Xuan Di, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. "I gave her a princess of Tianzhai and a handmaiden, and I raised her generously, so I appeared in front of the princess." . Two years later, Princess You Jie, who was in her seventies, died in Chang 'an.