Lu Pheasant came to the court and claimed power, which made everyone angry and resentful. The Lu family was executed, leaving behind a huge mess, and this mess was South Vietnam. Lu Pheasant restricted trade with South Vietnam, and South Vietnam King Wei Tuo became angry and proclaimed himself emperor, fighting against the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Heng ascended the throne, he looked south, but the fact that Wei Tuo proclaimed himself emperor was like an iron nail embedded in the territory of the Han Dynasty, which made him uneasy.
There are no two days in the sky, and there cannot be two emperors on earth.
When Liu Heng entered Weiyang Palace, several guards blocked him with halberds in the name of protecting the emperor, so he ordered Liu Ying's son to be killed. If you treat your relatives like this, you can't compromise with Wei Tuo.
In order to persuade South Vietnam, Lu Jia used all he had learned in his life, wasted a lot of words, and sacrificed his life to accompany the arrogant and disrespectful Wei Tuo. He sacrificed his gentlemanly attitude and humiliated the gentle man. It took several days to pacify Wei Tuo and make him bow to the Han Dynasty. .
Wei Tuo was uneducated and incompetent. During the days when Lu Jia stayed with him, he encountered a lot of foul language and endured all kinds of ignorant actions. He just felt that his life was wasted and meaningless, and he wished he could fly back to Chang'an.
Lu Jia endured all sorts of hardships in exchange for the great man's peace. After Liu Bang's death, Lu Fei didn't know what was wrong and offended Wei Tuo over several trivial matters in trade, which led to renewed war.
Lu Pheasant only knows how to tease people, but does not know how to comfort them. While she was in power, someone slandered and maliciously slandered South Vietnam. She actually believed the slander and refused to sell iron to South Vietnam. South Vietnam is a wild land with rugged mountains and a lot of sand and gravel in the soil. It is impossible to farm without iron tools. Without iron tools, there will be no harvest. Food is the most important thing for the people. If they don't have enough food, South Vietnam will be in chaos. Ironware was extremely important to South Vietnam. Lu Pheasant banned the sale of ironware, and Wei Tuo hated her to the core. Lu Pheasant also ordered that only female livestock be sold to South Vietnam. However, male livestock were needed for farming. This move was clearly intended to cut off South Vietnam's economic lifeline.
Wei Tuo couldn't bear the great harm the country suffered, and he felt hatred in his chest all day long. In addition, he also heard that the tombs of ancestors in Zhending's hometown were destroyed, the bodies of relatives were abandoned in the wilderness, brothers in the clan were killed, and the family was destroyed. It was very miserable. As an envoy, Lu Jia lobbied Wei Tuo and mentioned that he was really determined to be his hometown, intending to show that once Wei Tuo surrendered, the Han Dynasty would treat his brothers and sisters favorably. Hearing that the people in his hometown were suffering misfortunes, Wei Tuo immediately sent troops to capture the king of Changsha.
Wei Tuo believed that the Kingdom of Changsha was connected to South Vietnam, and the slander and slander must have been committed by the King of Changsha. The King of Changsha slandered South Vietnam, and he must have the intention of annexing South Vietnam. Therefore, Wei Tuo marched directly to Changsha. The army was invincible and captured several cities in succession.
The Han Dynasty restricted trade with South Vietnam, and the people of South Vietnam suffered greatly. The soldiers hated Lu Pheasant, and they all fought bravely to be the first and unstoppable. The South Vietnamese army was powerful and the troops in Changsha were exhausted and unable to keep distance. They immediately sent out a letter to send an urgent message. Lu Pheasant sent troops to meet the enemy, and the army invaded South Vietnam. It was midsummer, the water was steaming, miasma was rampant, and diseases were common, so the army did not dare to cross the mountains and advance. The Han Dynasty troops were stationed in place, hoping to wait for the miasma to subside slightly before advancing again. The South Vietnamese army's equipment was backward and they did not dare to confront the Han army head-on, so they closed the city and stood firm. The two armies were facing each other and did not dare to attack each other.
After Lu Zhi's death, Lu Chan and Lu Lu were incompetent, so they withdrew their troops and returned to the court. The Han army withdrew and the danger was temporarily eliminated. Wei Tuo took the opportunity to bribe Minyue, Xiou and Luoyue to take back South Vietnam. South Vietnam merged three areas, stretching more than 10,000 miles from east to west, expanding its territory and greatly increasing its power. Wei Tuo was arrogant and proclaimed himself emperor. He lived in a yellow house and used a large banner to show that he and Liu Heng stood side by side.
When Wei Tuo proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Heng could not bear it, but he did not send troops. First of all, he was benevolent and did not want to see killings; secondly, South Vietnam was steaming with humidity and miasma, making it difficult to send troops; thirdly, except for Zhou Bo and Guan Ying, there were no generals in the Han Dynasty. Zhou Guan and Zhou Guan were old, and Liu Heng did not want to see them. They died in the battle; fourth, Lu Jia once persuaded Wei Tuo to surrender with his sharp tongue, and Liu Heng wanted to repeat the same trick.
Times have changed. Neither Liu Bang nor Lu Pheasant knew how to make ornaments to appease courtiers, but Liu Heng was very good at it. He sent people to Zhending to repair the tombs of the ancestors of the Wei Tuo clan and placed mourners to keep watch over them. Search for the brothers of Wei Tuo's clan, promote capable people to serve as officials in the court, and treat others with courtesy. Liu Heng wrote a letter in his own handwriting and ordered Lu Jia to go there with the letter. He persuaded Wei Tuo to go to Huangwu, destroy the big banner, and go north to declare himself a minister.
Liu Heng sent people to spread the news. Before Lu Jia arrived in South Vietnam, Wei Tuo heard that the imperial court was repairing the ancestral tombs of his Zhending ancestors, setting up mourners to guard the tombs, promoting brothers from his clan to officials, and treating his clan members with courtesy and kindness. Hearing that Lu Jia had come with a letter on orders from the Han Dynasty, Wei Tuo went out of the city to greet him. Lu Jia taught Wei Tuo a lesson, and Wei Tuo knew that Lu Jia was powerful and respected Lu Jia very much. Wei Tuotuo received Liu Heng's letter. In addition to the formal etiquette, the letter roughly stated:
What happened between you and me was a misunderstanding, and Lu Pheasant was the one who got in the way. Lu Pheasant is dead. I will build the tombs of your clan ancestors, make your clan brothers officials, and treat them well. Don't invade the King of Changsha anymore. There will be casualties on both sides, which is not good for everyone. I promise that as long as you acknowledge me and become a vassal to the north, I will give you whatever Emperor Gaozu promised you.
Lu Jia told Wei Tuo that Lu Pheasant was not a good person, so Liu Heng had all the Lu family killed. Liu Hengren was kind and kind, sympathizing with his courtiers and caring for the people. He was a rare and good emperor. With so many things happening in the Han Dynasty, it was God's will that Liu Heng survived to become emperor. He urged Wei Tuo to go north and declare himself a minister. Lu Jia used his own experience as an example to prove that Lu Pheasant was evil and Liu Heng was good. He said that when Lu Pheasant was good at power, he stayed away from the court to avoid disasters; only after the Lu family was executed and Liu Heng proclaimed himself emperor did he become an official.
Wei Tuo always admired Lu Jia. Lu Jia praised Liu Heng so much that he felt that Liu Heng would not break his promise. Wei Tuo didn't want to cause trouble, so he replied to Liu Heng with the same sincere letter. Wei Tuo, like Liu Heng, put all the blame on Lu Fei:
I, Wei Tuo, am innocent. This was all caused by Lu Pheasant's disagreement with Emperor Gaozu's trade terms. As long as trade continues, I agree to become a vassal.
Lu Jia came out of the mountain and once again persuaded Wei Tuo to join him, which can be said to be a great achievement.
Xu Hun, a Tang Dynasty man, wrote a seven-rhythm poem, "Climbing Wei Tuo Tower", praising Lu Jia's contribution to lobbying South Vietnam:
Liu Xiang held his troops before he was exhausted, so he took advantage of the barbarians on Huangwu Island.
He came to the south to serve as a captain, Ren Xiaoli, and to the north he became a minister, Lu Jiagong.
The flutes and drums are still displayed in the modern temple, and the flags still dominate the palace of the past.
The people of Yue may not know that Yu and Shun played the Xunxian style forever.
