What about Ban Chao, a diplomat of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Feng Wanli?

Ban Chao mainly tells that Ban Chao once showed his face to a fortune teller. The fortune teller saw from his face that Ban Chao was the fate of the wind, Wanli. In modern times, Wanli was named Marquis, and Ban Chao was divination.

Ban Chao followed his brother Ban Gu and his mother to Luoyang in his early years. Because of his poor family, Ban Chao was often employed by the government, copying documents to earn money to support his family. After all, copying documents is not easy. After a long time, Ban Chao worked hard. Ban Chao had great ambitions since he was a child. At present, he is very reluctant to be hired to copy documents. He doesn't want to be so mediocre. He believes that a gentleman should learn from Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian in history, as well as their achievements without outstanding ingenuity in various places, and be knighted. How can he have been engaged in this kind of pen and ink work, mediocre to the old? Ban Chao's colleagues laughed at him when they knew what he thought. In this regard, Ban Chao can only sigh that mediocre laymen don't understand the mind and feelings of people with lofty ideals.

Later, Ban Chao went to see a fortune teller and asked him to show himself the following picture. After seeing Ban Chao's face, the fortune teller said to Ban Chao, "Although you are an ordinary scholar now, you will definitely be knighted thousands of miles away in the future." Ban Chao listened, just want to continue to ask questions. The fortune teller pointed to him and said, "Your chin is similar to that of a swallow, and your head and neck are similar to that of a tiger. Swallows can fly and tigers eat meat. These together are the fate of a Wanli official. "

This is the story of Feng Hou in Ban Chao's Wanli Hou. As the fortune teller said, Ban Chao finally made contributions in the Western Regions and was made a Hou in Wan Li.

What kind of person is Ban Chao?

Ban Chao is a famous figure in history. He was a strategist and diplomat in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was famous for his outstanding military and diplomatic skills. Ban Chao is not only ambitious, knowledgeable and versatile, but also reasonable. He can prioritize and is extremely respectful and filial to his elders.

Ban Chao was born in a Confucian family, and his father Ban Biao was a famous scholar and historian. Influenced by his father and family environment, Ban Chao loved reading and read widely since childhood, which broadened his knowledge and enhanced his eloquence. Ban Chao is also very filial. He is very respectful and filial to his elders. Since he was a child, he has helped his elders to handle and manage housework. Others may feel ashamed to handle family affairs, but Ban Chao is not ashamed. On the contrary, he works hard.

Ban Chao had great ambitions since he was a child. When he was young, he was engaged in copying documents for the government because of his family's livelihood. Ban Chao is very reluctant to copy documents. He doesn't want his life to be so mediocre. Therefore, Ban Chao, who was full of ambition, decided to abandon his pen and join Dou Gu's army in the western regions to conquer the northern Xiongnu. Ban Chao's talent was affirmed and appreciated by his superiors Dou Gu and Emperor Han Ming, and he was sent to the Western Regions twice. Ban Chao sent two missions to the Western Regions, and with his courage, wisdom, superb eloquence and military ability, he pacified the countries in the Western Regions, restored the ties between the Western Regions and the Central Government, and safeguarded national security.

Ban Chao has governed the western regions for more than 30 years, and spent most of his life governing the western regions, making important contributions to the integration of all ethnic groups.

Where is Ban Chao's tomb?

Ban Chao struggled in the western regions for thirty-one years, and only when he was old, weak and sick did he ask to return to his hometown. He arrived in Luoyang in 102. That year, Ban Chao died of illness and was buried on Mangshan Mountain in Luoyang. So Ban Chao's Tomb is located in the northwest of Zhangyang Village, Chaoyang Town, Mengjin County, Luoyang, Henan Province. Not far from Zhangyang Village, the middle distance is 750 meters. The tomb is 6 meters high and has a circumference of 120 meters. The tomb is a flat mound formed by compaction with soil.

According to A.D. "Mengjin County Records Celebrity Tomb", there is a big tomb in the northwest of Zhangyang Village in Yang Yang. Local people have passed it down from generation to generation. This tomb is a famous tomb in the Eastern Han Dynasty-Ban Tomb and Dingyuan Hou Tomb. During the Cultural Revolution in China, an epitaph of the Northern Wei Dynasty was unearthed in the northeast of Ban Chao's tomb. The contents recorded in the epitaph show that the tomb of the Northern Wei Dynasty is about 164 steps southwest of Ban Chao's tomb, which just proves that the tomb is indeed the tomb of Dingyuan Hou in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Ban Chao abandoned his pen to join the army. He gave full play to his outstanding military and diplomatic skills in the army and sent two missions to the western regions. Ban Chao made two missions to the Western Regions, using his intelligence and eloquence, successfully persuaded Shanshan, Khotan and other countries in the Western Regions to agree to join the Eastern Han Dynasty court, and sent his son to the Central Plains as a servant, thus restoring the connection between the Western Regions and the Central Government. In addition, Ban Chao also disintegrated the influence of Qiuci and other countries, thus pacifying more than 50 countries in the Western Region, promoting the contact and exchange between the Western Region and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and also promoting the integration and exchange of all ethnic groups.