1, this sentence comes from Biography of Su Wu.
2. The original text is as follows:
Khan ordered Wu to resign, while Wu Zhao Xu waited. : "If you are born, how can you return to Han!" Draw your sword and stab yourself. Wei Lu was shocked. He embraced martial arts and called for his death (now "medical treatment"). Dig the ground as a barrier, set a fire, cover it, and jump on its back to bleed. I'm exhausted. I want to rest for half a day. When you cry, you go back to the camp. Khan was strong in his festivals and sent people to wait for martial arts day and night. He took over John Zhang.
3. Translation:
Khan sent Wei Law to summon Su Wu for trial. Su Wu said to Chang Hui: "If you lose your integrity and disgrace your mission, even if you are alive, how can you have the face to go back to your hometown!" With that, he pulled out his knife and committed suicide. Willep was surprised. He hugged Su Wu himself and rode a fast horse to the doctor. The doctor dug a hole in the ground, lit a small fire in the hole, and then put Su Wu face down on the hole, stepped on his back and let the blood flow out. Su Wu was dead, so it took him a long time to recover. Chang Hui and others cried and carried Su Wu back to the camp. Khan thinks Su Wu's integrity is admirable. He sent someone to visit and greet Su Wu in the morning and evening, and John Zhang was arrested and imprisoned.
4. Background introduction:
Since the siege of Deng Bai by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang (200 BC), the Han Empire experienced Hui Di, Lv Hou, Wendi and Jingdi, and faced the threat of Xiongnu for decades. But the country still needs to accumulate strength, so it has been forbearing. After more than 60 years' recuperation, especially during the 40 years when Emperor Wendi and Emperor Jingdi were in power, the empire became stronger and stronger, and the rule of father and son was highly praised by historians of past dynasties, calling it "the rule of cultural scene".
Emperor Wu ascended the throne, and when the time was ripe, he wrote: "The high emperor left me with the worry of calming the city, and when I was high, I was single-minded and never rebelled." Yesterday, Qi Xianggong recovered from the ninth, which was a great spring and autumn period. "It is imperative to launch a counterattack against the Huns who have repeatedly violated the imperial border. The war lasted for a hundred years.