Home Categories Chinese history Bo Yang's Vernacular Version of Zi Zhi Tong Jian 4·Separation of North and South
The "Five Hu and Nineteen Kingdoms Era" lasted 136 years and ended in the 1930s.The north was unified by the Northern Wei Empire, the Jin Empire in the south perished, and the Southern Song Empire prospered. "The era of great division then entered the second half - the "Northern and Southern Dynasties Era". The Northern Dynasties were the Northern Wei Empire, the Northern Qi Empire, and the Northern Zhou Empire; , Nanliang Empire, and Chen Empire. The Northern Dynasty in this century was the Northern Wei Empire, and the Southern Dynasty ended with the Southern Qi Empire. The melee in the "Northern and Southern Dynasties" was more intense and cruel than that in the "Five Hus Era".

1. In spring, the first month, Lu Xun, the leader of the Jin Empire (capital Jiankang), sent military and political officer (Sima) Xu Daofu to attack Dongyang County (Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province). On February 8th, Liu Yu, the Jianwu general of the Jin Empire, defeated Xu Dao and turned over the militia.Xu Daofu is Lu Xun's brother-in-law. 2. On February 22, the Jin government promoted Huan Xuan, the commander-in-chief of the national armed forces (Taiwei), as the supreme commander (Da Sima). On February 24th, Huan Xuan beheaded Sun Wuzhong, the governor (inspector) of Jizhou (Qiaozhou) (Sun Wuzhong was also a general of the "North Mansion Legion" and the former department of Liu Lao).

Huanxuan Shangshu Jin Emperor (the sixteenth An Emperor) Sima Dezong (22 years old this year), please allow to lead the army to the Northern Expedition and wipe out Guanzhong (central part of Shaanxi Province) and Heluo (Central Plains).But then with hints and pressure, he ordered Sima Dezong to issue an edict (Huanxuan edict) to refute.Huan Xuan then publicized: "In accordance with the instructions of the imperial edict, we have to stop." At the beginning, Huan Xuan put on airs and packed his luggage;Someone asked him why, Huan Xuan said: "Soldiers are fierce and dangerous. In case of accidents, ships with shallow drafts can easily escape." Everyone couldn't help laughing.

*Hu Sanxing said: Huan Xuan's mental state has always been like this.But people at that time mistook him for a hero and were afraid, so everyone who encountered him failed.Later, in the Battle of Zhengrongzhou, Liu Daogui saw through his details, launched a surprise attack, and persevered (refer to May next year), Huanxuan was defeated and could not recover. 3. Summer, April 1st, solar eclipse. 4. Zhao Rong, the former subordinate of Murongde (68 years old this year) of the Southern Yan Empire (the capital of Guanggu) (the first emperor of Xianwu) came from Chang'an (the capital of the later Qin Dynasty, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province) to get his mother And the news of his elder brother's death; Murongde wailed bitterly, vomited blood, and fell ill in bed.

Murong Da, the commander of the general garrison of Gyeonggi (Sili Lieutenant) rebelled, and sent the battalion gate officer (Yamen) Huang Qi (Huang, surname) to attack the palace gate; the palace guard commander (the palace commander) Hou Chimei opened the door to respond; The eunuch (Zhonghuangmen) Sun Jin supported Murongde, escaped from Miyagi over the wall, and hid in Sun Jin's private house.General Duan Hong and others heard the news of the palace coup, and urgently assembled the three armies to strictly guard the four gates of Guanggu.Murong De led the army into the palace to fight back, killing Hou Chimei and others; Murong Da fled to the Northern Wei Empire (capital Pingcheng).

Muzid gave preferential treatment to immigrants who were forced to move to the empire from afar, and exempted them from land taxes, taxes and forced labor for a long time.The people kept impersonating people, some had a hundred families in one household registration, and some had a thousand people in one household registration, all for the purpose of evading taxation officials.Executive Officer of the State Council (Shangshu) Han
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