Chapter 69 Chapter 68: Wengong Zhang Jun

Zhang Jun was the eldest son of Zhang Shi, the former ruler of Liang. When Zhang Shi was killed, Zhang Jun was still a child, and the ministers supported his uncle Zhang Mao as the shepherd of Liangzhou.In May of the second year of Jin Taining (324 A.D.), Zhang Mao died of illness and had no children. Zhang Jun naturally became his successor. As soon as Zhang Mao died, Shi Shu, the former special minister of Emperor Min of the Western Jin Dynasty, granted Zhang Jun the title of Liangzhou Mu and Xiping Gong in the name of the central government.At this time, Liu Yao, the former king of Zhao, also regarded himself as orthodox, and sent people to Guzang (now Wuwei, Gansu) to make Zhang Jun the king of Liang.In Zhang Jun's mind, the orthodox should be the Jin Dynasty, but the Jin Dynasty had already moved to the south. Due to the inconvenient transportation, it was impossible to get in touch for a while.

Zhang Jun, like his fathers, always regarded the Jin Dynasty as the only orthodoxy, and regarded serving the Jin Dynasty as his sacred duty.When Zhang Jun succeeded to the throne, the Jin Dynasty had moved south to Jiankang (now Nanjing).Although the Central Plains area was full of wars and it was difficult to directly contact the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhang Jun still tried every means to express his sincerity to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.In view of the fact that it was easier to get in touch with the Eastern Jin Dynasty from Sichuan, Zhang Jun took the initiative to write a letter to Li Xiong, the ruler of Cheng Han who occupied Sichuan, advising Li Xiong not to be arrogant, to get rid of the emperor title as soon as possible, and to become a minister to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.No matter whether Li Xiong adopted Zhang Jun's opinion or not, Zhang Jun still sent a delegation to visit Cheng Han, curry favor with Li Xiong, and prepared to pretend to be Cheng Han and express his loyalty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty as soon as possible.However, despite Zhang Jun's good words, Li Xiong just refused to make excuses.In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the eighth year of Xianhe (333 A.D.), Zhang Jun couldn't wait any longer, so he had to put down his airs, and sent envoys to Jiankang under the condition of being a minister to Li Xiong.On the surface, Li Xiong agreed, but secretly prepared to throw Zhang Chun, the envoy of Qianliang, into the river. Because Zhang Chun got the news in advance, he told Li Xiong righteously, and then he got the pass, and passed through Chenghan. , Formally contacted with the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Zhang Jun is good at employing people and diligent in political affairs. Under his governance, the people in Hexi area are rich and strong, and it has become a rare prosperous area in the war-torn northern China. People far and near gradually regard him as a wise monarch.He also intends to show off to the outside world.In the first year of Xiankang (335 A.D.), Zhang Jun sent General Yang Xuan to go to Kucha and Shanshan. Kucha and Shanshan were very self-aware. They expected that they would not be the opponents of Qianliang, so they obediently paid tribute to Qianliang. Seeing this, other countries in the Western Regions also rushed to pay tribute to Qianliang.In order to show his prestige and wealth, Zhang Jun also built five palaces in the south of Guzang City, namely, Yiyang Qingdian, Zhuyang Chidian, Political and Punishment White Palace, Xuanwu Black Palace, and Qianguang Palace.The Qianguang Hall stands in the center, and the other four halls are located around the Qianguang Hall. The decorations in these four halls are blue, red, white, and black. Zhang Jun takes turns to live in the four halls throughout the year. .

In the first year of Yonghe (345 A.D.), Zhang Jun called himself the governor, general, and king of false Liang, and began to set up official positions such as sacrificial wine, doctor, doctor, housekeeper, and visitor. Most of his names followed the Eastern Jin Dynasty.In May of the following year, Zhang Jun died of illness at the age of 40, with the posthumous title of "Wen Gong".