Chapter 130 Chapter 129 Deposed Lord He Lianchang

He Lianchang was the second son of Xia Guojun Helian Bobo, who was named Taiyuan Duke in the second year of Xia Fengxiang (AD 414).In August of the seventh year of Xia Zhenxing (AD 425), Helian Bobo died of illness. The former prince Helian Wanggui had been killed, and Helianchang succeeded to the throne and changed Yuan Chengguang.His elder brother Helian Ding and younger brother Helian Lun expressed dissatisfaction with this, so there was internal strife between the brothers, and in the end Helian Chang prevailed. At this time, the Northern Wei Dynasty saw that the time had come to eliminate Xia, so it attacked Helianchang in October of the second year of Xia Chengguang (AD 426).When the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was about to reach Tongwancheng (now Beibaichengzi, Jingbian, Shaanxi), Helian Changzheng and his ministers were eating and drinking. The Wei army was completely defeated as soon as they fought, and rushed into the city. Before closing the city gate, the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty had already entered the city.Xia Bing desperately closed the gate of the palace. Tuoba Tao saw that it was difficult to attack for a while, so he said to the generals: "Let's spare He Lianchang this time, and we will deal with him next year." So he returned with more than 10,000 Xia people. Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi).

In June of the following year, Tuoba Tao led another expedition against Helianchang with 93,000 cavalry.When Tongwan was approaching, Tuoba Tao ambushed the army in the valley, and sent only a few soldiers to the city to challenge.He Lianchang mistakenly thought that there were not many Wei troops, so he led 30,000 soldiers out of the city to fight. When he walked more than 5 miles, the Northern Wei army suddenly attacked.Just at this time, a strong wind blew up, flying sand and rocks, and Tuoba Tao commanded the battle with injuries. More than 10,000 beauties in the harem were captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty.In January of the following year, He Lianchang fled from Shanggu to Pingliang under the siege of General Pingbei of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was captured by Shi Anjie, the censor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and was sent to Pingcheng in March of the same year, where he lived in the West Palace. Tuoba Tao also married his daughter Princess Shiping to him.In February of the third year of Shenlujia (AD 430), He Lianchang was named King of Qin, but he was not used to the life of a senior prisoner, so he rebelled against Wei in March of the seventh year of Shenlujia (AD 434). Fleeing west, he was killed by Tuoba Tao's general.