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Liuyi originally thought that Hou Andu would come up from the Qiantang River, but he didn't expect that Hou Andu would come from Kuaiji and Zhuji Ludao. When Liuyi got the news, Hou Andu's army had already arrived. He was so frightened that he abandoned the county and fled to Tao.

Zhiling (now southwest of Jinyun, Zhejiang), a fence was erected at the entrance of the ridge to reinforce itself.

In the spring of the next year (562), Hou Andu broke through the fence set up by Liuyi, and Liuyi and his second son Liu Zhongchen fled to Chen Baoying. Hou Andu captured thousands of Liuyi's men and women.

Having said that, let’s talk about another person, Zhou Di.

Zhou Di, a native of Nancheng, Linchuan (now Nancheng County, Jiangxi Province), was involved in the Hou Jing Rebellion in the second year of Taiqing (548). Emperor Wu of Liang issued an edict to suppress the attack, and various places responded. In the first year of Dabao (550), Zhou Di's descendant Zhou Xu

In the name of fighting against thieves, Zhou Di raised an army. Zhou Di recruited the villagers to respond and bravely won the three armies. In the first year of Chengsheng (552), because he participated in pacifying Hou Jing's rebellion, he worshiped Zhou Di as a strong general, the governor of Gaozhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Linru County.

There are five hundred households in the city.

After Chen Baxian took control of the government, he aroused the dissatisfaction of Xiao Bo, the governor of Guangzhou. In February of the second year of Taiping (557), he raised troops and marched out of Nankang to attack Yuzhang. Chen Baxian ordered Zhou Wenyu to lead his troops to attack. At the time of crisis, Zhou Di helped with food and salary, and was sealed.

He became General Zhenyuan and moved to Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang) to be the governor.

In the second year of Yongding (558), Wang Lin, the governor of Xiangzhou (now northeast of Dawu County, Hubei Province), revolted against Chen and expanded eastward. Zhou Di also wanted to take over Nanchuan (the Ganjiang River Basin area) and summoned his subordinate Nankang (Ganzhou).

The governors of the eight counties of Yichun, Ancheng (Anfu), Luling (Ji'an), Linchuan, Bashan (Le'an Gongxi), Yuzhang, and Yuning (Wuning) formed an alliance and threatened to join Wang Lin's tribe.

Chen Baxian was worried that he would really join, so he treated Zhou Di particularly favorably. In May, Wang Lin's general Fan Meng and others joined forces with Yu Xiaoqing, the cave master of Xinwu (now Fengxin), to surround and force Zhou Di. In July, Gaozhou governor Huang Fasu and Wuxing prefect

Shen Ke led his troops to help Zhou Di. Zhou Di defeated Yu Xiaoqing's tribe and was awarded the title of General Pingnan for his merit.

In May of the following year (559), Xiong Tanlang, the internal historian of Yuzhang, killed Zhou Wenyu for rebelling against Chen, in response to Wang Lin, Zhou Di, Zhou Fu, Huang Fazhu and others led troops to surround and annihilate Xiong Tanlang. Xiong was defeated and fled to Bashan County, where he was beheaded by the villagers. Zhou Di

Because of his meritorious service, he was awarded the title of General Zhennan.

Of course, Chen Qian was worried about such a man who was ambitious and powerful but unwilling to enter the court. She transferred him out of Zhenhuancheng (now Ruichang City, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province) and asked his son to enter the court and wait for orders.

The purpose was to transfer Zhou Di out of his home base and to have his son enter the court as a hostage. Of course, Zhou Di was dissatisfied. He secretly collaborated with Wang Lin, the governor of Jinzhou (now Jinhua, Zhejiang), and left Fujian.

Contact Chen Baoying, the governor of Fuzhou, Fujian.

Or maybe Chen Qian is forcing him to rebel. Only when he jumps can Chen Qian have reason to deal with him.

In the third year of Tianjia (562), Chen Qian ordered Wu Mingche, the governor of Jiangzhou, to supervise the army, Huang Fashu, the governor of Gaozhou, and Zhou Fu, the governor of Yuzhang, to attack Zhou Di together, but failed. She also ordered Chen Xu to be the governor of all armies and attacked Zhou Di again. This time

The next time Zhou Di was outnumbered, he was defeated in the first month of the following year (563), his wife and children were captured, and he went to Jin'an governor Chen Baoying alone.

Liu Yi and Zhou Di both ran to Chen Baoying. Who was this Chen Baoying?

Chen Baoying was born in Houguan, Fujian (now Fuzhou).

During the Southern Liang Dynasty, armed struggles between local surnames and the government often broke out in Jin'an County, and its generals and officials were killed many times. Chen Baoying's father, Chen Yu, was a powerful man in the county and was quite talented. He often planned and expanded his power.

Later, he surrendered to the government and army, eliminated all major surname forces, and thus took control of the military power of Jin'an County.

During Hou Jing's Rebellion, wealthy families from all over the country took advantage of the chaos to separatist power, and Chen Yu was one of them. In 550, Chen Yu used force to force away Binhua Hou Xiaoyun, the prefect of Jin'an, and took charge of the county administration. However, due to his old age, Chen Yu , ordered Chen Baoying to lead the army.

At that time, there was a famine in the eastern border of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Kuaiji was the most serious. Seventy-eight out of ten people died of starvation. Most of the hungry people sold themselves to survive, but Jin'an had a good harvest. Chen Baoying took the opportunity to send troops to capture Lin'an, Yongjia, Kuaiji, Yuyao, Zhuji, etc. from the sea route. He also transported a large amount of rice, brought back a large amount of jade and silk, and brought back a large number of people. Those who could drive boats and chariots between Jiangsu and Zhejiang also returned to central Fujian. As a result, the Chen family's wealth increased greatly, and there were many soldiers and generals. The power of Jin'an became strong for a while.

In 551, Hou Jing's rebellion was put down, and Nanliang, which was already in danger, had to recognize the fact that Chen Yu and Chen Baoying were separatist in central Fujian, and appointed Chen Yu as the prefect of Jin'an. In 555, Chen Baxian seized the power of assisting the Liang Dynasty, and Chen Yu Please return to your old age and ask for the county government to be passed on to Chen Baoying. It was approved, and Chen Baoying was awarded the title of General Zhuangwu and the prefect of Jin'an.

After the establishment of the Chen Dynasty, Chen Baxian and Chen Qian continued to win over Chen Yu, Chen Baoying, and Chen Qian. Chen Baoying was promoted to General Xuanyi, and Chen Yu was appointed as Doctor Guanglu. They even incorporated the Chen family into the clan registry, and all their children, regardless of size, were granted titles.

Chen Baoying also knew that now that the battle for the throne had come to an end, his family's situation of being divided on one side would not last long, so he formed an alliance with Liu Yi and Zhou Di, who ruled Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and married Liu's daughter as his wife.

Sure enough, in 559, the Chen Dynasty began to implement the policy of eliminating local separatist forces. First, it sent Xiao Qian as the prefect of Jian'an, hoping to weaken Chen Baoying's power from the upper reaches of the Min River. However, Xiao Qian was unable to take office due to Chen Baoying's obstruction.

When Sikong Hou Andu led an army to attack Liuyi in Zhejiang, Chen Baoying sent troops to support him; when Wu Mingche, the governor of Jiangzhou, led an army to attack Zhou Di in Jiangxi, Chen Baoying not only sent troops but also provided food to support Zhou Di. Unfortunately, both of them were defeated by the official army. In 562 and 563 respectively, he went to Fuzhou to join Chen Baoying.

This made Chen Qian furious. She revoked Chen Baoying's clan membership and sent troops to attack. She sent the governor Zhang Zhaoda's army by land, and the governor of Yizhou led the Xinyi prefect Yu Xiaoqing's army by sea to attack Fujian. Chen Baoying also led his army to occupy Jian'an Lake. , built a Shuizha mountain stronghold to block Chen Jun's advance.

In the fifth year of Tianjia (564), Zhang Zhaoda ordered his troops to cut down wood and build rafts. He was exiled when the stream was in high water and broke through the water barrier of Chen Baoying's army camp. Defeated, he led his son to flee south and was captured in Putian. Chen Baoying and 20 of his family members were escorted to Jiankang (now Nanjing) and beheaded.

Chen Baoying was put down, and Liu Yi was captured and escorted to Kyoto, where he was beheaded in public in Jiankang. All his nephews and accomplices were killed regardless of their age. Only his third son Liu Zhenchen was spared because he married a princess.

The reason why Zhang Zhaoda's land army arrived so much later than the navy army was because Zhang Zhaoda went to pick up Zhou Di along the way.

In order to avoid his sharp edge, Zhou Di led his troops to fight in the valley. The people of Linchuan County were grateful to Zhou Di for protecting the country and the people during the Hou Jing Rebellion. Although he was killed by Zhang Bu, no one was willing to provide information about Zhou Di's activities. Zhang Zhaoda With nothing to do, he turned to attack Chen Baoying and left the enemy behind.

After Chen Baoying and Liu Yi were put down, Zhou Di was still moving around.

In the fifth year of Tianjia (564), Zhou Di gathered his troops to attack Dongxing, surrendered Qian Su, the prefect of Xuancheng who was guarding Dongxing, defeated Chen Yang, the governor of Wuzhou, and killed Chen Sha, the Marquis of Qianhua, and the prefect of Chenliu (now Guangde, Anhui). Zhang Sui's military power was greatly enhanced.

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