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Chen Qian sent the governor Cheng Lingxi to lead his troops to suppress the attack, but Zhou Di was defeated and re-entered the valley with more than ten people.

In July of the sixth year of Tianjia (566), because he had been fighting in the valley for a long time, life was extremely difficult, so he sent people down the mountain to trade in the market. He rested in a fellow villager's home because of foot pain, and was reported. Luo Ya, the prefect of Linchuan, captured him , forcing him to lead the officers and soldiers into the mountains, luring Zhou Di out for hunting, and taking the opportunity to kill him.

Kill the arrogant ministers internally:

Hou Andu has been mentioned many times before.

Hou Andu was born in Qujiang, Shixing (now Ruyuan, Guangdong).

During the Hou Jing Rebellion in 548 (the second year of Taiqing), Hou Andu took the opportunity to raise an army of 3,000 men. In 550, Hou Andu led his troops to join Chen Baxian, and followed Chen Baxian to attack Cai Luyang, defeat Li Qianshi, and pacify the army. Hou Jing, who was awarded the title of Fierce General for his meritorious service, was appointed as a regular servant of Tongzhi Sanqi, and was the son of Fuchuan County.

After that, he continued to follow Chen Baxian, defeat King Sengbian, repeatedly defeat Bei Qi, conquer Xiaozi, attack Wang Lin, etc., and you can see Hou Andu's figure in the battles.

After Chen Baxian died, he supported Chen Qian. Later, in the battle to pacify Wang Lin and Liu Yi, he made many military exploits and was named the Attendant and the General of the Northern Conquest.

Since Wang Lin was pacified, Hou Andu believed that he had made great achievements. He recruited civil and military personnel to train riding and archery, and reviewed poetry. He also invited some ministers and celebrities as guests, and thousands of people gathered at home. Most of his subordinates and generals also did not obey the law. When Du was investigated, he sought refuge with Hou Andu. Emperor Chen Wen was very dissatisfied with this, but Hou Andu did not repent and instead became increasingly arrogant.

Later, he made Chen Qian dissatisfied with his many unrestrained behaviors. There was even a fire in the Chongyun Palace. Hou Andu led his soldiers into the palace without permission, which aroused Chen Qian's wariness against him.

Zhou Di rebelled, and Emperor Wen ignored the advice of the ministers and sent Wu Mingche to fight against it. He also sent envoys to Hou Andu's subordinates several times to inspect and investigate. After Hou Andu learned about it, he felt uneasy and sent Zhou Hongshi to report to Shiren. Cai Jingli inquired about the affairs in the palace. Cai Jingli reported the matter to Emperor Wen, claiming that Hou Andu had rebelled.

The big tree attracted the wind, which not only aroused the emperor's fear, but also caused the rejection of his colleagues.

In 563 (the fourth year of Tianjia), Chen Qian appointed Hou Andu as the general of the Southern Conquest and the governor of Jiangzhou, and recalled him to Jiankang. In June of the same year, Chen Qian hosted a banquet for Hou Andu at the Jiade Hall and accepted him during the banquet. After being arrested, Hou Andu was sentenced to death the next day at the age of forty-four. Soon after, Emperor Wen issued an edict, ordering Hou Andu to be buried generously and his family members to be pardoned.

It can be said that Chen Ba first established the Chen Dynasty, and Chen Qian stabilized the Chen Dynasty.

All instability was eliminated, and in February of the first year of Tiankang (566), the seventh year of Tianjia was changed to the first year of Tiankang.

However, Chen Qian left behind a troublemaker, his younger brother Chen Xu.

In 565, he was appointed General of Hussars, and the governor of Yangzhou, Ancheng Wang Chen Xu, was appointed Sikong; in March 566, he was conferred the title of General of Hussars, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Yangzhou governor, and Sikong Ancheng King Chen Xu was appointed as Shangshu Ling. Chen Qian Chen Xu was repeatedly given great power, which was the root of his disaster.

On April 27th (May 31st, 566), Emperor Chen Wen fell seriously ill and passed away in Youjue Palace that day at the age of 45. He left the crown prince Chen Bozong to inherit the throne. On June 19th, the officials were Chen Qian's posthumous title is Emperor Wen, and her temple name is Shizu.

Chen Qian's eldest son Chen Bozong succeeded to the throne. Since Chen Bozong was young, he appointed his uncle Chen Xu, King of Ancheng, as his disciple, recording the secretarial affairs and supervising the Chinese and foreign military affairs. In addition to Chen Qian's previous appointment of Chen Xu, the political situation was Chen Xu's. mastered.

The following year (567), the title of the reign was changed to Guangda. Chen Xu was promoted to Taifu and allowed to wear swords and shoes in the palace. In November of the second year of Guangda (568), Chen Xu rebelled and deposed Chen Bozong as King of Linhai, proclaimed himself emperor, and changed the title of the reign.

For Taijian.

In April of the second year of Taijian (570), Chen Bozong died inexplicably at the age of nineteen. He was known as Emperor Chen Fei in history and was buried at Xishan Bridge in present-day Nanjing.

In the fifth year of Taijian (573), he sent general Wu Mingche to take advantage of the chaos in the Northern Qi Dynasty to go north and captured Luliang (near today's Xuzhou, Jiangsu) and Shouyang (now Shouxian, Anhui). He once occupied the lands of Huai and Si, but in Taijian 9

In 577, he was taken away by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Wu Mingche was also captured by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

During Chen Xu's reign, he built water conservancy projects, reclaimed wasteland, and encouraged farmers to produce. The social economy has been restored and developed to a certain extent. The country is relatively stable, and politics is relatively clear. He can be regarded as a conservative king.

On the fifth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Taijian (February 12, 582), Chen Xu was seriously ill. On the tenth day of the first month (February 17), Chen Xu died in Xuanfu Hall at the age of fifty-three.

Crown Prince Chen Shubao succeeded to the throne. On February 17, his posthumous title was Emperor Xiaoxuan and his temple name was Gaozong.

There is a saying in China: You can only be rich for three generations. I don’t understand those modern rich people. However, this sentence is true when used in history. The founding emperor conquered the country with real swords and guns, and the successor emperor worked hard to stabilize the country.

The emperor who succeeded him would guard the country in a safe and stable manner. The emperor who succeeded him again would grow up in stability. He no longer knew the hard work of the country, so he began to indulge and squander.

Chen Shubao was Chen Xu's eldest son. In the first year of Taijian (569), he was established as the crown prince. Chen Xu died and Chen Shubao succeeded him.

Before Chen Shubao succeeded to the throne, something happened. In front of Chen Xu's body, Chen Shubao was hacked to death by his half-brother, Chen Shuling, Chen Xu's second son. Although Chen Shuling failed to kill Chen Shubao, he did kill him.

Chen Shubao was seriously injured. Chen Shuling's actions were stopped by Chen Shubao's wet nurse and Chen Xu's fourth son Chen Shujian. Later, Chen Shuling was arrested by the right-guard general Xiao Mohe. Chen Qian's fifth son Chen Bogu was involved in a certain rebellion and was involved in a rebellion.

Chen Shuling was beheaded together. Chen Shuling's disciples sentenced him to death, and his close followers were also executed.

At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he was relatively diligent in government and loved the people. He issued edicts to rely on the assistance of his ministers to benefit the people of the late king's legacy, and to implement innovations; to seek talents to govern the country; to open up his voice widely, and not only to listen to the opinions of the princes and officials.

For suggestions, we even have to ask for advice from those who manage warehouses and even small officials. Even if it is offensive, we must accept it; in terms of economics, when he succeeded to the throne, he successively issued edicts to persuade farmers, seek talents, and recruit talents.

He said, prohibit extravagance and appease the Yi and Di people in the Chen Dynasty.

So, why did he become dizzy later?

If these edicts were really issued by Chen Shubao himself, it can only mean that Chen Shubao only had the theory of governing the country, that is to say, Chen Shubao knew some principles of governing the country. However, governing the country is not just about talking. Talking on paper cannot govern the country.

First, he disliked the simplicity of the palace, so he built palaces and pavilions, placed all kinds of beauties in them, neglected government affairs, and indulged in drinking and sex.

Chen Shubao succeeded to the throne in 582. In the Northern Dynasties, Yang Jian established the Sui Kingdom in 581. While Chen Shubao was living in a corner of the Southern Dynasties, Yang Jian in the Northern Dynasties had grown steadily.

The first is the Turks mentioned earlier. The Sui Dynasty took advantage of the discord between several khans to drive a wedge between the Turks and split the Turks into the Western Turks and the Western Turks. In 584, Shabolu Khan asked the Sui Dynasty for help because he was unfavorable to the Sui war.

He. So far, the border troubles in the north have been basically eliminated, and the worries of going south to destroy Chen have been relieved.


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