Western Jin Since The Eight Kings Rebellion , the world has basically been in a state of chaos. Soon the Western Jin Dynasty was destroyed, and Langya King Sima Rui crossed south to establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty, while the northern land entered the period of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty was in a corner, and even if the Northern Expedition was ineffective, it could not recover its hometown in the north. In 420 AD, the Eastern Jin Dynasty The powerful minister Liu Yu Abolished the Emperor Gong of Jin Sima Dewen and established the dynasty of Liu Song . It was also from this time that the land of China entered the Southern and Northern Dynasties period.
Southern Dynasties went through four dynasties: Song, Qi, Liang and Chen, among which Song had the largest territory. During this period, a group of famous generals also emerged. This article will talk to you about the four famous generals of the Liu Song Dynasty.
1. Tan (tán) Daoji
Tan Daoji is a native of Jinan, Shandong today. He is a famous general of the Liu Song Dynasty and the first general of the Southern Dynasty. Tan Daoji followed his two brothers to Liu Yu very early, and then followed Liu Yu to fight everywhere.
In the 12th year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (416), Tan Daoji served as the vanguard of the Liu Yu's Northern Expedition army, conquered Xuchang , Luoyang , , Tongguan , attacked Chang'an , and destroyed Houqin . After the war, he was promoted to General of the Conquering the Lu and Inner Historian of Langya for his merits.
In the second year of Yuanxi (420), after Liu Yu established the Song Dynasty on behalf of Jin and established the Song Dynasty, he was appointed as . The 2nd official in Yongxiu County, with a fief of 2,000 households. allowed him to enter the palace province, which shows that he was deeply trusted by Liu Yu.
In the second year of Jingping (424), the powerful minister Xu Xianzhi and the leading general Xie Hui planned to abolish the young emperor Liu Yifu and recalled Tan Daoji, who was leading the army outside, to the court. Under their "cooperation", Emperor Wen of Song , Liu Yilong successfully took office. Tan Daoji was promoted to General Zhengbei and promoted to the General of Sanqi. He was awarded a part of the Guzhu band and was granted the title of Duke of Wuling County with a fief of 4,000 households.
Tan Daoji
Four years since then, Tan Daoji has been on the front line of the anti-Wei. It can be said that he was the commander-in-chief of Liu Song against the Northern Wei . Later, he was promoted to Sikong for his merits, and he was promoted to Sikong, General, and Governor as usual.
Because Tan Daoji was a founding hero of Liu Song, he had a very high prestige, and his sons were also very talented. Emperor Wen of Song Liu Yilong was sick in his later years. Pengcheng Wang Liu Yikang Hear reminder Emperor Wen of Song: If he dies, Tan Daoji will be out of control, just like Xie Hui. For this reason, Emperor Wen of Song also began to constantly suspect Tan Daoji.
Yuanjia In the 13th year (436), Emperor Wen of Song summoned Tan Daoji to the capital and arrested him. Several of his sons were also arrested, and in the end, all of the Tan Daoji family were killed. Emperor Wen of Song destroyed his Great Wall like this. Poor generation of famous generals ended up killing because of the emperor's suspicion.
2, Shen Qingzhi
Shen Qingzhi was born in the Shen family of Wuxing. He is from Deqing County, Zhejiang Province. He participated in the quelling of Sun En's rebellion in his early years. After Liu Yu took over the Jin Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty, Shen Qingzhi was appointed as the General of the Interpretation of the Hall of . During the reign of Emperor Wen of Song, Shen Qingzhi fought under Tan Daoji, and Tan Daoji also admired him very much and praised him strongly in front of Emperor Wen of Song.
In the 19th year of Yuanjia (442), Shen Qingzhi led his army to defeat the barbarians and captured 7,000 barbarians. He then advanced to fight against the Huyang barbarians and captured more than 10,000 barbarians.
In the 22nd year of Yuanjia (445), Shen Qingzhi led a large army to attack the Yidao Man, Yunshan Man and other barbarians, and captured nearly 100,000.
Shen Qingzhi's film and television image
Yuanjia 2 (446), a barbarian rebellion occurred again in Yongzhou . Shen Qingzhi once again led his army to defeat the barbarians in the mountains, beheaded 3,000 levels, and captured and surrendered more than 50,000 barbarians.
In the 27th year of Yuanjia (450), Shen Qingzhi also supervised the army to suppress the dogs and sheep barbarians in Zhushan. It can be said that Shen Qingzhi has been fighting against the barbarians for 8 years.
In the same year, Shen Qingzhi followed Wang Xuanmo to participate in the Second Dimension Jia Northern Expedition. Because his teammates were not good, the results of this Northern Expedition were not very great.
In addition to external combat, Shen Qingzhi also participated in internal rebellions such as Liu Shao , Lushuang , Liu Dan . Shen Qingyi served in the five dynasties of the five dynasties, and was promoted to the Shizhong Taiwei , and the Taiwei , and the chariot general.
In the first year of Yongguang (465), he repeatedly made frank advice, angered the deposed emperor in the past and sentenced to death. He was 80 years old and was posthumously named Zhongwu. After Emperor Ming of Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he was awarded the title of Sikong and changed his posthumous title to Xiang. A generation of famous ministers was sentenced to death by their own emperor.
3, Wang Zhongde
Wang Zhongde is from Qixian, Shaanxi Province today. He is a calm and cautious person, with a civil and military strategy. In the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Zhongde followed Liu Yu Northern Expedition Nanyan , pacified Lu Xun , conquered Jingzhou , and fought against Northern Wei , and served as a vanguard many times.
In 420 AD, after Emperor Wu of Song Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty established the Song Dynasty in the place of Jin, Wang Zhongde was named the Marquis of Xingan County, with an additional fief of 2,200 households, which was higher than the 2,000 households of Xu Xianzhi, , Wang Hong, , Tan Daoji, , Fu Liang, , Xie Hui, and others. Before Liu Yu died, he ordered Wang Zhongde to serve as the governor of Xuzhou , and to become the governor of the military of Qizhou in Huaibei.
Emperor Wen of Song During the Yuan Jia Anthony, Wang Zhongde participated in the Northern Expedition of Yuan Jia . During this period, he made correct judgments on the enemy situation in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but the commander to Yanzhi did not accept it, resulting in the defeat of the Song army. After the Song army was defeated and retreated south, Wang Zhongde and Tan Daoji led their troops north to rescue Huatai, and killed the governor of Jizhou, Northern Wei, and returned the food.
Wang Zhongde's film and television image
In the tenth year of Yuanjia (433), Wang Zhongde was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou and was appointed as the governor of Yanzhou. Emperor Wen of Song entrusted Zhongde to all military defense of border prefectures and counties. Wang Zhongde took on the important task of pacifying the northern border of the Liu Song Dynasty in his sixties. Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was amazed when he heard this. During the five years of Wang Zhongde's border, the Wei people never violated the territory. Emperor Wen of Song summoned several times to commend him.
In the 13th year of Yuanjia (436), Wang Zhongde was promoted to General Zhenbei, ranking first among military officers in the court, second only to the "Three Dukes". In the fifteenth year of Yuanjia (438), a famous general Wang Zhongde passed away at the age of 72 and was posthumously named "Huanhou".
Summary:
Tan Daoji, Shen Qingzhi and Wang Zhongde can be called the three famous generals of the Southern Dynasty Liu Song Dynasty. They are all pillars of the Liu Song Dynasty. However, Tan Daoji was sentenced to death because he was suspicious of Emperor Wen of Song, and Shen Qingzhi was sentenced to death by the former deposed emperor Liu Ziye for repeatedly bluntly speaking out for advice. Only Wang Zhongde had a good ending for the Liu Song Dynasty.
