The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were the heyday of the development of clan power in Chinese history, and the special social class of "gentry" appeared. The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, also known as the "Nine-Rank Officials Law", determines the "grade" and "zhuang" based on the family status and virtues of the scholars in various states and counties. The grades are divided into nine grades. The zhuang is a comment on the virtues and talents, which became the basis for selecting officials at that time. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the aristocratic noble families developed and reached their peak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The clan political system allowed the children of the gentry to live a leisurely and comfortable life, which also played a positive social role in the high development of ideology and culture. At that time, there were many famous people in Chen County, each leading the way. Such as the wealthy giants Yangxia Xie'an family, He Kui family, Changping Yinxian family, etc.
Xie Zuan, the great-grandfather of Xie An, the famous prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He once served as the lieutenant general of Wei Diannong in the Three Kingdoms period. The position of Dian Nong Zhonglang was established in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was implemented in the tuntian area. He was in charge of agricultural production, civil affairs and land rent, and his powers were equivalent to those of the prefect. Due to Xie Zuan's humble official position, "Three Kingdoms" did not establish a biography for him. "Book of Jin·Biography of Xie Ju" contains the sentence "Zuan Zuan, Dian Nong Zhonglang Jiang". The Genealogy of the Xie Family in the First Year of Guangming of the Tang Dynasty (880), collected in Xiejitang Village, Taikang County, contains: "The Xie family's ancestors had settled in Yangxia during the Spring and Autumn Period and the pre-Qin Dynasty. Since no one was prominent in officialdom, there was no record. Until During the Three Kingdoms period, Xie Zuan was appointed as the lieutenant general of Wei Diannong, and the Xie family in Yangxia began to rise to prominence. "Xie Zui was the first ancestor of the Xie family in Yangxia, Taikang. He lived in Yangxia for a long time. After becoming an official, he lived in Luoyang. In the third year of Taikang (282 years), Xie Zuan died of illness. His son Xie Heng Fushu buried him in his hometown.
Xie Zuan’s Tomb in Taikang County
Xie Zuan’s Tomb is located in the northwest of Xiejiatang Village, Laojia Town, Taikang County today. The "Xie Family Genealogy·Xiao Jiying Picture" from the Tang Dynasty collected in Xiejiatang Village contains: "Xie Zuanying is sitting fifty steps northwest of Xiejiatang, Chou Weixiang, the ancestor Ying." This record is completely consistent with the location of Xie Zuanying's tomb. The tombstone of Xie Bin, located to the south of Xie Zuan's tomb and erected in the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), also points out the location of Xie Zuan's tomb: "It's Yingye, thirty-two steps long from north to south, about thirty steps wide from east to west, with thirty-two cypress trees, thirty-five miles southwest of the county to the west of my hometown. Facing the mountains and the water, the bamboo buds are luxuriant, and the houses and courtyards are built, which adds to the contempt. The descendants of Si Jin are not only common people, but also rich; The inscription on the stele is engraved with 12 characters: "The tomb of General Xie Gong of Wei Diannong." There are 4 characters on the forehead of the stele, "Liu Fang Bai Dai", and the four lines in the lower left corner are "Looking at the Bing month in the fourth year of Shengping, the great-grandson Xie Wanli. The descendant Xie Wenguan, the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty, re-engraved it, Xining Ding has been in the Qing Dynasty and the month." It can be seen that Xie Wan, Xie An's younger brother, carved a tombstone for his great-grandfather Xie Zuan in the fourth year of Emperor Mu's reign in Jin Dynasty (360). Due to years of wind and rain erosion, the handwriting is unclear. In the 10th year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1077), Xie Wenguan, the 24th generation grandson of Xie Zuan (Jinshi, born in today's Huaiyang), re-engraved the old stele. Xie Zuan's tomb is now a cultural relics protection unit of Henan Province.
The Xie family of Yangxia flourished in the Western Jin Dynasty, flourished in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and declined in the Southern Dynasties. For a long time, the Xie family was active in the political and literary circles. "Book of Jin", "Book of Song", "Book of Qi", "Book of Liang", etc. have many records of celebrities and deeds of the Xie family: Xie An, the famous prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Xie Hun (Xie Ansun), the prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty; Xie Hui and Xie Jie, the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty; In 3, the famous generals Xie Shi and Xie Xuan who defeated Fu Jian, and the military generals Xie Shang and Xie Wan; the writer Xie Daoyun who shines in the history of Chinese literature, the Southern Dynasty poets Xie Lingyun, Xie Huilian, Xie Tiao, Xie Zhan, Xie Hui, Xie Zhuang, etc. who are known as the "ancestor of landscape poetry". Just as Su Shi, a literary giant of the Song Dynasty, said when he wrote the preface to the Xie family tree, the Xie family "will be a prince, a scholar, and a scholar, and it will be difficult to re-invent the throne. However, in the country, it shines brightly in history, and at home, it shines in the genealogy."
The Xie family phenomenon was created in the special soil of social life. Before the Qin Dynasty, the law of the jungle promoted the natural development of family power. In politics, the hereditary system of officials and the law of association were most likely to cause the prosperity or destruction of a family.The prosperity of the Xie family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was an opportunity. The chaos of the Sixteen Kingdoms, especially the war between the former Qin and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, enabled the talents of Xie An, Xie Xuan and other Xie family descendants to be displayed on the historical stage. The period of Xie Shang, Xie An, and Xie Xuan was the most glorious period for the Xie family. It is said in history that "after the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, there were many political crises, cunning Lu Liang, and powerful officials who were arrogant. They had generals and generals at home and abroad, and they lived and died in the country. They were responsible for Duan Gong when they were responsible for the money, and Yan An was the one who dug wells. It was the Xie family" ("Book of Jin·Biography of Xie An"). After the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, traitors and powerful officials were rampant. The brothers Xie Shang, Xie An and their descendants stabilized the world, which shows their status and contribution to the government at the time. Especially Xie An, "He calmly eliminated treacherous plots, banqueted and eliminated bandits, lived in Taishan for a long time, and only raised the danger of laying eggs, so he was prosperous." Xie An, who was "rarely famous", refused to accept the call and lived in seclusion in Dongshan, Shining (today's Shangyu, Zhejiang). He often entertained himself by touring the mountains and rivers with Wang Xizhi, Zhidun and others, and became a new generation of celebrity leaders in Jiangdong, attracting attention from both the government and the public. Xie An was summoned many times but failed to take up his post. Emperor Jian Wen, who was the prime minister at the time, said: "Since An Shi can share happiness with others, he will not fail to share sorrow with others. He will definitely come when he is called upon." Although Xie An lives in a shabby house, his reputation is higher than that of Xie Wan, and he naturally has the reputation of San Gong. When his wife saw that he liked to retire in peace and quiet, she said, "Isn't that what a man should do?" The following year, when he was 41 years old, he was finally summoned from Sima Huan Wen, the general who left Dongshan to conquer the west. This is where the allusion of "come back from the mountains" came from.
Emperor Jian Wen was seriously ill, and Huan Wen wrote a letter recommending Xie An to serve as Gu Mingda. In the second year of Xian'an (372), Emperor Jianwen died in fear after less than a year on the throne. Prince Sima Yao ascended the throne as Emperor Xiaowu. After Jian Wen's death, the powerful minister Huan Wen wanted to seize the opportunity to usurp the throne. The people in the government and the public were panicked and fearful. On the pretext of going to Beijing to observe the memorial ceremony for Emperor Jian Wen, Huan Wen led his army to the outside of Jiankang City in February of the first year of Ningkang (373), preparing to kill the ministers without permission to establish the throne. He ambush soldiers in Xinting in advance and ordered to summon Xie An and Wang Tanzhi. Wang Tanzhi was very afraid to ask Xie An what to do. Xie An said calmly: "Jin Zuo will live or die with us." Wang Tanzhi and Xie An went out of the city to Huan Wen's camp. They were so nervous that they sweated profusely, soaked their clothes, and knocked down the court board in their hands. However, Xie An took his seat calmly, and then said to Heng Wen calmly: "I heard that the wise princes are stationed in all directions. Why does Ming Gong have to ambush the soldiers behind the scenes?" Huan Wen had to order the ambush to be withdrawn in embarrassment. Due to Xie An's wit and calmness, Huan Wen never dared to attack the two of them, and soon returned to Gudun. The imminent crisis was calmly resolved by Xie An in an instant.
In March of the same year, Huan Wen fell seriously ill. After returning to Gudun, his condition worsened day by day. But he also fantasized about getting the honor of Jia Jiuxi and kept sending people to urge him. Xie An implemented a small plan and deliberately delayed it. He revised the edict that had been drafted one after another, and it was not issued for several months. Hengwen died without waiting for that day, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty lasted for more than 40 years.
Xie An's tomb
After Huan Wen's death, Xie An was appointed as Shangshu Pushe and Minister of History, and he was in charge of the government together with Shangshu Ling Wang Biaozhi. A few months later, Zhongshu ordered Wang Tanzhi to serve as the governor of Xuzhou. Xie An also served as the chief of Zhongshu Province, effectively taking charge of the affairs of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In order to ease conflicts and stabilize the political situation, Xie An implemented a long-term governance policy that focused on harmony and stability. He did not take the opportunity of Heng Wen's death from illness to eliminate the Huan clan, but still trusted and reused Huan Wen's younger brother Huan Chong, making him the military governor of Xu, Yu, Yan, Qing, and Yang states and the governor of Xuzhou, responsible for guarding Jingkou. Later, he was transferred to the military governor of seven states and concurrently served as the governor of Jingzhou. hengchong also understands the righteousness and believes that his moral character is not as good as Xie An's, so he willingly takes guarding the four sides as his own responsibility.The coordination between generals and relevant parties has promoted the stability of the political situation. People at that time praised Xie An and compared him to Wang Dao , but Wenya was even better.
After the Eastern Jin court stabilized, Xie An turned his attention to dealing with threats from the north. At that time, the former Qin Dynasty became increasingly powerful under the rule of Fu Jian, and the Jin army suffered repeated defeats in battles with the former Qin Dynasty. Xie An sent his brother Xie Shi and nephew Xie Xuan to lead an army to conquer and achieved successive victories. He also ordered Xie Xuan to train Beifu soldiers with strong combat effectiveness to prepare for the fight against the former Qin Dynasty.
In the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty (383), Fu Jian led an army known as Baili to the south, aiming to devour the Eastern Jin Dynasty and unify the world. The military situation was critical, and Jiankang was in panic. Xie An was still so calm and composed, taking charge of the military as the conquest governor, and sent Xie Shi, Xie Xuan, Xie Kan and others to lead 80,000 Beifu soldiers to resist. Although Xie Xuan's Beifu soldiers were fierce, the strength of the former Qin Dynasty was 10 times greater than that of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xie Xuan was a little nervous after all. Before setting off, Xie Xuan went to Xie An's house to say goodbye and ask for advice on how to fight the battle. Xie An said lightly, as if nothing was wrong, "I already have arrangements." Xie Xuan did not dare to ask more questions, and always felt uneasy when he returned home. One day later, he asked his friend Zhang Xuan to ask Xie An for advice. Xie An saw Zhang Xuan and did not talk to him about military matters. However, Xie An called everyone to a gathering in a mountain villa and asked Xie Xuan to play Go with him, and he also used the villa as a bet to see who would win or lose. Xie An's chess skills are usually not as good as Xie Xuan's. Xie Xuan couldn't concentrate on this day, so he naturally lost to Xie An. After playing chess, Xie An invited everyone to get up and play with the mountain scenery. They played for a whole day and didn't go home until Dahei. That night, he summoned Xie Shi, Xie Xuan and other generals to his home and explained each person's tasks clearly one by one. Seeing Xie An's calmness and composure, everyone strengthened their confidence and returned to the military camp happily. When the news arrived that the Jin army had defeated the former Qin in the Battle of Feishui, Xie An was playing chess with his guests. After reading the victory report, he placed it beside his seat and continued to play chess calmly. The guest couldn't help but ask him, and Xie An said calmly: "It's nothing, the children have defeated the enemy." It was not until the guests left after playing chess that Xie An couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, and danced into the room, breaking all the teeth on the bottom of the clogs without knowing it. A battle related to the life and death of the country, under Xie An's interpretation, was just two ordinary games of Go, which was legendary in history. Xie An is calm in the face of danger, firm and calm, and his demeanor is admirable.
Battle of Feishui
Battle of Feishui, Xie An was the commander-in-chief, and his official position was Taibao. After that, Xie An prepared to regain the lost territory in the north, and wrote a letter requesting to personally march north. He was also appointed as the military governor of the fifteen states of Yang, Jiang, Jing, Si, Yu, Xu, Gun, Qing, Ji, You, Bing, Ning, Yi, Yong, and Liang. Then prepare to advance into the Central Plains and regain the lost territory in Henan. Later, Sima Daozi gained exclusive power. In order to avoid being framed by traitors, he asked for repayment. He died of illness in Jiankang. After his death, he was given the title of Wenqing. He was given to the Taifu and granted the title of Luling County Duke. Today there is the tomb of Xie An on Yudong Mountain.
There is a "wordless monument" in front of Xie An's tomb. Some people think that he presided over the Battle of Feishui, defeated the arrogant Fu Jian and his 800,000 troops, and saved half of the precarious Eastern Jin Dynasty. His achievements were so great that words are no longer enough to express his memory. Another unofficial history says that when Xie An was critically ill, someone asked him who he would ask to write an inscription after his death, but Xie An said nothing. When others mentioned Tao Yuanming and Wang Xianzhi , Xie shook his head, leaving the inscription blank. Liang Shaowang, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, said: "Taifu Xie's tombstone has no words, and his great achievements are unforgettable." Some scholars today believe that Xie An's wordless monument is for political reasons, because the Sima family was in charge of the country at that time, and Xie An, who was not a royal family, would be hated if he was highly praised.
Xie An's great-grandfather Xie Zuan and his grandfather Xie Heng.Xie Heng, the son of Xie Zuan, served as an official of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Hui, he successively held the positions of Doctor Shou, Guozi Botu, Guozi Jijiu, and Prince Shaofu. He was "shown as a Confucian scholar" and was known as the "Shuo Confucianism." In September, "Shi Le attacked Yang Xia", and Xie Heng's hometown became a battlefield of war. The Central Plains was in turmoil and the people were in dire straits. A large number of nobles moved southward. In order to avoid the war, Xie Heng, the prince of the Jin Dynasty, offered wine and brought his family and tribesmen to join the ranks of refugees migrating southward. They traveled through mountains and rivers from Yangxia, Chenjun, to Dongshan, Shining (now Shangyu, Zhejiang), in order to seek land and ask for homes. This Xie surname spread throughout Jiangguan and Mianjiao and became a prominent family. According to the "Genealogy of the Xie Family" collected in Xiejiatang Village, Taikang, "the Western Jin Dynasty offered sacrifices to Gongheng Jiu, and was born in Yangxia, Yongjia Bijing, and came to live in Shining. When it came to Taifu Anshi and Marshal Wan Shi, it was sincerely a prominent family in Jiangzuo."
The people surnamed Xie who moved south had a history of glory and disgrace during the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties. Xie Heng adhered to traditional Confucianism and did not have the spirit of metaphysics, so he was not valued by scholars. He had two sons, one was Xie Kun, who was Xie An's uncle; the other was Xie Bao, who was Xie An's father. When Xie Kun was young, metaphysics was in vogue. From the Confucian perspective, metaphysics was a necessary condition for entering the ranks of celebrities. If one did not understand metaphysics and was not good at talking, he would not be associated with celebrities. Qingtan and metaphysics are a trend of thought among the landlord class in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This trend originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty and became more and more intense in the two Jin Dynasties. Wang Dao, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was the leader of Qingtan. Xie Kun had to change his ways, abandon Confucianism and enter Xuanzhi, specializing in "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", and "Book of Changes" before he could be recognized by the talkers and join the ranks of celebrities. He served as the prefect of Yuzhang (now Nanchang, Jiangxi). He cared about the people, was honest and upright, and was deeply loved by the people. It is a pity that he did not live long, and died suddenly at the age of 43 when he took office.
When the Xie family entered Jiangnan, their social status was not high. Although brothers Xie Kun and Xie Sa had already become officials, with Xie Kun becoming the governor of Yuzhang and general Zhenxi, and Xie Ba becoming the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, their status in the court was not strong. They were not respected by the old noble families such as Wang and Yu, and the Xie family was not regarded as a family. Xie Pei, who once served as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, proposed to Zhuge Hui, a prominent family member, for his son Xie Shi, but Zhuge Hui refused. After Zhuge Hui's death, the power of the Zhuge family declined, and the Xie family gradually rose in status and became highly relied upon by the court. Xie Shicai, Xie Pei's son, had to marry Zhuge Hui's daughter.
Xie Kun laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Xie family. His son Xie Shang was known as the Fusheng Yanhui, and was also compared to Wang Rong, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, with both Confucian and Mystical temperament. He started his career as a Situ, and worked his way up to the governorship of Yuzhou (where he was governed by Gushu, today's Dangtu, Anhui Province). He became a high-ranking official in the border areas and became an important force in the Eastern Jin Dynasty of Pingfan. After Xie Shang, it was his younger brothers Xie Yi and Xie Wan who served as governor of Yuzhou. Three of the Xie family members first served as governors in Yuzhou for 14 years. In the third year of the reign of Emperor Mu of the Jin Dynasty (359 years), Xie Wan was ordered to welcome the invasion of Yan Dynasty from the Qian Dynasty. He went to Xia Cai (today's Fengtai, Anhui). Seeing that the enemy was strong, he fled back to Yuzhou alone and was made a commoner by the court. From then on, Xie had to leave Yuzhou, which had been operating in dismal conditions for more than 10 years.
Xie Kun's epitaph
Xie Wan's brother Xie An originally lived in Dongshan and had no intention of becoming an official. Because Xie Shang, Xie Yi and Xie Wan successively served as officials in the imperial court, they could represent the interests of the Xie family. When Xie An was 40 years old, Xie Shang and Xie Yi passed away one after another. Xie Wan was deprived of his post and became a commoner due to his defeat in the war. Finally, the Xie family, who was born in a wealthy family, was in danger of declining in the family, lowering his social status, and affecting his economic interests. In order to keep his family wealthy, Xie An had no choice but to become an official. When Xie An became prime minister, he did two earth-shaking events in his life: First, after the death of Emperor Wen of Jin Dynasty, Huan Wen, a powerful official, wanted to seize the opportunity to usurp the throne, which made people in the government and the public panic and fear. Xie An made a small plan and deliberately delayed for several months when Constant Temperature required adding nine tins. Huan Wen died before that day, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty lasted for more than 40 years. The second was the Battle of Feishui, in which a small number defeated a large number, defeating the former Qin Hejian, and restoring the Jin Dynasty to danger.
Xie An was the mainstay of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and made outstanding contributions to maintaining the unity and national integrity of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xie An made great achievements, but was jealous and excluded by powerful officials. He had to leave the capital and go out to Buqiu, Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu). Soon he returned to Jiankang due to illness, and died suddenly at the age of 66. Emperor Xiaowu thought that Xie An had made great contributions to the country, so he posthumously granted him the title of Duke of Luling County. The Xie family has four nobles and is extremely glorious. The family's reputation reached its peak after the Battle of Feishui. With Xie An's death, Xie lost his power in the central organization.
Xie An's calligraphy
Xie An understood that to maintain the social status of the Xie family, officialdom and marriage must go hand in hand, so he married Xie Daoyun, the daughter of his brother Xie Yi, to Wang Ningzhi, the second son of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi. His younger brother Xie Wan's daughter married Wang Dao's grandson Wang Yu, and Xie An's daughter married Wang Yu's brother Wang Min. The third daughter of the Xie family married the third son of the Wang family. Xie An married the daughter of Liu Dan of Pei State, his cousin Xie Shang married the sister of Yuan Dan of Chen County, his eldest brother Xie Yi married the Ruan family of Chenliu, and his other brother Xie Wan married the daughter of Wang Shu of Taiyuan. Xie Shang's eldest daughter, Seng, was to marry Geng Liang's son, Geng He, and his second daughter, Seng Shao, was to marry Yin Xin of Chen County. Yin San's father, Yin Rong, was the uncle of Yin Hao, so Yin Hao became the brother of Xie Shang's son-in-law, Yin Xin. Yin Hao's wife was the sister of Yuan Dan of Chen County, and Yuan Dan's other sister married Xie Shang. Yin Hao and Xie Shang had a dual marriage relationship. Yin Hao failed in the Northern Expedition and was deposed. The power he lost was compensated by Xie Shang's appointment. Xie Wan's wife Wang Quan was Wang Shu's daughter, and Wang Shu's grandson and Wang Tanzhi's son Wang Guobao married another daughter of Xie An. Therefore, the Wang Xie family had a two-generation marriage relationship, which can be regarded as the Yishi Zhuchen. In the field of marriage, the Xie family has successively established marriage relationships with the Wang family of Langya, the Zhuge family of Langya, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Geng family of Yingchuan, and the Yin family of Chenjun. They can have both sides in the court and remain invincible.
Xie Daoyun
However, the good times did not last long. Since Xie An's death, the Xie family has been deteriorating. Xie An had two sons. The eldest son Xie Yao died early. The second son Xie Suo was defeated when he led an army to attack the peasant uprising army led by Sun En and was killed by his subordinate Zhang Meng. His two sons Xie Zhao and Xie Jun were also killed at the same time. Xie Suo's youngest son Xie Huan married Jin Ling Princess, the daughter of Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty , and became the minister Zuo She (prime minister). He was killed because of the suspicion of powerful official Liu Yu, who later became Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty of Southern Dynasty. When Sun En invaded Shangyu and Kuaiji , he killed Wuxing prefect Xie Miao (nephew of Xie An), prefect of Yongjia Xie Yi, Nankang Gong Xie Minghui (Xie Shisun), Huangmen minister Xie Chong (dier Xie Miao), Wang Ningzhi, the husband of Xie An's niece Xie Daoyun, and others. This is the first time the Xie family has been hit.
Xie Xuanxiang
Xie Xuan is Xie An's nephew and his population is not prosperous. His son Xie'ai died earlier than his ancestor Xie'an. After the Battle of Feishui, Xie Xuan actively led his troops in the Northern Expedition. However, his success failed because of his traitorous prince. He was disheartened. He went to Shu many times to request for disbandment and return to his fields, and returned to Shining in Kuaiji. Emperor Xiaowu died of illness in the 13th year of Taiyuan (388) at the age of 46. In October of the same year, Xie Xuan's uncle and Xie An's brother Xie Shi also passed away. Xie An, Xie Shang, Xie Xuan, and Xie Shi were key figures in Fu Bi's Jin Dynasty, and they all died within a few years. Xie Lingyun is the grandson of Xie Xuan. His landscape poems were unparalleled in the literary world at that time. He once served as the prefect of Yongjia (now Wenzhou, Zhejiang). He sang and sang with his brother Xie Huilian, and many of his masterpieces have been handed down to the world. After Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty Liu Yilong came to the throne, someone falsely accused him of deliberate rebellion. He was killed in Guangzhou in the 10th year of Yuanjia (433) at the age of 49. 27-year-old Xie Huilian also passed away this year. The Xie Mansion in Wuyi Lane, Jiankang, lost Xie Lingyun, Xie Huilian, Xie Fangming, Xie Jingren (Xie Jusun) and others. They either died of illness or were killed for offending the court. The Xie family once again suffered bad luck.
Xie is said to be Xie An's brother, and this team also has a bad fate. Liu Yu established the Song Dynasty, and his grandson Xie Hui was highly trusted.As the Minister of Gu Ming, he participated in deposing two emperors after Liu Yu's death. Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty Liu Yilong was very worried about this and ordered the death of Xie Hui's eldest son Xie Shixiu. Xie Hui was forced to rebel and was soon defeated and captured. Also captured with him were his younger brother Xie Bi and nephew Xie Shixian. Emperor Wen also ordered people to take out Xie Zhan, Xie Shiping, and Xie Shiji from prison, and beheaded the six people, Shi Cao. At that time, when Xie Hui's second brother Xie Zhan saw that Xie Hui had a high position and was surrounded by guests, he warned him: "Our family has always been low-key and retired as a profession, but you have all the power. This is not a blessing for the family." Before his death, he warned Xie Hui: "I have to return to the foot of Gushan Mountain, so there is no need to hate me. I want to encourage myself and serve the country and my family." Xie Hui refused to listen, and the family was eventually wiped out. After Xie Hui's defeat, the Xie family lost all its military power and never really took control of Fangzhen again.
Xie Lingyun is like
Xie According to another grandson Xie Shu lived with his elder brother Xie Chun in Jiangling (now part of Hubei). Xie Chun died of illness, and Xie Shu was not implicated by Xie Hui. His eldest son Xie Zong served as the prince's attendant, his third son Xie Wei married the Princess of the Great Wall of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, and his second son Xie Yue married the daughter of Liu Yikang, King of Pengcheng. Fan Ye, who wrote "Book of the Later Han", was Xie Zong's uncle. Xie Yue and others wanted to depose Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty Liu Yilong and install King Liu Yikang of Pengcheng as emperor. Because they leaked the news, Xie Zong, Xie Yue and Fan Ye were killed. Previously, Xie Shu had been ill while serving as the prefect of Wuxing. Xie Wei was the beloved son-in-law of the emperor, and he did not participate in the conspiracy. He avoided death and moved to Guangzhou. Later, he returned to Jiankang, where he recited poems and poems with the Princess of the Great Wall, planted mulberries and hemp, and repaired the Xie family's old house in Wuyi Lane, enjoying the joy of the countryside. Xie Jie's son, landscape poet Xie Tiao, was framed during the reign of Xiao Baojuan, the Hunhou of Qi Dynasty, and died in prison at the age of 36. Xie Chaozong, the grandson of Xie Lingyun, was very talented. Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty Liu Jun said that "Xie Chaozong has phoenix feathers, and Lingyun comes back". This is where the idiom "phoenix feathers and phoenix feathers come back" comes from. However, he was in bad luck. Because his daughter-in-law's father was killed, he said a few words of dissatisfaction. Emperor Wu of Qi Xiao Zuo dismissed him from office and was imprisoned. He was also demoted to another place and was ordered to commit suicide on the way. So far, 18 people of the Xie family in Wuyi Lane have died.
Wuyixiang
Xie An's great-great-grandson Xiezhuang served as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in the Southern Song Dynasty and died of illness at the age of 46. Among the five sons of Xiezhuang, Xie Pi, the second son, served as Zhongshu Ling (prime minister) during the Qi Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, and served as the minister in Liang Dynasty; Xie Pu, the fifth son, served as the Minister of Gengbu during the reign of Emperor Wu of Qi Dynasty. His sons Xie Lan and Xie Ju both had literary talents. Xie Lan also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. He was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel for three generations and was a good story in the government and the public. Xie Lan fell ill when he was 37 years old. Xie Ju served as the secretary-general of Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Dynasty at that time. Hou Jing rebelled against Liang and captured Taicheng. He and Emperor Wu of Liang were martyred together. Xie Zhen, a descendant of Xie Ju, was in charge of the Palace Records Office when she was in charge of Empress Chen in . She died of illness at home at the age of 50. He had a son who was just 6 years old. When the Sui soldiers came to Chen, the Xie family's son was nowhere to be found. The Xie family in Wuyixiang declined with the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
From the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern Dynasties, it was the most glorious period in the history of the Xie family in Yangxia. In more than two centuries, more than 100 people of the Xie family have appeared in the annals of history, and 33 people have been in the power center of the ruling class and have reached the third rank or above. King Xie is the equal, and the reputation is passed down through the ages; the battle of Feishui shocked the past and brightened the present; big thanks and small thanks are literary and romantic; black clothes look at the tree, and the treasure tree family reputation. When the Sui Dynasty unified the country, everything ceased to exist. Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said in his poem "Wu Yi Xiang": "There are wild grasses and flowers beside the Suzaku Bridge, and the setting sun is setting at the entrance of Wu Yi Xiang. In the old days, the king's swallows were in front of the hall, and the flying people were ordinary people's homes."
