Chen Wudi

Chen Baxian

Chen Wudi, Chen Baxian

(503-559)

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Dharma student

Wu Xing (now Changxing County, Zhejiang Province) is a native of ruoli under the Great Wall. His ancestral home is Yingchuan (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province). He is a descendant of Chen Shi of Yingchuan and Taiqiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the founding emperor of the Chen Dynasty (557-559).

In his early years, he was regarded as the herald of Xiao Ying, the new Yu marquis. In 544, when the war broke out in Guangzhou, Xiao Ying was besieged and Chen Baxian broke out in the first World War. The next year, he was appointed as Sima of Jiaozhou and went to Jiaozhou to fight against Li Ben and others. Hou Jing chaos, Chen Baxian learned that the capital was surrounded, immediately ready to help. In March of the third year of Dabao, Hou Jing forces were destroyed in Jiankang. Chen Baxian was ordered to guard Jingkou (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province), while Wang Seng Bian was stationed in Jiankang. In September of 554, Emperor Liang Yuan was killed by the Western Wei Dynasty. Chen Baxian argued with Wang Seng to welcome Xiao Fangzhi, the ninth son of emperor Liangyuan, to Jiankang, ready to become emperor. In the fourth year of Chengsheng, the Northern Qi Dynasty sent troops to the south to escort Zhenyang Marquis Xiao Yuanming to the throne. In September, Chen Baxian raised his troops in Jingkou to remove Wang Seng's argument and drive Xiao Yuanming out of power. Xiao Fangzhi ascended the throne and became emperor. Chen Baxian took charge of the military and state affairs of the Liang Dynasty. At the end of the first year of shaotai (555) and in June of the first year of Taiping (556), he defeated the large-scale invasion of the two armed forces of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Later, he became a duke, worshipping the prime minister, Lu Shang Shu Shi and Zhenwei general, and then became a Duke of Yixing county and a great Fu. Later, he became a prime minister, general Bai Kui, Jia Jiu Xi, and Duke Chen, seeking to become a king.

In 557, he was called emperor by Liang Chan. In 559, Chen Baxian died. He was in office for three years. He was 57 years old. Posthumous title

Emperor Wu

, temple name

Gaozu

, buried in wan'anling.

The portrait of Chen Baxian comes from the collection of portraits of Chinese celebrities in the past dynasties by the safekeeping Department of the Museum of Chinese history.

Life of the characters

Early military service

Chen Baxian was born in 503, the second year of Tianjian reign of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty. He was born in ruoli under the great wall of Wuxing. He came from the Chen family of Yingchuan and was the descendant of Chen Shi, the head of Taiqiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. When I was young, my family was poor, but I was ambitious. When he became an adult, he dabbled in historical books, especially in military books, and was familiar with Wei Hou, Gu Xu and Dun Jia. At the same time, he practiced martial arts and was clear and decisive. At that time, he was highly respected in the countryside. It is said that he is seven feet and five inches tall, with a raised forehead and hands longer than the knee. He looks like an emperor. At first, he worked as a secretary in the township. Later, he went to Jianye and became an oil depot official.

In the early years of Datong, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, the new Yu Hou Xiao was appointed as the prefect of Wuxing (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province). Xiao attached great importance to Chen Baxian. He once said that Chen Baxian would have a bright future after that. About the sixth year of Datong (540), Xiao was appointed governor of Guangzhou, and Chen Baxian joined the army with Ren Zhibing. Xiao Ying ordered Chen Baxian to gather soldiers and horses, and the number reached 1000. Xiao Ying still ordered Chen Baxian to garrison in Songlong county. The two counties of Anhua, where Chen Baxian lived, were not under the jurisdiction of Nanliang. Before long, Chen Baxian was appointed governor of Xijiang and Gaoyao Prefecture.

Jiaozhi counterinsurgency

In 541, the local tyrant Li Ben launched a rebellion in Jiaozhou (about 30 kilometers northeast of Hanoi, Vietnam). He drove away the governor of Jiaozhou and the Hound of Wulin. In the spring of 542, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty sent his generals to fight against Li Ben.

In April of the ninth year of Datong (543), fan Xiu, the Minister of Li Ben, defeated the king of Linyi in Jiude (now in Nanrong city of Yue). Liang's expedition to all the troops was also at a loss. In the first month of the tenth year of Datong (544), Li Ben imitated the system of Liang Dynasty and called himself Emperor Yue. Emperor Liang Wu ordered Lu Zixiong, the governor of Xinzhou (now Xinxing County of Guangdong Province), and Sun Fu, the governor of Gaozhou (now Yangjiang City of Guangdong Province), to dispatch troops as soon as possible, and was controlled by Xiao Fu and Xiao Xun, who were in Guangzhou. Because of the disadvantageous war, Emperor Wu of Liang mistakenly thought that the two generals Lu and sun had private contacts with Li Ben, and ordered them to die in Guangzhou. Lu Zixiong's old generals Du Tianhe and Du sengming launched a mutiny and surrounded Guangzhou city. Chen Baxian led 3000 elite soldiers to the gaoyaowen newspaper. He went to the rescue day and night and broke through the siege in the first World War. Du Tianhe, Du sengming and other traitors were captured. Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, praised Chen Baxian's great achievements. He was granted the title of Zhige general, viscount Xin'an, and 300 families in the city. He also sent painters to draw Chen Baxian's appearance.

In the winter of the tenth year of Datong (544), Xiao Yu fell ill and died in Guangzhou. The following year (545), Chen Baxian returned to the capital Jiankang to protect the funeral. When he arrived at Dayuling, Emperor Wu of Liang ordered Chen Baxian to be the governor of Jiaozhou, and led Wu Ping (now Yongan City, Vietnam) to go to Jiaozhou with Yang Qian, the new governor of Jiaozhou, to fight against Li Ben. Chen Baxian returned to Guangzhou to gather soldiers and prepare for military funding. Chen Baxian and Yang Qian arrived in Jiaozhou in December. At that time, Xiao Bo was the governor of Dingzhou and met with Chen Baxian in Xijiang. Xiao Bo knew that the soldiers were afraid of expeditions, so he tried to lure Yang Qian with his money. So Yang Qian summoned the generals to inquire about the countermeasures. Chen Baxian believed that Jiaozhi's rebellion was the crime of the clan, which led to the rebellion in several counties and states. It lasted for several years, and his teachers and salaries were wasted. Xiao Bo, the governor of Dingzhou, was only concerned with his immediate interests and completely ignored the national plan. Chen Baxian pointed out that he should rise up to fight the rebellion without considering the interests of the imperial clan, so he led the troops to attack with drums.

In June of the 11th year of Datong (545), Chen Baxian's anti rebel army arrived in Jiaozhou. Li Ben led tens of thousands of troops to set up a city gate at the mouth of the Suli River to resist the Liang army. Yang Qian recommended Chen Baxian's troops as a forward. Chen Baxian led his troops to break through Li Ben's battle, and Li Ben fled to dianche lake. Li Ben set up a camp in the boundary of Qu Liao, built a large ship, and blocked in the dianche lake. Liang Jun was so scared that he stopped at the mouth of the lake and did not dare to enter the army. Chen Baxian said to the generals, "our army has spent a lot of time. The soldiers are tired and have a stalemate for a long time. I'm afraid this is not a good way. What's more, if we can't win at one time, we can't save ourselves. Now it's better for Li ben to move and flee for many times. The people's heart is not stable. The local people form an army, which is easy to destroy. If we don't defeat them at this time, we won't find such a good time later. " The generals did not know what to say and did not respond to him. That night, the river rose seven feet, and the water entered the lake. Chen Baxian led his troops to take advantage of the rising water to take the lead in the attack. The drums and shouts of the troops became one, and Li Ben's rebels were defeated.

In the first year of the Qing Dynasty (547), Li Ben fled into Qu Liao's cave. Qu Liao killed Li Ben and passed it on to the capital. Li Tianbao, the elder brother of Li Ben, fled to Jiuzhen. With the bandit leader Li Shaolong, he gathered the remaining 20000 troops and killed Chen Wenjie, the governor of liangdezhou in the Southern Dynasty. After entering aizhou, Chen Baxian led the army to pacify the rebels again. Emperor Wu of Liang granted Chen Baxian the titles of Zhenyuan general, Xijiang governor, Gaoyao prefect and seven prefectures.

Hou Jing

In August of the second year of Taiqing Dynasty (548), Hou Jing, the demoted General of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, raised his troops against Liang, and the rebellion broke out. In the winter of the same year, Hou Jing conquered the capital Taicheng, and the next year emperor Liang Wu died of disease and hunger. Chen Baxian will lead his troops to help. Yuan Jingzhong, the governor of Guangzhou, secretly wants to be disadvantageous to Chen Baxian. Knowing yuan Jingzhong's plot, Chen Baxian secretly discussed martial law with Wang huaiming, the governor of Chengzhou, and Yin, the Minister of Xingtai. In July of the third year of the Qing Dynasty (549), Chen Baxian summoned troops and horses in Nanhai to launch an attack against Yuan Jingzhong. Yuan Jingzhong was finally defeated and hanged. Chen Baxian welcomed Xiao Bo to Guangzhou. At that time, he was in Hengzhou. Lanyu and lanjingli incited Shixing and other ten counties to attack Ouyang. Ouyang could not resist, so he asked Xiao Bo for help. Xiao Bo orders Chen Baxian to lead his troops to the rescue. Chen Baxian captures Lan Yu, LAN Jingli and others. In November, Chen Baxian sent Du sengming and Hu Ying to garrison in lingshang, and made friends with Shixing heroes to gather together in Yiqi. Hou Andu and Zhang Huo led more than 1000 people to join Chen Baxian. Xiao Bo, the Marquis of Qujiang in Guangzhou, heard that Chen Baxian wanted to fight against Hou Jing. He sent Zhong Xiuyue to persuade Chen Baxian. Xiao Bo had no intention of crusading, so Chen Baxian had to send envoys to Jiangling and put them under the control of Xiao Yi, the seventh son of emperor Liang Wu and king of eastern Hunan.

In the first month of the first year of Dabao (550), Chen Baxian's army set out from Shixing and arrived at Dayuling. It defeated Cai Luyang, who was intercepted by Xiao Bo in Nanye (about 15 kilometers south of Nankang in Jiangxi Province), and entered Nankang. Chen Baxian was awarded the title of general Mingwei and governor of Jiaozhou by Xiao Yi, and he was renamed Nanye County uncle. After nearly a year and a half, Chen Baxian and Li Qianshi, the Gaozhou governor who responded to Hou Jing, waged a tug of war in Nankang, and finally captured Li Qianshi. In June of 551, Dabao sent troops to Nankang and went down the Ganjiang River. When Chen Ba first launched his troops in Nankang, the war situation changed. Xiao Yi's generals Wang Seng Bian, Hu Seng you and Lu Fa he defeated Hou Jing's main force in Baling (now Yueyang in Hunan Province) and Yingzhou (now Wuhan in Hubei Province). Rebel generals Ren Yue and song Zixian were captured. Hou Jing changed from offensive to defensive. Xiao Yi, the king of eastern Hunan, gave Chen Baxian the title of general Xinwei and governor of Yuzhou, and the title of Marquis of Changcheng county. Soon after that, he was also conferred with the following Titles: standing official, envoy, governor of the six prefectures, general, and governor of nanjiangzhou.

In August of the second year of Dabao (551), Chen Baxian prepared to argue with Wang Seng, the commander of Xiaoyi. Because Chen Baxian was famous above Wang Seng's argument, Wang Seng's argument was timid. At that time, Wang Seng Bian and other Western armies were just short of food, and the situation was not good. Chen Baxian had already stored 500000 stones of military supplies. Chen Baxian quickly sent 300000 stones to the Western armies, which eliminated Wang Seng Bian's scruples and won prestige among the Western armies. At that time, Hou Jing abandoned Jianwen emperor Xiao Gang and established Yuzhang King Xiao Dong as emperor. Chen Baxian's School of information

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