History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has been a country that attaches great importance to the "filial piety" and has always been circulating the story of "twenty-four filial pieties". The Book of Rites even holds that "filial piety is taught by the people", and filial piety is the most basic virtue, "filial piety, the basis of virtue". The Chinese nation attaches great importance to filial piety, and has even produced many stories that make people sigh, such as my protagonist, avenging my father, and washing the enemy family with blood.
It is said that in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains were in chaos, and many celebrities avoided living in Jiangdong, of which eight people often talked together, publicized their personalities, broke through the feudal ritual shackles, and had the style of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, known as "Jiangzuo Bada". In the "Jiangzuo Bada", there is a person named Huan Yi (桓彝), a long and powerful person of the State of Qi, who was the ninth grandson of Huan Rong, a master of Han Dynasty classics.
During the Rebellion of Wang Dun, Huan Yi made battle achievements, was trusted by the Jin Ming Emperor, and was given the title of Scattered Horse Changshi. Later, due to frequent turmoil in the Xuancheng area, Huan Yi was appointed as the history of Xuancheng City at a time of crisis. Because Huan Yi had considerable political achievements during his tenure, "there was a favorable government in the county, and it was cherished by the people". But disaster soon struck the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In December 327, Liyang Neishi Sujun and Yuzhou Assassin Shi Zuyu launched a rebellion and marched towards Jiankang. After the news reached Xuancheng, the loyal Huan Yi "gathered the righteous people and wanted to go to the imperial court" to serve the king. His subordinates "were weak in the county, and the mountain people were easy to disturb, but the case was lifted later", but Huan Yi refused. As a result, Huan Yi's army was defeated, but instead it was besieged by the rebels.
In 328, Huan Yi was trapped in an isolated city and was eventually killed by the rebel general Han Huang, and Ling Jiangbo of Jing County also participated in the plot. Although Huan Yi died, Huan Yi's son never forgot this revenge for killing his father, and at this time Huan Yi's son Huan Wen was only 15 years old, and he "wept blood and was determined to take revenge". Huan Wen secretly swore that one day, the murderer of his father and enemy would die at his hands!
Three years later, Huan Wen was 18 years old, during which time he guarded the funeral for his father, practiced martial arts, and prepared for revenge. But at this time, he got a not-so-good news, and the enemy Jiang Bo fell ill and died. During the period of mourning, Jiang Bo's three sons knew that many people had offended their father before his death, so they "placed their blades in the staff and thought they were warm." But this does not stop Huan Wen's path to revenge.
Huan Wen disguised himself as a mourning guest and was able to enter, hand-bladed Jiang Bo's eldest son Jiang Biao in Luzhong, and then pursued jiang bo's other two sons and killed them. Although Huan Wen killed Three of Jiang Bo's sons, he was praised by the world because he was avenging his father and was a model of filial piety. At this time, Huan Wenju was full of mourning, and he looked great and had an extraordinary demeanor, so he was favored by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Later, Huan Wen married Princess Nankangchang as his wife, became a lieutenant of the horse, and inherited his father's title, and began to enter the political arena. Later, Huan Wen relied on his military talents to first pacify the Chenghan regime in Bashu, and then led an army to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, once restoring Luoyang and reaching the vicinity of Chang'an. Through the Northern Expedition, Huan Wen established an authority for himself, which can be called a generation of tyrants.
Huan Wen also deposed the Eastern Jin Emperor and established the prestige of the dynasty, he hoped to add Jiu Xi and then seize the throne, but because Xie An and others actively maintained the rule of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and passively resisted Huan Wen, he did not wait for the day of the usurpation of the throne, and he died. Speaking of Huan Wen's revenge for his father, although it has been understood by the world, it is inevitable that there will be some bloodshed.