The Book of Southern Qi once said: "Jiang Zuo is the prime minister, but Xie An." "Throughout the ages, countless talents have emerged in the land of China, and during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie An's name was like thunder, and his legendary life experience has been passed down to this day.
In the course of the historical development of ancient Chinese society for thousands of years, there have been countless heroic talents, and many talents have been remembered by posterity with their outstanding talents and have become the protagonists of literary and film works. In recent years, the TV series "Langya List" has attracted the attention of many people, among which the character Jiang Zuo Meilang - Mei Changsu has gained countless fans with his personal talent.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Jiang Zuo Meilang is just a fictional character, through understanding the history of the mainland, you will find that there is indeed a "Jiang Zuo Meilang" in real history, he is from a famous family, and has courage and strategy, and his life experience is even more wonderful than Mei Changsu in film and television works. Who is this real history "Jiang Zuo Meilang"? What kind of achievements did he have in life?
This historical "JiangZuo Meilang" is a famous talent in the Eastern Jin Dynasty of the mainland
Xie An
。
Through the understanding of Xie An's life experience, we will find that
He was born into the Xie clan of Chen County, a prominent family, and his father was an official of Taichang
This also determines that Xie An's life start is far beyond ordinary people. In addition, through relevant historical records, it can be seen that Xie An is outstanding in appearance, handsome and handsome, and from this point it can also be felt that in the context of the times at that time, Xie An was almost perfect.
For such a noble prince, he can have extraordinary achievements by relying on family power alone, but Xie An's personal talent is far more than that.
Although there were many officials in Xie An's home, in Xie An's view, the eastern Jin dynasty political arena was too dark to show his political ideals.
Xie An, relying on his own literary pride, chose to live in seclusion and live an indisputable life.
But for such an excellent talent as Xie An, his life path is not the end. During the decades of seclusion, the development of the Xie clan underwent major changes.
When Xie An's two elder brothers died one after another, and his younger brother was deposed by the emperor, Xie An decided to go out into politics and help the Xie clan restore their former glory.
In 372, Sima Yu, when he was seriously ill, handed over the power of the imperial government to Huan Wen, which also made Huan Wen call for wind and rain in the court, and many officials did not dare to compete with Huan Wen.
However, Xie An and other loyal generals were not willing to submit to the power of Huan Wen's party. In order to eliminate the unhealthy atmosphere in the Qing Dynasty, Xie An took the initiative to play Sima Yu, hoping that the emperor would take back the power.
After a period of efforts by Xie An, Sima Yu finally took back the imperial power and created a crown prince for the development of the country.
In the court at that time, the courtiers were roughly divided into two factions, one followed Huan Wen and the other followed Xie An. For Huan Wen, since Xie An entered the official field, many of his plans have not been realized, which also makes Huan Wen hate Xie An incomparably.
When the emperor no longer decided to place Zen in Huanwen, Huanwen expected that this matter would be a ghost for Xie An, after which he led a large army to camp outside the city and asked Xie An to come and see him. In order to eliminate Xie An, Huan Wen set up many ambushes in the camp, and if Huan Wen entered his garrison, he would definitely pay the price of his life.
then
Xie An, anticipating that Huan Wen would only give up when he saw himself, went to his garrison alone and confronted Huan Wen
。 But the clever Xie An had already discovered the ambush set by Huan Wen, and after Xie An arrived at Huan Wen's garrison, he said that he should not deal with the imperial court officials in such dirty ways.
thereafter
Huan Wen saw that the trick was broken, so he sent Xie An back to the city, and for a period of time after that, Huan Wen did not dare to act rashly
After all, he didn't know Xie An. The long confrontation made Huan Wen exhausted, and soon after, Huan Wen died of illness.
In this struggle without smoke of gunfire, Xie An relied on his courage and strategy to successfully defeat Huan Wen and maintain the rule of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In 383, Jian Jian led a large army south in order to swallow up the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and in a critical situation, Xie An was calm and self-assured, and was responsible for dispatching troops
。 Although Former Qin's forces were ten times greater than those of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie An did not give up.
At that time, Xie An gathered Xie Shi, Xie Xuan and other generals to explain various affairs in person. But on the surface, Xie An still maintained a non-impatient attitude. This attitude also made the Former Qin army feel relaxed.
When Huan Chong heard that the situation was urgent, he had thought of sending three thousand elite soldiers to the Jiankang area, but Xie An asked the soldiers sent by Huan Chong to return to the west to strengthen the defense.
After that, Xie An surprised attacked the Former Qin army with 5,000 elite troops and won the great victory of Luojian, and in the decisive battle a month later, the Eastern Jin Dynasty defeated the 150,000 Former Qin army led by Jian Jian with only 70,000 troops.
At this point, the Battle of Shuishui was a complete victory, and Xie An's prestige reached its peak.
But Xie An does not value external fame and fortune, in this case,
In 385, Xie An resigned his official position and resumed his isolated life of seclusion.
For Emperor Xiaowu, he was not willing to let such a talent stay away from the official field, but under Xie An's repeated insistence, Emperor Xiaowu had to agree to Xie An's decision.
Shortly after Xie An resumed his life of seclusion, he died of illness at the age of sixty-six.
When Emperor Xiaowu learned of this news, he was deeply saddened and wept bitterly in the court for three days.
At that time, because Xie An did not have his own private residence, Emperor Wu of Han ordered a funeral in his official palace. At the time of the burial, Xie An's funeral specifications were comparable to Huan Wen's, in addition,
Based on his previous merits in defeating Jian Jian, Xie An was also posthumously awarded the title of Duke of Luling County.
epilogue
For Xie An, a person who is born into a famous family and has courage and strategy, his life legend is incomparable, and through the in-depth understanding of Xie An, the world will also have a deeper understanding of the development process of Eastern Jin society.
Although Xie An did not value external fame and fortune, in fact, his political talent far exceeded that of ordinary officials. It can be said that without Xie An's help, it would be difficult for the Eastern Jin Dynasty society to achieve stable development.