Jin Tao Kan was the mainstay of the imperial family

Tao Kan (陶侃), courtesy name Shixing, was born in the fourth year (259) of Gongganlu, Gaogui Township, Cao Wei, and died in the ninth year (334) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a native of Xunyang, Lujiang (present-day southwest of Huangmei, Hubei). Originally a native of Poyang County, after the State of Wu was pacified by the Western Jin Dynasty, Tao Kan's family moved to Xunyang County, Lujiang County, and his father died when he was very young, and his family was very poor, and he grew up to be an official of Xunyang County. Once Xiaolian Fan Kui of Poyang County visited Tao Kan, in a hurry, the family did not prepare anything, unable to entertain guests, Tao Kan's mother Zhan Shi actually cut off her own hair, made two wigs, in exchange for money to buy fine wine and dishes to entertain Fan Kui, Tao Kan and Fan Kui talked about the wine, drinking and drinking very happily. When Fan Kui wanted to say goodbye, Tao Kan bid farewell to Fan Kui for more than a hundred miles, Fan Kui was very moved, so he asked Tao Kan if he wanted to become an official, Tao Kan took the opportunity to plead with Fan Kui to recommend, and Fan Kui agreed with a full mouth. Fan Kui visited Lujiang Taishou Zhang Kui and strongly recommended Tao Kan in front of Taishou, and Zhang Kui summoned Tao Kan to be the postmaster and concurrently serve as the commander of Zongyang County. Zhang Kui also recommended Tao Kan as a filial piety, and Tao Kan had to be promoted to Langzhong and later to the post of Official Lingshi. Liu Hong was ordered out of Jingzhou, appointed Tao Kan as the Commander of the Southern Manchus, made him join the army, and made him a military meritorious service, Liu Hong played the imperial court, commended Tao Kan, and the imperial court decreed that Tao Kan be made the Marquis of Dongxiang and granted Jiang Xia Taishou.

Chen Min was originally the forward governor of Sima Yue,the King of the East China Sea, and later Guangling Xiang, occupying Jiangdong and recruiting famous soldiers, but Gu Rong calmly went there, riding alone to see Chen Min, and Gu Rong was appointed as the famous soldier of Jiangdong and was appointed as the danyang neishi. Chen Minmi instructed his subordinates to promote himself as the Duke of Chu, the governor of Jiangdong Military Affairs, and also the Grand Sima and Jiajiu Xili. The Zhennan general Liu Hong sent Jiangxia Taishou Tao Kan and Wuling Taishou Miaoliang out to block Xiakou, Nanping Taishou Yingzhan, mobilized water divisions, and Responded to Tao Kan, and Shunyang Taishou Zhang Guang was ordered by the imperial court to bring 5,000 soldiers and horses to assist in the crusade against Chen Min. Some officials spoke to Liu Hong, worried that Tao Kan and Chen Min were fellow villagers and had been officials for the same year, and they were afraid that Tao Kan would collude with the rebels. When Tao Kan heard the rumors, he immediately sent his son Tao Hong and nephew Tao Zhen to Jingzhou as hostages, indicating that he had no different intentions. Liu Hong appointed Tao Zhen to join the army, and arranged for Tao Zhen to return home to visit his relatives, and then appointed Tao Kan as the overseer to conquer Chen Min with peace of mind. Tao Kan was grateful for the zero, and repeatedly defeated the attacks of Chen Min's brother Chen Hui and the rebel general Qian Duan. Chen Min was afraid of Jingzhou's military might, so he had to collect the troops and go back, not daring to spy on Jiang Han again.

Along the river, the rebellion of Du Tao and the rebellion of Su Jun, Tao Kan used his wisdom to quell the rebellion, especially the rebellion of Su Jun, the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was occupied by the rebels, and Tao Kanzi Tao Zhan was also killed by the rebels. Tao Kan, as an ally of the Qin King's army, took the lead and eventually defeated Su Jun and Su Jun's brother Su Yi, and the political situation in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in danger and recovered, and from then on, there was no major turmoil in Jiangnan for nearly eighty years, and Tao Kan's contribution was indispensable, and it was actually the needle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's royal family. Among the sixty-four ancient famous generals posthumously appointed by Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, Tao Kan was impressively listed, which was also worthy of the name. Zi Dao: A generation of famous generals, sacrificing their lives and forgetting death, loyal to the king for the country, can be called exemplary.