The Battle of Shuishui made the Xie clan famous, when Former Qin had basically unified the north, and former Qin Emperor Jian Jian was ambitious and had been coveting the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south, so in 383 AD, Jian Jian led hundreds of thousands of troops to the south, ambitiously wanting to annex the Eastern Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop.
Less wins more
In this way, the Battle of Shuishui broke out between the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Former Qin, and in the case of a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, the Eastern Jin forces represented by Xie An Xie Xuan led less than 100,000 troops to wipe out all of Former Qin's hundreds of thousands of troops, which is still very admirable, which shows the strength of the Eastern Jin Dynasty at that time. It was precisely because of this battle that Xie An Xie Xuan made a splash in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. However, after the end of the Battle of Shuishui, although the Eastern Jin Dynasty achieved a very great advantage, Xie An Xie Xuan was also proud of the spring breeze, but in the following days, Xie An xie Xuan and Xie Xuan ushered in a frustrated life.
According to relevant historical records, the Xie family at that time was a famous and prestigious family in Chen County, Xie An was a versatile prime minister, and Xie Xuan's father was also a very famous general. After the end of the Battle of Shuishui, Xie Xuan led the eastward army to the north and took the opportunity to retake Shandong and Henan. However, at this time, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin began to fidget, because he knew very well in his heart that the Xie brothers had won the Battle of Shuishui, and the military power in their hands was also increasing, and if they plotted against each other, then the emperor's dominance was likely to face great danger, so Emperor Xiaowu of Jin began to be suspicious and suspicious, worried that the Xie brothers would rebel.
The emperor was suspicious
At this moment, the emperor issued an edict requiring Xie Xuanzhen to guard Huaiyin, and such a simple personnel adjustment made Xie Xuan completely lose the leadership of the army, which was equivalent to relieving Xie Xuan of all military powers, which would definitely cause his dissatisfaction. Coincidentally, at this time, one of Xie Xuan's generals rebelled, and although Xie Xuan stopped the expansion of the rebellion in time, in order to apologize to the imperial court, he personally wrote a letter asking the emperor to relieve him of his military powers. However, the imperial court did not agree, and judging from Xie Xuan's attitude, he himself had no intention of rebellion, so the imperial court temporarily decided to let him guard Huaiyin.
Later, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the imperial court, Xie An took the initiative to surrender his military power to the emperor, at the same time, asked the town to guard the Guangling area, the imperial court agreed to Xie An's request, Xie An died of illness not long after arriving in Guangling, I think it is really a very regrettable thing, in the Battle of Shuishui, he made great contributions to the imperial court, but in the end it caused the suspicion of the imperial court, in order to avoid the suspicion of the imperial court, he could only take the initiative to request the dismissal of military power, and finally depressed. After Xie An's death, Xie Xuan was greatly shocked, because his uncle had been kind to him and had helped him in many things. The Beifu soldiers in Xie Xuan's hands were built by his uncle's father, and at that time, in the Battle of Shuishui, thanks to the presence of the Beifu soldiers, they were able to defeat The Army of Former Qin with fewer victories and more victories.
Due to political frustration, Xie Xuan has also been sullen and unhappy, and eventually he can not afford to fall ill, in order to reduce the suspicion of the imperial court, Xie Xuan constantly wrote to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court can relieve him of his military power and position, let him return to his hometown. However, the imperial court did not grant his request, but sent a famous doctor to treat him, but did not cure his illness. Later, Xie Xuan also kept writing to the imperial court, and finally the imperial court agreed to his request, and later Xie Xuan returned to his hometown as he wished, but unfortunately, not long after, he also died of illness. In the Battle of Shuishui made a great contribution, whether it is Xie Xuan or Xie An, in the end they were suspected by the emperor, it can be seen that once the power of the military general is too inflated, for the emperor of the dynasty, it is definitely a huge deterrent, and eventually will be suspected by the ruler, which is a very helpless, and have to face the reality, so the best outcome is that after the security of the country is lifted, the first time to return to the hometown, may be a good choice.