The Complete Version of Tongjian Chronicles (annotated Version, Volume 36)
by Yuan Shu
About This Novel
It consists of five chapters: "Pang Xun's Rebellion", "Uighur Rebellion", "Tubo's Decline and Rebellion", "Barbarian Guide to Nanzhao's Invasion" and "Li Keyong's Return", which mainly describes the internal and external troubles in the late Tang Dynasty. "Pang Xun's Rebellion" narrates the historical process of the mutinous garrison soldiers in Guilin led by Pang Xun in the late Tang Dynasty, fought back to their hometown of Xuzhou, established political power, and was finally suppressed. "The Rebellion of the Uighurs" describes the relationship between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty, who sometimes surrendered and rebelled, sometimes became close and sometimes separated, and finally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. "The Decline and Rebellion of Tubo" describes how Tubo began to turn from prosperity to decline after the 9th century. Zampu was dissolute and brutal, the internal conflicts of the ruling class intensified, and the royal family struggled for power, which eventually led to the collapse of the Tubo Empire. "The Barbarian Guided Nanzhao into the Invasion" records that Annan's economic envoys led Nanzhao's troops to invade the southwest. After years of war between the Tang Dynasty and Nanzhao, the fifteen-year war finally ended with peace. "Li Keyong Returns" records the historical process of Li Keyong's military rebellion in Shatuo at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the compromise between the Tang Dynasty and Li Keyong, and the historical process of Li Keyong leading his troops to attack Huang Chao.
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