The Complete Version of Tongjian Chronicles (annotated Version, Volume 37)
by Yuan Shu
About This Novel
It consists of four chapters: "The Rebellion of Huangchao", "The Rebellion of the Fanzhen", "Yang Xing's Secret Conquest of Huainan" and "Wang Jian's Conquest of Shu", which describes the historical process of the decline of imperial rule and local chaos and turmoil in the late Tang Dynasty. "Huang Chao Rebellion" narrates the history of the large-scale peasant uprising led by Huang Chao that occurred during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty. "Rebellion of the Fans and Towns" records the history of the decline of the royal family and the war between the feudal towns from the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty to the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty. "Yang Xingmi occupied Huainan" and "Wang Jian occupied Shu" detailedly recorded the history of the Huainan Jiedu envoy Yang Xingmi occupying the Huainan area in the late Tang Dynasty, and Wang Jian led his army to capture Chengdu and occupy the three rivers in Jiannan. After Zhu Wen proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Tang Dynasty and established the Liang Dynasty, Wang Jian also proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu. The country was named Shu, and it was known as Qianshu in history.
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