
The Complete Version of Tongjian Chronicles (annotated Version, Volume 41)
by Yuan Shu
About This Novel
It consists of seven chapters: "Change in Yedu", "An Zhongjiao Dictatorship", "Rebellion of the King of Qin", "Khitan Invasion", "Meng Zhixiang's Conquest of Shu", "Shi Jin's Usurpation of the (Later) Tang" and "Fan Yang's Rebellion". It mainly records the evolution of the political situation in the Later Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and the history of the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Tang Dynasty and the Later Shu Dynasty. "Changes in Yedu", "An Zhong's Teaching Dictatorship", and "The Rebellion of the King of Qin" mainly record the historical process of power replacement and political situation evolution of Zhuangzong, Mingzong, Emperor Min and the last emperor of the later Tang Dynasty. "Khitan Invasion" mainly records the development process of the Khitan nation in northern China during the Later Liang and Later Tang Dynasties of the Five Dynasties, and its war and peace relationship with the Central Plains regime of the Later Liang and Later Tang Dynasties. "Meng Zhixiang's Conquest of Shu" mainly records the historical process of Meng Zhixiang, the military governor of Xichuan in the late Tang Dynasty, and Dong Zhang, the military governor of Dongchuan, who fought against the imperial court. Later, they attacked and destroyed Dong Zhang to separate the east and west Sichuan, and finally ascended to the throne and established the regime of Later Shu. "Shi Jin Usances of the Tang" mainly records the historical process of Shi Jingtang, the governor of Hedong in the Later Tang Dynasty, who raised troops in Taiyuan, bribed the Khitan as reinforcements with conditions such as ceding territory, losing annual coins, and becoming a minister, defeated the army of the Later Tang Dynasty, and obtained the throne. "Fan Yang's Rebellion" mainly records the historical process of Tianxiong Jiedushi Fan Yanguang and Qingzhou Jiedushi Yang Guangyuan betraying the imperial court and launching rebellions in the Later Jin Dynasty.
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