The Complete Version of Tongjian Chronicles (annotated Version, Volume 33)
by Yuan Shu
About This Novel
It consists of an article called "The Company of the Fans and Towns", which narrates the historical facts of the separatist feudal towns and successive wars in the forty years from the first year of Baoying (762) of Tang Dynasty to the seventeenth year of Zhenyuan (801) of Dezong of Tang Dynasty. After the "An-Shi Rebellion" was put down, the old generals An and Shi who surrendered to the imperial court still had heavy troops and were entrenched in the feudal towns. Many generals who had made contributions in putting down the rebellion were also awarded the title of Jiedushi. They were arrogant and domineering. Between Fangzhen and Fangzhen, between the imperial court and Fangzhen, and between the commanders and generals within Fangzhen, there were endless wars and wars, and the current situation and political power were in continuous turmoil and chaos. The imperial court has always been in a weak and passive position. Dezong fled twice. After going through many hardships and dangers, he was exhausted mentally and physically, so he had to adopt a conciliatory attitude.
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