From the rise of troops in the Bohai Sea to the Battle of White Horse, Yuan Shao was the leading figure. He is the planner of the army, the commander of the world's conquests, and the helmsman of the Yuan family.
In this historical process, Yuan Xi also made great contributions. He managed the army rigorously and made outstanding military exploits. Especially at the critical moments of major battles, he showed his military talent.
But looking at the overall situation, he was actually in a secondary position, but it was Emperor Xuanwu Yuan Xi who founded the country.
In order to cover up the crimes committed in the struggle for the right to inherit the throne, the historian deliberately downplayed Yuan Shao's role.
To highlight the achievements of Emperor Xuanwu Yuan Xi.
In June of the first year of Chuping (190), Dong Zhuo destroyed the long-used Han five baht coins and converted them into small coins for circulation.
As a result, bronze figures, bronze goods, bronze bells, etc. in Luoyang, Chang'an and other places were destroyed and used to make coins. Dong Zhuo's change of currency caused chaos in the currency system. From then on, "money and goods were not enough" and physical exchange became prevalent.
But the real reason for the failure of coins lies in the decline of the commercial urban economy caused by war and the development of the natural economy.
The economic crisis also intensified the trend of the war.
In the first year of Chuping (190), Dong Zhuo wanted to contain Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai, and Xu Rong recommended his fellow villager Gongsun Du to become the governor of Liaodong.
The Central Plains was in war. Gongsun Du, the governor of Liaodong (today's Liaoyang, Liaoning), believed that the Han Dynasty was about to be defeated. He called himself Marquis of Liaodong and Bingzhou Mu. Prefect, separatist rule in Liaodong.
Gongsundu was from Liaodong. In 190, he served as the governor of Liaodong. He was brave and good at killing. He killed more than a hundred wealthy families in the county. He also attacked Goguryeo in the east and Wuhuan in the west, and he was powerful in the coastal areas of eastern Liaoning.
This is also the most direct reason why Yuan Shao did not pursue Dong Zhuo, because his nest was threatened and was directly under the military front of Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zan. Therefore, if he wanted to gain a foothold in Hebei, he must capture Jizhou, otherwise the Yuan family would not be able to raise his business.
Xun Shuang, whose given name is Ciming, was born in Yingyin, Yingchuan. He was young and eager to learn. At the age of twelve, he was proficient in "Spring and Autumn" and "The Analects of Confucius".
At that time, the Xun family had many talents, and Shuang was the most famous. People in Yingchuan called him "the eight dragons of the Xun family, whose kindness and wisdom are unparalleled." In the ninth year of Yanxi's reign (166), Emperor Huan became a doctor, but was imprisoned by the party. He lived in seclusion in Hanbin for more than ten years, writing behind closed doors, and became famous as a scholar.
In the first year of Emperor Xian's reign (190), he was appointed Guang Luxun and Sikong.
He conspired with Wang Yun and others to kill Dong Zhuo, but failed to do so and died of illness at the age of sixty-three. His works include "Notes on the Book of Changes", "Shangshu Zhengjing", "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites", "Gongyangwen", "Spring and Autumn Regulations", etc.
The death of Xun Shuang meant that there was no one in the Xun family who could provide shelter for the family, and when the world was in dispute and the princes were challenging Dong, the Xun family, at Xun Yu's suggestion, began to move the family to Jizhou , to avoid military chaos.
At the same time, Xun Yu also invited Guo Jia to go north to Jizhou with him.
At the beginning, Emperor Guangwu moved the capital to Luoyang, and he brought more than 2,000 books with him on trucks. Collected over generations, the catalogs of classics and books hidden in Piyong, Dongguan, Lantai, Shishi, Xuanming, Hongdu and other places during the reign of Emperors Huan and Ling were at their peak.
In the first year of Emperor Xian's reign (190), Dong Zhuo forced the capital to be moved to Chang'an. The officials and people were disturbed, and the national library was destroyed. The large silk books were connected as curtains, and the smaller ones were made into bags. Only those who were protected by Wang Chong and moved westward with the imperial court There were more than seventy cars on the road, and half of them were lost along the way. .
In the second year of Xingping (195), Li Jue and Guo Si attacked each other, causing great chaos in Chang'an. Emperor Xian fled, but Li and Guo led their troops to pursue them. Hundreds of officers and soldiers died innumerable, and they all abandoned their women's baggage, royal objects, and talismans. , classics. Since this chaos, the imperial collection of Eastern Han Dynasty has disappeared.
This is the direct reason why Cai Yong determined to compile history.
However, Cai Yong was imprisoned by Wang Yun after Dong Zhuo's death, and the matter was delayed. However, later, his daughter Cai Yan, with the support of Emperor Xuanwu Yuan Xi, resumed the work.
Finally, the "Book of the Later Han" was revised and compiled.
However, when it comes to the issue of the Yuan family, Cai Yan also glosses over it a bit. After all, his husband is Yuan Xi and she is also a member of the Yuan family.
