Text/Jin Mo Ming
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Husbands brought chaos to China, causing turmoil in the country. The people were displaced. People with different intentions from all walks of life were waiting for the opportunity, and the Hu people took the opportunity to attack. In the city, the world was in danger and the Han people were facing the crisis of genocide. At this time, the gentry rose up to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the world and resist foreign enemies. The most prestigious noble clan at that time was Wang Dao of the Langya clan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xie An of the Xie clan was the only one who could live in seclusion in the forest or in the temple.
Xie An was born in 320 AD. He was born into a noble family. His courtesy name was Anshi and his name was Dongshan. His father, Xie Pe, was an official in Taichang. When Xie An was four years old, the famous scholar Huan Yi saw him and said: "This child's demeanor is delicate and intelligent, and he will not be worse than Wang Donghai (Wang Cheng, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty) in the future." When Xie An was a boy, he was quick-thinking, handsome, personable, and good at running calligraphy. He once visited the famous scholar Wang Meng and had a pleasant conversation with him. Wang Meng said: "This boy studies diligently and will definitely be aggressive in the future." When Xie An was a teenager, he was highly regarded by the prime minister Wang Dao at the time and had a high reputation in the upper class. However, Xie An was not willing to become a scholar. The court invited Xie An to serve several times, but he always declined due to physical illness. Later, Xie An simply lived in seclusion in Kuaiji, where he traveled with Wang Xizhi, Xu Xun and others, drank wine, sang songs, and recited poems, living a life like a hermit.
In the third year of Shengping, the Xie family had no powerful people in the court. The power of the Xie family was greatly restricted. Xie An had to make a comeback. At this time, Xie An was already in his forties. In the fourth year of Shengping, Xie An was invited by the Western General Huan Wen to serve as his Sima. In the fifth year of Shengping, Huan Wen was about to make the Northern Expedition. Shangshu, Zhonghujun. In the first year of Xian'an, Huan Wen's Northern Expedition failed. In order to reestablish his authority, he deposed Sima Yi and made Sima Yu the emperor. He was Emperor Wen of Jin Jian Dynasty. He died on July 28 of the second year of Xian'an. In the first year of Ningkang, Huan Wen came to Beijing to see Emperor Xiaowu Sima Yao. The Queen Mother ordered Wang Tanzhi and Xie An to receive them. Tanzhi tried his best to protect him and ensure the stability of the Jin Dynasty. In March of the same year, Huan Wen died. Two months later, Xie An was appointed as Shangshu Pushe, in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and took charge of the government together with Wang Tanzhi.
In the first year of Taiyuan, in order to balance the forces of all parties, Wang Yun was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou. In the second year of Taiyuan, the imperial court appointed Xie An as Situ, but Xie An refused. At the same time, Fu Jian took over the post of governor of Xuzhou. Just organized, growing stronger, and ready to wait for the opportunity. Xie An recommended his nephew Xie Xuan to serve as the governor of Yanzhou, guarding Guangling and responsible for the frontline military defense of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River. He quickly selected elite soldiers, selected talents, and trained strong Beifu soldiers. In the third year of Taiyuan, 70,000 soldiers of the former Qin army attacked Xiangyang. Fu Jian sent more than 100,000 people to surround Xiangyang in three groups. Zhu Xu, the defender of Xiangyang, defended Xiangyang for nearly a year. In the fourth year of Taiyuan, the city of Xiangyang was broken and Zhu Xu was captured. Xie An set up defenses in Jiankang and ordered Xie Xuan's 50,000 troops to rise up from Guangling to meet the enemy and annihilate the Qin army. In the fifth year of Taiyuan, Xie An was appointed He was a general of Wei and the Duke of Changxian County in the feudal state of Jin Dynasty.
In the eighth year of Taiyuan, Fu Jian led a million-strong army southward, hoping to destroy the Eastern Jin Dynasty and unify the world. The two sides fought a decisive battle at Feishui. Xie Xuan, Xie Yan and Huan Yi's Jin army of 70,000 fought against Fu Jian. The 150,000-strong army he led ended in victory for the Jin army. In the ninth year of Taiyuan, Xie An launched his troops in the Northern Expedition and recovered Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Sizhou, and Yuzhou along the way. The Huan family sent troops to conquer Luyang and Luoyang, and recovered Liangzhou and Yizhou. At this point, the entire area south of the Yellow River was re-integrated into the Eastern Jin Dynasty. territory.
In the tenth year of Taiyuan, Xie An took the initiative to hand over his power under the pretext of rescuing Fu Jian and built a new city to avoid disaster. In August of the same year, Xie An died of illness in Jiankang at the age of sixty-six, and was posthumously named Duke of Luling County.
Xie An was not only extremely talented in politics and military affairs, but also excellent in calligraphy. His running script was the best. Later generation Mi Fu once praised his calligraphy as "wonderful messages in the mountains and forests, heroic achievements in the rock corridors, and unparalleled" If you are not Xi, you will lose sight of the past."
(Jian Baoyu Sharing Session Writing Exchange Group Daily Update Check-in Day 14)