Annals of Emperor An, Part 2
[The Yuanxing era]
[Yuanxing 1, 18 February 402 – 7 February 403]
1st Year of Yuanxing [“Inaugural Flourishing”], Spring, 1st Month, gengwu [18 February], New Moon, a great amnesty. Changed the inaugural.
Used the General of the Rear, Yuanxian as Great General of Agile Cavalry, Great Chief Controller of Conquering and Punishing; the General who Quells North, Liu Laozhi, as Yuanxian's vanguard; the General of the Van, the King of Qiao, Shangzhi, as the rear guard; to accordingly punish Huan Xuan.
2nd Month, bingwu [26 March], the Emperor in military dress saw Yuanxian off at the Western Pond.
On dingsi [6 April], dispatched also the Palace Attendant, the King of Qi, Rouzhi due to a zouyu being proclaimed and circulated in Jing and Jiang provinces.
On dingmao [16 April] Huan Xuan defeated the kingly host at Gushu. The King of Qiao, Shangzhi, and the King of Qi, Rouzhi, both died there.
Used the General of the Right, Wu Yinzhi as Commander-in-Chief of All Army Affairs of Jiao and Guang provinces, and Inspector of Guang province.
3rd Month, jisi [18 April], Liu Laozhi rebelliously surrendered to Huan Xuan.
On xinwei [20 April], the kingly host achieved defeat at Xinting. The Great General of Agile Cavalry, the Heir to the King of Kuaiji, Yuanxian, the King of Donghai, Yanzhang, the General of the Best of the Army, Mao Tai, and the General who Roams and Strikes, Mao Sui were all murdered.
On renshen [21 April], Huan Xuan made himself Palace Attendant, Imperial Chancellor, Recording the Affairs of the Masters of Writing. Used Huan Qian as Supervisor of the Masters of Writing. Moved the Grand Tutor, the King of Kuaiji, Daozi, to Ancheng.
Xuan soon again declared himself Grand Commandant and Shepherd of Yang province, and gathered up the hundred measures. Used the King of Langye, Dewen, as Grand Steward.
The Grand Warden of Linhai, Xin Jing, struck Sun En, and beheaded him.
This Month [18 April – 17 May], Tufa Lilugu died. His younger brother Rutan inherited the bogus rank.
Autumn, 7th Month, yihai [22 August], the King of Xincai, Chong, was murdered by his slave.
8th Month, gengzi [16 September], calamity below the residence of the Masters of Writing.
Winter, 10th Month [11 November – 10 December], the Inspector of Ji province, Liu Gui rebelliously ran to Murong De.
12th Month, gengshen [3 February], the King of Kuaiji, Daozi, was murdered by Huan Xuan.
A limited amnesty in Guangling and Pengcheng for great disobedience and below.
[Yuanxing 2, 8 February 403 – 27 January 404]
2nd Year, Spring, 2nd Month, xinchou [16 March], the General who Establishes Power, Liu Yu, routed Xu Daofu in Dongyang.
On yimao [30 March], Huan Xuan declared Great General.
On dingsi [1 April], the Inspector of Ji province, Sun Wuzhong, was murdered by Huan Xuan.
Summer, 4th Month, guisi [7 May], New Moon, an eclipse of the sun [OK. In parts of southern China this was a total eclipse. http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/xSE_GoogleMap3.php?Ecl=+04030507&Acc=2&Umb=1&Lmt=1&Mag=0]
Autumn, 8th Month [2 September – 1 October], Xuan also titled himself Chancellor of State, and King of Chu.
9th Month [2 October – 31 October], the Grand Warden of Nanyang, Yu Ze, rose up with righteous troops. He was defeated by Xuan.
Winter, 11th Month, renwu [22 December], Xuan moved the Emperor to the Yong'an [“Perpetual Calm”] Palace.
On guiwei [23 December], shifted the Grand Temple's spirit tables to Langye state.
12th Month, renchen [1 January], Xuan usurped the rank, and used the Emperor as King of Pinggu.
On xinhai [20 January], the Emperor suffered dust to Xunyang.
[Yuanxing 3, 28 January 404 – 14 February 405]
3rd Year, Spring, 2nd Month [27 February – 26 March], the Emperor was at Xunyang.
On gengyin [28 February], night, waves of water entered Shitou, rapidly killing households of people.
On yimao [24 March], the General who Establishes the Martial, Liu Yu, led Liu Yi of Pei state, He Wuji of Donghai, and others, raised righteous troops.
On bingchen [25 March], beheaded the Inspector of Xu province appointed by Huan Xuan, Huan Xiu, at Jingkou, and the Inspector of Qing province, Huan Hong, at Guangling.
On dingsi [26 March], the Righteous host crossed Jiang.
3rd Month, wuwu [27 March], Liu Yu beheaded Xuan's general Wu Fuzhi at Jiangcheng, beheaded Huangfu Fu at Luoluo.
On jiwei [28 March], Xuan's multitudes scattered and escaped.
On gengshen [29 March], Liu Yu set up a temporary government, and arranged the hundred officials.
On renxu [31 March], Huan Xuan's Minister over the Masses, Wang Mi, pushed forward Liu Yu [as] Acting General of the Headquarter Army, Inspector of Xu province, Commander-in-Chief of All Army Affairs of Yang, Xu, Yan, Yu, Qing, Ji, You and Bing provinces, Acting with the Tally. Liu Yu used Mi to act as Inspector of Yang province, Recording the Affairs of the Masters of Writing.
On xinyou [30 March?], Liu Yu executed the Supervisor of the Left of the Masters of Writing, Wang Yu, Yu's son, the Inspector of Jing province, Sui, and the Inspector of Si province, Wen, Xiang.
On xinwei [9 April], Huan Xuan pressured the Emperor to go up west.
On bingxu [24 April], a secret decree used hidden pressured [?] on Xuan. [Since] the ten thousand moments were false and empty, ordered the King of Wuling, Zun, to rely on the old canons, to succeed to overall authority of acting on the affairs of the hundred officials, concurrently Palace Attendant, the remainder like before. Also a great amnesty for planning rebellion from great disobedience and below, only those descendant from Huan Xuan's grandfather were not pardoned.
Summer, 4th Month, jichou [27 April], the Great General, the King of Wuling, Zun, declared authority, with overall command of the ten thousand moments.
On gengyin [28 April], the Emperor arrived at Jiangling.
On gengxu [18 May], the General who Assists the State, He Wuji, and the General who Raises the Martial, Liu Daogui, and Huan Xuan's generals Yu Zhi and He Danzhi, fought at Penkou, and greatly routed them.
Xuan again pressured the Emperor to go down east.
5th Month, guiyou [10 June], the General of the Best of the Army, Liu Yi, and Huan Xuan fought at Zhengrong Island. Again routed him.
On jimao [16 June], the Emperor again favoured Jiangling.
On xinsi [18 June], the Adjutant of Jing province, Wang Kangchan, and rhe Grand Warden of Nan commandery, Wang Tengzhi, welcomed the Emperor to stay in Nan commandery.
On renwu [19 June], the Controller-Protector Feng Qian beheaded Huan Xuan at Mopan Island. The Driving Carriage returned to propriety at Jiangling.
On jiashen [21 June], a decree said:
Faithless, fiendish, usurpating rebels have existed since ancient times. We were not able preventing and stop bit by bit [?], thereby causing disseminating beyond. [We] rely on the General of the Headquarter Army, Yu to outstandingly plan and strive to send out, his loyalty and bravery beyond the generation, the General of the Best of the Army, Yi, and others, with sincere hearts lodged to manifest, uniting to aid together the excellent plan. The righteous sound is already arisen, gentlemen and commoners make efforts for moderation, the altars of grain and soil begin to calm, the Four Seas uniformly celebrate. Thus a great amnesty, all those various who feared to pressure affairs and bent to disobey the instructions, none will be questioned [?].
On wuyin [15 June], received the spirit tables to enter into the Great Temple.
Intercalary Month, jichou [26 June], Huan Xuan's old General who Spreads the Martial, Huan Zhen, captured Jiangling. Liu Yi and He Wuji withdrew to defend Xunyang. The Emperor again suffered dust to the traitors' encampment.
6th Month [23 July – 21 August], the Inspector of Yi province, Mao Qu, punished the bogus Inspector of Liang# province, Huan Xi, and beheaded him.
Autumn, 7th Month, wushen [13 September], the Yong'an August Empress, Ms. He, expired.
8th Month, guiyou [8 October], entombed and buried the Majestic Emperor's Exemplarious August Empress in the Perpetual Peace [yongping] Mound.
9th Month [20 October – 17 November], the former Serving within the Palace, Diao Cheng, and the Assistant of the Private Writers, Wang Maizhi planned rebellion. They were sentenced to execution.
Winter, 10th Month [18 November – 17 December], Lu Xun robbed Guang province. The Inspector, Wu Yinzhi, was defeated by Xun. He seized the Chancellor of Shixing, Ruan Tianzhi and turned back.
Murong De died. His elder brother's son Chao inherited the bogus rank.
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