On the Management of Border Areas by Military Officials During Yuan You Period Centering on the Deeds of LIU Shunqing and LIU Changzuo
The civilian officials became the main force on the management of northwest frontier after Qingli period,and since then,military ministers would be raised as commanders,mostly related to wars.During the Yuan You pe-riod,though it was rare for the marshals to be promoted from civilian officials,LIU Shunqing and LIU Changzuo,two military ministers,were appointed at the suggestion of LV Dafang,to guard the border area.However,due to the policy of eliminating troops in Yuan You time,LIU Shunqing and LIU Changzuo were limited in their power and failed to do a better job in resisting the enemy.Under the background of party struggle,the selection of front-line ministers and commanders became the focus of the political game,and the military commander was forced to get in-volved into the political dispute and became a bargaining chip in the political game.
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