The Construction and Governance of Administrative Districts in the Shu Area of Western Wei
In the context of the struggle between Jingzhou and Yizhou in the late Liang dynasty,Xiao Ji's expedition to the east failed,which led to the decline of Shu.Yuwen Tai prevailed over all dissenting views within the Western Wei government.He sent the armed forces and occupied the core area of Shu.Later on,under the policy of"reforming provinces(Zhou),counties(Jun)and prefectures(Xian)",with Jiange-Chengdu line as the main axis and the Yangtze River as the auxiliary wing,the administrative districts of Shu were significantly reformed and constructed in order to weaken the influence of the Liang court.The suppression of Shu and the construction of the administrative districts of Shu created a huge power space for Western Wei.In order to prevent the veteran generals of Wuchuan and the court of Western Wei in Chang'an from invading the land of Shu,the tyrant of Tongzhou established control over the local administrative system of Shu by monopolizing the recruitment channels into and out of Shu.However,in this process,the tyrant's house in Tongzhou disagreed on how to govern Shu.Yuchi Ji,who was in charge of governing Shu,intended to implement the line of cultural governance and education,which deviated from Yuwen Tai's idea and lead to his dismissal and return to the court.Yuwen Gui replaced him and started to govern Shu.He implemented the line of military management.The remaining content of this line governor administering prefectures-was retained by"King Wen's Stele of Northern Zhou",which has become an important clue to investigate the governance mode of Shu in the late Western Wei and early Northern Zhou Dynasties.
King Wen's Stele of Northern ZhouAdministrative Districts in the Land of ShuYuwen TaiYuchi JiongGovernor Administering Prefectures
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