Wu Ting's Return to Sichuan and the Adjustment of Sichuan Border Defense in the Middle of the Southern Song Dynasty
In 1174,due to the restoration strategy implemented by Emperor Xiaozong,Wu Ting,the second-generation leader of the Wu family,returned to Sichuan and was appointed as the commander of Xingzhou. In the following years,the Southern Song Dynasty made a series of defensive adjustments for Shukou. On the one hand,Emperor Xiaozong granted Wu Ting the title of Jiedushi,abolished the Sichuan Xuanfu Department,granted him personnel and financial power in the army,and appointed him the military commissioner of Lizhou West,demonstrating great trust and"delegation of power";On the other hand,the precautionary measures such as appointing officials to oversee the Outer Four Prefectures,reforming Xingzhou army,and transfering Fengzhou defense to the Xingyuan Commander in Chief,which showed a desire to keep Wu Ting on guard. These actions reflect the contradictory mentality of the Southern Song Dynasty monarch towards generals from Wu clan:a strategy of"utilization while monitoring". This has impacted the border defense of the Shukou defense system in the later period of the Southern Song Dynasty.
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