After fierce competition, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and Cao Cao finally had the last laugh, forming a three-legged pattern. However, the stone evil I want to talk about today is also a vassal in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. Strictly speaking, he was not wiped out by Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei, but voluntarily surrendered to Sun Quan. Although the warlord Shi Xie is very low-key, his strength cannot be underestimated because he occupies a state.
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Shi Xie was born in Guangxin, Jiaozhou (now Cangwu County, Guangxi). When Shi Xie was young, he studied Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals with Liu Tao, a native of Yingchuan, and was later elected as. After his father died, Shi Xie was promoted to Cai Mao and was appointed as the magistrate of Wuxian County. In the fourth year of Zhong Ping (187), Shi Xie was appointed as the governor of Watou. So for Shi Xie, he was not only born in Jiaozhou, but also served as an official in Jiaozhou for a long time, which made him have high prestige in Jiaozhou.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Scarf Uprising broke out in the Central Plains, which not only made the Eastern Han court lose control of the remote areas, but also made many Central Plains people take refuge in Jiaozhou. For example, Liu Ba and Xu Jing, who later became ministers of Shu Han, were taken in by Shi Xie, which means that Shi Xie is a generous and modest corporal. Later, Shi Xie sent an envoy Sharla Cheung to pay tribute to Xu Du. It was when the world was in chaos that the road was cut off and Shi Xie did not give up the obligation to pay tribute. Therefore, under the command of Cao Cao, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to win over Shi Xie, Shi Xie was specially appointed as General Anyuan and conferred the title of Long Tinghou.
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Of course, not only Cao Cao is ensnaring Shi Xie, but Sun Quan also hopes that the latter can submit to himself. Among the thirteen countries in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shi Xie was undoubtedly a middle-ranking vassal, such as Liu Zhang in Yizhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, whose subordinates were just a state. However, compared with other princes, Shi Xie had no idea of competing for the Central Plains at all, that is, Shi Xie only wanted to keep his place of diplomatic relations and was unwilling to send troops to the Central Plains for hegemony. But even if Shi Xie has the idea of dominating the Central Plains, he will not have the conditions to send troops to the Central Plains because of the inconvenient roads.
In the fifteenth year of Jian 'an (2 10), Sun Quan sent Bu Zhi as the secretariat of Jiaozhou, and Shi Xie led his brothers to join. By AD 2 10, the governors in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty were basically eliminated, that is to say, a tripartite confrontation between Wei Shuwu and China had been formed. In this context, the powerful Wu Dong has overwhelming strength. Therefore, Shi Xie chose to take refuge in Sun Quan, who named him General Zuo. It is worth noting that although Shi Xie surrendered to Sun Quan, Shi Xie was still a vassal in Jiaozhou, that is, Sun Quan did not send officials to replace Shi Xie.
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After surrendering to Sun Quan, Shi Xie sent his son Shi Kun to Wu Dong as a hostage, and Sun Quan appointed him as the satrap of Wuchang. The sons of Shi Xie and Shi Yi in the south were all appointed as corps commanders. After Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, the alliance between Shu Han and Wu Dong broke down, and they launched the battle of Yiling. Before and after the Yiling War, Shi Xie obviously supported Wu Dong. Although Shi Xie didn't send troops directly to help, he induced the rich people in Yizhou to rebel against Wu, which caused the backyard to catch fire. Because of this credit, Shi Xie was worshipped by Sun Quan as General Wei and Hou Long.
In essence, during his continued administration of Jiaozhou, Shi Xie often sent envoys to see Sun Quan, offering various spices and fine kudzu cloth, often thousands, as well as exotic things and fruits, bananas, coconuts, longan and so on. Sun Quan was naturally very satisfied with Shi Xie's performance, and he was rewarded every time. In this regard, in my opinion, Shi Xie at this time is more like a vassal state of Soochow.
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Finally, after five years in Huang Wu (226), Shi Xie, who was in charge of Jiaozhou for nearly 40 years, died at the age of 90. Among the governors in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty, Shi Xie was the oldest. For example, Sun Quan lived 70 years old, Liu Bei lived 62 years old and Cao Cao lived 65 years old, which is far from the life span of Shi Xie. Moreover, among the princes of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Shi Xie also got a happy ending. Compared with Sun Ce, Lyu3 bu4, Yuan Shu and other governors, nature is rare. However, after Shi Xie's death, his son Shi Hui was defeated by the State of Wu because he betrayed the State of Wu and started his own business.
Of course, this is also because after Shi Xie's death, Soochow hoped to strengthen its control over Jiaozhou, so even if Shi Hui, Shi Xie's son, didn't rebel, it could not have a good end. After the Stone Association, Soochow divided Jiaozhou into Jiaozhou and Guangzhou. After splitting in two, it shows that Dongwu doesn't want any more princes like Shi Xie in Jiaozhou. For Shi Xie, a vassal, Sima Guang gave a high evaluation in Zi Tong Zhi Jian, that is, "Shi Xie is generous and many people in the Central Plains rely on him. As a country with a long history and a preference for Wan Li, you have the highest prestige, and your access to the facilities is very prosperous, which is impressive. " What do you think of this?
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