Tuoba Hong, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was born in 467 AD, and his Chinese name was Justin. He is an outstanding minority politician and reformer in the history of China. During his 28 years in office, he consolidated the political foundation by rectifying the official administration and reforming the official system. Move the capital to Luoyang and change the old customs of Xianbei; It promotes national integration by changing customs.
1, reform the official system
During the period of Taihe, Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong decided on a new official policy, that is, a hundred officials and nine products, each of which was divided into positive and defective products, which was the first move of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the 19th year of Taihe, Tuoba Hong divided Xianbei nobles into surnames and clans according to their families, titles and status, and further combined Xianbei nobles with Han clans. In addition, he attaches great importance to the selection and appointment of sages and has a pure political style.
2. Move the capital to Luoyang
In 493 AD, Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong decided to move the capital from Datong, Shanxi Province to Luoyang. He personally led more than 300,000 infantry and cavalry south of Luoyang. This famous move to the capital in history laid the foundation for studying the culture of the Central Plains in the later period, strengthening the rule of the Central Plains and accepting the Chinese culture.
3. Change customs
After Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang, he promulgated a series of sinicization measures, as follows: Xianbei people were forbidden to wear Hu clothes and changed to wear Han clothes; The imperial court banned Xianbei language and spoke Chinese instead; It is stipulated that Xianbei nobles should not be buried in their hometown after Luoyang's death, and their native place should be changed to Luoyang, and Xianbei's surname should be changed to Han's.
In addition, it also advocates that Xianbei people marry Han people. These measures carried forward the culture of Han nationality, deepened the friendship between Han nationality and Xianbei nationality, and promoted national integration.
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