The Textual Research On Li Jinxing's Expeditionary Events To Korean Peninsula

Li Jinxing (619AD～683AD) was a well-known historical figure in Tang ethnic history, frontier history and the history of relations between Tang Dynasty and Korean Peninsula. This paper focus on Northeast Asia in the mid-seventh century, from the course of reorganizing Li Jinxing's expeditionary activities, discloses the relationship between Tang, Silla and Goguryeo,meanwhile analyzes the internal and external policy of Tang Dynasty, especially the policy to the northeast area. This paper also evaluates the historical status and the role of Li Jinxing.The main body is made up of three parts, including Li's family background, the experience in the course of managing to Goguryeo, the rebellion to Tang Dynasty by the Goguryeo's adherents, and the war between Tang and Silla. The introduction is the first chapter. The body part consists of the second, third, fourth chapters. The fifth chapter briefly describes his death and funerary Qianling case. And the conclusion is the Chapter sixth.The introduction (first chapter) describes the purpose and significance of the topic of this paper, The current situation of the research, innovation points and research methods.The second chapter discusses the situation of the Northeast Asia in the mid-seventh century and Li Jinxing's life experience. As a Mohe noble, Li Jinxing was born in a sirdar family, and because of the impact of his family and society, he had received a good education in arts and military when he was young. Based on the illustrious family background, he joined the army and experienced a lot in the army and was thought highly. When he managed Yingzhou, he made outstanding contribution to the peace among the peoples living on the border in the northeasten of Tang Dynasty. It laid the foundation for him that his extraordinary military and political talent will be able to be mobilized for the Eastern Campaign in the future and be given important appointment.Chapter three describes Li Jinxing's experience in the course of Tang's managing to Goguryeo and the rebellion of Goguryeo's adherents. Li Jinxing participated in a lot of wars for the peace of the border in Tang Dynasty. With his outstanding military skills, he led the Tang army, together with cooperative warfare with Silla to calm down the pacification of local ethnic political power, who made outstanding contributions to the stability of border areas.Chapter four mainly expounds Li Jinxing's experience in the war between Tang and Silla. Jinxing li was not only the most important witness to the change from union of Tang and Silla to the war between them, but experienced the war between Tang and Silla in the flesh and became one of the war's military commanders of the main forces of the Tang Dynasty. In the war he successfully defeated the Silla, won three major campaigns only in a year of the Shangyuan second year,so his biography appeared in New Tang Book. As a core part of the full paper, this chapter focus on the demonstration of the real history of fighting of "Mai Xiao City's war", and discussed when Li Jinxing was transferred from the battle in the north-east to the Northwest Tibetan expeditions.Chapter five introduces Li Jinxing's death, and the situation of his Tomb. This chapter briefly introduces the honors he enjoyed. He was thought highly by the Emperor Gaozong and the Empress Wu, and was buried in Qianling as the only commander in those 17 imperial clans and funerary minister. This event sidely reflected the national and commander policy of Tang.The concluding section gives a comprehensive summary.Through the history of Li Jinxing's activities in Korean peninsula, we have a clear understanding of the situation in Northeast Asia in the mid-seventh century and its evolution and understand many of the social situations of Tang Dynasty, such as national policy, the foreign exchange, struggles within Tang and so on.Meanwhile, the article also explores the factors of the internal and external policies of Tang Dynasty at that time and the era concept, which deeply influenced Li Jinxing's life experiences and personal destiny.