Research On Wei Gao 's Jixian Festival In The Tang Dynasty

In Tang Dynasty, foreign aggression has always plagued the Tang Dynasty, such as the Turkic in the Taizong’s period,the North Korea in the Gaozong’s period,the Tubo in the Xuanzong’s period.But with the An Shi rebellion, Tubo invasion of Hexi, Longyou, threatening the capital area, and they became the biggest enemy for the Tang Dynasty.In Suzong and Daizong period, Tang Dynasty and Tubo sometimes inwar and sometimes in peace, peace was the principal, but became weakly. As Dezong was the Emperor, to concentrate on dealing with the rebellion Fanzhen, continue to implement friendly foreign policy towards Tubo. Because the Jingyuan mutiny and Pingliang robbery, Tang central temporarily abandonthe peace measuresand take tough measures against Tubo. According to "defending the North and South attack" strategy, Xichuan and Wei Gao will stand on the stage of history. Wei Gao was born in the Guanzhong Webster’s family, and he accepted the Webster’s family good Confucian education since childhood. while at the same time by parents official literary edification, and the experience of avoiding the An Shi rebellion in Shu, There are served a solid foundation for Wei Gao in the 19 year old to be Jian Ling Wan Lang. From being the Wan Lang, Wei Gao officially entered the career, and Wei Gao was employing the shogunate to assist to deal with the local affairs. With Promotion of political qualifications, he went into the as a official in charge of the discipline of public functionaries. With Zhang Yi managing Fengxiang, he met the Jingyuan mutiny. Because o his distinguished service in the battle, Dezong awarded him a general of Zuo Jin Wu Wei.In Zhenyuan first year(785), Dezong ordered Zhang Yanshang to return to Beijing as the Zuo Pu Ye and Wei Gao asthe Xichuan Jiedushi. The previous Xichuan Jiedushi implement the "defending the North and South attack" strategy to work with the northwest front. Xichuan Jiedushi Gao Shi, Yan Wu, Cui Gan et al implemented the "Southern attack" strategy, but they did notgave the Tubo decisive blow. When Wei Gao managed Xichuan, he continued to carry out Tang Zhongyang’s "defending the North and South attack" strategy. Wei Gao absorbed and inherited the previous Xichuan Jiedushi to govern Shu and military combat experience. First, he made positioning frontier defensive military governors, and formulated the mutually beneficial and win-win policy with Dongchuan and Shannanxidao. By doing this, he actively contact Nanzhao and southwest minorities, to rebuild the southwest defense of the Tang dynasty. With Nanzhao return to the Tang Dynasty, Wei Gao began to retaliate against Tubo. Because of Wei Gao and the Nanzhao joint attack, the Tubo yielded and take the initiative to send a messenger into the tribute. Peace talks began in two countries.The military victory of Wei Gao, cannot do without the support of Xichuan’s economy. Wei Gao according to the actual situation of Xichuan, first began to improve Xichuan’s traffic, through open the home station. They can contact of Nanzhao and the minority nationalities in Southwest China and be good for Xichuan’s agriculture and commercial development. He developed Xichuan’s agriculture and commerce to make Xichuan’s food self-sufficient, and planted tea, fruit trees, hemp and other economic crops. On the basis of agricultural development, Wei Gao gave strong support to make salt, silk industry and paper making industry development in Xichuan. Because of his economic initiatives, they can promote the Xichuan’s economic development and has accumulated a lot of wealth and have laid a solid economic foundation for the consolidation of the progress of Xichuan’s defense and culture.The military victory and development of Xichuan’s economy has a positive influence on the development of Xichuan’s culture. Wei Gao attracted intellectual and composed the elite leadership team to propaganda and implement the administration Xichuan policy. He joined in Buddhism, through writing scripture, building temples and other measures, to preach Buddhism. He made Buddhist to play calming and keeping social order. At the same time, he used the form of cultural and artistic exchanges to unite the Nanzhao and Pyu. It can spread the Tang culture and expand the Tang Dynasty influence.Wei Gao made importantcontribution to the southwest and went down in history, so the personal career and fame also increased to be one has reached the highest rank open to a subject. The main reason is the personal ability, but can not ignore the necessity of historical development. Wei Gao managed Xichuan successfully. At the same time the shortcomings of the policy, also planted the seeds of Xichuan suffering. When Wei Gao died in the Yongzhen first year(805), Liu Pi launched a rebellion. Then Nanzhao become a mortal malady for Tang Dynasty instead of Tubo. We study the merit of Wei Gao administration inasystematicway in this article, and evaluate the man and his deeds with the background of the times and the Tang Dynasty’s policy of Fanzhen.