Nanliang was the third dynasty in the Southern Dynasties in China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Xiao Yan, the secretariat of Yongzhou, replaced Nanqi as the emperor, and built its capital as Jiankang (now Nanjing). The national name Liang, in the county, has a fief, hence the name Liang.
Liang enjoyed the country for fifty-five years in the Southern Dynasties. In 560, the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the remnants of Nanliang in Yunzhou, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. In addition, Xiao Hu, a grandson fostered by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, established Xiliang in Jiangling and spread it to san huang, and cancelled his emperor's name when chen qian was destroyed in the Sui Dynasty.
Xiao Yan, the founder of the Liang Dynasty, was the 25th grandson of Xiao He, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, and originally belonged to the royal family of the Southern Dynasties. His father, Xiao Shunzhi, made great contributions to Xiao Daocheng's self-reliance in the Song Dynasty. When Emperor Xiao Luan of Qi Ming killed the imperial clan, Xiao Shunzhi's family was not killed. During Xiao Baojuan's reign. Seeing that Qi's rule would not last long, Xiao Yan decided to take its place.
In the second year of Yongyuan (50 1), Xiao Yan was born in Xiangyang. At that time, the rule of Qi was so decadent that it completely lost the hearts of the people. Therefore, after Xiao Yan started his army, those who were willing to follow got 5,000 iron horses and 30,000 soldiers, which was a great promotion. After two years of war, Xiao Yan's army invaded Jiankang, killed Xiao Baojuan and made Xiao Baorong emperor.
Of course, the establishment of Xiao Baorong was only a necessary buffer stage before Xiao Yan proclaimed himself emperor. In the first year of Jian 'an (502), the last emperors of Qi, Qi and Xiao Baorong, handed over the sovereignty of Qi to King Liang, who officially proclaimed himself emperor in Jiankang, with the title of "Girder".
Liang Wudi attached great importance to the contradiction between the upper-class families and the lower-class families of the ruling class, and adopted a reconciliation policy in employing people. On the one hand, he adopted the idea of reusing the people under his control, maintaining and expanding their political status, and making these people become the supporting force for stabilizing the political power. At the same time, we also pay attention to those who are poor in learning and regard them as confidential positions.
For example, Zhu Yi, whom he values very much, is from a poor family. Paying equal attention to large families and poor families is Liang Wudi's basic policy of selecting officials.
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