Xiaoling Nanliangfang Of Lanling In The Sui And Tang Dynasties

The rise of the Southward surname of Lanling Xiao had begun in the Southern Dynasties,of which Nanliang branch was the most prosperous.During the Sui and Tang Dynasties,Nanliang branch still remained active in the political center,which occupied a very important historical position with a high door and outstanding figures.This text focuses on the study of the relatively weak phase of the Sui and Tang dynasties,mainly expounds the relationship between the development of family’s politics,thought,culture and the prosperity of the Nanliang branch,and fundamentally examines the connection of social environment,the national policies and the family.This article is divided into several chapters to discuss.In addition to the introduction,the first chapter is an overview of the origin of Nanliang branch,which mainly summarizes the rise of the family,the establishment of the regime and the achievements of thought and culture,in order to traces the flourish history of Nanliang branch.The second chapter is the Nanliang branch of the Sui Dynasty represented by Xiao empress.Xiao empress constitutes an important clue to the change of the relationship between the family and the Sui regime in this period.This chapter consists of four sections:The first section is the Xiliang and the emperor wen of Sui dynasty.Initially,the Xiliang and the Sui regime are closely related to each other.With the consolidation of the Sui regime,the Xiliang had been gradually monitored and dominated until it was abolished.This process reflects changes in the relationship of interests between the Sui and the Xiliang.The second section is a study of the Xiao empress’experiences in different stages of life,depicting a multi-faceted female role with historical facts,and examining the important influence of the Xiao empress on the emperor yang of Sui dynasty and the development of Nanliang family.The third section mainly research the connection between the ascended the throne of the emperor yang of Sui dynasty and the social status of the Nanliang branch,and disasters and opportunities to the Nanliang branch brought by the end of the rule,revolving around Nanliang branch in the period of the emperor yang of Sui dynasty.The fourth chapter summarizes the development achievements of the thought and culture about the Nanliang branch in the Sui Dynasty.According to the family development,the Tang Dynasty of Nanliang branch was divided into two chapters,The third chapter,the Nanliang branch led by Xiao Yu in Tang Dynasty before Wu Zhou era,mainly expounds that the Nanliang branch quickly becomes upper nobility from the Tang Dynasty,there is no doubt that Xiao Yu is the primary figure,who has played a key role in establishing the political status of Nanliang branch in this period.This chapter analyzes the situation of the Nanliang branch from the political status,religious belief and family’culture,and studies repressed situation of the family in the period of Wu Zhou,then Nanliang branch believe in Buddhism as a family tradition as usual,belong to the special family of Buddhism belief in the upper layer.The Nanliang branch led by Xiao Song in Tang Dynasty after Wu Zhou era is the fourth chapter.The Nanliang branch did not decline with the low trough of the family.Xiao Song became prime minister depending on brilliant exploits of the edge war during Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang,and created a new development opportunities for the family,afterwards the majority of Xiao Song’s descendants have senior official position and outstanding talents,for which the Nanliang branch reached the family of another heyday.This chapter discusses from three aspects:politics,religion,culture,after Rebellion of An and Shi the Nanliang branch experiences great changes from prosperity to decline in the Tang Dynasty.Family descendants of the official career suffered a test and repeatedly encountered the crisis,but the Nanliang branch actively participated in the imperial examination,with profound knowledge,high family status plenty of the family descendants served as the official prime minister or high official.The Nanliang branch practices gentleman characters,gradually became a typical Confucianism family.The fifth chapter is the decline of the Nanliang branch,which research for the Nanliang branch of the official sparse situation in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties,and traces its causes,after more than 400 years of ups and downs,the glorious history of the Nanliang branch decline along with the fading of Tang Dynasty.Through the five chapters,the author analyzes the comprehensive history of the Nanliang branch from rise to fall by ways of vertical and horizontal,in order to understand changes of Lanling clan’s status and the important influence of official,spirit and culture to the family in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.