The videos I watched became popular in ancient times

Shen Qingzhi was known for his bravery when he was young. During the Sun En Rebellion, he followed his clan to resist the rebels and defend his hometown.

In the seventh year of Yixi, Sun En's rebellion was completely put down.

However, due to years of war, the land in the Three Wu areas of the south of the Yangtze River was barren and people's lives were in poverty.

Shen Qingzhi stayed in his hometown to farm and supported himself through hard work.

In the eleventh year of Yixi, Shen Qingzhi went to Xiangyang to visit his brother Shen Changzhi, and was appreciated by General Zhao Lunzhi. He was appointed as a military officer of Ningyuan to assist his son Zhao Bofu, the prefect of Jingling.

He gave advice to Zhao Bofu and defeated the invading Jingling barbarians many times. Zhao Bofu was therefore known as a good general.

"In the second year of Yongchu, Shen Qingzhi was appointed as the General of the Palace."

"In the seventh year of Yuanjia, Dao Yanzhi led the army to the Northern Expedition."

"Shen Qingzhi followed Zhao Bofu to participate in the war. Later, Zhao Bofu returned south due to illness and was transferred to Tan Daoji's command."

"In the eighth year of Yuanjia, the Song army returned."

"Tan Daoji praised Shen Qingzhi to Emperor Wen of Song, Liu Yilong, saying that he was loyal and knowledgeable about military affairs."

"Shen Qingzhi was able to serve as the leader of the imperial guards to defend the Dongye Gate, and later became the governor of Huailing."

"He was promoted from a general to a regular general, and during this period he was stationed in Qiantang New City."

"In the 17th year of Yuanjia, Liu Yilong wanted to arrest General Liu Zhan and his followers, so he summoned Shen Qingzhi to the palace overnight."

"Shen Qingzhi believed that the emperor must have some ulterior motive by summoning the leader of the team in the middle of the night, so he came to see him in military uniform."

"Liu Yilong indeed ordered him to capture and execute Wujun Governor Liu Bin. Soon after, Shen Qingzhi was transferred to the rear army as a military officer and given the title of Assistant Minister of Cavalry."

"In the 19th year of Yuanjia, Liu Daochan, the governor of Yongzhou, died of illness, and the barbarians in the territory took the opportunity to cause chaos."

"Zhu Xiuzhi, the military commander of the Western Expedition, led his army to suppress the rebellion, but suffered a series of defeats."

"Liu Yilong then appointed Shen Qingzhi as General Jianwei and sent him to assist Zhu Xiuzhi."

"Soon after, Zhu Xiuzhi was stripped of his post and imprisoned for violating military discipline."

"Shen Qingzhi then took charge of the expedition alone, and defeated the barbarians along the Mian River, capturing 7,000 barbarians."

"He then attacked the Huyang barbarians and captured more than 10,000 barbarians."

"In the 21st year of Yuanjia, Shen Qingzhi was transferred to the Northern General's Office and served as a military officer under the command of Liu Dan, the Prince of Sui."

"He was also appointed as the governor of Nandongping, and later transferred to the Fujun General's Office of Wuling King Liu Jun, and continued to serve as a military officer."

"In the 22nd year of Yuanjia, Shen Qingzhi was transferred by Liu Jun to be the governor of Yongzhou, and he moved to Yongzhou with him."

"At that time, the barbarians were rioting and blocking water and land transportation."

"Liu Jun was also blocked at the levee and could not move forward."

"Shen Qingzhi led his troops to defeat the barbarians, and finally allowed Liu Jun to enter Xiangyang smoothly."

"He also led troops to suppress the Yidao barbarians, Yunshan barbarians and other barbarian tribes, and captured nearly 100,000 people."

"Later, Shen Qingzhi was appointed as a military officer of Beizhong Langzhong again, and was given additional titles of General Jianwei and Governor of Nanjiyin."

"In the 26th year of Yuanjia, the barbarians rebelled again in Yongzhou."

"Shen Qingzhi followed Liu Dan to Xiangyang and led generals such as Liu Yuanjing and Zong Que to suppress the barbarians in the mountains north of Mianyang."

"He assembled all the troops at the foot of Ruqiu Mountain and ordered them to advance in eight directions, climb the mountain with drums, and attack the heart of the barbarians and occupy the strategic position."

"The barbarians were terrified. The Song army took the opportunity to surround and defeat them, forcing them to flee in all directions."

"Soon after, Shen Qingzhi ordered Liu Yuanjing to lead his troops to Nanxin County to suppress the rebellion of the barbarian leader Tian Yansheng."

"He then led his troops from Ruqiu Mountain to inspect the city, and defeated the barbarians in the mountains, beheading 3,000 of them, and capturing or recruiting more than 50,000 barbarians."

"In the twenty-seventh year of Yuanjia, Shen Qingzhi again led his army to suppress the dog and sheep barbarians in the mountains."

"The land occupied by the Dog and Sheep Barbarians is steep and difficult to attack, and their defense is well organized."

"Shen Qingzhi set up camp at the foot of the mountain and ordered the soldiers to dig ponds in their camps to get water to prevent fire attacks from the barbarians."

"The dogs and sheep barbarians came down the mountain at night, intending to burn the Song army camp."

"The Song army used water from the camp's pond to put out the fire, and took the opportunity to fight back with bows and crossbows, forcing the barbarians to retreat."

"Shen Qingzhi ordered his troops to open a road and attack the mountain, but because the mountain was high and the road was dangerous and it was a rainy summer, he built six garrisons at the foot of the mountain and trapped the dogs and sheep barbarians to death on the mountain."

"The Dog and Sheep Barbarians were trapped for a long time and ran out of food, so they finally had to come down the mountain and surrender."

"Soon after, Shen Qingzhi was promoted to the rank of Captain of the Prince's Infantry for his meritorious service."

"In the same year, Liu Yilong launched the Second Yuanjia Northern Expedition, advancing on three fronts."

Su Shi: Among them, the Eastern Army was led by General Xiao Bin, the Auxiliary General, and General Wang Xuanmo, the Ningshuo General, as the vanguard.

Although Shen Qingzhi opposed the Northern Expedition, he was still appointed as Wang Xuanmo's deputy and followed Wang Xuanmo to attack Yanling. The Yanling defenders abandoned the city and fled.

Xiao Bin stationed in Yanling and personally commanded the front line, and ordered Wang Xuanmo to lead his troops to attack Huatai in the west.

Shen Qingzhi was retained by Xiao Bin in Yanling and appointed as Sima of Fuguo.

Wang Xuanmo besieged Huatai for two months but was unable to capture the city.

Soon, the Northern Wei Emperor Tuoba Tao personally went south to rescue Huatai. Xiao Bin then ordered Shen Qingzhi to lead 5,000 people to support Wang Xuanmo.

Shen Qingzhi believed that the troops were too few and would be of no help in the war, but because Xiao Bin insisted, he had to obey his orders in the end.

Before Shen Qingzhi set out to fight, Wang Xuanmo had already fled back from Huatai after his defeat.

Seeing that the vanguard had been defeated, Xiao Bin planned to defend Yanling to the death, but Shen Qingzhi insisted on giving up Yanling.

Xiao Bin then retreated to Licheng and ordered Wang Xuanmo to stay behind to guard Yanling.

Shen Qingzhi followed Xiao Bin in retreating to Licheng, and soon returned to the capital. On the way, he received an imperial edict from Liu Yilong, ordering him to return north to rescue Wang Xuanmo.

But when Shen Qingzhi arrived in Pengcheng, he could not continue northward because Tuoba Tao was approaching with a large army.

King Jiangxia Liu Yigong was in Pengcheng at the time commanding the Northern Expedition troops, so he left Shen Qingzhi in Pengcheng and appointed him as a military officer of the Taiwei.

Liu Yigong gave Shen Qingzhi three thousand soldiers and asked him to go to Maoshan to resist the Wei army.

However, Shen Qingzhi refused to go forward, saying that the enemy was strong and would be captured if he went forward.

The Wei army quickly attacked Xiaocheng, which was only a few dozen miles away from Pengcheng.

Liu Yigong planned to abandon the city and flee south because there were too many soldiers and too little food in Pengcheng.

Shen Qingzhi believed that Licheng had few soldiers but abundant food, and suggested moving the garrison to Licheng.

However, under the strong advice of Zhang Chang, the prefect of Pei County, Liu Yigong finally decided to hold on to Pengcheng to avoid shaking the morale of the army.

Shen Qingzhi followed Liu Yigong until the end of the Northern Expedition in February of the 28th year of Yuanjia, and was ordered to relocate thousands of refugees from Pengcheng to Guabu for resettlement.

In the 29th year of Yuanjia, Liu Yilong ignored Shen Qingzhi's strong advice and launched another northern expedition. He did not allow Shen Qingzhi to participate in the war because of his different opinions.

Soon, a barbarian rebellion broke out in the area of ​​the Five Rivers of Xiyang, and the Huai River, Ru River, Yangtze River and Mian River were all severely affected.

Liu Yilong appointed Shen Qingzhi as the commander-in-chief to lead the army to attack the Wushui barbarians.

Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Yongzhou were all ordered to send troops to join the war, all under the command of Shen Qingzhi.

In the 30th year of Yuanjia, Emperor Wen of Song ordered Liu Jun to lead his troops into Wuzhou and command all the troops to conquer the barbarians along the river.

Shen Qingzhi also rushed from Bashui to Wuzhou to meet with Liu Jun to discuss military intelligence and strategy.

At this time, Crown Prince Liu Shao plotted a coup, murdered Liu Yilong, and usurped the throne. Dong Yuansi, the chief of the Southern Palace, was returning from Jiankang to the Wuzhou front at the time and informed Liu Jun of Liu Shao's rebellion.

Liu Jun then planned to raise an army and prepare to attack Liu Shao.

After Liu Shao usurped the throne, he was very wary of Liu Jun because Liu Jun held a large army.

He conspired to write a letter to Shen Qingzhi, asking Shen Qingzhi to kill Liu Jun and seize his military power.

But Shen Qingzhi had no intention of helping Liu Shao. He asked to see Liu Jun and presented Liu Shao's secret letter.

Liu Jun mistakenly thought that Shen Qingzhi wanted to kill him, and cried and begged to say goodbye to his mother before he died.

Shen Qingzhi expressed his intentions to Liu Jun, saying that he wanted to assist him in suppressing the rebellion.

Liu Jun repeatedly said that the safety of his country depended on the general, and asked Shen Qingzhi to gather the troops and make military deployments.

When Chief Clerk Yan Jun learned that Liu Jun wanted to raise an army to suppress the rebellion, he thought that now was not a good time to do so and suggested uniting the four vassal states first. However, he was harshly rebuked by Shen Qingzhi.

Liu Jun hurriedly dismissed Yan Jun and ordered Shen Qingzhi to continue arranging the uprising.

"Shen Qingzhi prepared his army and arranged all the matters related to the uprising in less than ten days. People at that time believed that he had the help of divine soldiers."

"Soon, Liu Jun led his army back to Jiangzhou, and headed east along the river toward Jiankang."

"Shen Qingzhi was appointed General of Conquering the Enemy Army, Internal History of Wuchang, and Sima of the Southern Palace, and also followed the army to the east."

"Liu Jun marched straight ahead and soon approached Jiankang. He accepted the advice of generals such as Shen Qingzhi and Liu Yuanjing and proclaimed himself emperor in Xinting, known in history as Emperor Xiaowu of Song."

"He conferred titles on meritorious officials, and made Shen Qingzhi the general of the army and the imperial attendant."

"Soon after, Liu Jun captured Jiankang, captured and killed Liu Shao, and put down Liu Shao's rebellion."

"Due to his meritorious service, Shen Qingzhi was appointed as the envoy with special powers, the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the four states of Southern Yan, Yu, Xu and Yan, the general of the garrison army, and the governor of Southern Yan, and was stationed in Xuyi."

"He was promoted to Duke of Nanchang County, with a fief of 3,000 households, and later moved to Guangling."

"In the first year of Xiaojian, Liu Yixuan, the governor of Jingzhou and the Prince of Nanjun, joined forces with Zang Zhi, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Lu Shang, the governor of Yuzhou, to start a rebellion and attack Jiankang together, shocking the government and the public."

"Liu Jun hurriedly summoned Shen Qingzhi to the court and ordered him to lead his troops to station at Wuzhang Post to guard the six gates of the capital."

"At that time, Lu Shuang was stationed in Daxian."

"General Xue Andu of the Left Army crossed the river to attack Lu Shuang, but was defeated because Liyang Governor Zhang Youxu was afraid of fighting."

"Liu Jun then ordered Shen Qingzhi to rush to Jiangbei to lead all the troops and supervise the war."

"Lu Shang originally wanted to join forces with Zang Zhi, but he never waited for Zang Zhi to arrive, so he ran out of food and grass."

"He heard that Shen Qingzhi was heading north to supervise the battle, so he decided to retreat to his base in Shouyang and withdrew."

"Xue Andu led the light cavalry in pursuit, and eventually killed Lu Shuang in Xiaoxian."

"Soon after, Shen Qingzhi led his army to capture Shouyang and wipe out the rebels in northern Jiang."

"Because of his merits, he was promoted to General Zhenbei, Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of Qing, Ji and You provinces, and was also granted a drum and trumpet corps."

"At this time, Liu Yixuan and Zang Zhi's allied forces had advanced eastward and attacked Quetou."

"Shen Qingzhi sent Lu Shuang's head to Liu Yixuan's army, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the rebels."

"In June of that year, Liu Yixuan and Zang Zhi were defeated at Liangshan Island and killed one after another. The massive rebellion of Liu Yixuan was thus completely put down."

"Liu Jun rewarded Shen Qingzhi for his merits and appointed him as Kaifu Yitong Sansi."

"Shen Qingzhi wrote a petition to decline the offer, and was later reappointed as Duke of Shixing County."

"In the second year of Xiaojian, Shen Qingzhi submitted a petition requesting retirement on the grounds that he was over seventy years old."

"Liu Jun appointed Shen Qingzhi as Shizhong, Zuo Guanglu Dafu, and Kaifu Yitong Sansi instead."

"But Shen Qingzhi refused to accept the appointment and submitted dozens of petitions to decline, but they were all rejected by Liu Jun."

"Soon after, Shen Qingzhi came to the court from Guangling and personally resigned from his post to Liu Jun."

"He cited the example of Zhang Liang's retreat and repeatedly requested to retire, and when he was emotional, he burst into tears."

"Liu Jun had no choice but to dismiss Shen Qingzhi from all his official positions and let him return to his private residence as a county duke."

"In the first year of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jun planned to reinstate Shen Qingzhi, but was still rejected by Shen Qingzhi."

"In April of the third year of the Ming Dynasty, King Jingling Liu Dan rebelled in Guangling."

"Liu Jun hurriedly reinstated Shen Qingzhi as the envoy with special powers, commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the three states of Southern Yan, Xu and Yan, general of the chariots and cavalry, chief minister of the three divisions, and governor of Southern Yan, and ordered him to lead the army to Jiangbei to quell the rebellion."

"When Liu Dan heard that Shen Qingzhi was heading north, he asked his retainer Shen Daomin to persuade Shen Qingzhi to surrender, and gave him a jade ring knife as a gift."

"Shen Qingzhi drove Shen Daomin back and listed all of Liu Dan's crimes."

"He continued to march towards Guangling and soon arrived at the foot of Guangling City."

Li Qingzhao: Shen Qingzhi was worried that Liu Dan would rebel and defect to the Northern Wei, so he stationed his troops at Baitu, eighteen miles outside Guangling, to cut off his escape route to the north.

At that time, Yanzhou Governor Shen Sengming sent troops to help in the battle.

The governor of Yuzhou, Zong Que, and the governor of Xuzhou, Liu Daolong, also led their troops to the city and surrounded Guangling City.

When Liu Dan saw the imperial army gathering, he led hundreds of infantry and cavalry to abandon the city and flee north.

But the troops were unwilling to go any further after walking just over ten miles, and Wu Nian, a general under Shen Qingzhi, also led his troops to pursue them.

Liu Dan had to retreat back to Guangling and continue to defend the city.

In order to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible, Liu Jun transferred General of the Right Guard Yuan Huzhi, General of the Left Army Cui Daogu, Captain of the Cavalry Pang Fanqiu, and General of the Huben Army Yin Xiaozu from the Song-Wei front to Guangling, all of whom were under the command of Shen Qingzhi.

Shen Qingzhi then advanced towards Guangling and stationed west of Luoqiao, but was unable to attack the city due to heavy rain.

Liu Dan still wanted to win over Shen Qingzhi, so he sent people to send him food and fodder.

Shen Qingzhi refused to accept them and burned them all.

Liu Dan threw another letter from the city wall and asked Shen Qingzhi to pass it on to Liu Jun.

Shen Qingzhi still refused to accept it and reiterated his determination to obey the imperial edict and fight against the rebels.

Shen Qingzhi filled in the ditches outside the city, repaired the attack roads, prepared siege towers and other siege equipment, and was ready to launch an attack on Guangling City at any time.

He also built three beacon towers in Sangli in the southwest, and made an agreement with Liu Jun that they would raise beacons to send a message once the city was captured.

But it was the rainy season at the time, and it rained every day, so Shen Qingzhi was unable to organize an offensive.

Seeing that the war was making no progress, Liu Jun instructed the Chief Censor Yu Huizhi to recommend the dismissal of Shen Qingzhi from his post. At the same time, he issued an edict stating that he would not pursue the matter in order to stimulate Shen Qingzhi's fighting spirit.

It was not until July of that year that Shen Qingzhi organized an offensive and led his troops to capture Guangling City, kill Liu Dan, and send his head to Jiankang.

At that time, Liu Jun wanted to massacre all the people in the city, but due to Shen Qingzhi's strong advice, he changed his plan to keep alive those under five feet tall, give women as military rewards, and kill men as memorials.

Soon, Liu Jun promoted Shen Qingzhi to be Sikong. As Shen Qingzhi refused, Liu Jun followed the old precedent of Zheng Mao, Marquis of Miling in the Western Jin Dynasty and allowed him to take the seat of Sikong in court meetings and allow horses to be allowed at the gate to show respect.

In the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, the Five Water Barbarians of Xiyang rebelled again.

Liu Jun then entrusted the important task of suppressing the rebellion to Shen Qingzhi, and asked him to lead the troops as a county duke.

After more than a year of fighting, Shen Qingzhi put down all the rebellions and captured tens of thousands of barbarians.

In 464, Emperor Xiaowu passed away and ordered Shen Qingzhi, Liu Yuanjing and others to serve as regents, and left a will.

After Crown Prince Liu Ziye ascended the throne, he gave Shen Qingzhi a desk, a walking stick, and a three-view carriage, but he declined them all.

Liu Yuanjing and others plotted to depose Liu Ziye because of his cruelty and stupidity, and to establish Liu Yigong as the emperor, and told Shen Qingzhi about this. (End of this chapter)