Discrimination of Some Historical Materials on Hou Jing’s Rebellion                               

Du Zhiqiang

Xiao Yi, the seventh son of the Emperor Wudi of Liang, was appointed by his father to command the military at home and abroad in secret, but not appointed by himself based on The Outline of History as a Mirror written by Zhuxi. The time when Xiao Yi’s little brother Xiao Ji proclaimed that he was the emperor and sent his troops to the east is confirmed by Cao Daoheng and Shen Yucheng, but it is still not rigorous. Xiao Ji’s arrogation behavior is caused mainly by his real intention, and not just bewitched by his eldest son Xiao Yuanzhao. Xiao Ke, Xiao Yi’ younger male cousin, let his position as the prefectural governor of Ying Zhou to Xiao Lun who is the sixth son of the Emperor Wudi. Therefore, Xiao Lun regarded himself as the military commander at home and abroad, which set the curse to break with Xiao Yi. Xiao Ji’s son Xiao Yuansu, not Xiao Dayuan or Xiao Shiyi, recorded Hou Jing’s rebellion in his Record of the Huaihai Discord (Huaihai Luanli Zhi). The tendency of different position is an important cause of inconsistency and even mutual contradictory among the related groups.