Chapter 10 The Battle of Feishui(5)

The first year of Tiayuan, (in 376), the filial piety SyMaYao grow up and start leading, emperor Xiaowudi promoted XieAn to the position of superior secretary of the court, commanding all the state affairs. So, Xie’s family was the last great family to control Eastern Jin dynasty. [7] That same year, FuJian unified the north of China, the former Qin and eastern war was nearer. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were controlled by the Huan clan, while the lower reaches were controlled by the Xie clan. Xie 'an tried his best to coordinate the relations between the two clans and actively prepared for the upcoming war between Former Qin and the Eastern Jin.