衡州变动与梁陈之际欧阳家族的兴衰

The Transition of Hengzhou and the Family’s Vicissitude of Ouyang Wei during Liang and Chen Dynasties

梁陈时期,衡州控阨过岭通道,地理位置重要,是广州的北部门户。梁末,欧阳控制衡州时期,受到各方拉拢;梁陈鼎革之际,陈霸先被迫承认欧阳家族对岭南的实际控制,但双方在衡州地区形成对峙、僵持局面。天嘉元年(560),陈廷通过增置东衡州,实现了对原衡州东部地区的控制,天嘉四年(563)又趁欧阳纥继任之际,夺得了西衡州的控制权,进而将东西衡州整合为同一都督区,最终以之为前进基地,攻灭了欧阳氏。梁陈之际欧阳家族是岭南最重要的地方力量,而衡州的变动,反映了梁陈中央政府与岭南地方势力在衡州地区控制权上的博弈,实质是对过岭通道的激烈争夺。衡州的变动和归属,既深刻影响欧阳家族在岭南的兴衰,也决定了梁末陈初岭南政局的走向。

Hengzhou(衡州),the north door of the Guangzhou in Liang and Chen dynasties,controlled the Five Ridges.At the end of the Liang dynasty,Ouyang Wei(欧阳 )administered Hengzhou and had been supported by various forces.During the Liang and Chen dynasties,Chen Baxian(陈霸先)was forced to admit that Hengzhou was under the effective control of the Ouyang Wei family.However,there were came into being the confrontation between Chen and Ouyang in Hengzhou.In 560 AD,Chen Dynasty controlled the eastern regions of Hengzhou by setting up Dong Hengzhou.In 563 AD,Chen Dynasty controlled the western regions of Hengzhou and integrated the two regions,which was being the frontier for attacking Ouyang family.The Ouyang family was the most significant power in Lingnan region in Liang and Chen dynasties,and the ownership of Hengzhou reflected the conflict between the central government and Lingnan local forces,which virtually revealed that the key point of the conflict was the channel in the Five Ridges.The ownership of Hengzhou not only reflected the vicissitude of the Ouyang family,but also determined the political environment of Lingnan in the late of Liang Dynasty and early Chen Dynasty.