Hou Jing, courtesy name Wanjing, was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician. He was a general of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, and Liang, and briefly, after controlling the Liang imperial re
Emperor Wu of Liang, personal name Xiao Yan, courtesy name Shuda, childhood name Lian'er, was the founding emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty, during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. His
Hou Jing
…Peng Le and Gao Aocao, to wild boars in their charges. He also often claimed that if Gao allowed him to lead an army south, he could easily capture Emperor Wu of Liang and make Emperor Wu, an avid Buddhist, the head monk of the Taiping Temple (太平寺). In late 534, Gao sent Hou to attack Heba Sheng (Heba Yue's brother…