Murong Diao's loyalty to the Jin Kingdom is evident, especially when it rains, lightning and thunder on a cloudy day.

When the Jin Kingdom was in a precarious situation, there were very few powerful groups that could still send envoys to the dynasty, but Murong Diao did it. No matter what kind of thoughts he had, he never rebelled like Liu Yuan and Shi Le in his life, and even captured the imperial capital and plundered the palace. Murong Diao always quietly sought his own development space, and helped the Jin Empire in distress, not only with moral support, but also with material assistance, and from time to time carried out military attacks on Later Zhao. Murong Diao did all that he could do as a foreign vassal state.

Although the purpose is not pure, the deed is really commendable!

Beginning in 289, Murong Diao fought against the Jin in the previous wars against the Jin border and the invasion of Buyeo, and learned from the strength of the Jin and the weakness of the Murong Xianbei tribe. It was not wise to be an enemy of a strong neighbor, and Murong Diao chose to surrender. The Celestial Empire has its own vanity, and every king is fantasizing that all nations will come to the court and reign over the world; The farming people also have their own helplessness, and those who farm the land will never be able to beat the herders. The reason why Wei Qing and Huo Qubing can be famous through the ages is precisely because of the scarcity of things and the low yield! Why not be able to keep peace with the brave nomads and not be bullied? At that time, Sima Yan was still there, and while he was happy, he awarded Murong Xianbei the governor!

Murong Diao's identification with Han culture also contributed to his submission to the Jin state. A sense of cultural identity often leads to political camaraderie. After moving the capital to Da Thorn City, the Xianbei Murong tribe began a settled agricultural life, engaged in agricultural mulberry production, and gradually adopted Han culture. In the construction of the rule of law, Murong Diao completely copied the laws of the Jin Kingdom! With a mature Jin legal system, he governed his primitive and backward people. These measures effectively promoted the feudalization process of the Murong Xianbei tribe. It also promoted the rise of the Murong Xianbei tribe among the Xianbei tribes. This is always the case, when a nation has the courage of nomads in its blood, but it has the Chinese civilization in management, it is extremely strong.

In 302, floods occurred in Yan, Henan, Xu, and Hebei prefectures, and even Youzhou was affected, and countless refugees fled to Youzhou, and the Jin Dynasty, which was struggling in the power trap, had no time to take care of it. As a foreign vassal, Murong Diao opened a warehouse to release grain to help the victims in Youzhou.

This is a big deal, in that time when even people could be treated as "two-legged sheep", Murong Diao was willing to take out food for disaster relief, and the victims were not his people. Although he has become a puppet, as His Majesty the Emperor of those victims, Sima Zhen still expressed his gratitude to Murong Diao and praised him for his life! Command clothes, the dresses worn by ancient officials due to different ranks and ranks! Since then, the clothes that Murong Diao wore that represented his status symbol were given by His Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, and he didn't want to wear it!

Then it was the time when he went south to King Qin in 307, although Murong Diao's motives were not pure (to make himself bigger). However, after all, sending troops solved the border problem of the Jin Kingdom. At the time of life and death, when even the national capital is almost in danger, there are still people echoing from afar, expressing their loyalty to the Jin Empire, how can it not be praised!

If the Jin Empire is always strong, the Xianbei Murong Clan will be a civilized and well-behaved Fanbang vassal state.

In the first year of Jianwu (317), Emperor Sima Rui of the Jin Yuan Dynasty undertook to grant Murong Diao the False Festival, the Scattered Cavalry Standing Attendant, the Governor of Liaozuo, the Miscellaneous Yiliu Military, the General Long Xiang, the Da Shan Yu, and the Duke of Chang Li, and Murong Diao did not accept it. Contracting, according to the meaning of the provisions; To resign is not to relinquish, that is, not to be.

Not only did he not want an official position, but in order to express his loyalty, Murong Diao also sent people to the south from the sea (land could not pass) to persuade Sima Rui, the emperor of the Jin Yuan Dynasty, to ascend the throne and become emperor.

The deep meaning is that although there are considerations to maintain their legitimate rule over the tribe, they need to use the legitimacy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to spread the emperor's orders, and they will not obey the crusade. However, it is also something that Sima Rui thinks about when he looks forward to the stars and the moon.

After Emperor Yuan of Jin succeeded to the throne, he sent Tao Liao to reaffirm the appointment, awarding General Murong Diao and Shan Yu, and Murong Diao resolutely resigned from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to be rewarded.

At the critical juncture at the beginning of the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a figure like Murong Diao was urgently needed to support, even if it was just a slogan at the spiritual level, it was enough for Emperor Jin Yuan to take out a lot of official positions to win over. Even if you boast that the heavens are in the right place, you still need the approval of others. As for Murong Diao's resignation, it can show his pure heart of loyalty to the Jin Empire, he has no desires and no desires, he only hopes that the bloodline of the Celestial Empire will continue and the royal industry will last forever! This was a signal from Murong Diao to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In 323, the Western Jin Dynasty was a thing of the past, when the Central Plains was the world of Shile, the king of Later Zhao, a figure who went from the lowliest slave to the pinnacle of power, with his extraordinary experience and ability beyond ordinary people, and that's it.

Shi Le sent an envoy to meet with Murong Diao in order to seek harmony between the two families, of course, there was also the meaning of wooing, after all, at that time, Shi Le's biggest enemy was Liu Yao in Guanzhong, that year, Liu Yao Yao was cold in front of the army, and he was unstoppable. Shi Le needs to unite the forces around him in order to compete with Liu Yao.

Murong Diao didn't buy it, not only rejected Shi Le's principle of peaceful coexistence, but also sent the Later Zhao envoy to Jiankang and handed it over to the Eastern Jin Dynasty for disposal. Annoyed and angry, Shi Le ordered Yuwen to beg for a turtle to attack Murong Diao. When the enemy army attacked on a large scale, Murong Diao fought-for-tat, captured all of Yuwen's begging turtles, and pursued them with victory, conquering the capital, obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in property and tens of thousands of people.

In the face of the attack of the Later Zhao (including the former Zhao) army, the Jin army, which had fled far away from Jiangdong, did not dare to confront it at all, and several northern expeditions were about to collapse at the touch of a button, and fled in despair. However, Murong Diao was able to create a de facto and effective threat to Shile in the north, and even won a local war, which has to be said to be a great help to the Jin Dynasty.

The country is ruined, and there are still people who are willing to lend a helping hand in times of crisis, isn't that what the people of the Jin Kingdom desire? The enemy of our enemies is our friend! What's more, Murong Diao always treated the Jin Dynasty as a suzerain.

In 325, Emperor Sima Yan of Jin Cheng ascended the throne, and Murong Diao was added as a servant, and the position was particularly advanced!

Shizhong, in the Jin Dynasty, was equivalent to the position of the prime minister, as for Murong Diao, although he was a remote leader, he did not participate in the internal affairs of the Jin State, and he did not have to get up early in the morning to go to the court, but although he was not there, the position in the court was always reserved for the "Shizhong". And to be "special", the status is higher than that of the servant!

This is not the end, on the contrary, for Murong Diao, the rise of official status in the Eastern Jin Dynasty has just begun. In 330, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court crowned Murong Diao as "Kaifu Yi and Three Divisions"!

Kaifu Yi is the same as the three divisions, the official name. Kaifu refers to the act of placing the shogunate and its subordinates in one's own name. Those who have been awarded the same as the three divisions can get the same treatment as the three princes. The opening of the palace and the three divisions are generally from the Wei and Jin dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty, and the imperial court gave great gifts to meritorious ministers.

Murong Diao refused to accept it, and his attitude was resolute and sincere.

The reason is unknown, throughout the ages, the weakness of human nature is the same, and no one can escape the temptation to become an official and become a knight. Although the army of the Eastern Jin Empire is soft, the suzerainty of the Eastern Jin Empire is hard. In the feudal era, the concept of divine authority of the monarch was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the princes and generals were kind, and the fact that the interpretation in reality was called "the upper grade has no cold door, and the lower grade has no scholars", and Murong Xianbei, who is actively absorbing Han culture, is eager for the recognition of the Jin Kingdom and the promotion of status. I think this is one of the reasons why Murong Diao has always expressed loyalty to the Jin Dynasty!

Of course, there are many times when you want more!

Later, Murong Diao expressed this idea in a correspondence with Tao Kan, the Taiwei of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It was a greasy and crooked letter, and while praising the authorities Wang Dao and Yu Liang, he praised Tao Kan even more! There is such a sentence in the letter, which is now excerpted: The hope of the sea today is enough for the Chu and Han dynasties, but only in the princes.

It's hard to imagine that Murong Diao's mouth would pop out of such a fleshy word, yes, there is a request for others! Heroes such as Murong Diao are not exempt from vulgarity!

In the letter, Murong Diao expressed his willingness to make efforts for the revival of the Great Jin, but it was absolutely impossible to do it alone, and "it is difficult to achieve results by attacking alone". Looking forward to sending troops to respond to the call of the king division during the Northern Expedition of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! …… Wang Shi's call has always been called, but the responders are very few, and there are only a few remnants of the Jin State who have been oppressed in the north.

This is a cover letter, not just to pat yourself on the back and show loyalty, but the whole thing is to flatter the authorities and the Eastern Jin Dynasty! It's just that when I handed over the letter, I mailed the letters of other people and others on the proposal to canonize Murong Diao as the king of Yan and the general of the military.

Murong Diao is loyal, but some people around him always have some small opinions, such as the official position and contribution are not commensurate. Great court, how can you see this? How can I be appeased to faithfulness?

The imperial court began to discuss, and it lasted forever, until Murong Diao died, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not come up with an opinion. Later, when he learned that Murong Diao had died, he didn't even discuss it anymore. The envoy was sent to give General Murong Diao, Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, and was called Xianggong.

There is no king!

The consideration of the imperial court is long-term, perhaps at that time, it has already detected the signs of Murong Diao's disobedience! It can also be said that the Eastern Jin Dynasty is a small amount of gas, thousands of miles away, across the sea, the fact is not only to open the house, the status is like a king. It's just an empty title, what is there to cherish! Is it a pity that the jade seal letter? I'm afraid that this is often linked to the lofty court law and national ethics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In 337, his son Murong Hao proclaimed himself King of Yan, established Qianyan, and posthumously named Murong Diao as King of Wuxuan. In 352, Murong Diao's grandson Murong Jun was proclaimed emperor and posthumously named Murong Diao as Emperor Wuxuan, with the temple name Gaozu.