The record of the Fu family began with Fu Hong, and in the years before him, it is only known that his family has been the chief of the Di clan for generations, the official family with the roots of Miaohong, the ancestral official position, and the hereditary leader.

Fu Hong originally did not have a surname, because there was a five-zhang long pu grass in the pond at home, and the neighbors often called the "Pu family", and over time, they also took "Pu" as their surname; Fu Hong also has no name, born coincided with the rain does not stop, there is a folk song that "if the rain does not stop, the flood will rise", so his father named Fu Hong with the word "Hong". The surname "Fu" was later changed by himself, just for a sentence of prophecy (chèn): "Caofu should be called king". When the strength was strong enough, in order to be able to successfully claim the title of "king", he decisively abandoned the surname passed down from his father, and only then did he have the "Fu Hong" that this chapter will talk about. When he changed his surname, Fu Hong had been surnamed "Pu" for many years.

In order to achieve hegemony, it is very simple and normal to change the "surname", and there is no need for everyone to feel strange for Fu Hong. Even in the present day, 2,000 years later, there are still people who are willing to abandon their ancestors and join the enemy for the sake of high-ranking officials. Typical characters such as Wang Zhaoming, who heard the wind and returned to the community at that time, there were more than millions, so there was such a thing as "curve to save the country". The same thing, no matter how shameless it is, as long as there are more people doing it, everyone will take it for granted, and they can even create a reason to convince themselves to make it a matter of course.

Fu Hong, the word Guangshi, Luoyang Linwei (Gansu Qin'an Longcheng) people, good charity, many power changes, strategic, and good at riding and shooting, brave and mighty, is a civil and military character, when the chieftain position passed to his hands, the Di people are respectful and fearful and very convinced. His outstanding personal ability and lofty prestige laid a solid foundation for Fu Hong's later achievements, and it was also the capital that he did not betray his relatives after taking refuge in many ways, but was able to become strong in surrender again and again.

In fact, Fu Hong was not really willing to surrender, as can be seen from the fact that his first surrender was coerced. The superior has the self-esteem and pride of the superior, but clinging to the stronger is the inevitable choice for the weak to save their lives in troubled times.

At that time, it coincided with the Yongjia Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the fall of the central power made small tribes like Fu Hong on the verge of life and death. But even so, Fu Hong resolutely rejected Liu Cong's surrender, not because Liu Cong was not strong enough, but because the righteousness in his heart still existed, his former emperor His Majesty was wearing a Tsing Yi hat to serve tea and wine for Liu Cong, leading the horse and whipping.

In order to settle down, Fu Hong recruited heroes and established himself as the leader of the alliance. However, when the Hun Liu Yao established the capital in Chang'an, in the face of the immediate threat, Fu Hong had to bow his head and surrender to Qianzhao under the pressure of Pu Guang and others.

This was a historic moment for Fu Hong's forces, and after the surrender of Liu Yao, Fu Hong was named the Marquis of Leadership. This surrender not only enabled him to turn the corner in the face of power, but also bid farewell to the reckless era in one fell swoop and completed the transformation from a peasant army to a regular army.

Later, Liu Yao was defeated, and the former Zhao perished, and the Shihu army swept through Guanzhong, bloody extermination and slaughter of the remnants of the former Zhao forces. It was in this situation that Fu Hong chose to surrender again, which was different from the first forced surrender, this time Fu Hong took the initiative and led his 20,000 troops, gladly came to the Shihu tent, knelt down, disarmed, confessed and patted the sycophants, and did it in one go. Shi Hu was very happy, and after being happy, he made a table to Shi Le, recommending Fu Hong as the general who supervised the military and champion of the Liuyi, and let him manage the affairs of the west.

There are many affairs in the western region, such as important military and political affairs, taxation, resettlement of displaced people, etc. It was in these western affairs that Fu Hong became stronger and stronger.

During Shi Hu's reign, Fu Hong was highly trusted, and even with Ran Min's slander, Shi Hu still did not lose his weight on Fu Hong. Of course, Fu Hong's rewards were also extremely rich, not only for Shi Hu to maintain his brutal rule (to enrich the capital in the relocation of Guanzhongqiang), but also for many military exploits (pacification of Liang Li, etc.). It was also during this period that Fu Hong's power was greatly improved, with more than 100,000 people under his command, officials to the general of the chariot and cavalry, the three divisions of Kaifu Yitong, the military governor of Yongzhou and Qinzhou, the history of Yongzhou Thorn, the Duke of Luoyang County, and more than 2,000 of his subordinates were made marquises.

In fact, from here, we can see the reason why Shi Hu's rule is still stable despite being brutal. Those who are brutally exploited, ruthlessly oppressed, and bloodily slaughtered will always be the remnants of the Jin Kingdom who are like sheep. And the sword that maintained his rule was always held in Shi Hu's hand, as smooth as new and extremely sharp.

After Shi Hu's death, Shi Zun, who had successfully usurped the throne, listened to Ran Min's words, and in order to prevent Fu Hong from separating himself from becoming independent, he relieved Fu Hong of his military posts as the governor of Yong and Qinzhou, and no longer let him guard Guanzhong. Enraged, Fu Hong sent envoys to surrender to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

This is Fu Hong's third surrender, Chong Guan is angry for an official position, what is the righteousness of the monarch and the righteousness of Huayi, it is not a matter, the important thing is the interests. Whoever can give Fu Hong greater benefits is the object of Fu Hong's oath of allegiance. Fu Hong, who resolutely refused to surrender to Liu Cong, no longer exists.

At that time, Fu Hong's strength was enough to stand on his own, and he already had the idea of separating one side, so he also changed his surname (Pu surname changed to Fu surname). When his subordinates suggested that he make peace with Hou Zhao, Fu Hong shouted out his thoughts: "I am not worthy of being the evil of the Son of Heaven" ("Tongjian").

The lord of the world, the strong soldier and the strong man are for it! At that time, in troubled times, the founders were more than sixteen! Etiquette, righteousness and shame are all dispensable, where is there anything worthy or not. If you can bow your knees and surrender in times of danger, you can become a king when you are strong. For Fu Hong, who has a record of three surrenders, this is not a problem at all. The olive branch thrown to the Eastern Jin Dynasty was completely an expedient measure when Fu Hong was not fully prepared, and there was no pressure. You don't have to go to worship, you don't have to pay tribute, just a symbolic bow of your head, you have one less strong enemy, and one more righteous name, why not?

When the Northern Expedition was not successful, there was actually a northern strength sent to surrender, even if it was known that it was only nominal, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was still very happy, this is the time to reflect that it is the destiny of heaven and the orthodoxy of the dynasty.

No, there is an enemy who will come!

In the first month of 350, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court awarded Fu Hong as the king of Di, the envoy, the general of the expedition to the north, the governor of the Hebei military, the history of Jizhou, and the prince of Guangchuan County.

These are exactly what Fu Hong wants! From then on, in the name of Wang Shi, every city conquered and every piece of land occupied belonged to the Great Jin Dynasty in name.

This is the fornication of each mind, the Eastern Jin Dynasty used Fu Hong, wanted to use Hu to control Hu, as a wall view, in order to seek the benefit of the fisherman; And Fu Hong's surrender to Jin is just an expedient measure, so that he can become famous, take advantage of the chaos to seize Guanzhong, and achieve a hegemony that truly belongs to him.

After defeating Yao Xiang and occupying the Guanyou region, Fu Hong proclaimed himself the governor of Dadu, the general, the Dadan Yu, and the king of the Three Qins, leaving aside the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which had no use value.

This is the cleverness of Fu Hong, and it is also the pedantry of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The root cause is that no matter who lays down the land of the city, it is impossible to give it away, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty has no way to get involved. Moreover, the strongest after the competition of the various forces will definitely become the enemy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

On the road to return my mountains and rivers, it is useless to rely on whimsy, only to fight by yourself.

At that time, Fu Hong, full of ambition and pride, once said to Dr. Hu Wenyan: "Lonely led 100,000 people, living in a beautiful place, Ran Min and Murong Jun can be killed, Yao Xiang and his son are in my number, and they are lonely to take the world, and it is easy for Han Zu." ”

If Fu Hong is familiar with history books, he will definitely find that in fact, it is not easy for Han Gaozu to take the world, even if he has hundreds of thousands of troops, he has had the experience of being defeated and abandoning his wife and children, and after escaping death many times, he has won the unification of the world. Fu Hong's words are commendable. In fact, even if he compares from the fact of escaping death, he is not as good as Han Zu, he was only killed once, but he could not escape death.

The man who killed him was called Ma Qiu. This person has appeared in our article many times, and the important generals of Later Zhao have fought with Duan Liao, Murong Ke, Xie Ai (mentioned later) and others, and his ability is between famous generals and ordinary generals. He has fought for Hou Zhao for many years, and his merits are outstanding, and he is deeply relied on by Shi Hu. When Ran Min issued the "Kill Hu Order", Ma Qiu killed the Hu clan in the army in response to Ran Min, but was defeated and captured by Fu Xiong (Fu Hongzi) on the way back to Yecheng, and Ma Qiu immediately surrendered to Fu Hong and was appointed as the general of the military division.

In fact, Ma Qiu and Fu Hong are old acquaintances, not only with the colleague relationship who served in Later Zhao, when Zhao was defeated that year, it was precisely because Ma Qiu led the troops to attack that Fu Hong was forced to surrender to Shi Hu, so as to turn the danger into safety, and finally achieve the strength of today.

Although he has been repeatedly defeated by famous generals in battles, decades of experience in conquest have also trained Ma Qiu's excellent strategic vision, and he can be called an excellent military advisor. It was he who outlined for Fu Hong the strategic concept of "occupying Guanzhong to stabilize the foundation, and then marching east to fight for the world". Even if Fu Hong was later killed by him, the successors of the former Qin still adhered to this strategy and were unswerving.

In March 350, when everything recovers and spring flowers bloom, it is a good time for old friends to get together and have a meal. Ma Qiu invited Fu Hong to have a meal, and the two recalled the good old days together, and also imagined a beautiful vision for the future, and the friendship between the two sides became deeper and stronger. After a full meal, the guests and hosts dispersed happily. The only unpleasantness is that in order to realize his ulterior little dream, Ma Qiu "wants to merge with his (Fu Hong) people" ("Tongjian"), and put some medicine in Fu Hong's wine. When Fu Hong went home, he found that his stomach hurt a little, and he thought that he had eaten a bad stomach, but until the pain was unbearable, he realized that he had been yin.

A friendship that could have been a mountain and a river suddenly turned into a hatred that drew a knife against each other!

Before he died, Fu Hong explained the aftermath to his son Fu Jian: "Therefore, those who have not entered the customs can be referred to at the right time." Seeing the sleepy erector today, the Central Plains is beyond the power of the Ru brothers. Guanzhong is victorious, and after I die, I can drum and go west. (Book of Jin). He died at the age of sixty-six.

Although he was victimized by Ma Qiu, Fu Hong still agreed with the strategic plan proposed by Ma Qiu from the bottom of his heart, although people die, the strategy of entering Guanzhong in the west cannot die, and the dream of dominating the world cannot die.

Fu Jian wiped away his tears, grabbed and killed Ma Qiu, packed his bags, and led 100,000 people to Guanzhong according to the instructions left by his father.

Fu Hong's life was a life of strategy and calculation, in the troubled times and disputes, dancing in the knife bush of struggle, relying on humiliating surrender to turn evil into good fortune and good fortune in distress, and regarded it as an important means to seek political interests, so he gradually became stronger. However, in the end, he was killed by the person who surrendered, which can be regarded as a cycle of retribution, and he died as he deserved.

On the twentieth day of the first month of the seventh year of Yonghe (351), Fu Jian took the throne of heaven, established the former Qin regime, and posthumously named his father Fu Hong as Emperor Huiwu ("Zizhi Tongjian" as Emperor Wuhui), and the temple name was Taizu.

As the founder, Fu Hong contributed to the final establishment of the hegemony of the former Qin.