Chapter 1 When Opportunity Knocks on the Door 3. Arrive at Guanzhong
Fu Jian, the word Jianye, a native of Linwei in Luoyang, and the third son of Fu Hong. His mother dreamed of a bear and became pregnant.
It may be due to genetics, but when he grew up, Fu Jian was really strong as a bear, and he was brave and resolute, good at riding and shooting, good at charity, and in addition, he was also good at serving people. In the years when he needed to rely on surrender to save his life, I personally believed that "being good at serving people" was Fu Jian's most outstanding advantage. It is precisely because of this that Shi Hu's father and son are especially close to him. When Shi Hu secretly killed Fu Jian's two brothers out of jealousy, he always kept him alive.
After Fu Hong's death, Fu Jian not only firmly implemented the strategy of marching into Guanzhong, but also continued to uphold the surrender policy of his father, first canceling the title of King of Qin, claiming that the Eastern Jin Dynasty had an official position, and sending people to the Eastern Jin Dynasty to report the funeral and express his surrender, so as to alleviate the hostile attitude of the Eastern Jin Dynasty towards him; Subsequently, in order to prevent the leakage of the intention of entering Guanzhong, Fu Jian surrendered to Later Zhao again, accepted the official position of Emperor Shi Yi of Later Zhao, and repaired the palace room and planted wheat tuntian in the station, in order to show that he had no intention of advancing westward. For those who knew the inside story and were unwilling to cultivate the land and grow wheat, Fu Jian killed them to show the public.
It can be seen from the smooth progress of the military operation in the later period that Fu Jian's secrecy work was very successful, and the effect of "taking him by surprise and attacking him unprepared" was achieved. As for those who were killed because they didn't want to farm, where did they die because they didn't want to farm, their actions were completely to show the enemy the military secrets in Fu Jian's heart, and there was also the crime of disobeying military orders, and the two crimes were punished together,...... Mercy, the whole family has many mouths, and only one of his heads has been cut off.
People who don't listen to orders and like to play clever are not only not enough to support big things, but they are also prone to bad things and are more likely to lose their heads.
Soon after, Fu Jian proclaimed himself the general of the Jin Expedition to the West, the military governor of Guanzhong, and the assassin of Yongzhou, and crossed the Yellow River on a pontoon bridge in Mengjin, and the whole army marched westward.
At that time, the foundation of the palace built by Fu Jian had just been laid, the wheat sown had not yet sprouted, and the edicts of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Later Zhao to canonize his official position were still on the way.
This is a war of life and death, Fu Jian has no way out, once he fails, it means that Fu Jian needs to retreat to the Central Plains, take the remnants of the defeated army to fight with Ran Min for the world, and also compete with Murong Ke in the Central Plains. Of course, he can still choose to surrender on his knees. However, those who have been called kings, but if they have a little backbone, they would rather die than really surrender, and time has passed, and those who have been called kings, even if they choose to surrender again, most of them will not end well.
Fu Jian's army was divided into two routes, one was Fu Xiong (his younger brother) who led 5,000 cavalry into Tongguan, and the other was Fu Jing (his nephew) who entered Hedong from Yiguan (now northeast of Jiyuan, Henan). Before leaving, Fu Jian held Fu Jing's hand and encouraged: "If things are not successful, you will die in Hebei, I will die in Henan, not as good as Huangquan, and there will be no meeting." ("Book of Jin, Chronicles No. 12"), if we don't win this battle, we can only meet again after death! After Fu Jian personally led the main force to follow Fu Xiong, the army crossed the Yellow River, and then burned the pontoon bridge and cut off the back road to show that he would die.
The process of marching will not be described in detail, the soldiers of the Qin army who cut off the retreat route are particularly heroic, the two armies surrender everywhere they go, the three auxiliary places are all pacified, Fu Jian smoothly entered Chang'an, and set the capital here.
It is worth mentioning that on the way to the army, although all the battles were defeated, Fu Jian still wrote a letter to Du Hong, who occupied Chang'an at that time, saying that he came to support Du Hong as the emperor and offered treasures and famous horses. When I first read this, I didn't understand Fu Jian's actions, thinking that he was growing the ambition of others, but then gradually understood his mentality at that time, and on the premise that he was not sure that he would win, he humbly and politely and arrogantly alleviated the hostile mentality of the other party, not to mention that the arrogant soldiers would be defeated. Even if Du Hong is really hot-headed and becomes the emperor, then Fu Jian can hold high the banner of orthodoxy and righteousness and destroy it!
After occupying Chang'an, Fu Jian sent an envoy to offer the Eastern Jin Dynasty and repaired Huanwen.
As for the later war with Huan Wen, it was completely a political need, and self-reliance meant that it was necessary to oppose Jin again, which was originally a fake surrender for political considerations, Fu Jian said that there was no pressure to oppose Jin! But Huan Wen wants to defend the orthodoxy of the dynasty and does not crusade against the mutineers, so why should he be prestigious in the world? So there was Huan Wen's first Northern Expedition.
In fact, from the moment the Eastern Jin Dynasty accepted Fu Jian's surrender, it should have understood that Fu Jian would eventually become self-reliant. For a man in troubled times, the so-called loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness are tools rather than burdens.
Finally occupy Guanzhong, no longer have to bow to others, including the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which has also become a footwash used by Fu Jian, it's time to splash it! However, there was a rather funny scene in his court, the military general Jia Xuanshuo and others failed to perceive Fu Jian's intentions, and it may also be deliberate: Cousin Fu Jian is the servant, the capital supervises the military in Guanzhong, Da Shan Yu, and the King of Qin. Fu Jian was furious when he was in court: "I don't know the importance of my official position." ”
has occupied the place of Guanzhong, what can you do if you don't stand on your own? Isn't my rebellious heart still being someone else's courtier enough to be revealed? Fu Jian expressed his helplessness, and then hinted that Jia Xuanshuo and others wanted to establish themselves as emperors.
In 351, Fu Jian was called the king of heaven, Da Shan Yu, the year was called the emperor, the country was called Daqin, the history was called Qianqin, the capital was Chang'an, and the temple was built.
In 352, Fu Jian was the emperor, and the princes became kings, and his son Fu Chang was awarded the title of Da Danyu.
After successively defeating Sima Xun of Jin, Xie Shang, and Wang Zheng of Qianliang, Fu Jian gradually eliminated the opposition forces in Guanzhong, gained a firm foothold in the Guanlong area, and realized the first half of the strategic concept of "occupying Guanzhong to stabilize the foundation, and then advancing eastward to compete for the world". After defeating the Huanwen Northern Expeditionary Army, the former Qin even had the capital to compete for the world.
The duel with Huan Wen was the most dangerous battle since Fu Jian entered the customs, if it weren't for Huan Wen's hesitation and wandering, which led to the withdrawal of the army, the former Qin almost lost the country. However, in the process of pursuit, the former Qin prince Fu Chang died in battle, laying the groundwork for the chaos in Fu Jian's later years and the accession to the throne of the tyrant Fu Sheng.
Fu Sheng is a one-eyed dragon, and even more of a bastard, the kind of bastard who has been very mixed since he was a child, "young and rough, drunk and scoundrel" ("Spring and Autumn of the Sixteen Kingdoms"). When he was seven years old, his grandfather Fu Hongzhi said: "I heard a blind child's tears, believe it? Fu Sheng was immediately furious, pulled out his saber and stabbed himself blind, bleeding, and said: "This is also a tear!" ”
A seven-year-old child can behave like this, it is really heroic, and he was scared stupid at that time, so he whipped him. Fu Sheng replied: "I can stand the knife and gun, but I can't bear the whipping!" Fu Hong replied, "If you do this again, you will be punished as a slave." (You are unstoppable, I will take you as a slave), Fu Sheng said to him, "It's not as good as Shile." "If you become a slave, you will not be like Shile!
When this story happened, Shi Le was not dead, Shi Hu still had to bow down and obey orders, and the situation would be Fu Honghu! Frightened, Fu Hong hurriedly ran over to cover Fu Sheng's mouth, so panicked that he didn't even have time to put on his shoes (stumbling to cover his mouth).
Although the children's words are unscrupulous, the children's words also show the spirit and reflect the character (here the child is wild). The affair ends with Fu Hong trying to kill Fu Sheng, but is stopped by Fu Xiong just as Fu Jian is about to make a move. Fu Sheng picked up a life, and later, he used this life to kill many people.
When he grew up, he lifted a thousand pounds, was brave and easy to kill, held fierce beasts, walked and galloped horses, stabbed and rode and shot, and was the best for a while. During the Northern Expedition to Qin, Fu Sheng went to the battlefield for the first time, entered the battle on a single horse, and was invincible, and there were dozens of people before and after the flag.
can be so brave, Fu Sheng can be regarded as a rare warrior, but only the battlefield is where he can display his talents. The place was replaced by a court of "warmth and affection", and his bravery and good killing can only be called brutal!
It was in that war that the former Qin prince Fu Chang was seriously wounded and died. In 355, Fu Jian responded to the proverb "three sheep and five eyes", and appointed Fu Sheng, who had only one eye, as the crown prince.
Perhaps, like most parents, Fu Jian will always feel indebted to their physically deficient children, and always want to make up for it in other ways. As a result, the great emperor's throne was cheaper than the one-eyed dragon Fusheng. The kindness of a woman is a thousand regrets!
…… Thinking of the story of Zhao Zilong riding the Savior alone, it is a heroic deed worthy of praise, although the final result is so helpless. History is such humor, like child's play.
Of course, some people are not convinced. On the sixth day of the sixth month of June in 355, when Fu Jian was sick in bed, his nephew Fu Jing mistakenly thought that Fu Jian was dead, and led his troops into the East Palace, wanting to kill Fu Sheng and stand on his own.
Here Fu Jing is the Fu Jing who led an army to fight independently when Fu Jian entered the customs, attacking the city and pulling out the village, and surrendering everything he passed; Occupy Shangluo and set up Jingzhou to make the country abundant. In a series of battles to pacify Guanzhong and defend the Guanlong area, Fu Jing has made great achievements! However, when it comes to being an emperor, he has no share!
It's a pity that the mistake in intelligence made Fu Jing miscalculate. When Fu Jing turned to attack the palace, Fu Sheng supported the dying Fu Jian to appear on the tower of the palace, and the soldiers under Fu Jing's command immediately dispersed, and he was also captured and killed, and the rebellion failed.
At the cost of her life, Fu Jing tells us that accurate intelligence work is directly related to whether or not the cause can be successful. Fu Jian also used several successful experiences to tell us that doing a good job of confidentiality can not only rob other people's labor fruits, but also ensure that the fruits of their own family's victory are not robbed by others.
Bloody lesson!
On June 15, 355, a few days after the rebellion was put down, Fu Jian died of illness at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve. Emperor Zhenming, temple name Sejong.
Fu Jian is not a good person, he once did the thing of humiliating his wife and stepmother as a son, and because of this, he forced him to rebel and finally killed him, no matter benevolence and righteousness, there is no morality.
Fu Jian is a good emperor, especially under the backdrop of Later Zhao Shihu, Fu Jian has done a very good job. After occupying Guanzhong, he agreed with the people in three chapters, lightly punished the meager endowment, repaired the palace briefly, concentrated on political affairs, treated the old people preferentially, and advocated Confucianism. When the people were affected by the disaster, they exempted themselves from paying taxes, and they set an example by reducing their diets, removing musical instruments, wearing white clothes, and avoiding the main hall as a sign of mourning and grief. After the turmoil in the Guanzhong region, Fu Jian's rule brought an opportunity for the people there to recuperate.
Although he died young, Fu Jian's life can be called brilliant, entering Guanzhong, establishing Qianqin, defeating Huan Wen, guarding Guanlong, and quelling the rebellion of his nephew Fu Jing in the last few days of his life. Even if Fu Jian later usurped the throne, he still recognized Fu Jian's great contribution to the former Qin, and changed his name to Emperor Jingming and the temple name Gaozu.
Before his death, Fu Jian arranged eight auxiliary ministers for the crown prince Fu Sheng, namely: Taishi Yuzun, Prime Minister Lei Qiao'er, Taifu Maogui, Sikong Wang Fall, Shang Shu Ling Liang Leng, Left Servant Liang An, Right Servant Duan Chun, and Servant Shangshu Xinjiao. However, he told Fu Sheng, "The chieftains, generals, and ministers of the Liuyi who hold real power, if they do not obey your orders, should be gradually eliminated." ”
A generation of tyrants, just like this, planted the seeds of cruelty, rightly strong!