Chapter 1 When the Opportunity Knocks on the Door 8.The Beginning and End of the Principality of Liaodong
Murong Diao, who created the foundation of his karma, did not deal with his aftermath. At least, there was something wrong with the sons' work arrangements. even caused one tragedy after another, I have to say that Murong Diao bears a lot of responsibility for the tragic fate of his sons.
There can only be one heir to the throne under the ass, but there are many sons. Who is the best fit?
Huaxia Civilization used her unique wisdom to solve this particularly tangled problem - the eldest son. No matter how beautiful or ugly they are, whether they are virtuous or not, and no matter how much they have made contributions to the motherland and the people. Whoever is the holder of the honorary title of "eldest son" is the irrefutable heir who conforms to the laws of the world.
It is because of this that Murong Hao has the right to inherit, which conforms to the principles of heaven and the people, and is indisputable.
Murong Hao, the character Yuanzhen, born in 297, is a native of Changli Thorn City, the third son of Murong Xianbei, the leader of the Murong Xianbei tribe, and his mother Duan. Since his great-grandfather Mo Huba, he has been an official for five generations!
As the saying goes: it takes three generations to cultivate a nobleman. Murong Hao, who was born with a golden soup spoon, as long as there is no bias in his cultivation, he should become a nobleman.
Murong Hao is really good, and the history books record that his eyebrow bones are bulging, he has the appearance of an emperor, his front teeth are wide and neat, and he is seven feet eight inches tall. Moreover, he is handsome and resolute, full of power and strategy, advocating scriptures, and good at astronomy.
"Good at astronomy" means that Murong Hao is a fortune teller who reads the stars, and now we call it feudal superstition, but in ancient times, it was believed that this was a knowledge that only emperors could know, and called it "the study of emperors". In our book, many emperors are good at astronomy, and even give everyone the illusion that after being good at astronomy, they became emperors.
Hurry up and learn!
In the talented Murong family, Murong Hao's talent, compared with his excellent and outstanding brothers, is not outstanding, and has even become his weakness. For example, Murong Han, who has been introduced above, is "handsome, resolute, and full of power and strategy", no worse than Murong Hao, and has many military exploits, which is highly respected. For example, Murong Ren (Murong Hao's brother in the same mother), also has many military exploits, and "has courage and strategy, and has the heart of a soldier".
Murong Hao was deeply jealous!
This is an inevitable accident, and in a family with many heroes, or even a family with many bears, infighting is almost fashionable. I can almost imagine the fierce competition between the Murong Hao brothers, in order to gain more love from Murong Diao, in order to fight for more opportunities, in order to make greater progress, every small step forward will be a thrilling struggle. Murong Hao's brothers will definitely not give Murong Hao the respect he deserves, sarcastically and sarcastically wearing small shoes is quite gentle, digging pits, stumbling blocks, and assassinations are all natural. However, with Murong Diao's protection, at least, on the surface, everyone is safe.
Later, Murong Hao ascended to his father's throne and ruled the Xianbei tribes.
The suspicion of kings is fatal, even if they are brothers! In a state of panic and anxiety, under the threat of death, Murong Han chose to betray and escape, and fled to the Xianbei section to avoid trouble; Murong Ren raised the banner of rebellion and openly made enemies of Murong Hao.
Also contributing to the great cause is Murong Zhao, who is also Murong Hao's half-brother.
…… There is no comedy in this story, I really don't know if Murong Hao can't tolerate his brother, or his brother can't tolerate Murong Hao. In short, the brothers of the same mother broke up like this!
It was a dark night, in an airtight room, Murong Ren and Murong Zhao, who had come from Pingguo (Murong Ren's town guard, near present-day Yingkou City, Liaoning), had an open and frank secret talk, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange and analysis of Murong Hao's actions after coming to power and the current situation, and each expressed constructive opinions. and unanimously agreed that as the sons-in-law born to a mother, since the country has Murong Hao, there should be them, and at least half of them should be shared. At the same time, the two reached a consensus that Murong Hao, who was strict in his usage, would not be able to tolerate the brothers who often opposed him, and it was better to attack decisively than to sit and wait for death. While criticizing Murong Hao, the two sides scolded Murong Han with deep hatred. Finally, a plan of action was formulated: Murong Ren raised troops outside, Murong Zhao responded inside, and killed Murong Hao. If it succeeds, it will divide its place, and if it fails...... The big husband acts, and if he doesn't succeed, he dies! In short, you must not run to other countries like Murong Han and make a living, but it is a pity that you have good skills.
In the leap November of 333, Murong Ren marched westward from Pingguo Xing's army, and his troops were directed towards Thorn City.
Murong Hao was kept in the dark until someone reported the conspiracy of Murong Ren and Murong Zhao to him, Murong Hao still didn't believe it, but sent a messenger to investigate. The king cares most about his throne, and the news of the rebellion is worth checking whether it is true or not, which is a crime that would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. When Murong Hao's envoy walked out of Thorn City, Murong Ren's army had already reached Huangshui (the name of the ancient river, I don't know where).
All the plots turned into yang plots with the arrival of the envoy, the attack plan was revealed, Murong Ren killed the envoy, and the Hui army occupied Pingguo. Murong Hao, who was far away in the national capital, killed Murong Zhao, reorganized his army for battle, and crusaded against Murong Ren.
How to interpret the charm of power? When we look through the history books, we find that they are full of intrigues and intrigues, bloody struggles everywhere, and countless families kill each other because of their desire for power, until the family is ruined and the country is destroyed. 5,000 years of ancient civilization, every minute is a struggle for power and selfish desires. Needless to say, friends cheat each other, brothers murder each other, father and son kill each other, each story has its own cause, but the essential difference is very small.
Murong Hao appointed Gao Xu as the general of Guangwu, and led 5,000 troops to fight against Murong Ren together with his half-brother, Jianwu generals Murong You, Murong Zhi, Guangwei general Murong Jun, Ningyuan general Murong Khan, and Sima Tongshou. The army fought a battle with Murong Renbu north of Wencheng. Murong Hao's army was defeated, Murong You, Murong Zhi, and Murong Jun were captured, and Tong Shou, who was Murong Ren's Sima, surrendered to Murong Ren.
The impact of this battle was huge, and it directly led to the complete loss of Murong Hao's control over Liaodong. The former farmer Sun Ji and others occupied Liaodong City in response to Murong Ren; Feng Yi, who went to comfort Liaodong's sacrificial wine, couldn't even enter the gate of Liaodong City (it was useless to enter), so he had to withdraw with Murong Khan; Dongyi's lieutenant Feng Xuan, the protector Yiyi, and Liaodong Xianghan abandoned the city and fled, and Murong Ren occupied Liaodong. At the same time, Duan Liao, the leader of the Duan Division, and the Xianbei tribes all supported Murong Renyao. As the legal heir, Murong Hao, after this war, only owned the area of the present-day Liaoxi Corridor.
Since then, Murong Xianbei's troops have been divided into two and attacked each other.
In March 334, Murong Ren proclaimed himself the Assassin of Pingzhou and the Duke of Liaodong, and established the "Duchy of Liaodong". It is a country that cannot be called independent, because the incomplete administrative system and the vacancies in legal recognition, as well as the unsuccessful "revolution" and the unclear title of the leader, make the country seem to be a man who has been emasculated and injected with too much estrogen. However, this is a fact that a regime has existed, and one is crowned!
In August of the same year, the Eastern Jin Empire, which had been silent in silence, finally had a new voice. Emperor Cheng of Jin sent envoys to pay tribute to Murong Diao, and canonized Murong Hao as the general of the Zhenjun Army, the assassin of Pingzhou, Da Dan Yu, and the Duke of Liaodong. The envoy traveled to Ma Shijin and was detained by Murong Ren.
Murong Diao died in May 333, and after a year and two months, the Eastern Jin Dynasty finally remembered to pay tribute to the deceased "loyal minister". On the days of the New Year's Day, what are you going to do and what is your intention?
As mentioned above, the Murong Xianbei tribe was a vassal state of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the vassal in distress was the best target to woo. From the standpoint of the suzerain, the rebels of the vassal tribes cannot be allowed to steal the position. Otherwise, where is the authority of the suzerain? Where is the face? Its status must be greatly diminished in the hearts of its subjects, and those who harbor dissent in their own countries will also strive to follow suit.
Murong Hao, even if the whole world abandons you, the broad arms of the Great Jin Empire are still for you to moor, and the gentle chest is still for you to rely on. Concealing half of his hypocritical face, the Jin Empire showed the most sincere smile to Murong Hao.
In December of the same year, Murong Ren, the Duke of Liaodong, who knew the inside story, launched an attack on the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Xinchang, and the Duhu Wangyu repelled it.
A year later, Murong Ren repatriated the detained envoys of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Militarily, they failed to defeat the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so the captured envoy survived, but after all, they were not allowed to meet Murong Hao.
In December 335, the Xianbei Duan and Yuwen tribes each sent envoys to meet Murong Ren. It was not known what was plotting, but the two messengers came with hope and went away with hope. However, very carelessly, on the way back, Murong Hao's ministry captured Zhang Ying and the envoys of the Yuwen department, and Murong Ren couldn't catch up.
The truth will not be repeated, in short, in order to avoid the tripartite forces from uniting and putting himself in the dilemma of fighting on three fronts, Murong Hao must take action.
After two years of hard work and accumulation of strength, on the nineteenth day of the first month of 336, Murong Hao led his younger brother, the general of the military division, Murong Ping, to attack Murong Ren.
In view of Murong Ren's tight defense on the road and land, Murong Hao adopted Sima Gaoxu's suggestion, and the army set out from Changli, taking advantage of the frozen sea in winter, and marched all the way east for more than 300 miles. After arriving at Lilinkou, the whole army abandoned its baggage and rushed to Pingguo with light troops.
Since ancient times, the soldiers have been fast, and Murong Hao just wanted to take Murong Ren by surprise, in order to complete his work in one battle.
By the time Murong Ren's scouts reported the news to Murong Ren, Murong Hao's army was only seven miles away from Pingguo. Seven miles meant that Murong Hao's cavalry troops only needed one charge to reach the city of Pingguo, and at this moment, Murong Ren did not make the slightest preparations for war.
On a snowy day, if you don't enjoy the cats at home, what fool will come out to march and fight? Naturally, there is, Murong Hao!
Rebels are always good at quick battles! A rebellion that dragged on for two years was extremely detrimental to Murong Ren, who did not stand on the highest moral ground. The morale of the armed forces will gradually decline, the people's support will be reversed, and the overall strength will fall into a trough unconsciously. I really don't know what Murong Ren has done in the past two years in addition to guarding his Pingguo City!
Murong Ren, who was in a hurry to fight, did not know that Murong Hao was coming in person, and thought that it was the plundering and invading of a small group of troops under Murong Hao's command, so he said to his attendants on the left and right: "Now you should not let his horses return" ("Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 95")!
Facts have proved that everyone knows how to say big things, but very few turn big words into reality. It has also been proven once again that opportunity is always biased in favor of those who are prepared.
Giving up the days of enjoying the cats at home, braving the bitter cold, crossing the sea and stepping on the ice, should you come to winter swimming?
If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent!
On the second day of the first month, Murong Ren gathered the main force to fight, but unfortunately the resistance was not as resolute as imagined. This Murong Army was originally captured by Murong Ren from Murong Hao, and for some reason it was still reused. And this actually became the direct reason for Murong Ren's failure.
Murong Jun's defection had a great impact on Murong Ren's army, and the morale of the army was in turmoil and morale was low. Murong Hao took the opportunity to attack and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. All the people in the middle of Murong Ren's army rebelled, and Murong Ren was captured.
Murong Hao killed those who rebelled against Murong Ren, and then killed Murong Ren. Ding Heng, You Yi, Sun Ji and others, who were reused by Murong Ren, were also all beheaded by Murong Hao. This was the end of the Duchy of Liaodong.
Compared with the many heroic figures of the Murong family, Murong Ren, who established the Duchy of Liaodong, is not excellent, although he left the comment of "brave and strategic, and has the heart of a warrior" in the history books, but in the case of many helpers and a good situation, he still could not destroy Murong Hao, who lived in western Liaoxi, but gradually declined, and was finally destroyed by Murong Hao in a battle, and became a character!
If the ability cannot support your ambitions, you must find a way to pull the person with enough ability into the water. For example, Murong Han, who escaped, must always miss his home country and those days when he drank wine with his own brothers.