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In 395 A.D., the subjects of Houyan were shocked by the various major events and farces that had come one after another recently.

No one expected that in the more than a month after Murong Chui's death, so many things would happen to Houyan.

First, the Wei and Jin dynasties invaded at the same time, and the north and south lines were in an emergency, and the generals of the clan went to various places to defend them.

Just as the whole country was working together to defend against foreign enemies, a military coup d'état broke out in the royal city.

Murong Bao, who had not been on the throne for a long time, was murdered by Murong Lin, the king of Zhao, and the throne also fell into the hands of King Zhao.

After Murong Lin announced that he would take over as Emperor of Yan, the local taishou and generals did not recognize his legitimacy at the first time.

At this time, it only takes a rising bird to stand up and ignite the lead that has been buried for a long time, and a new era will be opened.

When all parties were still silent, Murong Sheng, the Duke of Changle, took the lead in raising the banner against Murong Lin in Xindu.

As Murong Bao's son, among the four brothers, Murong Sheng is the eldest, and "less Shen Min, more strategic", the most capable, originally he thought that he was very promising to become the prince of Houyan.

However, what made Murong Sheng desperate was that as a concubine, he was not liked by his father Murong Bao.

Although he is very talented, he is still not as good as Murong Hui, who is loved by Murong Chui.

As a result, under the disfavor of both ends, Murong Sheng stayed away from the position of prince early.

However, as the saying goes: If you lose your horse, you don't know if you are blessed!

Because Murong Bao was suspicious, he was driven back to the cold land of Liaodong and completely missed the throne of Yan State.

Although Murong Ce was made the crown prince, he was also killed in the Zhongshan Rebellion, and he Murong Sheng was the only one who was blessed by misfortune.

As soon as the news of Murong Lin's self-proclaimed emperor reached Xindu, Murong Sheng immediately regarded himself as the best candidate for the throne of Yan State.

He was arrogant, set up an altar in Xindu to worship the sky, and established himself as the king in the name of Murong Bao's eldest son, and still took Yan as the country name.

Murong Sheng's claim to be the king was like a boulder entering the sea, splashing a thousand waves, making the entire Houyan shake.

Murong Long, the king of Gaoyang stationed in Nanpi, had always been attached to Murong Bao and had no ambitions, and immediately announced to the outside world that he would accept the banner of Xindu.

Murong Long's fall to Murong Sheng suddenly made Xindu's momentum soar, and several eastern counties such as Zhangwu, Leling, and Qinghe pledged their allegiance to Xindu.

In addition to the several counties in the northwest, because of the proximity to Zhongshan for fear of being attacked by Murong Lin, and did not leave Zhongshan for the time being, Murong De, the king of Fanyang in Yecheng, did not express his position.

For a time, Hou Yan focused their eyes on Yecheng, and Xindu and Zhongshan sent envoys to lobby Murong De.

To this day, Murong De has not publicly stated his position, firstly, because he has indeed not come up with a proper way; Second, it is also closely related to the current situation in Yecheng.

Since Murong Chui's death, not only the Wei State has been eyeing Hou Yan, but even the Southern and Eastern Jin Dynasties are ready to move.

First, they swept through the counties of Qingyan, and then the Jin army began to plan to cross the river to the north, and the troops pointed directly at Yecheng.

Murong De had no choice but to press other thoughts, and first repel the invading Jin army.

At the same time, the Jin army on the other side of the Yellow River had also been paying close attention to the situation in Hebei, and when they learned of the civil strife in Yan, Sima Shangzhi decided to beat the water dogs.

Sima Shangzhi's decision to lead his army to the north not only believed that the current situation was favorable, but also had a close connection with the situation between Korea and China.

After Liu Yu made great achievements, as the main general and Sima Daozi's confidant, he was facing great pressure.

Sima Daozi, Sima Yuanxian, father and son kept writing to him, asking him to send troops as soon as possible to make meritorious contributions, so as to relieve the pressure faced by the party of the Central Committee of the DPRK and the Central Committee.

Liu Yu disagreed, he believed that the current Jin army should not cross the river to the north, and Chen soldiers should be on the Yellow River to watch from the wall.

Liu Yu saw very clearly that there was internal strife in Yan, and the Northern Wei Dynasty would definitely not sit idly by, and Tuoba Jue would definitely lead the army south.

And there is a deep blood feud between Wei and Yan, and Wei has slaughtered the soldiers and civilians of Yan State, under the same hatred of enemies everywhere, the Wei army will definitely fall deep in Hebei.

When the two countries of Wei and Yan are exhausted, the Jin army will cross the river to the north and regain the lost territory, which will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

It's a pity that Liu Yu knew that Sima Shangzhi would not listen to his advice, so he had to acquiesce in his intention to go north.

When Sima Shangzhi commanded the Jin army to cross the river to the north, he did not know that the opponent had changed on the other side.

The garrisons around the country are no longer veterans and weak brigades like the Qingyan garrison, but the elite of the Yan army that has followed Murong De for many years, and there are thousands of elite cavalry among them.

So, when Sima Shangzhi was full of ambition and planned to sweep north of the Yellow River, he was attacked by Murong De.

Under the city of Dunqiu, tens of thousands of Jin troops led by Sima Shangzhi met more than 10,000 Yan troops of Murong De.

Murong De adopted a strategy to show weakness to the enemy, and during the period of holding off with the Jin army, he deliberately did not dare to attack.

In order to further lure the Jin army, Murong De also ordered his generals to lose several battles to the Jin army in a row.

In the following days, the Yan army seemed to be frightened by the Jin army, and all of them did not dare to go out of the battle, hiding in the city and guarding themselves.

Seeing that the Yan army could not hold out, Sima Shangzhi knew that the longer the time dragged on, the more dangerous it became, so he ordered to attack day and night.

However, the deep walls of Dunqiu City are high, and the 10,000 soldiers and horses are all Murong De's henchmen and the elite of the Yan army.

As a result, with the danger of Gaocheng and the abundant grain and grass, the defenders kept the city even, so that the Jin army could not take advantage of it.

It wasn't until a few days later that Murong De suddenly wrote back to Sima Shangzhi, expressing his willingness to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army.

And Sima Shangzhi was originally worried and didn't know what to do, but now he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Yan Jun suddenly agreed to fight.

On the same day, the two armies lined up in the south of Dunqiu City, and just about to engage in battle, the rear of the Jin army was suddenly in chaos.

I don't know when, thousands of Yan army iron cavalry have infiltrated the rear of the Jin army and are slashing the Jin army.

Countless people were shouting, "The Yan army is coming!" The Yan army is coming! ”

The Jin army in front turned around and looked, but saw that the rear was completely chaotic.

A cavalry under the banner of the Yan army walked through it, and it looked as if a Yan army had attacked the rear of the army.

Seeing that the back road was cut off, the Jin army suddenly fell into chaos.

Even if the main general Sima Shangzhi desperately pressed it, he couldn't stop the army from collapsing.

Murong De did not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him, and for a while, the war drums sounded in unison, and the 10,000 Yan army approached step by step.

As a result, the Jin army, which had long lost morale, was quickly routed, and tens of thousands of people desperately retreated.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Sima Shangzhi had no choice but to lead his army to retreat south.

Fortunately, there was a sailor on the big river to respond, and Murong De did not want to inflict heavy damage on the Jin army, so as not to lose the strength of Wei and Jin, so he took the initiative to stop the pursuit.

But even so, the Battle of Dunqiu also caused the Jin army to lose more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, temporarily dispelling the idea of going north.

After defeating the Jin army, Murong Deban's division returned to Yecheng, and it happened that envoys from Zhongshan and Xindu also arrived one after another.

In the face of Zhongshan and Xindu competing for wooing, Murong De was noncommittal, neither reprimanded Murong Lin for plotting rebellion, nor showed a particularly friendly attitude towards Murong Sheng.

All parties in Yecheng couldn't figure out Murong De's true intentions for a while, and only a few people such as Liu Zao, Han Zhuo, and Shangshu Fengfu who joined the army guessed Murong De's thoughts.

It turned out that Murong De saw the chaos in Hebei after Murong Bao's death, and he couldn't help but have the ambition of cutting off the alleged king.

It's just that he can't figure out what his subordinates are thinking for the time being, and he doesn't dare to act rashly for a while.

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That night, Murong De summoned Liu Zao, Han Zhuo, Mu Yuhu, Murong Zhong and others to the mansion to discuss the way out in the future.

Murong De sat on the top, and after scanning the surroundings with tiger eyes, he said in an inexplicable tone: "Everyone, I think everyone has also heard about the recent changes in the country, Murong Lin and Murong Sheng did not follow the emperor's orders, and successively claimed to be emperors in Zhongshan and Xindu. ”

"Now that envoys have been sent from both sides, wait and tell me where the widow should go?"

When Liu Zao, who joined the army, heard the words 'did not obey the emperor's orders and claimed the emperor without authorization', he was even more convinced that Murong De had a plan to stand on his own.

So he rolled his eyes and said: "Great King, the first emperor (Murong Bao) had already set up the crown prince Murong Ce before he was killed, but unfortunately the prince died. ”

"And Emperor Shizuwu (Murong Chui) once belonged to Murong Hui, the king of Qinghe, during his lifetime, and after the first emperor and the crown prince were killed successively, it is customary for the king of Qinghe to ascend the throne."

"However, King Qinghe is far away in Liaodong, and I am afraid that he has not yet learned of the murder of the first emperor and the crown prince."

"Before the situation becomes clear, the king may wish to remain neutral in the dispute between Zhongshan and Xindu, and obey the king of Qinghe from afar."

"Well, what Liu Senjun said won the hearts of the widows, and the widows are also nobles, so why bother to call Murong Lin and Murong Sheng, the two traitors who usurped the emperor?"

Murong De made the final decision, and most of the people at the scene were his confidants, and they would not speak out against it, and they expressed their willingness to follow him.