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Author: Chen Hua
He is a rare exception among the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms. He is cautious and generous, humble and kind , proper proper A great sage wearing Xianbei clothing. Others were kind but could not control the troops, but he was like a Bodhisattva who held the victory to the end, and along the way he became the number one general in the Sixteen Kingdoms. At the age of seventeen, he entered the battlefield for the first time. With 2,000 men chasing and killing Hou Zhao's 300,000 troops, he killed and captured 30,000 enemies, and contributed a lot to the Murong family's position as the overlord of Liaodong. After that, he led his troops into the pass, innovated tactics to capture and kill Ran Min, the brave king of Wudu, conquered the city, and extended the former Yan's sphere of influence to the south of the Yellow River, becoming the leader of the Yan Kingdom. The foundation is laid. After the death of the emperor's second brother, he assisted the young master according to the courtesy of Zhou , stabilized the court situation, and became a model for the relationship between a powerful minister and the young master. He was revered as "the beloved of the past" by Wang Meng, the most capable official of the Sixteen Kingdoms. He was the former King of Yan Taiyuan, Dazai , and Lu Shangshu Shi Murong Ke .
comes from the compound surname Murong of the Xianbei ethnic group , which is also a very beautiful surname. Generally speaking, there are three origins of the Murong surname: one is that a certain descendant of the Ku Gaoxin family, one of the Five Emperors, was sealed in the Northeast. By the time She returned to Shanyu, this group of Xianbei people had become literate. They actually "admired the virtues of the two instruments (heaven and earth), followed the appearance of the three lights (the sun, the moon, and the stars"), and relied on their "achievement in astronomy" "It is necessary to take Murong as the surname. This seems to indicate that the Murong family was of noble origin and was a cultural person. Secondly, during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, the Xianbei leader Tan Shihuai divided the chaotic Xianbei ethnic groups into Central, Eastern, Eastern, The leader of the three western tribes, Ke Zuique, lived in Murong Temple and took his name from that place. This seems to indicate that Murong's roots in Xianbei Buddhism were deeply rooted in him. Among the rewards given by the Han people, there is a kind of headdress called Bu Yao Guan, which is very fashionable to wear. The name "Bu Yao" was mistakenly pronounced as "Murong" by people in the tribe, and was later simply popularized. It became the name of the tribe. This seems to indicate that the Xianbei people are a tribe that likes to accept the good things of advanced civilization.
No matter where Murong Xianbei comes from, it can be seen that Murong Xianbei accepted Chinese culture very early. It is said that in the early Northern Wei Dynasty, Because the descendants of the Murong clan were too deeply Sinicized, Tuoba Xianbei tribes were not even willing to recognize the identity of their Xianbei kinsmen.
In the process of Murong Xianbei moving from the eastern border of Liao Dynasty to the stage of competition in the Central Plains, the number one war god of the Sixteen Kingdoms, was deeply rooted in the world. Influenced by Han culture, Murong Ke, the former King of Taiyuan, Dazai, and Minister of Records, let us see a different Xianbei hero with his most handsome appearance, best record, and most sassy performance. Murong Xiaosi
Murong Ke's courtesy name is Xuan Gong (a one-character name with and a epithet. Murong Xianbei's naming method is enough to reflect their degree of Chineseization, which is better than 's Tuoba Shi Yijian and Yuwen Yidou Guiyao much higher), born in 3213 AD, he was a native of Jicheng, Changli County, Youzhou (in today's Yixian County, Liaoning Province).
Murong Ke is the fourth son of Murong Xianbei's leader Murong Hui. "睝" is the leader's own word. Just by looking at the word, you should know that this man's ambition is not small. Murong Kai performed very well in the rise of Murong Xianbei. Not only did he stand out in Murong's circle of handsome men, but he also gave birth to three sons who became emperors, such as the former Emperor Murong Jun of Yan, and the Emperor Later Yan Murong Chui , Nan Yan Emperor Murong De . These Murongs were all the most dazzling stars of that era, and they all made the name Murong flourish. Among these Murongs with outstanding appearance and extraordinary martial arts, no one can cover up the brilliance of Murong Ke. He has always been the well-deserved first god of war in the Sixteen Kingdoms, and is the one who will be like Murong Fu in the hearts of the restoration fanatics in later generations. The idol that cannot be erased.
Murong Ke did not live a brilliant life in his early years. His famous relative, Gao, came from a humble background and was not favored. Children born in this way generally do not have a happy childhood and always live a miserable life in the contempt of others. Fortunately, Murong Ke was very studious, and no one paid much attention to him anyway. He simply devoted himself to reading the classics and history of the Han Dynasty, indulged in advanced Chinese culture, and became a cautious, generous, humble and kind gentleman very early on. . This habit of liking Chinese culture not only made him a cultural person at first glance because "everything he talked about was always about economics and worldly affairs", but it also served him well throughout his life. When he was in high position and powerful, he always thought about everything. After returning home the next time, I still couldn't let go of the scroll.
The author has not seen Murong Ke’s book list, so I don’t know which Han classics he has read. Judging from the great achievements he has made in his short life, he is definitely not a person who studies to death, but a person who can apply the essence of Han classics to war and political affairs and achieve outstanding achievements. Masters are undoubtedly worthy of learning from future generations.
Until he was fifteen years old, Murong Huang didn't pay much attention to his fourth child. He was a bit too casual as a father. It wasn't until one day that a handsome young man with a tall, muscular appearance and a resolute personality passed by, that Father Murong stopped him and started talking to him about business. Unexpectedly, this talk made Murong's father, who had seen countless storms and waves, a little bit shocked. Xiaosi's words were clear and logical, and every sentence was a wise rule of the world. This made his father somewhat convinced, and he couldn't help but feel secretly in his heart. Sighing: "Our Gada is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. The previously inconspicuous Xiaosi is so fierce. God has treated my Murong family so well!" Then, he handed over a troop of several thousand people to Xiaosi. Let him start training.
Others train their troops in terms of compassion but not in commanding troops, but Murong Ke’s military management style is to carry out the Bodhisattva to the end. He only paid attention to the overall strategic situation and never bothered to mobilize troops for trivial matters, nor did he advocate the majesty of military law. He only benefited the soldiers with his personal favor. For some people who had to be killed for violating military laws, he would secretly let them go, and then kill the captured thieves and pretend to be them, so as to order the whole army. This seemingly lax management method always made Xianbei people, who were still simple and belligerent at that time, die for it. Coupled with Murong Ke's elusive command ability, it was very difficult for the Xianbei army to defeat the capital .
A seventeen-year-old boy who challenged powerful enemies
AD 337 In the third year of AD, Murong Huang professed his vassalage to King Zhao Tianshi Shihu because Duan Xianbei often harassed the border, hoping to form a group to destroy Duan Xianbei together. Shi Hu, who was warlike and bloodthirsty, thought this was a good idea and could take the opportunity to get involved in Liaodong. He praised Murong Huang for his kindness and agreed to do it together the next year. Little did he know that this time King Zhao Tian really let Father Murong dazzle him. Murong Huang took advantage of the situation when Hou Zhao was creating huge pressure on Duanbu Xianbei, and took the lead in defeating Duanbu in the second year, and returned home plundered.
King Shitian is still busy arranging POSE and summoning 300,000 troops to show the power of God. Here Murong Xianbei has already finished his victory. Isn't this deliberately sending King Shitian pigeons? This time King Shi Tian no longer went to the mountains to capture Duan Bu. Instead, he moved to Jiji City and besieged him on all sides, determined to regain his position. With such a large formation, and the fierce reputation of King Shi Tianwang, the thirty-six cities in Murong Huang's jurisdiction could not withstand this kind of dimensionality reduction attack, and they all changed jobs.
Murong Huang knew it was too big, but there was nothing to worry about. He knew that the Hou Zhao regime had been seriously overdrafted for a long time, and now it was struggling to attack far away areas and could not fight a protracted war, so as long as it withstood the initial attack, it could turn the corner. Sure enough, Hou Zhao's army, supported by the anger of the murderous demon Shihu, stormed for more than ten days, but it failed to gnaw at the small thorn city, and a few teeth were broken, and there was nothing to say. beated. Shi Hu knew that the morale of the army was unstable and he was worried about chaos in the rear, so he had to order a retreat. The 300,000 Zhao troops had long been exhausted by Shi Hu. When they heard that they were about to withdraw, they were all happy.
However, Murong Huang and his son in Jicheng did not want Zhao Jun to come and go freely. Murong Ke, a seventeen-year-old boy, asked for orders to go into battle and led two thousand cavalrymen whom he had personally trained to go out of the city to attack the enemy.
A seventeen-year-old boy is going to defeat 300,000 Zhao soldiers in his first battle. Father Murong is so relieved. I wonder where he got the courage? Living in those troubled times when people's lives were like nothing, not only the children of the poor but also the children of the rich had to become parents early. As for the children of ethnic minorities, it was even earlier. Perhaps this was the confidence of Mr. Murong. From Murong Huang's point of view, releasing his own Lin children does not require much victory, as long as it is enough to disgust King Shi Tianwang. Besides, even if we were defeated, wouldn’t there be only 2,000 people? No matter how few people there are in Xianbei, they can afford to lose two thousand people.
Murong Ke wanted to make his first battle different. Therefore, after he led two thousand cavalry out of the city, he did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, he pursued them one after another and launched a surprise attack in the early morning. The sleeping Zhao army had no time to dress and was killed. This impact is huge. How can Zhao Jun, who has long been eager to return home, bear it? They didn't have time to count how many enemies were coming, they just focused on running for their lives. Murong Ke took the opportunity to expand his results and actually killed and captured 30,000 enemies. This caused all Zhao armies to suffer more or less losses. Only Shi Hu's adopted grandson Shi Min faced Murong Ke's ferocious attack and led his troops to strictly defend their formation. In the end, they all had to withdraw from the battlefield. Therefore, Shi Min received greater attention from Shi Hu. I really wonder if the two old enemies knew about each other's existence at that time?
Shi Hu withdrew the capital of Ye full of anger. Murong Ke then led his army to in Kazuo County, Liaoning Province today, built the city of Fan and sent troops to garrison it. Only then did come back with the power of a great victory. return.
Duanbu Xianbei leader Duan Liao, who had been repaired by the Murong clan who was also a Xianbei, had a headache all over his body. This time he had something in common with King Shi Tian, so he surrendered to Shi Hu and asked Shi Hu to send troops to support him. Shi Hu, who believed that the enemy of his enemy was his friend, did not hesitate and sent generals Ma Qiu and Yang Yu with 30,000 troops to Miyun Mountain to meet Duan Liao, hoping to work with him to deal with the Murong clan.
Who knew that Duan Liao could change his mind faster than flipping through a book. He soon regretted cooperating with Shi Hu and hurriedly sent envoys to ask Murong to surrender. Murong Ke thought this was an opportunity to continue attacking Zhao, so he made an agreement with Duan Liao to set up an ambush for Zhao. Murong Ke led 7,000 elite cavalry to Miyun Mountain in advance and set up an ambush, waiting for Ma Qiu to fall into his trap.Such a deliberate and unintentional battle was really too EASY for Murong Ke. In the end, more than half of the Zhao army died, Ma Qiu escaped, Yang Yu was captured, and Duan Liao and his troops successfully returned to the Xianbei family (but This guy later decided to rebel again, and what awaited him was naturally a bowl of murderous noodles.
In October of the 341 AD, Murong Huang, who was already the king of Yan, appointed Murong Ke as the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty and guarded Ping Guo (in today's Gaizhou, Liaoning). Since Murong Hao's half-brother Murong Han fled and his half-brother Murong Ren was killed, no one in the Murong family seemed able to control Liaodong for a while. After receiving the order, Murong Ke, who was just in his early twenties, immediately rushed to Pingguo Guo to appease the people and train the army. Then he repeatedly sought training from Goguryeo, the who dominated Liaodong, and bullied this later overlord of Liaodong so that he would never dare to flee again. Offend the Yan territory.
At this time, the Murong family was in the period of promotion for all members. Even the loser Murong Ping, who was later recognized as , could win the battle. How could Murong Ke let Xiao Gao become the big one? So, he embarked on the journey with his father Murong Huang, his uncle Murong Han (who had returned from the Yuwen Department at this time), and his fifth brother Murong Ba (Cui). Murong Tiantuan unexpectedly broke into Wandu, the capital of Goguryeo (in the northwest of Ji'an in today's Jilin), and then stewed Goguryeo's pitiful family wealth, set a fire, and then took the princes of Goguryeo with them. The nobles went together to visit Murong's house.
On the way, Gao Zhao, the king of Goguryeo who had a chance to escape, refused to let go of the Xianbei people. Murong Ke made a damaging move and had the bones of Gao Zhao's father dug out, put them on the lead car together with his mother, and then swaggered out of the Goguryeo army formation. passed before. Not only did Gao Zhao not stop him, but he also had to admit that he was a coward.
Four years later, Murong Ke attacked Goguryeo again and captured Nansu (in today's LiaoningFushun), which was the confluence of the Dongsuzi River and the Hun River and was a strategic location. Murong Ke stationed troops here to prevent Goguryeo from coming back.
Not long after, in the first month of the third year of the 346 AD, Murong Ke, his second brother Murong Jun, his uncle Murong Jun, general Mu Yu Gen and others led a 17,000 cavalry to attack the country of Fuyu. Murong Jun is the prince, so of course he will not be on the front line. Murong Ke becomes the well-deserved commander-in-chief of the former enemy. He led the Yan army to brave the enemy's arrows and storm into the city, and finally captured more than 50,000 Fuyu tribesmen including King Fuyu and returned in triumph.
While struggling with the non-Xianbei forces in the Northeast, the Murong family still had another enemy to deal with, and that was Yuwen Xianbei. If Murong Xianbei is the Chinese version of Xianbei , Yuwen Xianbei is the Xiongnu version of Xianbei. The two families have been trying not to deal with each other, but no one can take advantage of the other. With Murong Han's return, Murong Xianbei found out the details about Yuwen Xianbei. Uncle Murong was not pretending to be crazy when he had been lurking in Yuwen Xianbei for many years. In February of 344 AD, Murong Huang led his troops to fight against Yuwen Yidou returned to . Murong Han, Murong Ke, Murong Ba and other generals advanced in three directions, and finally defeated Yuwen Xianbei. The Yan army continued to attack the capital of Yuwen Xianbei Zimengchuan (In today's Chaoyang, Liaoning). Yuwen Yidougui was destined to eat sand like his Xiongnu relatives. He ran all the way to Mobei and disappeared without a trace. Yuwen Xianbei has been scattered all over the world since then, one of them became the founders of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the other became the ancestors of the Khitan people.
In this way, Murong Ke, who went on the battlefield at the age of seventeen, together with his brothers and uncles, conquered the entire Northeast without any rivals, laying a solid foundation for the founding of the former Yan State.
The war inventor who destroyed Wei in a bloody battle
When Murong Xianbei's career was in full swing, Hou Zhao, who was originally many times more powerful than him, was riddled with holes due to the abnormal autophagy of Shi Hu and his son. In the 3350s AD, Shi Min, the adopted grandson of Shi Hu who once valued very much, was determined to draw a clear line with the Jie people. With the promulgation of a decree to kill Hu Hu, all the barbarians inside and outside the Ye capital suffered unprecedented revenge. After suffering decades of barbaric massacres and brutal oppression that almost led to genocide, the northern Han people fought back and finally allowed the five Hus to see the bloody nature of the Han people and had to restrain themselves. From then on, the relationship between Hu and Han entered a new era. a new era.
In this year, Shi Min changed back to his original surname, which was Ran Min. Ran Min After the fall of Zhao, he proclaimed himself emperor. The founding name of the country was Great Wei, which was called Ran Wei in history.
Ran Min's excessive policies intensified the conflict between Hu and Han in the north once again. Although Ran Min's military force was unparalleled in the world, he was exhausted in the face of successive rebellions and was unable to develop production and protect people's livelihood. Later Zhao His family fortune was completely ruined during this period of chaos, only more chaos. Ran Wei was unable to appease the internal affairs, which gave Murong a great opportunity to go south. In the third year of AD 351html, King Murong Jun of Yan sent Murong Ke south to capture Zhongshan (in today's Dingzhou, Hebei), which kicked off the war between Ran and Wei.
Although Ran Min has well-developed limbs, his mind is not simple. He knows that the Yan army is not good at coming. Compared with the separatist forces of Later Zhao, the Yan army is a serious problem. He must defeat the Yan army before it establishes a foothold in Hebei, so as to ensure that Ran Wei has time to recuperate. Therefore, under extremely difficult circumstances, he captured Xiangguo, the old capital of Later Zhao (in today's Xingtai, Hebei Province), and prepared to march north to Youzhou , looking for an opportunity to fight the Yan army.
AD 352 In April, Ran Min decided to go to war with Qian Yan. His subordinates, General Dong Run and General Zhang Wen, advised not to fight in vain, but Ran Min did not accept it. Instead, they moved their troops to Anxi (in today's Dingzhou, Hebei), which was close to Zhongshan controlled by the Yan army. The high-spirited Murong Ke and Yan Xiang Feng Yi immediately led their troops to kill Anxi after hearing the news. Brother Jun, who was sitting in the rear, also stationed in Zhongshan, preparing to encircle Ran Min with Murong Ke.
Ran who had become a master after long battles, naturally would not give in easily. Upon seeing this, he immediately led his troops to withdraw southward towards Changshan (in today's Zhengding, Hebei). Ran Min knew very well that the Yan army had a large number of cavalry, but he was mainly infantry. If he were on the plains, the consequences would be disastrous if he used infantry and cavalry with force . For the current plan, only by first leading the enemy into the jungle area to make it difficult for the cavalry to deploy, can the advantage of infantry combat be utilized.
How can you not eat the meat that reaches your mouth? Murong Ke didn't want to let Ran Min go. He was worried that Ran Min would withdraw from the capital of Ye and rely on the strong city to defend it. This is really difficult for the Yan army, which is not good at attacking cities, and the front line will be stretched by then, and the outcome of the battle between Yan and Wei will be unpredictable? Therefore, he decided to continue the pursuit. With the advantage of quick men and horses, the Yan army quickly caught up with the Wei army at Liantai on the south bank of Sushui (southwest of Dingzhou City, Hebei Province today) and started a confrontation.
After some testing, the two armies of Yan and Wei officially started war. Because Ran Min's troops are all elites of the Wei army, and after years of bloody battles, they no longer fear life and death. Facing the Yan army's superior cavalry, under the command of Ran Min, they fought with foot and cavalry, and achieved ten victories in ten battles. This made Murong Ke, who had always been victorious, look askance at him, and some Yan Jun soldiers were even more afraid.
However, as the number one general in the Sixteen Kingdoms period, how could Murong Ke admit defeat so easily? He soon came to his senses. Although the Wei army had achieved some small victories, the basic situation of the Wei and Yan armies had not changed much. Therefore, Murong Ke encouraged the Yan army in front of the battle: "Ran Min is just a a brave man. Moreover, although the Wei army has excellent soldiers and armor and superb tactics, it has little food and tired soldiers, which is not good for a long war. As long as our army persists, The final victory must belong to Dayan!" Gao Kai, who joined the army of Murong Ke, also pointed out that Ran Min's troops were mostly infantry. They always wanted to introduce the Yan army into jungle warfare. That would not work. They must build on the previous ten defeats. , continued to feign defeat with light cavalry, led the Wei army to the ground, and then gathered together to annihilate them.
Murong Ke adopted Gao Kai’s suggestion. He divided the Yan army into three groups, one of which he personally led to to seduce Ran Min. In order to ensure the defeat of the Wei army, he innovated tactics and selected 5,000 people in the army who were good shooters. They connected the horses with iron chains and formed a square formation to carry the Wei army in front. This became the famous horse chain horse in later generations. The other two Yan troops were divided into left and right wings. Once the central army blocked the Wei army, the two Yan troops immediately cooperated with the central army to surround and kill the Wei army.
Sure enough, seeing Murong Ke appearing in the middle of the Yan army, Ran Min became a little uneasy. He knew that Murong Ke was the daring of the Yan army. Once he used Xiang Yu's courage to rush into the military formation and kill Murong Ke, the Yan army would be daring to break through the formation. Therefore, Ran Min rushed towards Murong Ke without hesitation. When the Wei army, which had always regarded Ran Min as a god, saw this, they desperately followed their emperor and killed the Yan army.
I saw Ran Min holding two -edged spears on the left and a hooked halberd on the right. He stepped down from the Zhulong BMW and killed more than 300 people of the Yan army along the way, and rushed straight towards Murong Ke's Chinese army. feather fan. The Wei army's decisive attack was quite fierce. Gao Kai, who had just contributed a key strategy before, was also seriously injured and died in battle. It seemed that the Yan army's central army was about to be overwhelmed. At this time, the chained horses suddenly rushed out, and with overwhelming kinetic energy, they rushed the Wei army, which was mainly infantry, to pieces. Then, when the Wei army was preparing to reorganize its formation, the Yan army on the left and right flanks also attacked from the side according to the predetermined plan. In the end, the Yan army defeated the Wei army, beheaded more than 7,000 people, killed Wei servants and shot Liu Qun, and captured Wei general Dong Run alive. , Zhang Wen and others surrounded Ran Min.
Ran Min knew that there was no way he could do anything, so he decided to break out first and then look for opportunities to retaliate. So, Ranmin Zaijia Yuyong rode his horse forward, waved his spear and halberd, and broke out, one galloping eastward. Upon seeing this, Murong Ke immediately ordered the Yan army to pursue him. Murong Ke knew that once he returned to the mountain this time, with Ran Min's super combat power, it would be extremely difficult to do it again.
Seeing Zhulong BMW running further and further away, Murong Ke's battle-hardened heart almost rose to his throat. At this moment, the power of Zhulong's BMW was exhausted. After running continuously for more than 20 miles, it could no longer run and fell to the ground. Ran Min was thrown to the ground heavily. Before he could get up, he was rushed up by the Yan army and captured. What a hero's end, God bless Wei!
wiped out the rebellious honest man
With the defeat of Ran Min, the Ran Wei regime, which relied on the bravery of his people, entered a countdown. Ran Min's son Ran Cao fled to Lukou (in today's Raoyang, Hebei) after learning that his father was defeated and killed, and went to Wang Wu, the governor of Hou Zhao Youzhou. Wang Wu heard that Ran Min, who was as fierce as Xiang Yu, had been defeated. He didn't care about his own weight, and even thought about dying after getting addicted.
Wang Wu claimed to be King An in July of 352 AD and raised troops to fight against Yan.After hearing this somewhat funny news, Murong Ke immediately led his troops to send a message to Lukou. Wang Wu relied on the city's security to hold on, but at the same time he gave Ran Cao to Yan Jun as a meeting gift. Murong Ke saw that Lukou City was indeed more difficult to defeat. He cherished his soldiers and did not want to cause more casualties after a great victory. After accepting Ran Cao, he had people harvest all the crops outside the city and then retreated to Zhongshan.
In October of this year, Murong Ke, who had entered Anping, saw that food and siege equipment were ready, and planned to lead his army to attack Wangwu again. Unexpectedly, before he could leave, Su Lin from Zhongshan actually raised troops in Wuji and claimed to be the emperor at lightning speed. The pace was so fast that Murong Ke had to take care of Su Lin first. He who occupies a county seat and dares to call himself the emperor is really more king than Wang Wu. With Murong Ke's thunderous attack, Yan Jun quickly cut off Su Lin's path to Wuji and Tai Chi, and sent the emperor Su Da to the Paradise .
Hearing that Su Lin had been defeated so neatly, the conflicts in Lukou City instantly intensified. First, General Qin Xing killed Wang Wu, and then Lu Hu killed Qin Xing, snatched King An's hat and put it on his head. . Speaking of this lvprotectorlv dear friend, he is really comparable to his ancestor lvbu with the same surname. It is not too much to call him a surrender professional. He was originally a general of Ran Min. After Ran Min became the emperor, he also got the official title of a general who conquered the captives. However, he was not satisfied and even kidnapped the governor of Luozhou and surrendered to the Eastern Jin Dynasty . Perhaps because the treatment given by the Eastern Jin Dynasty was not enough, this guy immediately switched to Wang Wu. After Wang Wu's subordinate Qin Xing killed his master, he followed him and killed Qin Xing.
Seeing the enemy dogs biting the dogs in Lukou, Murong Ke was happy to watch the fire from the other side, hoping that they would kill more fiercely. Therefore, he temporarily stood still until February of the third year of 354, when he came to Lukou again. After a month of siege, the troops in Lukou City had already been boiling with resentment. Naturally, they could easily win without any hard fighting. That Lu Hu saw that Lukou was in danger, so he had long looked for an opportunity to escape and went straight to the Yewang (in today's Qinyang, Henan). When they arrived at Yewang, before he could catch his breath, the guy handed Qianyan a surrender form. He really wanted to surrender as early as possible. Murong Jun had just swallowed up a large territory in Hebei and had not had time to digest it. How could he control the wild king so far away? After receiving Lu Hu's surrender, he simply made him the general of Ningnan and the governor of Hanoi.
Because Murong Ke had made great contributions to the former Yan Empire, Murong Jun, who had already established the title of emperor, appointed Murong Ke as Grand Sima , Shizhong, Grand Governor, and Lu Shangshushi in April 354 AD. The King of Taiyuan can be said to have great military and political power. Brother Jun still trusts his fourth brother.
The emerging empire was in a state of ruin, and Murong Ke had so many things to do that he temporarily forgot about Lu Da’s surrender expert who was living as a wild king. Seeing that Yan Ting turned a blind eye to him, this guy was afraid that he would be settled in the future, so in 361 AD, he found his old employer, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and surrendered again, shortly after the new king of the Yan Kingdom came to the throne. This time the Eastern Jin Dynasty learned its lesson and happily promoted Lu Hu to serve as a former general and Jizhou governor. In order to repay the goodwill released by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Lu Hu decided to help the Eastern Jin Dynasty to do a big thing, so as to make a good excuse for being ignored by Yan Ting for many years.
Lu Hu planned to take advantage of his identity as Yanchen on the surface to lead the Jin army secretly back to Ye city (this is already the capital of Yan), relying on his familiarity with Ye city. , when the time comes, we will attack the city together with the Yan army, and kill them all, how wonderful it will be. It's a pity that this matter was so well thought out that I was reported before I had time to take action.Although Yan Guo has not protected Lu for many years, it is impossible to be defenseless against such a rebellious boy.
Since Lu is looking for death, let’s grant him his wish. In March, Murong Ke once again led his army to Yewang to reunite with old friends. At that time, Murong Ke commanded an army of fifty thousand, and the champion general Huangfu Zhen led an army of ten thousand, and together they fought outside Yewang City. Lu Hu did not wait for the army that came to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but he ushered in the dimension reduction attack of the God of War Murong Ke. Knowing that there was no hope of surrender, he had no choice but to risk his life and defend.
General Fu Yan persuaded Murong Ke to attack the city by force. Murong Ke, who was well aware of the fierce battle and danger of the soldiers, did not want his soldiers to suffer heavy losses, so he built deep ditches and high fortresses outside Yewang City to completely cut off foreign aid. By July, Lu Hujun had been besieged for three months and was in a dilemma with no reinforcements from outside and no food and grass inside. Lu Hu had no choice but to force his general Zhang Xing to lead 7,000 troops out of the city to fight hard, hoping that he could defeat him for a while and boost the increasingly sluggish morale in the city.
Although Murong Ke didn't like ants attacking the city to increase casualties, he was always on guard against raids in the city. Seeing that the enemy was about to attack, he sent Fu Yan to meet the enemy. Fu Yan rose up with force and killed Zhang Xing under his horse. Lu Huneng has made the surrender business so prosperous, and he is not an easy person to deal with. He sent Zhang Xing to attack, which actually had two purposes. If he could win, it would be gratifying. If he lost, it would be a good idea for his next actions. Provide cover.
That night, Lu the guard selected Huang Fuzhen camp as the breakthrough point, and led the elite soldiers in the city to break through forcefully. Huangfu Zhen is not a soft persimmon. He has already received Murong Ke's strict order and is ready. When Lu's elite soldiers forcibly broke the camp, Huangfu Zhen commanded the army to quickly surround and kill them. Lu Hu saw this and had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush forward. At this time, Murong Ke also led troops to come from the flank to help. Seeing that the Yan army was powerful, Lu's subordinates suffered heavy casualties.
Perhaps it was in response to the old saying that if a good person does not live a long time, the disaster will live for thousands of years. Although Murong Ke took every precaution, Lu Hu still broke out under the protection of his cronies and fled to the Eastern Jin Dynasty again. Murong Ke did not regard Lu Hu as a sworn enemy like Ran Min. For such an immoral capitulation faction, just run away. It is better to regain the Yewang and expand Qian Yan's sphere of influence southward. First.
After Lu Hu fled into the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once the soldiers were gone, was left without territory. It was really disgusting for everyone, and the flower was ruined. The unhappy Lu Hu turned around and returned to Qian Yan's arms in October of that year. Fortunately, Murong Ke was a generous elder and didn't care too much about this guy, and gave him a chance to attack Luoyang. This guy was really hardworking, and he went to Luoyang in February of 362 AD. The Eastern Jin Dynasty sent reinforcements, and the two sides fell into a bitter battle. In July, Lu Hu was injured by a stray arrow in the battle and was forced to retreat. He died soon after. If someone dies in the line of duty, he can be regarded as the best among scum. Of course, all this must be attributed to Murong Ke's tolerance and generosity, otherwise who would be willing to take him in?
A master of hunting who crossed the river to seize the territory
Murong Ke fought in the north and south for the former Yan Dynasty, and never stopped for a moment. That year, after he invited Duan Liao, the leader of Duanbu Xianbei, back from Miyun Mountain, Duan Liao's younger brother Duan Lan was betrayed by Yuwen Xianbei and sent to Hou Zhao. If this matter had been left to normal, Duan Lan would have been taken care of by Shi Tianwang, who likes to invent torture. I don’t know if Shi Tianwang discovered it or had an idea, and actually let Duan Lan go and let him lead his troops back to Lingzhi. (in today's Qian'an, Hebei), looking for opportunities to disgust Murong.
After Duan Lan died, his son Duan Gong inherited his father's ambition.However, facing a group of handsome and fierce Murongs, Duan Gong was helpless, so he took advantage of the civil strife in the Later Zhao Dynasty and led his southern troops to Guanggu (in today's Qingzhou, Shandong). He called himself the King of Qi and took the initiative to accept the leadership of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. .
By 355 AD, the former Yan Empire had become the northern overlord spanning the four states of You, Ji, Bing, and Ping. How could this Duan Niqing be compared to ? We all came from Xianbei, the gap between and is so big, who can stand it?
Then, Duan Gong had a sudden idea and sent a chicken letter to Murong Jun, accusing Murong Jun of not declaring himself emperor. This made Brother Jun very angry. He had been scolded by Ran Min before his death, "The world is in chaos. The people of Er, Yi and Di have human faces and beast hearts, and they even want to usurp the throne and commit rebellion." Now he was humiliated by the same people in Xianbei. This made the new emperor's Where to put your face? Furthermore, Duanbu is entrenched in Guanggu and his wings are growing. Once his warlike and bloody nature is revived, wouldn't it be a serious problem for him? So, the angry brother Jun sacrificed his good brother Murong Ke and asked him to lead the army to attack Guanggu.
In December, Murong Ke's army marched to the north bank of the Yellow River. Murong Ke couldn't help but not feel in awe of the mighty river that Yan's army had never set foot in before. He sent strong men to cross the Yellow River in boats to explore the truth.
In the first month of the second year, Murong Ke led his army to cross the Yellow River. When the Yan army was still a hundred miles away from Guanggu, Duan Gong led an army of 30,000 to fight. formation. Duan Kwan didn't even look for a mirror to look at himself and see if there was anything about him that could compare with Murong Ke's beauty. As a result, the outcome was clear in the first battle. Duan's army was defeated , and thousands of soldiers surrendered to the Yan army. Duan niche had no choice but to escape back to Guanggu and rely on the fortified city to defend it. Murong Ke then fought to the bottom of the city, still building walls and fortifications, and besieging the city tightly, never making unnecessary sacrifices. At the same time, he also sent people to the cities around Guang to declare the majesty of the Yan state, forcing Wang Teng, the governor of Xuzhou appointed by Duan Gong, and others to surrender to Murong Ke.
Murong Ke stayed under Guanggu City for seven months. The otaku Duan Kong really couldn't stand the siege, so he had to ask for help from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Eastern Jin Dynasty sent Xuzhou governor Xun Xian to relieve the siege. Xun Xian went to Langya and learned that the commander of the Yan army was Murong Ke. He said nothing and moved forward to relieve the siege. At this time, Wang Teng, who was quick to see opportunities, thought that the time had come to make a meritorious deed, and actually led his army to attack Juan City. When Xun Xian thought that he couldn't defeat Murong Ke, he could show his feelings by taking care of Wang Teng, so he led his army to attack Wang Teng. The two Xuzhou governors fought together, just like Li Kui bumping into Li ghost. The result was that Wang Teng could no longer rise. Although Xun Xian won a small victory, he still did not dare to seek bad luck against Murong Ke, so he had to recite paragraphs silently to seek blessings for himself.
The people in Guanggu City actually ate each other and were no longer able to defend themselves. Duan niche had no choice but to lead his troops out of the city to fight to the death. As a result, these guys who were so hungry that their eyes were filled with stars, except for dying in the long perimeter carefully laid out by Murong Ke, had nothing to do. A glimmer of hope. Duan had no choice but to surrender. Murong Ke entered the city to pacify the people, then moved more than 3,000 Hu clan households to the north, and then sent troops to guard the whole area.
Worried that the Yan army would take advantage of the victory and move south, the Jin army would have to launch a counterattack. Zhuge You, the prefect of Mount Tai in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, launched an attack on Dongjun. Murong Ke naturally would not ignore it. He attacked with his army and defeated the Jin army. Zhuge You was forced to retreat to Mount Tai. With the power of victory, Murong Ke crossed the Yellow River again and occupied part of the land in Henan, setting up officials and pastoral guards. The former Yan's advance to the south of the Yellow River undoubtedly posed a threat to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The ancient legacy of the auxiliary government
In the third year of AD 359html, Brother Jun, who had not served as emperor for a few years, fell ill. He summoned Murong Ke and said, "I'm afraid my illness will never get better. I can inherit the ancestral legacy in this life." , King of the North, there is nothing to resent.It’s just that the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the former Qin Dynasty were not destroyed, and the prince Murong was young. I was worried that he would not be able to take on big things. I want to imitate the story of Song Xuan Gong who passed the throne to his younger brother, and pass the throne to you! "After saying that, the sick emperor looked at Murong Ke as if he had recovered. Murong Xianbei was able to bring out the allusion about Song Xuangong giving way to his younger brother in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was rarely known among the Han people. This shows the depth of his Chineseization.
Murong Ke was right He resolutely refused, and cried and said to his seriously ill brother: "If your Majesty thinks that I can shoulder the important responsibility of stabilizing the world, can't I help you? "As soon as these words came out, Brother Jun showed a rare smile.
In the first month of the second year, Murong Jun died before he could send troops to attack Qin and Jin. Before his death, he ordered Murong Ke, Yang鹜, Murong Ping and Mu Yu Gen Among them, Murong Ke served as the Grand Administrator, Lu Shangshu, performed official affairs of the Zhou Dynasty, and was the general regent of the government.
The four assistant ministers that Murong Jun had painstakingly arranged were of course Murong if they could serve the country wholeheartedly. is the creation of . However, in the field of power, only people like to fight for power, and no one is willing to divide power, even if you want to. As for why, the reader knows better than
. Mu Yu, who served as the Grand Master, soon had an idea. He felt that he needed military exploits and qualifications, and Mu Yu was actually another vest of Murong, so why should he listen? Murong Ke's? However, this guy also has his own plan. He wants to stir up trouble first, and then seize the opportunity to seize power.
Mu and first found Murong Ke. The excuse was enough to get rid of Murong Ke and provoke Murong Ke to strike first. Murong Ke knew the character of his wife, but he didn't believe that Ke Zuhun was really that stupid. He resolutely refused to listen to the deceit of and . He told his brother Murong Chui about this, and Murong Chui persuaded his brother to kill and to prevent any accident. Murong Ke was worried that he would kill him when the new emperor was established. The murder of the minister caused turmoil in the court, so he decided to endure it first. When Mu Yugen failed, he tried another plan. He then found the Queen Mother Kezu Hun and Murong Wei 's mother and son, and falsely accused Murong Ke of being ambitious. He wanted the Queen Mother to kill Murong Ke. It was enough for the Hun family, but didn't care enough to offend Hun. Murong 暐 was a rare smart person. He expressed his belief in his fourth uncle's character and persuaded his mother who was extremely power-hungry in time.
Mu Yu was not human inside and out, so he simply prepared to take a group of people back to Murong's old capital Longcheng (in today's Chaoyang, Liaoning). He also persuaded the emperor to return the capital to Dragon City with him. If this were to happen, wouldn't it mean that the Murong family had abandoned the colorful world of the Central Plains in disguise, and wouldn't the achievements of so many soldiers fighting in bloody battles be in vain? Moreover, if we really go to such great lengths, Murong Xianbei will inevitably become divided and have internal chaos, with disastrous consequences.
This made Murong Ke unbearable. He jointly Murong Ping secretly reported Mu Yu all kinds of crimes with conclusive evidence, and then sent General Fu Yan to kill Mu Yu Gen and his gang members. . It seems that although Murong Ke is generous, he is not stupid at all. He has been obsessed with his parents for a long time. How else could he get so much evidence? It is a pity that admires and root is still jumping up and down, bringing about its own destruction.
Although Mu Yugen's character is a bit scummy, he is after all a prestigious minister of the country. Once he is killed, he will inevitably cause worries to the people of the country.In order to appease everyone, Murong Ke not only behaved as usual, but also only took one person with him when he came in and out, and refused to put more guards. As for whether there are guards secretly, I don't know. After that, Murong Ke ordered an amnesty for the country , and at the same time stopped sending all the soldiers that Brother Jun had recruited because he was going to the Qin and Jin Dynasties.
After showing this wave of affection, Murong Ke began to concentrate on dealing with government affairs. He cooperated with Situ Murong, he treated scholars with an open mind, consulted on the good deeds, and appointed officials according to their talents. In the end, Yan Zheng became a new one. The situation in the Yan Kingdom gradually stabilized, people began to produce with peace of mind, and everything was developing in a good direction.
However, the hastily recruited soldiers could not settle down for a while. Many of them took the opportunity to escape or cause trouble, which actually made it difficult for Ye city to lead to the newly expanded territory in the south. For this reason, Murong Ke sent his younger brother Murong Chui to the south of Litai (in today's Shangqiu, Henan). General Fu Yan led his army to patrol the Huaihe River south, and asked them to be responsible for gathering the troops, and finally stabilized the country.
After everything in the Yan Kingdom was on track, in 365 AD, Murong Ke and Murong Chui jointly led an army to attack Luoyang. Facing the joint attack of the two former Yan war gods, Chen You, the champion general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who defended Luoyang, did not dare to die and led his army to leave. Shen Jin, whose long history and high-ranking military commander was unwilling to give in, resisted to the death and was captured after the city was broken. Murong Ke admired Shen Jin's loyalty and bravery and wanted to pardon him. The general of the Chinese army, Mu Yu Qian, said: "People like Shen Jin are hard-core. For the sake of the Jin court and to restore the glory of the Wu family in Shixing, he will not surrender at all. If he stays, he will be a danger to the country!" "Murong Ke then killed Shen Jin, but he couldn't help but regret it afterwards. He once said to others: "I previously captured Guanggu, but failed to save Wei; now I have pacified Luoyang and killed Shen Jin again. . Although these are not my original intentions, I am really ashamed of the world."
After capturing Luoyang, Murong Ke continued his efforts and went west to attack 崤 Mountains and Mianchi. He had great potential to enter Guanzhong. This made the former Qin Emperor Fu Jian very worried, so he went to Shaanxi City to prepare for the war. However, before the Qin and Yan armies could engage in battle, Murong Ke led his army back to the city of ye, thus ending his campaign.
Shortly after returning to yecity, Murong Ke fell ill. He couldn't care less about his illness, but he was deeply worried about the future of Yan State. At this time, the Yan Kingdom seemed prosperous, but in fact it was facing the dilemma of having no successors. Because of the years of war and Murong Ke's lenient policies, most of the achievements of Yan's development fell into the hands of the powerful. These guys only know how to harm the public and enrich themselves, and do not consider the safety of the country at all. For example, the assistant minister Murong Ping, although he is an old nobleman of Murong Ke's uncle generation, has developed a greedy and petty mind. Murong Ke can still calm down in Japan, but once Murong Ke is gone Otherwise, it may harm the country. Of course, the most dangerous thing is that the young emperor has been doing nothing for many years. He lacks the talent to control the crowd and has no autocratic power. He is also constantly restricted by the Queen Mother.
With such an emperor and such a political structure led by powerful ministers, just thinking about it makes Murongke unable to sleep. Originally, Murong Ke wanted to select as many talents as possible for the country during his lifetime, but God was so unkind to him that he fell seriously ill so early. What a blessing.
Thinking of this, Murong Ke could only push his talented younger brother Murong Chui, King of Wu, to the front desk, hoping that Murong Wei would trust his fifth uncle.However, Murong Chui has always been subject to unreasonable suspicion and ruthless suppression by Murong Wei's family. How can the two sides live in harmony? Although Murong Ke recommended Murong Chui to Murong Wei's eldest brother and Murong Zang many times in the hope that he could help with the matter, Murong Zang only mentioned this matter to Murong Ping. . How could Murong Ping, who was about to serve alone in power, decentralize power to Murong Chui? And even if he was willing to decentralize power, Murong Chui had always been displeased with it. Could the Queen Mother agree? It's a pity that no one understands Murong Ke's painstaking efforts.
Others could not point it out, so Murong Ke had no choice but to recommend Murong Chui to Murong Wei before his death. He said to the emperor's nephew with complicated emotions: "A person with a flat build like Fu Shuo can become the chief minister of the country, let alone The King of Wu is the leader of the country! He is as talented as Guan Zhong and Xiao He in both civil and military affairs. If your majesty leaves the government affairs to him, the country will definitely be stable. "What a plan." Murong Ke finished speaking and died. Regarding the last will and testament of his fourth uncle, whom he had always respected, Murong did not know how much he had heard. Judging from the subsequent development of Yan State, Murong 暐 probably did not listen at all.
Murong 暐 held a solemn funeral for Murong Ke, whose posthumous title was "Huan". After the former Qin Dynasty destroyed the former Yan and the later , the victors paid full respect to this outstanding military strategist and statesman and enshrined his heroic spirit with the most advanced Tailao ceremony. Because the former Yan army under Murong Ke's command could be called the king's division in the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms era, historians who cherished ink as much as gold once used the words "military orders are strict, Qiuhao will not violate them" to describe him. Wang Meng, who ruled Qin under the Legalist rule, therefore called Murong Ke "the beloved of the past." Emperor Murong Sheng of the Later Yan Dynasty also had great respect for his great uncle, and specially asked Zhongshu to write "Ode to Yan" to praise his great achievements. Murong Ke's descendants are numerous, and Murong Shaozong, a famous general in the Northern Qi Dynasty who once defeated Hou Jing, the general of the universe, is his descendant. As for whether Murong Fu in Jin Daxia's novel "Tian Long Ba Bu" is his descendant, the author can only hey.
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