When I was in school, I forgot which text it was. There was a sentence in it: "One burst of strength will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted." It happened to be confirmed by Murong Bao. I should give Wei Jun a thumbs up for avoiding his sharp edge, attacking him unprepared, and taking him by surprise.
Murong Bao was very upset about the failure of Shenhebei and always said that he could take advantage of the Wei army.
Murong De encouraged Murong Chui and said:
"The Wei army must have despised the prince's incompetence when they won the victory at Shenhebei; only by defeating the vigor of the Wei army can the ambition of the Yan army be strengthened."
So Murong Chui was persuaded by them and left Murong De to guard Zhongshan. He personally led the army out of Shenhe, dug a road through the mountain, and reached Lieling (now northeast of Dai County, Shanxi Province).
Murong Bao and Murong Nong were sent out from Tianmen, and Murong Long and Murong Sheng were sent to cross the Qingshan Mountains (today's southwest of Yixian County, Hebei Province).
They attacked Chenliu Gong Tuoba Qian in Pingcheng. Tuoba Qian was defeated and killed. Murong Chui collected more than 30,000 Tuoba Qian and returned.
When passing by Shenhebei, Murong Chui saw the mountains of corpses on last year's battlefield, so he held a hanging ceremony. The father and brother of the deceased couldn't help but burst into tears for a while, and the army was extremely sad.
Murong Chui was ashamed and angry and vomited blood. As a result, he became ill and could only travel by carriage.
When he arrived at a place thirty miles north of Pingcheng, he became seriously ill.
At this time, a traitor came and told Wei Jun:
"Murong Chui died of illness, and his body was carried in a car with the army."
The Wei army also heard that Shen Hebei was crying loudly, so they believed it and sent troops to pursue him.
When Murong Chui heard that Tuoba Gui was coming, he built Yanchang City and defended it himself.
In this battle, Murong Chui had the idea of completely destroying the Wei army. Although he was seriously ill, his guard did not relax. From this, it can be seen that Murong Bao did not know how to use troops, and it was not because he had insufficient troops.
Although the pursuers of the Wei army did not dare to attack, Yan had little to gain from this battle, and his momentum was further frustrated. On the contrary, the momentum of the Wei army became stronger, and there was still internal strife in Later Yan to cause trouble. The disaster of defeat was already
There is no escape.
The Wei army retreated, and Murong Chui continued to walk back to Juyang in the upper valley (south of Huailai County, Chahar), where he died. Murong Bao did not dare to mourn until he returned to Zhongshan and ascended the throne.
After Tuoba Gui heard the news of Murong Chui's death, he personally led an army of 400,000 to attack Houyan. The army was so unstoppable that the defenders of Houyan fled, leaving only Yecheng, Xindu (Ji County, Hebei) and Zhongshan behind closed doors.
Tuoba Gui personally supervised the army and besieged Zhongshan for several days, so he changed his strategy, abandoned Zhongshan, and attacked Yecheng and Xindu first.
The army had already pressed to the door. As if the royal family in Zhongshan City had noticed something, Murong Bao, Murong Lin, and Murong Xiang started fighting for the throne.
First, Murong Lin ran out of Zhongshan because he was afraid of the crime, because all the soldiers in Zhongshan City were under Murong Lin. Murong Bao was afraid and ran away too, and Murong Xiang was supported.
Murong Bao, who defected to his concubine, was almost killed by his son Murong Hui due to various reasons. Murong Hui was defeated and fled to Zhongshan City, where he was killed by Murong Xiang. Murong Lin returned to Zhongshan and gave Murong Xiang to Murong.
killed.
However, because there was no food in Zhongshan, Murong Lin had to flee again, and the Wei army occupied Zhongshan without a single blow.
Murong Lin was later executed by his uncle Murong De for treason. Murong Bao was killed by Murong Chui's brother-in-law Lan Han. Murong Bao's eldest son Murong Sheng killed Lan Han and ascended the throne. In the course of putting down the rebellion, although the rebellion was put down, he himself
He also died of his injuries.
After Murong Sheng's death, Prince Murong Ding was supposed to inherit the throne, but Murong Ding was still a child at the time. Murong Bao's fourth son, Pingyuan Gong Murong Yuan, was the most suitable candidate.
But Empress Dowager Ding secretly had an affair with Murong Chui's youngest son Murong Xi, and she supported Murong Xi's succession.
Is it good for such a person to become an emperor? So Hou Yan started the routine of the country's subjugation: fighting for the palace, indulging in the harem, building a large-scale construction project, just like Shi Xuan, for his own happiness, regardless of the life and death of the people and soldiers, etc., and even
When the Queen was buried, the chariot was too tall and too big to get out of the city gate, so the north gate was demolished to get out.
Later, he was killed by the supporters of Murong Bao's adopted son Murong Yun from Goguryeo. After Murong Yun came to the throne, he restored his original surname of Gao and changed his reign name. Later Yan was destroyed in the fourth generation and twenty-four years.
Murong Chui, like Sima Yan, did not choose the right person when choosing the prince. Sima Yan listened to his queen's advice, but Murong Chui did not listen to his queen's advice.
When Murong Chui made his son Murong Bao the crown prince, Concubine Duan Yuan said to Murong Chui:
"The prince is graceful and indecisive. He is a benevolent monarch in times of peace and prosperity, but he is not a hero in times of crisis. Your Majesty entrusts the great cause to him, and the concubine will not see the prosperity of his descendants. Murong Nonghe, King of Liaoxi
Murong Long, King of Gaoyang, is the wisest among His Majesty's sons, and one should be chosen as the Crown Prince. Murong Lin, King of Zhao, is treacherous and treacherous, and often has the mentality of insulting the Crown Prince. Once His Majesty dies, disaster will definitely occur. This is His Majesty's family matter, and should be dealt with deeply.
consider."
Murong Chui refused to listen. Later, when Concubine Duan Yuan mentioned it again, Murong Chui said rudely:
"Do you want me to be Duke Xiang of Jin?"
Concubine Duan Yuan left in tears and told her sister Concubine Duan Jixian:
"The prince is unvirtuous, and all the ministers know it, but the Lord compared me to Li Rongnu, how painful it is! After the Lord dies, the prince will surely perish. King Murong De of Fanyang has extraordinary wisdom, if Yan
The country's good fortune has no end, it just depends on King Fan Yang!"
I don’t know whether this passage is true or was added later. However, Murong De did not get involved in Hou Yan’s struggle for power.
After Murong Bao was rescued, he continued to be his emperor. However, before the civil strife was settled, he started a war with the Northern Wei Dynasty again, resulting in the loss of Yecheng.
When Murong De saw this situation, he decided not to play with you anymore and led everyone to Huatai (today's east of Huaxian County, Henan Province). He called himself King of Yan and was known as Nanyan in history.
The following year, Huatai was captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Murongde led his troops eastward, captured the Qingyan land, and occupied Guanggu (now northwest of Qingzhou, Shandong). In 400, Murongde was renamed emperor.
Murongde appointed a group of Han officials, including Yan Mo, a descendant of Yan Ying, to rest and recuperate in Nanyan.
At that time, Huanxuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was preparing to usurp the political power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and kill those who did not submit to him.
Liu Gui, the governor of Jizhou, Sima Xiuzhi, the governor of Xiangcheng, Liu Jingxuan, the conquering general, Gao Yazhi, the prime minister of Guangling, and Zhang Dan, the head of Jiangdu, all felt uneasy, so they all defected to Murongde and gained a group of talents.
Murong De only had one daughter, a relatively famous Pingyuan princess in Chinese history, so she made Murong Chao, the son of her brother Murong Nong.
After Murong Chao came to the throne, he was not merciful in government and punishment, and many nobles of the clan defected. After the country was pacified, he traveled a lot, lived in luxury and extravagance, abused the clan ministers, and divided people's hearts.
They harassed the border of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, causing Liu Yu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to lead an attack. He defended Guanggu City and refused to surrender. The city was broken and captured, and Nanyan was destroyed. It lasted for twelve years for the second emperor.
Murong Chao, along with thousands of his relatives, was killed in Jiankang at the age of twenty-six.
The regime established by Gao Yun was known as Northern Yan in history.
However, after Gao Yun served as the puppet emperor for three years, he was killed by his minister Tao Ren, who resigned from office. The two of them were killed by Feng Ba, who recommended Gao Yun. After the coup was put down, Feng Ba became the king and settled in Changli (today's Yixian County, Liaoning Province).
). It occupied present-day southwestern Liaoning Province and northeastern Hebei Province.
During Feng Ba's reign, he continued to use the system of Later Yan, and at the same time learned from the lessons of Later Yan's defeat, revitalized the government, eliminated officialdom, encouraged farming and mulberry cultivation, reduced corvee and poor taxes, established Imperial College, and attached great importance to education.
It maintained friendly relations with Rouran, Khitan, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, consolidated its rule, and maintained a peaceful situation for more than 20 years.
In 430, Feng Ba died of illness, and his younger brother Feng Hong forced Feng Ba to kill Ba's son Feng Yi and establish himself on his own.
From 431 to 436, Tuoba Gui sent troops to attack Northern Yan. During this period, some ministers advised Feng Hong to surrender to the Northern Wei Dynasty, but Feng Hong said he was unwilling to die.
In 436, Feng Hong led a group of people to defect to Goguryeo.
When Feng Hong ran to Goguryeo, he should have been regarded as a subjugated king. However, Feng Hong had no self-awareness, and the decrees, criminal laws, rewards and punishments were still the same as in his own country.
This made Goguryeo very angry, took away Feng Hong's attendants, and took Prince Feng Wangren as a hostage.
Feng Hong was very angry and resentful about this, and planned to run to the south. It happened that Tuobagui asked Goguryeo to demand Feng Hong, and Goguryeo killed Feng Hong and more than ten of his descendants in Beifeng. Beiyan was destroyed.
, two lifetimes, thirty years.
There is a saying in China: Those who understand current affairs are heroes. Xiong admired Gou Jian very much. Even though he was stuck in the mud, he still wanted to take off. "Only by enduring what others cannot endure can one do what others cannot."
The Northern Yan royal family was the same as the former Qin. Although the country was destroyed, its power still remained. Feng Hong still had several sons who went their separate ways:
One branch surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty and became a famous family in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The other branch had 300 people. In 437, under the leadership of Feng Ye, they boarded a ship from the sea and fled thousands of miles across the sea to the Song Dynasty in the south.
Now that we’ve finished talking about the east, it’s time to talk about the central part.
Although Later Yan and Later Qin took advantage of Fu Jian's defeat and were lucky enough to resume their old careers, their military strength was not enough.
As soon as Hou Yan encountered the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was defeated and broke apart, which was beyond control.
The internal chaos of the Later Qin was not as good as that of the Later Yan, so its defeat was not as rapid as that of the Later Yan. However, like the Later Yan, it was defeated by the Northern Wei as soon as it encountered it. Later, it was in a stalemate between the Northern Wei and Xia, and fell into hardship.
middle.
At this time, the Central Plains was in dire straits, and it was difficult to regain strength for a while. As a result, the forces in the northern part of the Great Wall rose and became irresistible. This was also a turning point in the reversal of the situation between the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, and Northern Qi were able to occupy the north for almost two hundred years. One reason was that the Southern Dynasty was still weak, and the other reason was that the north was in such a state of decline that it could not rise up to annex the south.
After Yao Chang killed Fu Jian, he established the Later Qin, but the power of the Former Qin still remained.
First Fu Pi ascended the throne, but he was defeated and beheaded by Feng Gai, a powerful general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In the same year that Yao Chang established the Later Qin, Fu Deng, a member of the former Qin clan, was recommended by the remnants of the Di tribe in Guanzhong to confront the Later Qin. After learning that the former Qin emperor Fu Pi had been killed, he proclaimed himself emperor and succeeded to the throne.
At first, Fu Deng was very powerful and defeated Yao Shuode in Jingyang (today's Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province). He asked Yao Chang to personally send troops to rescue him, and even planned to attack Chang'an (to be continued).
This chapter has been completed!