Chapter 4: Fighting for the Central Plains

Section 1 Murongbu becomes the boss

The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old.

There have been evil people in the country, and each of them has been in trouble for four or five years.

Shi Le watched Murong Wei slowly grow and develop, and he was very anxious, but what could he do now? He could only come to please and win over Murong Wei, and the way he came up with was to imitate the Jin Dynasty and reward Murong Wei.

Shi Le may have seen that Murong Wei liked those false official positions, but he was wrong. What Murong Wei liked was not the false fame, but the benefits that these official positions brought to him. Shi Le wanted to

He was appointed an official, but who was Shi Le? The official he granted was not as valuable as the Jin Dynasty, so Murong Wei not only did not accept it, but Murong Wei also tied up the envoy sent by Shi Le and sent people to escort him.

Jianye. He sent people to escort him to Jianye. Shi Le was very angry. Shi Le was very angry. Since Murong Wei didn't give him face, he wanted to seal the Duan tribe and the Yuwen tribe and use these two tribes to attack Murong tribe. Use these two tribes to attack Murong tribe.

The tribe attacked Murong's tribe.

Murong Wei was also very angry when he heard about it. He decided to take a preemptive strike and sent his son Murong Huang to lead an army to sneak attack on Lingzhi.

Duan Mobo was a ruthless man, but he failed to govern the country well, and the whole tribe was in panic. Now Murong Huang Shuaijun came to kill him, plundered Duan's good horses and property and left.

Later, Murong Wei's counselors gave him advice, saying that Yuwen was the enemy of Murong, and Duan and Murong were still relatives, and Duan Mobo was incompetent in governing the country, and Duan's strength was relatively slow to grow. We are now

You can deal with the Yuwen tribe first, and then go back and deal with the Duan tribe after defeating the Yuwen tribe. But you can't force the two tribes to unite. If you do this, you will just fall into Shi Le's cunning plan.

Murong Xin almost laughed out loud after hearing this plan.

In 325 AD, Murong Bu began to implement this strategy. He sent Murong Zhao to Duan Bu with generous gifts to celebrate the New Year, and returned to Duan Bu the property that Murong Kai had plundered the year before. Duan Mobo was a mentally retarded person.

Seeing such a great gift, he was tempted. Murong Bu's envoy saw what he was thinking, and then took the opportunity to say that Murong Bu and Duan Bu were originally uncle-nephew relationship, and now we should have a good relationship. Duan Mobo followed

Murong Bu got back together.

In February, Murong Xin asked his son Murong Huang to take command and sent troops to attack Yuwenbu. He also asked his youngest son Murong Ren to lead another group of troops alone and set off from another road to assist Murong Huang.

At this time, the head of the Yuwen tribe, Yuwen Xi Duguan, had passed away, and his son Yuwen Qi Degui succeeded to the throne. He continued to pursue his father's strategy, formed an alliance with Shi Le, and became an enemy of the Murong tribe. Now he saw that the Murong tribe's army had arrived

When they arrived, Yu Wen was not hesitant about his begging, and immediately led his army to confront Murong Hui. In addition, he sent his nephew to lead a team of troops to stop Murong Ren.

Although Murong Ren was young, he was very brave and good at fighting. When he saw the army sent by the Yuwen tribe, he immediately rushed forward and killed the general of the Yuwen tribe. Then the pair of Yuwen troops were defeated and fled, and Murong Huang took advantage of the opportunity to attack

, the Yuwen army on the frontal battlefield was also defeated. The leader of the Yuwen tribe, Yuwen Qidegui, ran away. Murong Huangshuai's cavalry pursued him but failed to catch up. Then he took away all the valuable things and the entire population that the Yuwen tribe could take away.

swept away.

After Murong Huang withdrew his troops, Murong Xuan did not let him rest, and immediately asked him to lead his troops to sneak attack Duan Bu. Duan Mobo was still sitting on his Spring and Autumn Dream, thinking that after Murong Bu reconciled with him, he would not attack him.

, so he was unprepared. As soon as Murong's army arrived, Duan Mobo immediately fled in panic. Murong Huang looted Duan's army and then set fire to Lingzhi City.

After Duan Mobo came back, he saw the scene in front of him. He was filled with grief and anger, and died in anger. His younger brother Duan Ya inherited the position of leader of the Duan tribe. He was more discerning than his brother. He knew that he could not defeat the Murong tribe, so he

He took the initiative to send someone to sue for peace from Murong Wei. Murong Wei didn't want to do anything too extreme now, and it was not good to do everything without leaving a way to survive. So, as his uncle, he agreed to Duan Bu's request for peace, but

Duan Bu had to move the capital, and Murong Wei suggested that they go to Yangle.

Duan Ya couldn't do anything if he didn't listen. In addition, the original capital city had been destroyed, so he had to pack up and prepare to move the capital. However, Duan Ya's actions were considered a sign of cowardice by others. Duan Ri, the grandson of Lujuan, the first leader of Duan Ya,

Duan Liao had long been dissatisfied with him, so he killed Duan Ya and then established himself as the leader of Duan tribe.

By doing this, he made it clear that he wanted to be the enemy of Murong. From then on, Murong began a tug-of-war with Duan and Yuwen that lasted for more than ten years. Murong and Duan were in a stalemate in the Liao River area.

They also rejected the Yuwen tribe in Rao Leshui's generation. In fact, after Duan and Yuwen's failure with the Murong tribe, they were completely plundered by the Murong tribe. Their power gradually declined and they could not be compared with the Murong tribe at all.

At this time, the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sima Rui, and the successor emperor, Emperor Ming of Jin, Sima Shao, had both passed away. Now it is the third generation emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Emperor Cheng of Jin, Sima Yan. Sima Yan was only five years old when he succeeded to the throne, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty had just pacified the king.

Due to the rebellion of Dun and Su Jun, the imperial uncle Yu Liang took full charge of the court affairs, and the famous general Tao Kan took charge of the military affairs, specifically responsible for the Jiangnan area. The emperors and ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had no intention of realizing it. They just wanted to live in peace, and did not care about the great cause of recovery.

Murong Xin's strength continued to increase at this time, and some of his subordinates began to encourage him to go to court and ask the court to make him a general and king of Yan. In this way, his prestige in the north would be even higher, and it could be said that the entire north was

It's from the Murong family.

Murong Xuan was very happy after hearing this and discussed it with his ministers. Almost everyone agreed, praising that Murong Wei should have received this honor a long time ago and that it was the right thing to do to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Only one person objected to Murong Wei doing this. He

The reason is that the north is still unsettled, and there are still many powerful people who are self-reliant, especially Shi Le. His power is very strong and should not be underestimated. If he is not eliminated, it is useless to only care about these false names.

Although Murong Xin felt unhappy after hearing this, it made sense after thinking about it carefully, so he took the initiative to write a letter to Tao Kan and asked him to attack Shi Le together. He made a good point in the letter and said that he would work with Tao Kan

Conquer the Central Plains and help the Eastern Jin Dynasty restore its dominance in the north.

After all kinds of hardships, Murong Xin's letter was finally delivered to Tao Kan. However, as a general, Tao Kan could not make the decision alone on such a big matter. He forwarded Murong Wei's letter to the court. Emperor Cheng of Jin was a child

, he still doesn’t understand anything. Naturally, it is up to his uncle Yu Liang and the ministers to decide such a big matter. I have to say that the efficiency of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is really too low. For such a small matter, they actually

After discussing it for several months, we still haven't decided yet.

Regarding this matter, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in a quarrel and had different opinions. People represented by Tao Kan believed that people had achieved success and fame since ancient times. Although Murong Xin had not yet conquered Shi Le, he was commendable for his loyalty.

There are not many people who think this way. Besides, regardless of whether he is sincere or not, he still respects the Eastern Jin Dynasty in name. There is no one else in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the north, only Murong Xin is still there. It is not a bad idea to give him the title of King of Yan.

No.

Those opponents believe that since Yongjia, barbarian kings have been continuously awarded titles. First, Duanbu Duke of Liaoxi, then Tuoba Duke, and before that Murong Xin, Liaoxi Duke. At that time, the court had no choice but to confer them

method. But now the Eastern Jin Dynasty is not under any threat in the Jiangnan area, and the people are living in peace and contentment. The situation is no longer as urgent as it was in the Western Jin Dynasty. There is no need to consecrate Murong Xin as King of Yan. Moreover, these Yi Di have an abnormal appetite.

Big, they always get one and think about the other. After seeing this boss, they get out of control.

It is true that the father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right. Before the Eastern Jin Dynasty made a decision, Murong Xuan couldn't wait. In 333 AD, Murong Xuan's life came to an end, and Murong Wei was in charge of the Murong Ministry for a total of 49 years.

Under his leadership, the Murong tribe has become the most powerful tribe among the four Xianbei tribes. Its territory has continued to expand, its reputation has become higher and higher, and it has received support from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Almost half of the north belongs to the Murong family. Murong

Xian's death was really a big pity for Murong Bu. Murong Wei was 65 years old when he died.

When the Eastern Jin Dynasty heard the news of Murong Wei's death, they finally no longer had to argue about canonizing him. The Eastern Jin Dynasty sent envoys to attend Murong Wei's funeral, and they canonized Murong Wei and gave him a posthumous title.

The reason why Murong Xin petitioned the Eastern Jin Dynasty to grant him the title was actually to give them face. Liaodong was so far away from the south of the Yangtze River, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty could not even conquer the Central Plains, so how could it possibly manage the affairs of Liaodong. However, as a leader, Murong Xin

After so many years and being on the verge of death, he still wanted to do this matter as smoothly as possible and be as legitimate as possible. Now that he is dead, his son Murong Huang will not be so polite after he succeeds to the throne. Four years later, Murong Huang called himself

King Yan, not only that, he also sent you a letter from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, scolding the Yu family for being dictatorial. However, he is also really troublesome. People were dictatorial in the Jin Dynasty, no matter what happened to him, but he is so arrogant now

, no matter how powerful the Yu family was, they could not control themselves. The Eastern Jin Dynasty had no choice but to formally confer him the title of King of Yan as a favor.

In the year when Murong Xuan died, Yuwen Qidegui, the leader of the Yuwen tribe, also died. He was expelled from the country by his own general Yuwen Yidougui. After that, Yuwen Yidougui became the leader of the Yuwen tribe.

Not long after, Shi Le also died, and Shi Le's son Shi Hong succeeded to the throne. As a result, the next year, another son of Shi Le, Shi Hu, killed all his brothers and nephews and established himself as king. It can be seen that since ancient times, how many people have
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