Chapter 10 1. The failed Northern Expedition

During the battle between Qin and Liang, the Grand Sima of Yan State and Taiyuan King Murong Ke died of illness in April at the age of forty-three.Murong Ke joined the army since he was a child, fought countless battles, won hundreds of battles, and was never defeated. He served in the government for eight years, and neither Qin nor Jin dared to commit any crimes.Murong cried and returned to the palace, where he pursued his posthumous posthumous title "Huan".After Murong Ke's death, Murong granted Murong Chui the title of Great Sima and took charge of the court.Now the empress dowager Kezu Hun is very anxious.

The Kezuhun clan came from a humble background, while Murongchui's wife was the daughter of Duan Moting, who was of noble blood and very arrogant, and offended the Kezuhun clan during her relationship with the Kezuhun clan.Of course, the Kezuhun clan was very beautiful. He competed with Duan Zhaoyi for favor and finally became the queen, but Duan Zhaoyi died in depression.Duan Zhaoyi is Duan's younger sister, and her death may also be a reason for the discord between the two.In any case, the relationship between the two people is relatively rigid.The Kezuhun family planned to kill Duan's family, so they sent Niehao, a regular servant, to falsely accuse Duan's family and Wu Guodian to order Gao Bi to use witchcraft to murder the emperor.

After Duan and Gao Bi were arrested and put into prison, they were tortured and tortured.Ke Zuhun wanted the two to frame Murongchui so as to avoid future troubles.But Duan and Gao Bi refused to admit it.Murong Chui and Duan's relationship is very good, he really couldn't stand his wife's pain, so he sent someone to say to Duan: "Life is mortal, it's better to confess, so as not to be tortured. I died with you, and I also confessed!" Duan Shi said: "If I frame you, I will humiliate my ancestors and implicate you. I will never do this." Later, Duan died in prison.Murong Chui was grateful for Duan's kindness, so he married Duan's younger sister as his successor.Now that Murong Chui is in charge of the court, Ke Zuhun was afraid of retaliation, so he strongly objected: "Your father has always hated Murong Chui, how can you entrust such a person with important tasks?"

As Murong Hao's younger brother and Murong Jun's uncle, Murong Ping has been fighting north and south since the time Yan Guo developed in the Northeast, and made outstanding military exploits. Later, he only participated in the government as Murong Ke's deputy. After Murong Ke's death, he still It was not his turn to become the leader, but Murong Chui.Murong Ping was deeply dissatisfied, and also objected: "The post of Grand Sima is in charge of the country's military power, and it should be given to the person he trusts the most. The emperor has so many brothers, so it is better to choose a capable one and give him the post of Grand Sima." In the end, Murong Chong, Kezuhun's other biological son, was appointed as the chief Sima, but Murong Chong was only eight years old at the time.An eight-year-old child is absolutely incapable of controlling the army of the whole country, so Murong Ping is in charge of it.From then on, the government of Yan State fell into the hands of Kezu Hun and Murong Ping.The demise of Yan State is not far away.

Murong Ke died of illness, and the power of the court was divided between the queen mother and the emperor's uncle.The Eastern Jin Dynasty, which wanted to regain the lost land on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the Former Qin Dynasty, which wanted to regain Shanxi and Western Henan, were eager to try and prepare to send troops to attack Yan.There is a reason why the two countries agreed to attack Yan.In 357 AD, Emperor Yan Murong Jun conscripted 1.5 million soldiers, preparing to unify the country.In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Qianyan was beaten all over, and Qianqin was the weakest of the three countries.The two countries are very worried, and both want Murong Jun to fight each other first.So they all removed the title of emperor and called themselves king.Although I did not declare myself a vassal to the Yan State, it also means that I admit that you Yan State is the boss, and I will not compete with you for the world.Sima Dan, Emperor Mudi of Jin Dynasty, went to take the title of emperor, but dared not call it Jin, and called himself "Da Dao Yi Guo". It was two years later that he dared to restore the title of emperor and called it Jin again.Fu Jian called him the Heavenly King of Qin Dynasty.It's a pity that Murong Jun's ambition was not paid off, and he died of illness within a few months, and the great cause of reunification was put down.From then on, the former Qin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty held a grudge against the Yan State.

Fu Jian first sent people to conduct a survey of Yan State, and believed that Qin was slightly better than Yan in terms of comprehensive strength in terms of national strength, military strength, generals, and internal affairs, so he assembled troops and prepared to attack Yan State.At this time, Fu Jian received a secret report, saying that it was the Duke of Jin, the General Zhengdong, and Fu Liu, the governor of Bingzhou; Duke Yan, General Anxi, and Governor of Yongzhou Fu Wu, the four had already discussed that they would launch a coup in Chang'an and support Fu Liu when Fu Jian led his troops to march eastward.

Fu Liu, Fu Xing, and Fu Wu are all Fu Sheng's younger brothers. They think that Fu Jian is just Fu Jian's nephew, and the three of them, as Fu Jian's sons, are the most qualified to inherit the throne; Fu Shuang It was Fu Jian's younger brother born to the same mother. Because he was dissatisfied with Fu Jian, he also agreed with the three of them. Fu Jian then asked Wang Meng for advice.Wang Meng said: "It's very simple. You pretended not to know about it, and called the four of them to Chang'an with the reason of discussing the Eastern Expedition. When they came to Chang'an, they all cleaned up together."

Fu Jian then ordered the four princes to enter Chang'an.These four people are very cunning. When they read the edict, they knew that they were going to close the door and beat the dog. Please enter the urn.So the four immediately raised their troops to rebel. Fu Liu occupied Puban (now Puzhou Town, Yongji County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province), Fu Shuang occupied Shangyu (now Qingshui County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province), and Fu Xing occupied Shancheng (now Henan Province). Fu Wu occupied Anding (now Anding District, Dingxi City, Gansu Province). Fu Jian sent people to persuade them to make peace, but the four refused, so he sent the rear general Yang Chengshi to conquer Shanggu, the left general Mao Song led his troops to attack Anding, the Jianjie general Deng Qiang went to attack Puban, the former general Yang An and the Guangwu general Zhang Hao Capture Shancheng.

Because Fu Xing of Shancheng was on the border of Yan State, he sent people to Yan State to surrender, expressing his willingness to dedicate Shancheng to Yan State and requesting Yan State to send troops.Although Murong was honest and honest, he had no ideas, so he called all the ministers to discuss.Murong Hao's youngest son, Fanyang Wang Murongde, asked to lead troops to fight, and all the ministers also supported sending troops, but Murong Ping firmly opposed it.Murong Ping thinks that more things are worse than less things. It is better for the country of Yan not to get involved in the internal turmoil in Qin. If the country of Qin is annoyed and they send all their troops to attack the country of Yan, isn't the country of Yan looking for trouble?

Fu Jian's envoy hurriedly said that Fu Jian had the ambition of the world, and Wang Meng was an outstanding man, and they would definitely send troops to attack Yan.At this time, instead of taking advantage of Qin's domestic turmoil and taking Qin, after Qin's stability, he must send troops to attack Yan.Both Murong Chui and Huangfu Zhen believed that what the envoy said was right, but Murong Ping and the Empress Dowager had the final say in the court, and they refused to send troops, so no one could do anything about it. At this time, Yang Chengshi was retreated by Fu Shuang in Shanggu, and Mao Song was also defeated in Anding.Yang Chengshi had no choice but to join forces with Mao Song and retreat to Yumei (now Qianyang County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province).Fu Shuang and Fu Wu also united to attack Yumei.The Qin army was besieged, Mao Song and Yang Chengshi hurried to Chang'an for help, Fu Jian ordered General Ningshuo Lu Guang to lead 30,000 troops to reinforce.When Lu Guang's army came to Yumei, he saw that Fu Shuang and Fu Wu had 60,000 soldiers and horses, twice as many as himself.So they sent people into the city to let Mao and Yang guard the city and not go out.Mao Song and Yang Chengshi saw that Lu Guang was outside the city, neither attacking the enemy nor entering the city for reinforcements. They couldn't figure it out, so they had to defend the city desperately.After about a month, the second king's army ran out, so he withdrew.Lu Guang sent people into the city again to tell the second general that he can attack now.The two armies outside the city and inside the city went straight to the army of the second king.Fu Shuang and Fu Wu were defeated, and 30,000 of the 60,000 people fled to Shanggui to defend the city.Lu Guang then surrounded Shangyu and attacked the city day and night.

Deng Qiang and Fu Liu fought each other in Puban, and they were at a stalemate.Later, Fu Shuang and Fu Wu won a great victory, and Fu Jian sent Lu Guang to help.Fu Liu knew that there were not many troops left behind in Chang'an, so his son Fu Liang guarded Puban, and he personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Chang'an.Unexpectedly, Wang Meng had already ambushed on the bank of the Yellow River, killing Fu Liu and defeating him.Fu Liu fled back to Puban, was attacked by Deng Qiang's army under the city, and was besieged.Fu Liang opened the city to rescue him, but was attacked by Deng Qiang instead.After Wang Meng seized the city, he beheaded Fu Liu and his son. After reorganizing and surrendering troops, he and Deng Qiang went to help Yang An and Zhang Hao attack Shancheng. At this time, Lu Guang also captured Shangyu, killed Fu Shuang and Fu Wu, and led his troops to attack Shancheng.80,000 soldiers and horses came to attack Shancheng, which was quickly breached. Fu Shao was captured and escorted back to Chang'an. Fu Jian ordered Fu Xiang to commit suicide, but in order to save his uncle Fu Jian, he forgave Fu Xiang's seven sons.The Empress Dowager Gou who bestowed Fu Fa was very unhappy because her own youngest son was killed, although this youngest son was the one she disliked the most, so she said to Fu Jian: "Both Fu Ling and Fu Shuang rebelled, and Fu Shuang is Your dear brother, but you can't stay behind, why?" Fu Jian said: "The world was brought down by Gao Zu. How can I let Gao Zu die? As for Fu Shuang, since he violated the laws of the state, he should be dealt with according to the laws of the state and cannot be abolished for private reasons." When Qin State was dealing with civil strife, the Eastern Jin Dynasty had already sent troops to the north to attack Yan.Huanwen brought an army of 80,000 troops all the way to the north, and its vanguard, General Jianwei Tanxuan, first fought a battle with General Murongzhong of Yanningdong in Hulu (north of Peixian County, Jiangsu Province today).The Jin army won a great victory and captured Murong Zhong.Huan Wen then entered Jinxiang (now Jinxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province).At this time, there was a severe drought in the north, and many waterways were dry. The Jin army was accustomed to transporting luggage by water and did not prepare mules and horses, so the logistics supply could not be met.Huan Wen stopped his march for the time being, and dug a 300-mile waterway to connect Sishui and Qingshui.However, because it was a drought year, the water was not deep, and it was still inconvenient to transport by water, so water channels were dug to divert Wenshui into Qingshui. After the waterway was cleared, it would be late autumn. If it could not be resolved quickly, when winter came, the river would freeze, and logistics would still become a major problem affecting Huanwen's march.Moreover, southern soldiers will not be used to fighting in the cold winter, which will greatly affect their combat effectiveness.So Xi Chao suggested not to attack the city anymore, and led the army to go straight to Yecheng, the capital of Yan State. As long as Yecheng was captured, the Yan army would withdraw in large numbers to the north, and the large area of ​​lost land south of the Yellow River would be quickly regained. Huan Wen was silent when he heard this.Xi Chao said again: "If you think it is a bit too risky to go straight to Yandu regardless of the rear, you can stop your troops first, reserve supplies, and then enter the army next summer. Although it is a bit late, it is safer after all. Next year, we will definitely win the country of Yan.” Huan Wen was not sure about entering Yecheng, and he was not reconciled if he did not garrison, so he said: "Your plan was too hasty, and your plan was too slow." So he led the army to continue to march, and soon he was mobilized with Yan Guogang. The main force of the 20,000 vanguard cavalry met.The Jin army defeated the Yan army again, and Murong Li, king of Xiapi, fled.Xu Fanxian, the prefect of Gaoping (now Weishan County, Jining, Shandong), surrendered. Murong's brother-in-law Murong Zang's 80,000 troops then went south to fight the Jin army.Zhu Xu's troops, the vanguard of the Jin army, were defeated and retreated.Huan Wen personally commanded the army to fight Murong Zang, and finally defeated Murong Zang.Murong Zang led the remnant soldiers and fled north. Huan Wen then marched all the way to Wuyang (now west of Yanggu County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, Yanggu belonged to Yanzhou at that time), Sun Yuan, the governor of Yanzhou, hung the banner of Jin and surrendered before Huan Wen came.Huan Wen then marched into Fangtou again.Fangtou is only two hundred miles away from Yecheng, a three-day journey.Murong and Taifu Murong Ping were very frightened, and they discussed about fleeing the old capital Helong (now Chaoyang, Liaoning). At this time, Wu Wang Murong Chui stood up and said: "There are still 100,000 people in Yecheng, and they can still fight against the Jin soldiers. Why do you want to flee? Could it be that we throw away the mountains and rivers that our ancestors conquered so easily?" Murong Ping insisted on running away, while Murong Chui insisted on fighting.Murong couldn't make up his mind, so he cried in anxiety in the hall.At this time, Huangfu really said: "When the great Sima was dying, he said that if the state is urgent, the king of Wu must be reused. Have you forgotten?" The great Sima is Murong Ke.After Murong heard this, he decided to let Murong Chui lead the troops south to reject the Jin soldiers. Murong Ping worried that Murong Chui would not be able to defeat the Jin army, so he suggested to Murong to ask Qin soldiers to rescue him at the price of giving up all the land west of Hulao Pass.Murong then sent Li Feng, the regular servant of Sanqi, and Le Song, the servant of Sanqi, as envoys to Chang'an to ask Qin for help. Fu Jian was worried that Jin would greatly increase its strength after destroying Yan, which would be unfavorable to Qin. In addition, Yan was willing to cede land, so he sent General Gou Chi and Luozhou Inspector Deng Qiang to lead 30,000 troops to rescue Yan. Murong Chui advanced to Fangtou, but did not fight the Jin army.He first secretly sent Murong De and Liu Dang, the censor of Lantai Zhishu, to guard Shimen with 15,000 heavy troops to cut off the water source that the Jin army relied on for water transportation. From the passage for transporting grain by land; then send Shang Shulang Xi Luoteng and Huben Zhonglang General Ran Ganjin to lead 5,000 elite cavalry to organize counties and counties to grab nearby grain and prevent the Jin army from collecting grain on the spot.Then close the camp, only defending but not attacking. Huan Wen attacked Murong Chui's camp several times, but Murong Chui held his position firmly and was unable to conquer it for a while, and the two sides formed a stalemate at Fangtou.It was delayed until September. Due to the lack of water in Shimen, the water level of Qinghe River was lowered and water transportation was inconvenient. Huan Wen sent Yuan Zhen to lead 10,000 soldiers to attack Shimen to release the water source. Murong De sent Murong Zhou and Murong Yin to set up an ambush and attacked Yuan Zhen's forward Yuan Jin. Yuan Zhen led troops to rescue Yuan Jin and defeated Murong Zhou and Murong Yu, but Murong De and Liu Dang copied Yuan Zhen again. back road.After fighting back and forth, the Jin army was finally defeated. Huan Wen heard that Yuan Zhen was defeated. On the one hand, he forced Yuan Zhen to seize Shimen at all costs. On the other hand, he sent Deng Xia to Gaoling to open the land road; he also sent Zhao Jiang general Li Shu and Yan Jiang general Duan Si Lead troops to raise food nearby. Li Kui defended the dangerous pass Gaoling with heavy troops. Deng Xia attacked for many days but failed to take it down.Li Shu and Duan Si led troops to raise food, but they had already harvested everywhere and were transported away by the Yan army. They managed to grab some food, but Xi Luoteng and Ranganjin led troops to kill and snatch it all.Both Li Shu and Duan Si were killed, and the Jin soldiers who came out to raise food were wiped out. At this time, Huan Wen only had a few days of food in storage, and Gaoling and Shimen were unable to attack again and again.Huan Wen had no choice but to fight to the death and storm Murong Chui's camp.Murong Chui held his ground, and the Jin army repeatedly attacked, but to no avail.At this time, Huan Wen heard that the state of Qin had sent troops to attack Yingchuan from Luoyang, and wanted to steal his own rear.Huanwen's food and grass were not sustainable, and he was attacked on the back road, so he had to retreat.Because Qingshui could no longer sail boats, he burned all the large and small boats brought by a torch, and then led the army to retreat south. After Huanwen withdrew to the south, the Yan army immediately rejoiced and was beaten up by the Jin army for more than half a year. They also wanted to vent their anger, so they called for battle one after another.Mu Rongchui said: "Huan Wen is cautious in deploying troops. He must use elite troops in the rear and take strict precautions. If we go to fight them now, we will definitely not be able to take advantage." So he ordered five thousand elite cavalry to copy day and night to lie in front of Huan Wen in ambush.He personally led 10,000 elite soldiers and followed far behind the Jin army. Huan Wen rushed day and night until he reached Xiangyi (now Sui County, Henan Province).The Jin army was so exhausted that they lay on the ground and couldn't get up.Huan Wen hurriedly urged the soldiers to get up and continue running, how could the soldiers get up.Huan Wen was so anxious that he sent his own soldiers and generals to beat the soldiers away with whips. At this time, Murong Chui's 10,000 cavalry launched an attack from the rear, and charged at the Jin army all over the mountains and plains.Unable to resist, the Jin soldiers broke up and fled south, where they were ambushed by Murong De again.In this battle alone, the Jin army killed 30,000 people, injured 20,000, and countless people fled.Of the 80,000 troops that Huan Wen brought with him when he came, even the slightly injured soldiers are now less than 20,000. Huan Wen went south to Qiaojun (now three miles northwest of Mengcheng County, Anhui), where he encountered the troops of Qin generals Gou Chi and Deng Qiang.The Huan army's defeated army had never fought well, and they were defeated and fled. They did not dare to stop until they fled to the south of Shanyang, and then checked their troops, only three thousand remained. Murong Chui defeated Huan Wen, and his reputation was greatly shaken, becoming the most prestigious person in Yan Kingdom.Taifu Murong Ping was even more jealous of Murong Chui.Murong Chui asked for credit for the soldiers, but Murong Ping thought he was inviting people to buy people's hearts, so he suppressed it; Murong Chui asked for some important generals to be arranged at the border, but Murong Ping thought he was placing cronies, so he refused.Murong Chui was originally a good-tempered person, but at this time he also had a deep opinion of Murong Ping, so he approached Murong Ping for reason, and used his prestige and popularity to put pressure on Murong Ping. Murong Ping realized that Murong Chui was no longer under control, and both inside and outside the court wanted Murong Chui, so he suggested to the Kezuhun clan to get rid of Murong Chui.The Kezuhun family had this intention long ago, so the two began to look for Murongchui's so-called crime. When Murong Ke's son Murong Kai and Murong Chui's uncle Lan Jian got the news, they hurried to find Murong Chui and advised him to preemptively eliminate the two and take control of the court.Murong Chui said: "I can't bear to kill each other and become a rebellious minister. I would rather die than bear to do it." The two persuaded Murong Chui, and Murong Chui finally said: "Well, I will leave the capital and go to another country. Don't mention other methods." Lan Jian had no choice but to say: "Even if we are going, we should leave early. Otherwise When Murong Ping attacks you, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!" So Murong Chui took his wife Duan, four sons Murong Ling, Murong Bao, Murong Nong, and Murong Long, two nephews Murong Kai and Murong Shao, uncle Lan Jian, doctor Ling Gao Bi, and others to go hunting in the name of hunting. Leaving the capital, as soon as he left the capital, he went straight to Longcheng, the old capital of Liaodong. When Murong Ping learned about it, he immediately sent Xiping Lord Murong Qiang to lead a hundred fast horse cavalry to chase after him.Murong Qiang chased Murong Chui and others in Fan Yang. Murong Chui scolded Murong Qiang and told him to go back.Murong Qiang was in awe of Murong Chui, he didn't dare to arrest him, but he couldn't return his order when he went back, so he could only say: "I am here by the order of the Grand Tutor to invite you back, I dare not disobey the order." Murong Chui's eldest son, Murong Ling, was furious and stabbed Murong Qiang with an iron spear.Murong Qiang didn't dare to resist, and led his people away. Murong Ling said to his father: "The Empress Dowager and Murong Ping already know that we are going to Longcheng, and we must send troops to chase after them. Yan Guo can't stay, why not go to Qin Guo." Murong Chui also suffered from the greatness of the world and nowhere to stay, sighed: "It's the only way." So he wiped off the horseshoes and rut marks, changed into ordinary people's clothes, and quietly went south by the small road.Passing through Yecheng, and then to Heyang (now Mengzhou City).When crossing the river in Heyang, Murong Chui had no choice but to reveal his identity because he was stopped by the defenders because he did not have a document to clear the customs.These officers and soldiers admired Murong Chui very much, so they let Murong Chui cross the river.But the news soon spread to Yecheng, and Murong Ping hurriedly sent Wu Gui to chase after him. Wu Gui pursued Murongchui in Yan Township (now Lingbao City in western Henan Province).Wu Guiben was Murong Chui's old subordinate, and he wanted to let the old leader go, so he pretended to catch Murong Chui, but hinted that Murong Chui would kill him.Murongchui then beat Wu Gui several times, and Wu Gui pretended to be defeated and fled.Murong Chui then entered the territory of Qin State. When Fu Jian heard that Murong Chui was coming to vote, he hurriedly sent Deng Qiang to pick them up. He welcomed Murong Chui into Shancheng, changed their clothes, took a bath, shaved their hair, ate and drank them, and entertained them very attentively. .Then a special car was sent to pick him up, and Deng Qiang personally escorted them all the way to Chang'an.As soon as he arrived at Bashang in the east of Chang'an City, he saw that Qin King Fu Jian had come out of the city with all the civil and military officials to welcome him.Bashang is about 20 miles away from Chang'an City, and Fu Jian personally went out of the city 20 miles to pick him up, which shows that it is a high-standard reception etiquette at the head of state level. When Fu Jian saw Murong Chui, he took his hand and said, "You came to vote for me, because God asked you to help me rule the world. Don't worry, if I succeed, I will seal you to Youzhou, so that you can be regarded as A filial son is also a loyal minister." After meeting and exchanging greetings with Murongchui, Wang Meng realized that this person was not a person who had lived under others for a long time, so he quietly said to Fu Jian: "Father Murongchui is not a tameable thing. It will be a trouble for Qin in the future, so it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Fu Jian said: "The Zhou Dynasty got Wei Zi and destroyed Shang, Qin got Yu Yu and became hegemony, Wu got Wu Zixu and defeated Chu, Han got Chen Ping and punished Xiang Yu, Wei got Xu You and defeated Yuan Shao. For Murong Chui, if you give him the highest treatment, on the one hand, you can win the hearts of the people of Yan, and on the other hand, you can encourage more Yan to vote in the future. Isn't it a good thing?" Fu Jian didn't listen to Wang Meng's words, and worshiped Murong Chui as the champion general, made him a guest marquis, and worshiped Murong Kai as the Jinu general, and the rest of them received their own rewards.On the one hand, Fu Jian trained troops and horses, prepared food and grass, and prepared to attack east; on the other hand, he sent Huangmen Lang Shiyue to Yan State to ask Yan State for the land west of Hulao Pass. When Murong Ping saw Shi Yue, he categorically denied the land cessation treaty made at that time.Shi Yue took out the contract and said, "Look, it's clearly written in black and white. Do you still want to deny it?" Murong Ping turned his face and said: "The territory of Dayan was won by the soldiers in bloodshed, how could it be given to others so easily?" Shangshulang Gaotai, Taifu Joining the Army Liu Jing, Huangmen servant Liang Chen, Huangfuzhen and others all persuaded Murong Ping to guard against Qin, but Murong Ping didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was unfounded worrying, saying that Qin itself was a small country with weak strength, and Fu Jian was also a small country. Those who are cautious will never attack Yan. At this time, Shangshu Zuocheng Shen Shaoshangshu pointed out several major disadvantages caused by the state of Yan at that time: first, many local governors were unqualified, and the country did not check them, so most of them were corrupt and incompetent, the people were poor, and thieves flocked; Two, there are too many officials, much more than before. Not only is the efficiency of handling affairs extremely low, but the court can't manage the messy things among these officials, and they don't have the energy to do business at all; There are more than a thousand people, this is not counting eunuchs and servants, and the palace spends tens of thousands of gold every day. This kind of extravagance is popular in the court and even among the people, causing a great loss to the country's financial resources; fourth, those of us In 2009, troops were sent to attack Shiyiqian in the north. It was useless to waste the country's power, because although Shiyiqian did not pay tribute to Yan, it basically did not violate our borders. In the north, it is better to transfer to the west to defend against Qin, and to the south to defend against Jin. After reading these opinions, Murong Ping not only didn't listen to them, but was furious, and drove Shen Shao out of the court and demoted him to the prefect of Changshan.