Chapter 14 2. The rise of the Murong Ministry

The history of China is always repeated in the chaos, and each era has its unique charm - the vigor and contention of the Warring States Period, the freedom and unrestrainedness of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the gorgeous atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the prosperity and prosperity of the Song Dynasty... People say that the prosperity of the age, But I love troubled times alone.In troubled times, heroes rise together; in troubled times, strong men emerge in large numbers.The biggest troubled times in Chinese history were the Wei, Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms.Compared with the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Wei, Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms were more chaotic and more exciting.

It was an era where iron blood and romance coexisted, and it was also an era where killings and personalities were rampant.The beauty of the Wei and Jin Dynasties lies in the poetry and wine, the seven sages in the bamboo grove, the chickens dancing, the middle stream hitting the oars, the gold and iron horses, and the quicksand in the desert... The beauty of the Wei and Jin Dynasties is not only the beauty of the Han nationality, but also the beauty of the Hu nationality.From the chaos of the Five Dynasties to the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in this era of unrestrained personality, there is a nation that has written one tragic story after another with their heroism and courage during hundreds of years of turmoil.This nation came from Liaodong, developed and expanded in the flames of war, and declined in the internal struggle.

This nation is the Xianbei Murong clan.No nation can establish so many regimes like the Xianbei Murong clan, and no family can emerge so many heroes like the Murong clan.Even without Murong Bo and Murong Fu described by Jin Yong, they still wrote their own brilliance and glory with blood and sweat. Murong's surname was not "Murong" at first.During Sima Yi's expedition to Liaodong, there was a group of Xianbei who fought side by side with the Wei army.The commander of this Xianbei group, Mo Huba, was the leader of the Murong tribe, but he did not take Murong as his surname.After Mo Huba, the Murong family emerged Murong Xin, Murong Han, Murong Yu, Murong Ke, Murong Chui, Murong De, Murong Ling, Murong Chong, Murong Feng, Murong Nong, Murong Long, Murong Sheng and other outstanding figures. .This is the Murong family, every name is a love-hate relationship; every name is a story of blood and fire, a legendary family that has faded from the stage of history and is still regarded as the crown of the family by various martial arts novels .

In the novel, Gusu Murong is a descendant of the Xianbei Murong family. Every generation of men has taken the mission of returning to the country, but Murong Fu at that time has been completely assimilated by the Han people. In the middle of the year, Xianbei Murong opened up frontiers and competed for the world with pride and arrogance, but his handsome and elegant appearance vaguely retained a bit of Murong's "white captive" style. Since Murong's surname was not originally Murong, where did the surname Murong come from? The word Murong comes from a kind of hat that was popular in the north at that time - Bu Yao Guan.The step-up crown is an upgraded version of the popular cage crown in the Han Dynasty: the cage crown is a kind of hat worn by generals, shaped like an upside-down goblet, surrounded by a cage-shaped hard shell; The crown of the cage is inlaid with golden leaves that look like branches and leaves, and it will make a sound when you move it. Wearing this tube on the street, it makes a sound when you walk and shake it.

Mo Huba liked this kind of avant-garde hat very much, so he wore it to show off in the market all day long.Later, when the people saw him, they didn't call him by his name, but called him Bu Yao.Not only was Mo Huba not angry, but he was very happy, shouting, adding the homonym of Donghu dialect, Buyao became Murong, Mo Huba took this as his surname, and his people were also called Murong. After Mo Huba's death, his son Murong Muyan and his grandson Murong Shegui successively became the leaders of the Murong tribe.When Murong Shegui was in power, the Murong tribe basically followed the Western Jin Dynasty, and often fought with the Yuwen family and Goguryeo, and did not cause much trouble.However, Murong Shegui has two powerful sons, the eldest son is a concubine named Murong Tuyuhun; the second son is a concubine named Murong Xin.

The relationship between the two brothers was originally very good, but later Murong Xin was provoked by others and felt that this elder brother might pose a threat to his position as the heir, so he alienated him, and even had disputes over trivial matters.Murong Tuyuhun didn't want his brothers to turn against each other, so in 283 A.D., 1700 households under his command moved westward to the Yinshan area.Thirty years later, Murong Tuyuhun led his followers down from Yinshan Mountain to Longxi Huahan (now Linxia, ​​Gansu Province), and using this as a base, he began to expand to the Sichuan-Tibet border area and the Hexi Corridor.

Not long after Murong Tuyuhun left, Murong Shegui passed away.His younger brother Murong Nai took the opportunity to seize power and forced his eldest son Murong Xin away.This should be regarded as Murong's first coup.In the next few years, coups became commonplace for the descendants of the Murong family.Two years later, Murong's tribe killed Murong Nai and welcomed Murong back.Yet another coup. When he was young, Murongxin was heroic, tall and straight, with extraordinary bearing. In the words of "Book of Jin·Murongxin Zaiji", he was "bright, beautiful, eight feet long, and magnanimous".Even Zhang Hua, who was General Anbei at the time and had always been a man of knowledge, couldn't help admiring when he saw Murong Xin: "The king must be the weapon of life, and the one who saves the time!" (" Book of Jin·Murong Xin Records)

The Murong family's first handsome guy recorded in the history books was released.It doesn't matter whether you know people or judge people by their appearance, in short, Zhang Hua admires this handsome young man very much, and even gave him his hat (should have no other meaning), and became friends with Wangnian. However, the rise of Murongbu was not all smooth sailing.In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, the strength of Murong Bu was far inferior to that of Duan Bu and Yuwen Bu.When Murong Shegui was alive, he invaded western Liaoning because he wanted to trouble the Ministry of Yuwen, but was defeated by the Jin army, killing and injuring more than 10,000 people.If Murong Shegui is a dog that can be used to guard the home, then Murong Xin is a wild and unruly wolf.

In 285 A.D. (the sixth year of Taikang, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty), Murong Xin became the leader of the Murong tribe, and immediately showed his true colors as a wolf.Murongxin originally wanted to use the power of the Western Jin Dynasty to attack the Yuwen Department, but was rejected by Emperor Wu of Jin.At this time, the wolf began to bite.In a fit of rage, Murong Xin led his army into Liaoxi County and looted wantonly.Emperor Wu of Jin was furious, and immediately sent a large army to attack and beat the wolf who had just grown up.Wolves don't give up easily.Seeing that the Western Jin Dynasty was difficult to deal with, Murongxu did not withdraw his troops. Instead, he turned his head and took a sharp bite towards Fuyu Kingdom (in today's Jilin Province) to the east. Not only did he capture Fuyu Kingdom City, but he also captured ten thousand Many prisoners.King Yilu of Fuyu was defeated and committed suicide, and his son Yiluo fled to Woju (present-day Xianxing, North Korea).

The people of the tribe still have to survive, but the Xianbei people don't farm the land; they want to grow stronger, but the Xianbei people have no money.Without enough food and money, it is impossible to increase its strength.what to do?Wolves are smart, especially a wolf like Murong Xin.He quickly thought of a way - human trafficking. In the second year, the wolf once again showed its fangs to Liaodong, with the goal of plundering the population. Fuyu Prince Yiluo had no choice but to ask the Western Jin Dynasty for help.The Han regime in the Central Plains has always supported well-behaved and obedient vassal states, and the Western Jin Dynasty was no exception.Soon, Dongyi Colonel He Kan sent the governor Jia Shen to lead the army to escort Yiluo back to Fuyu, helping him gather the remaining troops and rebuild the country.

After Murong Xin heard the news, he immediately sent his general Sun Ding to lead his cavalry to intercept him on the way.This time, the wolf miscalculated again. The Xianbei cavalry was fought hard by the Jin army and was defeated. Sun Ding was killed and Fuyu returned to the country.However, it doesn't matter, the sheep taste better when they are fattened.After Fuyu was restored to the country, the wolf Murongxin was still tirelessly plundering the people of Fuyu and selling them to the Central Plains. As the so-called market determines production, Emperor Wu of Jin immediately took countermeasures. On the one hand, he asked the government to redeem Fuyu's slaves, and on the other hand, he ordered Sili and Jizhou to strictly prohibit buying and selling Fuyu's population.Why only Sili and Jizhou?Sili refers to the surrounding areas of the capital Luoyang; Jizhou refers to the Hebei area.The princes and nobles gathered in these two places, and they are also the largest buyers of slaves and the main market; as for the Youzhou border area, they don’t have much spending power, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so they can’t be banned if they want to. . This move directly cut off the source of income of the human trafficker Murong Xin. However, wolves can think.You can't win a fight, and you can't sell it.Murong Xin realized that if he continued to toss like this, he might lose his money.After discussing with his clansmen, he decided to change his style of rushing and fighting, and turned to the Western Jin Dynasty to become a minister. At the same time, he established a good relationship with the surrounding brothers and tribes. Ren and Murong Zhao (the three brothers who are very powerful again). When Emperor Wu of Jin saw that Murongxin had been "opened up", he also sent him a carrot and made him the governor of Xianbei. In order to show his sincerity, Murongxian also specially wore Han scholar's costumes and went to Dongyi Mansion to visit He Kan, the school captain of Dongyi.He Kan felt that Murong Xin's arrival was not kind, so he deployed heavy troops inside and outside the mansion to avoid accidents.Seeing this, Murong Xin immediately put on a suit of armor, went to meet him neither humble nor overbearing, and said a famous saying: "If the master is not polite, why should the guest come back!" It means that your master doesn't take me seriously. Naturally, as a guest, there is no need to treat each other with courtesy.He Kan was very ashamed when he heard this, and felt that Murong Xing was someone, so he received more courtesy from then on. However, Murongxin, who was recognized by the Western Jin government, seemed to be a different person. He made friends with the outside world, educated the tribesmen internally, and took the initiative to learn the advanced system and culture of the Central Plains, which effectively promoted the development of the Murong Department. A few years later, there was another friction between Murongbu and Yuwenbu.Shanyu Yuwen Mogui of the Yuwen Department sent his younger brother Yuwen Quyun as the commander, and Su Ting as the vanguard, aggressively attacking the Murong Department.Murong Xin led his army to attack and defeated Su Ting's vanguard.Suoting was furious and mobilized an army of 100,000 to surround Thorn City where Murong's troops were located.At this time, Murongxian, who had endured for a long time, once again showed his true nature as a wolf. While motivating the soldiers and civilians to fight to the death, he personally led the army to fight and defeated the Suyan army. left home.