Chapter 20 4. Destined Enemy

The selection of talents is a two-way street. Kings choose talents, and talents also choose kings. Especially in troubled times, a fatuous (here fatuous mainly refers to lack of talent, courage, ambition, rather than moral noble sentiments) king is It is difficult to get the favor of talents. Only those heroes and masters who are capable and tolerant can gather more and more talents. Murong Chui is not only a talent, but also a famous general who shakes the world, the pillar of Yan Kingdom, with him, the majestic Huan Wen has nothing to do, and other smaller forces dare not act rashly.But now, Murong Chui is about to escape.Then, why did Murong Ling advise him to go to Qin State, and why did he think that going to Qin State was a safer way out than the political change?What is so special about Qin State that can attract people like Murong Chui and Murong Ling?

The State of Qin was the former Qin State established by the Di tribe.The King of Qin at that time was the famous Fu Jian.Fu Jian also ascended to the throne through a coup. Unlike most ethnic minority leaders, he is a king who is more Han than Han. Fu Jian, styled Yonggu and Wenyu, was a member of the Di tribe in Lueyang Linwei (now southeast of Qin'an, Gansu).Fu Jian is the grandson of Fu Hong, the nephew of Fu Jian, and the son of Fu Xiong.After Fu Hong's death, Fu Jian occupied Guanzhong and proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an.Fu Xiong was named the King of the East China Sea because of his contribution to assisting his elder brother Fu Jian in establishing the country.After Fu Xiong's death, Fu Jian inherited the title.After Fu Jian died, Fu Sheng came to the throne.Fu Sheng was a brutal and bloodthirsty man, even worse than Shi Le. During his seven years in power, he killed countless people. In the end, he was captured jointly by King Fu Fa of Qinghe and Fu Jian, King of East China Sea. He was deposed as King of Yue and was finally killed.

In 357 AD, Fu Jian ascended the throne.The first thing he did was to abolish the title of emperor and change his title to Great Qin Tianwang.Don't underestimate this small change. You must know that the Chinese are the most famous people - whoever proclaims the emperor is the target of public criticism and everyone's target.At that time, there were two emperors in the world—the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Yan Kingdom, and the strength of the former Qin Dynasty could not be compared with the two.Fu Jian's self-demotion was to obtain a relatively relaxed development environment for the former Qin Dynasty.Next, Fu Jian punished treacherous officials, abolished bad governance, quelled civil strife, recuperated, developed production, and settled people's livelihood. At the same time, he appointed a large number of talented Han people as officials.

In many cases, the development of things is complementary: Fu Jian did these things to free the country from civil strife, but it was not enough for the former Qin to compete in the world; Scholars all over the world looked at the former Qin Dynasty with admiration.Fu Jian's virtuous name and the potential of the former Qin Dynasty have become a new "investment" direction for many visionary people. Among them, Wang Meng is the one with the most foresight and the most willing to spend money. Wang Meng, courtesy name Jinglue, was born in Ju County, Beihai (now southeast of Shouguang, Weifang, Shandong).Wang Meng was born in an ordinary family, but he was eager to learn and learned a lot, and he especially liked reading military books.Those who like to read military books and the art of yin and yang are generally ambitious and ambitious, and they are not willing to be content with the status quo.The same is true for Wang Meng. He did not migrate southward to the Eastern Jin Dynasty like most Han people in the Central Plains. Instead, he went from Qingzhou to Guanzhong and lived in seclusion in Huayin at the foot of Huashan Mountain.Perhaps, in Wang Meng's view, the towering and precipitous Mount Hua is the reflection of his life aspirations.And Huayin is just at the gateway to the three strategic areas of Guanzhong, Central Plains, and Hedong. Wang Meng lives in seclusion here, that is, he lives in seclusion in troubled times, watching the changes in the world, and waiting for the opportunity.

In 354 A.D., Huanwen led an army to station in Bashang during the Northern Expedition to the former Qin Dynasty.When Wang Meng heard about it, he went to the camp of the Jin army in a linen jacket to ask for an audience.After the meeting, Wang Meng caught lice while talking about the general trend of the world, as if there was no one else around.Huan Wen is also the kind of person who doesn't stick to trifles, and he admires Wang Meng's talents and insights very much.When Huan Wen asked why the people in Guanzhong didn't come to serve me when he led the king's division to the north, Wang Meng replied: "Chang'an City is close at hand, but you don't attack it. The people in Guanzhong don't know whether you are determined or not." Recapture Guanzhong, so I dare not come."

Wang Meng's words hit the nail on the head, implying that Huanwen's Northern Expedition was just gaining political capital.After hearing this, Huan Wen remained silent, and only said one sentence, no one in Jiangdong can match your talent.Huan Wen wanted to recruit Wang Meng to his command, but Wang Meng refused.In Wang Meng's view, Huan Wen is a great man, but he is not a wise master who can entrust his life and realize his ideals.He decided to keep waiting. This year, Huan Wen was 42 years old and Wang Meng was 29 years old. Three years later, the situation in Guanzhong changed, and Fu Jian became the king of Qin. Everything he did showed that this person had a chance to become the hero of the world.

Wang Meng decided to leave the mountain. Through the introduction of Lu Polou, Fu Jian and Wang Meng hit it off.Many people regard their meeting as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang; but in fact, Fu Jian and Wang Meng are more like Qin Xiaogong and Shang Yang back then. During the twelve years from 357 AD to 369 AD, under the governance of Fu Jian and Wang Meng, the former Qin State flourished day by day.After the internal conflicts were basically resolved, the pair of monarchs and ministers set their sights on external expansion.During Huan Wen's third Northern Expedition, they thought that Yan State, which had lost Murong Ke, was no match for Huan Wen at all; but Murong Chui's re-emergence made them realize that as long as this person is still there, Yan State is still very difficult to deal with.

Murong Chui took the initiative to vote, Fu Jian was naturally overjoyed, but Wang Meng was suspicious. Fu Jian knew very well that if he wanted to retain talents, he must give sufficient preferential treatment in terms of face, status and material.He first personally took all the civil and military officials to the outskirts of Chang'an to meet Murong Chui.Even the common people in Guanzhong were moved by the news and went to see the demeanor of Murongchui and his son one after another (Murongchui's family is famous for producing handsome men).Originally Murong Chui came to vote in adversity, disheartened, but he did not expect to be greeted by Fu Jian as a state guest, which was very different from the treatment he received in Yan State. Naturally, he was moved and emotional.

Just welcoming him was not enough, after talking with Murong Chui, Fu Jian felt that this person really deserved his reputation, so he immediately appointed him as a champion general, Marquis of Bindu, and five hundred households of Shihuayin.If you still have impressions, Wang Meng lived in seclusion in Huayin back then; Fu Jian was generous, even rewarding Murong Chui with Wang Meng's lair, and he didn't even think about how Wang Meng felt. Fu Jian felt that it was not enough to save face and be appointed as an official—Murong Chui and his family, most of them were adult males, had not yet got enough food, clothing, housing and transportation. Able to settle down in Chang'an.

After the award was over, Murong Chui's family left happily.Next, it was Wang Meng's turn to play.Wang Meng was very clear-headed, and poured cold water on Fu Jian at that time, saying that Murong Chui is not so easy to tame, and it is better to get rid of him now than to become a disaster in the future. But Fu Jian thought that Murong Chui and his son came to vote in trouble, and I could use their power to calm the world; now that they have just arrived, I have just accepted them sincerely, if they turn their faces and kill people immediately, will the heroes of the world come to me? ?

Some people thought that Wang Meng was narrow-minded, worried that Fu Jian would value Murong Chui too much and would pose a threat to his status, so he did everything possible to kill him (and he did it later).But what Wang Meng was really worried about was not that his position would be shaken, but that Murong Chui's arrival would open a hole, a hole for indiscriminate abuse of talents.Tolerance is indeed the quality that a successful king should have, but when it comes to employing people, there should be some discrimination - some people can be freely appointed, some people should control their use, and some people should be killed to imitate others.For someone like Murong Chui, who would backfire if not used properly, Wang Meng's opinion is that he would rather be killed by mistake than condone a traitor. It should be said that Wang Meng's words made sense, because Murong Chui was indeed an uncontrollable tyrant, and after the Battle of Feishui, he really turned against him.Fu Jian's thinking was also reasonable, if he turned his face and killed someone right after the reception, where would he put his face?How will you be the boss in the future?Wang Meng fulfilled his duty as a courtier and reminded Fu Jian; as a decision maker, Fu Jian also had his own considerations, so he did not kill Murong Chui. Because Fu Jian has his self-confidence - if I don't kill you, if I treat you well, you will be grateful and serve me.He wants to take an unprecedented path of tolerance.Therefore, whether it is Murong Chui or a large group of nobles from the Yan Kingdom who will come to join him in the future, he will entrust him with important tasks.But the facts have proved that Wang Meng's words are justified. The Murong family is a family with poor cohesion but strong independence.When you're not strong enough to control them, they can wreak havoc. Fu Jian and Wang Meng were originally outside the scope of Northeast Asia, but the relationship between these two people and Murong Chui is too close, so I think it is necessary to write about it.In addition, Wang Meng's choice has always been controversial—why didn't he work for the Han orthodox Eastern Jin Dynasty, but instead joined the Hu nationality regime and fought for the former Qin Dynasty? If we put aside the orthodox moral point of view, Wang Meng's choice is easy to understand.In troubled times, it is time to fight for strength, vision, and determination. For example, in the workplace, it does not matter to us whether the boss is a good person or a bad person.What we need is a salary that can support our family, a boss who can appreciate and reuse us, and a platform that can display our talents and provide development opportunities.No one who can get a certain share is clean. Wang Meng saw very clearly that Jiangdong was not a place for him to display his strengths and ambitions.So he gave up on Huan Wen—in fact, Huan Wen also hated those famous scholars who could only brag, just like Cao Cao hated Kong Rong.If you go to Jiangdong and do your best, it will be just another Huanwen.But in the eyes of those people, Huan Wen was just an upstart with no education or skills. First there was Zhang Bin, and then there was Wang Meng. In that era of bold and unrestrained personalities, when Jiangdong Qingliu celebrities pursued the highest state of life with Qingtan Metaphysics and Wushi San, they used their actual actions to explain to us what is beyond orthodox morality. It is a life orientation that pursues self-realization. Murong Chui's vote made Fu Jian want to take action against Yan, and soon found the reason.It turned out that during Huanwen's Northern Expedition, the State of Yan was worried that it would not be able to resist, so it asked Qin for help.The former Qin sent troops to support it as promised, and the condition was that after the victory, the Yan State would cede the land west of Hulao Pass to the former Qin (actually Luoyang).But after the battle was over, Yan Guo chose to forget about it and didn't mention it at all. Since you refused to give me the appointment, then I will get it myself! Murong Chui came forward to vote, and Fu Jian sent Wang Meng, Deng Qiang, Liang Cheng and others to lead an army of 30,000 to Luoyang, and sent Murong Ling to join the army and act as a guide for the army.It was this tentative dispatch of troops that gave Wang Meng the opportunity to attack Murongchui and his son.Wang Meng was aboveboard all his life, but it was in this matter that he let us see what the real strategy is.It's not that he doesn't know how to use intrigues, but he disdains them; he will resort to intrigues only when honest means can't solve the problem; once he resorts to intrigues, he will become a completely different person. The army is about to set off, and this is the first time that a member of the Murong family has dedicated their lives to Qin; the opponent is the old country they have fought for for many years.Murong Chui was apprehensive, and he also knew that from the moment he turned his back on him, he had to use the blood of Yan people in exchange for the trust of Qin people in him.The commander-in-chief of the army is Wang Meng, a man with sharp eyes, who is quite indifferent to himself, but he can't afford to offend him.Decades of ups and downs in the officialdom made Murong Chui understand the truth of being a man with his tail tucked up and being dependent on others.He decided to test Wang Meng. At that time, the Qin army had already left Guanzhong and marched towards Luoyang, and Murong Ling was naturally among them; while Wang Meng, who was in charge of the overall planning and dispatch of the army, still stayed in Chang'an and did not set off.Wang Meng did not refuse Murong Chui's invitation and went to the banquet calmly.He knew that this person would definitely come to invite him—for his son and for the future of the family. The banquet is not a grand family, but a good banquet.There is no one else, only Jinglue and Luo Er. At the banquet, the host and guest had a good time.At that moment, Wang Meng and Murong Chui, two of the most outstanding figures in the world, seemed to be no longer enemies, but a pair of old friends who had been friends for a long time, talking freely about the world and becoming confidants.After drinking for three rounds, it's hard to tell the truth from the truth. Wang Meng's knowledge of conversation made Murong Chui believe that this person must be wooed; Murong Chui's heroic demeanor also made Wang Meng more sure that this person is not a person who has lived under others for a long time, and today's forbearance is just a stopgap measure , there must be something in the future. But, now is not the time to attack.Wang Meng was waiting, waiting for Murong Chui to speak. Murong Chui opened his mouth, hoping that Wang Meng would take care of his son Murong Ling more in the army by virtue of his alcoholism.This was a perfectly normal request, Wang Meng agreed without hesitation, and then continued to drink and talk.Seeing that Wang Meng was so happy, Murong Chui felt a little less restrained in his heart.Both of them were originally heroes, the more they drank, the more fun they had, and the more they drank, the more speculative they became.However, Murong Chui was really happy, but Wang Meng was half-truth and half-false.At the end of the drink, Wang Meng even took Murong Chui's hand, wanting to sworn brothers with him.Murong Chui didn't expect that Wang Meng would hide his fancy even when drinking and worshiping. He was only worried that Wang Meng would be too cruel to Yan Guo, but he didn't think that Wang Meng was really going to deal with himself. After swearing to the sky, Murong Chui made obeisance to the bold bearded man in front of him.The ancients did not just talk about sworn worship, but they had to have a token certificate. Wang Meng then said, I will lead the army to go out soon. Give it to you as a souvenir. When I'm not around, when you see it, it's like seeing me.Murong Chui was greatly moved—Wang Meng not only agreed to take care of his son, but also took the initiative to make a sworn vow with him, and gave him the things he loved; and he, who was originally here to ask for favors, actually owed Wang Meng several favors.Although Murong Chui is a rough man who never brought the Four Treasures of the Study with him, he is a bold man, and after receiving Wang Meng's care, he must return him a big favor. Therefore, he immediately untied the treasured sword handed down from his family and gave it to Wang Meng. Wang Meng as a reward. This knife has a specific name, it is called Jindao. What Murong Chui didn't expect was that what was given away was a golden knife, but what was given away was his son's life! With the golden knife in hand, tonight's action will be considered a success.Looking back at Wang Meng's actions: Murong Chui would be worried only if Murong Ling was sent to attack the country of Yan; only when he was worried would Murong Chui take the initiative to invite him; Only after giving favors can there be the atmosphere and possibility of sworn worship; only after sworn sworn can Murong Chui give back the token; only after getting Murong Chui's token can the next step be taken... Every step is meticulous, exact, and not revealed The slightest trace, a matter of course. Therefore, it is very likely that Wang Meng recommended to Fu Jian to let Murong Ling participate in the attack on Yan State as a member of the army.As for why it was Murong Ling, perhaps from the first time he saw this young man, Wang Meng had expected that this man must be a restless master who must be eliminated... Wang Meng's plan is divided into two steps: the first step is to fool Murong Chui and get the token; the second step is to fool Murong Ling. After sending Wang Meng away, Murong Chui did not send anyone to tell Murong Ling: Son, Dad has already taken care of your leader. He will take care of you along the way, so don't worry!Murong Chui felt that with Murong Ling's ability and Wang Meng's secret care, there was no need to ventilate.Judging from Murong Ling's behavior afterwards, it was true that Murong Chui never contacted him again.On the other hand, if Murong Chui communicated with Murong Ling, the matter might not be what happened later. In this way, Murong Ling followed the Qin army to the outside of Luoyang city.Wang Meng used both kindness and power to conquer Jingzhou Inspector of Yan State and Wuwei King Murong Zhu, and occupied Luoyang without bloodshed.Immediately afterwards, the Qin army fought another battle at Shimen (now north of Xingyang, Henan Province) with the reinforcements of Yan State led by King Murong Zang of Le'an. After a defeat, the two armies fell into a stalemate. In a dark night, a person came outside Murong Ling's military tent, and wanted to see him by name.As soon as the two met, Murong Ling recognized this person as his father's confidant Jin Xi (when I saw this name, my first impression was that it was a stick).Murong Ling saw that Jin Xi was tense, as if he had brought some important news, so he screened away, leaving Jin Xi alone. Sure enough, Jin Xi brought a message from Murong Chui: "The reason why our father and son defected to the Qin State was nothing more than to avoid disaster. But now Wang Meng is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and he is on guard against us in every possible way, framing us everywhere, and wishes to kill us. Qin King Fu Jian It’s good for us now, but it’s sure that Wang Meng can’t stand the bad things about us every day. Maybe we’ll be in great trouble soon. I heard that Murong Wei regretted our departure, and hoped that we could go back and serve the country of Yan again. So I decided to go back to the country. When you saw Jinxi, I was already on my way back to the country of Yan. You are in the army now, and you can get away and go back to the country as soon as you have a chance. The situation is urgent, and I have no time to write a letter, so I sent Jin Xi brought the words, and I hereby use the golden knife as evidence." After finishing speaking, Jin Xi handed over the golden saber that Wang Meng got from Murong Chui. After hearing this, Murong Ling was amazed.Ever since he came to Qin, his father had never expressed any intention of returning to the country; what's more, it was unbelievable that he had just defected once and then defected again immediately.But Jin Xi in front of him was indeed his father's confidant; the golden knife in his hand was indeed his father's belonging.Even a quick-witted person like Murong Ling is also in a state of confusion. The best way at this moment is to get in touch with his father immediately, but according to Jin Xi's words, his father is already on his way back to China, so it is basically impossible to contact him.But if he continued to stay in the camp of the Qin army, once the news of his father's defection came, he would be arrested by the Qin army and questioned immediately. Instead of sitting still and waiting to die, it is better to take a step first! After only one night, Murong Ling made up his mind to escape! Murong Ling escaped very smoothly.Of course, all of this was arranged by Wang Meng; even Jin Xi was bought by him with a lot of money, and he was asked to go to Murong Ling to give a message, and at the same time, he offered a golden knife to force him to defect. As soon as Murong Ling fled, Wang Meng immediately complained to Fu Jian, and at the same time let Murong Chui get the news at the first time. When Murong Chui heard that his son had run away, he didn't even think that Wang Meng was behind the trick, he just thought it was this restless son who got into trouble again, so he didn't even try to defend himself, and ran away.Unfortunately, Wang Meng could let his son go, but he couldn't let Lao Tzu go. As soon as Murongchui reached Lantian, he was caught up by the pursuers and escorted back to Chang'an. Things have progressed to this point, all under Wang Meng's calculation and control, without any mistakes.But there is a saying that all achievements fall short. Just when Murong Chui was dejected and felt that he was doomed, Fu Jian, a kind man, pardoned him, and comforted him by saying: It is human nature for a child to miss his homeland, and I just do it for him. It is just a pity that there is no chance to serve Daqin; even if there are ten more Murong orders, the fate of Yan will inevitably be defeated.He is him, and you are you. It is his loss if he runs away, and it has nothing to do with you. Wang Meng on the side must be vomiting blood with anger—it’s not easy for me to set up a poisonous scheme, and it was wiped out by you so lightly, God is not fair... Murong Chui escaped a catastrophe, but Murong Ling who ran back to Yan State was not so lucky - his father never came back at all, and he was still an official in Qin State.Seeing that Murong Ling came back out of nowhere, the officials of Yan State thought that he was sent by Qin State as an undercover agent, but they didn't dare to kill him to offend Murong Chui, so they found a reason to exile him to Shacheng (located a few kilometers northeast of Longcheng) Hundreds of miles away) went to the border. Murong Ling was born to be the kind of restless person. After coming to Shacheng, he was unwilling to live in such a poor life, so he actively contacted the old department, prepared to secretly rise up, and then occupied Longcheng, with Liaodong as the base camp, and made a comeback (it was given to Murong earlier) down that suggestion). At this time, the second generation ancestor Murong Lin appeared again. He used Murong Ling's trust to learn about his plan to raise troops, and then repeated his tricks and went to Murong Ping to report the secret.Soon, Murong Ling raised his troops, but because the Yan army was well prepared, he was defeated and killed. The star of hope among the younger generation of the Murong Clan, was thus unknowingly killed by Wang Meng's calculations.Until he was killed, Murong Ling probably didn't understand why he was so unlucky. After Murong Ling died, Murong Chui made Murong Bao his son.Later, the greatest regret of Murongchui, who rebuilt the Yan Kingdom, was that none of his sons was worthy of a great job.While regretting Murong Ling's death, he was terrified of Wang Meng's poisonous plan—fortunately, Wang Meng died early, otherwise he wouldn't have had the chance to rebuild Dayan. Although Wang Meng's golden knife strategy failed to kill Murong Chui, it killed Murong Chui's best son, Murong Ling.What he killed was not the hidden danger of the former Qin Dynasty twenty years later, but the future hope of the Murong clan! There is no more poisonous trick in the world than this! After capturing Luoyang, the former Qin Dynasty opened up the road from Guanzhong to the Central Plains.At that time, in terms of absolute strength, the former Qin was still far behind the Yan State; just like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao before the Battle of Guandu, although the former Qin seemed to be at a disadvantage, Murong Chui's departure undoubtedly gave a big signal to the people of the world— ——The Yan State can no longer keep people, and the former Qin Dynasty is on the rise; in the Qin State, the bully Wang Meng is in power, but in the Yan State, the mediocre Murong Ping is in power. Well, let's make a judgment, just wait for the final showdown. At that time, the former Qin Dynasty had already occupied Pingyang and Luoyang: Pingyang and Luoyang were the two keys to control the middle reaches of the Yellow River.More than 600 years ago, Qin State also occupied these two places (although Qin State did not occupy Luoyang, it controlled the large and small ferries on both sides of the Yellow River), turning Shangdang County in South Korea into an enclave.The prefect of Shangdang never stopped doing two things, and dedicated Shangdang to Zhao Guo, which was close at hand, which triggered the three-year Changping War. Like the Qin State back then, the former Qin did not cross the river from Luoyang to attack Hebei, but chose Shangdang as the place of decisive battle.Why did you choose Shangdang?That’s because, from the perspective of military geography, crossing the river through Luoyang to attack Yecheng in Hebei is an upward attack from south to north (Northern Expeditions in previous dynasties were more difficult than Southern Expeditions, because the north was “upper” and the south was “lower.” ”), the Yan army is likely to launch an attack when the Qin army crosses the river.Furthermore, the distance from Guanzhong to Henan is relatively long, and the threat of being intercepted along the way is also greater. The Shangdang Highland is located between the Hebei Great Plain and the Hedong Plain (on both sides of the lower reaches of the Fen River).If the State of Yan occupies the Shangdang highland, it will form a pressure on the Pingyang County of the Qin State; if the State of Qin occupies the Shangdang Highland, it will be able to swoop down and attack Handan and Yecheng.In addition, Pingyang was the strategic supply base of the former Qin Dynasty in Hedong, and the distance from Pingyang to Shangdang was much shorter than that from Luoyang. In 370 AD, the famous Battle of Luchuan broke out between the former Qin and the former Yan.Murong Ke's death and Murong Chui's departure caused irreparable losses to Yan State.Although the Yan State at this time was powerful, it looked like an old man with no appearance; the former Qin Dynasty was a strong young man, and his troops were divided into two groups, one was to attack Taiyuan, and the other was to attack Shangdang.Shangdang was short of water, and Murong Ping, the commander of the Yan army, went so far as to do a lot of business in the army in order to make money, which caused complaints from the soldiers.In the final decisive battle, Wang Meng led the 60,000 elite Qin army to defeat the main force of the 300,000 Yan army, then went east to Taihang, conquered Yecheng, and successively wiped out all the territory of Yan State including Liaodong, and destroyed Yan State in one fell swoop. After conquering the Yan Kingdom, Fu Jian ordered most of the princes and nobles of the Yan Kingdom to be moved to Chang'an. All the royal family and nobles including Murong Wei and Murong Ping were appointed officials. Entering the palace, a romantic affair of "one female and one male, both flying into the purple palace" was performed. (I won’t exaggerate the story of Murong Chong’s sister and brother. I remember reading a novel called "Feng Qi A Fang" before, which is the story. Friends who are interested can read it.) After the fall of the Yan State, those Murong's children who were officials in the former Qin Dynasty hated Murong's review of the country, so they all wanted to kill him to vent their anger.Fu Jian treated everyone equally, regardless of whether it was the meritorious Murong Chui, the captured Murong Wei, or the public target Murong Ping, he did not kill any of them; in order to protect Murong Ping from being assassinated, he specially named him the prefect of Fan Yang and sent him to guard northern border.Although Murong Ping was mediocre, he was greedy for money and wronged the country, but he was a blessed man. He was neither killed by Fu Jian nor was he killed by the Murong clan. little miracle. In the following ten years, the former Qin Dynasty took advantage of the prestige of conquering the Yan State, successively destroyed Qiuchi, took Bashu, settled Xiliang, Pingdai State, and conquered Xiangyang, and unified the north, which seriously threatened the survival of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.At that time, Huan Wen was dead, the Eastern Jin regime was controlled by Xie An and Huan Chong respectively, and there were famous generals such as Xie Xuan and Huan Yi sitting on the front line, so the former Qin did not take much advantage. While leveling the north, Fu Jian also set his sights on the farther northwest and northeast.After pacifying Xiliang, the former Qin Dynasty opened up the Western Regions and regained the control of the Central Plains regime over the Western Regions. Countries in the Western Regions also paid tribute one after another. For a while, there was an endless stream of envoys going back and forth between the Western Regions and Chang'an.Liaodong is the hometown of Xianbei, and the former Qin mainly adopted diplomatic means to control this area. Many people wonder why the mighty Yan State was destroyed by Qin State all of a sudden?In my opinion, the destruction of the Yan State was actually a shock therapy that used external forces (former Qin) to achieve a major reshuffle of the internal ruling class.Although the country is gone, the people who ruled the country have basically remained, and they are appointed officials and soldiers, and they are living a good life. This gives them a chance to learn from the pain and make a comeback for Xu Tu.For the former Qin Dynasty, it was a good thing to destroy Yan in one fell swoop, but it also swallowed jujubes whole, which caused severe indigestion.