Chapter 26 3. Post-Murongchui Era

In 396 A.D., Murong Bao became the emperor of Houyan under the scorn of a group of uncles and brothers.Murong Bao did not make a big mistake. If he lived in a peaceful age, he might still be a good ruler of success; it is a pity that Murong Bao lived in the most chaotic and turbulent era in China. His ancestors, his brothers, everyone Capable than him, they are all more or less ambitious.This doomed Murong Bao's tragedy, and it also doomed the country of Yan in the post-Murongchui era to inevitably follow the old path of civil strife. A new monarch, a new atmosphere.After Murong Bao came to the throne, he still wanted to do something.He also knew that a large group of uncles and brothers didn't obey him very much, and sooner or later they would cause some troubles, so he decided to settle the northeast border first, and made Taiwang Gao Tande the Mu of Pingzhou and the king of Liaodong and Daifang.From the content of this appointment, it can be seen that Houyan has recognized Goguryeo's right to rule the area east of the Liaohe River and the old places of the two prefectures of Lelang and Daifang.On the surface, Murong Bao was trying to appease and win over Goguryeo, but in fact, it was a manifestation of having more than enough intentions but not enough power.

Murong Chui had only passed away for more than a month, and the Zhao Wang Murong Lin who was about to move was restless.He brought his troops to the harem and found his stepmother Concubine Duan Yuan.Concubine Duan Yuan is the cousin of the Murong Bao brothers (not the little Duan concubine whom Murong Chui took to Chang'an and had gossip with Fu Jian), and is Murong Chui's continuation.She once spoke to Murong Chui, saying that Murong Bao is mediocre and weak, and is not suitable to be the heir. Zhao Wang Murong Lin has always been dissatisfied with the prince, and he will definitely plot evil. She suggested that Murong Chui choose between Liaoxi King Murong Nong and Gaoyang King Murong Long to be the heir .

Perhaps it was because of missing Concubine Da Duan who died for him, or because she was feeling sorry for Murong Ling's untimely death, Murong Chui rejected her suggestion—passing the throne to Murong Bao was the greatest respect for Concubine Da Duan and Murong Ling's mother and son. compensate. Because Concubine Duan Yuan said "bad things" about herself in front of Murong Chui, Murong Bao disliked this stepmother and cousin very much.Murong Lin was at the side fanning the flames, and after getting Murong Bao's tacit consent, he volunteered to send her on the road. When Concubine Duan Yuan saw Murong Lin coming, she knew that her doomsday was coming. She sneered and said, "You brothers can force and kill the mistress, but you can't keep the foundation of the late emperor! I'm not afraid of death, but after I die, Yan Guo They will perish soon too!" After finishing speaking, he went to die calmly.

And everything that happened afterwards confirmed Duan Yuanfei's prophecy: In 396 A.D., Tuoba Gui took advantage of Murong Chui's death and led an army to recover Pingcheng, directing his troops at Jinyang.Murong Bao sent Murong Nong to lead the army to fight, but Murong Nong was beaten by Tuoba Gui outside Jinyang City and his entire army was wiped out. Even his wife and children were taken away by Wei Jun, and he fled back to Zhongshan alone.Wei Jun took advantage of the victory to attack the hinterland of Houyan. In the spring of the next year, Murong Bao assembled a large army to meet the Wei army, but he won first and then lost, and retreated to Zhongshan.After returning to Zhongshan, Murong Bao worried that Murong Lin in the city would collude with Tuoba Gui, which would be bad for him, so he, together with Murong Nong, King of Liaoxi, Murong Long, King of Gaoyang, and Muronghui, King of Qinghe, retreated with more than 10,000 cavalry. To Dragon City.

Murong Bao was not wrong to worry.Murong Lin had been spying on the emperor's throne for a long time.Before Murong Bao and others withdrew from Zhongshan, Murong Lin found Murong Jing, the king of the northern land who was in charge of the forbidden army, and asked him to lead the forbidden army to kill Murong Bao, but Murong Jing refused.Seeing that Murong Jing refused to cooperate, Murong Lin found an opportunity to kill him, and then fled Zhongshan with his followers. This is Houyan's first fratricide since Murong died. Murong Lin's defection seriously weakened the troops of Zhongshan City, so Murong Bao and others decided to abandon Zhongshan, retreat to Longcheng, and join Changle King Murong Sheng.

Murong Lin and Murong Bao each left with a team. Zhongshan's defense was even weaker, and the Wei army was stationed not far away.After Murong Xiang became the leader of the alliance, he did three things in total: one was to gather the army and the people to resist the Wei army; After Murong Bao and his party entered the territory of Youzhou, Qinghe King Muronghui who was guarding Jicheng led his troops to join them.Afterwards, Murong Nong, Murong Long and Murong Hui defeated the Wei army's pursuers, covered Murong Bao and transported all the goods from Jicheng to Longcheng.When the army marched near Huangyu Valley in Guangdu (now Jianchang, Liaoning), Murong Hui suddenly launched a mutiny.His target is not his father Murong Bao, but Murong Nong and Murong Long!

Murong Hui used to be Murong Chui's favorite grandson, but Murong Bao didn't like him and planned to make his youngest son Murong Ce the crown prince.Along the way, Murongbao was worried that Muronghui would attack him, and Muronghui was also worried that Murongbao would deprive him of his military power, so he decided to act first, kill the two uncles, and force his father to make him the prince. Murong Long, who was good at fighting and unparalleled in loyalty and bravery, died at the hands of his nephew; Murong Nong escaped death, but was also seriously injured.After Muronghui was defeated, he fled back to Zhongshan and was beheaded by Murongxiang who stayed behind in Zhongshan.

This is Houyan's second fratricide after Murong died. Murong Bao didn't like Muronghui in the first place, so he took this opportunity to kill Muronghui's mother and three young sons. This is the third fratricide of Hou Yan after Murong died. Although Murong Xiang stayed, he was worse than Murong Lin - he liked to drink, like to kill people, he treated soldiers and civilians cruelly, and quickly lost all hearts.Soon, the army and civilians in Zhongshan staged a riot (I seriously doubt that it was instigated by Murong Lin's internal staff who stayed in Zhongshan City), opened the city gate, and "invited" Murong Lin who had been waiting outside the city for a long time to come back.

Murong Lin returned to Zhongshan in the image of a savior.Therefore, he immediately killed Murong Xiang, proclaimed himself emperor, and finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish for many years. This is the fourth fratricide of Hou Yan after Murong died. However, history has once again proved that those who rely on conspiracy to make a fortune will not last long. Before Murong Lin's addiction to the emperor was over, Tuobagui led an army to kill him.After several twists and turns, there was no decent army in Zhongshan City.Murong Lin reluctantly led his troops into battle, but was defeated by Tuoba Gui, so he had to abandon Zhongshan and join Murong De, King Fanyang who guarded Yecheng.

After arriving in Yecheng, Murong Lin continued his great conspiracy and began to fool his uncle Murong De into proclaiming himself emperor. After gaining Murong De's trust, he killed him and continued to be emperor himself.How can Murong De be so easy to be fooled? He has been with Murong Chui for decades, and he has never seen any kind of storm. As soon as Murong Lin's lips move, he knows what this kid is planning.Without waiting for Murong Lin to attack, Murong De immediately ordered him to be arrested and executed on the spot, ending Murong Lin's life as a conspirator. This is Houyan's fifth fratricide since Murong died.

After driving Murong Hui away and killing Murong Hui's family, Murong Bao and Murong Nong brothers finally managed to return to Dragon City.However, what awaited them was not peace, but another massive rebellion. At this time, the Wei army had already occupied Zhongshan, cutting off the connection between the area controlled by Murong Bao in the north and the area controlled by Murong De in the south. In the first month of 398 A.D., Murong Bao planned to take advantage of the opportunity of Tuoba Gui's squadron to attack Zhongshan, but Murong Nong felt that the foundation of Longcheng was unstable, so he might as well attack Kumoxi and other tribes to the north and plunder their people and livestock to expand their strength.Murong Bao agreed, and as soon as he was about to set off, the envoy sent by Murong De arrived and proposed a plan to attack Zhongshan from the north and the south. Murong Bao's ears were soft, and when he heard that Murong De planned to send troops, he immediately changed his mind and prepared to march south.Murong Nong, king of western Liaoning, and Murong Sheng, king of Changle, hurriedly came out to dissuade them, thinking that the soldiers were tired and the people were unwilling to fight, so it was better to rest and recuperate, and wait and see for a while.Murong Bao felt that what they said was reasonable, so he didn't plan to send troops anymore.At this time.Fujun General Mu Yuteng came out to stir up trouble again, saying that the Sacred Heart is arbitrary, meaning that if he listened to Murong Nong and Murong Sheng, Murong Bao would not be the Lord of the Kingdom (similar scenes also appeared before the Battle of Feishui, The result can be imagined). Murong Bao felt pretty good about himself, how could he stand such a fierce general, he decided to ignore everyone's objections and send troops to the battle. This expedition was like a shot in the arm for a seriously ill person, and it soon triggered a strong backlash. When the Yan army came to Yilian (now Jianchang, Liaoning), the local tribes were unwilling to be conscripted to fight, so they united and launched a rebellion.Tribal leaders Duan Sugu, Song Chimei and others led their troops into Murongbao's camp, killing Lelangwei King Murongzhou, Zhongmou Xigong Duan Yi and a large number of Houyan clans, and took Muronglong's eldest son Murong Chong hostage. Force him to be the leader of the rebel army.Murong Bao fled to Murong Nong's camp with a team of personal guards, and then recalled Mu Yuteng, preparing to join forces to attack Duan Sugu. However, the hearts of Yan's army were already broken, and the soldiers didn't want to fight at all, so they fled one after another.Murong Bao and Murong Nong had no choice but to flee back to Longcheng.Murong Sheng, the king of Changle who stayed behind in Longcheng, hurriedly led troops to respond, and the two were spared.Murong Sheng saw that there were few soldiers in Longcheng, so he moved all the nearby soldiers and civilians into the city, and then organized forces to resist the rebels. Soon, Duan Sugu led the army to besiege Longcheng, and colluded with the uncle Lan Han who had long been dissatisfied with Murong Bao, hoping that he could instigate Murong Nong, on the condition that as long as he leaves the city, the emperor's throne will be his.At the most critical moment, Murong Nong wavered - he knew the current situation of the Yan army, low morale and insufficient soldiers; he was also disappointed and dissatisfied with Murong Bao's stupidity, he was loyal and bloody, and even his wife and children were captured by the Wei army Oh, and now she has fallen to such a state, everything is caused by the idiot Murong Bao!Therefore, under Lan Han's "persuasion", Murong Nong decided to gamble his own fate, slipped out of the city in the dark, and came to Duan Sugu's army. Early the next morning, the rebels began to attack the city.Murong Sheng commanded the Yan army to rise up and resist, repelling the rebels' attacks again and again.Duan Sugu saw that the casualties were getting bigger and bigger, so he sent someone to escort Murong Nong to the front of the battle, and walked around Longcheng, meaning that the most loyal King of Liaoxi in Yan Kingdom also rebelled, why are you still guarding the city? ! Murong Nong's prestige in the Yan army was extremely high, and the defenders saw that even he had betrayed them, and immediately lost their fighting spirit and dispersed.The rebels took the opportunity to attack and captured Dragon City in one fell swoop.Murong Bao, Murong Sheng, Mu Yuteng and others led the remnants to break out of the encirclement and fled south, and began their years of exile. Two days later, Murong Nong was killed, and Yan State also lost its last famous general. This was the sixth time that Houyan had fratricide after Murong died (it was Murong Chong's men who killed Murong Nong). After killing Murong Nong, Duan Sugu and Lan Han began to suspect each other again.Lan Khan killed Duan Sugu and his accomplices, and abolished Murong Chong.Lan Han felt that the risk of being an emperor was too great, and he would be killed if he was not careful. It would be better to get a puppet to remotely control the country, so he let Murong Ce temporarily imprison the country, and then sent people to Hebei, intending to bring the exiled emperor Murong Bao back. . Murong Bao has no brains, but has a clever son Murong Sheng.Seeing that his father was about to be fooled again, Murong Sheng stood up to stop him, saying that Lan Han is a repetitious villain, and he must not throw himself into the trap until he finds out the situation.I don't know if Murong Bao was tired from running, or he was too confident, leaving Murong Sheng at the end of the army, while he ran all the way to Longcheng. Lan Khan saw that Murong Bao came back foolishly, so he sent his younger brother Lang Jianan with five hundred cavalry to meet him.The commander of Murong Bao's personal guard, Yingyin Gong Yu Chong, felt that the atmosphere was a bit off-these people in Lang Jianan didn't seem to be escorting them at all, but they seemed to be there, so he advised Murong Bao not to enter the city.At this moment, Murong Bao had only one thought in his mind - to go back to Dragon City, and he didn't care about anything else.After walking for a few miles, Lang Jianan made a sudden move and captured Yu Chong who was about to resist.Yu Chong scolded the Lan Han brothers for their treachery, and was killed as a result.Surprised and frightened, Murong Bao was escorted into Longcheng, where he was finally killed. At the same time, more than 100 people including Prince Murong Ce and clan ministers were killed. This is Houyan's seventh fratricide after Murong died. After Murong Bao's death, Murong De also gave up Yecheng, led the crowd to retreat to Huatai, proclaimed himself King of Yan, and was called Nanyan in history.Not long after, the Wei army conquered the slippery platform, and Murongde had to withdraw to Qingzhou, making Guanggu his capital. The tragic death of his father aroused the monstrous hatred in Murong Sheng's heart. After crying bitterly, he ignored everyone's dissuasion and decided to rush to Longcheng for the funeral.However, Murong Sheng did not throw himself into the trap, but prepared a series of bitter schemes.His wife is Lan Khan's daughter, that is to say, Murong Bao and Lan Khan are in-laws, and Murong Sheng is Lan Khan's son-in-law.The son-in-law belongs to the son-in-law, but once it involves a power struggle, it is not polite.Therefore, when Lan Han heard that Murong Sheng was coming, his first reaction was to kill him to prevent future troubles. At this time, it was the turn of Murong Sheng's wife, Lan Han's daughter Lan Fei to make an appearance.After running back to her natal home, Concubine Lan first found her mother, persuaded her to intercede with her, then knelt down and cried bitterly in front of her father, uncles and brothers, begging them to let Murong Sheng go.Lan Han couldn't hold back the tears of his wife and daughter, and finally let Murong Sheng go, and made him a servant.At the same time, Lan Han's grandson, Taiyuan King Murong Qi (Murong Ke's grandson, Murong Kai's son) was also pardoned.Afterwards, Lan Di and Lan Jianan, two of Lan Khan's younger brothers, offered to kill Murong Sheng many times, but Lan Khan refused. Murong Sheng escaped the disaster of killing himself, and then began to hide his strength and bide his time.He found that the second son, Lanti, was domineering and mighty because of his many military exploits; and Lan Han was also very worried about him.Murong Sheng decided to use this gap to drive a wedge between the Lan Han brothers. Divorce is a profound knowledge, and going directly to Lan Han to sue Lan Di will definitely not work, and you will startle the snake.Therefore, Murong Sheng decided to create opportunities.He asked Murong Qi to use Jian'an as his base to recruit the old tribe loyal to the Murong clan and gather people to attack the Lan brothers. After Lan Khan got the news of Murong Qi's army, he habitually asked Lan Di, who was the most capable of fighting, to attack.Murong Sheng found Lan Han secretly, and told him, Murong Qi is just a child, he dared to gather people to make trouble, he must be instigated by someone, and then cooperated internally and externally, trying to harm you, father-in-law. When Lan Han heard this, he felt reasonable. What he was worried about was not Murong's counterattack, but the two younger brothers who held military power.Just in case, Lan Khan withdrew the military power of Landi and Langanan, and replaced the army with Qiu Nimu. God also began to help Murong Sheng, and for several months, there was no rain in Longcheng.In the eyes of the ancients, if it does not rain, it is not because of the weather, but because of unkind government and evil spirits, and it is punishing the world!Lan Khan panicked. Being a traitor, killing heroes, and killing the emperor, everything was planned by him.Dragon City is where the Imperial Temple of Yan State is located, so what I did must have angered the ancestors of the Murong family... (It is estimated that Murong Sheng used these to scare Lan Han, Lan Han felt guilty, so he believed it) Lan Khan hurriedly went to sacrifice to the Taimiao of the Yan State, and pushed all the sins on Lanti and Langanan brothers, trying to alleviate his sins. Lanti and Langa were so angry and angry, you clearly ordered us to do it, but now God is angry and pushed it on us!In grief and indignation, the two launched a mutiny and killed Qiu Nimu.Lan Han finally fully believed that the two younger brothers had turned their backs. Well, the brothers have turned against each other, and Murong Sheng's goal has been achieved. Lan Khan immediately sent his eldest son Lan Mu to attack the two younger brothers.Lan Mu is not a fool, he has long seen that Murong Sheng is behind all this, so he put forward a condition - it is possible to suppress the rebellion, but Murong Sheng must be killed! Lan Han had no choice but to agree.Only then did Lan Mu feel relieved to set off. Murong Sheng is in danger again. It doesn't matter, if you use it once, you can use it a second time. This time, it was Lan Fei who took the initiative to disclose the news to Murong Sheng.Seeing that the situation is not good, Murong Sheng immediately closed the door of the house, pretending to be sick, and then sent his wife out, together with his mother-in-law, to plead with Lan Han.Lan Han relented again and let Murong Sheng go. Lan Mu quickly defeated the two uncles and won the class. This is Houyan's eighth time of fratricide after Murong died. However, on the night when Lan Mu held a celebration banquet, a black shadow sneaked into his house.The shadow quickly found Lan Mu's subordinates Li Han, Wei Shuang, Liu Zhong, Zhang Hao, Zhang Zhen and others.These people have another identity - Murong Sheng's former department.Although they were valued by Lan Mu, in their view, the entire Lan family was a traitor to Dayan. Under the collusion of Murong Sheng, Li Han and others suddenly launched an attack and killed Lan Mu, who was still alive, and then rushed into the barracks and seized the military power.The soldiers in Longcheng turned out to be soldiers of Yan State. When they saw Murong Sheng coming, they defected one after another and joined Murong Sheng's camp. In just one night, Murong Sheng led an army to capture Longcheng, killed all the Lan family, and recovered Houyan.After the massacre, Murong Sheng offered sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple again, and apologized to the ancestors of the Murong family.He thought he was not qualified to be emperor, so he took power as the king of Changle, and then rewarded him for his merits to appease the army and the people. This is Houyan's ninth fratricide after Murong died. If there is a company that develops a game of Sixteen Kingdoms, I suggest that Murong Sheng be given a special skill - the mind-stimulating technique. No one can be so successful in convincing everyone around him: wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, ex-department, soldiers... It is not so much that he is acting, it is better to say that he is acting in his true colors. If Murong Lin is a professional conspirator, then Murong Sheng is a successful avenger. Hatred can make a person endure humiliation and avenge his father, and it can also blind a person's kindness and tolerance.As for the woman who helped him escape from under the butcher's knife - Lan Fei, instead of treating her kindly, Murong Sheng wanted to execute her for the crime of sitting together.In his view, Concubine Lan might just be a tool for revenge. I think, at this very moment, Concubine Lan's heart must be bleeding—for this man, her relatives are all dead, and the man she loves deeply and will never leave will use such means to treat her. Own! Under the pleading of left and right, Murong Sheng let Lan Fei go.Forgiveness is not gratitude, but for the sake of one's own image and to win people's hearts. In the bloody setting sun, Longcheng finally calmed down temporarily.