Chapter 33 Fifteen, troubled times in troubled times

When blood flowed like rivers in Yecheng, the major forces outside Yecheng were also taking action in full swing. Xiangguo, located in the north of Yecheng, was originally the birthplace of Shi Le, the founding emperor of the later Zhao Dynasty. Shi Hu's son Xinxing Wang Shizhi was guarding it. He united Yao Yizhong and Pu who were also dissatisfied with Ran Min and Li Nong. Hong, preached to the world, crusade against Ran Min. At this time, Ran Min, who put Shi Jian under house arrest, in order to completely eliminate the remaining power of the Shi family, pretended to rely on the prophecy "following Zhao Li", changed the name of the country to Wei, and changed his surname to Li (meaning that I am the one who destroyed the Zhao country. ), changed to Qinglong.More than 10,000 officials, large and small, who had served in the later Zhao Dynasty, fled to Xiangguo one after another to express their opposition to Ran Min.The group headed by Shi Zhi, who defended Hou Zhao, formed a confrontation with the "Wei" kingdom of Yecheng Ranmin, and the entire Kanto was completely divided by warlords. Ran Min's order.

At this time, Ran Min probably experienced the feeling of sitting in the crater of a volcano. Facing a situation where there were many opponents, he had no choice but to choose Zhang Hedu, who was guarding Shidu (now Linzhangxi, Hebei), who was closest to Yecheng, to operate. The imprisoned Shi Jian took advantage of the opportunity of Ran Min and Li Nong's expedition, and secretly sent eunuchs with his letters to summon General Zhang Shen of the Fu Army who was stationed at Fukou (northwest of Ci County, Hebei) to attack Yecheng by Xuxu.Unexpectedly, in these troubled times, the eunuch was also unreliable, so he reported the matter to Ran Min and Li Nong.Ran Min and Li Nong returned to Yecheng and killed Shi Jian.Thirty-eight descendants of Shi Hu were killed at the same time, and all the remaining Shi clan in Ye City were killed.

(Shi Hu exterminated Shi Le's descendants at the beginning, but this time his own descendants were slaughtered by Ran Min. Shi Hu started with a terrifying slaughter, and his end was also a slaughter. This coincidence is not a phantom of Shi Le. , but actual history.) The Shi family has been settled, and the following is to discuss who will be the emperor.All the officials elected Ran Min as emperor, so of course Ran Min had to put on a show. First, he "recommended Li Nong", and Li Nong begged Ran Min to take the throne with his death. Ran Min thought for a while, and then said: "We used to be from the Jin Dynasty, and now the Jin Dynasty still exists, why don't we all become state shepherds and prefects, and return to Luoyang to welcome the Jin Dynasty emperor, what do you think?"

A minister named Hu Mu immediately flattered him, saying: "Your Majesty is a sage, wise and virtuous, who should have been on the throne. The Jin Dynasty has been in decline for many years. How can those monarchs and ministers who have fled to Jiangdong with their heads full of their heads able to rule a hero like you?" Ran Min finally showed complacency, and said with a smile: "Hu Shangshu is really a man who understands destiny and current affairs." So he changed Yuan Yongxing, the country's name was Great Wei, and soon, he restored his surname to his Han surname Ran, and this regime was what was called Ran Wei in history.Ran Min made "close comrade-in-arms" Li Nong the king of Qi, but soon changed his face and got rid of Li Nong and his three sons, becoming a real "lonely man".

The last branch of the Shi family, Shi Zhi of Xiangguo, got the news that Ran Min proclaimed himself emperor, so he became the emperor of Zhao on the spot. .Shi Zhi's subordinates were short of such talents, so he vigorously promoted Yao Yizhong, made him prime minister of the right and pro-king of Zhao, and appointed his son Yao Xiang as general of hussars and governor of Yuzhou. However, Yao Yizhong had his own plan. He wanted to go back to the Guanzhong area, the birthplace of the Qiang people, in order to further develop. However, he met Pu Hong, the leader of the Di people who had the same idea and also took Guanzhong as the birthplace.

Dissatisfied with the treatment of Hou Zhao, Pu Hong sent envoys to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Seeing the chaos in the north, the Eastern Jin court regained confidence and prepared for the Northern Expedition.Puhong changed his surname to Fu according to the prophecy's "King Fuying", and called himself the King of Sanqin. Both Yao and Fu wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Kanto and the emptiness of Guanzhong to enter Guanzhong first and establish a foundation. The two sides first fought a "qualification battle" in Kanto. As a result, Fu Hong repelled Yao Xiang's attack. Initiative established.

It's a pity that Fu Hong's good days didn't last too long. Later Zhao's descendant general Ma Qiu (the original governor of Liangzhou who had been defeated by Zhang Chonghua many times) wanted to annex Fu Hong's forces and stand on his own.He invited Fu Hong to a banquet, and poisoned Fu Hong in the wine. His son Fu Jian discovered Ma Qiu's conspiracy and beheaded him. Before his death, Fu Hong said to Fu Jian: "The reason why I haven't entered the customs is that I thought that the Central Plains (referring to the Kanto region) can be pacified, but I didn't want to be killed by the villain Ma Qiu. The things in the Central Plains cannot be solved by you brothers." Yes, after I die, you enter the pass as soon as possible!" Fu Jian obeyed his father's order, went to the king's house, bid farewell to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and led his troops to the pass.

(The strength of the former Qin Dynasty and the later era can be attributed to Fu Hong's correct decision-making. Fu Hong once tried to gain a base in Kanto, but it was obviously difficult to gain a foothold under the background of all heroes. During the period of confrontation with the former Zhao and the later Zhao What is not the same is that since the Cheng Han in the southwest has been eliminated by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the Eastern Jin side has relatively weak control over Shu, the only strong enemy facing Guanzhong is the power of the former Liangzhou. The geographical and military importance of Guanzhong is self-evident, and there are also a large number of Di people who support Fu. Fu’s army entered Guanzhong first and gained a firm foothold, so they could turn around and fight against the hostile forces in Guandong.)

The entire land of China, centered on Yecheng, the capital of Ranwei State, was in a state of tension in all directions: Fu Jian left Fangtou (now Junxian County, Henan Province) where he was based, and marched west; The Eastern Jin Dynasty sent troops to the north along the Jianghuai line and entered the territory of Wei State; Qianliang in the northwest was gearing up and waiting for the Eastern Expedition; But the strongest voice of this era does not yet belong to them. The Murong family far away in the Northeast Dragon City Hushi Central Plains has prepared 200,000 elite soldiers to end this chaos. On the front line to the west of Julong Valley, the former Yan troops divided into three armies and launched an overwhelming offensive against Ran Wei.