Chapter 44 Eight, Hetao Shuangxiong

We are in the information age surrounded by computers, and it is really hard to imagine the excitement that Fu Jian, a famous king of a generation, unexpectedly learned of Murong Chui's plan to destroy Yan on that morning more than 1,600 years ago. The only point of worry (Murong Chui's prestige and prestige) was gone. Like Murong Jun, Fu Jian, whose lifelong goal was to unify the world, immediately went out of the city to welcome this "guest". Hanging hands, meet together to decide the world.And Murong Chui, who had just escaped from the tiger's mouth, nodded his thanks again and again in front of him. The two were as close as old friends who hit it off (of course, it was mainly in Fu Jian's view).Fu Jian looked at Murong Ling, Murong Kai and other young people beside Murong Chui, all of whom were lively and talented, and fell in love with them. He rewarded Murong Chui, father, son and brothers with a lot of money on the spot, and then named them generals. It seemed as if he owed a favor in his previous life, but Wang Meng, who was ignorant at this time, advised Fu Jian: "Murong Chui and his son are like dragons and tigers, they are by no means tameable. It can't be copied, so it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Fu Jian didn't know how to listen, and left it far behind.

But having said that, if we demand Fu Jian at this time with the perspective of hindsight, it would be too exaggerated.In fact, Wang Meng may not be so brilliant, he really has the ability to predict the future.Murong Chui has the aura of domineering, as mentioned before, his father Murong Hao saw it early on. He is indeed not a character who will be willing to be subordinate to others, but it does not mean that he will definitely rebel against Qin in the future.Murong Chui's prestige was also quite high in the former Qin Dynasty. Fu Jian treated Murong Chui kindly, which not only stabilized the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, but also gained the trust of the people in Guandong, and further attracted the inflow of talents. This behavior itself is not as terrible as Wang Meng said (If there is a mistake, it is mainly a mistake made by Fu Jian later).What's more, Fu Jian couldn't foresee what might happen fifteen years later when there were still worries at home and abroad. It wouldn't make him really believe the children's prophecies, right?

Fu Jian's previous worries were the two Hetao heroes: Xianbei Tuoba and Tiefu Liu.Regarding Xianbei Tuoba, we mentioned Tuoba Yilu during the Yongjia Rebellion, and we have not touched on it since then. nearly disappeared. After the death of Tuoba Yilu, the Tuoba tribe no longer had a prestigious person to lead them, and the tribe scattered.After a period of turmoil, Tuoba Shiyiqian, a legendary figure in the history of the Tuoba clan, began to emerge. In the fourth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 329), Tuoba Yihuai, Shi Yiqian's elder brother and Tuoba Yilu's nephew, was supported by various ministries as the acting king.In order to stabilize the internal and external situation, Tuoba Yihuai decided to form a friendship with Hou Zhao, who had just unified the north, and sent his younger brother Shi Yiqian to Hou Zhao as a hostage.Shi Yiqian served as a hostage in Xiangguo (southwest of Xingtai, Hebei Province) for ten years. This Xianbei who was far away from the Central Plains and Han-inhabited areas had the opportunity to learn more about and accept Han culture, which would naturally affect his future thoughts and behaviors. big impact.

In the fourth year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (338 A.D.), Tuoba Yihuai was critically ill.Before he died, he ordered Shi Yiqian, who was a hostage in Hou Zhao, to be welcomed back and made acting king.But the leaders of Tuoba tribes disagreed. They believed that Shi Yiqian might not be able to come back, and he was far away in Houzhao.Therefore, Shi Yiqian's younger brother Tuoba Gu was promoted as the acting king after Tuoba Yihuai's death.However, Tuobagu did not forget Yihuai's last words before his death, and insisted on supporting Shi Yiqian, and finally went to Xiangguo in person, expressing to Shihu his willingness to replace Shi Yiqian as a hostage and let Shi Yiqian go back.Shihu was deeply moved by Tuoba Gu's loyalty, and let their brothers return to the motherland together.

Shi Yiqian returned to his tribe smoothly, that is, the king of Dai was located in the north of Fanquan (now southwest of Hunyuan, Shanxi), and changed Yuan to Jianguo (Dai Guo has its own year name like other countries in the Central Plains. It can be seen that Shi Yiqian came after him. Zhao is by no means wasting his time).Shi Yiqian never forgot his younger brother Tuoba Gu's righteous deeds, and gave him half of the Tuoba tribe to be under his leadership. Shi Yiqian did not disappoint the people who trusted him. After being established as the Dai King, he soon showed that he was different from the previous kings of the Dai Kingdom.In the second year of the acting throne, Shi Yiqian started to set up civil and military officials to divide government affairs according to the Central Plains system he knew in the Later Zhao Dynasty.He appointed Yanfeng, Xu Qian and other Han people to formulate laws, changed the chaotic situation in the tribe in the past, made clear orders, clear and simple political affairs, and was welcomed by the nearby people, who came to join them one after another. Hundreds of thousands of people.

Then, Shi Yiqian took a series of measures to revitalize the country.He asked for marriage with Qianyan Murong Hao, married Murong Hao's younger sister, and established a close relationship with Qianyan; then he moved the capital to Shengle Palace in Yunzhong (northwest of Helinger, Inner Mongolia today), and built a new palace in the south of the old city. In Shengle City, the once-declining Dai Kingdom is now thriving again. This time, there was someone who couldn't get used to it, and this person was the neighbor to the west of the Tuoba tribe——Liu Hu, the leader of the Tiefu tribe.

The so-called "Tiefu" is not actually a title of a nation. According to the ancient racial division, the Tiefu people are actually the Huns.But the Huns themselves don't think so. They seem to care about the blood relationship, so they specifically call the mixed race whose father is Huns and mother is Xianbei called Tiefu.Speaking of which, this Liu Hu can also be regarded as an "imperial relative". He was appointed as General Anbei and General Dingling Zhonglang as a clan in Liu Cong's time, and lived in Xinping (now Dingxiang, Shanxi). In the fourth year of Shiyiqian's founding (AD 341), Liu Hu did not want to sit idly by the strength of the Tuoba tribe. The prelude to nearly a century of grievances. (The Tuoba tribe and the Tiefu tribe started from the battle north of Hetao, until more than half a century later it evolved into a confrontation between east, west and north China, during which there were also the intervention and use of several major powers such as the former Qin, the later Yan, and the later Qin , the scene was sung really lively. At this time, the song "Hetao Two Heroes" is just a small episode at the beginning.)

Soon after Liu Hu died, Shi Yiqian married his daughter to Liu Wuhuan, the son of Liu Hu who succeeded him, and achieved the first reconciliation with the Tiefu Ministry. In the nineteenth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (AD 356), Liu Wuhuan, the leader of the Xiongnu, died of illness. His younger brother Liu Yantou succeeded him and secretly planned a rebellion.When Shi Yiqian learned about it, he immediately took two countermeasures: On the one hand, he sent back all the twelve Xi Wuqi brothers under him.Xi Wuqi is Liu Yantou's nephew, and Shi Yiqian sent back their brothers to use them to disturb Liu Yantou's internal affairs and make him suspicious of himself; Yantou surrendered in fear.

When Liu Yantou saw Shi Yiqian's soldiers pressing down on the border, he obediently asked to surrender.Two years later, there was another civil strife among Liu Yan's subordinates, and all the subordinates joined Xi Wuqi.After Xi Wuqi's death, his younger brother Liu Weichen succeeded him, and Shi Yiqian married his daughter to Liu Weichen (hehe, it's good to have more daughters!), so as to win over and control Liu Weichen. The good times didn't last long. In the 28th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (365 A.D.), Liu Weichen rebelled and was beaten by Shi Yiqian and fled.Shi Yijian hated Liu Weichen's capriciousness, and took the initiative to attack Liu Weichen two years later.Although this season has entered winter, the Yellow River has not yet completely frozen over.Shi Yijian ordered his subordinates to twist reeds into thick ropes to intercept the drift ice floating on the water surface, and quickly closed the ice on the river surface, but the ice was not yet firm.Shi Yijian also ordered the reeds to be scattered on the ice, and the ice and the grass were connected like a pontoon bridge, and the army crossed the Yellow River smoothly.Liu Weichen did not expect the sudden arrival of the Dai army, and fled westward in a hurry. Shi Yiqian surrendered most of Liu Weichen's tribe and returned in triumph.

The desperate Liu Weichen fled to the former Qin Dynasty, and Fu Jian just wanted it. He sent Liu Weichen back to Shuofang (that is, the Hetao area) and gave him soldiers and horses to guard him.In name, it is to restore the Tiefu Ministry to the country, but in fact it pushes the forces of the former Qin Dynasty to Hetao, killing two birds with one stone. Fu Jian temporarily controlled these two northern forces that had been elusive to him, and began to concentrate on implementing his next plan.