Chapter 47 Eleven, the terrible prophecy

Fu Jian unified the north, but his "close comrade-in-arms" Wang Meng did not witness this scene with his own eyes.Wang Meng, who was only fifty-one years old, passed away one year before the former Qin Dynasty destroyed Qianliang and Daiguo.During Wang Meng's serious illness, Fu Jian really moved his heart. He personally presided over many prayer ceremonies for Wang Meng, and ordered an amnesty for prisoners under capital crimes, hoping to move God in this way and keep his right-hand man. But Wang Meng knew very well that nothing could save his life, and what still troubled him when he was dying was the "hidden worries" that still existed in the seemingly powerful former Qin Empire.

In fact, in the few years after Yan was destroyed, Wang Meng had been discussing with the former Qin courtiers how to deal with the Xianbei forces headed by the Murong family all over the court.It turned out that Fu Jian still used his unique "charm" to treat the princes and ministers of the former Yan State. He granted the Emperor Murong Wei of the Yan State a Marquis, moved his family and clan to Chang'an, and refused to punish him for any crimes.A few years later, the kings of Qianyan were appointed as the prefects of border counties in the former Qin Dynasty, and their power was not much worse than when they were in Qianyan.Murong Ping can be said to be the chief culprit for the demise of the former Yan. Murong Chui also persuaded Fu Jian to kill this "scum" for the Yan State (Murong Chui still does not forget his homeland, and Fu Jian does not care about it, ha ha), Fu Jian also Regardless of previous suspicions, he was sent to Fan Yang as the prefect, which made Murong Chui unhappy.

Fu Jian's friendship with the Xianbei people was beyond imagination, and Wang Meng and others also knew that direct remonstrance might not be effective.Just when a comet appeared at this time, Taishi ordered Zhang Meng to take the opportunity to tell Fu Jian that according to the celestial phenomena, Yan State will destroy Qin State ten years later, and the Murong Wei brothers are all over the government and the public. .Fu Jian embraced the idea of ​​Great Chinaism (Fu Jian, who lived in the Sixteen Kingdoms period, had this idea, he was indeed beyond the age, and there is often only one ending for the idea of ​​​​beyond the age, and that is tragedy), and replied that the world All ethnic groups should be one family. If there is a disaster, it can only be avoided by practicing virtue. How can we be afraid of foreign aggression?

Fu Rong (Fu Jian's younger brother) and Wang Meng who came to remonstrate failed with one plan, so they made another plan.In the winter of the second year, someone suddenly broke into the Qin Palace and shouted: "Jiashen Yiyou, fish and sheep cannibalize people, what a tragedy!" Fu Jian ordered the person who spread the rumors to be arrested, but found that this person was mysterious. disappear.There was another climax among the former Qin courtiers who advised Fu Jian to kill the Xianbei people, but Fu Jian just refused to listen. Let's look back at the "rumor", which is a standard prophecy, but when combined with the facts, it is amazing!Jiashen and Yiyou are adjacent to each other for two years on the stem and branch, and the year of Jiashen, which was closest to that time, happened to be ten years later in AD 384. From this year onwards, the former Qin Dynasty disintegrated, and Fu Jian's sweet dreams also came true. At the end.Yuyang alludes to Xianbei's Xianzi, but "cannibal" actually refers to it. The Qin State was finally destroyed by the Xianbei people's massive anti-Qin restoration movement.

As an oriental prophecy, Chenwei is inseparable from Confucianism and metaphysics in the Han and Jin Dynasties. On the whole, it is the product of the combination of Confucian classics and superstition.Prophecy is also prophecy, which is a strange cryptic and mysterious prophecy with strong religious characteristics, which tells people good and bad fortune, and the rise and fall of chaos. Because it is often accompanied by images, it is also called picture prophecy or books.As for "Wei", relative to "Jing", it is an interpretation of Confucian "Jingshu" with the mysterious viewpoint represented by the picture prophecy, so it is also called "Weishu".

The name of Chenwei is God's Will, but it actually reflects some man-made views and predictions. From the perspective of later generations, these things often feel that these things have surprising prophetic effects, but Chenwei is not so magical in fact. There are generally two reasons for it: One point is that they were artificially changed in the later spread, and the other point is the far-fetched and psychological hints of later generations, just like the popular Tuibei pictures and biscuit songs on the Internet. To put it bluntly, it is the modern prophecy. It is very suitable to talk about, but it is purely boring to really study beliefs.

During the period when the former Qin Dynasty ruled the north, prophecy was already in decline, but it was still "believed" by many people. The previous prophecy was indeed "terrible" when it made sense. Wang Meng and others wanted to use this to warn Fu Jian, but they didn't expect Fu Jian It seems that he firmly does not believe in Chenwei's set, and his plan to get rid of the Xianbei people has been frustrated again. Wang Meng worked for Fu Jian all his life, but in the end he couldn't get Fu Jian's support on this issue he thought was very important. Unwilling, he confided his heartfelt words to Fu Jian before he died. He said: "Eastern Jin Dynasty Although it is located in the southeast, it is China's orthodox and united. After the death of the minister, I hope that your majesty will not attempt to conquer Jin. Xianbei, Xiqiang and other surrendered nobles are our enemies, and sooner or later they will become scourges. , they should be eradicated step by step for the benefit of the country." The words passed away.

Fu Jian basically obeyed Wang Meng's words, but he didn't take his last instructions to heart.Ironically, Fu Jian lamented to Prince Fu Hong after Wang Meng's death: "God won't let me unify the world, why did you take away my Jinglue (Wang Meng's word) so quickly?" Li has long had the ultimate goal of struggle, and the unification of the north is just the first big step he has taken towards his life goal. I don't know how Wang Meng, who is under the nine springs, will feel when he hears Fu Jian's words. ?