Chapter 51 15. The Traitor of "Benevolence and Righteousness"

The Chinese often say a word: "A defeated general, how can he speak bravely!" During the chaotic retreat, Fu Jian was wounded and fled to Huaibei on his own. extreme. At this time, someone in the local area provided Fu Jian with food and drink. After Fu Jian ate, he even praised the food and ordered him to be given brocade silks. The man resolutely refused, saying: "It is God's will for your Majesty to abandon happiness and suffer suffering. I am one of His Majesty's people." , Your Majesty is my parents, how can there be a son who supports his parents and begs for repayment?"

Fu Jian felt deeply ashamed, and said to his wife Zhang, "If I had used the advice of my courtiers, how could I have been defeated today? How can I be king now?" (Fu Jian, a hero of a generation, encountered setbacks in Feishui, which became a turning point in his life. His smooth and lucky life in the first half of his life created his style of a romantic hero. When tragedies happened to him in the second half of his life, let One feels reality's greatest mockery of romance.) During the great retreat of the various armies of the former Qin Dynasty, Murongchui's army, which intended to preserve its strength during the war, withdrew from Hubei in an orderly manner. The Eastern Jin Dynasty did not know the strength of this Qin army, and at the same time cared about Murongchui's reputation, so it did not proceed like the Eastern Route Army. Chasing and pressing, so that the entire army of 30,000 horses retreated.

Fu Jian took more than a thousand cavalry around him to join him.All the clans of the Murong Clan were excited and gearing up, and they all advised Murong Chui to take this opportunity to kill Fu Jian and revive Dayan.Knowing that Murong Chui will never forget Fu Jian's kindness, Murong Bao, the eldest son, specially reminded him: "I hope that I will not forget the importance of the country with small favors!" (This is to remind Murong Chui not to forget the righteousness with small gains.) At this juncture, Murong Chui showed his true colors as a hero, and replied: "You are right. Now that Fu Jian trusts me, he came to join me. How can I harm him? If the sky wants him to die, why are there not many chances of plotting? Now that I am escorting Fu Jian, I can win the hearts of the world."

The good brother Murongde went on to say: "When the Qin State was strong, it annexed the Yan State. Of course, Qin State wanted to seek it when it was weakened. At that time, Fucha, the king of Wu, refused to listen to Wu Zixu's advice and was destroyed by Goujian. Master! There is a saying that 'should be interrupted, but not be disturbed', I hope brother will not hesitate any longer!" Murong Chui sighed and said: "Back then I was excluded by the Taifu (Murong Ping) and fled to Qin State with nothing to spare. , but King Qin believed in me and treated me more generously. How can I forget the kindness? If Qin is really about to perish, is there any chance for me to kill him? The land of Kansai is not ours in the first place. Naturally, there will be disturbances, and my primary goal now is to pacify the Kanto region. A gentleman does not take advantage of others' dangers, and does not take the lead in making disturbances, so I will wait and see the situation." At this time, there were still people around who wanted to persuade, but Murong Chui refused to listen, and handed over the 30,000 troops with full authority. Fu Jian.

Murong Chui still kept a clear mind amidst the calls to kill Fu Jian all around him.Killing and not killing, although it is just a thought, the consequences are quite different.Murong Chui is quite ambitious, which can already be seen when Wang Meng (only Fu Jian didn't believe it, so Murong Chui said "The Lord of Qin can only understand it"), so if someone interprets his words as hypocritical excuses , is not wrong.Murong Chui actually saw that killing Fu Jian at this sensitive moment would obviously not be a prerequisite for securing the world, but would also put him in the predicament of facing the "common denunciation" of the northern heroes alone. (The later Yao Chang was slightly inferior and didn't understand this truth. As a result, Murong Chui became one of the most "active" critics.) But anyway, we seem to see a real hero here. It is perfectly appropriate for Murong Chui to use these generous words to start his road of restoring the country and reach the pinnacle of his life.Therefore, many people regard Murong Chui as a hero in the north after Fu Jian and Wang Meng. Since our topic is "On Heroes", we must of course talk about Murong Chui's good drama. For those who are interested, you may as well Read the article "Chanhebei·Murongchui" on Shuimu Tsinghua University and Weiming Space. It is very well written. This article also refers to many places. The rough life of the hero Murongchui is described in detail in it.

Murong Chui escorted Fu Jian back to Guanzhong. On the way, Murong Nong suggested to Murong Chui not to go to Chang'an again, but to start an incident in Guandong. This was the right time, and Murong Chui nodded in agreement. When the army arrived at Mianchi, Murongchui said to Fu Jian: "The people in Hebei are uneasy. They heard that the king's master was defeated, and they are ready to move. I would like to go to appease the people and worship the ancestral temple along the way." Fu Jian agreed. Minister Quan Yi said: "The current rationale is to summon famous generals and stick to the foundation of Guanzhong. How can we let Murong Chui go back to his hometown again!"

Fu Jian said: "What you said is right. But I have promised Murong Chui, and the common people will not break their promises, let alone the king of my country? If God will restore his country of Yan, it is beyond my intelligence." Generals Li Man, Min Liang and others escorted Murongchui to Yecheng with 3,000 soldiers. (Fu Jian's and Murong Chui's answers are exactly the same. Their mutual trust and behavior of repaying kindness are indeed precious in such troubled times.) Fu Jian also dispatched three generals Shi Yue, Zhang Hao, and Mao Dang to guard Yecheng, Bingzhou, and Luoyang respectively to prevent the chaos in the Kanto region.Unwilling to be reconciled, Quan Yi sent warriors with strong martial arts skills to ambush and assassinate Murong Chui near the Yellow River Crossing Bridge.Quan Yi's ambush soldiers appeared, only to realize that they had been caught by the golden cicada's plan to escape. Cheng Tong rode Murong Chui's fast horse and also escaped the pursuit.

When Murong Chui arrived in Anyang, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Fu PI, the beloved son of Fu Jian who guarded Yecheng.Fu Pi obviously didn't trust Murongchui as much as Fu Jian did. He was afraid that Murongchui would cause chaos, so he adopted the suggestion of his servant Jiang Rang and placed Murongchui in the west of Yecheng.Both sides have their own ambitions and wait for the opportunity. After the war, people in the north, where the people's hearts were unstable, finally rebelled: Zhai Bin, a Qiang Ding Ling who had surrendered to Yan State and later surrendered to Qin State, was going to attack Luoyang, which was guarded by Fu Hui.Fu Jian, who had retreated to Chang'an, got the news and wrote a letter asking Murong Chui to send troops to quell the rebellion.Fu Pi thinks that keeping a tiger by his side is afraid of changes all day long, so it is better to let Murong Chui go and fight with Zhai Bin from a distance. We can just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight here. He did not listen to Shi Yue's dissuasion, and handed over to Murong Chui two thousand old and weak Sick and disabled and a pile of old weapons, General Fu Feilong of Guangwu was asked to lead a thousand soldiers to be Murong Chui's deputy, secretly telling him: "Murong Chui is the commander of the three armies, and you are the master of the plan." At the right time, take Murong Chui's life.

Before leaving, Murong Chui wanted to pay homage to the ancestral temple in Yecheng, but Fu Pi disagreed.Murong Chui sneaked in in disguise, killed the pavilion officials who stopped him, set fire to him and left. Shi Yue said to Fu Pi: "Murong Chui was not loyal to the Yan State at the beginning, how can he be loyal to my Qin State now? He killed the officials and burned the pavilion, and his rebellion has already appeared. It is too late to hunt him down now." Fu Pi shook his head and said, "The defeat in Huainan was thanks to Murong Chui's support. If I want to kill him, I have a chance."

"The height of the devil is one foot, and the height of the road is one foot." While Fu Pi was waiting for the good news in Yecheng, Murongchui, who had just sent troops to Anyang, received a tip from the generals Min Liang and Li Pi: Fu Pi and Fu Feilong were conspiring. Murong Chui was furious, and said to his cronies: "I am so loyal to Fu and his son, but they only want to harm my father and son. If I don't want to, I can't do it!" He stopped in Hanoi and recruited nearly ten thousand soldiers on the pretext that he had too few soldiers.Fu Hui was in a hurry and urged Murong Chui to join the army.Murong Chui said to Fu Feilong: "Now we are not far from the bandits, we should march at night to catch them by surprise." Fu Feilong, who was short-sighted, nodded in agreement.

When Murong Chui marched, he asked Murong Bao to lead the troops at the front, and himself and his youngest son Murong Long followed behind. He organized the Di soldiers into five people and mixed them with the Xianbei soldiers.In the middle of the night, the drums were played as an appointment, and Fu Feilong and his Di soldiers were attacked back and forth. People like Fu Feilong were no match for the Murong family, so they could only obediently offer a thousand heads. After Fu Feilong died, Murongchui naturally became a tiger returning to the mountain.The Murong family has ruled the Kanto region for more than 20 years, and there are Xianbei people everywhere in this area. The Xianbei aristocrat Murong Feng and others have long sought refuge in Zhai Bin.Murong Feng took the lead in the battle with the Qin soldiers and beheaded the former Qin general Mao Dang, which won Di Bin's appreciation.Murong Feng suggested to Zhai Bin that they jointly promote Murong Chui as the leader of the alliance. Although Zhai Bin had his own plans, he was really afraid of his old club, the Murong Clan. The news that Fu Feilong had been killed was refused to enter Luoyang City, so the two armies joined forces outside Luoyang City. At this time, Murongchui really raised the banner of rebelling against Qin, and the former Qin Empire began to disintegrate. (One thing is very puzzling. Fu Pi is indeed not as smart as Murong Chui, but with Fu Jian's ability, it is reasonable to say that he can't fail to see Murong Chui's intentions, so why did he "make mistakes again and again" Indulging Murong Chui made him a master? According to our previous analysis of Fu Jian, Fu Jian is not as confused as many people say. His belief is that life should be clear, Death has to be a tragic death. It is by no means random for him to say "ashamed to the world" in despair. Since he has felt that troubled times are inevitable, he has to show the spirit that a loser should have. Murong Chui is the hero of his life. One of the two most respected people (the other is of course Wang Meng), he provided all conveniences to Murong Chui invisibly, just to tell everyone that even if I am defeated by Fu Jian, I will be defeated by the hands of the masters, and I will never insult my reputation .——The style of a generation of heroes!)