Chapter 97 Chapter 96 Emperor Zhaowu Murong Sheng

In the first year of Hou Yanyan (384 A.D.), more than 1,000 Xianbei people, including Murong Riwei who lived in Chang'an City and conspired to rebel, were massacred by Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty, no matter men, women or children. He was nimble, and cleverly escaped from Chang'an with his uncle Murong Rou, and joined Murong Chong, who rebelled against Qin. In May of the third year of Yongkang in Houyan (AD 398), Murong Sheng got on his horse and was about to go to Longcheng for the funeral after hearing the sad news that his father Murong Bao had been killed by his father-in-law Lan Han.General Zhang Zhen grabbed the rein of the horse to dissuade him, but Murong Sheng said: "Lan Han is a stupid old man. He will not have the heart to kill me because I am his son-in-law. I will let him die in my hands in a short time. "After finishing speaking, he galloped through Dragon City like an arrow.

When he arrived outside Longcheng, Lan Han refused to let him enter the city.Murong Sheng's mother-in-law and wife pleaded with Lan Han with snot and tears, and Lan Han moved with compassion and allowed Murong Sheng to live in the palace.Not long after, Murong Qi, king of Taiyuan in Houyan, visited Murong Sheng in the palace, and Murong Sheng secretly asked Murong Qi to go out of the city to raise troops.In June of the same year, Murong Qi gathered thousands of people to rebel against Lan Khan in Jian'an.Lan Khan was about to send his eldest brother Landi to lead troops to suppress Murong Qi. Murong Sheng took the opportunity to try to alienate Lan Han, saying: "Murong Qi is your grandson, and he is not very old. How could he attack you? Forgive me. Murong Qi must have someone behind the scenes, although Landi is your elder brother, but he is always rude to you, don't you realize it at all?" Lan Han had long hated Landi's arrogance and rudeness to the bone, so naturally he was easily offended. He fell into Murong Sheng's trap, and immediately sent Qiu Nimu to attack Murong Qi.Lan Khan's brothers, Jia Nan and Lan Di, learned that Lan Khan was suspicious of him, so they wanted to seize military power and launch a coup, so they led their troops to attack Qiu Nimu.Lan Khan immediately sent his son Lan Mu to fight back against Brother Jianan.Lan Mu was very intelligent, and said to Lan Han: "Murong Sheng is our enemy. Murong Qi's rebellion must have been manipulated by Murong Sheng." After being reminded by Lan Mu, Lan Han seemed to have realized something, and immediately summoned Murong Sheng. He wanted to take advantage of Murong Sheng's entry into the palace to kill him.Because Murong Sheng got the news from his mother-in-law and wife in advance, he lied that he was seriously ill, so he never went out.Lan Han believed it was true, so he gave up the idea of ​​killing him, and ordered Lan Mu to kill Brother Jianan first.Within a few days, Lan Mu defeated Jia Nan and others, and Lan Khan held a celebration meeting for this.Murong Sheng was invited to attend the banquet. When night fell, he climbed over the wall and entered the East Palace under the pretext of going to the bathroom. Son and Brother Cannon.Then send someone to notify Murong Qi to withdraw immediately.But Murong Qi fought a few good battles outside, and he didn't want to be manipulated by Murong Sheng any more, so he continued to move forward.Murong Sheng was furious, and quickly took Murong Qi back to Longcheng, and put him to death.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of eliminating Lan Han and Murong Qi, Murong Sheng ascended to the throne of emperor.He knew very well that his throne was not easy to come by, and he was afraid that others would think unreasonably about it, so he almost didn't trust anyone.Li Lang, the prefect of Liaoxi, governed Liaoxi County in Lingzhi for 10 years, and was suspected by Murong Sheng.Li Lang wanted to start a rebellion.But he was afraid that his old mother in Longcheng would be implicated, so on the one hand, he secretly colluded with Northern Wei Fasheng, and on the other hand, he asked Murong Sheng to send troops to fight against Wei.Murong Sheng was very shrewd. He saw through Li Lang's tricks at a glance, and immediately killed all Li Lang's people, and sent general Li Han to lead the cavalry to attack Li Lang.

Murong Sheng is good at fighting wits and doesn't like head-to-head confrontation.As soon as Li Han arrived in Jian'an, Murong Sheng ordered Li Han to withdraw his troops immediately.Li Lang didn't know that Murong Sheng was setting a trap, and mistakenly thought that there was a civil strife in Houyan, so he went to Beiping to meet the Northern Wei army in person, leaving Lingzhi empty.When Murong Sheng heard the news, he was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Li Han to send troops to Ling again, easily conquered Lingzhi, and then pursued Li Lang, killing him in the end. In the third year of Changle (AD 401), the left general Murong Guo and the palace generals Qin Yu and Duan Yuzan were about to lead the forbidden army to attack Murong Sheng. Because they leaked the news, they were killed by Murong Sheng, and more than 500 people were killed at the same time. .When Qin Yu's son Qin Xing and Duan Yuzan's son Duan Tai saw their father killed, they lurked in the prison and called out loudly at midnight.When Murong Sheng heard the cry, he immediately led his troops to fight. Qin Xing and Duan Tai fled after hearing the news.Just as Murong Sheng was about to return to the palace, a rebel jumped out from the shadows and stabbed Murong Sheng with a knife.Murong Sheng reluctantly returned to the front hall, and wanted to summon his uncle Hejian Gong Murong Xi to explain his funeral, but before Xi came, he stopped breathing. He was 29 years old at the time.Buried in Xingping Mausoleum, the posthumous title is "Emperor Zhaowu" and the temple name is "Zhongzong".