Chapter 121 Chapter One Hundred and Twenty

In April of the third year of Yihe (AD 433), Juqu Mengxun, the dying monarch of Northern Liang, said to his third son Juqu Mujian: "I have promised to send your sister, Princess Xingping, to the harem of the Northern Wei Dynasty. People from the Northern Wei Dynasty have already come to marry her. ;I am about to leave the world, so I cannot see your sister off. After you finish the funeral for me, hurry up and give her to Tuoba Tao." Juqu Mujian nodded slightly.Early the next morning, Mengxun died, and Juqu Mujian succeeded to the throne.After taking care of his father's funeral, Mu Jian ignored Princess Xingping who was still in grief, and asked her to hurry up to get dressed and marry the Northern Wei Dynasty as soon as possible.Tuo Batao praised Princess Xingping as You Zhaoyi, and sent Li Shun to Beiliang to confer Mu Jian as King of Hexi.

Juqu Mujian himself loves learning and respects learned people very much.After inheriting the throne, he invited cultural celebrities in the northwest, such as Kan Sixun, Zhang Zhan, Suo Chang, Yin Xing, Song Qin, Zhao Rou, Cheng Jun, Cheng Hong, etc., to the capital, or promoted them to important positions, or let them preside over the state. Taixue, impart knowledge, or let them tutor the prince to learn. Because Beiliang is located on the Silk Road and has an important geographical location, it is highly valued by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Juqu Mujian himself is also quite favored by Tuoba Tao.In the fifth year of Yonghe (AD 437), Tuoba Tao married his younger sister, Princess Wuwei, to Juqu Mujian. Mujian was so flattered that he sent Prime Minister Song Yao to Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi) to send 500 horses and 500 catties to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Jin Jin expressed his gratitude and asked Tuoba Tao how to call Princess Wuwei. After repeated discussions among the ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was agreed that Juqu Mujian's mother could be called the Queen Mother of Hexi, and Princess Wuwei could be called Queen in Beiliang, but still in Pingcheng. called the princess.

As a monarch, I hate being manipulated by others.On the surface, Juqu Mujian was very humble to the Northern Wei Dynasty, but in his heart he was making his own calculations: the Northern Wei Dynasty was strong, and the Southern Dynasty Liu Song was not weak.So he sent envoys to Jiankang (now Nanjing) to establish diplomatic relations with Liu Song.Mu Jian gave some books from Hexi to Liu Song, and also got dozens of books from Liu Song.Juqu Mujian also discredited the Northern Wei Dynasty in Rouran and some tribes in the Western Regions, and provoked the relationship between these countries and the Northern Wei Dynasty.Mu Jian said to them: "Northern Wei Dynasty has been in decline, and now I am the only one strong in the world. In the future, envoys from the Northern Wei Dynasty will come to your country. Don't pay attention to them." Some countries in the Western Regions did not know the truth and believed it.

Although Juqu Mujian married Princess Wuwei, he had no feelings for Princess Wuwei, but conspired with his sister-in-law Li Shi.Fearing that Princess Wuwei would find out, Mrs. Li, together with Mu Jian's sister, poisoned Princess Wuwei's meal.Tuoba Tao heard that Princess Wuwei was poisoned, so he sent someone to send her the antidote quickly, and rescued her from death.Tuoba Tao learned that Li Shi was a scourge, and forced Mu Jian to send Li Shi to Pingcheng.Mu Jian and Mrs. Li were like glue, and couldn't bear to part with him, so he sent Mrs. Li to live in Jiuquan.Tuoba Tao couldn't bear it anymore, listed 12 crimes against Juqu Mujian, and sent troops to crusade against Beiliang.In August of the seventh year of Yonghe (AD 439), Tuoba Tao arrived in Guzang and ordered Mu Jian to surrender outside the city.Mu Jian has asked Rou Ran for help, and it is estimated that reinforcements will arrive soon, so he ignores Tuoba Tao at all.However, Juqu Mujian's nephew, Juquzhou, recognized the situation and went out of the city to surrender to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Guzang was captured immediately, and Juqu Mujian had to lead five thousand people to surrender.

After Juqu Mujian was escorted to Pingcheng, he actually became a prisoner, but because he was Tuoba Tao's brother-in-law, he naturally received preferential treatment.In this way, Mu Jian lived a stable life in Pingcheng for eight years.In the eighth year of Taiping Zhenjun (477 A.D.), misfortune came suddenly. Someone accused Mu Jian of colluding with the survivors of Beiliang. Tuoba Tao immediately sent Cui Hao to Mu Jian's home to announce an edict and bestowed Mu Jian with death.After listening to the edict, Mu Jian clasped Princess Wuwei's hands tightly, and was relatively speechless. After a long time, he turned around and walked into another house to commit suicide.Posthumous title "Ai Wang".