Chapter 77 The master is good, the jackal will eventually hurt people

——Xiao Yan leads the wolf into the house In the first month of the first year of Taiqing (547) of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan had a dream: "All the shepherds and guards in the Central Plains came down from their lands, and they were celebrated by the court." My wish is suppressed and turned into a dream.It's a pity that Xiao Yan didn't know about Freud at the time, and he was addicted to "Buddha's light", thinking that this dream was a great auspicious omen. The next morning, when Xiao Yan saw Zhu Yi from Zhongshushe, he told him very seriously: "I am a man who rarely dreams, and if there are dreams, they will come true."

Zhu Yi was the one who flattered him, and immediately congratulated him and said, "This is a sign of the chaos of the universe." Look, it is enough to say "four seas", and the Buddhist "universe" is also included, just to make the old emperor happy. Zhu Yi, a native of Qiantang, has been fond of gathering people to gamble since he was a child.When he was young, this rascal suddenly "learned well", "studied the Five Classics, dabbled in literature and history, also mastered a variety of arts, and played books and calculations, all of which he was good at." , "Book of Changes" was appreciated by the emperor, promoted all the way, and has been in power for more than 20 years.If the bad guys are talented, the harm will be even greater.Zhu Yi is "good at reading people's minds, and can flatter and follow the above, so he is especially favored."Because of his poor background, he collected money and bribes a lot, took good care of himself, and joined his sons in a house. The big house and yard stretched from Chaogou in Jiankang to Qingxi.This person is very stingy by nature, although he talks about Buddhism with Emperor Wu of Liang every day, he has no heart to give charity at all.There are more than a dozen carts of precious and delicious food discarded in the kitchen of his home every day, which are left to rot and never help the poor.It is impossible for such a shrewd "sycophant" to make Emperor Liang Wu soberly understand the reality. Instead, he will "fulfill" the dream for the master.In fact, if you think about it carefully, even ordinary people understand that there is a common truth: dreams are mostly reversed.

Coincidentally, Gao Huan, a powerful minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, died of illness this year. Situ Hou Jing, who ruled Henan in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, had a rift with Gao Huan's son, Gao Cheng.At that time, the power minister Yu Wentai was in power in the Western Wei Dynasty. He was a dragon and a tiger among men, so he was naturally a smart man, so he made Hou Jing a false official of Tai Tuo, Henan Daoxingtai, and Shanggu Gong, and did not move.Seeing that the Western Wei Dynasty did not act in a serious manner and neither sent troops nor food, Hou Jing knew that he could not deceive the other party, so he turned his attention to the Liang Dynasty and wrote to Emperor Wu of Liang to surrender:

In the past, the minister worked side by side with the Prime Minister of Wei Gao Wang (Gao Huan) to help the country... Now that the quarrel with Gao Cheng has been completed, please give the east of Hangu and the west of Xiaqiu, Henan, Guang, Ying, Jing, Xiang, Yan, Nanyan, Ji, Dongyu, Luo, Yang, Beijing, Beiyang and other thirteen prefectures are attached...and south of the Yellow River, all ministers are in charge, and it is easy to use the same hand. ... Hou Jing babbled in the performance, listing a large number of officials from various states in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, saying that these people would work together with him, and the vast area of ​​Henan could be included in the territory of the Liang Dynasty at once.In fact, when Hou Jingchu rebelled, he only got the response of Sima Shiyun, the governor of Yingzhou, and he "seduced" the rest of the governors.Just imagine, if the commander of a large military region asks the commander under his control to hold a meeting, can he not go?But the territory he really controlled was only a few prefectures and counties to the west of West Yanzhou, because the counties in the east were reminded by Xing Zicai, the governor of West Yanzhou in the Eastern Wei Dynasty who resisted Hou Jing, and each of them took strict precautions and devoted their allegiance to the Gao clan.Therefore, Hou Jingshi opened his mouth and piled up the gift of "filial piety" to Emperor Wu of Liang from the thirteen prefectures of Henan.

Old man Xiao also hesitated at first, and said to himself in the hall: "Our country is like Jin Ou, and there is no one wounded. Is it appropriate to suddenly receive (Hou) Jingdi? If there are many differences, how late is it to regret?" It was Zhu again. Knowing the emperor's intentions, he added oil and vinegar to the side, and praised Xiao Yanna's submission to Hou Jing: "Shengming Yuyu, the north and the south return to worship. Now Hou Jing divides half of Wei's land to return, it is God's will, if you refuse to accept, I am afraid that you will be disappointed in the future." , May Your Majesty have no doubts."

Old people like to hear auspicious and pleasing words. Xiao Yan was overjoyed and decided to welcome Hou Jing. He issued an imperial edict to make him the king of Henan, the general, and the military governor of Henan and Hebei.At the same time, Liang Ting sent Yang Yaren, the governor of Sizhou, and others to bring 30,000 troops to Xuanhu (now Runan County, Henan Province), transporting countless grain, grass and soldiers to meet Hou Jing. Hou Jing, courtesy name Wanjing, was originally from Huaishuo Town in the Northern Wei Dynasty, of the Jie nationality.When the Six Towns were in chaos, he and Gao Huan went to join Er Zhurong one after another.Although Hou Jing and Gao Huan are fellow Huaishuo, he should be closer emotionally to Er Zhurong of the "Qihu" species (also a branch of the Jie ethnic group).Therefore, it was not until Gao Huan later destroyed Er Zhuzhao that Hou Jing really surrendered to Gao Huan.Although Gao Huan entrusted Hou Jing with great power and dictatorship in Henan, there were actually many restrictions and restraints.Moreover, casting him outside made him far away from Yecheng, the real center of power in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In other words, Gao Huan had only 50% trust in Hou Jing.On the surface, more than 100,000 soldiers and nearly half of the territory of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were in Hou Jing's hands, but Hou Jing could only control tens of thousands of soldiers and horses when the incident occurred. He and the local people do not support him either.

Hou Jing's appearance is not amazing, one leg is long and the other is short, and he is half disabled, but this kid has extraordinary strategies.At that time, Gao Huan's subordinates Gao Aocao, Peng Le and other generals were all enemies, Hou Jing pretended to be disdainful: "This generation of wolves is running around, what do you want?" Hou Jing did have a long-term plan. Before he entered the town of Henan, he said to Gao Huan, "I refuse to send troops far away, and treacherous people are prone to deceit. If your majesty has a letter, please mark it." The letters are all marked at a place agreed by both parties, "Although the children don't know."

According to historical records, before Gao Huan's death, he asked Gao Cheng, the elder son who was serving the sick at the bedside, "Although I am sick, you still have lingering worries. Why?" Gao Cheng bowed his head and did not answer.Gao Huan asked again: "Are you worried about Hou Jing's rebellion after my death?" Gao Cheng quickly said yes. Gao Huan said: "Hou Jing ruled Henan for 14 years, and he often had the ambition to be domineering. He dared not rebel when I was alive, but after I died, you will not be able to control me. The four directions are still undecided. Don't mourn immediately after I die. If Hou Jing Jing Fan, the only one who can fight against him is Murong Shaozong. I have never valued Murong, but I just want to leave it to you to promote him, and I will definitely deserve his death." It can be seen that the powerful ministers are far-sighted and do not really trust anyone. .Although Murong Shaozong was Er Zhurong's cousin, he was still loyal, so Gao Huan left him for his son Gao Cheng.

After Gao Huan's death, Gao Cheng wrote a letter to Hou Jing in the name of Gao Huan to call him back to Beijing to report on his work without a funeral.According to the history books, Hou Jing refused to accept his life when he found that there was no special mark in the letter that the two agreed to call.What a cunning person Gao Huan was, even if he had an appointment with Hou Jing, he would tell his own son the secret before he died.Gao Huan was seriously ill, and the news had already been revealed. When Hou Jing saw the letter inviting him back to Beijing, he must have immediately guessed that he was trying to deprive himself of his authority, so he naturally wanted to take advantage of the situation to rebel.Therefore, whether the letter is marked or not is not important.

Gao Cheng heard about Hou Jing's rebellion and wrote to Hou Jing to persuade him.Wang Wei, Hou Jing's counselor, replied in Hou Jing's tone. This back and forth letter is also a very famous letter response in Chinese history, full of literary talent and tricky meaning, here are excerpts 1 and 2.The content of Gao Cheng’s letter is as follows: The former king (referring to Gao Huan) and Situ (respected as Hou Jing) had a great deal of hardships and dangers.To be a scholar of the country... always relying on the old righteousness, wanting to entrust your descendants to each other, then you will be the horses of Qin and Jin, and become the relatives of Liu Fan.Kuangwen sings with a stick, so he turns back with a wolf, and if he doesn't follow the path of a loyal minister, he will fall into a traitor's place.If the strength is not enough to strengthen oneself, the power is not enough to protect oneself, leading the mob is in danger of laying eggs.Get rescue from Yuwen in the west, and ask for help from Xiao Shi in the south. With a suspicious heart, it is the first thing to do.If you enter Qin, the Qin people will not tolerate it, and if you return to Wu, the Wu people will not believe it.When it is a person who does not succeed, the song is groundless, so he is suspicious of the market and the tiger, which leads to the confusion of throwing the bamboo.In recent behaviors, things have been seen, people believe in doubts, and want to know themselves. ...... A wise man can get rid of dangers, and a wise man can turn misfortunes into blessings. He would rather be blamed than others. He should open the way to do good, so that there is a way to change the wrong.If you can roll up your armor and come to the court, and those who hang down and return the quell, you will be granted Yuzhou, and you will be born as the king.The civil and military forces of the subordinates do not chase after them. If you enter, you can protect your position, and if you retreat, you will not lose your reputation. ... The family members of the monarch's family can be safe, dote on their wives and beloved children, and return them to each other. They are still family members and get married together.You can't seal Hangu in the east today, call it lonely in the south, be controlled by others, and lose your reputation.If you don't want to defend yourself when you get the land, if you gather the crowd, you don't think it is strong, so that you will be accused of betrayal, and the family will be rebellious.Wearing the sky and walking on the earth, can be worthy of no shame! ...

Between the lines, there are some expressing friendship, some making threats, some laughing at his stupidity, some pitying his Lu, some hurting his orphans, and threatening his wife and family. Hou Jing was so treacherous and evil, he naturally laughed at the contents of Gao Cheng's letter.Counselor Wang Wei is a generation of great scribes, with his pen and paper, he rejected Gao Cheng's criticisms one by one, and his language was eloquent, clear, clear, soft and hard, tit for tat, and his reply is as follows: Servants in Qubuyi, who are good at it... Born in the country, have lived through the second century, faced dangers and experienced hardships, how could they escape the wind and frost, and thus gained wealth and honor in those days, and a glorious life experience.Once the banners are raised, the drums are supported, and those who resist in the north, what is it?In fact, it is because of the fear of danger and death, and the fear of attracting disasters.At the end of previous years, the honorable king was sick, and the gods were not good, so I prayed not to get sick.Then he made Yu fortunate to take power, separated from his confidantes, and his wife was at home, so there was nothing to do.And to return to the Changsha, I hope to submit a statement, the bamboo slips have not been sent, and the ax and ax have arrived.Since the banners are facing each other and are not far away, every time the flying book is played, Ji Shen is contemptuous.However, the group led by the hero, ignorant of anything, pushing forward with their halberds, intent on slaughtering.Building cofferdams and water, only three editions remain, looking at each other, life hangs in the balance.Can't bear to die, go out to fight under the city, arrest Qin and send the land, how happy is it?Animals are evil to death, human relations are good, servants are innocent, what crimes are Huan and Zhuang. ...... Giving chi can't seal Hangu in the east, but is controlled by others. It should be like teaching servants to worship Zhong and praise Ji's family.In a country without an owner, where the etiquette has not been heard, and the law is not lawful, what will be the punishment?Stealing money to raise children, things come to an end, leaving the house to live alone, who is the end of the cloud?It is said again that the servants are not enough to strengthen themselves, and their bodies are in danger.However, hundreds of millions of barbarians, who died in ten chaos, and a hundred grams of Zhou, ended up with no heirs. The battle of Yingchuan is a lesson from Yin.The weight depends on the person, and the virtue is not in the cauldron. If you can be loyal and trustworthy, you will be strong even if you are weak.What's more, Liang Dao Yongxi, who attracts and brings courtesy, is praised by me in Huwen, who is a good nobleman.Ouyue is restrained in the east, Silong in the west, Wuyue is fierce and powerful, with thousands of armored groups, Qin soldiers and horses, control a hundred thousand strings, when a strong wind blows, it will dry up, the frost will fall temporarily, and the autumn belt will perish by itself. Weak, who is enough to rule the roost?See also the two ends of slander, the two countries that are suspected, and consider the material situation, how can one go too far! ...Going to be safe, now returning to Zhengshuo; turning misfortune into blessing, has escaped the snare.He should sneer at the servant's obsession, and this also laughs at the ignorance of the king.Now lead the two kingdoms, raise the banners to fight in the north, and the bears and tigers will fight together to conquer the Central Plains. Jing, Xiang, Guang, and Ying are already in Guanyou, and Xiangcheng and Xuanhu are also sent to the south of the Yangtze River.However, the right to change is not the same, and there are many ways to reason. If you are a ruler, there is no way to divide the land into two peaces, and the three sides stand up to each other... The letter said that the wives, old and young are all in charge of the bandits.When you see doubts and lose your mind, you don't know the great fun.In the past, the royal mausoleum was attached to the Han Dynasty, but the mother did not return.Taishang imprisoned Chu, begging for soup freely.You don't mind if you are my wife.It is beneficial to get rid of it, but you can't stop it if you want to, and you can't kill it without harm. ... In the past, with the leader of the alliance, we waited for the piano, slandered the world, and turned into enemies.Touching the string and picking the arrow, I don't feel sad, and I tear the silk and return the book, how can I describe it. ... Seeing that persuasion failed, the two sides started fighting.In June 547 AD, Gao Cheng sent Yuan Zhu and others to attack Hou Jing day and night with tens of thousands of horses. The two sides fought in the north of Yingchuan, and the Eastern Wei army was defeated.Even so, Hou Jing did not dare to take advantage of the victory and retreated to Yingchuan to wait for the support of Liang Jiang Yang Yaren and others. General Han Gui of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and others entered Hou Jing.Seeing that Liang Bing hadn't arrived yet, and there were many soldiers in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Hou Jing was beating his heart. He hurriedly sent someone to take a letter and a map to the Western Wei Dynasty, and promised to cut off the four cities of Dongjing, Luyang, Changshe, and Beijingzhou to the Western Wei Dynasty, hoping that the Western Wei Dynasty would lend a helping hand. The Western Wei Dynasty was very cautious.The five previous wars between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty had suffered heavy losses. Although there were more victories than defeats, the consumption was extremely high, and it could no longer bear a big toss.Yu Jin advised Yu Wentai: "Hou Jing has learned the art of war since he was a child. He is treacherous and unpredictable. It is better to honor his title to observe the changes. Don't send troops immediately." Wang Sizheng, the governor of Jingzhou in the Western Wei Dynasty, was eager to make contributions. He said: "If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to make progress, you will regret it." He immediately led more than 10,000 paces from Luyang Pass to Yangdi.When Yu Wentai heard the news, he sent Li Bi and Zhao Gui to take 10,000 soldiers to Yingchuan, and added Hou Jing as "the general and minister".Wang Sizheng was a close confidant of Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty who was poisoned by Yu Wentai. He had been holding back his strength to gain trust in front of Yu Wentai, so he sent troops there impatiently. Hou Jing ceded four cities to the Western Wei Dynasty. He was afraid that Emperor Wu of Liang would be angry, so he immediately sent an envoy to play, saying that his ceding the land was an expedient measure to "bait the enemy". The vast area east of Yuzhou was still under his control. I hope Emperor Wu of Liang would understand. .When Xiao Yan heard the news, he not only expressed his "understanding", but also boasted and praised him, thinking that "the general has his own expertise outside" and allowed Hou Jing to act "conveniently". Han Gui, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty who surrounded Yingchuan, heard that Li Bi and Zhao Gui of the Western Wei Dynasty were approaching with large troops. He thought he was invincible, so he led the troops back to Yecheng.The powerful enemy surrounded them, and Hou Jing planned to take them down in one fell swoop when he met the second general of the Western Wei Dynasty, and annexed his army.Zhao Gui also wanted to lure Hou Jing into his own army's barracks, because he seized him and led them, but was dissuaded by Li Bi.It can be seen that if the two parties do not help each other, it is not counted, and if they do not meet each other, they must calculate each other.Soon, hearing that Liang Yang Yaren's army had arrived in Rushui, Li Bi of the Western Wei Dynasty immediately led the soldiers back to Chang'an in order to avoid fighting with the Liang army. Hou Jing claimed that he was going out for a while, and sent troops to occupy Xuanhu, in order to avoid the Western Wei army brought by the Western Wei general Wang Sizheng.Wang Sizheng occupied Yingchuan. In order to balance the military forces of all parties and drag the Western Wei Dynasty deeper, Hou Jing sent people to the Western Wei Dynasty to beg for reinforcements.Yu Wentai was also tempted and wanted to send several generals to help.Daxingtai Zuocheng Wang Yue persuaded him: "Hou Jing and Gao Huan have both the feelings of fellow countrymen and the friendship between monarch and minister. He has great ambitions, and he will never be a subordinate. Hou Jing can even betray the Gao family, so can he be guaranteed to be loyal to us in the future? If we help him with the army and benefit from the situation, I am afraid that the future will be laughed at." Yu Wentai felt deeply. If it is reasonable, Hou Jing will be called to Chang'an. Hou Jing is a fine person, and immediately realized that the Western Wei Dynasty should "miss" him.So, he decided to tear himself apart from the Western Wei Dynasty.On the surface, he had a warm relationship with the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty who were camping around, sending gold treasures and food, and often went to the other party's camp to drink and have dinner in person, but secretly stepped up preparations to attack the Western Wei army. Wang Sizheng of the Western Wei Dynasty, a literati and military general, is by no means easy to deceive.Before Hou Jing could make any move, he secretly summoned the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty, deployed them tightly, and sent people to occupy the seven prefectures and twelve towns that were originally occupied by Hou Jing.Hou Jing was frightened and panicked, and finally broke his face with Yu Wentai, and sent someone to say: "I am ashamed to be with Gao Cheng, An Neng and my brother (Yu Wentai) stand side by side in the same court!" Yu Wentai accepted the letter and laughed it off. Anyway, most of Henan has been owned by the Western Wei Dynasty, so he transferred all the official positions originally granted to Hou Jing to Wang Sizheng. Soon, Liang drove Yang Yaren to Xuanhu City to join Hou Jing. In September of the first year of Taiqing (547), Emperor Wu of Liang, the Liang Dynasty officially issued an edict to attack the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and sent Xiao Yan's nephew Zhenyang Hou Xiao Yuanming and Xiao Yan's grandson Xiao Huili to supervise the generals.Because Xiao Huili was "cowardly and without plan" and always regarded himself as a direct descendant, he and Xiao Yuanming disagreed with each other, so Xiao Yuanming sued Zhu Yi.Soon, the imperial court recalled Xiao Huili, and only took Xiao Yuanming as commander. The troops of the Liang Army Brigade settled in Hanshan (now southeast of Xuzhou, Jiangsu), and according to the order of Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan, they blocked the water and built weirs to flood Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu).Liang Jiang Yangkan sent people to build the weir for 20 days, and when he was done, he persuaded Xiao Yuanming to attack Pengcheng by water.The idiot commander refused to listen, and let the Eastern Wei guard king, who was surrounded like an iron bucket, "stick to the infant city" there. Xiao Yuanming was timid and ignorant, and whenever the generals asked him for advice, they would reply: "Everyone can act according to the circumstances." This is a perfunctory excuse. When Gao Cheng of the Eastern Wei Dynasty heard that Pengcheng was in an emergency, he planned to send his cousin Gao Yue and general Peng Le to lead the army to rescue him. After being persuaded by others, he sent Murong Shaozong, Gao and Peng to attack Hou Jing and Liang Jun. Hou Jing knew the generals of the Eastern Wei Dynasty very well, he was as clear as a mirror, and he didn't pay attention to them at all.At the beginning, when Han Gui led the troops, Hou Jing smiled, "This kid who only knows how to eat pig intestines also came to die!" Hearing that Gao Yue was coming, Hou Jing was not moved, and said, "Soldiers are good people".When he heard that Murong Shaozong was coming, "knocking on the saddle is frightening", he muttered to himself: "Who can teach this Xianbeier (Gao Cheng) to send Murong Shaozong to come? If so, King Gao (Gao Huan) should not Really dead." Murong Shaozong had 100,000 soldiers from the Eastern Wei Dynasty and was stationed in Lutuoxian.Liang Jiangyang Kan persuaded Xiao Yuanming to take advantage of the fact that the soldiers were exhausted from a long distance away to meet the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.Xiao Yuanming refused.The next day, Yang Kan persuaded Xiao Yuanming to join the battle, but he didn't listen.This idiot commander really doesn't know what he thinks, he probably hopes that the thunder from the sky will kill all the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and then he will send someone to cut off his head to repay the merit.Yang Kan knew that something was wrong, so he led the Liang army he led out of the weir to ensure that the Liang army would not be wiped out. Murong Shaozong calmly arranged, and led more than 10,000 people on foot to attack the military camp of Guo Feng, the governor of Tongzhou in the Liang Dynasty.All of a sudden, thousands of arrows were fired, and the Eastern Wei army shouted, trying to make a gap from Guo Feng first.Xiao Yuanming had just been drunk at the time, and ordered all the generals to rescue him out of alcohol, but General Liang "did not come out".Only Hu Guisun Yongwu, the governor of northern Yanzhou, led his subordinates to attack and beheaded more than 200 soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.Even so, the other generals of the Liang Dynasty all stood on the wall to watch the battle, and said to each other: "If Lu Sheng is like this, he will lose if he fights, it is better to return the whole army early." Before the battle, several Liang troops had fled first.At that time, Liang Jun had a total of 140,000 to 150,000, which completely overwhelmed the Eastern Wei Army in terms of numbers. Even so, the persistence of Guo Feng and others and the brave attack of Hu Guisun and others have already made the Eastern Wei army's attack fail.Murong Shaozong knew very well that "Liang people are light and tough", and he was afraid that the Eastern Wei army would not be able to resist and bring about an irreversible defeat, so he prepared to retreat. In order to appease the morale of the army, prevent the army from falling like a mountain, so that he can bring more living people back, Murong Shaozong pretended to be calm, whipped his horse before fleeing, and shouted to his soldiers: "I will pretend to retreat first to lure Wu Before the son comes, you will pounce on him from behind and kill him on the back." Because Murong Shaozong has always been known for his bravery and wisdom, the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty who were left behind as cannon fodder really believed it, and they were obedient and uniform, and suddenly scattered to both sides, giving way to the Liang soldiers who were chasing after the victory. Way to come.Previously, because Hou Jing was familiar with the tactics of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he had repeatedly warned the soldiers of the Liang Dynasty that they would "drive northward for no more than two miles", but under the great victory, no one remembered this. capital horses. According to common sense, once the main general fled, the army's courage was lost, and the Liang army took advantage of the victory to chase the north. The Eastern Wei army should be defeated without a doubt.However, the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty who were behind were solid-minded. When Liang Jun shouted from them and rushed to kill Murong Shaozong and other generals on horseback and the "Central Army". Hejun one, followed Liang Jun behind his buttocks, shouting and rushing forward.Seeing this situation, Murong Shaozong, who was fleeing wildly, did what he could, and suddenly reined in his horse's head, commanding the fleeing Eastern Wei army to stand still, and turned back to meet the Liang army. When Liang Jun saw this, he thought he had misunderstood the trick of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to lure troops, and suddenly collapsed in panic. Tens of thousands of people were killed in a short time, and even the leader Xiao Yuanming was captured alive. General Hu Guisun, who had won the battle before, was also among the prisoners. .Only Yang Kan's army moved to the weir early and "returned slowly in formation". Xiao Yan was taking a nap when he heard Zhu Yi report Han Shan's defeat. He almost fell off the bed in shock and sighed, "I won't follow in the footsteps of the Jin Dynasty!" The victory of the Eastern Wei Dynasty took advantage of the momentum and made Du Bi, the commander of the army, write a call to action. Among them, a few words, one by one, were very earnest (first publicized the national prestige of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and exposed Hou Jing's rebellious crimes; Emperor Wu of Liang): ...The master of the Liang Dynasty, who is unknown in conduct, has a good reputation for taking risks, shoots birds to judge his merits, and rowing a boat to measure his strength. He is old and old.The government is scattered and the people are in flux, and the rituals are broken and the music is broken.Use it to give up obedience, abolish establishment and loss, hypocrisy, embellish wisdom to frighten fools, full of poisonous stings, abstinence from karma... Disasters and disasters fall on the top, resentment rises below, everyone hates suffering, and every family thinks of chaos... ... Pass on the custom of being dangerous and rash, and serve as frivolous descendants, open the way of cronies, and have military power outside.Misfortune is bound to happen to the flesh and blood, and the heart and soul will be raised, and the crossbow will charge into the city, and the long spear will point at the gate... Collapsing from the outside, but now the time is right, the snipe and the clam are fighting each other, I take advantage of the disadvantages... Let Zhongshan cross the river, and the green cover Entering Luo, thorns are born in the palace of Jianye, elk swim in the pavilion of Gusu... Du Bi's article is like a good prophecy, which will be fulfilled one by one in the future. After defeating the Liang army, Murong Shaozong led 100,000 elite soldiers to attack Hou Jing with drums beating.At that time, Hou Jing still had 40,000 elite soldiers, and he commanded these people to surrender to Guoyang with thousands of horses and luggage. Hou Jing didn't want to take the immediate loss, and sent someone to ask Murong Shaozong's real intention, "Everyone here, do you want to support soldiers and see off guests, or do you want to show off?" Murong Shaozong replied: "I want to have a referendum!" Murong Shaozong arranged his formation against the wind, lined up his team, and prepared to attack.Hou Jing was a brilliant military strategist, he hurriedly ordered his men to close the gate of the camp, and only after the strong wind passed did they open the gate and go out. Although Murong Shaozong had just defeated the Liang army, he still had no idea about the victory over Hou Jing. He said to the left and right: "Hou Jing has many tricks, so he can take advantage of people's backs." They rushed straight out of the camp gate. These people were all wearing short armor and holding short knives. They ran quickly and rushed to the front of the Eastern Wei army in the blink of an eye.The strangest thing is that these death-defying soldiers did not jump up to fight with the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. .Terrified, the Eastern Wei army shook and then collapsed, causing countless casualties. Even Murong Shaozong fell from his horse half to death and was almost captured.Finally, Murong Shaozong withdrew to Qiaocheng (near Shangqiu, Henan Province) with his remnant soldiers. Hu Luguang and Zhang Shi, the guards staying at Qiaocheng in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, saw that the army was defeated, and they all complained about Murong Shaozong.Murong Shaozong was very annoyed, and said: "I have been fighting for many years, and I have never met such a formidable opponent as Hou Jing. If you don't believe me, go out and try yourself." The second general did not believe it, and led his troops to fight Hou Jing.Not long after, Hu Luguang's horse was killed, and the man was almost shot to death.Zhang Shixian was captured alive. Hou Jing felt that it was useless to kill him, so he held down his buttocks and beat him several times before releasing him.The two of them returned to the city with their heads downcast. Up to now, they no longer dared to complain about Murong Shaozong's incompetence. The two sides stalemate for several months, Hou Jing's side couldn't keep up with the logistical support, and soon the general Sima Shiyun led people to surrender Murong Shaozong.Soon, Hou Jing's army ran out of food again, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to him. At the beginning of 548 A.D. (the second year of Taiqing, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty), Hou Jing led his army to break out of the encirclement, but Murong Shaozong attacked Hou Jing with 5,000 well-equipped iron cavalry.Before the two sides start fighting, they first fight "psychological warfare".Hou Jing shouted at his soldiers: "Your family members in Yecheng were all killed by Gao Cheng!" When Murong Shaozong heard the words, he shouted: "Your family members who stayed in the north are not harmed at all. If you return to the north, the honors will be the same as before!" Sword, swear to Big Dipper: "If I tell lies, God will kill me!" The troops led by Hou Jing were all members of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and they didn't want to go south and throw themselves under the fence. Now, after hearing what Murong Shaozong said, they immediately lost their fighting spirit and put down their swords and battles one after another.The Eastern Wei general Bao Xian and others who were originally "lured" by Hou Jing took the opportunity to lead their soldiers to surrender to Murong Shaozong. "(Hou) Jing's army collapsed and fought to go to the vortex, but the water did not flow."The two sides have not started fighting, and Hou Jing has completely failed. Seeing that the general situation was over, Hou Jing and his confidants fled south in a hurry.After crossing the Huai River, the scattered soldiers were collected, and there were only more than 800 horsemen left. The 100,000 horses in the past died and surrendered, and only the star family was left. While fleeing wildly, Murong Shaozong's pursuers gradually arrived.Hou Jing sent someone to say to Shaozong: "If I am captured, what use are you to the Gao family?" This sentence pierced Murong Shaozong's heart. He was not a direct descendant of the Gao family. So he called back the pursuers, and Ren Houjing ran away.General Gao Huan Peng Le let go of Yu Wentai of the Western Wei Dynasty in the same way.Raising bandits for self-financing is also a means for military generals and capable ministers to protect themselves in troubled times, but its impact on the course of history is astonishing. After Hou Jing's defeat, the guards of the Liang army in Henan were all terrified, Yang Yaren abandoned Xuanhu, Yang Sida abandoned Xiangcheng, all of them were like rabbits, and fled without a battle. The Eastern Wei regained most of the old land. Here, by the way, let me tell you about the Eastern Wei general Murong Shaozong.Murong Shaozong, styled Zu Teng, was the descendant of Murong Ke, a former Yan general. In May 549 A.D., Murong Shaozong and other Eastern Wei troops besieged Yingchuan, and the defender was Wang Sizheng, a famous general of the Western Wei Dynasty.Seeing that the siege could not be overcome for a long time, the Eastern Wei army decided to flood the city with water.After the collapse of many city walls, the guard Wang Sizheng was still serving as a stone, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, "the springs in the city are flowing, and cooking is hanging in the cauldron."Yu Wentai sent soldiers to help in the Western Wei Dynasty, but they were all unable to move forward due to flooding. When Yingchuan was about to conquer, he deserved to die. Because Murong Shaozong had frequent nightmares recently, he took a boat with Liu Fengsheng and Murong Yongzhen, wandering around the high water of Yingchuan city while relaxing, letting The soldiers on the boat shot down the Western Wei soldiers in the city with arrows for fun.Originally, this move was purely for entertainment, and Yingchuan could be broken in the near future.Unexpectedly, a gust of wind suddenly blows, and the huge building boat is blown to the side of the city wall.The Western Wei soldiers guarding the city used long hooks to hook the boat, and at the same time fired their crossbows in disorder.In desperation, Murong Shaozong jumped into the water, his water quality was not good, he choked a few mouthfuls, and drowned in the turbid current, he was forty-nine years old.Liu Fengsheng swam to the earth mountain, just climbed two steps, and was shot into a hedgehog by an arrow.Murong Yongzhen was captured into the city.The city guard Wang Sizheng and the generals of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were former "old colleagues" in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They said to Murong Yongzhen: "This city is ruined because of the sundial carving. I sincerely know that it is useless to kill the Qing, but the festival of the ministers should be guarded." Death." Wielding tears, he ordered Yongzhen to be executed, and then the bodies of Murong Shaozong and Liu Fengsheng were buried together. Gao Cheng heard about Murong Shaozong's death, and led an army of 110,000 to attack the city himself.After persisting for more than a year, Yingchuan City finally collapsed, most of the more than 8,000 guards died in battle, and Wang Sizheng was captured.And see Gao Cheng, Wang Sizheng "remarks are generous, without words of indignation".Gao Cheng also "received great courtesy because of his loyalty to what he did."Wang Sizheng later died of illness in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Murong Shaozong was courageous and resourceful, with a "resolute appearance". Such an all-round general died so strangely, which is also an outlier in the history of famous Chinese generals.