A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 558: King Fu’s family suffered a great epidemic in Guanzhong, and the Liang Kingdom destroyed the Qin Kingdom and suppressed its troops

"Zhao's general who conquers the west, Yongzhou's pastor, Qinzhou's governor, and military commander in Guanzhong;

Or the general of the Jin State who conquered the north, the governor of Jizhou, the Duke of Guangchuan, the king of Di, the military governor of Hebei, and the envoy Chijie? "

In terms of power, it seems that the Jin court's conditions are more sincere and have greater rights.

Furthermore, the State of Jin is the direct descendant of the Jin Dynasty and represents the uprightness of the world.

In fact, in the hearts of the people of the world, even the Xia State is slightly inferior, although the Xia State is more capable than the Jin State.

This is like the difference between an eldest son and a wise son.

No matter how much the parents like the virtuous son, the eldest son is the one who inherits the family business after all, and most of them hate him for not fighting for it.

"Report... My lord, General Yao Xiang of the State of Zhao has come to attack with 50,000 troops."

After Meteor Horse came to report, Fu Hong finally knew how to choose.

"Okay, use high-ranking officials and generous salaries to stabilize me first, so that I don't capture Guanzhong first and then attack with a large army. Yao Yizhong, what a good plan."

Fu Hong laughed angrily at Yao Yizhong.

"Lord, in that case, why don't we accept the conditions of the Jin envoy and use them as reinforcements?"

The general Liang Leng said this.

Fu Hong waved his hand and said boldly:
"No, despite the resounding name Jin Ting gave him, he is actually the same as Zhao Ting, it's just because of the geographical location.

If he helps Jin Ting defeat Zhao Ting, Zhao Ting's attack today will be the same as Jin Ting's attack in the future.

I decided not to ask for anything from others, but rather to ask for myself than to ask for others.

Although I am a Di, Liu Yuan and Shi Le were both non-Han, and they had established such a hegemony. How could I, Fu Hong, lag behind? "

On that day, Fu Hong claimed to be the Great Governor, the Great General, the Great Chanyu, and the King of the Three Qins.

The rest of the Qiang, Di, and Han leaders and commanders who took refuge with him all had imperial titles.

In October, Fu Hong led his new forces and defeated 50,000 soldiers led by Yao Xiang with 30,000 people near Zhongtao, and beheaded nearly 30,000 people.

In this battle, he captured Ma Qiu, a famous general of Zhao State, and successfully persuaded him to surrender. He appointed him as the military advisor general and became a counselor in the late Han Dynasty.

However, in this battle, Fu Hong took the lead and was hit by several arrows. There were not enough doctors in the army after the war. Soon, he developed arrow sores and his life was in danger.

At this time, Ma Qiu suddenly rebelled and wanted to annex Fu Hong's tribe.

Fortunately, Fu Hong's son Fu Jian personally led the troops to break through Ma Qiu's main camp, beheaded him, and calmed the army, so that some turmoil was avoided.

In front of the hospital bed, Fu Hong grabbed Fu Jian's hand and entrusted him:
"The reason why I didn't enter the pass eastward before was because I thought that Xia and Jin would take advantage of this to send troops, but now I am unfortunately trapped here by this guy Ma Qiu.

On the contrary, we can see the attitude of Xia and Jin that they now have no time to send troops to Guanzhong.

And going east to pacify the Central Plains is not something you brothers can do for the time being.

Therefore, after my death, you must quickly enter the main pass! Seize various passes and block the road into Qin, and wait until the world changes before leaving. "

After that, he passed away at the age of sixty-six.

In November, Fu Jian led his troops to quickly take advantage of the vacancy between the Xia, Zhao and Jin Kingdoms to defeat the rebels who occupied Chang'an and successfully entered Guanzhong.

On the 21st of the same month, Fu Jian ascended to the throne of Heaven, established the country's name "Qin", made its capital "Chang'an", and changed its name to "Huangshi".

Seven days later, under the persuasion of his ministers, Fu Jian ascended the throne and became emperor.

On the same day, Fu Jian posthumously named his father Fu Hong "Emperor Qin Huiwu", and his temple name was "Qin Taizu".

Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes, and things in the world are impermanent like running water.

In December of the same year, Fu Jian, the king of the Qin Dynasty, who had only claimed to be the king for less than a month, suddenly fell ill and died of pus all over his body in less than seven days.

On December 15, Fu Jian's son, Prince Fu Sheng, surrounded by ministers, prepared for his succession to the throne.

At this time, Pingchang King Fu Jing thought that her uncle Fu Jian had died, and suddenly led her troops into the East Palace, intending to kill Crown Prince Fu Sheng Zili. Unexpectedly, she was stopped by the guards on the left and right of the East Palace.

Thinking that Fu Jian was dead, he prepared to rush directly into the palace, and then led his troops to attack Dongyemen.

But he didn't expect that Fu Jian had already noticed it and faked his death. With the help of Prince Fu Sheng, he supported his sick body and went to Duanmen to arrange the troops.

When Fu Jing's soldiers saw that Fu Jian was still alive, they all dropped their weapons and fled. Fu Jian sent people to catch Fu Jing and kill her.

On the same day, Fu Jian summoned Taishi Yu Zun, Prime Minister Lei Ruoer, Taifu Maogui, Sikong Wangzuo, Shangshu Ling Liang Leng, Zuopushe Liang An, Youpushe Duan Chun, Shangshu Xilao and others to come to accept the imperial edict and assist in the government.

On the 16th, Fu Jian died. He was only thirty-nine years old and had reigned for one month.

Before he died of illness, Fu Jian said to Prince Fu Sheng:
"If there are powerful people among the Liuyi Chiefs, Generals and Gu Ming Ministers who do not obey your orders, you should gradually get rid of them."

On the same day, Fu Sheng became emperor.

But Fu Sheng is a rare tyrant in the world. He is violent and alcoholic by nature, and lives and kills only based on his likes and dislikes.

Whenever he meets with a minister, the attendants are asked to unstring their arrows, unsheath their swords, and place iron pliers, hacksaws, etc. in front of them. If you don't like anyone, kill them immediately. After succeeding to the throne, he only heard Fu Jian asking him to remove powerful officials, but ignored his instructions to proceed step by step.

In the first month of the fourth year of Yanping, Fu Sheng took the throne for only one month. He took advantage of Taifu Maogui, Chariot and Cavalry General Liang Leng, and Zuo Pushe Liang An to enter the palace and captured and killed them.

Later, Lei Ruoer, Yu Zun, Wang Zuo, Xin Lao and other loyal ministers of the Qin State were successively killed, almost killing all the important officials of the imperial court.

He even killed his own queen, Liang Shi, and also killed his brothers and sisters without mercy. He shot and killed the widow of a hero and the wife of a deceased Qin general who was raped, causing the entire Qin State to fall into bloody terror.

However, even though Fu Sheng was so cruel, the military power of Qin was firmly in Fu Sheng's hands.

Even if there were local opposition to Fu Sheng's rule, they were quickly suppressed.

They even repelled once, when Zhao Guo Yao Xiang invaded Guanzhong and killed the auxiliary generals Yao Lan, Yao Wu general Yao Yisheng, left general Wang Qinlu and others sent by Yao Xiang to attack Tongguan.

Yao Xiang's illusion about Guanzhong was shattered.

With his military exploits in this battle, Fu Sheng had a high prestige in the army.

In April, King Fu Jian of Donghai and his brother Fu Fa, King of Qinghe, supported by ministers Qiang Wang, Liang Pinglao and others.

He personally led more than a thousand soldiers, broke into the palace, took the drunk Fu Sheng to another room and imprisoned him, and deposed him as the king of Yue.

After Fu Jian deposed Fu Sheng, he initially wanted to give up the throne to his concubine brother Fu Fa.

However, Fu Fa did not dare to be honored because of his reputation as a commoner, so Fu Jian ascended the throne under the persuasion of his ministers.

At the same time, in order to express his guilt, he demoted himself to the title of Heavenly King, called him the Heavenly King of Qin, changed his reign to Yongxing, and implemented amnesty.

A few days later, Fu Jian sent an envoy to kill Fu Sheng and gave him a posthumous title of Li.

When Fu Jian was the king of the East China Sea, he felt deeply that the evils of the times had harmed the country and the people. Therefore, after taking the throne, he was determined to create a clear political situation, rectify the government, punish the lawless powerful, quell the civil strife, and implement the policy of recuperating with the people.

He was well aware of the principle that government should be based on winning people regardless of size, so he recruited talents widely and started by adjusting the top leadership organization.

After taking office, he decisively executed more than 20 people including Dong Rong and Zhao Shao who helped Fu Sheng commit evil acts.

He sent people to restore the honors of Lei Ruoer, Yu Zun, Mao Gui, Wang Zuo, Liang Leng, Liang An, Xin Lao, Qiang Huaiqi and other loyal and good people who were unjustly killed by Fu Sheng, and treated their descendants kindly.

A group of shrewd and honest Han scholars were promoted and promoted to participate in the government affairs, and even ranked among the three nobles.

At the same time, he vigorously promoted scholars from poor families, which gave Qin a rare political vitality.

He knew very well that only the knowledge of the Han people could prosper his country, and military merit alone could only open up territory and expand territory, but not become a powerful country.

Therefore, under the advice of Shangshu Zuopushe Liang Fangyuan, Yushi Zhongcheng Deng Qiang, Xirong Chief Secretary Guo Bian and others, he revised some official positions that did not match their names.

Restore the extinct religious rituals, worship the gods, encourage agriculture, set up schools, and support the widowed, lonely and elderly.

In addition, it praises and praises some people with special talents, filial piety, loyalty and virtue, and changes the social atmosphere through official rewards.

Later, Fu Jian ordered all local officials to recommend talents with four talents: filial piety, integrity, literature, and political affairs. If they are really talented, they will be rewarded, otherwise they will be punished;

In addition, Fu Jian learned from the Xia State's attitude towards clan members, and did not give too much preferential treatment to the clan. Even members of the clan would be discarded if they had no talent. Therefore, the officials in the Qin State at that time were all very competent.

Through the implementation of government decrees and the reclamation of cultivated land, the Qin State's warehouses were sufficient, the people were fed and clothed, and the number of thieves and horse bandits gradually decreased.

Yanping five years
March
Fu Jian learned that Zhang Zuo, a powerful minister of the Liang Kingdom, had taken advantage of the fact that the late king Zhang Chonghua had died of a serious illness. Zhang Yaoling, who succeeded Zhang Yaoling at the age of ten, launched a coup and proclaimed himself the king of Liang.

Zhang Chonghua, the son of Zhang Jun, reigned as King of Liang for only five or six years.

However, Zhang Zuo's move triggered a series of negative consequences, and powerful figures from all parties came on stage one after another relying on military power.

Zhang Zuo was suspicious of Zhang Guan, a tribesman with a large number of soldiers, and led his troops to attack and kill him.

Zhang Guan, who was under attack, personally led his troops to fight back, but Zhang Zuo was defeated and killed.

After taking control of the political power, Zhang Guan supported Zhang Yaoling's younger brother Zhang Xuanliang as the new King of Liang. He stayed behind the scenes and took control of the government.

But soon, Zhang Zuo's old subordinate Yi Chuai and others led troops to attack Guzang City, entered the palace, beheaded Zhang Guan, deposed Zhang Xuanliang, and succeeded Zhang Zuo's younger brother Zhang Tianxi.

The Liang State's heavily armed generals all returned to Guzang to compete for the highest authority, leaving large holes in the original defense line against Qin.

In June, King Fu Jian of Qin personally led an army of 60,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the Liang Kingdom. The general of the Liang Kingdom, Yi Guai, was ordered to lead the army to resist.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Tianxi was completely wiped out by Fu Jian in Lingju, and Zhang Tianxi, who had no choice but to surrender, was forced to surrender. The Liang Kingdom was destroyed, and Fu Jian named him Marquis of Guiyi.

Since then, Qin has occupied the northwest of the world, and with the civil and military skills of Qin King Fu Jian, it has become another emerging power in the world.

Even in November, Fu Jian led 80,000 troops, crossed the river to attack Feng Yijun, and drove the Xia army back to Hedong County on the east bank of the Yellow River.

Because of this, Bian Huan, the governor of Xia Yongzhou, was imprisoned by Xia Emperor Bai Kai, and was eventually executed in Qiyang West Market.

In order to resist the tiger-like Qin State, Emperor Xia Bai Kai transferred Wang Meng, the general of Zhenbei, the governor of Liaozhou, and the minister in charge, to the general of Zhenxi, the governor of Yongzhou, and the governor of Hedong and the minister in charge.

In December, Fu Jian deeply felt that the Qin State's national power was weak and that foreign enemies had basically been blocked outside the Guanshan River, so he issued the "Yanjia Cease Troops Order".

(End of this chapter)