Northern Liang perished, and the north was unified - 841

Northern Yan perished, and Northern Liang, the only remaining of the Sixteen Kingdoms, was of course quite nervous, worried about the uninvited visit of the Northern Wei army.

In fact, a few years before the fall of Northern Yan, Northern Liang had already submitted to Northern Wei as vassals.

The founders of Beiliang were Duan Ye, Depressed Canal Male Cheng, and Depressed Canal Mengxun. These three were originally all courtiers of Lü Guang, the monarch of Houliang, and in 397, they defected from Houliang and established an independent state. First Duan Ye was the leader, calling himself Liangzhou Mu, and later liangwang. In 401, there was an infighting in Northern Liang, duan ye killed the depressed canal male cheng, depressed canal Mengxun raised an army to rebel, killed Duan Ye, and became the monarch of northern Liang himself.

In 400, Dunhuang Taishou Li Kuan, who originally belonged to the Northern Liang sphere of influence, divided and established Xiliang. Of course, after that, Xiliang and Beiliang became the most direct enemies, and there were constant wars between the two sides.

Overall, Beiliang has a slight advantage and belongs to the side that takes the initiative to attack.

After Li Xuan's death, the new monarch of Xiliang, Li Xin, fainted and was brutal, resulting in the withering of national strength, and Mengxun took the opportunity to attack vigorously, and in 421, completely destroyed Xiliang.

Because Northern Liang is located in the northwest of Liangzhou, although the natural environment is relatively harsh, but the situation with Northern Yan is similar, for a period of time, far away from the great wars in the Central Plains, the intensity of the local wars is also slightly lower, at least there is no need to face the powerful troops of the Northern Wei army.

However, with the gradual demise of the Sixteen Kingdoms, although the territory controlled by Northern Liang had also increased and its strength had increased, it had to face up to Northern Wei, which had basically occupied half of the country.

Of course, Mengxun knew that with his own strength, he was far from being an opponent of Northern Wei, so without waiting for the Northern Wei army to come to attack, he took the initiative to send envoys to request submission, and he also dedicated his daughter to Tuoba Tao as a concubine, hoping to show his sincerity and seek peace in this way.

At this time, although the Northern Wei army was strong, because of the use of troops everywhere, it was far from the opportunity to free up its hands and attack Northern Liang, so Tuoba Tao happily accepted all the "sincerity" of Northern Liang.

However, no matter what, Frustrated Qu Mengxun was also a monarch for more than thirty years, and after being attached to the title of subject, when he really faced the Northern Wei emissaries, he was quite unwilling, unwilling to bow down with the courtesy of his courtiers, and accepted the edict of the Northern Wei Emperor Tuoba Tao.

Of course, there was no point in frustrated Canal Mengxun's careful thinking, and the Northern Wei emissaries threatened at will, and Frustrated Canal Mengxun obediently knelt down to accept the edict.

Strength is not enough, don't say anything. Besides, if you really have that determination and guts, it would be nice not to take the initiative to attach yourself in the first place.

Fortunately, for the Northern Wei Dynasty, during this period of time, it was also Huairou mainly for Northern Liang, so as long as the various small actions of the depressed Canal Mengxun were not too excessive, they were not very concerned, and at most they were slightly frightened.

In April 433, Monson fell ill and died.

Speaking of which, Monson is also a generation of accomplished monarchs. In the chaotic world, he divided and ruled Beiliang, and for more than thirty years, although civil wars, foreign wars, and small wars continued, at least in the chaotic situation, he led Beiliang to survive and developed, and in terms of military, people's livelihood and employment, there are also considerable points. However, Beiliang is in a corner after all, and his ability and insight are limited, and he cares too much about military and military force, and he is quite violent, so the development space of Beiliang is limited. Therefore, whether it is the establishment or development of Northern Liang, the death of Mengxun of The Depression Canal, or the final demise of Northern Liang, the impact on the national level and the confrontation between the North and the South is not too great.

Of course, for the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was still a slight difference between the unified north and the north with the existence of the Northern Liang.

Before his death, when he was establishing an heir, because his original heir, Frustrated Canal Bodhi, was young, the main courtiers under the command of Frustrated Canal Mengxun jointly discussed and decided to establish another son of Depression Canal Mengxun, who was also the best of many sons of Depression Canal Mengxun, as the heir.

After the death of The Depressed Canal Monson, the Depressed Canal Pastoral Blade took the throne.

Because Northern Liang was now nominally a vassal state of Northern Wei, Mu Qian sent emissaries to Northern Wei to inform Tuoba Tao of Northern Liang's replacement of the monarch and ask Tuoba Tao's approval.

Of course, this is just a cutscene.

Tuoba Tao also sealed a bunch of names of The Depressed Canal Mu Qian, such as The General of The Che Rider, the Assassin of Liangzhou, and the King of Hexi to show his honor and favor.

In order to appease The Depressed Canal Muqian, in 437, Tuoba Tao also deliberately married his sister, the Princess of Wuwei, to the Depressed Canal Muqian as his wife. Of course, He Que Mu qian was far away from Gao Ying, and made Princess Wuwei the queen.

In the chaotic world, one of the ways for the survival of weak countries is that eggs cannot all be placed in one basket, and they must learn to please on all sides, so after receiving the approval of the Northern Wei, Mu Qian sent emissaries to Liu Song to report to the Emperor of Liu Song and ask for a seal.

Emperor Wen of Song also gave Mu Qian a bunch of official titles, which were basically similar to those of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In fact, Northern Wei had always had plans to annex Northern Liang, but it was only because of the continuous use of troops to the outside world for many years, the loss of national strength was too great, and the soldiers were tired, so they had not officially used troops.

In June 439, after the destruction of Northern Yan and the fact that he had already rested, Tuoba Tao sent a letter to Mu Qian, listing his twelve major crimes, finding a justified reason for his troops, and then ordering him to immediately bind himself and surrender, otherwise, the army would be destroyed everywhere. After that, Tuoba Tao led a large army from Pingcheng to officially launch the Battle of Northern Liang.

Of course, Mu Qian was not willing to tie his hands, so he sent an envoy to contact Rouran and ask for help, while sending an army to resist.

Of course, the Northern Liang Army was not an enemy of the Northern Wei army, and it was defeated and retreated one after another. The Northern Wei army soon besieged the Northern Liang capital Guzang City.

Although He knew that the general trend was gone, he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Rouran would send troops to harass the Northern Wei border, and at that time, Tuoba Tao would have to return to the army and save himself.

Unfortunately, don't say that Rouran did not dare to send troops, that is, to send troops, Tuoba Tao also had already made arrangements, and did not need the army to return in a hurry.

The military generals and tribal leaders throughout Northern Liang saw that the situation was becoming more and more critical, and they all looked forward to the wind and surrender.

One day in September, The nephew of Mu Qian of The Depression Canal suddenly opened the city gates and led his troops to surrender to Northern Wei. The Northern Wei army took advantage of the situation to attack Guzang City.

Frustrated, Mu Qian was cornered, so he had to lead all the wen and martial forces under his command to surrender himself.

At this point, Beiliang perished. The Northern Wei Dynasty finally unified northern China.

Historically, there have always been two criteria for the beginning of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, one is the 420th year of the establishment of Liu Song, and the other is the 439th year of the Unification of the North by the Northern Wei.

After the surrender of The Depressed Canal Muqian, Tuoba Tao did not have difficulties for him, after all, he was his brother-in-law, not to mention a king of the fallen country, there was no threat, therefore, the title of The King of the West of the Depressed Canal Muqian River was reserved.

However, after becoming a prisoner, the depressed herdsmen were not very peaceful, and secretly kept dealings with their original subjects.

After Tuoba Tao learned the news, in 447, he forced Mu Qian to commit suicide on the charge of plotting rebellion.