For thousands of years, Chinese people have been obsessed with dream interpretation, like to predict the auspicious and take action through the analysis of dreams, although there are not a few successful people, but there are many examples of failure. For example, The Southern Yan Emperor Murong De, because he listened to his dreams, passed the throne to his nephew, and as a result, brought ruin to the country, which was really unavoidable. Today, we will talk about this anecdote.
Murong De was the son of the Former Yan emperor Murong Hui and the half-brother of Emperor Murong Chui of Later Yan, who was given the title of King of Fanyang in both Former Yan and Later Yan, and was responsible for defending the city of Ye before Northern Wei captured the capital of the Later Yan state of Zhongshan. After the fall of Zhongshan, Murong De's way of fleeing north was blocked, so he could only lead his subordinates to flee south and seek development. After three years of hard work, Murong De finally occupied Qingzhou and proclaimed himself emperor in Guanggu, officially establishing the Southern Yan regime in 400 AD.
Although Murong De had distinguished himself, he had no heirs
Murong De's achievements in both conquest and governance were remarkable, but even if he succeeded, he still felt regret in his heart, because there was no other reason, and there were no heirs to inherit the incense. Although Murong De was a noble son of heaven, the number of concubines in the harem was very small, and there seemed to be no one except Empress Duan Jifei, who accompanied Murong De for many years and only gave birth to a daughter for him.
The issue of heirs was not only an imperial family affair, but also related to the safety of Jiangshan Sheji, and Murong De, while worried, had to take his nephew Murong Chao from Chang'an and raise him as his own son in the palace. According to the official history, Murong Chao not only had a large body and a dignified appearance, but also had a humble personality and a courteous corporal, and was a noble prince who was personally loved by everyone. Murong De was very satisfied with his nephew's performance, so he deliberately cultivated him and constantly entrusted him with important tasks of military state.
He is eight feet long, with a belt around nine, and his hair is wonderful. Deshiga Courtesy... Therefore, it is super-rising in the Wanchun Gate, and it is viewed day and night. Chao also deeply reaches the will of virtue, and when he enters, he is fully flattered, and when he goes out, he leans over to the corporal, so he is called beautiful inside and outside. See Book of Jin, Vol. 128, Zaiji No. 28.
Murong Chao was adopted as an adopted son by his uncle Murong De and deliberately cultivated
However, although Murong De regarded Murong Chao as if he were his own, he finally felt that it was better to have a biological son to succeed to the throne, so although he had passed the age of Hua Jia and although the opportunity was very slim, he still did not give up even a little hope, and still persevered in looking forward to the birth of his own child, until he was awakened by a dream one night. The person who dreamed was Murong De's father Murong Hao.
In September of the sixth year of Southern Yan Jianping (405), only five months after Murong Chao arrived in Southern Yan, Murong De dreamed that his father told him: "You are destined to have no heirs, so why didn't you make Murong Chao crown prince earlier?" Only in this way would the Great Yan Kingdom be stable and eternal, otherwise there would be evil people who would rise up and covet Murong Shi's country. Remember the Word of the Father and do it quickly. ”
Murong Hao gave Murong De a dream and ordered murong Chao to be made crown prince
When Murong De woke up, he pondered his father's words and knew that the great limit had arrived, so he said to Empress Duan: "Emperor Xian's dream is to establish Murong Chao as the crown prince, and the words of the gods cannot be violated, and it seems that the great limit of the emperor is coming." After Empress Duan heard this, she also urged Murong Chao to be made crown prince, and the matter was determined. In the same month, Murong De died, and the crown prince Murong Chao took the throne at the age of 21.
In the beginning, De Ying's brother surpassed Chang'an, and yes. De Ye dreamed of his father: "Ru has no children, why not make Chao a prince earlier, no, evil people have a heart." He told his wife, "The emperor and the gods have decreed that if you look at this dream, I will die." "The next book is that Chao is the crown prince... He died in the first year of Yixi, at the age of seventy. See Book of Jin, Vol. 127, Zaiji No. 27.
After Murong Chao ascended the throne, he acted recklessly, resulting in increasingly corrupt state affairs
Murong De passed the throne to Murong Chao according to the dream, but what he never expected was that it was this nephew who finally ruined Murong Chao's country. It turned out that after Murong Chao ascended the throne, faced with the situation that northern Wei and Eastern Jin were intent on annexation, not only did he not strive to be strong, but instead favored Gongsun Fifth Floor and other servants, wantonly insulted and killed heroes, and indulged in hunting and conquest, which finally caused domestic resentment, thus providing an opportunity for the fierce enemy to attack.
In 409, Murong Chao sent troops to harass the Eastern Jin Dynasty and plundered the people as slaves, which led to a conquest by Liu Yu, a powerful official of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Liu Yu was the god of hundreds of battles, and in addition to the fact that there were a lot of troops sent this time, in the face of the fierce situation of the Jin army, Gongsun Fifth Floor vigorously advocated the fortified wall and cleared the field, and while guarding the natural danger of Da Da Shan Mountain, he secretly attacked the Jin army from behind, so as to cut off the enemy's military food supply and make the enemy army collapse without a fight.
It is said that Gongsun Fifth Floor's strategy was very good, and if Murong Chao adopted it, he might defeat the Jin army. However, this prince reigned for a long time and was so arrogant that he ordered the Jin army to be released from Da Da Shan and prepared to crush the opponent in the frontal battlefield. As a result, after the Jin army safely survived the natural danger of Da Da Shan Mountain, it immediately defeated the main force of Southern Yan and quickly surrounded Guanggu.
Liu Yu destroyed Southern Yan and sent Murong Chao to Jiankang to be beheaded
In the first month of the following year (410), the Jin army captured Guanggu, and Murong Chao was captured and taken to Jiankang, where he refused to surrender and was eventually beheaded at the age of 26 at the same time as thousands of his relatives. With the demise of Southern Yan, Murong Shi's series of Yan regimes were completely overthrown, leaving only one difficult dream of restoration for future generations.