Later Qin's founding monarch Yao Cang died in 393 (December of the eighth year of the founding of the first year), but the crown prince Yao Xing did not immediately mourn and take the throne.
Yao Xing was the eldest son of the former Qin emperor Yao Cang, who was made crown prince after he claimed the title of empress.
Yao Xing, who was made crown prince, was not often on the front line to fight, but was responsible for guarding Chang'an, but his father, uncle and brothers had been fighting on the battlefield, responsible for clearing the remnants of Former Qin and expanding the territory.
Yao Xing, who served in the Central Committee of Former Qin in his early years, held the position of Prince Sheren (the prince's attendant) and belonged to the civilian staff. The first time he led his troops to fight was in 393 AD, when Dou Chong, the right chancellor of the Qin remnant, announced his separation from Former Qin and was surrounded and suppressed by the former Qin emperor Fu Deng, who rushed to Yao Cang for help, and Yao Cang sent the crown prince Yao Xing to lead his troops to rescue Dou Chong.
In this battle to rescue Dou Chong, Yao Xing cleverly avoided a head-on battle with the Zhideng army, and adopted the tactic of directly sneaking into the opponent's old lair, resulting in a heavy blow to the enemy at a very small cost, and successfully completed the rescue plan.
This battle gave his father Yao Cang a more comprehensive understanding of his son's military and political talents, and he trusted him even more. Therefore, before his death, he said to the auxiliary chancellor Yao Huang about how to deal with Former Qin Fu Deng: "Now that the great cause is coming to fruition, xingcai and wisdom are enough to do it, and Xi Suo asked again." This means that the great cause of dealing with Fu Deng can be successful immediately. Yao Xing's talent is enough to do it, you don't have to ask me. ”
However, when the monarch Yao Cang died of illness, Yao Xing took the approach of not mourning and not taking the throne, why is this?
Originally, in the political arena of Later Qin, there were still three people in charge of military power, and if Yao Xing immediately mourned and took the throne, he was afraid that they would not be able to accept it for a while, which would cause their dissatisfaction and cause internal military turmoil.
These three people are actually Yao Xing's clan relatives, two are uncles and a younger brother.
An uncle named Yao Shuode, among the generals of the entire Later Qin, he had the highest prestige and the most sophisticated troops, and if he expressed opposition, Yao Xing would not dare to ascend the throne. But this was not a selfish person, and when he learned that his nephew Yao Xing had such doubts and doubts, he took the initiative to go to Chang'an to show his attitude and recognize Yao Xing's leadership status, thus alleviating the tension in the Later Qin state.
There was also an uncle named Yao Xu, who was also a general who held military power, and like Yao Shuode, he was also a person who understood the great righteousness and took the overall situation into consideration, so he did not have any objection to the heir designated by his brother, but resolutely defended it.
The third person was his younger brother Yao Chong. Although his younger brother Yao Chong, although he was an important general of Later Qin, he also resolutely obeyed his brother's decision to inherit the throne, and he never thought of anything more than that.
Is this Yao Xing's suspicion and suspiciousness?
Of course not, in fact, he is also to maintain the stability of the dynasty, after all, he is in a society where military power is supreme, his military achievements are not much, if he is immediately crowned emperor after the death of his father, once someone is dissatisfied, the entire dynasty will be torn apart. Therefore, in order to reduce the disturbance caused by the issue of name, Yao Xing's strategy of "not being called emperor for the time being" is undoubtedly correct.
In the early summer of 394, Yao Xing launched the Battle of the Abandoned Bridge against Former Qin, and the Later Qin army, led by Yao Xing, defeated the army of Fu Deng of Former Qin in one fell swoop. The victory in this war greatly enhanced Yao Xing's prestige and consolidated his position. After the battle of the abandoned bridge, Yao Xingcai officially mourned Yao Cang, and became emperor in Huaili near Shiping.