During the Yongjia Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, the princes of the world stood on their own, and no one took the imperial court seriously. After all, the Sima family themselves died, no wonder no one else.
Former Zhao's emperor Liu Cong, with a large Xiongnu army, attacked Luoyang, captured Emperor Huai of Jin, and slaughtered more than 100,000 ministers and relatives of the Western Jin dynasty. It directly laid the groundwork for the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty.
At this time, the Qiang leader Yao Yizhong also saw an opportunity, but compared with Liu Yuan and Shi Le, who fought in the Central Plains, Yao Yizhong's strength was too weak, so he set his sights on the northwest region. Here is his base camp, and here he occupies the mountain as king, is he not happy?
Taking advantage of the Yongjia Rebellion, Yao Yizhong migrated to Yumei with tens of thousands of people and established himself as the Yongzhou Assassin and the Duke of Fufeng. There is no way, this bit of people in the hand is not to say that the emperor is called the king, and even the title of the duke is a bit of a coincidence.
First, Yao Yizhong did not dare to stand on his own in his life.
Although everyone has the heart to start a business, but really let you come out to start a business, most people will become shrinking their heads and tails. The tens of thousands of horses in Yao Yizhong's hands were not enough to support him to fight against Former Zhao, so Yao Yizhong thought about it again and again and chose to defect to Former Zhao.
Former Zhao had already passed its peak period at that time, Yao Yizhong came to surrender with tens of thousands of troops and part of the land in the Guanlong region, and former Zhao Emperor Liu Yao was naturally very happy, and immediately crowned him as the Duke of Pingxiang and the General of Pingxi.
However, after his surrender, Yao Yizhong's intestines were all repentant, why? Because the scene of the former Zhao Ri Bo Xishan was very obvious, especially their emperor Liu Yao, who was simply a brainless guy, even a Shi Le couldn't figure it out.
It didn't take long for qian Zhao's company to go bankrupt. Later Zhao Tianwang Shi Le defeated Liu Yao and destroyed Former Zhao. Yao Yizhong had no choice but to surrender to Hou Zhao.
Many people will think that Yao Yizhong is a wall grass, in fact, in that chaotic era, job hopping is a perfectly normal thing. What's more, the former company was acquired by the latter?
Therefore, after Yao Yizhong surrendered to Zhao, there was no psychological burden at all, and he was still very loyal to Hou Zhao. For example, Later Zhao Cheng Xiang Shi Hu held great power and replaced Shi Le's son Shi Hong, becoming Emperor Hou Zhao.
After Yao Yizhong learned of this, he scolded Shi Hu in a loud voice: Why don't you learn from Zhuge Liang? Isn't it fragrant to be a humerian?
Shi Hu smiled: Are you stupid?
Shi Hu felt that Yao Yizhong was a just and upright person, and not only did not punish him, but instead gave him an official and a knighthood, and appointed him as the champion general.
During Shi Hu's reign, Yao Yizhong was deeply valued, and he was successively awarded the title of Duke of Xiping County, but this time he was not self-reliant. Yao Yizhong also vowed to do his best for Hou Zhao.
However, after Shi Hu's death, hou Zhao's internal strife could not be stopped. Here's what it looks like:
Shi Hu's crown prince Shi Shi succeeded to the throne, but was destroyed by Shi Hu's ninth son, Shi Zun the Prince of Pengcheng.
Shi Zun's ass was not yet hot, and he was wasted by Ran Min
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After Ran Min changed Shi Hu's third son Shi Jian to emperor, he held the power of the Later Zhao army and government, and slaughtered the disobedient Shi Jian.
Ran Min then slaughtered Emperor Zhao, causing Shi Hu's eleventh son, Shi Qi, to succeed to the throne in Xiangguo.
At this time, Yao Yizhong, at this time, followed Shi Qichao and served as the right chancellor and pro-Zhao King. At this time, Later Zhao's Yao Yizhong, Shi Kun, and Former Yan's Murong Juan led more than 100,000 horses of the Three Roads army to besiege Ran Min, which defeated Ran Min and returned to Yecheng.
Unfortunately, Shi Qi still couldn't support the façade, and he was slaughtered by his men not long after. Yao Yizhong was seriously ill and could no longer save Hou Zhao Jiangshan. Before his death, he demanded that all his sons surrender to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, without the slightest idea of letting their sons stand on their own.
Second, Yao Xiang inherited the mantle of Yao Yizhong.
Yao Xiang, as Yao Yizhong's successor, is actually quite good. He carried the banner of the old Yao family, chose to submit to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and was appointed as the general of Pingbei and the governor of Hezhou.
Originally, Yao Xiang led his people south and crossed the Huai River to surrender to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. As a result, he was targeted by The Yangzhou Assassin Shi Yinhao, who was very jealous of Yao Xiang's prestige, so he repeatedly sent assassins to assassinate Yao Xiang, and even openly sent an army to secretly attack Yao Xiang's army.
This blew Yao Xiang up, and he immediately beat Up Yin Hao with his hands. However, at this time, the Eastern Jin Dynasty ran out to pull a biased frame, only to move Yao Xiang to other places, so as to avoid the struggle between Yao Xiang and Yin Hao.
Yao Xiang immediately realized that if he was not of my race, his heart would be different. Before they could surrender their powers, they were treated in this way, and when they went south, they would still have to?
Therefore, Yao Xiang dispelled the idea of going south, continued to develop his own forces in the Huainan region, and beat Yin Hao to the point that he could not take care of himself and almost died of anger.
After that, Yao Xiang resolutely chose to return to the north: showdown, no more playing with you!
After Huan Wen learned of this, he immediately went north to conquer Yao Xiang, and Yao Xiang could not withstand Huan Wen's offensive at all, and after several defeats, he had no choice but to continue to migrate to the northwest region to see if he could find a base area in Guanzhong.
Unfortunately, back in the north, things have long been wrong. After the fall of Later Zhao, Former Qin gradually rose, and former Qin monarch Gong Sheng beat Yao Xiang again. Seeing that there was no way out, Yao Xiang had to choose to fight a decisive battle with XiangSheng, and was eventually defeated and killed.
It is worth mentioning that Yao Xiang was a particularly popular person, when he was first defeated by Huan Wen, the people helped the old and the young to inquire about Yao Xiang's whereabouts, and they all hoped to follow Yao Xiang to the north. Those who were captured by Huan Wen looked at the north with tears in their eyes, hoping that Yao Xiang would come to save them.
Third, Yao Cang unkindly established Later Qin.
After Yao Xiang was killed, his younger brother Yao Cang had no choice but to surrender to Former Qin with his men and horses. You don't have to say, Former Qin's inclusive environment, it was quite good, Yao Cang actually escaped a disaster.
When Jian Jian succeeded to the throne of Former Qin, Yao Cang made a comeback and became the general Yang Wu under Jian Jian, leading the Qiang army to continue to work for Former Qin.
I have to say that Yao Cang's work in Former Qin is still quite hard.
In 366, Yao Cang followed Wang Meng in attacking Nanxiang County, Jingzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and plundered more than 10,000 people north of the Han River to the north.
In 367, Yao Cang followed Wang Meng again to conquer Qianliang. Because many of the enemy troops encountered on the road were the old troops of Yao Yizhong, they heard that Yao Yizhong's son Yao Chang had come, so they took the initiative to surrender. Yao Cang was given the title of Taishou of Longdong for his merits.
In 376, Jian Jian sent Yao Cang, Gou Cang, Mao Sheng, Liang Zhao, and others to lead an army of 130,000 to attack Qianliang. In the end, Zhang Tianxi was forced out of the city to surrender and perish
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Because Yao Cang worked harder, he was deeply heavy. At this time, Jian Jian had the idea of attacking the Eastern Jin Dynasty to unify the world, and the ministers opposed one after another, but Yao Chang and Murong Chui, each with their own thoughts, chose to firmly support Jian Jian.
Why? Because Murong Chui was a humble nobleman, he wanted great chaos in the world so that he could take advantage of the chaos to restore the great cause of the Yan kingdom. Yao Cang was a Qiang nobleman, and he and Murong Chui basically agreed with each other.
Therefore, before the Battle of Shuishui began, Jian Jian appointed Yao Cang as General Long Jun, and was very optimistic about Yao Cang: In the past, you also started with General Long Jun, so you have to work hard!
Good guys, how many meanings does this leadership mean? Encourage your subordinates to start their own businesses? Yao Cang couldn't help but feel that this was a bit of a joke, and the idea of entrepreneurship was hooked up again. In the Battle of Shuishui, Jian Jian was defeated miserably, and the opportunity for Yao Cang and Murong Chui finally came.
Murong Chui was more moralistic, and the 30,000 troops in his hands had no damage and could have been used as capital for entrepreneurship. However, Murong Chui returned the 30,000 troops unchanged to the defeated Zhi jian, and at the same time escorted the return of Jian Jian to the north, and then left Jian Jian and went further north to start a business.
And Yao Cang, on the other hand, is not so generous. Taking advantage of the civil unrest in Former Qin, Yao Cang immediately gathered more than 100,000 Qiang people and chose to oppose Jian Jian. The monarchs who used to be intimate are now sworn enemies.
Jian Jian's army had just experienced a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Shuishui, and he had no confidence in fighting Yao Cang, and was eventually cornered by Yao Cang. After Yao Cang captured Jian Jian, he forced him to give up the throne and hand over the Chuanguo Jade Seal.
As a result, Jian Jian spat out Yao Cang's old phlegm and angrily rebuked: You, a boy of the Qiang clan, dare to persecute The Son of Heaven?
Yao Cang wiped away the old phlegm, and without saying a word, he hanged the 48-year-old Jian Jian. After that, Yao Cang also established the State of Qin, historically known as Later Qin, and confronted the State of Qin of Jian, which seemed to indicate that he was the orthodox who succeeded Jian Jian.
Fourth, Yao Xing pushed Later Qin to the peak and also defeated the great cause.
Although Yao Cang captured Chang'an, he established Later Qin. But his troubles were far from being thrown away, because Former Qin still had a lot of residual strength, and his strength could not be underestimated.
After He ascended the throne, he took up the banner of avenging Jian Jian and began various conquests against Yao Cang. As a result, Yao Cang was repeatedly defeated in battle, he thought that it was Gong Jian who appeared, and his feet were soft in his big tent and he built a statue of Gong Jian, and he didn't know why he thought that Gong Jian would bless him.
Yao Cang and Gong Deng fought for many years, losing more than winning, and barely maintained the situation in Later Qin. After his son Yao Xing came up, he divided three by five, and then he solved The Dragon Deng, which was really fierce.
Yao Xing was an emperor of martial arts, who was able to recuperate internally and ensure a stable life for the people. Externally, we can not be humble and unassuming, and we will not fight until we have to, but when we start a war, no one is afraid.
Therefore, during the Yao Xing period, Later Qin was pushed to the highest peak. However, in the later period of Yao Xing's reign, there were many mistakes and omissions.
First of all, after Yao Xing destroyed Nanliang and took Guzang, he felt that it was a hot potato. So he chose to let bald man humiliate Tan as the assassin of Liangzhou. But where can baldness and humiliation work in peace? Without saying a word, he led an army of 30,000 to capture Hexi and drove all the forces of Later Qin out of Hexi.
Secondly, Yao Xing seemed to feel that his territory was big enough, and after losing the land of Hexi, he also took the initiative to return the twelve counties of Nanxiang in Jingzhou to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Dude, is this brain pumping?
In addition, Yao Xing reused Helian Bobo and gave him 30,000 troops to guard the frontier. The clans objected, but it was useless. As a result, Helian rebelled openly and seized a large area of territory in northern Later Qin, endangering Later Qin's rule.
Finally, yao Xing, in his later years, was seriously ill, and repeatedly connived at his heirs, which led to his sons killing each other for the sake of the throne, which greatly weakened the ruling power of the Later Qin clans.
Good guys, Yao Xing in the early stage was wise and decisive, but Yao Xing in the later period became so dimwitted. It can be said that Houqin was Yao Xing pushing to the highest peak, and it was also Yao Xing who pulled it to the bottom.
Summary: Yao Hong can't bear the mess, Liu Yu finished it.
Yao Hong is actually a good monarch, and if you give him a strong country, he can rule very well. But what Yao Hong got was a mess left to him by Yao Xing, which was difficult to handle.
During Yao Hong's reign, it can be said that the eastern wall was demolished to supplement the western wall, and later Qin continued to have internal strife and foreign enemies constantly invading, which made his head bigger. When Liu Yu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty led his troops to the Northern Expedition, Yao Hong directly picked up the pick: the showdown was over, and it was gone! Can't hold back!
In this way, Liu Yu easily destroyed Later Qin. From Yao Yizhong, Yao Xiang, Yao Cang, and then to Yao Xing and Yao Hong, the efforts of several generations of the old Yao family have all been burned.
The point is that shortly after Liu Yu's Northern Expedition, he learned of Liu Muzhi's death and hurried back to Jiankang. As a result, the large army that remained in Chang'an was in constant internal turmoil, and as a result, Helian Bobo in the north saw the opportunity to capture Chang'an, and it is estimated that Yao Xing never dreamed of it, and finally let Helian Bobo take advantage of a big advantage.
Reference: Book of Jin