Four hundred years of agitation: Wang Mi plotted against Shi Le to be killed, and Murong Xi pacified Liaodong to win the hearts and minds of the people

This article is the 50th in a long series, "Four Hundred Years of Turmoil."

Luoyang and Chang'an fell one after another, and the jin dynasty's largest power in the Central Plains was only Gou Xi. Shi Le had the heart to conquer the Central Plains, and he must also be destroyed.

In September of the fifth year of Yongjia (310 AD), Shi Le first attacked Wang Zanyu in Yangxia, broke it, avenged the defeat of the army a year earlier, and then attacked Mengcheng.

In this battle, Gou Xi was arrogant and violent, the people's hearts were lost, and his combat effectiveness was greatly weakened, and he was defeated by Shi Le and became a prisoner together with Sima Duan.

For this old rival, Shi Le did not want to kill him, but wantonly humiliated him, first using a rope to tie his neck, and then using it as a left Sima like a conquered vicious dog.

Sima Duan was sent to Pingyang by Shi Le for a reward, and Liu Cong paid shi Le the title of Pastor of Youzhou.

As mentioned earlier, Liu Tun offered Wang Mi a plan to let him occupy Qingzhou in an attempt to establish himself. Since Wang Mi had such a mind, the most feared person was of course Shi Le, and if Shi Le wanted to make a difference, he also had to be restrained by Wang Mi. The two people who were pregnant with ghosts and fetuses were separated from each other, and the contradictions were about to erupt.

On the way out of Luoyang for Qingzhou, Liu Tun offered Wang Mi another plan, first inviting Shi Le to qingzhou with him, and then letting his general Cao Ling sneak in behind him.

Wang Mi agreed, asking Liu Tun to take his handwritten letter to summon Cao Ling, and then warmly invited Shi Le. Unexpectedly, when he went to Dong'a, Liu Tun was captured by Shi Le's reconnaissance cavalry and secretly executed by Shi Le, and Wang Mi was unconscious.

At this time, Wang Mi heard the news that Shi Le had captured Gou Xi, and his heart was extremely unhappy, but he wrote a letter of congratulations to Shi Le on the surface.

In the letter, Wang Mi blew a rainbow fart, saying that Shi Le had captured Gou Xi and could still use him for his own use, what a miraculous thing, let Gou Xi be his left arm, himself be his right arm, the world is uncertain.

After receiving this letter, Shi Le was even more certain that Wang Mi wanted to have a plot, but on the surface he was closer than ever, and he also sent troops to help Wang Mi kill Liu Rui, who had been confronting him.

Wang Mi was overjoyed, believing that Shi Le had been deceived by his own rainbow fart, and gladly accepted his feast.

In October, Shi Le and Wang Mi met in Jiwu County. At the banquet, Shi Le talked and laughed, calling him brother and brother, which made Wang Mi feel good and drink freely.

However, just as Wang Mi was drunk and confused, Shi Le suddenly turned his face, killed Wang Mi with his own hands, and then annexed his people, and also told Liu Cong that Wang Mi had plotted rebellion and had been killed.

Without reporting beforehand, Liu Cong was furious at Shi Le's behavior and scolded Shi Le for "harming public assistants and having the heart of a monarch." However, after the scolding was finished, he also had to obediently seal Shi Le as the grand general of Zhendong, the governor and the military of You'er Prefecture, and the history of the assassination of the state.

No way, who told him to be strong and strong? We may wish to take a look at liu cong's last two official positions to Shi Le, and analyze his careful thinking.

The first time, Liu Cong worshiped Shi Le as the pastor of Youzhou, and Youzhou was in the hands of Wang Jun; the second time, a history of the hezhou assassination was added, and the prefecture was in the hands of Liu Kun. But in fact, the territory that Shi Le really occupied was Yanzhou.

What he already has is not given to you, and what he gives to you is in the hands of others, which shows Liu Cong's distrust of Shi Le, and he has always refused to give Yanzhou to Shi Le in name.

For Liu Cong's careful thinking, Shi Ledong looked at the fire, but did not think so, where do I want to stay, can you manage it? I'm not going to rob you of your face already.

Soon, the captured Gou Xi and Wang Zan tried to plot against Shi Le, but after failing, they were killed by Shi Le.

Putting aside the matter of the Central Plains, let's take a look at Murong Hui in the north.

Although the Central Plains became a pot of chaos, and everyone wanted to share a piece of the pie, Murong Xi was very calm, nominally loyal to the Jin Dynasty, and had nothing to do with Wang Jun.

In the first year of Yongxing (304 AD), Sima Ying sent and Yan to plot against Wang Jun, but wang Jun killed him. He Yan's other driver Wang Zhen fled to Li Zhen, a lieutenant of Dongyi, and persuaded Li Zhen to attack Wang Jun.

Li Zhen was loyal to the Jin Dynasty, and had long been dissatisfied with Wang Jun's yin and ambition, but his strength had not been caught.

In the third year of Yongjia (309 AD), after years of preparation, Li Zhen finally made a move and sent his son Li Cheng to the crusade. Unexpectedly, halfway to the road, Liaodong Taishou Pangben, who had a vendetta against Li Zhen, suddenly attacked, took advantage of the false sneak attack to kill Li Zhen, and then pursued and killed Li Cheng without worry.

Li Zhen's death coincided with the great chaos in the Central Plains, so that the Xianbei people who were dependent on Liaodong found an opportunity to rebel, and under the leadership of Su Xilian and Mu Marujin, they attacked counties and counties under the banner of revenge for Li Zhen, stirring up border unrest.

In the fourth year of Yongjia (310 AD), the imperial court made him a lieutenant of Dongyi and went to quell the rebellion. As a result, Fengshi was repeatedly defeated by Su Xilian and Kimaruzu, and made peace with them, but did not comply.

Pang Ben, who had always been cold-eyed, had contempt for Feng Shi and wanted to kill Feng Shi and monopolize Pingzhou. Fortunately, Feng Shi's son Feng Wu foresaw Pang Ben's ambitions and booby-trapped him in advance.

After the culprit was dead, Su Xilian and Kimaruzu still had no intention of stopping and continued to harm in Pyeongju.

At this time, Murong Han,Murong Han's eldest son, said to his father: "Su Xilian and Mu Marujin ostensibly avenged Li Zhen, but in fact they were taking advantage of the opportunity to rebel. Feng Shi had killed Pang Ben, and they were still plundering and committing evil. You might as well take the opportunity to go on a crusade against them, not only to revive Liaodong, but also to annex their people by the way, which not only establishes a good image, but also gets private benefits. This is the foundation of hegemony. ”

Murong Xi smiled and praised, "At a young age, I can think of these things." ”

Therefore, Murong Xi, with Murong Han as the forward, defeated Su Xilian and Mu Marujin, took their men for himself, and sent back all the Han people they had captured.

Murong Xi's move won the hearts of the people of Liaodong, and even Feng Shi admired him and made friends with all his heart.

In the fifth year of Yongjia (311 AD), Feng Shi became seriously ill, and on his deathbed he entrusted his most beloved grandson Feng Yi to Murong Xi. After Feng Shi's death, Murong Xi summoned Feng Yi for questioning, and after some conversation, he praised him, regarded him as a Qishi, and appointed him as the Governor of Xiaodu.

Feng Shi's sons Feng Yu (冀州) and Youzhou (幽州) joined the army feng shui to come to the funeral, and Murong Xi also appreciated them after talking to them.

At this time, Luoyang and Chang'an fell one after another, the Central Plains were in chaos, and it was difficult for Feng And Feng to return for a while, so Murong Xi took this opportunity to persuade them to stay.

The two brothers were grateful for Murong Xi's care for their father, and seeing that he was very arrogant, they decided to stay and assist him. Murong Xi was overjoyed, and made Feng Shu a long history and Feng Yu a member of the army.

After Fengshi died, Wang Jun, who was sitting in Youzhou, appointed his brother-in-law Cui Yi (Cui Yan's great-grandson) as a lieutenant of Dongyi in the name of the imperial court, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to control Pingzhou.

For this appointment, Murong Yu naturally did not approve of it, and he did not take Cui Yi in his eyes, and the contradictions between the two grew larger and larger, and eventually triggered a far-reaching event.