Stirring for four hundred years: Mu Xuan played with fire and the Northern Wei calmly coped, and the depressed Canal Mengxun died in the northern cool clothes soft

This article is the 321st in a long series of articles, Four Hundred Years of Turmoil

On March 28 of the ninth year of Yuan Jia (432 CE), Mu Xuan, the king of Tuguhun, officially presented Helianding to Northern Wei, and Northern Wei immediately beheaded Helianding.

Soon, Mu Xuan said, "The minister has captured Helian Ding and dedicated it to His Majesty." Although the officials and lords rewarded by His Majesty are revered, the land has not increased; although the flags conferred are mighty, they have not been rewarded with property and goods to their subordinates, and they hope that His Majesty will look down on the situation. "Blatantly demanded land and property from northern Wei.

Tuoba Tao handed the song to the court, and the ministers all thought: "Mu Xuan has only captured Helian Ding, and the people outside sai have all belonged to him, but he is insatiable and cannot agree to his request." ”

Therefore, Tuoba Tao issued an edict: "The Jincheng, Fanghan, Longxi and other places captured by the King of Western Qin have agreed to return to you, this is already a fief for you, is it necessary to increase the land?" As for the reward of goods, it will be temporarily increased according to your coming, not a one-time occurrence. ”

In this regard, Mu Xuan dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, but the tribute to northern Wei was reduced.

In June, Mu Xuan sent Sima Zhao to Pay Tribute to Liu Song and repay the merits of destroying the Xia Kingdom, hoping to step on two boats.

On June 22, the Liu Song court made Mu Xuan the governor of the three prefectures of Western Qin, He, and Sha, the general of The Western Qin, the Assassin of Western Qin, and the Second Prefecture of He, and was made the King of Longxi, and ordered Mu Xuan to return all the more than 150 southern soldiers captured by the State of Xia.

For Mu Xuan's careful thinking, northern Wei and Liu Song were well aware, but Tuguhun was located in the middle of nowhere, and it was a lofty mountain, and they were not interested in consulting for the time being.

It can be seen from this that the surrender without going through the war was false, that the Northern Wei was still some distance away from truly unifying the west, and that there was a Yang Nandang who did not even submit nominally.

At the time of Mu Xuan's canonization, Liu Song also granted Yang Nan the title of General of Zhenxi. Subsequently, Yang Nandang made his nephew Yang Baozong the general of Zhennan, the town guarded Tangchang, and his son Yang Shun was the assassin of Qin Prefecture, stationed in Shangyi.

Soon, Yang Baozong plotted to attack Yang Nandang, and after the matter was leaked, he was imprisoned by Yang Nandang.

In fact, whether it was Mu Xuan or Yang Nandang, they were just speculators in the struggle between Northern Wei and Liu Song for hegemony, and they could submit to Liu Song today, and they might fall to Northern Wei tomorrow.

At the end of the year, Li Shun of the Northern Wei Dynasty again sent an envoy to Northern Liang. Frustrated with his status, He sent Lieutenant Colonel Lang Yang Dinggui to Li Shun: "I am old and sick, and my waist and legs are not very flexible, so I cannot kneel down and bow down. Wait for three or five days to get better and see you again. ”

Li Shunyi said sternly, "You are old and sick, and the imperial court has long known that how can you sneak out to meet Ambassador Chincha?" The words are threatening.

The next day, Frustrated Qu Mengxun invited Li Shun into the palace. At the time of the meeting, he deliberately stood still by a few cases, with no intention of getting up and saluting.

Li Shun said on the spot, "I didn't expect that you old man would be so rude!" Now you are not worried about the destruction of the country and the death of the family, you dare to insult the heavens and the earth, your death is coming, there is no need for me to see you. After saying that, he turned away with the rune.

Frustrated, Meng Xun hurriedly asked Yang Dinggui to catch up with Li Shun, explaining: "Since Tai Chang has forgiven our lord for his old age and illness, and he has heard that the imperial court has a special edict not to prostrate himself, he dares to be so arrogant. ”

Li Shun said unceremoniously: "In those years, when the Duke of Qi Huan was a prince of the Nine Kingdoms, Zhou Tianzi gave him meat and ordered him not to prostrate himself, but duke Qi Huan still did not lose the etiquette of his courtiers. Nowadays, although the merit of the Great King is high, after all, it is not as good as the Duke of Qi Huan. Although the imperial court respects you, it has never issued an edict authorizing you not to worship, and you yourself behave arrogantly, how can this be a blessing for your country? ”

Under Li Shun's sharp teeth, Frustrated Qu Mengxun reluctantly stood up and bowed and accepted the edict.

Speaking of which, Mengxun can also be regarded as a big figure on the side of the Country, but in the face of the Northern Wei Dynasty today, he really does not dare to spread wilderness, and the so-called weak countries have no diplomacy, even at the doorstep of their homes.

After returning to Pingcheng, Tuoba Tao asked Li Shun about Beiliang. Li Shun replied: "Depressed Canal Mengxun has controlled Hexi for more than thirty years, he has experienced difficulties, and he knows how to adapt to changes. He was gentle and distant, and the crowd was obedient, although he could not leave a legacy for his descendants, but it was enough to hold great power in his lifetime. However, from the perspective of his subjects, his time was running out. ”

Tuoba Tao asked again, "After the next generation succeeds to the throne, when will Northern Liang perish?" Li Shun said, "Several of The sons of Mengxun of the Depression Canal are mediocre people, and I heard that dunhuang Taishou Frustrated Canal Mu qian is still relatively successful, and it must be him who will inherit the throne in the future." However, he was still far from being depressed. This is God helping His Majesty to build a great cause! ”

Tuoba Tao said happily, "Shuo is now using troops to attack the Yan Kingdom, and he does not have the energy to attack the West." If it is true that as you said, the annexation of Northern Liang is a few years later, it is not too late. ”

There was a monk with the title of Tan Wu Shu, who claimed to be able to drive away ghosts and gods, heal all diseases, and secret spells. Depressed, Monson took him very seriously, calling him a "saint", and his daughters and daughters-in-law also received spells from him.

When Tuoba Tao heard about it, he sent Li Shun to Northern Liang to recruit Tan Wuchen. Frustrated, Monson not only refused to let him go, but also killed Tan Wuchen. Because of this incident, Tuoba Tao held a grudge against Mengxun.

In his later years, Monson became absurd, jealous and tyrannical, and miserable. Planting causes and effects, what Mengxun did today laid the groundwork for the end of Beiliang.

In April of the tenth year of Yuan Jia (433 AD), When Mengxun fell seriously ill, the Northern Liang nobles and ministers jointly discussed that Shizi Depressed Canal Bodhi was young, and decided to appoint his brother Depressed Canal Muqian as his son, and to appoint Frustrated Canal Muqian as the governor of China and foreign capitals, the great general, and the lu shang shushi.

Soon after, Mengxun died of depression, and he was made the King of Wuxuan, and the temple name taizu. Frustrated, Mu Qian immediately succeeded to the throne and sent envoys to Northern Wei to request appointment.

Objectively speaking, Depressed Canal Mengxun is a generation of tyrants, but Liangzhou is a small place after all, and his ability is not enough to establish a powerful dynasty, which can only be regarded as a local warlord.

Upon learning of the death of Frustrated Canal Mengxun, Tuoba Tao said to Li Shun: "You said that Depressed Canal Mengxun will die, and today it has been fulfilled; you also said that Depressed Canal Mu qian will take the throne and will also be fulfilled, how wonderful!" From this point of view, the conquest of Liangzhou is just around the corner. "With great pleasure, he rewarded Li Shun with a thousand silks and four imperial horses, and entered general Anxi, and from then on he was doubly fond of him, and the government, no matter how big or small, consulted with him.

Subsequently, Tuoba Tao sent Li Shun as an envoy to Northern Liang, and Bai Shuqu Muqian was made the governor of Liang, Sha, He, Xiyu Qiang, Rong Zhu, CheQi, Kaifu Yi Tongsansi, Liangzhou Thorn Shi, and Hexi Wang, and Song Sui was the right minister of Hexi.

Frustrated Qu Mu qian, on the grounds that he had been rewarded for his lack of merit and uneasy in his heart, left Li Shun, and Shangshu said that as long as anxi or pingxi general had a title, Tuoba Tao issued an edict to politely refuse.

Frustrated Qu Muqian was intelligent and studious, elegant and gentle, generous and measured, and was deeply supported by the northern Liang subjects. Because of his humble attitude, Tuoba Tao temporarily spared Beiliang.

Northern Liang obediently obeyed softly, the interior was orderly, Liu Song did not dare to act rashly because of civil strife, Tuoba Tao completely controlled the overall situation through a series of political means, and was able to calmly promote the great cause of unifying the north.