Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 254 Death of Fu Jian
Human nature is such a contradiction. Not long ago, Fu Jing drowned her young son with her own hands, but now, before she died, she sought a way out for her wife and children.

And Fu Jian ignored the principle that if the grass is cut but the root is not removed, it will grow again with the spring breeze, and agreed to Fu Jing's request.

Perhaps as Fu Jian said, these nephews were all brought up by him, and they are called uncles and nephews, but they are actually no different from father and son.

Fu Jian took care of Fu Jing's dignity and did not execute her publicly. Instead, Fu Jing was sent back to Pingchang Palace and allowed to commit suicide.

Watching Fu Jing being escorted away, Fu Jian looked at Fu Jian who was slightly injured and sighed:

"I regret that I didn't listen to Jian Tou's advice. Otherwise, why would things have ended like this?"

Fu Jian had warned Fu Jian when he came to express condolences after Fu Jing lost her son, but Fu Jian did not listen. If he could have stopped her in time, Fu Jing would not have had to die.

Fu Jian knew that his uncle was a very emotional person, and just as he was about to comfort him, he saw Fu Jian turning his head and admonishing Prince Fu Sheng:

"Anyone who conspires with Fu Jing must not be spared his life.

"The matter of Fu Jing's rebellion should be stopped here. The prince will no longer be able to hold Fu Jing's family and tribe responsible for their crimes in the future."

Fu Sheng accepted the order and resigned together with Fu Jian.

But when it comes to martial arts, Fu Jian is outclassed.

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

Seeing this, Queen Qiang hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty is in his prime, why are you considering these things now? The prince is still young, so your Majesty can train him carefully."

Queen Qiang certainly knew about the friendship between Fu Jian and Fu Xiong. Perhaps if Fu Xiong had not died of illness due to overwork, Fu Jian's illness would not have come on so quickly.

“Although Jiantou is young, he is capable and steady in dealing with things, especially his loyalty is rare.

The Fu family is from the Di tribe, and there is no shortage of fierce generals in the clan. Fu Jing, who is rebelling today, and Fu Huangmei, who is guarding Yanmen Pass, are all talented generals.

Fu Sheng obeyed his father's advice:
"My child obeys."

Fu Jian saw that he was covered in blood and couldn't tell whether it was Fu Sheng's blood or the blood of the rebels, so he could only urge:

"He is Yuancai (Fu Xiong)'s child after all."

"Given time, he will be able to entrust the affairs of the country and assist the prince in running the country. I have high hopes for him."

Fu Jing had previously argued that she did not dare to rebel against Fu Jian, but was worried that she would not be tolerated by the prince. Fu Jian also believed this.

Fu Sheng and Fu Fei were both brave enough to be worthy of all men.

The root cause of the civil strife in the Fu family still lies in the fact that Fu Chang was captured and killed by Huan Xi. If the successor had not suddenly changed, how could there be today's chaos.

Queen Qiang watched the two leave and said to Fu Jian with joy:
"Thankfully, Jiantou reminded me today to ask me to summon the prince as soon as possible, otherwise the prince's life will be in danger."

Obviously, Fu Jian was worried that after his death, Fu Jing's whole family would have to be wiped out to settle the scores after Fu Shengqiu.

"The matter is over. I have to return to the palace to recuperate. You and Jian Tou quickly go to the imperial doctor to treat the wound. Don't delay the injury."

Fu Jian certainly knows what kind of character Fu Sheng is.

Fu Jian shook his head and said:
"I know my body well, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for too long.

Fu Jian nodded when he heard this. He asked the attendants to stay away and said to Queen Qiang:
"The prince's strengths are to capture the enemy, defeat the enemy, kill the generals and seize the flag, but governing the country is not his specialty.

"Jiantou has been favored by his father since he was a child and is jealous of the prince. After my death, I hope that the queen will take care of Jiantou for me.

With Fu Jing as a comparison, Empress Qiang was naturally satisfied from the bottom of her heart with Fu Jian, her nephew.

In fact, Fu Jian is currently worrying too much.

Fu Sheng did hate Fu Jian in the past, but Fu Jian's performance today also gained Fu Sheng's approval. Fu Sheng was just in a violent and withdrawn mood, not indifferent to right from wrong.

However, more importantly, Fu Jian is Fu Xiong's eldest son.

At first, his grandfather Fu Hong hated Fu Sheng and forced Fu Jian to kill him. If his uncle Fu Xiong hadn't dissuaded him, Fu Sheng would not be alive today.

Fu Xiong is now dead. If Fu Sheng wants to repay Fu Xiong's kindness, it will have to fall on Fu Jian.

After all, although Fu Xiong had many sons, it was Fu Jian who inherited the title of King of the East China Sea.

The turmoil in Jinyang came and went as quickly as it came, but Fu Jian's illness was still difficult to recover from.

On June 6, Fu Jing's coup failed and she committed suicide by taking poison at home.

On June 12, only six days later, Fu Jian further worsened the situation. He issued an edict to supervise the Chinese and foreign military forces with Grand Sima and King Fu'an of Wudu in the hope that Fu'an could stabilize the situation.

Fu An did not have any outstanding achievements, but he had a higher seniority. He was the younger brother of Fu Hong and the uncle of Fu Jian.

Of course, what is more important is that Fu An has no ambitions and will not pose a threat to Prince Fu Sheng.

Two days later, on June 14, Fu Jian, who knew that his death was imminent, was already making arrangements for his death.

He summoned eight people including Taishi Yu Zun, Prime Minister Lei Ruoer, Taifu Mao Gui, Sikong Wangzuo, Shangshu Ling Liang Leng, Zuopu Sheliang An, Youpu She Duan Chun, and Minister of Civil Affairs Xin Lao to the bedside, and issued the decree. After issuing an edict, the eight of them will serve as guardians and jointly assist in government affairs.

It is expected that among the eight ministers who care about life, no one will be able to control each other, and no one will be able to dominate the court.

Everyone wept and accepted the decree. After they left, Fu Jian kept Prince Fu Sheng by his side and drove everyone away. Even Queen Qiang was not allowed to stay. In the ward, only Fu Jian, Fu Sheng and his son were left. The very weak Fu Jian said emotionally:

"After giving birth to a son, your father cannot continue to accompany you, and you can only let you go on your own in the future.

“These are troubled times, and people’s hearts are unpredictable.

"Chiefs of the Six Barbarians, and those ministers who care about their lives, if anyone dares to disobey your orders, you must not be merciful and must get rid of them."

Hearing this, Fu Sheng nodded heavily. It was obvious that Fu Jing's rebellion not only had a great impact on Fu Jian, but also made Fu Sheng dare not trust his ministers easily.

When Fu Sheng saw this, he showed a happy smile.

The next day, June 355, the th year of Yonghe (AD ), Fu Jian, the founding emperor of the Yu State, died of illness in Jinyang at the age of thirty-nine.

However, Fu Jian never expected that he would instigate Prince Fu Sheng to kill decisively, but he still underestimated his son's urgency to establish his authority.

Prince Fu Sheng came to the throne on that day, respected his mother Qiang as the Queen Mother, made the Crown Princess Liang the Queen, and proposed changing the name to Shouguang.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves. It was not that the ministers thought that the Queen Mother and Queen should not be established, but that since ancient times, there was no saying that the reign title should be changed on the day of taking the throne.

Whenever a new emperor ascends the throne, most of the time he will use the reign name of the previous emperor. He will wait until the first day of the following year to issue an edict to change the reign name and use his own reign name.

Now that Fu Jian has just passed away and his body is still cold, Fu Sheng rushes to change his name, which is really against etiquette and law.

Fu Sheng was furious. After he retired from the court, he complained to his confidants such as Donghai King Fu Jian and Xinxing King Fu Fei:

"The reason why I propose to change the reign name is not to disrespect the late emperor, but to test the ministers of the court. Who dares to despise me? As expected, there must be someone behind the group's opposition today!"

Fu Fei, like Fu Huangmei, had been friends with Fu Sheng since childhood. The title of Xinxing County King was given to Fu Fei impatiently after Fu Sheng became the queen.

As for Fu Jian, because of his consistent performance, he has successfully integrated into Fu Sheng's circle of confidants and is regarded as a confidant by Fu Sheng.

Since everyone present was a close confidant, Fu Sheng no longer hid, he spoke frankly to everyone:

"When my father was dying, he left a legacy. Any ministers who dare to disobey me will be killed."

Fu Jian was startled when he heard this. He fully felt the murderous intention in Fu Sheng's words. Even if the murderous intention was not directed at him, Fu Jian couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart.

He became Fu Sheng's confidant because he did not want to suffer retaliation from Fu Sheng because of what happened when he was young, but this did not mean that Fu Jian was willing to become the butcher's knife in Fu Sheng's hands, attacking the ministers.

Fu Jian is a man who cherishes feathers and pays special attention to the evaluation of himself by his ministers.

Why are you willing to get involved in this matter?

Fortunately, Fu Fei, the king of Xinxing County, was present. He had just been awarded the title of king and had inherited Fu Sheng's kindness. Now was the time to help the new emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to preside over the investigation of this matter, and we must find out the culprit behind the scenes."

Fu Fei took the initiative to invite Ying.

Fu Sheng was overjoyed:

"Okay! This matter will be handed over to King Xinxing for investigation."

Fu Fei accepted the order, and Fu Jian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fu Jian had a friendly relationship with the ministers of the DPRK and China, especially those Han ministers, and often had private contacts.

After all, this is the only prince among the Yu clan who admires Confucian culture so much.

In terms of blood relationship, Fu Jian is undoubtedly a Di, but spiritually, he is completely Han.

Fu Fei was very efficient in his work. Within a few days, he found out that the mastermind behind the scenes was She Duan Chun, the right servant of Shangshu, one of the eight ministers who took care of life. He was inciting the ministers to stop the reform.

This was not a big deal. It was indeed unreasonable to rush to change the Yuan Dynasty on the day he came to the throne. Duan Chun did not really have any different intentions.

But Fu Sheng made up his mind to kill chickens to scare monkeys. Fu Jian left eight ministers who took care of life. When Fu Sheng came to the throne, he killed one of them.

The remaining seven may not know that Fu Sheng's killing feast against Minister Gu Ming has just begun.

At the same time, Emperor Murong Jun of Yan State personally led his army southward and had already entered Yecheng.

Yan State's finances are not rich now. Murong Jun gritted his teeth and tightened his belt to support this personal expedition. Of course, it was because he felt that Yanzhou and Xuzhou had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

When his army just left Youzhou, they heard the news that Yao Xiang had died in battle, and they were dancing with joy.

By the time Murong Jun arrived at Yecheng, Murong Ke had already covered Shangshu and ordered Yang Zhuang to retreat.

As for Duan Gong, after hearing that Yao Xiang was defeated and Murong Ke led his army to rescue him, he panicked and retreated to Guanggu City overnight.

Especially after learning that Murong Jun had sent more troops south, Duan Gong lived in fear all day and night.

But for Yan State, Qingzhou still has to move a little further, and the most important thing right now is to annex the Yao family.

When Murong Junzheng and Murong Ke were preparing to send troops south, Wang Liang, the mastermind of the Yao family, came to Yecheng in person with his sick body in his arms.

(End of this chapter)