Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 261 Hebei Wubao
Murong Jun has been coveting Hedong for a long time. After all, who doesn't want to sit north of the Yellow River and enjoy the dangers of Hedong and the wealth of Hebei.

Even Fu Sheng knew this.

Fu Sheng was just cruel, not stupid, so as soon as he came to the throne, he sent additional troops to various passes in the Taihang Mountains to guard against Murong Jun.

Yan State has now assembled an army of more than 100,000 troops in Yecheng. If Murong Jun changes his direction and attacks Hedong, and the border is empty, he may really take advantage of it.

In fact, the news of Yao Chang's surrender to Yan had spread overtly and covertly. Youdao is a soldier who has great speed. After Yao Xiang's defeat, Murong Jun did not attack Yanzhou for a long time. It could only be that the two sides were negotiating terms at that time.

With Yan having an absolute advantage, apart from surrendering, what other conditions could Yao Chang offer to make Murong Jun stop his troops?

Therefore, when Yao Chang accepted the canonization of Yan State and Yan and Xu states changed their flags, it can be said that it was unexpected by the world, but it is also reasonable if you think about it carefully.

Although the revenge of killing his brother is unforgettable, compared with his own future, the future of the Qiang people still has to be a little later.

In the eleventh year of Yonghe (AD 355), early July, it was the early autumn season.

Murong Jun led his army from Yecheng, while Murong Ke led 50,000 infantry and cavalry to march eastward.

It seems that many nobles with high prestige did not personally end up participating in the rebellion, but without their acquiescence or even secret support, how could the two counties of Qinghe and Xiangguo and eighteen counties have surrendered to Yao Xiang in a short period of time? .

Murong Ke's trip was based on Murong Jun's order to kill chickens to scare monkeys, and the Cui family of Qinghe was the first to bear the brunt.

In later generations, after Wu Sangui surrendered, Dorgon also adopted a preemptive strategy, waiting to reap the benefits when the Shanhaiguan garrison and Li Zicheng's army were exhausted from the continuous battle.

As for Qinghe County and Xiangguo County, which had previously responded to Yao Xiang, the gentry in the two places introduced scapegoats, the so-called culprits, in an attempt to calm the Murong family's anger.

And Yao Chang is also leading 10,000 fine cavalry towards the border of Xu and Qing.

Of course, another more important reason is that Murong Jun was unwilling to let go of the nobles of Qinghe and Xiang Kingdom easily.

As for the Boling Cui family, who will be as famous as the Qinghe Cui family in later generations, there is currently only one branch in Anpingfang. Cui Yi, the ancestor of the other big, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth families, is now just a child. , has not spread its branches and leaves.

The Cui family of Qinghe emerged in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and became a prominent family in Guandong. However, it cannot be regarded as the top family in the Northern Wei, Sui and Tang Dynasties. After all, Cui Hao was not born yet.

It not only weakens the strength of the surrendered general, but also reduces your own losses. Why not do it.

Duan Gong could no longer care about Jibei at this time. After receiving the report from the envoy, he had to allocate troops to guard the southern border.

Although Cui Hao caused the Cui clan of Qinghe to suffer the catastrophe of annihilation, it was his merits and fame that allowed the surviving clansmen to enjoy the glory of "the most powerful family in the world, and the highest ranking of the Ding clan in the sea".

Murong Ke marched eastward and attacked Qinghe and Xiangguo. He was in no hurry to go south and waited for the battle between Yao Chang and Duan Gong first.

After Murong Ke ordered Yang Qian to withdraw from Qingzhou, the Jibei area that had previously surrendered had been recovered by Duan Gong. However, after Duan Gong learned that Yao Chang had surrendered to Yan, he returned to the south of Jishui, and Jibei was changed again. Lord, return to the embrace of the Yan Kingdom.

Murong Ke came with 50,000 cavalry menacingly, not really to eradicate the weeds.

The Yan State's rule of Hebei was inseparable from the cooperation with these Han scholars. The Yan State's court was also filled with a large number of Han officials.

Since ancient times, imperial power has not been sent to the countryside, and the same is true for Yan State.

They were just scapegoats introduced by the noble families in Qinghe and Xiang Kingdoms. Their identities could not satisfy Murong Jun. If the nobles of Qinghe and Xiang were fooled by this matter, maybe when the Yan State competes with the Huan family for northern hegemony in the future, the rest of the nobles in Hebei will follow suit and lose their sense of awe, and will definitely cause chaos in the rear.

After all, the Murong clan was considered a foreign race to the Hebei nobles.

When the situation comes to a stalemate, their choices may determine the outcome.

Therefore, Murong Ke must take action to punish them this time, even if he has to besiege Wubao, so that the Hebei nobles can open their eyes and take a good look at how heavy the price of betraying the Yan Kingdom is.

Wubao is a manor fortress used by local powerful and nobles to defend themselves. It appeared in the Xinmang period, when the world was in chaos. In order to protect themselves, the nobles built Wubao one after another in order to protect themselves in the troubled times.

After Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty unified the country, he issued an edict and ordered the people to destroy Wubao.

But as we all know, the Eastern Han Dynasty was the product of Liu Xiu's compromise with the powerful nobles. He did not have the ability to uproot those Wubao one by one. Therefore, Wubao has always been banned.

However, these Wubao were underestimated. In the late Northern Wei Dynasty, after the failure of the Six Towns Uprising, the Xianbei people were forced to move to Hebei, and a second uprising broke out. The leader of the rebel army, Ge Rong, sent his men to attack the Wubao of the Li family in Zhao County, but failed and returned.

In the end, Ge Rong lost his temper and led more than 100,000 Xianbei soldiers to besiege him, and then he broke through the Li family's Wubao.

Of course Murong Ke knew that these forts were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if he tried his best to break through the forts of the Cui family in Qinghe, it was impossible to really wipe out the Cui family.

However, attacking Cui's Wubao in Qinghe is essential.

He could let the Cui family of Qinghe go after breaking through the Wubao of the Qinghe Cui family, but he had to let the Hebei nobles know that they could rest easy without hiding in the Wubao.

Even if you really piss off the Murong clan, they will still be able to pull you out of Wubao.

Of course, the so-called letting go of the Cui family in Qinghe was just to spare innocent people, so as to avoid the sorrow of the Hebei nobles. However, those who secretly supported the rebellion must not be spared, otherwise how could they warn the world.

Murong Ke led 50,000 cavalry to Qinghe to question the Cui family of Qinghe. The Cui family of Qinghe felt that a disaster was coming.

I want to ask for reinforcements, but where are they?

Yao Chang had already surrendered, and Duan Gong had no time to take care of himself. The Jin Dynasty troops were stationed south of the Huaihe River and did not dare to go north.

Huan Huo, who was guarding Sizhou, had 40,000 soldiers under his command, but Qinghe County was located in the hinterland of Hebei, so naturally he couldn't count on them.

As for the rest of the gentry, they were just trying to clean up their own troubles. Now that they saw Murong Ke wanted to raise an army to hold him accountable, it was too late for them to cut off their relationship with the Cui family of Qinghe. How could they take the risk of offending Murong Ke and help the Cui family of Qinghe.

Looking around, he was trapped in a desperate situation with no reinforcements. Even if Murong Ke failed to attack, Wubao's food would eventually be exhausted.

Qinghe County, Dongwucheng County (now Gucheng County, Hebei Province), Cui's Wubao, inside the ancestral hall.

The head of the big house looked at everyone and sighed:

"Go down here, don't resist, open the door and ask for surrender."

For the continuation of his family, he had no other choice.

(End of this chapter)