Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 40 Fu Hong is heartbroken (3000)

In the eastern suburbs of Yecheng, 30,000 surrendered soldiers whose hands and feet were bound were driven into multiple pits.

Some people were crying loudly out of fear, while others were yelling in the direction of Miyagi.

"Shi Zun! Your cruelty is even worse than that of Shi Hu! Anyone who commits injustice will be punished by his own death! I will wait for you in hell!"

"Oh my God! Open your eyes and take a look! This is the emperor of Zhao! They are in the same room and fighting each other, brothers killing each other. We are just pawns, like the arrows in Shi Chong's hand, only shot by others. Why must we be killed!"

"Shi Zun! You are cruel and unkind, and you will die a bad death!"

Cries and curses resounded throughout the sky, and the people in Yecheng who went out to watch the excitement all looked intolerable and did not want to continue watching.

Fu Hong stood on the city wall, looking at the scene outside the city, and couldn't help but start to make plans for his future.

After pacifying the Gaoli rebellion, Shi Hu appointed Fu Hong as the governor of Yongzhou and the military commander of Qin and Yongzhou.

Fu Hong no longer wanted to stay in Kanto at this time, and hoped to go to Kansai to take office as soon as possible. By then, based on the land of Kansai, he would be able to sit back and watch the success or failure.

However, Fu Hong never thought that when he said goodbye to Shi Zun, received permission, and was about to lead his tribe to Kansai, Shi Min learned the news and hurriedly entered the palace to meet the saint.

After saluting, Shi Min asked:
  "Your Majesty, I heard that Fu Hong will go to Guanxi. Do you know whether this is true or not?"

Shi Zun didn't take this matter to heart. He said indifferently:
  "The late emperor appointed Fu Hong as the governor of Guanxi. He also helped me enter Ye and made great achievements. Now that the traitor Shi Chong has been crowned and the world is at peace, I should let Fu Hong go and replace King Leping to guard Guanxi for me."

Shi Min quickly advised:
  "Your Majesty, no! King Leping has no talent. Guanxi is in his hands, and it is easy to seize it.

"And Fu Hong has the qualities of a hero. If he is allowed to enter the pass, it will be like letting a tiger return to the mountain or letting a dragon fly into the sea. It will be difficult to control him.

"I am afraid that the two states of Yong and Qin will no longer be owned by Zhao!"

When Shi Zun heard what Shi Min said, he couldn't help but pay attention to it. Just as Shi Min said, King Shi Bao of Leping was just a loser, but Fu Hong not only had outstanding talents, but also the children in his family were also outstanding men.

Moreover, Fu Hong first relied on the former Zhao, then surrendered to the later Zhao, once again relied on the Qian Liang, and finally returned to Shi Hu's command. This man was duplicitous and not a loyal minister.

Shi Zun suddenly realized:

"Thanks to the general's reminder, I almost made a big mistake!"

Shi Zun immediately ordered that Fu Hong be dismissed from his post as governor of Guanxi and ordered to return to Fangtou (now Junxian County, Hebi City, Henan Province).

When Fu Hong led his troops to go eastward in response to Shi Hu's order, he was placed in Fangtou.

It's just that today is different from the past. Fu Hong was clearly allowed to enter Guanzhong, but he was suddenly driven back to Fangtou, which made him feel resentful.

But there were large armies gathering around Yecheng, and even though Fu Hong had numerous troops, he did not dare to act rashly.

After knowing the cause and effect of the incident, Fu Hong led his troops to Fangtou with resentment towards Shi Zun and Shi Min.

In the western suburbs of Yecheng, Fu Xiong, the son of Fu Hong, said angrily:

"Father, the emperor did not keep his word, ignored the late emperor's edict, and drove us to Fangtou. The child really cannot let go.

"Now that the emperor is suspicious of us, father should have made plans in advance."

What Fu Jian said was exactly what Fu Hong wanted. He snorted coldly:
  "The State of Zhao cannot tolerate me, so I will go to the Jin Dynasty."

Fu Xiong was shocked. He wanted his father to make plans in advance, but he had never thought of betraying Zhao to Jin. It was not because he was loyal to Zhao, but because his eldest brother Fu Jian was taking his family as hostage in Yecheng.

"If my father surrenders to Jiangdong, my brother will be in danger."

Fu Hong waved his hand and said with a smile:

"I have already known Jian'er. After my father leaves Yecheng, he will find an opportunity to escape to Fangtou to join me."

Hearing this, Fu Xiong felt a little at ease.

Unlike the Shi family's fratricide, Fu Jian and Fu Xiong can be said to be brothers and sisters. Even if Fu Jian dies, Fu Xiong will become the heir of the Fu family, but Fu Xiong still cares about his brother's safety.

When Fu Hong saw this scene, he was also greatly relieved. If they could work together as brothers, there would be no need for him to worry about accomplishing great things.

Tens of thousands of members of the Fu family traveled westward, and Fu Jian, who stayed in Yecheng, was secretly preparing to escape, but he did not dare to make it public for fear of being discovered.

Unexpectedly, someone in Yecheng saw his thoughts, and it was Fu Jian, the son of Fu Xiong.

Fu Jian was Fu Xiong's second son, but he was his legitimate son. Fu Xiong's eldest son, Fu Fa, was a concubine.

But Fu Jian never liked his direct nephew because he looked too Han.

Although their father Fu Hong often encouraged them to learn from the strengths of the Han people, none of the Fu family's children respected Confucianism as much as Fu Jian.

When Fu Jian was eight years old, while a group of brothers of the same clan were riding horses and shooting arrows, he proposed to his grandfather Fu Hong that he wanted to hire a teacher and devote himself to studying the classics and history.

In troubled times, what is the use of being familiar with classics and history?

Fu Jian, who was only twelve years old, came to Fu Jian and said:
  "Uncle, if you bring the women and children with you, my nephew is afraid that everyone will not be able to escape to Fangtou, so please leave alone and don't worry about us." Fu Jian was shocked:

"Who told you that I was leaving Yecheng?"

Fu Jian said calmly:
  "It was my nephew's own idea, and my grandfather left in anger. Now the monarch suspects that the Zhao country is not a place for us to settle down, and we must defect to the Jin Dynasty."

Fu Jian breathed a sigh of relief and warned:

"Don't mention this to anyone."

Fu insisted, and Fu Jian asked again:

"Don't you want to leave with me? Otherwise, why would you let me leave you in Yecheng without fear of Shi Zun's questioning?"

Fu Jian shook his head and said:
  "Although Shi Zun was tyrannical, he also knew shame. He broke trust with Shi Min, so he gave him military and political power.

"Today he broke his promise to his grandfather again. Even though his grandfather rebelled against Zhao, he still feels guilty.

"Besides, as long as my uncle leaves Yecheng, our women and children will be of little value, and he will not be able to blackmail my grandfather with us.

"As long as my grandfather has strong soldiers and horses, how can Shi Zun make things difficult for us? In my nephew's opinion, Shi Zun will still treat us kindly. I hope that my grandfather can return to the Shi family's arms."

Fu Jian's insights amazed Fu Jian. He had such insights at the age of twelve. Could it be that the classics and history of the Han people can really inspire people with wisdom.

Fu Jian's view of Fu Jian changed drastically. He patted Fu Jian on the shoulder and said:
  "Although you are young, you have such knowledge. I will not treat you as a child. After I leave Yecheng, you must take good care of your family."

Fu Jian handed over his hand.

The next day, Fu Jian left the women and children at home, took the opportunity to escape from Yecheng, and went to Fangtou to join Fu Hong and others.

When Shi Min heard that Fu Jian had fled, he quickly entered the palace and pointed out that Fu Hong was about to commit treason. He begged to send troops to conquer and arrest Fu Hong's family.

He and Fu Hong could be said to be mortal enemies, and both wanted to kill the other.

But this time, Shi Zun rejected Shi Min's request.

Of course Shi Zun knew that Fu Jian's escape must be due to Fu Hong's rebellious intentions.

But it is not known whether it was due to guilt due to his previous blunder or the hope that one day he could win over Fu Hong again. Shi Zun was unwilling to send troops to conquer Fu Hong, and he did not embarrass his family members who stayed in Yecheng.

After all, Fu Hong is not Shi Chong. He has tens of thousands of people under his command, so he is not an easy person to deal with.

When Fu Jian fled to Fangtou, Fu Hong couldn't help but became furious when he saw him alone. It wasn't until Fu Jian told Fu Hong Fu Jian's analysis that Fu Hong turned from anger to joy.

Unlike Fu Jian who looked down on Fu Jian at first, Fu Hong doted on Fu Jian to the extreme. This was not only because Fu Jian had a pattern with two characters on his back when he was born, but also because the servant Xu Tong, who was good at fortune telling, had After meeting Fu Jian, he asserted:

‘This boy has the appearance of a tyrant. ’

Therefore, he was regarded as a strange person by Fu Hong, and he was favored by all his grandchildren.

Now that Fu Jian came to Fangtou, Fu Hong no longer had any worries and immediately sent his trusted followers south to contact the Jin Dynasty to ask for their support.

As for why Fu Jian couldn't stay in Yecheng, it was all the psychological shadow caused by Shi Hu.

Fu Hong originally had two sons, Fu Jian and Fu Xiong, and Fu Jian was not the eldest son in the family. However, the other sons had extraordinary talents, which made Shi Hu jealous and eventually killed them all.

And just as Fu Jian said, they were all useless women and children. In order not to completely turn against the Fu family, Shi Zun would not be able to embarrass them.

Fu Hong's secret contact with the Eastern Jin Dynasty was soon known to Shi Zun, but he could no longer care about dealing with Fu Hong at this time. News came from the north that Youzhou rebelled and surrendered to Qian Yan.

This matter can be traced back to Shi Chong's rebellion. Before he went south, he stayed in Youzhou with his trusted general Ningbei General Shu Jian.

Shu Jian heard that Shi Chong was defeated and captured by Shi Min, so he wanted to surrender. However, later he heard that Shi Zun had killed 30,000 surrendered soldiers in Yecheng. He thought that even the surrendered soldiers would not be spared, let alone himself. Such a close confidant of Shi Chong.

Even if he surrendered to the city, he might be captured and buried alive in Yecheng. Shu Jian refused to do anything and called the generals who stayed in Youzhou to inform everyone of his plan to surrender to Yan.

The Youzhou generals were also worried about being implicated. Shi Chong was able to lead 50,000 Youzhou soldiers south, so naturally he could not do without their help. Now that Mu Jian was the first to propose surrender to Yan, everyone rushed to second the proposal.

As for the people of Youzhou, ever since Shi Zun killed 30,000 Youzhou surrender soldiers, they have completely lost the support of the people of Youzhou. Especially the families of those soldiers who were buried alive were eager to eat Shi Zun's flesh.

When the surrender of Youzhou soldiers and civilians arrived at Qian Yan, Murong was overjoyed. King Murong Jun of Yan immediately led the army with Murong Ke and stationed in Youzhou. Qian Yan has since occupied the land of Youzhou and opened up the two states of Ding and Ji in the south. the way.

The people of Youzhou all ate pots of pulp to welcome the Yan army.

However, Murong Ke strictly enforced military discipline and forbade his officers and soldiers to rob the people. For a time, people all over Youzhou rushed to join him.

Shi Zun was horrified when he learned that Qian Yan had gone south. In so many years of war between Yan and Zhao, Qian Yan could be said to have beaten Later Zhao. The reason why Shi Min had high prestige in the army was because he was the only one who fought against Qian Yan. A general who can return with his entire army.

This shows the prosperity of Qianyan's martial arts.

Now that Qian Yan has occupied Youzhou, it can be said that it is like a tiger with added wings. Shi Zun is so worried that he can't eat anything. He is full of regret now. If he had known this, why did he have to kill and surrender his soldiers to establish his authority?

(End of this chapter)