A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 527: The Han-Hu struggle and the division of Liaodong, Emperor Xia Yuan’s affairs in Youzhou
October
Cases of nobles beating important ministers to death in the street continue to ferment.

Han officials became increasingly dissatisfied, while Xianbei officials became more arrogant.

The best among them was Murong Huang's concubine, General Guangwu Murong Zhao.

Murong Zhao had two brothers from the same mother. The elder brother was named Murong Han and the younger brother was named Murong Ren.

Among them, Murong Han was brave and talented in martial arts, and was valued by Murong Hui. However, because he was a concubine, he was not destined to inherit the throne, but he was always jealous and feared by Murong Hui.

Because of Murong Han, both Murong Ren and Murong Zhao were favored by their father Murong Xin, which made the then eldest son Murong Huang feel resentful.

Now that Murong Xin died of illness and Murong Huang succeeded to the throne, they were all afraid that they would not be tolerated by Murong Huang. Among them, Murong Han left for Duan Pixi in Youzhou.

The brothers Murong Ren and Murong Zhao stayed in Liaodong and wanted to fight with Murong Huang.

At Murong Ren's suggestion, Murong Zhao took advantage of the Murong nobles' dissatisfaction with the Han people and used the slogan of suppressing the Han people and restoring the ancestral system to win over the support of many nobles.

However, Murong Zhao had been hesitant and unwilling to follow Murong Ren's suggestion. Taking advantage of the fact that Murong Huang had not made a decision at that time, he raised troops to depose Murong Huang.

Now that Murong Huang proposed the division of Han and Hu, the Murong nobles were very satisfied, and they gradually stopped supporting Murong Zhao.

So Murong Huang made a decisive decision and sent people to kill Murong Zhao, and sent envoys to explore Murong Ren's true identity.

Murong Ren knew that the matter had been exposed and killed Murong Huang's envoy. He returned eastward to Pingguo and raised troops to oppose Murong Huang.

Murong Huang learned of Murong Ren's rebellion and sent his brother Jianwu General Murong You, Sima Tongshou and others to crusade.

Murong Ren led all his troops to resist. Murong You and others were defeated, and most of Liaodong County fell into Murong Ren's hands.

At this time, Murong Huang was divided into Han and Hu, but in fact he allowed the Hu people to oppress the Han people. Xiangping ordered Wang Bing and General Sun Ji to take the opportunity to lead the counties in Liaodong to rebel.

The Dongyi captain Feng Chuo, the guard Yiyi, the Liaodong prime minister Han Jiao, and the Xuantu prefect Gao Xu appointed by Murong Huang all abandoned the city and fled back. The entire east of Changli fell into the hands of the rebels.

At this time, Wang Bing, Sun Ji and other rebels declared their allegiance to Murong Ren.

In order to gain their support, Murong Ren announced that he would abide by the political system established by his father Murong Xin and govern the country with the Han system.

So Murong Ren took possession of all the land in Liaodong and called himself General of Chariots and Cavalry, Governor of Pingzhou, and Duke of Liaodong.

But Murong Huang only had Changli County in his hands.

Fortunately, the elites of the Liaodong Kingdom were all in Changli County, and the elites of Murong's tribe were also in Changli. Moreover, Murong's nobles all chose to support Murong Huang because of the division of Han and Hu.

This gave Murong Huang the capital to resist.

In order to fight against Murong Huang, Murong Ren sent people to contact Daiguo, Yuwenbu and Xiayouzhou governor Duan Pixi to make peace.

Tuoba tribe, Yuwen tribe, and Duan tribe all saw the opportunity to invade Liaodong and sent troops one after another.

During this period, Pixi had already solved Duan Mobo, his close confidant, and completely became the leader of Duan's department, essentially becoming the controller of Youzhou.

Therefore, Duan Pixi did not report to the court about sending troops to Liaodong at all, and instead sent General Duan Liao and Murong Han, who had defected to him, to lead troops to attack Changli.

At the same time, Yuwen Mogui, the leader of the Yuwen tribe, sent a cavalry of 20,000 people with the intention of attacking Longcheng.

They were defeated by the troops led by Murong Huang's Sima Shuyu.

Not only that, Murong Huang sent Sima Fengyi to Bailang to attack Xianbei chief Muti, and the powerful general Shuyu attacked Wuwan Xiluohou in Pinggang and killed them all.

Murong Huang's strength made the tribes in the west dare not act rashly.

December

Duan Liao and Murong Han led an army of 50,000 to plunder Liucheng, but were defeated by Captain Shi Cong.

Ten days later, the two men surrounded Liucheng again.

Because Murong Huang wanted to pacify Murong Ren, he sent General Ningyuan Murong Khan, Feng Yi and others to rescue him.

Murong Khan was brave and keen in character, and was ready to launch an attack with more than a thousand of Murong's most elite clan cavalry as the vanguard.

Feng Yi stopped him:
"The thieves are so numerous and powerful that it will be difficult for us to compete with them. We should consider everything comprehensively and never act rashly. We must concentrate our forces, organize our lineup, and then attack."

Murong Khan not only refused to listen, but also laughed at Feng Yi:

“It is said that the Han people are as timid as rats, but when I heard this today, it turned out to be true.

I, Murong Bu, have been traversing the grassland for more than a hundred years, and fighting wolves and tigers has become a daily routine. Duan Bu is just an eagle with dog ears in the Xia Kingdom, so I have nothing to fear.

If you are afraid, just wait here and see how I take down the thief's head. "

After saying that, he led his subordinate Murong Jingqi and rushed into Duan Liao's formation.

As expected, they were defeated. Fortunately, Feng Yi led his troops to cut off the rear, allowing Murong Khan to escape. However, Murong's army also lost most of it and was unable to rescue Liucheng, so he had to retreat.

Duan Liao attacked Liucheng again, built flying ladders, dug tunnels, and besieged it for twenty days. However, the defender Shi Cong's military command ability was very high and he did not lose a section of the city.

Taikang three years
The eleventh day of the first lunar month

Shi Cong personally led the soldiers to attack. Duan Liao's troops were unprepared and were defeated by Shi Cong. Shi Cong beheaded 1,500 people before returning.

Duan Liao led the remaining troops back.

February
The emperor of Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, sent his visitors Xu Meng, Lu Qiuxing and others to appoint Murong Huang as the general of the Zhenjun army, the governor of Pingzhou, the great chanyu, and the Duke of Liaodong. The same as before when Murong Xian was there.

With the title of Jin Ting, Murong Huang became more confident in his actions.

Seeing that Murong Huang resisted attacks from all sides, Murong Ren couldn't help but panic. March
Murong Huang personally conquered Liaodong.

Just when Murong Huang was conquering Liaodong, Duan Pizhen received an uninvited guest.

"Although Duan Pixi, the Duke of Western Liao, was ordered to guard Youzhou, he had no envoys and no yellow ax, so he sent troops to Liaodong without authorization. His behavior was unbecoming of an important minister of the Xia Dynasty, so he ordered his attendants and visitors Bai Wu to reprimand him.

I decided to remove the Duke of Youzhou from the post of governor of Youzhou for his meritorious service to the country and stabilize Youzhou for several years. He was granted the title of Duke of Liao by the Jin Dynasty and was granted the title of Duke of Liao in the capital.

However, Youzhou was not stable and it was still up to the Duke of Liao to guard it, so he temporarily left the Duke of Liao to live in Youzhou. After Youzhou became stable, he could go to Qiyang again.

I hope you will have a good life and don't let down my high hopes. "

Duan Pizhen is already in his fifties this year and is no longer the young young man he was when he was just starting out. How could he not know Bai Zhai's intentions?

But now the Xia Kingdom is booming. As far as he knows, in addition to the elite six battalions, the army in Beijing has also trained 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry troops in recent years, and there are nearly 100,000 central imperial guards in the Kinki region.

He only has 50,000 to 60,000 people in his hands. Although he has always had prestige in Duanbu, if he rashly initiates an attack, the success rate is not high, so he should stay dormant for now.

Duan Pixi respectfully took the imperial edict from Bai Wu's hand and accepted it on his behalf.

Bai Wu was relieved in his heart. At this time, Duan Pixian asked him:
"I wonder who the new governor of Youzhou is?"

Bai Wu didn't pretend to be mysterious and told him straightforwardly.

Duan Pixian looked at the departing figures of Bai Wu and others and fell into deep thought.

"Xingguo Gong Tian Zhen!"

Duan Pizhen was very lucky that he did not have an attack on the spot, because he had fought with Tian Zhen many times before and knew how difficult this person was.

To be able to rely on more than 10,000 troops to conquer and unite two states for more than ten years is obviously not an ordinary person.

May
Tian Xing, the Duke of Xingguo and the general who conquered the north, took up the post of governor of Youzhou and stationed in Jizhou with thousands of cavalry from the original rebel army.

Duan Pixi gave up Jizhou as a bachelor and returned to his hometown of Liaoxi County to live temporarily.

Youzhou, which was originally a dominant family, has undergone tremendous changes because of Tian Zhen's arrival.

Duan Pizhen's temporary hibernation made Murong Ren of Liaodong very uncomfortable.

November

Murong Huang captured Xiangping, and the governor appointed by Murong Ren ordered Liu Cheng to bring the city and surrender to Murong Huang. Zhang Heng from Xinchang also arrested the county magistrate and surrendered to him.

December

Murong Huang led his brother, military advisor general Murong Ping, to march eastward from Changli on the ice, a total of more than 300 miles.

When they arrived at Lilinkou, they abandoned their baggage and attacked Pingguo with light troops. Murong Ren reluctantly fought.

In the end, Murong Ren was captured by Murong Huang, and the Liaodong rebellion was put down by Murong Huang.

Taikang four years
New Year
Xia Zi Bai Zhai died of illness in the Taiping Hall of Qiyang, the capital, at the age of eighty-five.

It stands to reason that people of the Bai family have always lived a long life. This is because the conditions in the Bai country are favorable. The Bai family has many books on health and wellness, and the country is small but has few government affairs.

Now the whole of Hebei needs to be processed by Bai Zhai, as well as information from outside the Xia Kingdom. He is working hard every day and can't finish the government affairs day after day. Under the fatigue, his health is getting worse.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Prince Bai Shuling ascended the throne, and after discussing with the ministers, he gave Bai Zhai the posthumous title "Yuan". His actions and righteousness were praised by the people as Yuan.

The temple name "Xianzu" refers to Emperor Xia Xianzu Yuan.

Bai Shu began to observe mourning for Bai Zhai for a period of one year.

February
After hearing about Bai Zhai's death, Duan Pixi, who had always been dissatisfied, led more than 20 Xianbei tribes of Duan tribe and more than 300,000 people to rebel against Daxia, occupied Liaoxi and Beiping counties, and beheaded the officials appointed by the Xia court.

February
The imperial court appointed Bai Lin, the king of Dongwu, as the governor and envoy, and together with the generals of Zhenbei, An Ci Gong'an, the generals of Zhengbei, and Xingguo Gong Tiangui, they put down the rebellion of Duan Pixi.

March
Duan Pixi led 60,000 troops to attack Jizhou, but was blocked by Tian Zhen's 10,000 men at the city gates. Duan Pixi then turned to plunder the other counties.

At the same time, Duan Pixi sent people to contact the acting king Tuoba Huna and the governor of Bingzhou and Cui Kun, asking them to send troops to assist him.

Tuoba Hena also believed that this was the best opportunity to attack Daxia, so he immediately led 50,000 troops to attack Fanyang County, intending to intercept the Xia army's northward march.

Although Cui Kun wanted to rebel, facing the imperial army and the imperial envoys in front of him, he did not dare to make any move.

"Mr. Qinghe, please accept the imperial edict."

Bai Wu, with a hundred white guards behind him, and the rebellious Bingzhou Army surrounding him, forced Cui Kun to accept the imperial edict to return to Beijing.

In the past few years, the imperial court has not stopped infiltrating Bingzhou.

First, through the Cui family in Qinghe, Cui Kun's trusted general, Cui Kun's nephew Cui Hao, was roped in. Then he asked the Bai family in Bingzhou to contact the magistrates of each county to present the pros and cons.

This time, King Bai Yi of Guangping led troops to suppress the situation. The Bai family beheaded the Yanmen prefect appointed by Cui Kun in Yanmen, and raised troops to respond. Cui Hao took advantage of the imperial envoy to read the imperial edict and rebelled.

Cui Kun didn't resist at all, and immediately accepted the edict in Bai Wu's hand, and was escorted into Qiyang by Bai Zhiwei.

Subsequently, Xia Ting led his troops out of Zhenping City with Bai Yi, and appointed General Ma Xie of Anbei as the governor of Bingzhou, intending to completely control Bingzhou.

(End of this chapter)