In 220 AD, a wise and wise monarch, Cao Pi, usurped the throne of the Eastern Han Dynasty and opened the prelude to the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms. It was not until 589 AD that the troops led by Emperor Wen of Sui successfully defeated the Chen clan of the Southern Dynasty, finally ending the 369-year-long chaotic and complicated situation of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. In this turbulent and smoke-filled period, although there were also moments of brief unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, on the whole, the haze of war always shrouded this land.
During this period, many outstanding figures with outstanding ability and talent emerged, such as Wang Meng, Murong Chui, Liu Yu, Tuoba Tao and Yu Wenyong, all of whom were outstanding figures of the era. So, if we could give these great men more time to carry out their ambitions, which of their generals would have the best hope of achieving national unity? Since Wang Meng was not an emperor, but he provided crucial assistance to Fu Jian, the emperor, we included him in the scope of this discussion.
Wang Meng, the admirable strategist and statesman, lived at the age of 51 in 375 AD, and if he had lived another 20 years until 395 BC, he would have been 71 years old by then. So, in this case, what is the possibility of Wang Meng assisting Fu Jian to challenge the powerful Eastern Jin Dynasty in order to realize the great cause of national unification?
There is no doubt that Wang Meng was definitely one of the most outstanding strategists and prime ministers of the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Sixteen Kingdoms, and he also became a legendary figure known as the Ten Great Strategists in ancient China. If the governing ability of the two famous ministers is measured, Wang Meng and Zhuge Liang can be called the best between, both of them have outstanding and extraordinary talents, both of which are Xiao He's management skills, Zhang Liang's wisdom and wisdom, and Han Xin's military acumen.
How outstanding is Wang Meng? With his help, the Di people, who were still in the primitive tribal stage, formally established the "Former Qin" regime, which made the whole country more cohesive and greatly enhanced the authority of the monarch. When Fu Jian successfully unified the north, Wang Meng can be said to be indispensable, his contribution is better than the mountains and rivers, without him, I am afraid that Fu Jian will be annihilated in the long river of history, leaving only a lonely figure.
In the face of the carefully planned strategy of the "Golden Knife Plan", even the powerful Murong Trai and Murong Ling could not resist, but sadly, if it wasn't for Fu Jian's too kindness, maybe Murong Trai would have died in Huangquan, and there would have been no twists and turns later. Pointing out the country and strategizing, Wang Meng does have unusual skills, and he has insight into the weaknesses of the former Qin. Therefore, he made valuable suggestions to Fu Jian many times, calling for the eradication of Murong Chui, Yao Chang and others, so as to completely eliminate the influence of Murong Xianbei and the Qiang people in China, and do a good job of preventing the slightest problem.
When the last moment of the year 375 AD remained, Wang Meng earnestly warned Fu Jian on his deathbed: "Do not start a war against the Eastern Jin Dynasty, because the other side is at the end of the crossbow and is powerless to resist; The generations of Murong Xianbei and Yao Qiang are the first scourge of my former Qin, and we must cut the grass and eradicate the root to prevent future troubles, otherwise I will regret it! Regrettably, however, Fu Jian failed to follow the advisor's advice.
If it really adds to the 20 years of life, it means that Wang Meng will continue to maintain his dominant position in the regime, solve problems for Fu Jian, and assist him in handling all kinds of difficult affairs. As a result, after the current Qin reconquest of the north, its military strength will become even stronger. For the new forces of Murong Xianbei and Yao Qiang, who had just emerged, after decades of tempering, their sharp energy had been exhausted, and the danger factor could be said to have dropped greatly.
On the other hand, with Wang Meng's wisdom, it was highly likely that he would plot a deathmatch again to eliminate Murong Chui. Unless Fu Jian always maintained his excessive "benevolent heart", Murong Chui wanted to escape this deadly disaster, but he was afraid that he could only be in the distant future. Under Wang Meng's continuous heavy blows, will Murong Chui be able to survive the last twenty years of his life safely? This answer is still undecided, and it is even possible that he will induce illness under mental stress and end up depressed.
In these twenty years, the Eastern Jin Dynasty will also undergo earth-shaking changes. Powerful men such as Xie An, Xie Xuan, Huan Chong, and Xie Shi died shortly after the famous Battle of Huangshui in 383 AD, leaving Emperor Xiaowu alone in his supreme power, but internal divisions remained acute. By 395 AD, the conflict between Emperor Xiaowu and his brother Sima Daozi was raging like a raging fire and needed to be resolved. The following year, Emperor Xiaowu was unexpectedly assassinated in the court, but what is little known is that the court did not care about the real culprit of this incident, and only quietly ended the matter.
With Xie An.