What did Wang Meng and Xie An do in history?
In 354 AD, Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty made a northern expedition, and after defeating Fujian of the former Qin Dynasty, he stationed troops on Bashang (now the east of Xi City, Shaanxi Province). Guanzhong elders rushed to bring wine as a reward, and men and women gathered together. Wang Meng also wore a linen coat and went to the camp to ask for an audience. In full view, birds of prey catch lice and talk with Huan Wen about world affairs, but no one is watching. Huan Wen secretly marveled, and asked, "I was ordered by Tian Zi to lead 100,000 elite soldiers to kill pests for the people, but no one in Guanzhong came to help me. Why? " Wang Meng replied, "Your Excellency has come a long way to invade the territory, Chang 'an is close at hand, but you haven't crossed the swimming water. Everyone can't figure out what you think, so no one came. " A word touched Huan Wen's heart and he was speechless at the moment. After a long silence, Huan Wen said, "Your talent is unparalleled in Jiangdong." Soon, Huan Wen decided to withdraw. Before he left, he presented Wang Meng with a luxury car and a senior official to invite Wang Meng to go south together, but Wang Meng refused. Fu Jian, a former Qin general, was ambitious and had long heard of Wang Meng's reputation. He immediately sent Lu Po Lou to beg Wang Meng to come out of the mountain. The two sides hit it off as soon as they met, and they talked about great things and speculated every word. Fu Jian compared him to Zhuge Liang. In the first year of Shengping in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (357), Fu Jian was the King of Qin and Wang Meng was the assistant minister of Zhongshu. Wang Meng made outstanding achievements and was soon promoted to Zuo Cheng, who was also the minister of Xianyang literature and history and Jing Zhaoyin. As soon as he was transferred to Beijing and Zhao Yin, he heard that Fu Jian's wife and younger brother, Qiang De, committed crimes of drinking, robbed people's property and robbed men and women, which was a great disaster for the people. Wang Meng was not afraid, so he immediately killed him and buried his body in the city. Wang Meng also cooperated with Qiang in remonstrance, severely investigated and dealt with officials who harmed the people and disorderly government, and treated more than 20 lawless dignitaries in more than a month. As a result, the officials were shocked, held their breath cunningly and ordered a ban. Fu Jian sighed with emotion: "Until today, I didn't know that there is law in the world, and the son of heaven is noble! "At the age of 36, Wang Meng rose to five levels in one year, from Zuo Cheng and official to Zuo Fu Society, General Fu Guo and a captain of the official department. At that time, both at home and abroad were in power. Wang Meng not only showed outstanding talent in government affairs, but also showed outstanding military talent and general demeanor in the campaign of unifying the army. From the first year of Taihe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (366), he led an army to attack Jingzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, crusaded against the rebellion of the leaders of the Qiang Brigade, and achieved victory in Tianxi Zhang, the former Qin imperial clan rebellions of Liu, Shuang, Yi and Wu were put down, and the obstacles on the Central Plains road were cleared. In September of the 4th year of Taihe (369), Wang Meng led an army to rescue Yan Qian and defeated the Eastern Jin army of the Northern Expedition with Yan Qian. A few months later, he led an army to attack Yan Qian, which made great contributions to the leveling of Yan Qian. After Yan Qian's downfall, Fu Jian rewarded Wang Meng, appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the six countries in Kanto, the general riding chariots and the general guarding Yecheng, and allowed him to act cheaply within the six countries. He chose the chief and county magistrate himself, and he only needs to inform the official department afterwards. In June of the second year of Xian 'an in Jin Dynasty (372), Fu Jian asked Fu Rong to take over guarding Yecheng, transferred Wang Meng back to the capital, and appointed him as Prime Minister, Book Supervisor, Official Book Order, Prince Taifu and Li Si as a captain, and granted Wang Meng the right to decide all military, political and internal affairs. Wang Meng did not bear the great trust and presided over the political affairs. After the Qing Dynasty, good and evil were clearly distinguished and people made the best use of them. The official said that he was doing his job, persuading farmers to teach mulberry and training the army, with good order and a new atmosphere. The pre-Qin dynasty gradually presented a new situation of enriching the country and strengthening the people. In June of the third year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (375), Wang Meng became ill from overwork. Worried, Fu Jian prayed for Wang Meng personally and sent courtiers to visit famous mountains and rivers. Wang Meng's condition improved slightly, and Fu Jian was overjoyed and ordered an amnesty for prisoners below the death penalty. In July this year, Wang Meng was critically ill, and Fu Jian personally went to see him and asked about the funeral. On his deathbed, Wang Meng said to Fu Jian earnestly: "Although the Jin Dynasty was isolated in the south of the Yangtze River, it was orthodox in China, and now it is peaceful and prosperous. After I die, I hope your majesty will never try to cut gold. Xianbei, Xiqiang and other defected nobles are our enemies and will become a scourge sooner or later. For the benefit of the country, we should gradually eradicate them. " With these heartfelt words, Wang Meng passed away. Fu Jian visited the coffin three times and wept bitterly. He said to Prince Fu Hong, "It seems that God doesn't want me to unify the world. Why did it take away my scenery so quickly? " After Wang Meng's death, Fu Jian buried Wang Meng ceremoniously according to the burial method of Fu General Huo Guang in Han Dynasty, and made him a marquis of Wu. Xie An (320 ~ 385), whose name is Anshi, was born in Taikang, Henan Province. He was born into a noble family, and his grandfather Xie Heng was famous for Confucianism, and he was the son of the state. Father Xie Taizu, official to Taichangqing. When Xie An was young, his thoughts were sharp and profound, his manners were calm and calm, his manners were elegant and smooth, and he could write a beautiful running script. Many celebrities in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, such as Wang Dao and Huan Yi, valued him very much and had the same name when they were young. But Xie An doesn't want to hunt for high officials and high salaries by virtue of his birth and fame. The Eastern Jin court first recruited him into Situfu, and later appointed him as an assistant writer, which was rejected by Xie An on the grounds of illness. Later, Xie An refused to woo, and simply lived in seclusion in Dongshan, Huiji, making frequent friends with celebrities and monks such as Wang Xizhi, Xu Xun and Zhi Daolin. He fished mountains and rivers when he went out, recited literature when he went in, and enjoyed himself in the mountains with prostitutes, but he didn't want to be an official. Yu Bing, who was the secretariat of Yangzhou at that time, admired Xie An's reputation and ordered the county officials to supervise him many times. Xie An had no choice but to summon him. Just over a month later, he resigned and returned to Huiji. Later, the court recruited many soldiers, but Xie An still refused. This caused many ministers' dissatisfaction and accused Xie An in succession, so the court made a decision to imprison Xie An for life. But Xie An shrugged it off and took it in stride. Although Xie An repeatedly refused to go out of the mountain, the literati at that time placed great expectations on him, so that people often said, "What will happen if An Shi refuses to go out of the mountain?" His wife, Liu, is a famous sister. See Xie Shang, Xie Yi, Xie Wan and others in high positions, only Xie An can't retire. She once said to Xie An, "Shouldn't my husband be like them?" Xie An covered her nose and replied, "I'm afraid this is inevitable. "Sure enough, Xie Wan was deposed for three years (> 359), which finally forced Xie An to enter the official career. Xie Wanzi Shiwan, Xie An's younger brother. He is not as good as Xie An, but he is also very talented and good at showing off himself. He was famous and successful at a young age. In the second year of Shengping (358), Xie An's brother Xie Yi died, and Xie Wan was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Xiliang Army, supervising the military affairs of four states including Henan, Hebei and Sizhou, and concurrently serving as the secretariat of Yuzhou. However, he is not the material for unified operations. When he was appointed to the Northern Expedition in October of the third year of Shengping, he was still a celebrity, who only cared about singing opera, but did not know how to care about Suiyuan people. Xie An was very worried about his brother's behavior and advised him to say, "As a marshal, you always have to hand over your generals to please the ministries. How can you be so proud of your birthday? " Xie Wan then called the generals, want to comfort. Unexpectedly, this talkative person can't even say a word of comfort. Holding his breath for a long time, he simply pointed to the generals present with his iron wishful thinking and said, "Generals are all good soldiers. "Such humiliation not only can't comfort the generals, but makes them more resentful. Xie An had no choice but to take the place of Xie Wan and personally visit the generals below the team commander, trying to comfort them and asking them to try their best to help Xie Wan. But this failed to save Xie Wan's failure. Xie Wan led an army to reinforce Luoyang, and before he could engage the enemy, the foot soldiers were scared to flight. Xie Wan rode alone and fled in confusion. The soldiers were going to kill him, but they didn't do it for Xie An's sake. Xie Wan was defeated and demoted to Shu Ren. Xie Yi died of illness and Xie Wan was abolished, which greatly threatened the power of Xie's family. In the fourth year of Shengping (360), Huan Wen, the general of the Western Expedition, invited Xie An to be Sima under his account, and Xie An accepted it. This was originally a very common thing, but after the news came out, it actually caused a sensation in the ruling and opposition parties. Many courtiers came to see him off when he left for Jiangling. Zhong sarcastically said: "Song repeatedly violated the will of the imperial court and lived in seclusion in Dongshan. People often say, "If Anshi refuses to go, it will be nothing!" Now the whole life will be like He Qing! "While Xie Anyi don't mind. Huan Wen was very excited when he got Xie An. Once after Xie An left, Huan Wen proudly said to his servant, "Have you ever seen such a guest? The first year of Xian 'an (37 1) was a crucial year for the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Huan Wen is a very powerful minister. He wanted to make contributions to the Central Plains to improve his reputation, but he was defeated in World War I.. In order to restore his reputation, he accepted Chi Chao's suggestion, deposed Sima Yi in the first year of Xian 'an, and made Hui Ji Wang Sima Yu emperor of Jian Wendi. At this time, Xie An has served as an assistant, and soon he was promoted to the official department minister. He knew Huan Wen's ambition, and knew that Jian Wendi was not much better than the deposed Sima Yi, but his speaking level was slightly higher, but he remained loyal to the imperial court and tried his best not to let Huan Wen succeed in his attempt to usurp power. In the second year of Xian 'an (372), Jian Wendi, who had been on the throne for less than one year, died in fear. Prince Sima Yao acceded to the throne as a filial piety. Originally, Huan Wen, who was expecting Jian Wendi to give up the throne to himself before he died, was disappointed. On the grounds of going to Beijing to pay homage to Jian Wendi, in February of the first year of Kangning (373), he led an army to Jiankang City, ready to kill the minister to stand on his own feet. He ambushed the soldiers in Xinting in advance and ordered Xie An and Wang to be summoned. At that time, people in Beijing were very scared, and Wang was also very scared. He asked Xie An what to do. Xie An said calmly, "Eugene's survival depends on this line." Wang crustily skin of head with Xie An came out of the city to Huan Wen camp, sweating like a pig, all the clothes were soaked, and the boards in his hands were hung upside down. Xie An calmly sat down, and then said to Huan Wen with a big smile: "I heard that princes were stationed in all directions, so why did Gong Ming ambush his soldiers behind his back?" "Huan Wen had to awkwardly ordered the removal of the ambush. Because of Xie An's wit and composure, Huan Wen always dared not lay hands on them, and soon returned to Gu Shu. The imminent crisis was calmly resolved by Xie An. In March of the same year, Huan Wen was seriously ill. After returning to menstruation, my condition became more and more serious. But he is still imagining that he can win the honor of adding nine tin, and he keeps sending people to urge him. Xie An deliberately procrastinated, repeatedly revised the prepared letters, and delayed sending them. Huan Wen finally didn't get what he wanted and died with regret. After Huan Wen's death, Xie An was appointed as a servant and official of Shangshu, and jointly managed the state affairs with Shangshu official Wang Biao. A few months later, Wang was appointed as the secretariat of Xuzhou, and Xie An was also the general secretariat province, actually in charge of the state affairs of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In order to ease contradictions and stabilize the political situation, Xie An implemented the ruling policy of focusing on the long-term and focusing on harmony and stability. He didn't use Huan Wen's death to destroy Huan's group, but still trusted and reused Huan Wen's younger brother Huan Chong, and made him the military commander of Xu, Yu, Yan, Qing and Yang and the secretariat of Xuzhou, responsible for guarding the mouth of Beijing, and later transferred to the military commander of seven states and concurrently served as the secretariat of Jingzhou. Huan Chong also deeply understands the important principle, thinking that his moral expectation is not as good as Xie An's, and he is willing to take guarding the Quartet as his own responsibility. The coordination of relations between the two countries has promoted political stability. At that time, people praised Xie An and compared him to Wang Dao, while Wen Ya was better. After internal stability, Xie An turned his attention to the threat from the north. At that time, the former Qin Dynasty became more and more powerful under the rule of Fu Jian, and the troops of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were repeatedly defeated in the battle with the former Qin Dynasty. Xie Anpai's younger brother Xie Shi and nephew Xie Xuan led the army to conquer and won successively. He also ordered Xie Xuan to train the northern government soldiers with strong fighting capacity to prepare against the former Qin Dynasty. In the eighth year of Taiyuan (383), Fu Jian led a million-strong army south, aiming at annexing the Eastern Jin Dynasty and unifying the world. The military situation is critical and health is affected. Xie An remained as cool as a cucumber, taking charge of military power as a conquering viceroy, and sent Xie Shi, Xie Xuan, Xie Yan and Huan Yi to lead eighty thousand troops to resist. Huan Chong worried about the safety of health, sent three thousand elite to help guard the capital, which was rejected by Xie An. Xie Xuan felt uneasy. Before he left, he asked Xie An about the countermeasures. He only replied: "I have arranged it. "I will never talk about the military. Xie Xuan is not sure, let Zhang Xuan to inquire. Xie An still kept his mouth shut about the military, but dragged him to fight. Zhang Xuan's chess skill is far above Xie An's, but when the enemy arrived in Jin State, Zhang Xuan was impatient and Xie An was proud. As a result, Zhang Xuan was defeated by Xie An. Xie An was playing chess with the guests when the news came that 8 Jin Army was defeated in the battle of Feishui. After reading the good news, he put it next to his seat and quietly continued to play chess. The guest couldn't help asking him. Xie An said flatly, "Nothing, the children have defeated the enemy. By the end of the game, all the guests had dispersed. Thanks to be in heaven, she danced and interrupted the bottom teeth of the clogs. "。 The victory of the Battle of Feishui made Xie An's reputation reach its peak, but it was also opposed by Wang Huiji, who liked autocracy. He proposed to lead his army out of the step mountain of Guangling Town and build a new city (now Shaobo Town, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province), nominally to help the former Qin Dynasty, but actually to get rid of the land of health. He set out to build an ocean-going ship and prepared to return to Huiji by sea. However, he soon became seriously ill and had to request to return to Jiankang for treatment and rest. However, a few days after he returned to Jiankang, he died suddenly, and his wish to return to Dongshan failed to come true.