29 Facts About Murong Ren

Murong Ren was Murong Hui's second son through Hui's wife, Lady Duan.

In 333, following the succession of Murong Huang to their father's title, Murong Ren conspired with his younger brother Murong Zhao to rebel against Huang.

The civil war between Huang and Murong Ren lasted for four years before Murong Ren was defeated by Huang's daring surprise attack through the frozen Bohai Sea in 336.

Murong Ren was the second of three sons born to Murong Hui and Lady Duan.

In 319, after Hui forced the Jin's Inspector of Pingzhou, Cui Bi, to flee to Goguryeo, he had Murong Ren appointed General Who Conquers The Caitiffs and stationed him in Liaodong.

However, Goguryeo invaded Liaodong again at the end of 320, but Murong Ren managed to badly rout them.

Murong Huang was ordered to lead the army against the Yuwen with Ren commanding his left wing.

Murong Ren defeated and beheaded Xibaxiong before joining up with Huang to overwhelm Qidegui.

Qidegui abandoned his army and fled, so Huang and Murong Ren sent their light cavalry to pursue them, only turning back once they have chased him a great distance.

Murong Ren Hui died in 333, so Murong Ren Huang succeeded to his titles.

Murong Ren left his post in Pingguo to attend his father's funeral at Jicheng.

Murong Ren agreed with his plan, and after returning to Pingguo, he led his troops west in rebellion.

Huang did not fully believe it at first, so he sent envoys to Murong Ren to determine if this was true.

Murong Ren had arrived at the Huang River when the envoys reached him, and upon learning that his plot had been uncovered, he beheaded the envoys before returning to Pingguo.

Murong Ren sent his Army Libationer, Feng Yi to stabilize Liaodong.

Murong Ren fought his half-brothers and Dong Shou north of Wencheng, where he won a great victory.

The generals, Wang Bing and Sun Ji, joined forces with Murong Ren and handed him over Xiangping while others such as Feng Chou, Yi Yi, Han Jiao and Gao Xu abandoned their cities and fled to Huang.

Murong Ren Han managed to escape and retreat with Feng Yi, who was unable to enter the region.

The victory at Wencheng placed Liaodong under Murong Ren's control, dividing Huang's territory into two.

Almost immediately, Ren received the backing of the Murong's rival Xianbei clans, including the Yuwen and Duan tribes.

Murong Ren would coordinate attacks with the tribes against Huang throughout the rest of the war.

In early 334, Murong Ren appointed Zhai Kai and Pang Jian as his own Colonel of Eastern Yi Tribes and Chancellor of Liaodong.

Murong Ren later defeated reinforcements led by Murong Han and Feng Yi at Niuwei Valley but was unable to follow up on it as objections from Murong Han, now a general of the Duans, forced him to retreat.

Murong Ren attacked Xinchang a few months later but was driven away by Wang Yu, who proceeded to relocate the people of Xinchang to Xiangping.

Huang took the daring decision to carry out a surprise attack on Murong Ren by crossing the frozen sea.

Murong Ren had been irked by his failure to stop Zhang Ying the previous year, so this time, he wished to rush out in hopes of actually destroying his enemies.

Murong Ren mistakenly believed that the threat was merely a small force carrying out a raid, unaware that Huang had come with a large force.

Murong Ren tried to flee from the scene, but his personal riders betrayed him and turned him over to Huang.

Murong Ren's defeat allowed Huang to reunify his territory, although he still had to deal with the constant attacks from the Duan and Yuwen for the next few years, both of which he ultimately subjugated.