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Fu Rong
Former Qin prince and minister, brother of Fu Jian, who opposed the southern invasion yet led its vanguard and was killed at the Fei River.
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zi Boxiu · Duke of Yangping
Fu Rong, courtesy name Boxiu, a Di prince, was the younger brother of Fu Jian of Former Qin and held the title Duke of Yangping. Quick and decisive, he served as Governor of Ji Province and Director of the Secretariat and was one of Fu Jian's most trusted ministers. He repeatedly argued against invading Eastern Jin but was overruled. In 383 he led the vanguard to Shouyang; when the Qin line fell back at the Jin request and lost order, he rode out to steady it, his horse fell, and he was killed, setting off the collapse of the Qin army.
Life and times
Dates Birth year uncertain (340 CE by one account)–383 CE