Muyu Gen
Muyu Gen (died 360) was a military general and regent of Former Yan during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He was a main contributor to Murong Huang's victory in the defence of Jicheng (棘城, in modern Jinzhou, Liaoning) in 338 and convinced Murong Jun to carry out his conquest of Later Zhao in 349, which led to Yan's control over the Central Plains. A distinguished veteran, he was chosen by Murong Jun to serve as one of Murong Wei's regents in 360. Although Muyu Gen was brave, he was also jealous and stubborn in nature. He attempted to kill his co-regent Murong Ke by sowing discord between Ke and the emperor, but his schemes were uncovered, and he was executed less than a year into his regency. Family Muyu Gen's family, the Muyu clan (慕輿氏), was a Xianbei family that was particularly active during the Sixteen Kingdoms and appear to have close ties with the Murong clan. Many of their members served under Murong-led regimes such as Murong Hui's administration, Former Yan, Later Yan and Southern Yan. According to the Tongzhi, the word 'Muyu' (慕輿) is a corruption of the word 'Murong' (慕容), meaning that members of this supposed family were