Chapter 12 2. Times no longer create heroes

Liu Yu's rise was due to Sun En's rebellion. This kind of civil strife was neither the first time nor the last in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Before that, there were the Wangdun Rebellion (322 AD), the Su Jun Rebellion (327 AD), and the Huanxuan Rebellion (402 AD). Lu Xun Rebellion (AD 410).Heroes come out of troubled times.The Xijian Legion, the pioneer of the Beifu, and the Tao Kan Army, the predecessor of the West Mansion, stood out when they quelled the Su Jun Rebellion, making themselves a force to influence history. Now it's Liu Yu's turn. In 399 A.D., the second year after King Tuobagui of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved his capital to Pingcheng and proclaimed himself emperor, the Sun En Rebellion broke out.Sun En claims to be a Taoist, but he is actually the leader of a cult and a terrorist organization.Under his bewitching and coercion, tens of thousands of people went bankrupt and abandoned their wives and children, and even killed babies who were considered burdensome.

The corruption of the Eastern Jin regime and the incompetence of the children of the family were fully exposed in this turmoil.When Sun En started the incident, Wang Ningzhi (the second son of Wang Xizhi), the governor of Kuaiji County, neither sent troops nor took precautions. He prayed in the secret room every day and claimed that he had invited tens of thousands of ghost soldiers to guard the key points.What was the result?The city was broken and killed. No wonder his wife Xie Daoyun looked down on him to death. It was Beifu who was ordered to be in danger, and it was Liu Yu who turned the tide of the battle.Although he was only a small army member in Beifu at that time, the seemingly powerful Sun En was repeatedly defeated and eventually perished.This shows that Sun En's cult organization is nothing more than a mob, and it also shows that the Eastern Jin regime is dying.They were able to escape the catastrophe because of this junior officer from a poor family, and his life was hanging by a thread.

However, the hopelessness of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has been repeatedly shown.In fact, Sun En's rebellion dragged on and off for more than two years, but the ruler who was not in peace did not think of danger, but continued to be extravagant and lustful as always.In addition to intrigue, these guys are philandering, and they are simply suicidal. As a result, before Sun En died, Huan Xuan came. Huan Xuan is the youngest son of Huan Wen, and Huan Wen originally wanted to usurp the Jin Dynasty, but because Xie An and others obstructed him, Huan Xuan had to fulfill this last wish (please refer to the eleventh volume of the History of China, " Wei Jin Demeanor").Huan Xuan was named the commander-in-chief of the West Mansion, and he was based in Jingzhou, but actually occupied two-thirds of Jin.He turned against the court, and the only thing the royal family can count on is Beifu.

The Beifu fell to Huanxuan. There is a reason for defection.In the past, the commander in chief of Beifu had always been held by aristocrats, but at this time it had been replaced by Liu Laozhi, who was born in the army.Liu Laozhi spent his whole life as a soldier and horse for the country. He has made great achievements but has no political acumen.At that time, Liu Yu and others strongly opposed the collusion with Huan Xuan, but Liu Laozhi lost his temper and said: "It's easy to destroy Huan Xuan, but will those guys in the court tolerate me?" It turned out that he was even more afraid of the master of the earthquake.

This is confusion.In fact, the situation at that time was that Huanxuan came aggressively but had no status, and the Jin family had no legitimate defense but insufficient strength, so both sides had to rely on the Beifu army to win over Liu Laozhi.If Liu Laozhi had political foresight, history would be different.Too bad he didn't. It seems that although the gentry are corrupt, warriors may not be useful. Huan Xuan, who had surrendered the Beifu, was like a tiger with wings added.He took over the Eastern Jin court smoothly, and after eliminating political enemies, he had to remove Liu Laozhi's military power.Unexpectedly, Liu Laozhi panicked and decided to go to Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu) to fight against Huanxuan, and asked Liu Yu if he would go with him.

Liu Yu flatly refused. Liu Yu, who had grown up in the chaos of the war, said bluntly: the general surrendered with a force of tens of thousands, and Huan Xuan shocked the world with his new ambition. The hearts of the generals have left the general and went to Huan Xuan. May the general still arrive? Guangling?Liu Yu could no longer follow the general, so he had to go back to Jingkou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu). Jingkou is the base camp of Beifu. Of course, Guangling, which is only across the river, is also the base of Beifu, but unfortunately it is an old base.Back then, Beifu moved to Jingkou from there, because Jingkou and Jiankang were not separated by a big river, and they could echo with Guangling across the bank.That is to say, Jingkou, where Liu Yu was going back, was closer to Huanxuan than Guangling, where Prison was going. One of them was facing difficulties, but the other was actually running away.

There are two options, and the judgment will be judged. But Liu Laozhi didn't give up, and called a meeting with his generals, but he didn't expect the generals to rush away.Liu Laozhi, who had betrayed his relatives, had no choice but to go north, but he hanged himself in fright just after leaving Jiankang, and was later murdered by Huan Xuan.His son didn't even have time to mourn, so he went north and surrendered to Nanyan of the Xianbei people. He Wuji followed Liu Yu. He Wuji is Liu Laozhi's nephew and an old friend of Liu Yu.Laozhi and Liu Yu parted ways, and Wuji was in a dilemma.Liu Yu said to him clearly: Come with me to Jingkou!If Huan Xuan is a loyal minister, you and I will assist him together; otherwise, we will kill him!

As a result, Huan Xuan was indeed killed. Like Sun En, Huan Xuan's rise and fall were rapid.From entering Jiankang to being defeated and killed, it took him a total of twenty-six months. One of the important reasons was that he brazenly proclaimed himself emperor in spite of the world.In December of the second year of Yuanxing (AD 403), Huanxuan forced Emperor An of Jin to abdicate and changed the name of the country to Chu.Therefore, Liu Yu, who had wanted to eliminate him for a long time, had a legitimate reason and a strong excuse. Three months later, Liu Yu raised his troops. It's hard to say whether Liu Yu's original intention was to revive the Eastern Jin royal family, realize his personal ambitions, or avenge Liu Jianzhi, but there is no doubt about the disparity in power between the two sides.At that time, most of the Beifu generals were killed, and the Beifu Army actually ceased to exist. The coalition army led by Liu Yu actually had only 1,700 people.To attack Huan Xuan with such a small force is like hitting a stone with an egg.

However, the fighting spirit of both sides is not the same.Liu Yu, holding a long knife, took the lead and rushed to the front, and the two generals of the enemy camp died under his knife.On the contrary, Huan Xuan left without fighting in fear.At that time, a subordinate pulled his bridle and asked to fight Liu Yu.Huan Xuan just pointed at the sky with his whip, and fled in embarrassment, there was no suspense about his ending. In May of the following year (AD 404), Huan Xuan was killed. The history since then was written by Liu Yu, and the route he chose was similar to that of Huan Wen back then, that is, to make contributions first, and then usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor.So in just a dozen years, he successively destroyed Nanyan (AD 410), Western Shu (AD 413), and Later Qin (AD 417), and reinserted the Eastern Jin Dynasty's king's banner on the head of Chang'an City.

At this time, even the barbarians in the north knew what Liu Yu was going to do next.King Hu Xia of the Huns said excitedly: I think Liu Yu must win, and he must return to the court. Guanzhong is mine.Cui Hao said to the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty: Wang Meng is Guan Zhong of Fu Jian, and Liu Yu is Cao Cao of the Jin Dynasty.After Qin is destroyed, he will definitely go back and usurp the throne. Sooner or later, Qin's territory will belong to our Great Wei. Liu Yu's heart is just like Sima Zhao's back then. The routine is also the same: first to Feng Song Gong, and then to Feng Song King.At this time, he was only one step away from becoming Emperor Song, but Liu Yu couldn't say it.He had no choice but to pretend to entertain all the officials in the Shouyang (now Shouxian County, Anhui) palace, declaring that he should retire after his accomplishments, and was going to return his title and retire to the capital.

Everyone didn't hear the meaning behind the words, and they were all singing praises. Only a senior official named Fu Liang suddenly realized it after he went out.He immediately turned around and knocked on the door to see him, and the door of Liu Yu's palace opened accordingly. When Fu Liang entered the door, he said: I'd better go back to Jiankang first. Liu Yu didn't say much, just asked: How many people do you need to see you off? Fu Liang said: Dozens are enough. Fu Liang, who returned to the capital, quickly made arrangements, and even drafted a Zen edict for Emperor Gong to copy.He said to the people around him: After Huanxuan, our Jin Dynasty has already perished, and it only lasted for another twenty years relying on King Song.Today's matter, I am willing. In June of 420 A.D., Liu Yu became the emperor, and the country was named Song. The Southern Dynasties began.

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Notes: Volume one hundred and eleven.At that time, when the women in Sun Enjun drowned their babies, they would say: Congratulations on your early entry to the fairy hall, and I will come to you later.It can be seen that Sun Enjun is actually a cult organization and a terrorist organization. Volume one hundred and eleven. Volume 112, please refer to Tian Yuqing's "Exploring the History of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties · The History of the Beifu Army" by Tian Yuqing. Volume one hundred and twelve. Volume one hundred and twelve. Volume one hundred and thirteen. Volume one hundred and thirteen. Volume one hundred and eighteen. Volume one hundred and nineteen.