Chapter 17 Sixteen, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty condemned his ministers to be in charge

As soon as Liu Yilong saw Fu Liang, he took his hand and began to cry. His grief was so deep that both sides were infected and wept.After weeping for a while, Liu Yilong asked about the whole story of the deposed and killed two elder brothers, crying while asking, none of the officials on both sides dared to look up.Seeing this scene, Fu Liang was speechless for a moment, unable to say anything, his clothes were completely drenched with sweat. The first move stabilized the officials and established the majesty, Liu Yilong had a bottom line in his heart.After carefully instructing Yanzhi, Wang Hua and others on the affairs of the Jingzhou area, he led his own soldiers, including Zhu Rongzi, who joined the army as a personal bodyguard, boarded the big ship that came to pick him up, and headed for Jiankang.

In August of that year (424 A.D.), Liu Yilong arrived in Jiankang. He first visited his father's tomb, and then received the seals from all officials. Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty had just succeeded to the throne, so he could not fully grasp the situation in the court. After all, Jiankang was not his own "turf".So he promoted all the civil and military officials to rank, Xu Xianzhi was promoted to Situ, Fu Liang was granted the title of Kaifu Yitong Third Division, Xie Hui was promoted to the rank of General, and he was officially approved to go to Jingzhou as the governor, Tan Daoji was promoted to the rank of General Zhengbei, Wang Hong Then he was promoted to Sikong.Xu Xianzhi, who committed the crime of regicide, and others breathed a sigh of relief: It’s fine if our official positions are not demoted, but they were actually promoted. It seems that the emperor has acquiesced to our behavior, and we can sleep peacefully.

However, one of the series of decrees is intriguing and easily overlooked: Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty restored Liu Yizhen's title of King of Luling, and welcomed Liu Yizhen's coffin, his mother and wife back to Jiankang.This is actually a very obvious signal, indicating that Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty will not let this small coup d'etat go.However, Xu Xianzhi and other literati lacked one nerve in their heads and their political sensitivity was too poor. They thought that Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty was just showing off and did not attract enough attention. Among the promotion orders, there were a few that Emperor Wen of Song really wanted to do. He began to reuse the old Jingzhou Ministry, promoted Wang Tanshou and Wang Hua to servants, and named Wang Tanshou General Youwei, Wang Huahua General Xiaoqi, and The guard Zhu Rongzi was made a general of the right army.When the opponent came to Yanzhi with soldiers, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty made him the leader of the army and entrusted him with important military and political affairs. At the same time, he also asked him to stabilize Xie Hui who had gone to Jiangling to take up the post.

Arrangements were made, and in the second year, Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liang felt that their mission had been accomplished, so they submitted a petition to return to power.Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty was not in a hurry to accept it, and issued an edict not to allow it.Xu Xianzhi and others thought about it for a long time, and thought that the emperor still trusted them, so they continued to submit a petition and asked to return to power again.Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty was also happy to play this game, but he didn't allow it again.It was not until the third time that the watch was delivered that he reluctantly agreed.Xu Xianzhi was not at ease, and after returning home, he no longer served as director. His nephews Xu Peizhi, Cheng Daohui and others insisted that it was inappropriate to do so.

So up and down was quiet for another year.In the third year of Yuanjia (AD 426), the situation changed suddenly, and Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty was ready to act.He understood that during the entire process of abolishing the establishment, Xu Xianzhi, Fu Liang, and Xie Hui were the masterminds, while Tan Daoji and Wang Hong were only forced by the situation, and there was another relationship between Wang Hong and Emperor Wen of Song. He was a close confidant of Wang Tanshou Brother, therefore, he secretly wooed Tan and Wang's forces, and established the basic policy of punishing Xu and Fu internally and punishing Xie Hui externally.In order to ensure careful actions, while dispatching troops and generals, the DPRK and China announced to the outside world that they were preparing for the Northern Expedition to Wei.

The Northern Expedition was not a trivial matter. Fu Liang was worried, so he carefully inquired about the situation. The news he got was that the government and the people were still hesitating.Fu Liang hurriedly wrote a letter and sent someone to Jingzhou to report. Because some of the court's actions were very abnormal, many people had already heard that Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty would make a big move, and only Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liang were the two victims.Xie Hui's younger brother, Xie Wei, served as the servant of the Huangmen in the court. He was shocked when he heard the news, and sent someone to report to Xie Hui overnight, so that he could make preparations early.

Xie Hui got Fu Liang's letter first, and said disapprovingly to He Chengtian, who was counseling to join the army: "Wan Youzong will be here in two days, Fu Gong knows I'm busy, so write to me in advance!" He Chengtian said anxiously: "It has been spread outside for a long time, the emperor's western expedition has been decided, how can Wan Youzong come!" Xie Hui still didn't believe it, and cleverly asked He Chengtian to draw up a memorial first, suggesting that the Northern Expedition should be put in the next year.At this time, Cheng Daohui, the internal history of Jiangxia, sent Le Jiong, a soldier in the mansion who joined the army, to deliver a letter, saying that the court was about to act.Only then did Xie Hui realize that something was wrong, but he still didn't give up, and said to He Chengtian: "Wan Youzong hasn't come yet, if he doesn't come, won't he come?"

He Chengtian was anxious, and replied: "Oh, I'm so impatient, the general still has illusions? Why is Wan Youzong still coming? Let's find a way to deal with it quickly." Xie Hui was handsome and talented in poetry. He had written poems for Liu Yu in the past, but when he encountered this kind of thing, he panicked and asked He Chengtian for advice.He Chengtian is not considered a mediocre soldier to join the army, and his suggestion is somewhat insightful: "The imperial court is powerful, and it uses all the soldiers in the world to attack Jingzhou. This is the best strategy; or you can station troops in Yiyang (now Xinyang, Henan), and the general will personally lead the army to meet the imperial army at Xiakou.

Xie Hui pondered for a long while, and said slowly: "Jingzhou is a place for military use, and the soldiers and supplies are sufficient. Let's just fight, if we can't win, it's not too late to leave!" It was Wang Hong, Wang Tanshou, and Wang Hua who framed Zhongliang) who were around Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty. (The best policy He Chengtian gave is basically Xie Hui's only choice at this time. If he leaves early, he can die in a foreign country like Sima Xiuzhi. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, he might be able to make a name for himself. Xie Hui relied on his ability to fight against the imperial court Jingzhou is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Since the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it has been the main place for separatist regimes, from Huanxuan, Liu Yi to Sima Xiuzhi. But what happened to these few people, there is no precedent for success. It can be seen from Jingzhou There is a big problem with the feasibility of one state's soldiers fighting against the world. If Xie Hui could carefully study the failure lessons of the previous warlords, he might not take the risk of making a decision to fight until he wins. Therefore, Xie Hui lacks a little self-knowledge. )

Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty acted first. He recruited Tan Daoji, who was stationed in Guangling, into Jiankang to appease him; In the dark, he sent Yanzhi as the vanguard, and Tan Daoji as the successor, to attack immediately, and asked Liu Cui, the governor of Yongzhou, to block his retreat to the north. Xie Wei was on duty at Zhongshu Province, and as soon as the wind broke out, he immediately sent someone to inform Fu Liang: "The palace is about to act." Fu Liang found an excuse to run home, and sent someone to tell Xu Xianzhi.Xu Xianzhi has been living in fear since he returned to power. After hearing the news, without saying a word, he ran out of the west of the city alone, found a clay kiln for making pottery, and hanged himself to death.

Fu Liang fled out of the city, maybe he wanted to die in front of his elder brother Fu Di's tomb, but he was arrested by Tuenqi school captain Guo Hong on the way.Emperor Wen sent someone to send an edict, saying: "With the sincerity of Mr. Fu in Jiangling, I will protect you and your sons." Fu Liang looked up to the sky and sighed: "I, Fu Liang, was entrusted by the late emperor to dethrone the foolish ruler and establish a bright ruler, for the sake of the country. If you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse!" As a result, Fu Liang was beheaded, and his wife and children moved to Jian'an (now Jian'ou, Fujian); Xu Xianzhi's two sons and Xie Hui's son Xie Shixiu were also killed together; Xie Wei was temporarily detained, only Xu Xianzhi His brother was lucky enough to be pardoned. There was only one Xie Hui left, and Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty asked Tan Daoji for advice on the strategy of attacking Xie Hui. Tan Daoji knew this former colleague very well, and replied: "My minister and Xie Hui once accompanied the late emperor in the Northern Expedition, and the strategy of entering the customs war , nine out of ten are contributed by Xie Hui, his talent is outstanding. But he has a fatal weakness, that is, he has never led troops to fight alone, and commanding operations may not be the director. I understand Xie Hui's intellect, Xie Hui also understands the bravery of the humble minister. Now I am ordered to seek rebellion, and I will capture him in the first battle!" Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty was overjoyed, and immediately ordered martial law, and the armies of Yanzhi, Tan Daoji and others marched together to attack Xie Hui's Jiangling.Xie Hui also got the news of Xu and Fu's death, so he spread the word to the world, crusading the three kings around the emperor, taking his younger brother Xie Dun as the internal history of Jingling, keeping 10,000 soldiers in his post, and using general Zhou Chao to guard against Liu Cui in the north Since then, 20,000 troops have been sent to Jiangling, and there are many boats and ships, which are connected on the river surface, and the flags block out the sun, which is very spectacular.Xie Hui ascended the heights, and couldn't help sighing: "It's a shame that this army can't be used as the teacher of King Qin!" Xie Hui went down the river to the east, and Yu Dengzhi, the general, soon approached Pengchengzhou where Yanzhi was stationed (now northeast of Yueyang, Hunan, on the south bank of the Yangtze River). Kong Yanxiu, a Chinese soldier, joined the army to attack Pengchengzhou. Continent, retreating eastward.Arriving at Yanzhi's army's morale fluctuated, all the generals wanted to retreat to Xiakou downstream, while at Yanzhi they insisted on stationing troops in Yinqi, east of Pengchengzhou, waiting for Tan Daoji's army. Seeing that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty could not shrink back, Xie Hui became complacent, and naively put forward a condition: "If your majesty deals with the three kings now, I will immediately send troops back to the west and resume their duties." Xie Hui was feeling proud when Tan Daoji, Yanzhi's "rear support group" arrived, joined forces with him, and the warships stopped to the shore one after another.When Xie Hui saw Tan Daoji's banner, he was startled and frightened - originally he expected to fight side by side with him, but now he became an enemy against the battlefield.Xie Hui didn't know what to do, so he observed the enemy's situation in Jiangbei for several days. At the beginning, he saw that there were not many enemy ships on the other side, so he looked down on them and didn't go out to fight immediately. Gradually, more and more boats came up from below, echoing back and forth, connecting end to end, with no end in sight, Xie Hui's soldiers no longer had the will to fight.After the battleships on the south bank were completed, they attacked the Jingzhou army with overwhelming momentum, and the Jingzhou army collapsed immediately.Xie Hui fled overnight and took a small boat to Jiangling in Baling (now Yueyang, Hunan). The general Zhou Chao stationed at Jiangling had just defeated Liu Cui who had come to attack Jiangling, and he was expecting to receive a reward. When he heard that Xie Hui's army had been defeated and returned to Jiangling, he realized that the situation was over, so he surrendered to Yanzhi overnight alone. Xie Hui's men walked and surrendered, so they had to follow He Chengtian's best policy and fled north with his younger brother Xie Dun and seven others on horseback.But Xie Dun was not up to the mark, he was fat and couldn't ride a horse.Xie Hui kept waiting for him along the way, traveling very slowly, and was finally caught near Yantou, Anlu (now southeast of Dawu, Hubei), and sent to Jiankang. Xie Hui's brother's nephew and his accomplices Kong Yanxiu and Zhou Chao were all sentenced to beheaded.When he was about to be executed, Xie Hui's nephew, Xie Shiji, said four sentences: