Chapter 23 2. Self-destruct the Great Wall

In the same year that the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed Yan, a heavyweight figure died in the Song State of the Southern Dynasty. He was the last witness of the Beifu soldiers——Tan Daoji. The Northern Expedition in the seventh year of Yuanjia was in vain. Song Wendi Liu Yilong was already very depressed. He didn't want to see another shortage of talents in Song Dynasty at this time.As mentioned earlier, his Jingzhou confidants Wang Hua, Wang Tanshou, and Wang Tanshou's older brother Wang Hong were all right-hand men in his early days and served as the first-level servants. Among them, Wang Hong was also Situ, Lu Shangshu is the most important auxiliary minister.

But these people were two or three rounds older than Song Wendi, and they didn't live long.Wang Hua and Wang Tanshou passed away when they were in their forties, and they hadn't caught up with the Northern Expedition of the Song Army.Wang Hong lived for a few more years, but he was also worried all day long, and he often used Xu Xianzhi, Xie Hui and others as a lesson from the past.The Wang Hong brothers were in power, and Wang Hong was narrow-minded and lacking in tolerance. The ministers of the court were somewhat jealous of them.Fan Tai, the doctor of Zuo Guanglu, was a veteran of the three dynasties and was very politically minded. He reminded Wang Hong in private: "The affairs of the world are important, and it is difficult to occupy the position of power. Your two brothers are too showy. It's not good. It's better to show off." You have to give in humbly. King Pengcheng is the emperor's younger brother, so he should be recruited into the court to assist the court."

Wang Hong thought so, so he presented to Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, using the severe drought among the people and his own poor health as an excuse to ask for resignation and transfer the power to King Pengcheng.Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty refused at first, but later saw that Wang Hong was indeed suffering from illness, so he let go. In the sixth year of Yuanjia (429 AD), he delegated all the duties of Wang Hong's servant, Situ, and Lushang Shushi to Wang Hong. His younger brother, King Pengcheng. This King of Pengcheng is Liu Yikang, Liu Yu's fourth son.Liu Yikang is two years younger than Song Wendi Liu Yilong, and he has been very intelligent since he was a child. What is even more admirable is that he has a profound memory and has a photographic memory for everything.Liu Yu liked this son very much. King Song's government was in Shouyang. When he entered Jiankang to receive Zen, he left Liu Yikang in Shouyang to guard him.If Liu Yu can live a few more years, it is very possible to make Liu Yikang the crown prince.Now Wang Hong recommended him to serve as an assistant government, and Liu Yilong also agreed, all because of his super ability to handle affairs.

After Liu Yikang entered the court, his performance did not disappoint. According to historical records, he "has a good nature as an official, is keen on copywriting, corrects right and wrong, and is exhaustive."It can be said that the big and small affairs of the DPRK and China all depend on him.Wang Hong was also happy to retreat to the second line and entrust the matter to him to avoid the eyes and ears of others.Moreover, his "luck" was also good. He "chosen" the time of death well, enjoyed three years of pure blessings, and died in the ninth year of Yuanjia (AD 432), becoming the only one among the main figures involved in the abolition of the establishment. One who got a good death.

After Wang Hong's death, only Yin Jingren and Liu Zhan were left as servants in Liu Yilong's court.In Liu Yu's period, his subordinates were like a cloud of fierce generals; in Liu Yilong's early period, his subordinates were countless, but there were still some civil servants.At this time, those who were killed were killed, those who died of illness, and the people of insight in the government and the public were really pitifully few.Yin Jingren was appointed by Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty as a servant of Shangshu, Liu Zhan was an official outside, and Yin Jingren asked Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty to recruit Liu Zhan into the court.Soon, Liu Zhan was also appointed as Shangshu Pushe.

Liu Zhan has read a lot of books, compared himself to Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang, and was famous for his talent before he became an official, but he avoided the recruitment of the local government again and again, which is even more arrogant than Zhuge Liang at the beginning.It wasn't until Liu Yu became a captain and recruited him to join the army by his side that he reluctantly left the mountain.However, his performance after he came out proved that he is not only inferior to Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang, but also not worthy of the title of "Little Zhuge". In fact, in that era, there were quite a lot of people with high-sightedness and low-handedness, and most of them were descendants of the gentry. This may have originated from the trend of unrestrained and free-thinking literati since the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Xie Lingyun, who was recruited by Liu Yilong as an official during the Yuanjia period, is a typical example.It should be said that from the perspective of literary cultivation, Xie Lingyun is indeed a master. He founded the landscape poetry school and formed a family of his own.The artistic conception of his poems is quite similar to that of Tao Yuanming. At first reading, they all have the style of hermits.However, what Tao Yuanming did in his life can be called a real hermit, and his spirit of not going with the troubled times is praised by later generations.Although Xie Lingyun's poems are light and natural, they only stay in words.Xie Lingyun in reality behind the poem is a profit-seeking villain who wants to make a big difference and make a difference in politics.The purpose of his friendship with Liu Yizhen is to help him seize power and usurp the throne.Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty appreciated his literary talent, let him be a secretary and supervisor, organize the collection of books, and ordered him to compile "Book of Jin" (not the "Book of Jin" we see today), which can be regarded as the best of his talents.But this Xie Lingyun kept thinking of being reused, looked down on the tasks assigned to him, and also looked down on the three kings, Yin Jingren and others who were trusted by Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty.As a result, "Book of Jin" was not completed, and Emperor Wen of Song couldn't stand it anymore.Emperor Song Wen thought, for a person like you, you should go home and be at ease, so he hinted that he would be dismissed by himself.Xie Lingyun went to the table and told him to return home.After returning to his hometown, he remained the same, traveling all day long, leaving many poems and offending many people.First, there was a conflict with Yousi at the local level, and the soldiers resisted arrest, committing a capital crime. Liu Yikang insisted on killing him, but Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty spared his death penalty and exiled him to Guangzhou.Later, someone reported that he participated in the rebellion in Guangzhou, and he was beheaded by Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty.A great writer who was talented in poetry, but because of being too rampant, he ended up with a different head.

The same is Shangshu Pushe, Yin Jingren is highly valued by Emperor Song Wen, Liu Zhan can't see it, and even wanted to assassinate him at one point, Song Wendi heard the news, ordered Yin Jingren's mansion to be moved to the vicinity of the palace, and protected, Liu Zhan gave up the plot .When Liu Yikang was guarding Yuzhou, Liu Zhan had been the chief historian and had a very close relationship, so the two became close.In this way, the battle between Yin and Liu in the imperial court evolved into a secret contest between Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty and Liu Yikang. Although Liu Yikang is smart, he doesn't understand the general situation. According to today's words, he belongs to the kind of people who have "high IQ but low EQ".He feels that brothers and relatives don't need to care about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and they often act rashly without any scruples.Facing an emperor like Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty who consolidated his throne by killing ministers, his behavior is a taboo; imagine Wang Hong trembling and stepping back to the second line step by step to keep the evening festival. You have a high position and ability How can the super powerful imperial brother not "walk on thin ice, like facing an abyss"?

Liu Yikang raised more than 6,000 slaves privately and did not report them to the court.The special products that were paid tribute from all over the country, the first-class products all went to Liu Yikang's house, and the emperor could only receive second-class products.The emperor didn't know it, but one time, Emperor Wen of Song tasted the tangerines brought in as a tribute, and sighed to Liu Yikang, "This year's tangerines are not good in shape and taste." Liu Yikang thought that I would eat well, so he replied: " There are good tangerines this year." Hurry up and ask people to fetch tangerines from the mansion, and when they take a look, they are three inches bigger than the ones eaten by Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty.Emperor Song Wen didn't speak at that time, and there was already a rift in his heart with Liu Yikang.

The first bitter fruit of the infighting was soon produced.Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty had always been in poor health, and when he was less than thirty, he would suffer from serious illnesses from time to time. (Emperors who conquered the country by force seem to have this tradition, that is, the quality of their sons is very average, especially their physical fitness is relatively poor, such as Liu Bang’s son Liu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang’s son Zhu Biao, etc. Liu Yilong probably also gave Yingwu’s father did it to him, he wasn’t strong enough when he was young.) In the twelfth year of Yuanjia (AD 435), Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty was ill for a long time, and it seemed that he was going to be critically ill.Liu Yikang and Liu Zhan murmured behind their backs: I'm afraid something big will happen.

What they were worried about was Tan Daoji, the general who supported the troops outside.Tan Daoji returned with his entire army after the Battle of Licheng, and was rewarded by Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty. He was guarding Xunyang (now southwest of Jiujiang, Jiangxi), and he was the most prestigious military general in the entire Song Dynasty.What he is commanding is also the last remaining vein of the Beifu soldiers.He is not only good himself, but his sons are also very talented. The two lieutenants Xue Tong and Gao Jinzhi are even more brave and invincible. People at that time compared them to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

Liu Zhan said to Liu Yikang: "Once the emperor dies, how can we people subdue Tan Daoji?" Liu Yikang thought, yes, he spoke ill of Tan Daoji to Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty.Song Wendi's philosophy of life was "no one in the world can be trusted except myself", and the loneliness of being an emperor was mostly accompanied by him.The next year, while still breathing, he issued an imperial edict to summon Tan Daoji to the court. "There is nothing in the world, and mediocrity disturbs it." Tan Daoji lacks political acumen, and he never thought of rebellion.On the contrary, his wife was quite knowledgeable and worried: "Great fame is bound to be hated. This has been the case since ancient times. If the imperial court calls for nothing, I'm afraid a catastrophe is imminent." Tan Daoji said frankly: "I lead the army to resist foreign invaders and guard the frontier. If I don't fail the country, how can the country fail me?" Tan Daoji stayed in Jiankang for more than a month.Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty summoned him on the sickbed many times, and the two basically only talked about some words of encouragement.Song Wendi's health gradually improved, and his suspicions were naturally relieved a lot.In the end, I didn't want to do anything to him. After all, he was a general and had to be saved to deal with Suolu, so he was asked to go back and continue to take up the post. Tan Daoji breathed a sigh of relief, and boarded the boat back to Xunyang with his entourage, ready to set off.At this moment, the imperial court's lieutenant suddenly came ashore and read out the latest arrest warrant to Tan Daoji.It turned out that Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty's condition suddenly worsened, and Liu Yikang issued a false edict to arrest Tan Daoji for the capital crime of privately distributing property and conspiracy. Hearing this, Tan Daoji's gaze was like a torch, he took off his hood, threw it on the ground fiercely, and shouted: "You guys are doing this again, this is destroying your own Great Wall!" (Tan Daoji probably remembered at this moment Let’s see the scene where comrades-in-arms Wang Zhen’e, Shen Tianzi, Wang Xiu and others died in Guanzhong due to internal strife.) Tan Daoji, his sons, Xue Tong, Gao Jinzhi and other brave generals failed to fight the enemy to the last moment on the battlefield, but were killed by their own people in vain.People in the world only know about Yue Fei and Yuan Chonghuan, but few people know that there was another Song Dynasty seven hundred years before Yue Fei, and there was also a great and loyal military general like him, who died of small and selfish compatriots.The lessons of history are often thrown into the corner, and one tragedy after another is always repeated.Tan Daoji's death pained loved ones and cheered enemies. The news spread to Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Tuoba Tao's soldiers clapped their hands in celebration: "When Tan Daoji dies, those rats in the south will have nothing to fear!"