Chapter 133 Chapter 132 Young Emperor Liu Yifu

In May of the third year of Yongchu (AD 422), Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, died, and the 17-year-old prince Liu Yifu succeeded to the throne. Liu Yifu was born in Jingkou (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province) in the second year of Emperor Yixi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 406).At that time, his father Liu Yu successfully attacked Huanxuan with his troops, which laid the foundation for his great career in the future, and he was happy to have a son.The young Liu Yifu naturally became the jewel in his father's palm, and later he rose up step by step with his father's prosperity: at the age of only 7, he worshiped the son of Duke Yuzhang, the king of Song was established, and he worshiped the son of Song. After Liu Yu became emperor, he He was also established as the prince and became the natural heir to the throne.

He didn't like reading since he was a child, but liked horseback riding and archery, and he was quite brave.Surrounding him are a group of villains who are despised by gentlemen. They ride horses and play together, very happy, but some ministers are dissatisfied and worried.His father, Liu Yu, was busy making contributions all day long, proclaiming himself emperor on behalf of the Jin Dynasty, and had no time to take care of his son's education. In addition, Liu Yu himself was a person who didn't like reading very much, so he didn't take Liu Yifu's actions as his own. serious matter.The leading general Xie Hui once said to Liu Yu: "Your Majesty is so tall in spring and autumn, it is better to think that the country and society will last forever, and the artifact is the most important. It should not be handed over to people who are not talented." The implication is that the prince Liu Yifu has no emperor's talent.Although Liu Yu listened carefully to Xie Hui's advice, he never made up his mind to re-establish the crown prince. He just appointed several Gu Ming ministers to assist Liu Yifu before his death.

When the new emperor Liu Yifu came to the throne, he was supposed to mourn for his father who had just passed away, but instead he practiced martial arts with his followers in the back garden.As time went by, several Gu Ming ministers became more and more disappointed with Liu Yifu, and Liu Yifu's interest became more and more bizarre. Sometimes he set up a stall in the palace to sell goods, and sometimes he played with his attendants on a boat.Seeing that Liu Yifu had no virtue, Gu Ming minister Zhongshu Ling Fu Liang, Sikong Xu Xianzhi, and the leading general Xie Hui conspired to abolish the emperor and establish another.

In April of the second year of Jingping (AD 424), Xu Xianzhi, Xie Hui and others began to act.Xie Hui asked all his family members to go out to live on the pretext of the dilapidated buildings in the military mansion, and secretly gathered soldiers in the mansion; he also ordered Xing Antai and Pan Sheng from Zhongshushe to be the internal staff, ready to attack at all times. Early the next morning, Tan Daoji and Xie Hui led the troops ahead, followed by Xu Xianzhi and others, entering the palace from Yunlong Gate.Because Xing Antai had made arrangements in advance, there were no guards to stop him along the way, and the group drove straight into Tianyuanchi. Liu Yifu, who had played for a day, did not return to the palace that day, so he went to bed on the dragon boat in Tianyuanchi. When Xu Xianzhi and others came in, he Still asleep, unconscious.The soldiers rushed into the dragon boat with knives and killed two waiters beside Liu Yifu. Liu Yifu was awakened, and before he could resist, his fingers were stabbed by the knives.Several soldiers stepped forward, helped Liu Yifu, who was still in shock, out of the East Pavilion, packed up the seal ribbon, and all the officials waiting outside paid their respects together, and sent him to the East Palace of the former Crown Prince's palace.

Soon, Liu Yifu, who was depressed, received an order from Xu Xianzhi and others in the name of the empress dowager: he was abolished as Yingyang King, and his younger brother Yidu King Liu Yilong flattered Datong.Then, the Xishou, a symbol of imperial power, was forced to hand over, and Liu Yifu was moved to Wujun and imprisoned in Jinchangting.In June, Xing Antai and others rushed into Jinchang Pavilion to assassinate Liu Yifu. Liu Yifu resisted and escaped from Changmen. Only 19 years old.