Chapter 56 eradicate dissent

——Liu Yu punished and killed "old comrades in arms" Mie Nanyan and Pin Luxun were famous, so Liu Yu turned his "hunter" gaze inward.The one who bears the brunt is none other than Liu Yi. Liu Yi, whose name is Xile, is from Pengcheng Pei, and he and Liu Yu are still from the same hometown.After Huanxuan proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Yi, Liu Yu and others conspired to revolt. Liu Yi advocated righteousness and beheaded Huanxiu.Since then, in the Battle of Jiangcheng, the Battle of Fuzhou Mountain, and the Battle of Zhengrongzhou, Liu Yi took the lead and fought desperately. Liu Yi did have more than half of the credit for the destruction of Huanxuan.After Huan Xuan's death, Liu Yi led an army to conquer Huan Zhen, Huan Qian, Feng Gai and others.

The battle of Sang Luozhou was a turning point in the sharp decline of Liu Yi's prestige. What he lost in this battle was not only tens of thousands of elite soldiers, countless supplies and excellent ships, but most importantly, he lost his reputation.In the past, the two Lius were not equal to each other in the court because of their achievements in Ping Huanxuan.Now, Liu Yu has just made great achievements in destroying Nanyan, and he has flattened Lingnan. In terms of achievements, Liu Yi, a defeated general, can no longer summon up the spirit to compete with Liu Yu. When Liu Yi was defeated at the beginning, to be honest, Liu Yu was still kind and generous, and he "deeply comforted" his old comrades in arms, and returned to his post, and did not make trouble because of his defeat.

In the eighth year of Andi Yixi (412), Liu Daogui, the governor of Jingzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, resigned due to old illness. Seeing a new opportunity, Liu Yi volunteered to apply for a foreign post in Jingzhou on the grounds of opening up financial resources for the country and supporting the people and soldiers.Liu Yi's move can also be described as deliberate.In the Jiankang Dynasty, he was no longer Liu Yu's opponent at all. He could only compete with Liu Yu secretly if he was sitting in a high-ranking town and had many soldiers in his hands. Liu Yu still had no intention of killing, so he ordered Liu Yi to be the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Jingning, Qinyong and other four prefectures.Soon, Liu Yi asked Jiaozhou and Guangzhou to be governed by himself, and Liu Yu also did so.Soon, Liu Yi made another request to entrust his cronies Xi Sengshi, Mao Xiuzhi and others with important posts in the town, and Liu Yu agreed one by one.Seeing that everything is right, Liu Yi lives in a high-class place, and gradually has a heart to plot against Liu Yu.

At the same time, because Liu Yuwu was a native of Liu Yi, Liu Yi "frequently dabbled in elegance", so "most of the court officials who have a clear hope return to him."People flock together, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty had a style of talking. Even Xie An's grandson, Shang Shupu She Xie Hun, had a fierce fight with Liu Yi.Liu Yi loves history books, and when he talked about Lin Xiangru's surrender to Lianpo, he sighed and thought it was impossible.At the celebration meeting for defeating Lu Xun, Emperor An held a banquet in Xichi and ordered the officials to compose poems. Liu Yi recited: "There are many heroes in the six countries, and it begins with romance." Knowing that his martial arts are not as good as Liu Yu, Liu Yi It can only show everyone that it is "more than elegant".

Before Liu Yi left the town, he went to Jingkou to bid farewell to the tomb, and Liu Yu met him from Jiankang.Before leaving, General Hu Fan of Ningyuan persuaded Liu Yu to take the opportunity to take Liu Yi and kill him. Liu Yu pondered for a while and said, "Both Liu Yi and I have made great achievements in recovery. We can't draw pictures with each other if our mistakes have not been revealed." After Liu Yi arrived in Jiangling, he didn't know how to be humble. He promoted and promoted the subordinate officials at will, and transferred tens of thousands of civil and military entourages and elite soldiers from Yuzhou, Jiangzhou and other places to his command without reporting to the imperial court.What's even more unfortunate is that before any major event happened, Liu Yi became "sick", which is probably due to the many traumas on his body in the previous death battle charge.Counselor Xi Sengshi and others were afraid that Liu Yi would die suddenly one day and the group would lose their backbone, so they persuaded Liu Yi to transfer his cousin Liu Fan to Jingzhou as his deputy.

Liu Yu was furious and couldn't restrain his anger any longer, so he asked Liu Yi to be punished.Emperor An is a decoration, and Liu Yu's "Shangzuo" is actually a Shangzuo for himself. Officials in the government drafted the draft and issued it with a stamped jade seal, declaring that Liu Yi and others were "frivolous and irritable, with chaotic ranks, inciting internal and external, and plotting thousands of miles". At that time, Liu Fan, who was the governor of Yanzhou at that time, was captured by the monk Shupu who shot Xie Hun and died in prison.Xie Hun was one of the most beautiful men in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the son-in-law of the Emperor Yuan, with outstanding demeanor and luxuriant literary talent.Later, when Liu Yu accepted Zen as emperor, Xie Hui, Xie Hun's nephew, said to Liu Yu, "Your Majesty was ordered by heaven, and I wish Xie Yishou (Xie Hun's nickname Yishou, courtesy name Shuyuan) will be enshrined on the altar on the day he ascends the altar." Liu Yu Yu also sighed with emotion: "I hate it so much that future generations will not be able to see its romance!" Politics is a matter of life and death, admiration is admiration, killing or killing.At the beginning, Liu Yu and Xie Hun had a good relationship. After Zuoli Zhijie, Liu Yu captured Zhang Meng, the traitor who killed Xie Hun's father Xie Yan, bound him and handed him over to Xie Hun.Xie Hunsheng chopped off his liver and ate it to avenge the murder of his father.In this way, Liu Yu still has kindness to Xie Hun.But in the political arena, grievances and grievances are intertwined, and if you are a little careless, your relatives will not recognize you.

Liu Yu led his own army to challenge Liu Yi.Before leaving, he said that the imperial clan Sima Xiuzhi was the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Daolian was the governor of Yanqing and Qingzhou, and the governor of Yuzhou, Zhuge Changmin, was appointed to stay in the government.Because he was worried about Zhuge Changmin, Liu Yu added his confidant Liu Muzhi as Jianwu General, and "allocated resources to prevent him (Zhuge Changmin)". In the winter and October of the eighth year of Yixi Emperor An (412), Liu Yu took Wang Zhen'e as the vanguard and awarded him a hundred light boats.Before leaving, Liu Yu warned Wang Zhen'e: "If the thief can be attacked, attack him; if he cannot be attacked, burn his ships and leave them on the water for battle."

Wang Zhen'e is the grandson of Fu Jian's famous official Wang Meng, so he is naturally scheming.He first sent people to burn Liu Yi's large and small ships in Jiangjin, and led his troops ashore to go straight to Jiangling City to kill them.On the way, someone asked who the general was, and Wang Zhen'e sent someone to say that Liu Yanzhou (Liu Yi) was in the army.Therefore, there is no disturbance or obstruction along the way. Five or six miles away from the city, Liu Yi's trusted general Zhu Xianzhi happened to lead his troops to Jiangjin. After meeting Wang Zhen's evil army, he became suspicious and asked, "Where is Liu Yanzhou?"

Sergeant Wang Zhen'e replied, "Behind." Zhu Xianzhi was suspicious, so he rode his horse straight to the rear, but Liu Yi was nowhere to be seen.At the same time, he found that these soldiers were all carrying siege equipment and were sneaky.Looking at the river from a distance, the fire burning by the Jiangjin fleet is burning half the sky red.Shouting "No", Zhu Xianzhi turned his horse and ran back to the city to report to Liu Yi, and ordered all the city gates to be closed. Wang Zhen'e and his soldiers didn't run too slowly, they galloped into the city almost at the same time as Zhu Xianzhi, so before the gates of Jiangling's cities were closed, Wang Zhen's army had already charged in.After several fierce battles, Liu Yi retreated into Yacheng, and still fought hard with Sima Maoxiu and other supervisors.The edict and pardon sent by Liu Yu to Liu Yi, Liu Yi didn't even read them, and burned them immediately.

There are many Jiankang soldiers under Liu Yi, and many of the attacking Taiwan army (capital garrison) and these people are relatives of Chinese cousins. Liu Yu himself really led the army to come here, "favorites scattered" and gradually broke down. In the evening, the guards in front of Liu Yi's auditorium had dispersed and left, and the brave general Zhao Suo was also killed. Liu Yi's soldiers are still loyal to their duties, "still closing the East and West Pavilions to resist the war."In the middle of the night, because Mao Xiuzhi had a personal relationship with Liu Yu before, the governor was not good enough, so he led his people to escape.Liu Yi led hundreds of soldiers himself, also broke through from the north gate, fought bravely with Wang Zhen's evil soldiers all the way, and killed them all.

Liu Yi slammed on the gate of the temple, wanting to enter and hide.The monk refused through the crack of the door, saying: "In the past, my master took in Huan Wei who escaped, but Liu Weijun (Liu Yi) ordered him to kill him. Now, we really dare not take in strangers." Seven years ago, Liu Yiping destroyed the Huan clan and imposed severe punishments. So far, there has finally been "retribution". Liu Yi was stunned for a long time, and then sighed: "It's self-defeating for the law, and this is what it is!" Seeing that there was nowhere to escape, Liu Yi found a crooked-neck tree by the gate of the temple, hanged himself and died.The next morning, Liu Yi's body was found.Death is an inevitable crime, Liu Yi's body was still carried into Jiangling City, beheaded for public display, and his brothers, nephews and nephews were executed. After Liu Yu arrived in Jiangling, he exempted the rent from the province and transferred it to the province. After "dealing with" Liu Yi, Liu Yu's next "concerned" target is Zhuge Changmin who stayed behind in Jiankang and other military forces in the six states including Duyu and Yang. Zhuge Changmin is a native of Langya, "has the ability to do civil and military affairs, but does not practice inspection, and has no reputation for hometown songs."During Huan Xuan's reign, he was quoted as "joining the army in the Pingxi military", and he was almost dismissed due to corruption soon.When Liu Yu and others attacked Huanxuan, Zhuge Changmin joined him enthusiastically out of resentment. After the incident was completed, he was named a general of the auxiliary country.Later, Zhuge Changmin led his troops to defeat Huan Xin, and his subordinates repelled Murong Chao from Xiapi. It should be said that he was a villain with considerable military strategy. Liu Yu defeated Liu Yi, Zhuge Changmin used things in the house, indulged in arrogance and extravagance, disregarded political affairs, took money and bribes everywhere, had countless beauties and treasures in his family, and abused the people in his big camp.Because of the many illegal actions, Zhuge Changmin was very afraid that Liu Yu would impeach him for his crimes in the future. His younger brother Zhuge Limin, the general of the auxiliary state, also persuaded: "Liu Yi's clan is destroyed, and our Zhuge family must be prepared. Before Liu Yu returns Jiankang, we should pre-empt talents.” People who are greedy for money by nature embrace what is easy and give up what is difficult. Zhuge Changmin thought about it, hesitating, and sighed: "The poor and the humble always think about the rich and the rich, and the rich and the rich will be in danger. How can I get it if I want to be a commoner today!" In private, Zhuge Changmin wrote a letter to Liu Jingxuan, the governor of Jizhou, expressing his desire to "share wealth and honor".Liu Jingxuan is the son of the famous general Liu Lao. He has always been cautious, declined the letter, and reported to Liu Yu about Zhuge Changmin's letter to him.When Liu Yu heard about it, he became more determined to punish Zhuge Changmin. In order to test the reaction of the surroundings, Zhuge Changmin pretended not to care while he was at work, and asked Liu Yu's confidant Liu Muzhi: "There are rumors outside that Liu Taiwei and I have a feud, is it true?" How clever Liu Muzhi was, he replied calmly: "The Taiwei led the army to march, and left the old mother and weak brother in the capital and entrusted them to you. If he has two hearts for you, can he do this?" Zhuge Changmin felt a little relieved when he heard the words.Even so, he was still worried, and often said to his left and right: "I killed Peng Yue in the past, and killed Han Xin the year before (meaning that Liu Yi was killed). I guess it will be my turn soon!" Liu Yu was indeed also very afraid that Zhuge Changmin would preemptively attack Jiankang, such as holding Emperor Andi hostage and taking his family members as hostages, so he made all kinds of false appearances to delay his return.At the same time, he ordered the army and luggage to travel day and night, and returned to Jiankang first to wait for orders.Hearing that Liu Yu wanted to turn his master, Zhuge Changmin and other court officials waited for several days at the post pavilion on the outskirts of the city.Liu Yu was afraid of being ambushed, so he didn't show up for a long time.In the middle of the night, Liu Yu learned that his subordinate army had filled Jiankang City, so he took a light boat to Jiankang by water overnight and sneaked into Dongfu. The next morning, when he heard that Liu Taiwei was already working in the government office, Zhuge Changmin was startled and frightened, so he hurried to Dongfu to meet him in person. When Liu Yu saw Zhuge Changmin, he acted like a normal person, laughing and talking as usual, ordered the National People's Congress to hold a banquet, and the two talked and drank happily in the secret room.He was extremely nervous at first, but now that Liu Yu treated him so kindly, Zhuge Changmin finally put his heart in his stomach, poured good wine, and kept searching for nice words to praise Liu Yu.After a few cups, Zhuge Changmin stood up, and just about to start a new flattery, Liu Yu's guard, who had already ambushed, tightly strangled the master's neck with a rope from behind.Liu Yu was still sitting where he was, drinking, and smiling at Zhuge Changmin kicking his legs and shaking his hands, his tongue protruding and his eyes protruding in horror. After killing Zhuge Changmin, Liu Yu immediately sent someone to kill Zhuge Changmin's brothers, cutting the grass and roots.The elder brother, Zhuge Limin, was "unbelievably brave, fighting to death"; the younger brother, Zhuge Youmin, fled to the mountains, but was still reported, captured and beheaded.