Chapter 63 Benevolent emperor inside and outside

——Tuoba Si, the second emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty In the last years of Tuobagui, the founding emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Daowu decided to make Tuobasi, the son of King Qi at that time, the crown prince.According to the old rules of the Northern Wei Dynasty, "the son and the mother die", as long as the heir is established, the biological mother will be killed first.Therefore, Emperor Daowu bestowed the death of Tuobasi's biological mother, Liu Guiren.Then, he called his son Tuobasi into the palace, and told him face-to-face: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killed Mrs. Gouyi to guard against a strong mother and a weak son. The mother and queen ruled the court and created a situation like Queen Lu. Now I am going to make you the prince. , I will imitate the practice of the ancients, and this is also a long-term plan for the country."

Tuoba Si was filial in nature, wept unceasingly when he heard the words, fell to the ground and wept bitterly.Emperor Daowu, who was already restless after being tortured by "Hanshi San", was furious, and angrily reprimanded his son to leave the palace.Tuoba Si returned to his residence, weeping day and night, Tuoba Gui heard what happened, and sent someone to call him into the palace to give lectures.Seeing this, the left and right palace people advised him not to enter the palace. "The emperor is furious. You may be killed when you enter the palace, Your Highness. Why don't you find a place to hide and wait for the emperor's anger to dissipate before entering the palace." Tuoba Si listened to the persuasion and ran out of the capital with two followers up.

Soon, Qinghe King Tuobashao entered the palace to kill his father, and Emperor Daowu died at the hands of his nephew.At noon the next day, Tuobashao summoned all the officials at Duanmen, and asked them from the crack of the door: "I have an uncle and an elder brother, who do you want to support?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. No answer.After a long time, Grand Duke Sun Song of Nanping replied: "We support you, my lord." At this time, everyone knew that Emperor Wu had passed away, and no one knew the cause of death, so no one dared to speak out.After the disintegration of the dynasty, there were many rumors, and everyone knew that the cause of Emperor Wu's death was suspicious.After all, Tuobashao is a young man, and he has no one to help him. He heard that people outside are uneasy, so he only knows to take out a large amount of cloth from the treasury to reward the prince, Shi Xiaoen for self-protection.

Tuoba Si, king of Qi, heard that Emperor Wu had been murdered, so he secretly ran back to the capital.Tuoba Shao sent people to look for Tuoba Si to kill him, but failed several times.When the common people and the ministers learned that Tuobasi was returning to the city, they rushed to tell each other, responded happily, and fought for their favor.As soon as Tuoba Si showed up in the west of the city, the guards in the palace caught the little villain Tuoba Shao who had been in the palace all the time and sent him to Tuoba Si's disposal.Tuoba Si killed Tuoba Shao and his biological mother Concubine Helan, and ascended the throne in the same year at the age of eighteen.

Emperor Tuobasi of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties reigned for fifteen years. He loved Confucian scholars, was eager to learn and was modest, collected scriptures and history, established a solid foundation, and controlled internally and externally. Liu Yu, a power minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in a humble family and rose through the ranks through military exploits. He killed Sun En and Lu Xun, the leaders of the cult, and Huan Xuan, who claimed to be the emperor, and then destroyed Nanyan.Liu Yu himself also became the first great hero in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties to destroy the northern countries.Then, Liu Yu flattened the land of Shu again, and approached the Later Qin, which had defeated the former Qin.At this time, the king of Hou Qin was the benevolent and elegant Yao Hong, and there were many internal strife, so he had to ask Tuoba Si for help.The ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty persuaded Tuoba Si to send troops to assist the Later Qin, hoping to take advantage of it. Only the minister Cui Hao advised: "Liu Yu will defeat Yao Hong. Although your Majesty has elite soldiers, you have no good generals. It is better to wait quietly and observe the situation. After Liu Yu destroys Qin, he must return to the south to usurp the throne, and then Guanzhong will be all for me.”

Although Tuoba Si expressed his appreciation for Cui Haozhi's proposal and gave Cui Hao royal wine and crystal salt and other strange things, but after all he wanted to profit from both sides in the war, he still sent Chang Sun Song and other generals to follow the Jin army along the river, ready to attack the Jin army at any time .Unable to be harassed, Liu Yu set up a moon formation on the north bank of the Yellow River, and defeated the Wei army with 2,700 soldiers and 100 large crossbows that could shoot sharp spears.More than 10,000 of the 30,000 cavalrymen of the Wei army were killed, and they returned in embarrassment.Tuoba Si was ashamed and regretful, and hurriedly apologized to Cui Hao.

After Liu Yu captured Yao Hong, he hurried back to Jiankang to usurp the throne. Guanzhong was soon captured by Helian Bobo in 418 AD.The tens of thousands of Jin troops who stayed in the pass and continued to aid were all killed by the vigorous Xia army. In the fifth year of Emperor Taichang of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties (the first year of Yongchu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, AD 420), Liu Yu proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Jin Dynasty.For this reason, Tuoba Silian said that the minister Cui Hao had the foresight. Emperor Ming Yuan, like his father Tuoba Si, was addicted to taking Hanshisan.In order to live a long life and strengthen yang, emperors always take what today is actually poison. The poisonous minerals in it will make a healthy and normal person on the verge of death within a few years.Due to taking too much medicine, Tuoba Si has been plagued by illnesses, and natural and man-made disasters continued at that time, so he asked Cui Hao again.

Cui Hao advised Emperor Ming and Yuan to establish the eldest son Tuoba Tao as the crown prince early in order to establish the foundation of the country.In the seventh year of Taichang (422), Tuoba Tao supervised the country as a prince, when he was only twelve years old.The crown prince in the Northern Wei Dynasty was by no means a decoration when the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties went out to fight, but a real "representative" imperial system, with its own set of ministers and offices.After secretly observing, Tuoba Si found that Tuoba Tao was smart and decisive, with far-reaching insights, and several ministers who were prime ministers were loyal and virtuous, and they could indeed support the great cause of Wei State, for which he was very happy.

In the autumn of the same year, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu died of illness, and Emperor Tuobasi of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties was about to attack the State of Song.Cui Hao expressed his dissent, thinking that Wei and Song have been exchanging courtesy for several years, and there has been no direct conflict. Now taking advantage of the funeral to attack people is not only wrong, but also not necessarily successful. Tuoba Si ignored him and said: "Liu Yu destroyed Yao Xinggang's country because of Yao Xinggang's death back then. Now it is only natural for me to attack Song State by taking advantage of Liu Yu's death."

Cui Hao said: "After Yao Xing's death, Liu Yu had a chance to destroy Qin because of the struggle among his sons. Now, although Liu Yu is dead, the hearts of the army and the people in his country have not changed, so he will fight to the death." Tuoba Si refused to listen, and aggressively attacked Song Dynasty.He first sent Xi Jin and other generals to lead 20,000 people across the Yellow River, and then he personally led more than 50,000 fine horsemen to follow.Now that the war has started, Cui Hao suggested that the land should be occupied first, and then the city should be attacked.Tuoba Si refused to listen, and kept sending troops to attack every strong city in the Song Dynasty.The Wei army finally conquered several important towns such as Huatai and Hulao, but they also suffered heavy casualties and lost vitality, which can be said to be more than worth the loss.

Emperor Tuobasi of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties was already in poor health, and he was on a personal expedition with his own driver. The journey was bumpy and his condition became more serious.At the end of 423 AD, Tuoba Si died of illness at the age of thirty-two, and his temple name was Taizong.His son Tuoba Tao succeeded to the throne as Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Emperor Mingyuan was emperor for fifteen years, and it can be said that he was an important transitional emperor in the early Northern Wei Dynasty.