Chapter 50 Chapter Fifty Tyrant and Mad Lord

Liu Yu passed away after only two years in power, and the eldest son Liu Yifu, who succeeded him, seemed to make people afraid to learn.The emperor was unpopular and was killed two years after he ascended the throne.After this, Liu Yilong, the son of Liu Yu, went against his brother's style and was hailed as a wise king for a while.During the 30 years of Emperor Wen Liu Yilong's reign, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful. During this period when Yuanjia was named Yuanjia, because of the thoroughness of Wenzhi, later historians praised it as "the rule of Yuanjia".Emperor Wen's only failure was his failure to properly handle his family problems.It may be difficult for the emperor to ask such a thing.Because the emperor with absolute authority is indeed too charming. Even if the royal family with the right to inherit the throne is not interested in it, the close officials around them will definitely give them advice.

Emperor Wen had nineteen sons and eight daughters.Having too many children should not be blamed, but since it is a relationship with the royal family, special attention should be paid to prevent internal strife.For this reason, the selection of the crown prince must be done with great care. Crown Prince Liu Shao believed in the wizard's words very much.People in this era are generally very superstitious, but the crown prince's superstition has reached an astounding level.At that time, there was a woman named Yan Daoyu, who claimed to have superpowers and widely publicized.The Queen Parrot, the maidservant of Princess Dongyang, the daughter of Emperor Wen, was very close to Yan Daoyu.Yan Daoyu then got close to Princess Dongyang through Wang Parrot's relationship, and got closer to the crown prince.

At that time, the crown prince was in a state that made Emperor Wen quite displeased. "It would be great if I could win back my father's heart!" The crown prince, who longed for this, had the idea of ​​using the "witchcraft" technique.People at that time believed that using this method could control a person's heart; however, it was also regarded as heresy, a Taoist technique punishable by death and forbidden.Therefore, this Taoism must be performed in absolute secrecy. In fact, there are very few people who are good at it. "There is a woman named Yan Daoyu who knows that..."

One day, Wang Parrot said this to Princess Dongyang while looking around. "What do you mean by 'that'?" "You can't make a lot of noise about this..." The parrot moved its mouth to Princess Dongyang's ear and whispered something. "Uh...you must not say anything about this!" After hearing this, Princess Dongyang explained with a solemn expression. Princess Dongyang is sent by the crown prince, and the crown prince also told her everything on his mind.What the crown prince is most worried about is that he is often scolded by his father, Emperor Wen. If there is any fault, the position of crown prince may not be guaranteed.In this case, the best way is to be able to control the father's heart.

The method of spelling is to make a scarecrow first, cast a spell on it, nail it with iron nails, and then bury it in the soil. The person who has been cast will die after seven days.However, a noble emperor, of course, cannot use rough things like scarecrows. Zhuoyu is the image of the emperor (emperor), and is buried in front of the Hanzhang Hall—this shows that the crown prince made jade puppets. Although witchcraft must be carried out in absolute secrecy, it also requires some hands.Making puppets, digging holes, and other chores need someone to do them.In addition to the aforementioned maid parrot, Chen Tianyu, the servant of Princess Dongyang's mansion, and Chen Qingguo, the eunuch, were also involved in this matter.

The crown prince was born in the third year of Yuanjia (AD 426) and was born by the queen Yuan.It is said that the queen stared at the face of her son, and said after a long time: "This child's appearance is abnormal, and he will definitely bring disaster to the country and family in the future. Why don't we deal with him secretly now!" When Emperor Wen heard the words, he thought that the queen had fallen into a temporary insanity due to difficulties in childbirth, so he hurriedly dissuaded her.Later, Emperor Wen doted on a woman named Concubine Pan Shu, and Empress Yuan died of hatred.Concubine Pan Shu's son, Liu Jun, was later named King Siheung.King Shiheung thought to himself:

"The crown prince's biological mother, Empress Yuan, died because she hated my mother. The crown prince must also hate my mother and me, right?" King Shixing was uneasy about this.Maybe nothing will happen when the father is alive, but how will the situation evolve after the crown prince takes the throne?In order to plan for the future, we must think of countermeasures now.As a result, King Siheung decided to adopt a strategy of flattering. King Siheung, who decided to become a sycophant, began to follow the crown prince with a submissive attitude.No matter how the crown prince abused him, he nodded with a playful smile.The only way to survive is to show the attitude of not hesitate to go through fire and water for the crown prince-this is the belief of King Siheung.His efforts finally paid off, and the crown prince began to regard him as his confidant.Therefore, when performing witchcraft, his confidant King Siheung was of course ordered to participate.Share weal and woe—then the two came to this consensus.

Unexpectedly, one of the secretly allied group died.It was Princess Dongyang who died.When the Inner Prince died, the maids who had served him had to leave the mansion—this was the custom at the time.This is probably an extension of the concept of "loyal ministers do not serve two monarchs", right?Most of the women who left the mansion embarked on the road of choosing a spouse and getting married. "The parrot wants her to leave the mansion. As for what kind of person she marries, it must be closely watched." The sycophant King Siheung said this to the crown prince.The parrot is a woman who knows the secret, and the fate of the crown prince and King Siheung can be said to be in the hands of this woman.Such a woman really can't let her marry off casually!

"Yes! Special attention must be paid." The crown prince frowned and said. "Let her marry where we can see it?" "Can this be done?" "I'll let her marry someone under my supervision!" King Shixing had a Fuzuo (secretary) named Shen Huaiyuan.By marrying the parrot to this person, King Shixing can achieve the purpose of surveillance, because Shen Huaiyuan is King Shixing's confidant and is always by his side.The parrot then became Shen Huaiyuan's wife.In terms of identity, this is the transformation of a crow into a phoenix.Although she used to serve Prince Nei in the past, she came from a very humble family background, and now being able to marry Shen Huaiyuan, who came from a famous family and was very handsome, was a great joy for her.

"May happiness last forever..." She prayed to God.In fact, she has a hidden worry.When she was working in the residence of the Inner Prince, she had an affair with Chen Tianyu, the servant of the residence.And Chen Tianyu also knew the secret of witchcraft.Now, her worries have become real issues. —I hope to have another tryst with you.If you don't agree, I will expose our relationship to your husband. Chen Tianyu threatened her like this. The parrot really didn't know what to do, and finally had to tell the crown prince the truth and ask for instructions.In fact, the crown prince had already informed the parrot and Chen Tianyu of the relationship through the inner prince.

"This kind of scum, just let him disappear!" The crown prince said indifferently.In his eyes, a person's life is no different from that of an ant. "It's better to kill someone who knows the secret." The crown prince thought so. The assassin quickly killed Chen Tianyu, and the body was dumped in the suburbs. Why was Chen Tianyu killed? This homicide incident was buzzing in the streets and alleys of Jiankang (Nanjing), but it was always a mystery, and no one knew about it—only one person thought he knew it. This person is the eunuch Chen Qingguo. Only the Crown Prince, King Shixing, Yan Daoyu, Wang Parrot, Chen Tianyu, and Chen Qingguo were the only ones who knew the secret of witchcraft.Among them, Yan Daoyu is the performer, the crown prince and King Shixing are the protagonists, and the other three are supporting roles. ——In order to keep the secret strictly, the three protagonists began to obliterate our three supporting characters.It's probably my turn next... Chen Qingguo was in a state of anxiety.In this crisis of life and death, the only way to survive is to surrender to the authorities and accept protection.As an eunuch, Chen Qingguo certainly knew the court system very well. Chen Qingguo really surrendered to the court.The court is also preparing to deal with this matter secretly.The imperial court's secret case was concluded by abolishing the Crown Prince and bestowing the death of King Siheung, and conducted a secret review on the method of implementation.Unexpectedly, Concubine Pan Shu in the court knew all this, so she informed her son King Shixing.Of course, King Shiheung reported this urgently to the crown prince. ——It is advisable to make the machine first! The crown prince pretended to be an imperial edict and led two thousand armed soldiers into the palace. This is a critical moment of life and death, and I can't show mercy to my father, otherwise, my old life will be lost.After the rebel army commanded by the Crown Prince killed Emperor Wen in the palace, he did not stop doing anything, and even killed Concubine Pan Shu. Later, he said to King Shixing: "Your mother was killed in the chaos." After the father-killing crown prince Liu Shao came to the throne, he massacred the royal family as much as possible.The purpose of doing so is to strengthen one's own position.At that time, among the more than ten brothers, only a few favored by Emperor Wen stayed in the capital, and the rest were in other places.Liu Jun, the king of Wuling who was sent to Jiangzhou, was the third son of Emperor Wen. He was twenty-four years old and had a strong garrison.After receiving the report of the sudden change in the capital, he immediately flew into the army. Liu Shao, who boldly killed his father, was frightened when he heard the news that his younger brother King Wuling led an army to attack the capital.Just like relying on witchcraft before, he relied on the protection of the gods this time. At that time, superstition in the south of the Yangtze River was very popular, and statues of Jianghou God and Suhou God could be seen everywhere.Both of these two were military generals who actually existed in the past: Jiang Hou was killed in the crusade against thieves and was enshrined as a god. Jiang Ziwen, a general of the later Han Dynasty, is believed to have assisted Sun Quan in the hegemony of the heavens, and became a very popular person in the south of the Yangtze River. Martial God; Suhou was also a general of the Jin Dynasty who died in battle.It is not uncommon in China that generals with bad luck are easily sympathized with and worshiped as gods. ——I want to appoint you as the Great Sima and make you the King of Zhongshan. Liu Shao knelt in front of the statue of Marquis Jiang and appealed in this way; God Su Hou was appointed as a general of hussars.Isn't this a farce? Of course, it is impossible for a wooden idol to help Liu Shao who killed his father.Wuling King Liu Jun broke through his brother's army and took control of the capital.Liu Shao and the sycophant King Shixing were arrested and beheaded together with their sons.Liu Shao had four sons, and King Shixing had three.Their wives and daughters were also given to die in prison.Liu Shao's mansion was dealt with as "filth".This is the punishment of destroying buildings, throwing filth and soaking them in water, in order to make the places where the patricides once lived no longer suitable for human habitation. Wuling King Liu Jun's ascension to the throne is also a matter of course, for Emperor Xiaowu.The first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to show the heads of his two older brothers (Liu Shao and King Shixing) and their son Xiao Xiao, and dumped their bodies in the city.The sorceress Yan Daoyu and Wang Parrot were flogged to death before the public. After the bodies were burned, the ashes were thrown into the Yangtze River.All those involved in the witchcraft case were severely punished. Liu Shao who killed his father was indeed a vicious and brutal person, and Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun who killed him was no less vicious and brutal. Emperor Xiaowu spent almost all of his eleven years in power killing his brothers and powerful members of his clan.Although his uncle Liu Yixuan, who followed Emperor Xiaowu to make great achievements, became prime minister, he was killed in the second year of Emperor Xiaowu's accession to the throne; his sixteen sons, who were considered to be Emperor Xiaowu's cousins, were all killed.Another year later, Emperor Xiaowu's younger brother Liu Hun, Prince of Wuchang, was ordered to commit suicide at the age of seventeen. Emperor Xiaowu was also famous for his licentiousness.It is said that he killed his uncle Nanjun Wang Liu Yihe in order to take his daughter.Corruption at court has reached its extreme. Emperor Xiaowu had twenty-eight sons and eight daughters. The number of children is staggering.He died at the age of thirty-five, and it is said that he spent his later years indulging in wine.After the sixteen-year-old crown prince came to the throne, he was quickly deposed.Liu's Song Dynasty also had an emperor who was abolished later, so this emperor Liu Ziye was called "the former abolished emperor". The former Emperor Fei once snatched his married aunt into the harem and killed her husband He Mai.In addition, when his mother, the Queen Mother, was critically ill, she called him over, but he said: "There are many ghosts around the patient, I don't go to that kind of place!" As a result, he did not go to see his dying mother.The Queen Mother cried out angrily: "Bring a knife! I'm going to slit the belly of a son like that!" He died shortly afterward. The former emperor once summoned all the women in the clan, held a promiscuity reception, whipped the aunt who refused to obey, and killed her three children—that is, his cousin. The disorder of the court was beyond measure. — except the mad lord! It should be an inevitable trend that he was killed under this slogan. Then Liu Yu, king of eastern Hunan, ascended the throne.He is the younger brother of Emperor Xiaowu, also known as Emperor Ming.This is another terrible tyrant.He killed sixteen brothers, the sons of Emperor Xiaowu.Emperor Xiaowu had twenty-eight sons in total, and even with Emperor Ming's ferocity, he could not kill them all during his seven-year rule.Emperor Xiaowu still has twelve sons living in the world.Emperor Ming's son Liu Yu "inherited his father's will" and killed them all.This Liu Yu once came to the throne, but was abolished. He is the "later abolished emperor". The royal family, which should be a model for the world, has produced tyrants and mad masters in large numbers—under such circumstances, it is only natural that Liu's Song Dynasty did not have a long life. After the emperor was abolished, his younger brother Liu Zhun came to the throne, that is, Emperor Shun, and the last emperor of the Liu family in the Song Dynasty.Including the deposed emperor, this was a short-lived dynasty that went through eight generations and lasted fifty-nine years. It was General Xiao Daocheng who overthrew Liu's Song Dynasty.He founded the "Qi" Dynasty and killed all the few remaining Liu's royal families. If this kind of behavior is like a wild beast, I am afraid that the wild beast will also protest, right? This kind of fratricidal struggle was of course caused by family disorder and low morality, but the biggest reason should be that the royal family has its own legion system.In this situation, it is a life-and-death situation. After Xiao Daocheng carefully studied the reasons for the demise of the Song Dynasty, he taught his son not to repeat the same mistakes.However, the result is still the same, and the Qi Dynasty only lasted for more than 20 years. Liu Song died in 479 AD, and Qi died in 502.